i'm samantha simmonds. we start with some breaking news. a 42—year—old woman has been arrested and is accused of murder following the deaths of three children in bristol. police say they made a welfare check at blaise walk in sea mills overnight on sunday. police believe this was an isolated incident with no further risk to the wider community. officers will remain at the scene to reassure members of the public. we are trying to get more information on this story. the police made a welfare check at sea mills overnight on saturday. with more on this is our

correspondent, sean dilley whojoins me now... incredibly tragic news we are bringing you. also bbc news online will have the various updates. police received a call at around 1240 this morning to what is known as the force control room. they had as the force control room. they had a call to check the address where inside they found three children are they obvious he could not be saved and were pronounced dead on the scene. 0fficers and were pronounced dead on the scene. officers have confirmed a 42—year—old woman is currently in police custody and in hospital. we won't begin to speculate what they may —— that may or may not be about but what we do know from the polices that a referral has been made to the independent 0ffice that a referral has been made to the independent office for police conduct in relation to previous police contact in this case. we don't have access to those police logs and we don't know what that contact may or may not have been. but police control rooms right across the country are in fact used

to receiving concerns for welfare because women recalls, it is a hot topic at the moment, where police and the mental health services in the nhs are making sure the right person is doing welfare checks and in this case, officers have attended and the result is very tragic indeed. although the 42—year—old woman is in custody and in hospital, detectives are going to be very eager to find out exactly what has gone on and we should have because just remind people that the fact someone has been arrested on suspicion of an offence is an investigative step. tactics will want to annoy sally what has happened here and of course percolation is almost always a very bad thing —— detectives. percolation is almost always a very bad thing -- detectives.— percolation is almost always a very bad thing -- detectives. the world health organization says the biggest hospital in southern gaza is now no longer functioning after a raid by israeli forces. the head of the who, dr tedros, said a team from the organisation

had not been allowed to enter the nasser hospital in the city of khan younis to assess the condition of the 200 remaining patients. scores of patients remain inside the building, but there is said to be no power and not enough staff to look after them. the israeli military says it has killed about 20 hamas fighters and seized numerous weapons in the area of the hospital. meanwhile, israel has formally rejected what it called the "unilateral recognition" of palestinian statehood. the rejection was approved unanimously in a cabinet vote put forward by prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and the latest talks on a ceasefire between israel and hamas have been described as not very promising. qatar's prime minister, who made the comments, said: time is not in ourfavour. we made some progress in the last few weeks. yet, the last few days have not been progressing as expected and i believe there are still differences in place." the conflict in gaza is one of the main topics at the munich security conference. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet is there and spoke to the prime minister of the palestinian authority, mohammad shtayyeh,

about the situation on the ground. for us, revitalisation of the palestinian authority, it means one thing. it means allowing us to function. how can you function at a time when israel is deducting two thirds of our revenues? how can you function at a time when you have 700 checkpoints? how can you function when you have 755,000 settlers, all of them with machine guns? how can you function when all the palestinian territories are reoccupied by the army, the israeli army, and settlers are incursion into cities, refugee camps and villages? so the issue of revitalisation of the palestinian authority is to create a conducive environment for us to function. this is the most important thing. otherwise, we will be in a difficult situation. many are saying the united states must do more to put pressure on its ally, israel, to bring the war to the end. do you think america is doing enough? no. i don't think that america is doing enough. i think america can do more, because it's very simple. you can exert every pressure by not giving aid, by not giving weapons and by exerting serious pressure.

we know... do you think they would ever do that? we know from james baker in 1991, when yitzhak shamir continued his settlement programme. james baker told him, if you continue to do so, we will deduct every money you spend from american aid to israel. we haven't heard this language from washington yet, and that is the language that israel understands. you cannot continue, you cannot say that we want israel to stop settlements. israel is not listening and you are not doing anything. so, therefore, quiet diplomacy is not enough. the united states has to make its voice loud and clear for the israelis to listen, and only the united states that can deliver, and the british government as well has a lot to say on this. and finally, many are leaving here saying that the gaps in the talks to bring about a truce, to lead to a ceasefire, the gaps are really, really wide. they are very wide. we are trying to bridge the gaps. we have been talking to qatar, to egypt, with all other players. we need this situation to end.

it's very catastrophic. but as i said, the ball is in the hands of the israelis and the ball is in the court of... and hamas. and hamas to a certain extent, i think it is israel who is occupying our territory and it is israel who should really make the statement to regenerate hope in the hearts and the minds of every palestinian people. what israel is doing now is the contrary, israel is now acting in the mood of revenge and israel acts as if they are a wounded bull. they want to kill whoever stands in front of them. that is not how you make peace. israel needs to move from a security approach to a political approach. the security approach has not been working. israel tried everything that has to do with security. now we need a serious paradigm shift in order for us to really end this conflict once and for all. they say they wouldn't have done the war if hamas hadn't attacked, if there hadn't been october the 7th. well, you know that the palestinian—israel conflict didn't start in october 7th. but what happened on october 7th changed israel. by all means, we understand that.

