plus, two museums in the uk are returning looted treasures to ghana, but only on loan. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri. welcome to the programme. the united nations security council will meet on thursday to discuss moscow's charges that ukrainian forces shot down a russian transport military plane, killing everyone on board. russia has said ukrainian prisoners of war were being flown for a prisoner exchange. the bbc verified this video showing the moment of the crash. you can see the aircraft in the distance falling through the sky. the crash took place in russia's southern belgorod region, which lies along its border with eastern ukraine. the ukrainian authorities said the prisoner exchange was due to take place on wednesday, and that it's now been cancelled. none of the details surrounding those on board can

be independently verified. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has demanded an international inquiry into the incident. translation: it is obvious that the russians _ translation: it is obvious that the russians are _ translation: it is obvious that the russians are playing - translation: it is obvious that the russians are playing with i the russians are playing with the russians are playing with the lives of ukrainian presidents with the feelings of the relatives and emotions of our society. we the relatives and emotions of our society-— our society. we need to establish _ our society. we need to establish all _ our society. we need to establish all the - our society. we need to establish all the clear. our society. we need to i establish all the clear facts as much as possible given the downing of the plane occurred on russian territory which is beyond our control. russia says its radars detected the launch of two ukrainian missiles before the crash. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov was the one who called an emergency meeting to be held immediately. translation: ukrainian prisoners of war were - transported to the belgorod region for the next exchange agreed upon between moscow and kyiv. instead of this exchange taking place, the ukrainian side from the kharkiv region launched an anti—aircraft missile attack on this plane, which became fatal.

our russia editor steve rosenberg has been following the developments from moscow and gave us this update. caught on mobile phone, the moment a russian military transport plane fell from the sky. woman speaks russian "good god," she cries, as the consequence of what has happened becomes clear. the wreckage was strewn across the fields of belgorod region. not only did russia accuse ukraine of shooting the plane down, it claimed that on board were dozens of ukrainian prisoners of war who were about to be exchanged. translation: on board the plane there were six crew members, - 65 ukrainian servicemen for a prisoner swap, and three russian military personnel escorting them. the crew and all the passengers on the plane were killed. with this terrorist attack, the ukrainian leadership has shown its true colours. over at the russian parliament, mps were quick to condemn ukraine and those countries who have been

supporting kyiv during the war. but this is a war the kremlin began, with president putin's special military operation. moscow has made its position clear — ukraine is to blame, ukraine shot the plane down. now, we cannot confirm that here, but what is clear is that russian officials are using what happened today to try to discredit kyiv, to portray the ukrainian government as the aggressor in this war. but keep in mind it was russia, nearly two years ago, that launched a full—scale invasion of ukraine. these russian soldiers were part of the last prisoner exchange between russia and ukraine. it took place earlier this month. ukraine has confirmed that another swap had been arranged for today, but it accused russia of deliberate actions to risk the safety of the ukrainian prisoners. the belgorod region

where the plane came down has come under increased shelling and drone attack from ukraine. but the ukrainian authorities say that some of the attacks on their country are being carried out from this part of russia. and in the village near the crash site, a memorial service. amid the mutual accusations, more victims of this war. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. ukrainian military intelligence issued a statement saying it doesn't have any reliable information about who exactly was on board the plane. however, it says this can point to russia's deliberate actions aimed at putting the lives and safety of the pows under threat. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has the latest from kyiv. we now have a couple of

statements and together i think they amount to an implicit acknowledgement from ukraine that in fact it was a ukrainian missile that brought down the russian transport plan. but we don't have is a statement openly saying that and there is no official information that there were any ukrainian prisoners of war on board that russian plan. of course that's what russia has been claiming all along and it's what ukraine is saying it cannot officially confirm. but it has said there was a prisoner of war exchange plan for today and did not happen. it also said that i got no information from russia on the kind of transport or route it was planning to use which is what it would normally get and therefore there was nothing to imply that there was any risk to any prisoners in the belgorod region. so lots of questions still today. the general staff has said that when it is firing a transport plane, it was justifying that kind of attack saying that in fact those planes are carrying

