the bbc has gathered 5 million people to watch green planet and bbc one. tv provides a moment for people to be together and drive conversation where people want to share things together at a specific moment in time, just look at strictly come dancing. fire moment in time, just look at strictly come dancing. are you convinced? _ strictly come dancing. are you convinced? good _ strictly come dancing. are you convinced? good afternoon. i strictly come dancing. are you i convinced? good afternoon. much strictly come dancing. are you - convinced? good afternoon. much like eatin: with convinced? good afternoon. much like eating with my — convinced? good afternoon. much like eating with my ex. _ convinced? good afternoon. much like eating with my ex, which _ convinced? good afternoon. much like eating with my ex, which was - convinced? good afternoon. much like eating with my ex, which was a - convinced? good afternoon. much like eating with my ex, which was a key i eating with my ex, which was a key show_ eating with my ex, which was a key show and _ eating w

the bbc has gathered 5 million people to watch green planet live on bbc one. the apprentice is still a really big live viewing experience for young audiences. tv provides a moment for people to be together and to drive conversation, where people want to share things together at a specific moment in time. just look at strictly. jake kanter, media correspondent at the times, are you convinced? good afternoon. well, i think much like eating with my ex, which was a key show on relaunch night yesterday, there are some people who are quite happy to see an old flame and others who are less thrilled, i think. i think the first thing to say is that its return is an acknowledgement from the bbc that taking it off air in 2016 was a huge mistake, and i'm not sure that bringing it back now will necessarily right that wrong for various reasons, because other services such as netflix have caught up and overtaken the bbc in some areas. but given the arguments that fiona campbell was making, if we accept that they are persuasive, why weren't they persuasive six years ago, when

tonight at 10pm boris johnson _ across bbc news. tonight at 10pm boris johnson has _ across bbc news. tonight at 10pm boris johnson has called _ across bbc news. tonight at 10pm boris johnson has called upon - across bbc news. tonight at 10pm| boris johnson has called upon once borisjohnson has called upon once again to withdraw for activations he made against keir starmer. castar may use to be the director of public prosecutions but there is no evidence by the prime minister's original allegation that secular had failed to prosecute savo. downing street has no intention of apologising for the prime minister's false claim that keir starmer failed to prosecute jimmy for sex offenders —— offences. others thought the status of boris johnson's claim was not as black—and—white as the bbc had been traded. arguing that as head of the competition service at the time that it failed to prosecute jimmy competition service at the time that it failed to prosecutejimmy saville castar may had some responsibility for that area so what is th

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello, i'm ros atkins. welcome to this week's media show. we're going to talk about bbc three because it's back as a linear television channel, six years after the bbc decided it shouldn't be one of those. and we'll talk about spotify and joe rogan. he's in the middle of a storm over covid misinformation that may have been on his podcast, and some people are saying, "should spotify really be funding content like that?" we will get into all of the issues that raises. let me introduce you to our guests. we have elizabeth dwoskin, silicon valley correspondent at the washington post, jake kanter, media correspondent at the times, rosanna pound—woods, who's a producer of the catch up on bbc three, and batya ungar—sargon, deputy opinion editor on newsweek. and, batya, i wonder — you commission lots of opinion pieces. will you be commissioning something onjoe rogan? ye

you're better than this, bbc, and i really expect more from you. joining us now is chris gibson, the editor of the culture at team at bbc news. thank you so much for coming on newswatch. there have been a lot of concerns. can we start with the issue about just what was it really an exclusive? what did we learn that was so revelatory? we already knew he wasn't taking the vaccine. well, firstly, thank you for having me and for engaging me with this issue. and i know that some people have concerns about the prominence of this interview. i think it's worth just discussing the context of novak djokovic and why we thought this was such an important interview. so, in the lead—up to the australian open, the saga around novak djokovic's detention led news bulletins across the world, and indeed across the bbc, day in and day out. but we never heard from the man himself. and so this was genuinely an exclusive, it was a news interview that he hadn't done before. and he's a public figure in a debate with huge public interest. this story performed exceptionall

