israeli strikes continue across gaza — particularly in the south — as the number of people killed nears a reported 30,000. donald trump's only rival vows to fight on even after he beats her in her home state of south carolina. and 0ppenheimer is the big winner at the screen actors guild awards — it nets the top prize, as well as best actor for cillian murphy. hello, i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we will have more on all of those stories to come but first we want to take you life to ukraine because president zelensky is speaking there. let's listen to what he is saying in kyiv. thank you for all those questions. first of all, as regards the

summits, ithink first of all, as regards the summits, i think it is only right to become stronger on the battlefield. it depends on us, on our manufacturing capacity, our partners. it is also important diplomatically we don't like to be force—fed those negotiations. also from the countries that are not here, because they are at war, not that i wish them to be at war, but that i wish them to be at war, but that initiative would come from ukraine. started at the summit in indonesia, the first collaboration summit, it will happen, i so hope that it will happen this spring. we should not lose this diplomatic initiative. it will take place in

switzerland. the second summit, we would like to have it not even on european continent, maybe another continent, and in the coming weeks or months, this information will appear at the first summit. a plan will be developed and then countries will be developed and then countries will sit to look into technicalities of each of the crises brought by this war. take the example of the green initiative, we said that we had no trust in putin and we agreed on specific steps. —— example of the grain initiative. we spoke with the un secretary antonio guterres. it was not important he was from their

side. if this doesn't work, we were never the less go towards having this corridor, that was our idea that happened. later on, russia aligned that no one could trust them, it started doing something but we were all ready for our own grain corridor. importantly, we never betrayed or let down our partners. we consciously went for this form of grain initiative, partners on their side understood russia could not be trusted and do nothing about it because they're grain already went its way. it was a very important result at the time. same with the countries, when there is a response,

the document will appear. not to say that russia is guaranteed to get this or accept it, no one can guarantee he will be presenting them at the time, but we just say that the document will be there, like it was with the grain initiative. the document will be presented by negotiators in this and that format, we don't know it yet, but it will be presented to the russian side and we will be ready for the second summit and respective diplomatic steps to look towards just it was the end for. this is our initiative. —— look towards just peace and the end of war. after elections in different countries worldwide, i don't want any advance from other democratic or

undemocratic countries with an initiative that goes against the nation of the country at war currently. abc, please. it nation of the country at war currently. abc, please. it only ever seems enough _ currently. abc, please. it only ever seems enough to _ currently. abc, please. it only ever seems enough to keep _ currently. abc, please. it only ever seems enough to keep you - currently. abc, please. it only ever seems enough to keep you in - currently. abc, please. it only ever seems enough to keep you in the i seems enough to keep you in the fight _ seems enough to keep you in the fight and — seems enough to keep you in the fight and not when it, is it time to make _ fight and not when it, is it time to make a_ fight and not when it, is it time to make a deal— fight and not when it, is it time to make a deal with vladimir putin and how concerned are you about the elections — how concerned are you about the elections in the united states? is it possible to talk to a deaf person? is it possible to address

someone who is killing his opponents? 0k, thank you so much. so, the auestion ok, thank you so much. so, the question is— 0k, thank you so much. so, the question is about _ 0k, thank you so much. so, the question is about legal - 0k, thank you so much. so, the question is about legal and - question is about legal and political aspects of it. we will offer a platform for him on which he will be able to agree he lost the war, it was his big mistake, it may be small for him but a big tragedy for us, the whole democratic world. because of that, there should be justice for the matter and if

ukraine loses the war, i am sure it will not, the hardest part of it was two years ago, at least we do not have this alternative not to win. we cannot lose, what it will mean if ukraine loses, it means there will be no us in existence. definitely this is not the end of our existence. if ukraine loses, if it becomes complicated the number of victims, it will depend on you, our partners, the western world. if we are strong with the weapons that we get, we won't lose the war, we will prevail. all backwards steps done by putin nearly on a daily basis will hugely affect its own public. its

