hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. donald tusk is back as the new polish prime minister. we will hear from his new foreign minister. first, a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. the english premier league weekend has started at nottingham forest's city ground with spurs hoping to move to within four points of leaders liverpool. erling haaland could miss manchester city's first ever appearance at the club world cup because of a foot injury that the game is paused for injury but

neither forrest nor spurs have been able to so far break the deadlock. erling haaland could miss manchester city's first ever appearance at the club world cup because of a foot injury that manager pep guardiola says is being assessed �*day by day'. the striker hasn't played in city's last two games and won't be back for the premier league match tomorrow against crystal palace, after which the team flies out to saudi arabia for a semi—final at the club world cup againstjapanese side urawa reds on tuesday. i think it's going... whether he is able to play the first game or second, it's not a fracture, it's just stress and sometimes with players they recover quicker or slower. the doctor says to take it day by day, week by week, how he feels. the moment he doesn't have symptoms or pain, he'll be ok to play again.

as something that has never happened before. spain are top of the fifa women's world rankings for the first time... at the end of a year in which they won the world cup. spain beat england in the final in sydney... and they replace sweden in the number one spot to become only the fourth different team to inhabit the position. a run of wins in the nations league has taken them to the top. the usa have moved up to second in the rankings with france third and england fourth. pakistan will start day three of the first test against australia in the same way they hope to end it, batting. they're 355 runs behind in perth, although their first innings has started steadily. australia reached a87 all out on day two. david warner top scoring with 164, and aamerjamal taking six wickets on his test debut. new captain shan masood was one of the two pakistan wickets to fall. they'll resume on 132—2. meanwhile england's women are heading for an early defeat in their one off test in mumbai after 19 wickets fell on day two. already a long way behind india. england collapsed in theirfirst innings from 108—3 to 136 all out. their bowlers did their best to restrict india who were 186—6

at the close of play... but that's still a lead of 478. the bowlers are making us create indecision in the way we go about things. i guess the inconsistent feeling of the pitch, there are a few factors there. it's a day of up—and—down. in the morning we took those three wickets quite quickly, how you would like to finish off the bowling innings but then the batting innings had its ebbs and flows a bit. hopefully we can be more decisive and have some good intent tomorrow. former formula i world champion jenson button will return to top—level racing next year at the age of 1m. button will drive a porsche in the world endurance championship

which includes the famous 2a hours of le mans race. the englishman retired from formula i in 2016, but is returning for a full season 15 years after winning his lone fi title in 2009. i'v e i've been racing since japan, in 2018, i've written a few other things. i'm racing in daytona and is great. but you feel you don't maximise what you can achieve and you don't get the best out of yourself if you are doing one—off races. as a bit more difficult. so i wanted to do a fourth season because of that. still goalless at the city ground. that all the sport. there was a highly symbolic moment in brussels last night. the former european council president, donald tusk, returned to the room, back as the new polish prime minister. his inaugural speech on tuesday,

to the broad coalition that supports him was watched by over a quarter of million people on youtube, and streamed in the cinemas in warsaw. he has promised to free the judiciary and the media from state control, and there is widespread support in poland for another look at abortion rights and same—sex marriage. poland now has some of the most conservative laws in europe. his return will be warmly welcomed in kyiv too. mr tusk says he is exasperated that president zelensky must keep urging world leaders to support ukraine's struggle. "i can no longer listen," he said, "when european politicians and those in other western countries say they are tiring of the situation." the man who must carry that message, and stir greater resolve in western capitals, is his new foreign minister, who made one of his first calls this week to the us secretary of state antony blinken. he is radoswav chikorski whojoins us tonight. welcome to the programme.

can we start with those frustrations expressed by donald tusk on tuesday? there is clearly some war fatigue setting in around europe. what message will you take to washington, berlin, paris when it comes to funding this will?— berlin, paris when it comes to funding this will? actually i spoke to david cameron _ funding this will? actually i spoke to david cameron yesterday - funding this will? actually i spoke i to david cameron yesterday morning and we see iti on this, we are the only people entitled to feel tired about this war are the ukrainians. they are doing the fighting and the dying. we arejust they are doing the fighting and the dying. we are just helping them defend the foreground of europe against the blatant acts of aggression and war crimes. so we need to support ukraine more so putin doesn't conquer it. that would bring down the european order. the nato secretary—general said yesterday russia will rage the mac wage war elsewhere if they beat ukraine. and i checked the defence