the missiles that are at ukraine in russia's war in ukraine in russia's war in ukraine particularly in kharkiv in the northeast of the country whether there are being major attacks recently and many civilians injured and killed. i think the one thing to remember in all of this, the big question is whether there prisoners on board the plane and that's important more than anything for the families of ukraine's prisoners of war who are still in russia, many thousands of them and their families here in ukraine really need to know whether or not the relatives are safe. that need to know whether or not the relatives are safe.— relatives are safe. that was eastern european _ relatives are safe. that was - eastern european correspondence sarah rainsford. well, many questions are still unclear including where the war goes from here. rajan menon, the director of the grand strategy programme at the think tank defence priorities, shared his analysis. in the middle of the war when there is a lot of firing going back and forth and lots of objects in the sky, it's a very, very easy to make mistakes so the russians today or ukrainian should have known that this was a plane carrying

ukrainian prisoners of war all well and good in reality in the middle of war is very difficult to do this. quite clear that the russians will make as much out of this as possible and i think their line look to be it was a deliberate shootdown. i don't think that's the case investigations is something that ukraine probably will welcome. that ukraine probably will welcome-— that ukraine probably will welcome. �*, ., ., ., welcome. let's move on to the middle east. — the united nations says one of its large compounds in gaza sheltering displaced palestinians was struck by tank shelling, killing at least nine people. the un said the attack hit a vocational training centre housing 30,000 displaced people in khan younis, southern gaza's main city. the director of gaza affairs for the un palestinian refugee agency said 75 were wounded in additon to those killed. he warned that the death toll would likely rise. the head of the un palestinian refugee agency, philippe lazzarini, called the attack "a blatant disregard "of basic rules of war." the us responded with a statement from a national

security council spokesperson, saying... but israel retains a responsibility to protect civilians, including, humanitarian personnel and sites. khan younis continues to be at the heart of the violence. 0ur correspondent mark lowen has more from jerusalem. asa as a city in southern gaza where authorities have ordered evacuation orders for three parts of the city thought to contain more than half a million people and there is intense fighting around three hospitals and khan younis, the aid agency doctors without borders is 850 medics and

patients and thousands more staff, people sheltering in the grounds of the hospital can't leave because of the intensity of the fighting. israel believes khan younis is where top hamas commanders are holed up top hamas commanders are holed up in albany the city, the birthplace of the leader of hamas in gaza, yayha sinwar, israel's most wanted, and more than three months into the war israel is under mounting pressure to show tangible progress for the war and they've got about 100 hostages but on the deal back in november there is still 130 that are about stop possibly 30 days, says israel. crucially they have not yet killed or captured any top hamas leaders so they there is growing pressure to rectify or show that it pressure to rectify or show thatitis pressure to rectify or show that it is really people and the israeli authorities believe some of those top leaders could beindeedin some of those top leaders could be indeed in khan younis. as mark alluded to, the humanitarian situation conitnues to deteriorate, particularly at hospitals

in khan younis. my colleague caitriona perry spoke with tommasso della longa of the international federation of red cross a short time ago. they are continuing to live a constant nightmare. what we've seen now in khan younis and what we saw sadly almost two months ago in gaza city when we had to close after ten days of siege, no food, water or medicine, had to close the hospital and evacuate people. we hope will not arrive at this point but even in the hospital, many things are running out, fuel is already almost running out so there are only some areas of the hospital served by electricity where there is a life—saving activities and there is an issue of food and water for patients, there is an issue of food and waterfor patients, people seeking refuge but even doctors and nurses who are affected themselves by this conflict, so themselves by this conflict, so the situation is really dire. we want to go now to tal heinrich, a spokesperson

for israeli prime minsiter benjamin netanyahu. thank you for your time this evening. i want to get your reaction faster the one saying that one of its facilities sheltering palestinians was hit by tank shells and that this killed at least nine people. thank you for having me on. i don't have details about this particular incident. i know that the idea is investigating. there are also not ruling out the option that this was hamas fire. as you know since the war began on 7 october more than 2000 hamas rocket fire mis— fell, fell short inside the gaza strip, causing damage and casualties and the bbc has reported about such incidents so we will have to wait and see what more details about the incident image. but we don't target civilians or civilian infrastructure. we only target terrorists and terrorist infrastructure in gaza. but you

