decades and it's unfair. it's affecting our morale and wellbeing and mental health because it's been going on for so long. without people like diana johnson, she has been an absolute trooper. without her, we wouldn't be where we are today, so thank you, diana, for what you've been fighting for all these years for us. in been fighting for all these years for us. . . been fighting for all these years for us. .. ,, been fighting for all these years for us. .. i. ., ,., ., for us. in fact, you have said that this scandal _ for us. in fact, you have said that this scandal is _ for us. in fact, you have said that this scandal is bigger— for us. in fact, you have said that this scandal is bigger than - for us. in fact, you have said that this scandal is bigger than the . for us. in fact, you have said that i this scandal is bigger than the post office scandal. why do you say that? i have said that, and penny mordaunt said that _ i have said that, and penny mordaunt said that she — i have said that, and penny mordaunt said that. she said _ i have said that, and penny mordaunt said that. she said the _ i have said that, and penny mordaunt said that. she said the post— i have said that, and penny mordaunt said that. she said the post office - said that. she said the post office scandal_ said that. she said the post office scandal is— said that. she said the post office scandal is dreadful— said that. she said the post office scandal is dreadful but _ said that. she said the post office scandal is dreadful but this - said that. she said the post office scandal is dreadful but this one i said that. she said the post office scandal is dreadful but this one is| scandal is dreadful but this one is on a _ scandal is dreadful but this one is on a whole — scandal is dreadful but this one is on a whole different _ scandal is dreadful but this one is on a whole different level - scandal is dreadful but this one is| on a whole different level because of the _ on a whole different level because ofthe number_ on a whole different level because of the number of _ on a whole different level because of the number of people _ on a whole different level because of the number of people who - on a whole different level because of the number of people who have died, _ of the number of people who have died. the — of the number of people who have died, the number— of the number of people who have died, the number of— of the number of people who have died, the number of families- died, the number of families affected. _ died, the number of families affected, so— died, the number of families affected, so that's _ died, the number of families affected, so that's why- died, the number of families affected, so that's why it - died, the number of families affected, so that's why it is i affected, so that's why it is shamefut— affected, so that's why it is shameful the _ affected, so that's why it is shameful the government. affected, so that's why it is i shameful the government add affected, so that's why it is - shameful the government add on affected, so that's why it is _ shameful the government add on with the recommendations— shameful the government add on with the recommendations from _ shameful the government add on with the recommendations from sir- shameful the government add on with the recommendations from sir brian i the recommendations from sir brian from last— the recommendations from sir brian from last april — the recommendations from sir brian from last april and _ the recommendations from sir brian from last april and started _ the recommendations from sir brian from last april and started to - the recommendations from sir brian from last april and started to pay. from last april and started to pay interim _ from last april and started to pay

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that tomorrow if the political will- was there. rishi sunak on wednesday at pmos— was there. rishi sunak on wednesday at pmos could — was there. rishi sunak on wednesday at pmqs could stand _ was there. rishi sunak on wednesday at pmqs could stand up— was there. rishi sunak on wednesday at pmqs could stand up and _ was there. rishi sunak on wednesday at pmqs could stand up and say, - was there. rishi sunak on wednesday at pmqs could stand up and say, i'ml at pmqs could stand up and say, i'm doing _ at pmqs could stand up and say, i'm doing this _ at pmqs could stand up and say, i'm doing this that _ at pmqs could stand up and say, i'm doing this. that would be _ at pmqs could stand up and say, i'm doing this. that would be the right. doing this. that would be the right and moral— doing this. that would be the right and moral thing _ doing this. that would be the right and moral thing to _ doing this. that would be the right and moral thing to do. _ doing this. that would be the right and moral thing to do.— doing this. that would be the right and moral thing to do. thank you all for cominu and moral thing to do. thank you all for coming onto _ and moral thing to do. thank you all for coming onto the _ and moral thing to do. thank you all for coming onto the programme. - and moral thing to do. thank you all| for coming onto the programme. we appreciate it. so let's take a look at some of the front pages. the front page of the guardian let's have a look to strip experts warn hunt over dubious case for unfunded budget tax cuts. obviously the

budget is a week this wednesday. grassroots tories fury at anderson suspension. front page of the daily telegraph, army wives force the mod u—turn over housing, and there is a picture of emma barnett, used to be on this programme for they say she is heading to the today programme. the financial times, sweden clears the last hurdle to join nato as putin. shifts alliance bodies. that's it from us tonight. i'm back tomorrow. see you then. breaking news from around the world

