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rebecca morelle, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... downing street insists borisjohnson is still in control after another tory mp calls on him to go, and the resignation of a fifth downing st adviser. a spectacle in beijing to mark the opening of the winter olympics — but fewer world leaders attend because of claims of human rights abuses by president xi's government. a court orders checks on food and agricultural goods from britain to northern ireland must continue for now. now on bbc news, it's time for newswatch. hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. bbc three is back on tv — can its new show, the catch up, persuade young adults back into watching news bulletins? enough colleagues to rescue your premiership... and guess what the subject was at the first question to the prime minister at this press conference in ukraine? in the face of strong protests, bbc three disappeared as a broadcast channel in 2016, though it continued to exist online. bbc bosses said it was to save money. this week, keen to ensure that 16â

this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden says he's convinced vladimir putin has made the decision to invade ukraine — with an attack on kyiv expected in the coming days. we're calling out russia's plans loudly and repeatedly, not because we want a conflict but because we're doing everything in our power to remove any reason that russia may give to justify invading ukraine and prevent them from moving. the russian president will watch military exercises on saturday. moscow says the drills are not a threat to anyone. storm eunice leaves a trail of death and destruction in the uk and across northern europe. and a former us police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison over the fatal shooting of a black motorist last april. hello and welcome. president biden has said he is convinced that the russian president vladimir putin has made the decision to invade ukraine, with an attack on the capital, kyiv, expected in

jo currie, bbc news. elsewhere, spurs have gone third above manchester united after two late goals gave them a 2—0 win at bottom side birmingham. aston villa, brighton and leicester all had comfortable wins. scottish premiership leaders celtic are through to the quarterfinals of the scottish cup, after a 4—0 win at home to championship side raith rovers. ange postecoglou had made seven changes from the side that beat aberdeen on wednesday. liam scales took his chance to impress and gave celtic the lead. 0nly 1—0 at half—time, but celtic ran away with it after the break. giorgios giakoumakis made it two midway through the second half. number three came from a corner daezen maeda headed in, before nir bitton added the fourth late on. and hibernian are also into the last eight — after they beat arbroath 3—1. they came from a goal down to beat the championship leaders, chris mueller scoring the third. the win ends their five—game wait for a victory. one of the features of these beijing winter ol

this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: britain is among the countries telling their citizens to leave ukraine as america warns an invasion could be imminent. we continue to see signs of russian escalation, including new forces arriving at the ukrainian border. we are in the window when an invasion could begin at any time should vladimir putin decide to order it. an injunction designed to end the protests in the canadian province of ottawa comes into force, but many demonstrators are still there. the so—called �*freedom convoy�* seems to have inspired copycats around the world. in france, president macron calls for calm. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from the police as part of the investigation into parties held at downing street.

this is bbc news. our top stories: mike pence criticises donald trump for saying the ex us vice—president could have overturned the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. the presidency belongs to the american people, and the american people alone. a meeting of minds ahead of the winter olympics: china's president xi backs his russian counterpart in opposing the expansion of nato. the games open officially in beijing amid chinese pride and international controversy. emergency workers in morocco are hopeful of reaching a 5—year—old boy who's been trapped for four days in a deep well. as tensions in ukraine continue, we have a special report from the eastern region that for years has suffered

emma vardy, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the young man who took his own life after finding a website offering advice on suicide. we report on a potentially deadly online threat. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen mac

this is bbc news. our top stories: president biden gives details of how the head of the islamic state group was killed during a raid by us special forces in syria. he chose to blow himself up — notjust with a vest, but to blow up that third floor rather than face justice for the crimes he's committed, taking several members of his family with him. let the games begin! the opening ceremony for beijing's winter olympics takes place on friday amid excitement and controversy. america says the kremlin has plans to broadcast fake images of the ukrainian army shooting russian sympathisers as a pretext for an invasion. and a rescue operation continues in northern morocco after a five—year—old boy fell into a well. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the united states says it did everything it could to minimise civilian casualties during a raid in syria in which the leader of the islamic state group was killed. the president said that abu ibrahim al-qurayshi, also known as hajji