but also, it did change the whole world. and now everybody feels that there is a serious need to end this conflict. the palestinian authority prime minister there. meanwhile, during the 37th african union summit in addis ababa, the brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, accused israel of committing genocide in gaza, comparing its actions to hitler's campaign to exterminate jews during the second world war. his comments sparked strong criticism from israel. translation: what is happening in the gaza strip has no parallel with other moments. it only existed when hitler decided to kill the jews. benjamin netanyahu called the remarks "shameful and grave" and warned that the brazilian ambassador would be summoned. here in the uk, the opposition labour party is considering backing a motion by the scottish national party calling for an immediate

ceasefire in gaza. the shadow foreign secretary says the party will "scrutinise" the motion ahead of a vote in parliament on wednesday. it comes three months after ten labour front bench mps resigned to support a previous snp motion on the issue. labour leader sir keir starmer has faced criticism over his stance on the israel—gaza war — earlier he addressed the scottish labour conference, and called for a "ceasefire that lasts". what we all want to see... ..a return of all the hostages taken on october 7th, an end to the killing of innocent palestinians, a huge scaling up of humanitarian relief and an end to the fighting. notjust for now... applause. an end to the fighting, notjust now, notjust for a pause, but permanently. a ceasefire that lasts.

conference, that is what must happen now. the fighting must stop now. with me is our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. how big an issue is this going to be for keir starmer this week with this vote in parliament on wednesday? it is certainly a difficult issue and looks to be, so you mentioned there was a vote like this back early in this conflict, back in november, and in that, the same scottish national party pressed for a vote then on amy —— an immediate ceasefire. the labour leadership position then was that their only needed to be humanitarian poses but that caused real angst within the labour party, deep divisions, of the labour mps, deep divisions, of the labour mp5, 56 of them did not follow his call

to just abstain 56 of them did not follow his call tojust abstain on 56 of them did not follow his call to just abstain on that issue then, they backed the call for immediate ceasefire, and including ten of his top team who had to resign their posts. the question now, what happens here? what is we are seeing a gradual move in the position of keir starmer. we are a lot further into the conflict. there are many many more casualties and he is now calling on which he has for a few days, for this fighting must stop now, he is quite close to that position of an immediate ceasefire but is not using exactly the same words. the issue for the labour leadership is they are saying they want to look at what is tabled in parliament this week and take a decision of how they will instruct mps to vote. it could still cause quite a lot of difficulty for them. and it is definitely a tricky issue, the most difficult issue he has in marriage in his party.

the us and british ambassadors to moscow have laid flowers to honour alexei navalny, the russian campaigner and opposition politician who died in prison on friday. his family has accused the russian authorities of trying to cover their tracks by refusing to hand over his body. navalny�*s team believes the opposition leader was murdered but that's been rejected by russia's foreign ministry. his death has sparked international condemnation with memorials and vigils held in a number of countries. in russia more than 400 people have been detained following vigils. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, has this report. ever since the death of alexei navalny, people have been leaving tributes. but in putin's russia, even laying flowers can be risky, if you're doing it in memory of his biggest opponent. police have been clearing the streets, arresting hundreds across the country, preventing sorrow at navalny�*s death turning into mass protest. one memorial in moscow has

now been fenced off. this is the russia that navalny and his supporters wanted to change. but he was locked up for that. he was then punished even further in his arctic prison, with weeks on end in solitary confinement. the cause of his sudden death is still unknown. his mother has not been given his body and his team accuse the authorities of hiding something. with talk of additional international sanctions against russia, labour's shadow foreign secretary says it's also about enforcement. i remain concerned that the full implementation of the russia report following the interference in our elections and the work of our select committee have not been fully implemented so, yes, i think there are gaps and if we are successful when the general election is held, i intend to plug those gaps. the last time navalny was seen alive, he was defiantly cheerful,

appearing on video link from prison to a court hearing. but he had been poisoned three years ago with a nerve agent and when he returned to russia and was arrested, the risks were clear. that is true for others who have spoken out, like vladimir kara—murza, also poisoned then arrested for condemning the war on ukraine. his wife says the death of navalny underlines the immense cost of dissent. i was horrified but not surprised. because the use of political assassination as a method of dealing with opponents has been there for, well, the entire rule of vladimir putin. in life, navalny was putin's loudest challenger. - he said he was fighting for what he called the beautiful russia of the future. for his supporters, that is harder than ever to envisage now. sarah rainsford, bbc news.

to the war in ukraine. president biden has blamed russia's capture of a front line town in eastern ukraine on the failure of us lawmakers to approve a huge package of military aid for kyiv. president biden spoke to ukraine's president zelensky after ukrainian forces pulled out of avdiivkar. mr biden told him he was confident politicians in congress would approve the billions of dollars in additional war aid. president putin has congratulated the soldiers who captured the town. our correspondent simon jones has this report. withdrawal. ukrainian soldiers forced to retreat from avdiivka, a key town in the east of ukraine. although they are still fighting, a shortage of supplies and ammunition has been blamed for giving russia one of its biggest military victories for months. the white house is warning the stakes for ukraine and for the entire world remain high.