society. he needs to think about his own internal safety if you check what he is talking about these days, he is speaking, he uses figures to speak about him and seeing himself in power until 2030. that speak about him and seeing himself in power until 2030.— in power until 2030. that is president — in power until 2030. that is president zelensky - in power until 2030. that is| president zelensky speaking in power until 2030. that is i president zelensky speaking in in power until 2030. that is - president zelensky speaking in kyiv marking the second anniversary of the uk more. —— ukraine or. you may have heard he was asked by one of the report is if it was time to make a deal with putin and he said is it possible to speak to a deaf person? his comments came as ukraine criticised its western supporters

for failing to live up to commitments they have made about weapons deliveries. there are reports of shortages of ammunition and other material and russian invaders advancing on other parts of the front line. the defence minister said half of the promised assistance was arriving late and that every time this happened, ukraine lost people and territories. have a listen to what he said. at people and territories. have a listen to what he said.- listen to what he said. at the moment. _ listen to what he said. at the moment, commitment - listen to what he said. at the i moment, commitment doesn't constitute delivery. 50% of commitments are not delivered on time. so which means that in the mathematics of war, we look to the enemy, their economy is almost 2 trillion, they use up to 15% official and unofficial budget for the war which constitutes over 150 billion us dollars. so, annually, it's officially. so basically, whatever commitment that doesn't come

on time, we'll lose people, we'll lose territory. that is ukraine's defence minister. earlier i spoke to yuriy sak, an adviser to ukraine's minister of stategic industries. he said delays in receiving support were costly. of course, we have always been on the one hand very grateful for our partners for the support we are receiving, but at the same time, we have always stressed that the delays in the supply of ammunition, any delays of the supplies of any weapon systems, results in higher casualties, higher rate of losses, so when we urge our partners to provide these weapons and ammunitions faster, we are not criticising them, we are just stipulating the facts. time is weaponised by russia and we have to be conscious of that. this is why ukraine has already

started to produce our own ammunition, we are building up our own defence industry sector and base, up our own defence but of course we are still heavily reliant on the support of our western partners and time is of essence. how crucial will it be for us politicians to agree those billions of dollars in aid currently stuck in the us house of representatives? 0n the one hand, we have always said that if there is no support coming to ukraine, of course for us it is a war of survival, so we will continue the fight with brooms and sticks if we have to, but as our president has said just today, he said will ukrainians survive? yes, we will, but not all of us, so that needs to be kept in mind. it is all about the cost

that has to be paid, we have committed to defending the values of a free europe and free world, and we will fight this war, we are not asking our partners to send their soldiers or boots on the ground, but we are asking for weapons, financial support, because it is about our survival and that by extension will impact the future of european countries and the world at large. here in the uk, the conservative party is finding itself increasingly under pressure after an mp made comments described as "islamophobic, anti—muslim and racist". lee anderson was suspended from the party after saying london's mayor was controlled by "islamists". the suspension was not for the comments but for refusing to apologise. the party's leadership was drawn further into the argument on sunday — the deputy prime minister refusing to say whether he thought the comments were islamophobic. 0ur political correspondent georgia roberts reports. lee anderson, seen this morning, was not long ago the deputy chairman of the conservative party,

but he has now been suspended for refusing to apologise for these comments. i don't actually believe that these islamists have got control of our country, but what i do believe is they've got control of khan and they've got control of london. speaking this morning, the deputy prime minister said the mp didn't intend to be islamophobic, but acknowledged the comments could have been read that way, which is why he was asked to apologise. i don't believe that lee anderson was intending to be islamophobic, but nonetheless i understand the concern, particularly when it is in relation to the mayor of london, how those words have caused offence. but you're talking about... and because of that, that is precisely why he was given the chance to apologise. and when he failed to do so, action was taken. the deputy prime minister said there were wider concerns about rising extremism that were right to be addressed. it comes after the speaker controversially allowed labour