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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 16�

the bbc has gathered 5 million people to watch green planet and bbc one. tv provides a moment for people to be together and drive conversation where people want to share things together at a specific moment in time, just look at strictly come dancing. are you convinced? good afternoon. much like eating with my ex, which was a key show and relaunch night yesterday, there are some people who are quite happy to see an old flame, others who are less thrilled, i think. it return is an an acknowledgement from the bbc in that taking it off air in 2016 it was a huge mistake. i am not sure bringing it back now will necessarily put that right, for various reasons. other services, such as netflix have caught up and overtake on the bbc in some areas. given the arguments fiona campbell was making, if we accept they are persuasive, why weren't they persuasive six years ago when other people were making the same arguments for not getting rid of it in the first place. what has changed is the bbc has realised it has a crisis in terms of young audiences. this is its big pla

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

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.

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nicholas witchell bbc news. jane: i spoke with nada tawfik, who is following the case in new york and asked if this marks the end of the case. nada: it essentially is. we have a resolution of the civil case. this was the key time for his lawyers to try for one because they failed to get this case dismissed. this was quickly heading to the invasive deposition stage where both sides would have to be interviewed, would face personal questions and where evidence would be gathered. now we know there were private conversations between the two sides. settlements are about each side getting as much as they could. in january david boiseaid virginiaiuffre, it was important however it was settled it offered her vindication. this is the closest they can get to that. while prince andrew has not admitted wrongdoing -- legally, he could have opened himself up to additional jeopardy if he had. he has made this statement that he regrets his association with jeffrey epstein, that he commends her bravery and recognizes she was unf

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,

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

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

bbc news. laura: the fragile peace treaty that holds together bosnia and herzegovina is under threat from the rising bosnian serb nationalism. the devastating war ended in 1995 and killed tens of thousands of people, scarring generations. the fighting ended in 1995, but did not settle the conflict. they split bosnia along the front lines. one half is a muslim and croat federation, and the other a serb entity. but now, the serb member of bosnia's joint presidency is threatening to break up the estate, denying well-documented evidence that his site committed genocide during the war. jeremy bowen reported the bosnian war from beginning to end, and has returned to see how the past still haunts the present. reporter: the war left open wounds on every side in bosnia. srebrenica's genocide is the deepest. more than 8000 men and boys, bosnian muslims, were massacred in a few days in july of 1995 by serb soldiers. on her 73rd birthday, sheent to the graves of her sons omar and munir, in a cemetery where

this is bbc news. the headlines: there have been several powerful explosions nick cave as residents of the ukrainian capital have hunkered down for another night. multiple reports say one explosion was caused by a missile attack on oil depots south—west of the city. the fire can be seen blowing in the night sky. the un refugee agency says that the russian invasion has driven more than 150,000 people to flee ukraine two countries further west. the vast majority have so far gone to poland, managed tojoin friends and families. many have gone to countries like moldova, hungary, and slovakia. the western coalition including the united states, the united union, and canada is to cut off russian banks from the swift payment system. the aim of the sanctions is to cripple the imprudent�*s ability to finance. no—one bbc news, it is time for the media show. —— now on bbc news. hello i'm ros atkins. welcome to the media show. we've got to talk about russian media in the uk because the government's culture

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 cckdown 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 th companies like spotify are also seeing stocks tumble. michelle fleury explains. michelle: i tnk 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 sends

lucy grey, bbc news. if you're heading out this evening, take a look at how many cars are parked on the pavement. the chances are — there'll be loads. that's unless you live in london, where a blanket ban on pavement parking has been in place — and enforced — since 197a. the charity guide dogs says it's causing huge problems for blind and partially sighted people — and it wants the rest of the uk brought into line with london. heidi tomlinson has been finding out more. meet terry quinn and guide dog spencer. i trust spencer with my life and he is my eyes, really. to the curb. they both enjoy a daily walk baildon and shipley, except, that is, when the footpath is blocked, which is what happened a few days ago. it is a really, really busy road it is horrendously busy. the paths are very narrow we couldn't get past, so at that point you have to put your trust in spencer, but it terrifies you because you can hear all this traffic whizzing by. you are not quite sure how far into the road this vehicle i