spending for this year, $29 billion, 250 tanks, thousand korean tanks, 500... they're expanding too many, many troops. are you on a war footing? many troops. are you on a war footin: ? ~ . ., ,_ many troops. are you on a war footin ? . . . , ., . footing? we have a saying in poland, every country — footing? we have a saying in poland, every country has _ footing? we have a saying in poland, every country has an _ footing? we have a saying in poland, every country has an army, _ footing? we have a saying in poland, every country has an army, either - every country has an army, either your own or a foreign one. and in the medium or longer term, the your own is cheap no matter what use spend. own is cheap no matter what use send. �* own is cheap no matter what use send, �* , own is cheap no matter what use send. �* , , ., , spend. but apparently the germans don't have an _ spend. but apparently the germans don't have an army _ spend. but apparently the germans don't have an army to _ spend. but apparently the germans don't have an army to defend - spend. but apparently the germans i don't have an army to defend against a russian invasion, there is bureaucracy standing on the way, as with many european countries not spending what they should spend on defence. will you be urging european countries to invest more in their defence? we

countries to invest more in their defence? ~ ., , defence? we will as we did in the nato summit. _ defence? we will as we did in the nato summit. poland _ defence? we will as we did in the nato summit. poland is _ defence? we will as we did in the nato summit. poland is the - defence? we will as we did in the nato summit. poland is the onlyl nato summit. poland is the only country in europe which borders both russia and ukraine but it would be unfair for us to russia and ukraine but it would be unfairfor us to bear russia and ukraine but it would be unfair for us to bear the entire burden of defending western europe. we are asking for solidarity on behalf of ukraine but also on behalf of all of us, which is why we now have an eu defence budget. it has a wonderful name of peace facility and we have already spent 7 billion in it and we need to augment it to help ukraine more. it and we need to augment it to help ukraine more-— ukraine more. murray in a position now where — ukraine more. murray in a position now where defence _ ukraine more. murray in a position now where defence spending - ukraine more. murray in a position now where defence spending are i ukraine more. murray in a position - now where defence spending are stuck in us congress and we have an issue where there are economic blocs for ukraine. the americans have looked intelligence agencies in america have looked at what might happen, if that money wasn't to come. to be

blunt, the scenario they look at is not only an end to the counter offensive but potentially the collapse of the ukrainian lines by the summer. what would that mean for poland who already host nearly 1.5 million ukrainians? lintiii poland who already host nearly 1.5 million ukrainians?— poland who already host nearly 1.5 million ukrainians? until a few days auo, million ukrainians? until a few days aao, iwas million ukrainians? until a few days ago. i was the _ million ukrainians? until a few days ago, i was the head _ million ukrainians? until a few days ago, i was the head of— million ukrainians? until a few days ago, i was the head of the - million ukrainians? until a few days| ago, i was the head of the european parliament delegation for relations between the eu and united states and in that capacity, i was in washington talking to congressmen and senators from both parties who are republicans and republican said they want to help ukraine but they need a concession from the administration on protecting the us southern border. as you know, president zelensky met president biden at the white house and appealed to congress. i hope that appealed to congress. i hope that appeal is listened to, because time is running out and it's very urgent.

but i think america will come through as it has in this sort of emergency. and credit where credit is due, it was a tough negotiation but in the end, he enabled the european council to start the negotiations on ukraine joining the eu. that's a huge boost to ukrainian morale. it is of course going to be a difficult process that may take years, 35 chapters to negotiate, but ukraine now knows what it's fighting for, a european future. at, ukraine now knows what it's fighting for, a european future.— for, a european future. a huge morale booster. _ for, a european future. a huge morale booster. we _ for, a european future. a huge morale booster. we talked - for, a european future. a huge i morale booster. we talked about funding that you have an issue at home. polish truckers are going to re—block the roads into ukraine despite assurances to the contrary and supplies are being held up. we have

and supplies are being held up. - have just taken parts so give us a few days to get on top of the situation. military supplies are getting through, truckers have some genuine complaints and we need to examine it. we will resolve it sooner or later. i examine it. we will resolve it sooner or later.— examine it. we will resolve it sooner or later. i want to talk about the _ sooner or later. i want to talk about the reforms _ sooner or later. i want to talk about the reforms that - sooner or later. i want to talk| about the reforms that donald sooner or later. i want to talk- about the reforms that donald tusk government would put in place. let's start with the news media. we recall you being here in our newsroom not that long ago saying this is the model i want polish media to follow. what will you do? the polish media in some respects a mouthpiece for the party. so what will you need to change that? if the party. so what will you need to change that?— the party. so what will you need to change that? if you had your station taken over by _ change that? if you had your station taken over by fox _ change that? if you had your station taken over by fox news, _ change that? if you had your station taken over by fox news, you'd - change that? if you had your station | taken over by fox news, you'd begin to get the picture of what the former ruling party did to our state media. a party mouthpiece as you