president biden is calling on american politicians to pass the latest package of military aid for kyiv, which has been blocked by congress. look, the ukrainian people fought so bravely and heroically, they put so much on the line, and the idea that now, they're running out of ammunition, we walk away, i find it absurd, ifind it and unethical, ifind itjust contrary to everything we are as a country. so i'm going to fight to get them the ammunition they need. the ukrainian president was in munich, where senior defence officials and world leaders have been gathering a week before the two—year anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine. president zelensky repeated his appeal for more weapons to avoid what he called a catastrophic situation in europe. translation: we are very much counting on this positive - decision of congress. for us, this package is vital. we are not considering alternatives

today because we count on the united states as our strategic partner, and that it will remain a strategic partner. as russian flags are raised in the centre of avdiivka, president putin has congratulated the russian military on what he called an important victory. but the conflict goes on. to the west of the town, ukrainian troops have been digging trenches to reinforce their defensive lines. the sound of war is never far away. ukraine insists its people have the spirit to win but it knows it needs international help to force russia to retreat. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more now on the latest developments in the israel—gaza war, we can cross live tojerusalem and our correspondent, paul adams.

the world health organization says the nasser hospital is now no longer functioning following the israeli raid. what is the latest? is the rage now over?— raid. what is the latest? is the race now over? ., rage now over? good evening. now, it is not, rage now over? good evening. now, it is not. these — rage now over? good evening. now, it is not, these early _ rage now over? good evening. now, it is not, these early troops _ rage now over? good evening. now, it is not, these early troops had - rage now over? good evening. now, it is not, these early troops had been - is not, these early troops had been in that hospital since the early hours of thursday morning, conducting extensive searches of the premises, arresting scores of what they alleged to be hamas fighters and retrieving weapons as well. they are also looking for any signs that israeli hostages were being held in the hospital, as they believe. as to the hospital, as they believe. as to the state of the hospital, that is very unclear because as you say, the who bus this morning we did that the hospital was not functioning, that echoed the comments from the hamas ministry of health and some of the dire reports we have had of many

people, apple 11, possibly, dying as a result of a lack of access to oxygen. and members of staff being arrested and so forth. the israelis have a different narrative. they say that the operation was a success, that the operation was a success, that no one they say has died out as a result of their actions and that the israeli military is under orders to keep the hospital going, that it has taken diesel and oxygen to nasser hospital precisely to achieve that goal. it is not at all clear what exactly the state of the hospital is. we have spent much of the day trying to clarify this and i'm afraid without much success. information difficult to come by. what about information when it comes to you? talk of a hostage ceasefire deal? . . , , ., to you? talk of a hostage ceasefire deal? . ., , , ., , , . deal? that all seems to be very much on hold at the — deal? that all seems to be very much on hold at the moment. _ deal? that all seems to be very much on hold at the moment. we _ deal? that all seems to be very much on hold at the moment. we heard - deal? that all seems to be very much i on hold at the moment. we heard from the qatar foreign minister yesterday speaking at the munich security

conference suggesting that the negotiations were not going well. the israeli government insists that the conditions laid down by hamas several days ago now are utterly unreasonable. at some point i suppose we will reach some kind of compromise but we do not appear to be close to that and of course for the families of the israeli hostages, many of them, this is extremely bad new because they say that the military campaign may have time, there may be plenty of opportunities for the israeli military to achieve objectives vote for their loved ones, time is definitely running out. this time yesterday. _ definitely running out. this time yesterday. the _ definitely running out. this time yesterday, the israeli _ definitely running out. this time yesterday, the israeli prime - yesterday, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was holding a news conference in which he said the idf operation to go into raffle will go ahead. he said that'll happen only when civilians had been moved out of the area. again, it seems that everyone is waiting to see what this plan might

be. there any further details on how that could happen?— that could happen? again, a distinct lack of clarity- _ that could happen? again, a distinct lack of clarity. all _ that could happen? again, a distinct lack of clarity. all israeli _ lack of clarity. all israeli officials will tell you is that they are working on a plan and that they hope to have it in place soon. what it will amount to is anyone's guess. i was in contact with a lady in rafah this morning and she said some people are leaving, heading west towards the mediterranean sea. there is other... there are other areas of open ground to the north of rafah. in some israeli officials have suggested that maybe that is where people will go. there is also attention being given to the still unexplained egyptian construction works just across the border inside egypt, which the egyptians say is not designed to house a large influx of palestinian refugees, but it is clear that they are making preparations to accommodate at least