emma simpson, bbc news. storm eunice begin life in the central atlantic and was propelled towards europe by the jet stream. here's helen willetts to explain more. wind roars. the computer models were actually hinting at this powerful storm just over a week ago, and it started right out here in the atlantic. just a tiny disturbance in our atmosphere, but enough for forecasters to spot that it looks like a powerful storm, and they named it eunice, which is the fifth named storm this season, and the second named storm this week. and as it approached our shores, it underwent explosive cyclogenesis, a scary name which basically means it picked up a lot of energy very rapidly. it's so tricky to compare storms, but eunice has certainly been nasty. it looks like it has brought the highest gust of wind ever recorded in england, 122 mph. but it's also exceptional because of the sheer extent of the warning area, so unusual to see virtually the whole of england and wales under an amberwind warning, and it brought the fi

dan roan, bbc news. in a moment, we can speak to our north america editor sarah smith in washington, but first, let's go live to berlin and our correspondent damian grammaticas. damian, further diplomatic efforts from european leaders today and a further tighening of sanctions too. that is right, clive, so what we have had is president macron in france, he said at the urging of president zelensky in ukraine, he called president putin in russia, they had a 90 minute conversation. mr macron said he demanded that putin sees the offensive and institute a ceasefire. may be little chance of that, but he did say that he also said to mr putin that he should stop targeting civilian areas, and the russian president seemed to agree with that, make of that what you will. we heard from the russian side that it was only possible to do a deal if their core concerns were met, and that meant a demilitarised, neutral ukraine, and russian sovereignty recognised over crimea, so little chance of that. and in the light of tha

helen wilkinson, bbc news. mehta has announced a new feature to tackle harassment in the meta— verse. the feature will create more personal space and virtual reality world by preventing avatars from coming within certain distance of each other and making it easier to avoid unwanted interactions. mehta has long been under scrutiny from global lawmakers and regulators over its handling of problematic content and facebook and instagram. this sunday, the queen will become the first british monarch to celebrate platinum jubilee marking a 70 year reign. today marks the anniversary of the death of her father, george vi and her accession to the throne. our royal correspondent reports. the letters, the newest one. she's nearly 96 now, not quite as robust physically as before. a monarch looking back over 70 years and three previousjubilees. simple, but ingenious. they've been decades during which she's given much, but one thing above all. stability in times of war and peace, in times of social calm and social disruptio

lucy grey, bbc news. military coups were a regular occurrence in africa in the decades that followed independence in the 1960s, and there is concern they are starting to become more frequent again. this year has already seen two attempts: six people were killed in a failed attempt to topple president umaro sissoco embaloa in guinea bissau just last week. and injanuary the military took over in burkina faso. naunihal singh is a professor at the us naval war college, and author of "seizing power: the strategic logic of military coups". hejoins us from rhode island. professor, very good to see you. when general says that coups are back in africa, is that true? it coups are back in africa, is that true?— coups are back in africa, is that true? it is true but it is also probably _ that true? it is true but it is also probably true - that true? it is true but it is also probably true that - that true? it is true but it is l also probably true that coups never fully left. between 2015 and 2020 two successful c

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: experts say they've pinpointed the cause of a mysterious illness affecting us diplomatic staff, called havana syndrome. president biden approves the deployment of 3000 troops to europe — russia calls it an unjustified and destructive move. a unionist minister in the belfast assembly has directed officials to stop carrying out checks on goods entering northern ireland from the rest of the uk. the checks effectively keep northern ireland in the eu single market, post brexit. it also prevents the need for customs at the land border between northern ireland and the irish republic, which is in the european union. but the northern ireland protocol, as its called, but the northern ireland protocol, as it's called, is deeply unpopular amongst unionist politicians who don't want any barriers between northern ireland and the rest of the uk. emma vardy reports. it's the most defiant step yet from the dup to frustrate the brexit arrangements in northern ireland. since the

steve rosenberg, bbc news, minsk. as mentioned earlier, borisjohnson gave an exclusive interview to the bbc on the sidelines of the �*munich security conference' — and he has this warning. i'm afraid to say that the plan that we are seeing is for something that could be really the biggest war in europe since 1945just in terms of sheer scale. i think people need to understand that sheer cost of human life that that could entail, notjust for ukrainians but also for russians and for young russians. that was the point i was trying to make earlier on in my speech today. chief international correspondent lyse doucet says many leaders at the munich security conference still can't answer the question — of how likely a russian invasion is. that is the question of the hour, the question of our time. and it is a question not being asked just by you and me, the jarring reality of this moment is that that question has been asked around the clock for the last 48 hours, and even before by defence ministers, foreign ministers,