to have their say in an snp debate, citing concerns over mps' safety. i think what lee anderson was more broadly expressing in his interviews, and others have done, is a deep concern, which by the way i also share, about the way in which politics is being conducted. and what has happened over the past week, i never thought in my lifetime as a politician i would see a situation where what was happening in the house of commons was influenced by the threat of violence, and that has caused huge anger and frustration. labour's shadow international development secretary criticised the prime minister's handling of the row. watching what has unfolded in the conservative party, the absolute poison that has been allowed to seep into their political debate and a prime minister that is seemingly unwilling to even acknowledge the term islamophobia, let alone stand up to senior politicians in his party dragging our politics into the sewer. the snp are seeking another vote on the gaza conflict this week in parliament,

with an aim to keeping the pressure up on the issue. 0utside parliament, the high emotion on this shows no signs of abating any time soon. georgia roberts, bbc news. the muslim council of britain says it welcomed mr anderson's suspension but is concerned it was only taken because he refused to apologise rather than the nature of his remarks. the secretary of the council called for an investigation into what she called the structural islamophobia within the party, right into the conservative party church she said... —— writing to the conservative party chair... to the middle east now. israeli forces are continuing strikes across the gaza strip, with heavy urban combat in the southern city of khan younis.

gaza's health ministry says more than 90 people were killed through the night and the total number is nearing 30,000. in the israeli city of tel aviv, police used water cannon for the first time to disperse anti—government protesters demanding the release of the hostages held in gaza by hamas. paul adams reports. tel aviv last night. israel's deep divisions on raw display. these streets are used to protests, but they are bigger now, angry. for the first time since october, the police resorting to tougher measures. the loathing for israel's prime minister and his hardline cabinet goes back more than a year, but it's spurred on by the war in gaza and the fear that their government is more interested in defeating hamas than freeing hostages. we cannot keep on doing the military solutions because they are not working. it is becoming worse. a lot of people are dead on both sides. we are waiting for any development and we want them home.

the government here says the talks aimed at getting the hostages back are making progress — something hamas denies. the process is due to continue in qatar this week, but the government is also saying it is about to approve plans for an assault on rafah. it says those plans will include a mass evacuation of civilians before ground troops go in. some palestinians aren't waiting, leaving rafah for places where they hope they will be safer. air strikes are already causing panic in a city where more than a million people are sheltering. and with each day that passes, the number of palestinians killed in this war creeps closer to another grim milestone — 30,000. paul adams, bbc news, jerusalem. it isa it is a busy day of sport. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre.

liverpool and chelsea have not long got under way, in the league cup final. here's no mo salah, or darwin nunez for liverpool, even in their squad, as they contend with injuries, with chelsea unchanged from their draw with manchester city last weekend. chelsea and liverpool have met in two previous efl cup finals, in 2005 and 2022, with liverpool recently winning the most recent on penalties. goalless as it stands at the moment at wembley. there'sjust one match in the english premier league this sunday. wolves are in action against sheffield united and it's the home side who have the lead. pablo sarabia with the goal. that is into the closing stages. a point would take sheffield united off the bottom of the table. to cricket and india have fought back and are in a strong position to win not only the fourth test but also the series

against england, after an impressive third day in ranchi. they started it trailing by 134 runs with three wickets remaining in theirfirst innings — but now are chasing 152 to win, after an england batting collapse. dhruv jurel�*s 90 helped them to a total of 307 all out in theirfirst innings, which cut into england's lead. england then collapsed in their second innings. ravichandran ashwin doing the damage for home side with ben duckett and ollie pope removed. five wickets in all for him. joe root was unable to match his heriocs from the first innings. he went forjust ii. england were 145 all out. rohit sharma and yashasvi jaiswal have india on a0 without loss in their chase. it's very much india's match for the taking. india played well. jurel batted well towards the end and poppy scored a few more runs than we would have liked. of course there will be pressure. — liked. of course there will be pressure. it _ liked. of course there will be pressure, it is _ liked. of course there will be pressure, it is my _ liked. of course there will be pressure, it is my debut - liked. of course there will be i pressure, it is my debut series, liked. of course there will be - pressure, it is my debut series, but