some, if some people decide that they simply have no option but to cross out of the gaza strip. this is not a clear situation and i think that and the fact that the israeli military is relatively short—staffed at the moment in the gaza strip, many of those reservists mobilise for the start of the campaign have since been demobilised. there is a feeling that any assault on rafah still be some time, even weeks away. the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron says the sovereignty of the falkland islands will not be up for discussion, as long as they want to remain a british territory. this week lord cameron will make the first visit by a uk cabinet minister to the islands in the south atlantic ocean since twenty— sixteen. since 2016. last month argentina's new presidentjavier milei called for them to be handed back. in a referendum a decade ago islanders voted overwhelmingly

to remain a uk overseas territory. it is british cinema's biggest night — the baftas are taking place in london. plenty of big names from the uk and the rest of the world are in attendance, putting on a show on the red carpet. the historical biopic, oppenheimer, leads the way with 13 nominations — as our culture editor, katie razzall, reports. i don't know if we can be trusted... ..with such a weapon. the film to beat. good evening. her brain and her body are not quite synchronised. the one coming up behind. the one that was snubbed. so who will triumph this year at the baftas? only an atomic—level upset will blow oppenheimer off course. christopher nolan's three—hour epic looks set to win him his first baftas for best director, he is also a favourite for best film and cillian murphy for leading actor, one of several irish nominees. your sad face makes me discover angry feelings for you. in a very strong year forfemale roles, emma stone's

performance in the fantastical frankenstein—style poor things makes her the frontrunner for best actress. i am bella baxter. margot robbie is also in that race with her ken, ryan gosling, for best supporting actor. hi, ken. hi, barbie. unlike the oscars which ignored robbie's compelling performance in pink. at the baftas, barbie, a film that tapped into the zeitgeist, is the first billion dollar movie solely directed by a woman... so cool. ..isn�*t up for best film or best director. the only female director to make it onto that list isjustine triet for her dramatic french legal thriller, anatomy of a fall. it's german star, sandra huller, has been nominated for two bafta acting awards. for this... stop. ..and the zone of interest, the chilling story of an auschwitz commandant and his family. in german, but from the british directorjonathan glazer, the movie is in the running for film not in english

and outstanding british film. also competing for best british movie, the haunting all of us strangers and saltburn. and here he is. can the social—media sensation walk away with the prize? we'll know soon. katie razzall, bbc news. for viewers in the uk, if you want to watch the baftas ceremony, presented by david tennant, you can see it on bbc one or the bbc iplayer. the programme starts at 7pm. to japan where a thousand year old ritual has taken place for the last time ever. hundreds of men in white lioncloths head to a mountainous temple in a cedar forest to take part in the "sominsai" festival, regarded as one of the strangest injapan. the men bathe in a creek and then march around the temple's ground chanting "evil be gone". organising the event has become a burden for the ageing local faithful who find it hard to keep up with the rigours of the ritual, so it was the final festival on saturday.

stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. some very mild air across the uk at the moment. and, of course, we saw some particularly heavy downpours of rain last night and this morning. a lot of surface water around already with the ground is saturated. a number of flood warnings in place across the midlands and down into somerset. more rain to come as we head through next week. staying very unsettled and wet and windy at times. temperatures will also be dropping back down to the seasonal average. a bit more rain to come in the forecast for some of us tonight.

that comes courtesy of this cold front sinking down from the north—west. a short spell of possibly quite heavy rain across north—western areas. that band of rain fizzling out as it sinks southwards and eastwards. reaching the midlands by the time we get to tomorrow morning. this is how we start off the day tomorrow. temperatures a little bit lower than they have been. still mild for the time of year. a band of rain continues to push further southwards and eastwards as we head through monday morning but it is fizzling out as it goes. a few showers for the south—east of england and east anglia and then these will brighten up. staying dry through the day tomorrow for most of us with sunny spells. showers edging into western scotland and northern ireland by the end of the day. temperatures are little bit lower. some slightly fresher feeling air behind that weather front. fresher feeling air behind that weatherfront. some fresher feeling air behind that weather front. some cooler conditions behind the next cold front that will be sinking southwards and eastwards on tuesday, bringing some heavy rain across

north—western scotland through northern ireland and into northern england and potentially western wales in the afternoon. a band of showers moving into western scotland. ahead of the front, still very mild, 13, 14 celsius. but we will see some heavy rain as we had through wednesday. strong, gusty south—westerly winds. and another called front introducing some chili conditions as we head into thursday. some of the showers could be heavy of a wintry —— could be wintry over higher ground.