this is bbc news. our top stories... president biden says he's convinced vladimir putin has made the decision to invade ukraine — with an attack on kyiv expected in the coming days. we're calling out russia's plans loudly and repeatedly not because we want a conflict but because we are doing everything in our power to remove any reason russia may give to justify invading ukraine and prevent them from moving. storm eunice continues moving eastward — after leaving a trail of destruction in the uk and northern europe. and brad pitt sues his ex—wife — angelina jolie — for selling her stake in the french vineyard where they got married.

nick beake, bbc news, kyiv. despite offering talks, president putin has ordered russia's strategic nuclear forces to be placed on high alert. he says western leaders have made aggressive statements towards russia, and international sanctions are illegitimate. the us has denounced the move as "completely unacceptable". 0ur correspondent steve rosenberg is in moscow and sent this report. from the kremlin, a pointed message to the west — don't push russia. president putin summoned his military chiefs and gave them an order. translation: top officials of leading nato countries i are making aggressive statements about our country. therefore i'm ordering the ministry of defence and the chief of the general staff to put the strategic nuclear forces on special alert. would putin really use them? he practised a week ago, overseeing exercises of russian strategic deterrence forces. typically unsubtle hints to america and nato not to stand in his way over ukraine. today's special alert, more presidential muscle flexing.

tim allman, bbc news. that's bbc news. thanks for being with us. hello. the week got off to a stormy start thanks to corrie. the winds have become a little lighter out there now, but for the rest of the week, it will still stay relatively windy, not perhaps as windy, though, as it was due monday. here is corrie come tuesday, menacing down in the middle of the mediterranean. another area of the pressure to the north of the uk will keep it windy here, particularly across scotland, but this weather front sinking south won't bring much in the way of rain. it will usher in quite a bit of cloud and perhaps most noticeably, it will pull in some very mild air, particularly in contrast to monday. sunshine probably most widespread, actually, for scotland and northern england. furthersouth, rather more overcast skies, some patchy light rain or drizzle, but gusts of wind across northern most scotland could still hit up to 80 mph, but what a difference in those temperatures for tuesday afternoon, 12—13 celsius, it willjust feel so much milder. and the milder air sti

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emma vardy, bbc news. football — and liverpool have beaten chelsea to win the english league cup at wembley. the reds triumphed 11—10 on penalties — after the match ended goalless. before the game — players and fans showed support for the people of ukraine. tim allman reports. the shadow of war can fall an awfully long way. this was the crowd at wembley stadium — club rivalries temporarily set to one side. and has the name of this historic football anthem ever seemed more appropriate? the players did their bit, too — both team captains carrying a wreath in yellow and blue — the colours of the ukrainian flag. it must have been a strange day for chelsea supporters — their side famously owned by a russian billionaire. obviously we all support ukraine and we want peace in europe, and i think chelsea should have said that — as many other clubs have done a few days ago. chelsea has been around far longer than roman abramovich, but obviously we're grateful for everything he's done in terms of th

the big news that day was inflation was at a 30—year high. the bbc news told us... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see, read or hear on bbc news on tv, radio, online or social media, e—mail newswatch@bbc.co.uk or could find us on twitter, @newswatchbbc. you can call us on 0370 010 6676, and do have a look at previous interviews on our website, bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts may bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello. storm eunice is now moving away from the uk. a couple of days ago, it was a storm which had barely formed on the satellite picture. just in the past 2a hours, look how it really took shape. it's moved across the uk. it's now out into the north sea. as it continues to move away, these really strong and damaging winds will continue to ease. we aren't there yet. in fact, ther is still a met office amber warning here in this area. gusts of 60—80 mph, but as we get deeper through the evening and especially into tonight, the worst of these

this is bbc news. the headlines. a court in canada orders an end the anti—vaccine blockade that's choking off one of country's main bridges to the us. britain is among the countries telling their citizens to leave ukraine as america warns an invasion could be imminent. let's stay with that story and russia has long sought to determine the destiny of ukraine. under soviet communism, as many as four million died of hunger, when moscow forced people from small holdings to disastrously inefficient collective farms. the bitterness remains to this day, and, in a special report, fergal keane has been to herrkiv, close to the russian border, to meet some of the last survivors of the famine. as the kremlin's choirs praised stalin, the world was told ofa happy land. archive: and today it is, above all, the granary of eastern europe with the black earth bringing forth millions of acres of peat. but 95—year—old petro knows what a lie that was. forced collectivisation of farms brought starvation and terror to