“ust infrastructure in gaza. but you just mention _ infrastructure in gaza. but you just mention that _ infrastructure in gaza. but you just mention that and - infrastructure in gaza. but you just mention that and we've i just mention that and we've also just had just mention that and we've alsojust had my just mention that and we've also just had my colleague mark talk about the fact that one hospital in particular, the nicer hospital in khan younis is surrounded by fighting to the point that people who are sheltering there and patients are unable to leave.- are unable to leave. what is our are unable to leave. what is your response _ are unable to leave. what is your response to _ are unable to leave. what is your response to that? - are unable to leave. what is your response to that? as i are unable to leave. what is l your response to that? as you know, one unfortunately uses hospitals for its protection. they're using hospitals as shields for their war machine. again, i'm not talking about specific military activity operational matters happening on the ground right now, but since the war began in 7 october and the idf has put forward much evidence of hamas's cynical use of clinics and hospitals to serve their war machine with tunnels underneath. unfortunately this is what they've done for 16 years, embedding themselves in and underneath civilian populations, they think hospitals will give them community, israel on our and hospitals will give them community, israel on ourand by doing everything humanly

possible to avoid civilian casualties, minimised them and minimise the civilians suffering in gaza as we progress in this war and towards the goal.- progress in this war and towards the coal. ., , , towards the goal. your response towards the goal. your response to the statement _ towards the goal. your response to the statement from _ towards the goal. your response to the statement from the - towards the goal. your response to the statement from the us i to the statement from the us though saying that it's been urging israel to avoid civilian casualties, that's something that presidentjoe biden and prime minister benjamin netanyahu have been discussing about, haven't they?— netanyahu have been discussing about, haven't they? indeed, we talked to our— about, haven't they? indeed, we talked to our best _ about, haven't they? indeed, we talked to our best friends - about, haven't they? indeed, we talked to our best friends in - talked to our best friends in washington, jerusalem and washington, jerusalem and washington has no daylight between us in the goals of the world, the mission statement as we defined it on 7 october, rather 8 october i should say is to eliminate the hamas terrorist regime and bring hostages comb, to make sure gaza will never pose a terror threat began and while we do it to also minimise the collateral damage to be possible extent. of course every civilian

of course every civilian tragedy in gaza is a terrible tragedy in gaza is a terrible tragedy that we want to avoid but hamas is doing exactly the opposite, they want to maximise the civilians suffering and casualties, they want israel to take fire for their sick methods of war. sorry to interrunt. _ methods of war. sorry to interrupt, we _ methods of war. sorry to interrupt, we don't - methods of war. sorry to interrupt, we don't have | methods of war. sorry to - interrupt, we don't have much time, but you say there is no daylight between the us and israel. i want to ask about the fact that president biden is pushing and has insisted on a two state solution for postwar gaza. what is your government believe that presidentjoe biden has got wrong about that? president biden has got it right. he said just over the weekend that there are different types of church state solutions. we on rn drive say no to the type which means that it will imperil israel's security. peace with the palestinians or a full palestinians or a full palestinian sovereignty down the road cannot mean a collective public suicide of

israel. that's not peace and we say that for the near future, israel will have to retain... sorry, use a collective public suicide. what do you mean by that? the palestinians, do you agree they should have a say in what that two state solution or idiot solution should look like? , _ idiot solution should look like? , , like? first, let me say this. hamas does _ like? first, let me say this. hamas does not _ like? first, let me say this. hamas does not want - like? first, let me say this. hamas does not want a - like? first, let me say this. hamas does not want a two like? first, let me say this. - hamas does not want a two state solution. hejust hamas does not want a two state solution. he just sat in a podcast, but i must leader a few days ago said he said hamas does not want us to state solution, they want a final solution, they want a final solution like the holocaust. what happened on 7 october... it was a tragedy. and hamas waged brutal attacks. iwonder what you think about the palestinians having a say in what postwar gaza would look like. 50 what postwar gaza would look like. _, ., , like. so the right conditions have to be _ like. so the right conditions have to be in _