live from london. this is bbc news. a 42—year—old woman's been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of three children in the city of bristol. police believe this was an isolated incident with no further risk to the wider community. the world health organization says gaza's second biggest hospital is now completely out of service, following an israeli raid. the who said it believes at least 11 patients had died due to interruptions in the supply of electricity and oxygen. israel has condemned remarks by the president of brazil — after luis lula da silva accuses israeli troop of committing genocide in gaza and compared the assault in gaza to the actions of adolf hitler. british film's big night is under way —

the red carpet is out and the baftas as they are known, is seeing stars from home and abroad compete for the top awards including best actor, actress, and film. hello i'm samantha simmonds. a reminder of our breaking news this hour: a 42—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of three children in bristol in south—west england. police say they made a welfare check at an address in sea mills overnight. police believe it was an isolated incident with no further risk to the wider community. officers will remain at the scene to reassure members of the public. more now on reaction to the death of prominent russian opposition

with more on this, our correspondent, sean dilleyjoins me from the newsroom it's deeply tragic as we said earlier, hearing on bbc news app and online, you can read the details which are pretty scant at the moment. we know police received a call to a force control room in the early hours of this morning around 12:40am. in response to that concern for welfare, the dispatchers sent officers to the address in those early hours. those officers entered the property and sadly they found bodies, three the property and sadly they found bodies, three children the property and sadly they found bodies, three children pronounced dead shortly after. the somerset police say they do not believe there is a wider threat to the community and have said the 42—year—old woman is in custody in hospital. she has been arrested on suspicion of murder, which is an investigative step, away police can investigate circumstances as to has happened.

this is the most exacting circumstances for those officers to paramedics and paramedics and anyone who is in that scene. they will be working closely with the suspect to find out exactly what has happened there. officers say they will support the family of the three children and those details will be brought to you as they emerge. what we can tell you is somerset police have referred itself to the independent watchdog for police conduct. they confirmed they've had previous contact with police. as the bbc, we do not have access those so we do not know the details and may not have come into contact with the police which may be unhelpful to speculate. officers will be working with the 42—year—old woman they have arrested and looking at the evidence there to try to piece together what

has happened and make sense without wishing to sound like a cliche of something that can have no sense back please keep tuned online and we will bring you the latest as we receive it. will bring you the latest as we receive it— more now on reaction to the death of prominent russian opposition figure alexei navalny in an arctic penal colony on friday. the us ambassador to moscow has laid flowers in his honour, describing him as an inspiring example. natalya pelevina is a russian opposition activist and politician who knew alexei navalny. she gave her reaction to his death. devastation, anger, a lot of anger. and the sense of loss because he really was for a lot of people in russia who oppose what's going on, a beacon of hope. even when he was in jail. there was a lot of hope connected to his name. and as irrational as it might have been in the recent years when he was already in prison and we knew that he would be

in prison for as long as putin is in power, nevertheless, just a big chunk of what we still believe then suddenly gone in a split second. most of this is speculation for the moment. we can't rule anything since he was already... there was an attempt on his life before, poisoning, that took place in 2020. so that could have been a second attempt. or this could have been a result of the horrific conditions that he was in for the past three years. he was in solitary confinement at least 27 times over the last three years. which is basically him being kept in a tiny little cell with very limited food, with no movement, bodily, sort of movement. he was only allowed half an hour walk once a day and this was in another tiny little cell, five square metres. the only difference, in that cell there was no ceiling. half an hour ofjust physically moving your body. this could have had consequences as well.

so we don't really know at the moment and the worst part is that the longer they don't give the body to the families, and they can conduct their own investigation, and do their own tests and involve their own experts, the less there is a chance that we will ever know. and i think they will play their usual game. and they will give excuses as to why they are not giving the body which is basically the evidence today of what happened to him. and eventually, when they will maybe return the body to the family, it will be too late to find anything out. the protests are purely symbolic at the moment. i mean, there are protests in russia and those are very brave people who come out and they have been arrested, many have been arrested, over 300 people in the last 24 hours were arrested in russia. i was protesting, i was organising a protest in new york city, so that's very different. it's symbolic at the moment. but i think it is important,

it does send a message, as does the attention to this from the western leaders, from the western, you know, important figures. all this attention is important, even though it might not, of course, change the situation in russia immediately, u nfortu nately. as we've been reporting, the family of the russian opposition activist alexei navalny has accused the russian authorities of trying to cover their tracks by refusing to hand over his body. his death — announced on friday — sparked diplomatic outrage and an outpouring of grief around the world. it also brought back into focus the case of russian—british activist vladimir kara—murza who's serving a 25 year sentence in siberia for criticising the war in ukraine. the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg has been speaking to his wife — evgenia kara—murza — and started by asking for her thoughts after the death of alexei navalny. i was horrified, but not surprised. because the use of political assassination as a method of dealing with opponents has been

there for...well, for the entire rule of vladimir putin. he's been using this method since early 20005. this was a murder for which vladimir putin is responsible. all that impunity that lasted for decades led him to believe that he's somehow untouchable. and for as long as he's sitting in the kremlin unchecked, we will see more... ..war—monging. we will see more repression and we will see more deaths. you told us injune you feared for your husband's life. has what's happened in the last couple of days increased that sense of foreboding? i have been afraid for my husband's life since at least 2015. since that first call that i received about vladimir collapsing in moscow and going into a coma with multiple organ failure.