once _ pressure, it is my debut series, but once i_ pressure, it is my debut series, but once i went — pressure, it is my debut series, but once i went in the middle, the only thing _ once i went in the middle, the only thing i_ once i went in the middle, the only thing i was — once i went in the middle, the only thing i was thinking was what does my team _ thing i was thinking was what does my team need? if i could stay in the middle _ my team need? if i could stay in the middle for— my team need? if i could stay in the middle for a — my team need? if i could stay in the middle for a long time and add as many— middle fora long time and add as many runs— middle for a long time and add as many runs as possible it would be better_ many runs as possible it would be better for— many runs as possible it would be better for me and because we had a good _ better for me and because we had a good understanding, we were chatting a lot and _ good understanding, we were chatting a lot and we have played a lot of domestic— a lot and we have played a lot of domestic cricket together, so that was helpful. winning a test match in india, given the conditions and crowd is an achievement in itself. 0ur chief cricket writer stephan shemilt told me england still have plenty of positives to take away. if you had said england would be 3—1 down afterfour if you had said england would be 3—1 down after four tests at the beginning of the series you might think that is not too bad an effort for any visiting team coming to india. the regret comes from the opportunities that england have had for the scoreline to be much closer than that, level at 2—2, or even england in front. we will see if they can pull off something remarkable on the fourth day, england have got four for five bouts. if they can't, they will look back at these four tests and wonder what might have been and they will go to the fifth test thinking that

4-1, go to the fifth test thinking that 4—1, if they were so loose there, would not be a fair reflection of the series. and to rugby union, and the six nations, where france are playing host to italy — it's not long kicked off in lille. they've played about 15 minutes, where the score is 10—0 to france, charles 0llivon with the try. france winger louis bielle—biarrey pulled out earlier, after picking up a knock in training yesterday so is replaced by mathis lebel. after losing their opening game to ireland, france bounced back with victory against scotland at murrayfield, leaving them fourth in the table. undisputed boxing world champion claressa shields secured her second victory in mma after a split decision win over kelsey de santis in riyadh. the fight made history as the first professional mma bout in saudi arabia featuring two women. shields was visibly emotional when she was confirmed the winner. it comes 18 months after british fighter ramla ali and the dominican republic's crystal garcia nova became the first female boxers to compete in a pro fight in the kingdom.

women's rights continues to be a major issue in the country despite recent reforms. and that's all the sport for now. you can keep up with all the latest football scores on the bbc sport website. that is as for now, we will be back with more later on. to the us. donald trump is one step closer to the republican presidential nomination thanks to a strong win over nikki haley in the south carolina primary. the former president won his opponent's home state by a 20—point margin, his fourth consecutive victory. as he celebrated, mr trump made no mention of ms haley, preferring to attack president biden. the former governor of south carolina says she'll fight on regardless, because she says most americans didn't wantjoe biden or donald trump as president. i was just informed that we got to double the number of votes that has ever been received in the great state of south carolina. there has never been a spirit like this and i

just want to say that i have never seen the republican party so unified as it is right now. we are going to be up here on november the 5th and we are going to look atjoe biden and we are going to let him write in the eye, he is destroying our country and we are going to say, joe, you're fired, get out. get out, j. it was the screen actors guild awards in los angeles on saturday night — a ceremony that is seen a good predictor for the oscars. and 0ppenheimer was the big winner. christopher nolan's film won the top prize for best film cast. accepting the award on behalf of the cast, sir kenneth branagh said they were all "grateful, humbled and proud". cillian murphy was named best leading actor for his role in the movie about the atomic bomb. killers of the flower moon star lily gladstone was named best leading actress. 28 years ago when i was trying to become an actor, i was a failed musician and i felt extremely like an interloper, but now looking out at all of you guys here today i know that i am part