like. so the right conditions have to be in place - like. so the right conditions have to be in place before l like. so the right conditions i have to be in place before we can seriously talk about a durable peace. what my prime minister has said, not only is it before 7 october and after 7 october and the has become very prevalent and popular among many, many israelis. the overwhelming majority of is rarely supported and that's that the palestinians should have all of the powers to govern themselves but none of the powers to threaten israel because think about it, what would it look like, full sovereignty for palestinian people, should leaders from iran be able to touch base on palestinian soil and hezbollah training camps, let's say... i training camps, let's say... i do apologise. unfortunately it's a live tv and we run out of time but i appreciate your time. thank you.— of time but i appreciate your time. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some news from the natural world.

scientists have used satellite imagery to identifiy four new emperor penguin colonies in antarctica. it brings the number of known nesting sites there to 66. with the discovery, scientists believe they now know the whereabouts of all the world's remaining breeding pairs. emperor penguins mate, lay and hatch eggs on the sea—ice connected to the coast — so—called fast ice. that means they are considered acutely vulnerable to climate change. we know that sea ice will decline with warming temperatures and that will affect the chicks and the chicks will go into the water and not survive. it is quite a grim scenario and what we hope is they will be able to adapt and move to more stabilised —— stable ice. emperors are the largest species of penguin, standing at over one metre tall, or more than three feet. they live in extreme conditions, gathering together during the height of

the antarctic winter to breed. a man is due in court this week in south africa — after he told a public inquiry he started a fire that killed 77 people last year. the 29—year—old said he strangled another man, before setting him on fire in the basement of a building injohannesburg. the disaster exposed the chronic state of housing in the city, and the bbc has been examining what's happened to those who survived the fire. daniel de simone reports from johannesburg. it is the deadliest building fire in african history. at least 77 killed in a central johannesburg. an enquiry is investigating the disaster. during a hearing with a witness who cannot yet be named came a shocking development. the man told the enquiry he started the fire in the building. he said he did so unintentionally after using fuel to set light to the

body of a man he strangled while high on drugs. he described himself as working for a violent drug dealer who demanded rent from residents. police see 29—year—old is due in court tomorrow, accused 77 murders and 120 attempted murders. in the aftermath of the fire, this pledge.- murders. in the aftermath of the fire, this pledge. those in need assistance _ the fire, this pledge. those in need assistance for _ need assistance for accommodation to trauma counselling to hospitalisation are being looked after. we found that _ are being looked after. we found that many survivors being put in these shacks without power or water, which frequently flood.- power or water, which frequently flood. power or water, which freauentl flood. ., .,~ frequently flood. you take the acket frequently flood. you take the packet and — frequently flood. you take the packet and through _ frequently flood. you take the packet and through the - frequently flood. you take the packet and through the water| packet and through the water out. . packet and through the water out. , ., ., , ., packet and through the water out. , ., ., ., packet and through the water out. , ., ., , ., ., ., out. this woman is a mother of three, including _ out. this woman is a mother of three, including a _ out. this woman is a mother of three, including a disabled - three, including a disabled son. she has a message for the president. son. she has a message for the president-— president. please give us a house. president. please give us a house- not _ president. please give us a house. not this. _ president. please give us a house. not this. they - president. please give us a house. not this. they are l president. please give us a i house. not this. they are too dangerous. d0 house. not this. they are too dangerous-— dangerous. do you feel that