24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. we have great concerns over these issues _ we have great concerns over these issues because you know that alex and the _ issues because you know that alex and the pacific are very important to us— and the pacific are very important to us for— and the pacific are very important to us for their recognition, taiwan is a sovereign state and also their unwavering — is a sovereign state and also their unwavering support of taiwan's participation and for the reason, i think— participation and for the reason, i think the — participation and for the reason, i think the model of the cooperation in the _ think the model of the cooperation in the pacific has set up a good example — in the pacific has set up a good example which demonstrates that it is viable _ example which demonstrates that it is viable by doing so to prevent authoritarian expansionism from penetrating pacific and peace, stability— penetrating pacific and peace, stability and prosperity. you are

one of a handful _ stability and prosperity. you are one of a handful of _ stability and prosperity. you are one of a handful of official - one of a handful of official taiwanese ambassadors in the world, how do you go about persuading countries to stay on your side given the huge political incentives of china that can offer compared to taiwan ? and ?and| ? and i was sure my 7 and i was sure my experience —— ? and i was sure my experience -- share my — ? and i was sure my experience -- share my experiences _ ? and i was sure my experience -- share my experiences in _ ? and i was sure my experience -- share my experiences in a - ? and i was sure my experience -- share my experiences in a wide - ? and i was sure my experience -- i share my experiences in a wide range of substantial cooperation we have done _ of substantial cooperation we have done and _ of substantial cooperation we have done and to deal with the challenges we are _ done and to deal with the challenges we are encountering, we must address this and _ we are encountering, we must address this and have _ we are encountering, we must address this and have inclusive connectivity and development so as to improve the balance _ and development so as to improve the balance and _ and development so as to improve the balance and not only taiwan, it requires — balance and not only taiwan, it requires democratic countries collective effort in my approach and

strategy _ collective effort in my approach and strategy and trying to be her friend to all— strategy and trying to be her friend to all in_ strategy and trying to be her friend to all in and in the meeting not enough — to all in and in the meeting not enough. thank you.— to all in and in the meeting not enough. thank you. around the road and across the _ enough. thank you. around the road and across the uk, _ enough. thank you. around the road and across the uk, this _ enough. thank you. around the road and across the uk, this is _ enough. thank you. around the road and across the uk, this is bbc - enough. thank you. around the road | and across the uk, this is bbc news. —— world. looking from the other stories making news in the uk. livestreaming herself killing a cat and then brutally attacked amanda leaving him to drown and a river has been sentenced to life in prison. scarlet lake was out on the streets of oxford looking for a victim before meeting martinez, they heard she had a fixation with violence with knowing what it would feel like kill someone. the housing secretary michael gove has pledged to reform the leasehold system before the general election among the few countries in the world where leases

are still widespread, a lease to live in a property for a specified number of years but many say they feel exploited by high service charges. an everton football club event there points deduction reduced from ten points to six points after an appeal by the club and this is been the biggest and premier league history and left them fighting relegation. policing police in pakistan after she predicted a woman from a mob in the blasphemy route. this shows the incident, the victim was apparently wearing a dress adorned with arabic calligraphy which was mistaken for verses from the koran she was saved after police escorted her to safety, this is the moment officer spoke to the angry mob. i this is the moment officer spoke to the angry mob-— the angry mob. i have served as a olice the angry mob. i have served as a police officer— the angry mob. i have served as a police officer for _ the angry mob. i have served as a police officer for a _ the angry mob. i have served as a police officer for a year _ the angry mob. i have served as a

police officer for a year now - the angry mob. i have served as a police officer for a year now and i the angry mob. i have served as a| police officer for a year now and no one has had any complaints. i have dealt with three cases like this and you should trust me now and let me handle this. there's always a potential of the possibility of a mob and political assertions and you cannot actually build _ assertions and you cannot actually build the — assertions and you cannot actually build the responsibility on a particular person. so, the mob is the one _ particular person. so, the mob is the one taking the responsibility and it's— the one taking the responsibility and it's a — the one taking the responsibility and it's a collectivist responsibility and who are you going tojudge _ responsibility and who are you going tojudge the crime to responsibility and who are you going to judge the crime to after the incident — to judge the crime to after the incident is taken place? we realise how bad _ incident is taken place? we realise how bad it — incident is taken place? we realise how bad it was getting and there was this nearby, — how bad it was getting and there was this nearby, and i thought about the potential— this nearby, and i thought about the potential thing the customers would do is to— potential thing the customers would do is to put fire and try to set fire to — do is to put fire and try to set fire to the _ do is to put fire and try to set fire to the cafe and so we had to, no matter— fire to the cafe and so we had to, no matter what, we had to get her

out of _ no matter what, we had to get her out of that — no matter what, we had to get her out of that particular situation there — out of that particular situation there and _ out of that particular situation there and then. and then, we realise there and then. and then, we realise the extent— there and then. and then, we realise the extent of how bad it had gotten when, _ the extent of how bad it had gotten when, they started hitting the car and as— when, they started hitting the car and as we — when, they started hitting the car and as we drove off, the mob was shouting — and as we drove off, the mob was shouting slogans and even as we reached — shouting slogans and even as we reached the main road. the shouting slogans and even as we reached the main road. the head of the united nations— reached the main road. the head of the united nations has _ reached the main road. the head of the united nations has had - reached the main road. the head of the united nations has had nothing| the united nations has had nothing justified which he called the collective punishment of the palestinian people in gaza. speaking to the un human rights council, they were accused of turning a blind eye to international law and these comments came after israel's prime minister said a ground invasion where one and million palestinians are sheltering would go ahead and whatever happens in hostage negotiations. this would some of gutierrez at to say in response to that plan.