laura scott, bbc news. the first southern koala ever born in europe has entered the world at longleat safari park in wiltshire. the birth is part of a conservation drive to learn more about the animals, which are under threat. they normally live, of course, in australia. jonah fisher has that story. i have got a little bit of news for you. james, a keeper at longleat safari park, is on a zoom with chris... oh, well, let's hear it! ..a koala expert in southern australia. so, i'd like to introduce you to — obviously, you know violet, one of your lovely adelaide koalas, but she also has a joey. oh, that's fantastic news, james! well done. congratulations, you're an uncle! absolutely brilliant. i know. yeah, it's a little overwhelming. it's been quite a journey to get here. three and a half years ago, violet was a koala pioneer, travelling from chris' park in australia, to start england's only koala colony at longleat. when it was first born, violet's joey was the size of a jelly bean, and spent all of its ti

join us tonight at 8:45pm here on bbc news. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. three people have died in england after storm eunice brought severe conditions to many parts of the uk. after storm eunice brought severe weather experts say it's likely to have been the worst storm in decades. there was major damage to buildings, and millions of people were advised to stay at home as the storm hit. two rare red weather warnings meaning a danger to life were issued, but have now passed. there is still a serious amber warning in place for a large part of england until 9pm and less severe yellow alerts for snow and ice in northern england and scotland. the strongest gust of wind, a blistering 122 mph, was recorded on the isle of wight at an exposed point of the island. the storm has brought widespread disruption, with flight and train cancellations, school closures, power cuts in some areas and major bridges being closed. ourfirst report tonight is from our correspondent danny savage in bristol. in bude this morning, a local landmark toppled. oh, my god, i caught that o

this is bbc news. australia has opened its borders to the outside world for the first time in two years. as of a few hours ago fully vaccinated tourists, business travellers and even australian citizens will finally be allowed into the country as it eases some of the world�*s strictest covid travel rules. one of the first people to make it through passport control is simon calder, the independent�*s travel editor. the 24 the 2a hours on a plane in economy with a mask on is not going to be much fun for anybody but you should have seen the scenes at sydney airport. i wasjust have seen the scenes at sydney airport. i was just showered with gifts, a koala, a well—known spread, it was extraordinary because they have had no visitors for the last two years. now, if you are fully vaccinated you can get in. it is a real palaver having to fill in forms and a difficult digitalform, you have to upload all the details of your vaccination and take a lateral flow test before you get in. when the flight arrives

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

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

this is bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 13:00pm: pressure continues to build on the borisjohnson as another former british minister, nick gibb, calls on him to resign as prime minister. but the former international trade secretary, liam fox, says mps should wait for the outcome of the met police investigation before making a judgment. this is a time where we actually need to give our full focus to the issues affecting the country and it is not a time for the conservative party to indulge in one of its bouts of navel—gazing. british ministers are strengthening a bill that will force social media companies to take down harmful content more quickly. and the queen reads cards from well wishers ahead of the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. and coming up — the bbc�*sjiyar gol travels to israel on the trail of half a ton of missing iranian secret documents. that's in �*the hidden war�* at 1.30. a good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a former government minister has joined calls for bor

orla guerin, bbc news. the family of a woman who was shot dead on a film set in the us you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... united in grief — it's not just mothers that suffer when they lose a baby — now their partners are finding better ways to cope. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home — the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded _ their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they've called it

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

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

jonah fisher, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello there. it was another windy day for many on tuesday, but the winds will be a notch down for the day ahead, as will the amounts of sunshine — actually, it's been the sunniestjanuary on record for england. and we did have a fair deal of sunshine during tuesday. but through the overnight period, we've introduced a weather front, and that weather front will mean a cloudier day for many and, in fact, it's giving us some patchy rain and drizzle, as well. now it's this weather front that i'm talking about — the rain most significant in the north, but i think it's just because it's introduced that milder air, we'll notice that difference. still a cold start in the far northeast of scotland and the northern isles. but, as i say, it's the change in wind direction — we've lost the north westerly, we're picking up this south—westerly air coming off the atlantic, it will be with us for a couple of days now — and so therefore, there will be more cloud around, and some patchy rain and drizzle. th