of something truly wonderful. so thank you so much. cheering and applause thank you for all of the compassionate souls in this room and all of the storytellers here tonight. keep speaking your truths and keep speaking up for each other. have a good one. see you again. cheering and applause the holdovers star da'vinejoy randolph was named best supporting actress, a prize she has won consistently throughout awards season and is considered almost certain to take at the oscars. 0ppenheimer�*s robert downeer, who has similarly been dominating his category, was named best supporting actor. he described the award as "incredibly meaningful", and also acknowledged his 0scar front—runner status by asking, "why me, why now, why do things seem to be going my way?" jennifer aniston and bradley cooper presented this year's lifetime achievement prize to veteran singer and actress barbra streisand. she received a standing ovation from the audience and joked

it was "such a wonderful award to get, because you know in advance you're going to get it". she also recalled her childhood. i didn't like reality, i wanted to be in the movies, even though i knew i didn't look like the other women on the screen. my mother said you better learn to type, but i didn't listen. and somehow... . .some way. . . thank you, god. ..it all came true. it certainly did, barbra streisand there achieving the lifetime award at the sag awards last night. and of course we will have coverage of the oscars hit on bbc news next month. 0scars hit on bbc news next month. you can get all the previews on the bbc news website or app. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello, there. much of the country enjoying a fine and dry part two of the weekend, with quite a bit of sunshine around after that cold, frosty and in places foggy start. so, much of the country will remain dry with sunny spells. however, low pressure to the south of the uk will continue to bring wet and windy weather to south wales, south—west england, increasingly so across the south and south—east of england through this evening and overnight. we'll see some showers driving into central northern scotland, a few across north sea coasts of england, as well, wintry in nature. but further north, where we have the clearer skies, a ridge of high pressure toppling in. it's going to be cold and frosty, less cold in the south and east because of the cloud, the wind and rain from this feature which will eventually pull out into the near continent for monday, taking the rain with it, but it will remain quite windy across england and wales. we remain in the colder air mass with this ridge of high pressure which will bring much of the country a lot of dry and sunny weather throughout the day on monday before it turns wet and windy in the far north—west later on. so, quite a windy day to come across southern and eastern areas, the rain eventually clears from sussex and from kent.

a few showers across north sea coasts, otherwise mostly dry with some sunshine thanks to that ridge of high pressure. winds lighter in the north compared to the south and east, that will really take the edge off the temperatures, very windy for the northern isles later on ahead of this weather front. so temperatures on the face of it 6—9, it will feel colder than that in the south—east when you factor in that strong north—easterly breeze. as we head through monday night, clearer skies for england and wales with the breeze tending to die down. it turns wetter, windier and cloudier for scotland and northern ireland, so here less cold than it will be across england and wales, where we will have again a frost, perhaps even a few mist and fog patches around to start the day. tuesday, we see this weather front pushing southwards and eastwards across the country, it will be weakening as it pushes into that ridge of high pressure. some heavy rain likely across scotland and northern ireland for a time, maybe some snow on the hills, that weather front weakens as it pushes into england and wales, so a rather cloudy afternoon here. brighter for scotland and northern ireland into the afternoon, but there will be some blustery showers and these will have a wintry element to them,

temperatures range from 7—10. looks like it remains unsettled for the rest of february, could turn a bit milder midweek but then it turns colder as we head into the first few days of march.

this is bbc news.

the headlines... senior conservatives are into an argument over islamophobia — after the now—suspended mp, lee anderson, said "islamists" had "got control" of the mayor of london. the deputy prime minister refuses to say whether the comments are islamophobic. israeli forces are continuing their strikes across the gaza strip, with heavy fighting in the city of khan younis. israel insists there will be no let—up, despite fresh hopes of a pause in hostilities following talks in paris. donald trump is one step closer to the republican presidential nomination, easily beating rival nikki haley in the south carolina primary. the former president won his opponent's home state with a 20—point margin 0ppenheimer is the big winner at the screen actors guild awards. it takes the top prize of best cast, as well as best actor for cillian murphy. barbara streisand was also presented with a lifetime achievement award.

more now on our top story — and the argument engulfing