danny savage, bbc news. as the storm moved into europe, code red weather warnings were issued by the dutch authorities. three people have been killed in the netherlands by falling trees. a man died in belgium afterfalling from his boat. anna holligan reports from the hague. this was no ordinary day at the beach. this was scheveningen on the edge of the hague. coastal areas felt the full force of storm eunice with gusts of up to 130 kilometres an hour. the dutch meteorological institute declared a code red emergency, which lasted well into the evening. just listen to that gale. this football stadium has heard some roars but none as ferocious as eunice. schools and universities closed early to ensure students could get home while the bike paths were still safe. most people realised it was best not to ride. across the border in belgium, transport services were also disrupted. and patients in this hospital had a very lucky escape when a crane collapsed. whilst sunday is expected to bring some calm, another storm

jonathan blake, bbc news. this evening, ukraine has called for a meeting with russia over the escalating tensions. tens of millions of ukrainians are living with the threat of a major eruption of war — and particularly communities along the borders, close to where russia has amassed its troops. our international correspondent orla guerin has travelled to the south—east of the country, near territory already held by russian—backed separatists, to talk to residents of mariupol. it's feared that a russian invasion here could create a corridor from russia to the crimean peninsula, which it annexed in 2014. choir sings a hymn. in ukraine, there is much to pray for. a nation that could be days from a devastating war if the worst fears in london and washington are realised. at this ukrainian orthodox service in the city of mariupol, they remembered their soldiers on the front line. father roman is a military chaplain. he says it is president putin who should be worried. "i think these are the final convulsions

welcome to bbc news. leaving their lives behind — the un says around 100,000 in the last few minutes, the eu says it is imposing severe sanctions on russia, targeting its financial, energy and transport sectors. as russia's invasion enters its second stake in says 137 of its citizens have been killed. —— second day. leaving their lives behind — the un says around 100,000 ukrainians have fled the country and urges its neighbours to keep borders open. russians take to the streets of more than 50 cities to protest their government's move, a police crackdown sees almost 2,000 arrests. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the eyes of the world are on ukraine, where russian military forces have been carrying out an offensive by land, sea and air. there have been casualties on both sides. ukraine says 137 lives have been lost, and many thousands of ukrainians are seeking shelter. russia's president putin announced a special military operation was under way in ukraine's eastern d

time to talk to us on i bbc news._ let's catch up bbc news. thank you. let's catch up with the web — bbc news. thank you. let's catch up with the web and _ bbc news. thank you. let's catch up with the web and use _ bbc news. thank you. let's catch up with the web and use now. _ well, it is quite a mixed bag today. some of us across east anglia and the south—east have enjoyed some dry weather but the rain is going to arrive a little bit later on — nothing too heavy. and where the rain is heavy right now, it might actually peter out through this evening — only to return through the early hours of sunday morning. so, very early on sunday, it does look distinctly wet across many western parts — particularly across wales. it will be dry and chilly across central and northern scotland, and i think tomorrow that's where the weather will be best — the north of scotland, inverness, say, enjoying some sunshine. whereas by the time we get to the lowlands and certainly southwards, it is looking like it will be a cloudy day with some heavy rain

faisal islam, bbc news. as we've been hearing, russia and ukraine have been holding face—to—face talks for the first time since president putin's forces invaded five days ago. but at a rare emergency session of the united nations general assembly, ambassadors from across the world have been lining up to condemn russia's actions. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports now on the global response to the war. as the shock waves of what president putin has done in ukraine reverberate around the world, the consequences of this conflict are growing. russia and ukraine today held their first talks since the invasion on the border of belarus. but president zelensky said he had sent a ukrainian delegation only so that every one of his citizens knew that he'd taken every chance, however small, to try to end the war. translation: europeans| are aware that our soldiers are fighting for our country, and therefore, for the whole of europe, for the peace of all the countries of the european union, for the

this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. president putin and his french counterpart, emmanuel macron, agree to "intensify" diplomatic efforts over ukraine — while the president of ukraine calls for an immediate ceasefire between government forces and pro—russian separatists in the east. the queen has tested positive for covid—19. buckingham palace says she is experiencing mild cold—like symptoms, but does expect to continue light duties. the legal requirement to self—isolate after catching covid in england is expected to be dropped from next week — despite concern from some scientists and medical groups. i'm not saying you can totally throw caution to the wind — covid remains dangerous if you're vulnerable and if you're not vaccinated. but we need people to be much more confident and get back to work. and after 16 days of competition, the winter olympics come to a spectacular end in beijing — with china handing over to the