say. this needs to be addressed. we need impartial and professional, fair public media as the laws say they should be. we need to bring about compliance with existing law. so will you bring the men? just about compliance with existing law. so will you bring the men?- so will you bring the men? just as state-controlled _ so will you bring the men? just as state-controlled companies - so will you bring the men? just as state-controlled companies and l so will you bring the men? just as l state-controlled companies and civil state—controlled companies and civil service and my own ministry, we need to bring back meritocracy. we need to bring back meritocracy. we need to bring back competitive examinations and appoint the best people available, irrespective of party or affiliation. so people available, irrespective of party or affiliation.— party or affiliation. so you won't be involved _ party or affiliation. so you won't be involved in _ party or affiliation. so you won't be involved in that, _ party or affiliation. so you won't be involved in that, the - party or affiliation. so you won't - be involved in that, the government? well, it won't happen by itself because for eight years some bad practices have been ingrained. but the direction of travel, the place we want to be, is to have fair

minded media.— we want to be, is to have fair minded media. the 'ustices, the challengesh minded media. the 'ustices, the challenges you_ minded media. the 'ustices, the challenges you face- minded media. thejustices, the challenges you face was - minded media. thejustices, the challenges you face was pretty l challenges you face was pretty evident on monday when the constitutional tribunal said judiciary legislation which the eu is demanding as unconstitutional. and then from the other party, the veto. it won't be straightforward, well it? it veto. it won't be straightforward, well it? , ., �* ., well it? it is not. but we have taken measures _ well it? it is not. but we have taken measures already, - well it? it is not. but we have taken measures already, we | well it? it is not. but we have i taken measures already, we are joining the eu prosecution service and i've sent a letter to the european court of human rights confirming that poland will again be respecting the judgments of the eu court of human rights and also the european court ofjustice. that's the beginning. these temptations in all countries including yours, i

remember headlines in one of your tabloids aboutjudges being enemies of the people. that is the kind of atmosphere we had in poland. this has to end. the persecution of professional independentjudges has stopped already. we need checks and balances and we need a fair independentjudiciary. mr balances and we need a fair independent judiciary. independent 'udiciary. mr tusk has not soken independentjudiciary. mr tusk has not spoken much _ independentjudiciary. mr tusk has not spoken much about _ independentjudiciary. mr tusk has not spoken much about abortion. l independent judiciary. mr tusk has i not spoken much about abortion. that is the one thing he hasn't addressed. two thirds of polish people want the law changed, they support it. they support equal marriage in society and want a progressive society. that is the election result. what will you do about that to relax the laws? firstly, the answer going in government, the previous government have passed... it wasn't a bill, it was a judgment of the constitutional

court, a law that was tougher than in the islamic republic of iran. women were dying because of dangerous abortions, sorry, dangerous abortions, sorry, dangerous situations weren't being addressed. this needs to end. as you said, the president is of the more conservative persuasion. we will do what we can within the health ministry with lower order bio laws and people are saying we should have and people are saying we should have a referendum on this. it's a controversial subject but the direction of travel will be towards women are controlling their own fate. ., , , , ., ., fate. the one issue plaguing all oliticians fate. the one issue plaguing all politicians in _ fate. the one issue plaguing all politicians in the _ fate. the one issue plaguing all politicians in the western - fate. the one issue plaguing all politicians in the western world | fate. the one issue plaguing all. politicians in the western world at the moment is migration. we have already addressed the fact you are

hosting an enormous amount of ukrainian refugees at the moment. 1.5 million. poland's refugee quota is literally zero. you won't take anybody who comes through italy, greece, the eu is finding it very difficult to rehouse and rehome. will you change that? i difficult to rehouse and rehome. will you change that?— difficult to rehouse and rehome. will you change that? i was speaking as a former — will you change that? i was speaking as a former refugee _ will you change that? i was speaking as a former refugee myself. - will you change that? i was speaking as a former refugee myself. i'm - will you change that? i was speaking as a former refugee myself. i'm so i as a former refugee myself. i'm so grateful to britton for giving me asylum in the 1980s when i needed it when the general imposed martial law in poland. in every generation for the last 300 years, we have been beneficiaries of the hospitality of others. as you say, we have a record number of ukrainian refugees so at the moment, other countries should be helping us. and indeed there are some european funds to address that. at the moment, if there is european