for no reason at all. an absolutely healthy... ..healthy men with no medical conditions whatsoever, just collapsing and going into a coma with multiple organ failure. i have been sleeping with my phone since, dreading yet another call of that sort. i believe that my husband's life is in danger, as are lives of many other political prisoners in russian prisons, because these people are kept behind bars, very often with serious medical conditions, with no proper medical treatment, and they are kept in such conditions in order to make their state of health deteriorate. you must be on edge all the time. you said you sleep with your phone. what goes through your mind when it rings? with all of that is that's happening, i cannot afford... ..breaking down. i cannot afford... ..being afraid.

i cannot afford just the normal human feeling of fear. i have to always fight that and step over it and say, "yes, i am afraid, but that is not important right now." continuing the fight is important. telling the stories of those people who are suffering from the regime is important. today, people are getting arrested for laying flowers to the memorials of our victims of repression so that that situation is deteriorating, it seems, by the day. what would you like western leaders to do? get on the same page with the help to ukraine. the us congress has been debating that aid to ukraine for how long now? and they seem to be finally, finally agreeing that it is needed. but come on, did alexei navalny have to die for this to happen? vladimir putin will re—appoint

himself president of the russian federation in less than a month. and i mean, for almost a quarter of a century, he's been in power. and according to international organisations, the last free but not fair election in russia took place in 2003. so i have this question to the international community. will it maybe finally say that vladimir putin isn't a legitimate leader when it comes to political prisoners? yes, more should be done to get those whose lives are in danger out. these people who are being now slowly killed. these are... they represent that

alternative to vladimir putin. and if they're not saved, who is going to be there to rebuild the country from scratch? who is going to make russia into a democracy, if not these people who have stood up? tell their...i don't know, with their heads held high and say no. evgenia, thanks so much forjoining us again. our security correspondent frank gardner is at the munich security conference and has more on the international response to the war in ukraine. good morning from, as you say, the third and final day of this absolutely crucial security conference, coming at a very critical time for ukraine and for nato. and a lot of questions about whether the west can give ukraine the support it needs in time to fend off advancing russian forces. with me here is us congressman

heinz from connecticut. you're a democrat, you're part of a big us delegation here. what is america's message to this conference? well, it's an interesting question. the message certainly from the highest ranking american here, the vice president, when she spoke, was that we are engaged in a global battle against authoritarianism and on behalf of democracy, and that is certainly the american position. there's an asterisk on that right now because in some ways the message is being delivered to us by our european allies, and that message is very clear, which is that we had better get our political act together in order to pass this supplemental. because there just is no substitute for american support. the supplemental is the bill to give ukraine roughly $60 billion of military aid that it is desperately crying out for, that is being held up by donald trump supporters. being held up by a minority, interestingly enough, of the republican party, but it's a very vocal, very intense minority. an because the political situation in the house is so close, with a tiny, tiny majority forthe republicans, i remain optimistic that we'll get it done. but it's a close thing right now.

how long is it going to take, though? because every day, every week that the delay happens — and i think there's a two—week recess going on in washington — ukrainians are dying. president zelenskyi looked us in the eye yesterday in a meeting and set precisely that, which is that every day is a day that children are left parentless — it was heart—rending to hear. and so you're right, this certainly does not get done in the next ten days. we also have the budget to finish up by the 1st of march. realistically speaking, this is a second week of march kind of thing, and that is a tragedy because the ukrainians are running out of ammunition. a number of figures including lord cameron saying it's essential to try and get their message across to americans that this isn't some kind of charity and this is europe's's

fight and the west�*s fight to hold back the forces of democracy as it were. and stoltenberg said if president putin prevails in ukraine, it sends a message to autocrats that force and might works. do you think this message is getting through to some people in washington who are resisting the spell? i some people in washington who are resisting the spell?— resisting the spell? i think this is a moment in _ resisting the spell? i think this is a moment in which _ resisting the spell? i think this is a moment in which the _ resisting the spell? i think this is a moment in which the majority i resisting the spell? i think this is l a moment in which the majority of americans— a moment in which the majority of americans understand what's at stake here _ americans understand what's at stake here the _ americans understand what's at stake here. the majority of americans understand much of the money gets spent _ understand much of the money gets spent within the united states in our arms— spent within the united states in our arms manufacturers but you have a vocal _ our arms manufacturers but you have a vocal minority that is both trumpian _ a vocal minority that is both trumpian and feeds on isolationism and the _ trumpian and feeds on isolationism and the absolute nonsense... representing the view of scepticism around _ representing the view of scepticism

around ukraine said if this is so existentiai— around ukraine said if this is so existential for europeans, how come they aren't _ existential for europeans, how come they aren't emptying their treasuries? and in some senses they are. treasuries? and in some senses they are the _ treasuries? and in some senses they are. the united states is on a per capita _ are. the united states is on a per capita basis, in terms of our contributions to ukraine. there is a lot of— contributions to ukraine. there is a lot of nonsense on top of... what is a generation— lot of nonsense on top of... what is a generation long tradition of isolationism in the united states. which _ isolationism in the united states. which is — isolationism in the united states. which is probably going to concern a lot of people here. thank you very much for your time. when you look at this conference compared to other conferences, i have to say that i think the level of concern here is probably profound because you have not only got russian advances on the battlefield, in avdiivka for example, but also big concerns about what america will look like after the presidential election. a lot of uncertainty there. over the last few months,