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vulnerable. in another building near the fire, a horrifying discovery. a teenager locked on the roof and exploited.- the roof and exploited. every da , the roof and exploited. every day. locked _ the roof and exploited. every day, locked inside. _ the roof and exploited. every day, locked inside. the i day, locked inside. the suffering _ day, locked inside. the suffering behind i day, locked inside. the suffering behind the i day, locked inside. the suffering behind the neglected walls will not be contained. the uk is sending some of ghana's crown jewels back home, 150 years after looting them from the court of the asante king. a gold peace pipe is among 32 items returning under long—term loan deals. the victoria & albert museum is lending 17 pieces and 15 are from the british museum. ghana's chief negotiator said he hoped for "a new sense "of cultural co—operation" after generations of anger. and finally, it's the story that has raised eyebrows and stirred up strong emotions, among tea—drinkers around the world. a professor at bryn marr college here in the us has recommended adding a pinch of salt to your brew, claiming it enhances the flavour. purists would call such

a thing blasphemy. it's prompted the us embassy in london to post on x, saying: live now to the scientist behind the recipe, michelle francl, a professor of chemistry at bryn mawr college in pennsylvania. thank you so much forjoining us. i will try your recommendation, i have not done it yet and you cannot tell but i am wearing a white top so i am taking a risk here but i am trusting you. could you describe exactly how are you meant to be doing this? if describe exactly how are you meant to be doing this? if you want to add — meant to be doing this? if you want to add a _ meant to be doing this? if you want to add a pinch _ meant to be doing this? if you want to add a pinch of- meant to be doing this? if you want to add a pinch of salt i meant to be doing this? if you want to add a pinch of salt to l want to add a pinch of salt to your tea, the best thing you want to do is add a tiny amount, if you add enough that you can taste it,... i amount, if you add enough that you can taste it,...— you can taste it,... i think we miht you can taste it,... i think we might be _ you can taste it,... i think we might be having _

you can taste it,... i think we might be having some i you can taste it,... i think we i might be having some technical difficulties there but all i heard you say was if i have added enough to taste it, i added enough to taste it, i added too much. let's find out. i cannot taste it. i still have to be honest, i will have difficulty adding assault regularly. i gather you have a lot of e—mails about it? i regularly. i gather you have a lot of e-mails about it? i have otten lot of e-mails about it? i have iotten a lot of e-mails about it? i have gotten a lot — lot of e-mails about it? i have gotten a lot of— lot of e-mails about it? i have gotten a lot of e-mails i lot of e-mails about it? i have gotten a lot of e-mails and i lot of e-mails about it? i have gotten a lot of e-mails and a i gotten a lot of e—mails and a lot of flak from people beyond the us embassy. it has a long traditional history, there is an eighth century chinese manuscript advising adding salt. the science shows that's for coffee and tea, a bit of salt can take away some of the bitterness. he salt can take away some of the bitterness-— bitterness. he says something about lemon _ bitterness. he says something about lemon as _ bitterness. he says something about lemon as well, - bitterness. he says something about lemon as well, which i bitterness. he says something| about lemon as well, which we might also have a bit of a problem with.— might also have a bit of a problem with. that is advice for the us- _ problem with. that is advice forthe us. if— problem with. that is advice for the us. if you _ problem with. that is advice for the us. if you make i problem with. that is advice j for the us. if you make your tea in the microwave, the way the us embassy suggested, you sometimes get a film on top thatis sometimes get a film on top that is called tea scum and you can get rid of that with a bit of lemon. d0 can get rid of that with a bit of lemon-— of lemon. do you use a microwave _