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: chinese tennis star peng shuai again denies making allegations of sexual assault in her first western media interview since the accusations emerged on social media. looking to thaw tensions between russia and the west — president macron is heading to moscow for talks on ukraine. we report on the frontline in the east of the country. this entire village is a casualty of the conflict. it is extraordinary that anyone still lives here. the handful who remain are pretty much cut off. did politicians�* comments costs hundreds of thousands of lives? the former head of britain's armed forces says it's time to work with the taliban to protect the afghan people. these people have been through so much in the past decades, they simply do not deserve it. and celebrations in senegal as they beat egypt to win the africa cup of nations football title for the first time. hello and welcome to the programme. the

lucy grey, bbc news. the king of morocco has expressed his condolences to the parents of a five year old boy who died after being trapped in a well since tuesday. a huge rescue effort, in the small northern town of tamorot, had captured the imagination of many around the world, and ended last night when emergency crews finally reached rayan 0ram, 32 meteres below ground. simonjones has the story. voices clamour. as huge crowds watched on, initially relief that rayan had been found, carried by his rescuers to a waiting ambulance, but that quickly turned to despair and grief. despite painstaking efforts to save him, the little boy didn't survive. rayan�*s parents had been hoping and praying for good news. instead, they received a call of condolence from king mohammed — the boy's family now trying to come to terms with their loss. translation: i can't describe how it feels | that my cousin is gone. what can i say? now my heart is aching for him too much. my nephew, my heart aches for him. may god be with

this is bbc news. our top stories. explosions are heard across the ukrainian capital with unconfirmed reports and russian aircraft has been shot down. this comes as russia's invasion enters the second day. 137 citizens have been killed in violence so far. the eu is elated in the west to take sanctions on russia, targeting its financial, energy and transport sectors. it is a watershed moment. putin is t in: to watershed moment. putin is trying to subjugate - watershed moment. putin is trying to subjugate a - watershed moment. putin is| trying to subjugate a friendly european country, and he is trying to redraw the maps of europe by force. he must and he will fail. leaving their lives behind, the un says around 100,000 ukrainians have fled the country and urges is neighbours keep orders open. russians take to the streets of more than 50 cities to protest the government's move. a police crackdown sees almost 2000 arrest. the eyes of the world are on ukraine while russian military forces have been carrying

tom brada, bbc news. penelope cruz, javier bardem and cate blanchett brought some hollywood glamour to the red carpet at the goya awards in valencia. the awards are considered by many in spain to be the equivalent of the oscars. javier bardem won best actor — his seventh — while cate blanchett received the first—ever international goya award. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ sipusey. hello. there is more wind and rain in the forecast, not only for the rest of the weekend, but indeed throughout the coming week. sunday looks like this. heavy rain affecting many parts of the uk, windy weather across the south, lighter winds further north. but on the satellite picture, you can see this shield of cloud racing in from the atlantic. this will bring wet weather to start sunday across western england, wales. the rain quickly getting into northern ireland, northern england and up into southern scotland as well. for east anglia and the south east, the day will start off on a dry note, but rain will arrive

sarah rainsford, bbc news, kyiv. president putin has long made it clear he sees ukrainians and russians as one people linked by history. but his desire to keep ukraine within russia's sphere of influence is threatened in part by ukraine's wish to join nato, the defence alliance of countries in europe, along with canada and america. since the end of the cold war, several countries have applied to become members, expanding the organisation, pushing it towards the east. ukraine has long wanted tojoin, and now the west believes russia may be willing to go to war to stop it. so what's motivating the kremlin in these next crucial hours? steve rosenberg reports. eight years after russia annexed crimea, is moscow on the brink of another invasion of ukraine? the west seems to think so, but what's the kremlin�*s view? western leaders may be warning of an imminent russian military escalation in ukraine, but moscow dismisses all of that as hype, hysteria. and if you look at the way the state media here has been covering the uk