we've heard many stories of those whose lives have been devastated by the post office scandal. mother—of—five jacqueline falcon, was one of those wrongly accused of fraud and handed a suspended prison sentence. our reporter luke walton has been hearing her story. that used to be the post office where i spent over a decade working. jacqueline shows me around the village where she brought up herfamily and, for so long, worked at the post office, a job she once loved. you had many happy times? i did, it was my second home. i loved the post office. i spent a lot of hours here. the post office has since moved around the corner. the original premises is now a barber, but her memories remain raw. nearly £1,000 went missing because of then unknown faults with the software. as the staff member in charge, suspicion fell on her. it was very confusing.

i felt stupid as well because i couldn't find it. where does it go? does it just vanish? she tried to cover up the shortfall, but investigators moved in. how much of a shock was it to be arrested, actually be taken to court and convicted? it was horrendous because i got arrested in front of my children. i was taken to the police station, fingerprinted, swabbed, mugshot, everything. i was put in a cell and the police then searched my home. she received a three—month suspended jail sentence, having been advised to plead guilty to escape prison. what she did not avoid was the blow to her reputation and livelihood. i could hardly leave the house. i could not be a mother to my children because i was always depressed. my children got bullied in school. people would say horrible things to them in the street, on facebook, about me, saying i was a thief and things like that. and this went on for nine years? that's how long you have lived with it? that's how long ifelt shunned by the community. some of them stood by us from day one, you know,

but a lot of them shunned us and they still give me dirty looks now. on tuesday, she became the latest of many post office staff to have their conviction overturned by the high court. vindication for her and her family. i was absolutely elated, but also emotionally and physically drained. it feels like my mum has got the justice she deserves. she didn't do anything wrong to the post office, or to anyone. it just feels like a massive heavyweight has been lifted off all of our family's shoulders, especially my mum's. as to the wider causes of the scandal, feelings are still running high. now i know what horizon did, what fujitsu did, what the post office did, what the government did, it is anger now. the government insists it is speeding up justice and compensation for victims of the scandal, but for jacqueline and others, recovering from the trauma will be a long and difficult path.

poor mental health has emerged as one of the biggest issues facing british farmers, according to research from the farm safety foundation. the charity says over 90% of farmers they surveyed said it was having an impact on their well being. a family from warwickshire, who lost their son to suicide, want more farmers to talk openly and have an idea of how to get those difficult conversations started. rebecca wood reports. a cup of tea and a chat, a simple activity one which linda and andy eden hope could save someone's life. their son, len, took his life on new year's day in 2022. a popular student at harper adams university, he was the life and soul of the party with plenty of friends. no—one expected it. he used to say he couldn't understand how anyone could get to that point where they couldn't see another way. you're never going to be 100% all the time, and you may feel

down one day and think, why am i down? what's different from yesterday? or what makes me feel better? and just accept the fact that that's something that's always going to be changing. i'd only got the one son and i'd worked hard all my life to leave a legacy for him. and what i actually think now, we've got the potential to leave a bigger legacy in his name. andy and linda are hoping that message gets through because a recent survey found that 94% of under—40s in the industry said poor mental health was their biggest day—to—day concern. it's a very lonely industry. in the grand scheme of things you work in by yourself- for a lot of things. it's a very stressful environment and no one talks to each other. so it's helpful if you talk because if you don't, you get yourself down. charles farms near nuneaton.

he's seen far too many of his peers affected by poor mental health and is keen to help the next generation. why not think about people you haven't spoken to for a while or people that have maybe just been a little bit quiet and just pick up the phone, give them a ring and have a chat to them and start the conversation yourself? on wednesday, len would have turned 25. hundreds of tea bags and biscuits will be handed out in his name to students at his former university, with the hope they'll take the time to share a brew and open up conversations. rebecca wood, bbc news. let's get more now on british cinema's biggest night: the baftas. the ceremony begins in london shortly. one of the most prestigious awards is the bafta fellowship. this year the recipient is the actor and director — samantha morton. she's been speaking to my colleague — lizo mzimba. i'm overwhelmed and honoured and i'm, yeah, i'm incredibly grateful to be here, actually, you know. you've had an incredible career from roles when you're a young in things like cracker or band of gold through to