of lemon. do you use a microwave as - of lemon. do you use a microwave as well? i of lemon. do you use a | microwave as well? no, of lemon. do you use a i microwave as well? no, i am more british _ microwave as well? no, i am more british than _ microwave as well? no, i am more british than american i more british than american coming to my tea, loose sleeves and a cattle, no microwave. no lemon usually.— lemon usually. why the fascination _ lemon usually. why the fascination with - lemon usually. why the fascination with tea? in j lemon usually. why the i fascination with tea? in part because i — fascination with tea? in part because i have _ fascination with tea? in part because i have drank i fascination with tea? in part because i have drank tea i fascination with tea? in part| because i have drank tea my whole life. during the pandemic a route a small essay about tea and someone asked if i could turnit and someone asked if i could turn it into a book. it was fun to think about what is inside of my cup of tea as a chemist would see it and to share that with people who are not chemists.— with people who are not chemists. ~ ., , , ., , chemists. what is your message finall ? chemists. what is your message finally? we _ chemists. what is your message finally? we only _ chemists. what is your message finally? we only have _ chemists. what is your message finally? we only have a - chemists. what is your message finally? we only have a few- finally? we only have a few seconds but what is your message to the people of the uk who might�*ve been offended by this debacle? who might've been offended by this debacle?— this debacle? tailor your inner scientist in _ this debacle? tailor your inner scientist in experiments, i this debacle? tailor your inner scientist in experiments, give| scientist in experiments, give it a try. scientist in experiments, give it at . . ~ scientist in experiments, give itat. ., ,, scientist in experiments, give itat. ., . ., it a try. thank you so much for our it a try. thank you so much for your time. _ it a try. thank you so much for your time. i — it a try. thank you so much for your time, i appreciated i it a try. thank you so much for your time, i appreciated and i your time, i appreciated and thank you for the tip. mabel i will use it sometimes. from us in the studio, that is all for now. if you have any opinions

on tea, maybe you have different suggestions, maybe you put sugar in it, i don't know, text me, 23, there is also bbc news handle. please keep watching bbc news. we will have plenty more online as well. hello. after two bouts of stormy weather so far this week, things are looking quite a lot calmer over the next few days.

not completely plain sailing, will still be some rain at times. it'll be breezy, but less windy and mostly fairly mild. now for thursday, we've got this frontal system pushing its way northwards and eastwards. this warm front, introducing cloud, introducing some outbreaks of mostly quite patchy rain, but this wedge of milder airflooding north eastwards across the uk. so for most a mild starts to thursday. still a little bit chilly in the north of scotland. here, though, we will see some early sunshine, but generally speaking, lots of cloud, some mist and murk, for coasts and hills, some splashes of rain, a few brighter glimpses. and i think particularly in northern ireland, maybe the northwest of scotland, we will see a little bit of sunshine as we head through the afternoon. but those temperatures 9—13 degrees above what we'd expect at this time of year. now, during thursday night, we will see this band of rain sweeping its way eastwards. there's a short, sharp burst of heavy rain and some quite squally winds. clear skies following on behind. and while it will stay mild across the southeast corner, it will start to feel a little bit chillier further north and west because this weather front

here pushing its way eastwards is a cold front. it will introduce for a time at least some colder air, but with a little ridge of high pressure toppling through, some spells of sunshine on friday. now there will be some showers, particularly in scotland, some of these wintry down to, say, 100—200 metres for a time, although those snow levels coming up through the day as the air turns a little bit less chilly. temperatures in single digits for just about all of us on friday afternoon. but that slightly chillier weather will not last long because as we head into the weekend, mild air is going to surge northwards once again. we're expecting some pretty high temperatures, a lot of dry weather for the weekend as well. this is saturday's forecast. some spells of sunshine. the further north and west you are more cloud and some outbreaks of rain, some quite heavy rain actually in parts of northwest scotland, seven degrees for lerwick, ten for london and for plymouth. but as we get into sunday, those temperatures will be a little bit higher. we will see some spells of sunshine, i think most places dry again, some rain in the north—west of scotland,

maybe western parts of northern ireland, but highs of 12 or 13 degrees.

boeing faces questions over its midair blowout but regulators move to get the max 9 back in the air.

and the max 9 back in the air. a battle of the butter chicken, and a battle of the butter chicken, why the popular dishes dividing people in india. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. the federal aviation administration in the us says it will not allow boeing to expand production of the 737 max jets. almost 200 jets have been grounded after a cabin panel blew out on a plane while in the air. the faa did, however, say the max 9, the plane involved, could return to service after inspections. united airlines says it has been given the go—ahead to get its planes back in the air. this is after the boeing boss faced questions from us lawmakers over that midair incident, as erin delmore explains. the boss of boeing, david calhoun, said he understood the seriousness of the safety questions facing the company as he was on his way to meet with us senators on wednesday. we believe in our aeroplanes. we feel they are safe and our people do, we have confidence in the safety of our planes.