solidarity, poland will be a beneficiary of it. he solidarity, poland will be a beneficiary of it. he turned that opportunity _ beneficiary of it. he turned that opportunity you _ beneficiary of it. he turned that opportunity you are _ beneficiary of it. he turned that opportunity you are given - beneficiary of it. he turned that opportunity you are given into l beneficiary of it. he turned that l opportunity you are given into an enormous success. you have been a government minister, back as the foreign secretary, a member of the oxford club so you were friends with 0xford club so you were friends with david cameron. the two of you are very pro—ukraine. can the two of you who were friends all that time ago need from the front when it comes to ukraine and support for ukraine? i hope so. this is what our conversation yesterday was about. britain and poland states that they believe in upholding the law on the international borders, recognise... remember at the time when poland gave up... i'm glad outside of the

eu of being faster in doing the right thing and in this case it will have poland's support and we are planning to be... i5 have poland's support and we are planning to be... is a have poland's support and we are planning to be. . ._ planning to be... is a great pleasure — planning to be... is a great pleasure to _ planning to be... is a great pleasure to speak- planning to be... is a great pleasure to speak to - planning to be... is a great pleasure to speak to you. i planning to be... is a great - pleasure to speak to you. best of luck on the newjob.— pleasure to speak to you. best of. luck on the new job._ the luck on the new 'ob. thank you. the new polish — luck on the newjob. thank you. the new polish foreign _ luck on the newjob. thank you. the new polish foreign minister - luck on the newjob. thank you. the | new polish foreign minister speaking to us from warsaw. before the break, i wanted to tell you about the story. at least 26 people have been injured, six seriously in a grenade attack in ukraine's region. just to warn you, they are quite dramatic so some viewers might find them distressing. the film was released by the national police. the man holding the grenades — is a deputy of the village council — and when he enters the meeting room you will see that he takes

the grenades out of his pockets. there's obvious fear and panic at the moment, before the grenades explode. screaming. local media are reporting the police are viewing it as a terror investigation. reuters is reporting that no one was killed in the incident. clearly a number of people have been in seriously injured. dramatic pictures there from ukraine. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. all the uni people, they all sit and stroke him, pet him, and talk to him. he usually sits outside my boat every day, just on the corner there, sunbathing with his little friend, pie, down there. he's missing him, as well, pie is —

he's pining for him. they're special to the lady that bred them, they're special to me, special to lots of people around here that like to see them. i haven't seen the duck. we've been working here since monday morning. we've seen mallards and canada geese, and we've seen swans — but not your duck. i'm not sure whether it's been done as a malicious thing — either/or, he needs to come back. he's not here any more. it's nice to see them every day, say "hello" and pet him. nice to be around him. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the grandmother of a british teenagerfound in france on wednesday, who had been missing since 2017, has spoken of her relief. alex batty who is from 0ldham, disappeared while on holiday in spain six years ago

with his mother and grandfather. he was 11 at the time and in the care of his grandmother, susan ca ruana. tonight she said she couldn't begin to express her happiness. he was spotted this week walking near the city of toulouse, from where nick beake sent this report. the little boy who went on holiday and was never seen again — until now. these photos of alex batty were taken more than six years ago. since then, he has been on the move from country to country. but this week alex — now 17 — left his mother in their remote community in the french mountains, and reappeared on the street with his remarkable story. french police say he seems to be a normal teenager despite everything. translation: the young man - was described as tired by the police and doctor who were able to see him, but in overall good health and intelligent, despite having never attended school during his entirejourney. the prosecutor revealed

that alex's grandfather, who he was travelling with when he disappeared, died six months ago. he said the community in which alex lived was not a cult. translation: he says there was no physical violence from anyone. - he talked about a spiritual community and didn't mention the word cult. we still need to find out more. on 30 september, 2017, alex left 0ldham to go to marbella on holiday with his mother and grandfather. alex was last seen a week later in malaga on the day they were due to fly home. the following february, alex's grandmother — his legal guardian — said she believed he had been taken to morocco to live with a spiritual community. the french police believe he could have been there for two years before moving to spain, and then, coming to france and living with a travelling community in the pyrenees mountains. but this week, after walking forfour days, he re—emerged and was picked up by a passing driver and taken to the town

of ravel, then to toulouse — as he identified himself as alex batty. investigators say alex's mother had recently told him they had to leave the country yet again — to finland this time. and at this point, alex said the lifestyle he had been living had to stop. and so, he simply walked away. nick beake, bbc news. the un general assembley is back in session tonight. this week they voted backed overwhelmingly a resolution that called for a ceasefire in gaza 153 of 193 countries voting in favour. only 10 voted against, including the us. others, including the uk, abstained. it does increase the pressure on the white house in particularm, though it has not had any bearing on that pattern of events in the middle east. let's go live to our correspondent nada tawfik is in new york for us.