nicholas witchell, bbc news. we can go to new york and get the latest from our correspondent nada tawfik. all the indications were that the duke and ms giuffre wanted to settle this in court?— this in court? yes, legal experts from the start _ this in court? yes, legal experts from the start had _ this in court? yes, legal experts from the start had expected - this in court? yes, legal experts| from the start had expected that this would ultimately be settled because of the potential for even greater financial and reputational damage to prince andrew. and this was the key time for his lawyers to try to do that. after it failed to get his case dismissed and before the invasive period of depositions where each side are questioned under oath. settlements are all about both sides getting as much as they can. backin sides getting as much as they can. back injanuary ms giuffre's lawyer david boies said it was important that this be settled in a way that vindicated her and clearly that they think this is the closest t

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, i'm lukwesa burak. the top stories: ukraine's president says international rules protecting countries from attack are no longer working, amid fears of a russian invasion. translation: the security architecture of our world i is brittle, it is obsolete. the rules that have been agreed upon by the world dozens of years ago are no longer working. they are neither catching up with the new threats nor being effective in overcoming them. and as reports emerge of shelling in eastern ukraine, the british prime minister issues a new warning about the consquences of any russian invasion. if ukraine is invaded, and if ukraine is overwhelmed, we will witness the destruction of a democratic state, a country that has been free for a generation, with a proud history of elections. counting the cost of storm eunice — 12 people die across europe, including three in the uk, where more than 155,000 homes are still without power. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — political comment

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

jonathan blake, bbc news. in the last few hours, ukraine's ambassador to the uk has spoken to the bbc and was asked if his country would contemplate dropping ambitions tojoin nato, to avoid military conflict. this is what he said. we might... you know, especially being threatened like that, blackmailed by that and pushed to it. and, you know, we're sometimes hearing voices from the nato that, guys, maybe really... ..we will be able to work. the question which a nation of a0 million people is asking ourselves — how will we survive if they come tomorrow? will we defuse this particular situation? will we again stay unprotected by anybody, by any friends, not being a member of any alliance, when everybody, all the members, all the neighbours of ours, are already in their organisation? and, frankly, russia is already bordering nato. poland is a member of nato, slovak republic, hungary — romania, bulgaria, turkey. every of them neighbouring russia, already neighbours. it didn't change the security situation. the

tulip mazumdar, bbc news, essex. there's more about the dad still standing podcast, and the football team, on the bbc website. next week, we'll be focusing on the impact of miscarriage on women's mental health, and how technology is being trialled as one way of helping. the inquest into the death of the footballer emiliano sala has begun at bournemouth coroner's court. emiliano sala died in a plane crash in the english channel injanuary 2019, after being bought by cardiff city from nantes in a £15 million transfer deal. the footballer�*s brother, dario sala, has flown over from argentina to be at the inquest. in northern ireland, all the remaining legal covid regulations are being lifted — from today they become guidance only. stormont ministers say the omicron variant isn't putting significant pressure on hospitals — though they've warned that covid hasn't gone away. our ireland correspondent, chris page, joins me from stormont. yes, this is something of a landmark day in northern ireland after almost two yea

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines at all the main news stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme. hello, i'm ros atkins, welcome to the media show. we've got to talk about russian media in the uk because the government's culture secretary, nadine dorries, says she wants the regulator ofcom to look at what she calls russian propaganda in the uk. we'll consider that. we'll also learn about russian media inside russia itself and we've got to talk about bloomberg as well. last week and the supreme court, it was stopped from publishing a story on privacy grounds, and that sparked a broader discussion about how you balance public interest and individuals privacy. so we will impact all of that with a range of guests for gently explore issues are erika solomon, berlin correspondent for the fc, david merritt, senior executive editor at bloomberg news, hugh tomlinson, qc. also francis scarr, a russian media analyst at bbc monitoring, but first of all let's also bring in chr

james landale, bbc news. in a moment, we'll speak to our moscow correspondent caroline davies, but first let's get the latest from the ukrainian capital, kyiv, and our correspondent there, james waterhouse. james, is this confusion now cleared up james, is this confusion now cleared up whether or not ukraine wants to join nato or not eventually?- join nato or not eventually? clive, ukraine has once _ join nato or not eventually? clive, ukraine has once again _ join nato or not eventually? clive, ukraine has once again asserted i join nato or not eventually? clive, | ukraine has once again asserted its intent, its long—term goal of joining nato one day, but what a way to get there. words matter if you are a diplomat, not least if there is a looming threat of being invaded. that said, ukrainian ministers know thatjoining the alliance —— they won't be joining the alliance anytime soon. the process takes years and one of the conditions is that you can't be at war. the country has been at war for eight in th