so many big blockbusters. minority report directed by steven spielberg. but a real emphasis on making independent movies a lot of the time. i mean, when you look back at your career, what are the things that you look back on and think, "i'm glad i did that and the impact it made"? well, i think for me growing up in nottingham, in the care system, you know, being very, very underprivileged, i look back at all that kind of the early roles that i had, like band of gold, you know, things like that were very important. kay mellor�*s band of gold, it opened a huge amount of doors for me. films like under the skin, that was a bfi film that was shot by barry ackroyd. we made that film for half a million pounds, and that was what woody allen saw at the new york film festival. so, you know, film changed my life and i wouldn't be here without the opportunity to act. that was given to me at centraljunior tv workshop forfree. and then, yeah, i'vejust been... and also ijust get on with it. ijust do the work, you know,

and i'm happy to be working. and it used to be that when an actress hit a certain age, the work would dry up. but times are changing now, so there are great roles for us out there and we need more. but i'm just lucky still to be working, actually. it's more than luck. i mean, it's talent. i mean, the things that we see you in even now over the past few years, an incredible range of roles. i remember watching you in the whale last year and then she said, a completely different role, playing the role of zelda perkins. i mean, when those kind of parts come along, do you just think, yeah, this is something wonderfu i can sink my teeth into? yes, i do. that's really well put. like its about the role, the great role, the meaty roles. but also i have a social obligation... what am i saying when i perform that role? it's notjust entertainment. i just always feel that i have a duty to be really, i don't know, play people, real people, people that get overlooked.

prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu was speaking at a conference. let's listen in. irate netanyahu was speaking at a conference. let's listen in. we have seen there — conference. let's listen in. we have seen there may _ conference. let's listen in. we have seen there may rejoice _ conference. let's listen in. we have seen there may rejoice over - conference. let's listen in. we have seen there may rejoice over the - seen there may rejoice over the savagery, something even the nazis retrieves to publicise. they came on as killers with go pro cameras to declare to the world and their people what kind of cruelty and inhumanity they were capable of. with fiendishly they showed us murderers, horrible action. this puts us in front of a huge challenge and our goal can be summarised in two words. a total victory. total victory against these savages. it's not just our victory against these savages. it's

notjust our battle... irate victory against these savages. it's notjust our battle. . .— notjust our battle... we will step away from _ notjust our battle... we will step away from that _ notjust our battle... we will step away from that and _ notjust our battle... we will step away from that and continue - notjust our battle... we will step - away from that and continue watching it while we come off air but we will bring you the highlights at the top of the hour. prime minister benjamin netanyahu at that conference. stay with us here on bbc news. a lot of blue sky here in belfast but a wet start to the day for many with heavy downpours of rain. a lot of surface water around with the ground ready saturated. a number of flood warnings in place across the midlands and down into somerset. more rain to come as we head through next week. staying very unsettled and wet and windy at times. temperatures will also be dropping back down to the seasonal average. a bit more rain to come in the forecast for some of us tonight. that comes courtesy of this cold front sinking down from the north—west. a short spell of possibly quite heavy rain across

north—western areas. that band of rain fizzling out as it sinks southwards and eastwards. reaching the midlands by the time we get to tomorrow morning. this is how we start off the day tomorrow. temperatures a little bit lower than they have been. still mild for the time of year. a band of rain continues to push further southwards and eastwards as we head through monday morning but it is fizzling out as it goes. a few showers for the south—east of england and east anglia and then these will brighten up. staying dry through the day tomorrow for most of us with sunny spells. showers edging into western scotland and northern ireland by the end of the day. temperatures are little bit lower. some slightly fresher feeling air behind that weather front. some cooler conditions behind the next cold front that will be sinking southwards and eastwards on tuesday, bringing some heavy rain across north—western scotland through northern ireland and into northern england and potentially western wales in the afternoon. a band of showers moving into western scotland. ahead of the front, still very mild, 13, 14 celsius. but we will see some heavy rain as we had through wednesday. strong, gusty south—westerly winds.

and another cold front introducing some chilly conditions as we head into thursday. some of the showers could be wintry over higher ground.

live from london, this is bbc news... the world health organization says gaza's second biggest hospital is now completely out of service following an israeli raid. israel condemns remarks by the president of brazil after luis lula da silva accuses israeli troop of committing genocide. a woman's been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of three children in the city of bristol. pointing the finger of blame. president biden says recent military defeats for ukraine were caused by a lack on action in congress. and putting on a show — its british film's big night. the baftas are taking place in london.

hello, i'm tanya beckett. the world health organization says the biggest hospital in southern gaza is now no longerfunctioning, after a raid by israeli forces. the head of the who, said a team from the organisation had not been allowed to enter the nasser hospital in the city of khan younis to assess the condition of the 200 remaining patients. scores of people remain inside the building, but there is said to be no power and not enough staff to look after them. the israeli military says it has killed about 20 hamas fighters and seized numerous weapons in the area of the hospital. the conflict in gaza has been a key topic at the munich security conference. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet spoke to the prime minister of the palestinian authority, mohammad shtayyeh, about the situation on the ground. for us, revitalisation of the palestinian authority, it means one thing. it means allowing us to function.

how can you function at a time when israel is deducting two