what next? this was a not a binding resolution but _ what next? this was a not a binding resolution but it's _ what next? this was a not a binding resolution but it's already _ what next? this was a not a binding resolution but it's already having - resolution but it's already having pressure on the members of the security council. i spoke to a number of diplomats who say they understand there was an overwhelming call from the general assembly including in many speeches with criticisms that the security council hadn't acted and so the diplomats are currently negotiating a new resolution which they are hoping could go to a vote next week. clearly, nobody wants another veto in the council because they believe that would look like a failure on their part. so there's a lot of negotiations on what i'm told is a very technical resolution, trying to get a un mechanism for the delivery of aid, to put the aid in the hands of aid, to put the aid in the hands of the in and call for —— un, and

the real sticking point is over language. the diplomats i spoke to, a number of them acknowledged that there has to be language stronger than humanitarian pauses given the general assembly vote. so how do you call for a ceasefire with that aid and have the us support such a resolution? that is what diplomats are working on as we speak. we will keep watching- _ are working on as we speak. we will keep watching. that _ are working on as we speak. we will keep watching. that pressure. - are working on as we speak. we will keep watching. that pressure. one | are working on as we speak. we will. keep watching. that pressure. one of the roads into gaza has been reopened and that may help with aid. the panel will be here in the next hour. we also write ukraine and what might happen where the money not to few flow to kyiv. and he sought to

ban 16—year—olds from social media. hello. we've seen some drier weather developing over the past 2a hours or so, and many of us will hold on to the fairly quiet theme to the weather into the weekend, too. so mostly dry, breezy and mild, often fairly cloudy, but the exception will be across the north—west of the uk, particularly north—west scotland, where we've got some really wet and pretty windy weather on the cards. so high pressure holds on to the south, keeping things mostly dry, but these weather fronts moving in at times through the weekend across the far north of the uk will be quite persistent as they produce that heavy rainfall. now, for friday evening, overnight into saturday, a lot of cloud across the board generally. some light rain and drizzle for the west of scotland. we'll see a few clear spells here and there further south, but i think enough of a breeze, enough cloud to keep things well and truly frost—free. so temperatures in the south between about 4—8 celsius, but we're staying in double figures for parts of scotland and northern ireland, with the wind and the cloud —

and the winds are coming in from a very mild south—westerly direction. importing this mild air, you can see the orange colours across the map — blue colours, colder air to the north there and where those two air masses meet, that's where we've got this frontal system, which will be a bit of a troublemaker in the far north—west. so saturday, that rain becomes quite persistent across the north—western parts of highland, into parts of the western isles, the northern isles also seeing some rain. one or two splashes of rain for the likes of the cumbrian fells, perhaps northern ireland, but further south and east, we're going to be staying at dry. a bit milder than it was on friday — temperatures in double figures across the board. but then, as we move through saturday night into sunday, that rainfall continues to pile in. we could see up to about 175mm of rain falling across parts of highland, towards argyll and bute. and the met office have issued an amber weather warning for that heavy rain, which is likely to cause some flooding problems across the region. so moving through sunday, then, it's looking drier further south, a bit of rain for northern england, northern ireland.

should be dry too for the east of scotland and mild — 1a there for aberdeen, around about 11 in london. into the new week and for monday, then, that weather front slips its way further south. it's quite a weak affair, so tending to fizzle out, but it will bring a fair amount of cloud once again, a few showers around, as well. and then, further ahead, a pretty wet day for many of us, especially in the south on tuesday. stays reasonably mild and unsettled, though, through the course of next week. bye for now.

hello, i'm christian fraser. this is the context on bbc news. a major military aid package for ukraine is stalled in the us congress, now efforts in brussels to send funds to ukraine have been vetoed by hungary. so how long can ukraine resist without the west's support? and what is the cost to nato of not supplying the ukrainians? 0ur panel tonight — founder and president of the eurasia group ian bremmer, and former first minister of wales professor carwyn jones. the us national security adviser jake sullivan in ramallah today, with major difference emerging between israel and the white house, over future control of gaza. and should we ban 16—year—olds from looking at social media, or do we need much tighter control of what the tech companies are directing to them?