this is bbc news. our top stories: mike pence criticises donald trump for saying the ex us vice—president could have overturned the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. the presidency belongs to the american people, and the american people alone. a meeting of minds ahead of the winter olympics: china's president xi backs his russian counterpart in opposing the expansion of nato. the games open officially in beijing amid chinese pride and international controversy. emergency workers in morocco are hopeful of reaching a 5—year—old boy who's been trapped for four days in a deep well. as tensions in ukraine continue, we have a special report from the eastern region that for years has suffered loss of life on the front line with russia. and iceland promises to end commercial whale hunting within two years following a drop in demand for blubber. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the former vice—presi

simon jack, bbc news. we're starting to see some impact of the eu's moves on the russian economy particulary on the rouble — its currency. let's speak to our business reporter monica miller in singapore. the markets are open there. can you take us through the fall of the rouble so far? {iii you take us through the fall of the rouble so far?— you take us through the fall of the rouble so far? of a sunday niuht the rouble so far? of a sunday ni . ht we the rouble so far? of a sunday night we have _ the rouble so far? of a sunday night we have seen _ the rouble so far? of a sunday night we have seen the - the rouble so far? of a sunday night we have seen the rouble| night we have seen the rouble falling 30%, after these punishing sanctions have started to take place and as you mentioned by the european leaders as well as the us. the two thing is that they did, one of them was cutting off russia's major banks from the swift network, which is like a whatsapp system of banks to interchange in global trade. b

hugh pym, bbc news. the oil giant bp has announced it made £9.5 billion of profit last year — its highest for eight years. its rival shell has also reported bumper profits. labour and the liberal democrats have now renewed their calls for a windfall tax on energy companies, saying the money raised could be used to help people struggling with rising bills. but bp says it's investing profits into alternatives to fossil fuels. our business editor simonjack has the story. jenny is one of millions of people struggling with energy bills. on a prepayment meter, she is paying some of the highest prices, which are set to rise even further. where £10 could have lasted you three or four days, two weeks later it can last you two days. so you can't... it's difficult to budget because you think, hang on, i thought i had £15 on there and now i've just checked and i've only got £7 left — surely it should be this. and you're watching the balance go down and you're thinking there's nothing i can do. when that goes

this is bbc news, the headlines. president biden has said russian forces plan to attack the ukrainian capital, kyiv, in the coming days — adding he believes president putin has already decided to authorise such action. the former us police officer who killed a black driver daunte wright when she confused her handgun for her taser has been sentenced to two years in prison, a penalty below the state guidelines. several people have been confirmed dead as storm eunice hits the uk and northern europe. severe winds have shut down transport and schools, and cut off electricity supplies. in canada, police in the capital 0ttawa have been clearing protesters — after a three—week blockade by groups opposing vaccine mandates.

bbc news, malawi. laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, the trial of brazil's blood.. bbc follows special forces as they crackdown oillegal mining. ♪ laura: facebook's parent company metta has taken a big hito its share price, losing more than $230 billion from its market value. his comes after a disappointing earnings report. other tech companies like spotify are also seeing stocks tumble. michelle fleury explains. michelle: i think investors are getting away from such darlings during the pandemic. in part because they were at years of growth and people relocked at home -- and people were locked at home. the potential for investors to offer higher returns. now with inflation rising in many parts of the world where you are and i am, you have america's central bank poised to raise interest rates, and so investors are reassessing where they are putting their money. you suddenly get results from tech giants like facebook which disappoint and would show they are seeing slower user growth. that essentially

nikki fox, bbc news. the labour mp neil coyle has had the party whip suspended, following allegations that he made racist comments to a journalist on the parliamentary estate. mr coyle said he was "very sorry" for his "insensitive comments", which politics reporter henry dyer said made him feel uncomfortable in his place of work. remaining covid laws in wales — including face coverings and self—isolation — could be scrapped by the end of march. the welsh government also says covid pass rules will be axed from february 18th. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. whatmore has been said? the welsh government — whatmore has been said? the welsh government is _ whatmore has been said? the welsh government is sticking _ government is sticking to its ultra—cautious approach in terms of relaxing restrictions, certainly not in any rush, regardless of what happens in other parts of the uk. the covid pass scheme will stay in place for another week which means people going to tomorrow's big