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

iain watson, bbc news. the operation to rescue a five—year—old boy, trapped in a well in morocco since tuesday, has ended in tragedy. rescue workers managed to reach rayan awram after digging a 30 metre tunnel — but officials say he'd already died before they brought him back up to the surface. his death was confirmed in a statement by the king of morocco. simonjones reports. 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 him, just like how

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

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

that's all on the bbc news website or you can download the bbc app. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme, we'll hear from some of those who have crossed into the small country of moldova to flee the fighting in ukraine. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans have successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights - of citizens of united states, - and they should protected even in the right to test them out so that they don't i get their heads broken l and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't say too much it, but does it worry you that it's ging to boil up when you get to the states? well, it worri

lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. let's speak to our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, who's in belarus where as we've heard, russia is holding morejoint military exercises this weekend. what are we to make of today's developments, particularly what's going on in eastern ukraine? well, four days they have been warning that moscow is looking for a pretext to manufacture a crisis. what we are seeing now looks very much like a manufactured crisis. first of all the sudden emergency evacuation of civilians, the car bombing in donetsk, another shelling, and tonight russian tv reporting about the separatist. is this starting to feel scripted to cause tension? vladimir putin continues to demand things the west has already said no to, like an end to nato enlargement eastwards. it is possible this could all be part of coercive diplomacy by the kremlin, but within the last few minutes, president biden said he was convinced there would be a russian invasion of ukraine.— convinced there would be a russian invasion of ukrain

simon jack, bbc news. the government's latest figures show coronavirus cases in the uk remain stable withjust over 84,000 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period. on average nearly 88,000 infections have been reported per day in the last week. there are more than 111,500 people in hospital with covid. 254 deaths have been reported — that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, though some will have died of other causes. on average in the past week, 252 deaths were announced every day. on vaccinations, more than 37 million people have now had a boosterjab, which means 65.1% of those aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. the number of children and young people in england needing specialist mental health care hit a record high last year. and schools say they're also dealing with far more cases than they did before the pandemic. the government has promised 400 mental health support teams by 2023, and the bbc understands almost half are up and running. our education edit

this is newsday on the bbc. a flurry of diplomacy to try to defuse the ukraine crisis — as president macron and vladimir putin hold face to face talks in moscow. protestors in london harass opposition leader sir keir starmer as borisjohnson faces more calls to withdraw a false accusation he made against him in the house of commons. truckers in the canadian capital 0ttawa have been ordered to stop honking their horns in an ongoing protest that has snarled up the city. the loud constant blare of truck horns has become one of the defining features of the movement — pushing back against covid restrictions. police are beginning to crackdown on the protesters, following criticsm for a lack of action against them. 0ur correspondentjessica murphy sent this report from ottawa. they were told to get theirjab or get into quarantine, and this was the response. most canadian truck drivers crossing the border into the us regularly have already been vaccinated, but those who haven't are adamant they will never be, and thei

alice key, bbc news. a passenger who was missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from greece to italy has been found alive, leaving another 11 people unaccounted for. all the missing people are thought to be lorry drivers from bulgaria, greece, turkey and lithuania. 280 passengers and crew were evacuated from the euroferry olympia after a fire broke out on friday. gail maclellan reports. firefighters battling to get the blaze under the euroferry olympia was travelling a routine nine—hourjourney from a routine nine—hour journey from igoumenitsa a routine nine—hourjourney from igoumenitsa in greece to brindisi in italy when the fire broke out early on friday. in the dark, passengers were woken and told to get into life rafts, but some passengers are still missing. their relatives face an agonising wait for information. translation: i agonising wait for information. translation:— agonising wait for information. translation: , ., ., ., translation: i spoke to another driver that was _ tran