this is bbc news. our top stories... president biden says he's convinced vladimir putin has made the decision to invade ukraine — with an attack on kyiv expected in the coming days. we're calling out russia's plans loudly and repeatedly not because we want a conflict but because we are doing everything in our power to remove any reason russia may give to justify invading ukraine and prevent them from moving. storm eunice continues moving eastward — after leaving a trail of destruction in the uk and northern europe. and brad pitt sues his ex—wife — angelina jolie — for selling her stake in the french vineyard where they got married. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe president biden says he's convinced russian president vladimir putin has made the decision to invade ukraine — with an attack on the capital, kyiv, expected in the coming days. speaking in a televised address mr biden said the us and its nato allies, would stand together in full support of the people of ukraine we're cal

this is bbc news. the headlines: lata mangeshkar — the indian singer and cultural icon — has died in mumbai, at the age of 92. she had been admitted to a hospital injanuary after testing positive for covid—19. she sang more than thirty—thousand songs across 36 languages during a 50 year career. the queen has announced she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when her eldest son, prince charles, becomes king. she expressed what she called her "sincere wish" in a message to mark the 70th anniversary of her reign. a five—year—old boy in morocco who fell down a well on tuesday has died, following a huge rescue effort. he was finally pulled from the 30—metre—deep shaft but his death was later confirmed by king mohammed — who passed on his condolences to the boy's parents.

this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday. we start in india, where authorities are braced for more protests amid a row over wearing the islamic headscarf in college. the controversy began when hijab wearing students were denied entry to the schools. all high schools and colleges in the state have been shut down for three days. protests have now spread to other cities in india, including two of the country's largest cities. the pakistani government deployed the band and some in the indian ambassador to formally the anger against some colleges in karnataka state refusing to allow students to wear the hijab has spread to other parts of india. hundreds took part in the rallies in the cities of kolkata, chennai and hyderabad. the controversy has rocked karnataka, where high schools and colleges have been shut for three days. muslim women say wearing the hijab is part of their faith and their right. imposing dress code should be compatible with the fundamental rights. the fundamental righ

stephanie prentice, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, not running so smooth: why inflation and supply chain problems may have a negative impact on valentine�*s day. there�*s mr mandela, mr nelson mandela. a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti. have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, - 'ba by doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm�*s central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain is among the countries telling their citize

simon jack, bbc news. on top of all that, the bank of england is warning, that the cost of living is going to get worse, with inflation predicted to hit more than 7% in april, the highest rate for more than 30 years. however the governor, andrew bailey, has told the bbc, that workers shouldn't ask for higher pay rises, in order to help bring inflation under control. he's been speaking to our economics editor faisal islam. prices rising everywhere — in our bills for food, in the price of used cars and, of course, so much of it brought in on record shipments of tankers full of imported natural gas, piped straight into our bills. today, the bank of england forecast that, within weeks, the rate of inflation will hit 7.25% before falling, driven by those energy price hikes. that's well above the bank of england's target, the highest level in a generation. so today, the bank again raised interest rates to 0.5% to try to temper the rise in inflation. it's the second in what will be a series of rate rises this y

this is bbc news. the headlines: the queen has announced she wants camilla, the duchess of cornwall, to be known as queen consort when her eldest son, prince charles, becomes king. she expressed what she called her "sincere wish" in a message to mark the 70th anniversary of her reign. a five—year—old boy in morocco who fell down a well on tuesday has died, following a huge rescue effort. he was finally pulled from the 30—metre—deep shaft but his death was later confirmed by king mohammed — who passed on his condolences to the boy's parents. madagascar has been struck by a powerful storm for the second time in weeks. cyclone batsirai has brought heavy rain and sustained winds of one—hundred—and—seventy kilometres an hour. thousands of people have been moved to temporary shelters. last month, storm ana caused devastation and dozens of deaths.

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock — with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a pledge of unity — european leaders try to avert war over ukraine and says there is some hope for optimism. translation: i believe that we have concrete, practical solutions that will allow us to move forward. we have had the opportunity to discuss this together. i have also had the opportunity to discuss this with president putin. protests against covid vaccine laws continue in canada — truckers had earlier blocked a key route into the us. pope benedict xvi admits to errors in the handling of sexual abuse cases when he was archbishop of munich. and, queen of the brits: adele celebrates a big night at the uk's most prestigious music awards. hello and welcome. european leaders have pledged unity in their goal to avert war on the continent, as the french president, emmanuel macron, said he could see a path towards easing tensions with russia over ukraine. mr macron has been updating his germ

this is bbc news. the headlines: another terrifying night for the citizens of care with reports of a massive explosion south—west of the capital. this is the seen live in the city as people may soon start to emerge after spending another night in shelters. the exodus grows, more than 100,000 have already fled to neighbouring countries. tougher sanctions on russia, the eu calls for a number of russian banks to be removed from the swift international banking system. away from the front lines, international condemnation of the invasion, with protests taking place around the world. hello and welcome to bbc news. it is now seven o'clock in the morning in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. there have been several powerful explosions near the city as residents now begin to emerge from another night spent in shelters. multiple reports they went explosion was caused by a missile attack on an oil depot in a town south—west of the capital, and the fire you can see there was glowing in the night sky. 0n the ground i

tim allman, bbc news. 0ur north america correspondent david willis has scrutinizing the white house' response to russian claims of withdrawal. in the last year the white house has basically accused russia of lying over the claims are of withdrawing troops from along the border with ukraine. a white house official quoted as saying, far from withdrawing forces from that region, the russians in the last few days had added 7,000 more troops, including some who have arrived today, that is wednesday, here in the united states. that echo, allegations made by the nato secretary general, jens stoltenburg, earlier today, he made the point that instead of actively withdrawing troops, russia was accumulating them along the border them with ukraine. white house officials have also said they are increasingly concerned about the possibility of so—called false flag operations by russia, whereby russian troops would carry out some sort of attack against their own forces as a pretext for launching some sort of invasion in

gail maclellan, bbc news. police in the canadian capital, ottawa, have cleared a main protest site near parliament which had been occupied by demonstrators for over three weeks. they've defended the use of pepper spray and stun grenades, saying officers faced aggressive resistance from protesting truck drivers. more than 170 people have been arrested and 38 vehicles seized as officers, some on horseback, continued the second day of a massive crackdown which has become one of the country's biggest ever policing operations. nearly 80,000 homes in england and wales are still cut off from power supplies in the wake of storm eunice. the south west and the south east are likely to be the last to be reconnected, and now another storm, franklin, is on its way. james reynolds reports. in south manchester, the environment agency has issued a "risk to life" flood warning. it will evacuate hundreds of homes in the east didsbury area. pravin and his son have come out to check the water level for themselves. our house is ju

aruna iyengar, bbc news. this is bbc news — a reminder of our headlines... president biden says he's convinced vladimir putin has made the decision to invade ukraine — with an attack on kyiv expected in the coming days. storm eunice continues moving eastward — after leaving a trail of destruction in the uk and northern europe. the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, has said emergency funds — amounting to half a million dollars — will be released to help rebuild the city of petropolis, which was devastated by torrential rains and landslides on tuesday. 123 people are now known to have died and more than a hundred more are still missing. flying over the city in a helicopter, bolsenaro said it looked like a war zone. our south america correspondent katy watson is there. there has been little letup here in petropolis. the rain keeps coming. residents who haven't already left are living dangerously. once again, the sirens sounded, warning people to leave now or face the threat of more mudslides. in the centre of petropolis, another search site, three pe

hugh pym, bbc news. manchester city says it is "shocked and appalled" at the abuse its player phil foden received whilst he was attending a boxing match, last night. the midfielder was backstage at the amir khan—kell brook fight when the disturbance took place. greater manchester police say they are conducting inquires. the democractic unionist party politician, christopher stalford, has died suddenly at the age of 39. mr stalford had represented south belfast in the northern ireland assembly since 2016. dup leader sirjeffrey donaldson says he is "deeply saddened" at mr stalford's death, saying he was "notjust an elected representative or a colleague, he was a friend". the sdlp say their spring conference, due to take place today, will be postponed as a mark of respect. police in the canadian capital, 0ttawa, have cleared a main in the final hours of the winter olympics team gb have won a medal. the women's curling team beat japan — a day after the men won a silver. the games have now closed with tho