gutierrez at to say in response to that ian. . . , gutierrez at to say in response to that ian. ., ., , . ,, , ., ., that plan. rafa is the backbone of that plan. rafa is the backbone of that effort and _ that plan. rafa is the backbone of that effort and the _ that plan. rafa is the backbone of that effort and the israeli - that effort and the israeli offensive on the city would not only be terrifying from civilians, it would put the final nail in the coffin of ouraid would put the final nail in the coffin of our aid programmes. the milita is coffin of our aid programmes. the military is presented the work cabinet with a plan for the evacuation of palestinian civilians from rafa, the us is warned that an offensive without proper planning would be a disaster with more on that, there's the diplomatic correspondent. bill that, there's the diplomatic correspondent.— that, there's the diplomatic correspondent. that, there's the diplomatic corresondent. . ., correspondent. all that was said toda was correspondent. all that was said today was that _ correspondent. all that was said today was that the _ correspondent. all that was said today was that the israeli - correspondent. all that was said l today was that the israeli military has presented this plan to the cabinet and consist of two parts, one will be the evacuation of an excess of 1.4 million people from rafa at ahead of any ground operation in the operation itself and slightly mirrored what we saw in

gaza city in the area where as a prelude to ground operations, the israelis attempted to tell people to leave and in some cases, pointed out the routes they should take particular neighbourhoods to leave in certain directions, none of that is started to appear and presumably that will be in this plan and at the moment, we do not see any sign of a plan implemented and it's only a hunch that an operation to take rafa is still potentially weeks and weeks away because you have to remember there are tens of negotiations going on about a cease—fire and the americans want to see that in place before the start of ramadan in two weeks' time, i think there is a growing suggestion that we might see that before we see an assault on

rafa and prime minister benjamin netanyahu hinted on that possibility yesterday. netanyahu hinted on that possibility esterda . .,, netanyahu hinted on that possibility esterda . ., , netanyahu hinted on that possibility esterda. ., netanyahu hinted on that possibility esterda . ., , ., ,, ., yesterday. close ally of the russian o- osition yesterday. close ally of the russian opposition leaders _ yesterday. close ally of the russian opposition leaders said _ yesterday. close ally of the russian opposition leaders said a _ yesterday. close ally of the russian opposition leaders said a deal - yesterday. close ally of the russian opposition leaders said a deal to i opposition leaders said a deal to free him and the prisoner swap is in the final stage isjust free him and the prisoner swap is in the final stage is just before his death in arcticjail this month, and a video posted on alexei navalny�*s youtube channel, the alleged that president putin had agreed in exchange but had his opponent killed instead. after setting himself on fire outside of the israeli embassy in washington and protest over the war in gaza. he was an active duty airman and in the video of the incident streamed online, he said he would not be complicit in genocide. donald trump is appealing against a new yorkjudge decision that he must pay more than $454 million for committing fraud. the figure has been increasing by $100,000 a day in

interest since this months ruling, mr trump was found of inflated property values to obtain loan terms. one of the most famous love triangles and pop history, patty boyd and rock legend eric clapton and george harrison of the beatles. now boyd is putting up for auction love letters from both of the stars. the musical inspiration for something and wonderful tonight. our arts correspondent has more. they were one of the 60s couples. i started working when i was about 17,18 as a fashion model. then one day my agent phoned and said that i'd got a part in the beatles film. pattie boyd — she first met george harrison on the set of a hard day's night, and 60 years on she's selling the letters and mementos of that relationship — and the love triangle with eric clapton.

and here's this letter, with the tiniest writing imaginable... letters such as this, addressed to "dearest l". "l" stood for the name he chose for her, layla. # layla, you got me on my knees... # but it's notjust letters. this painting, which will go on public display on march the 15th, is also part of the story. what are we looking at? so we are looking at layla. this is layla ? this is layla, the original artwork used for the cover of derek and the dominos' layla and other assorted love songs. and it's notjust the painting. it's the fact that we have the letters... we have the letters — "dear layla," "dear l," that is eric clapton declaring his love for layla. she shows it to george... she shows this letter to george harrison? she shows this letter to george

harrison because she doesn't know who it's from. she says, "look at this weird fan letter." wonderfultonight, layla, something — the songs inspired by this love triangle. these letters are more than just keepsakes. this is rock history. david sillito, bbc news. # and i'll say, "yes, you look wonderful tonight... # japan's moon landing a harsh lunar night and freezing equivalent of two earth weeks. the space agency says there was a command centre and a response received back and was put into sleep mode after an awkward landing injanuary into sleep mode after an awkward landing in january left solar panels facing the wrong way and unable to generate power. the change and some later allowed it to send pictures back and shut down again as lunar night fell and they said at the time thatis night fell and they said at the time that is a smart lander for investigating moons, iwas that is a smart lander for investigating moons, i was not

designed for the harsh lunar night but hopes now the sun is shining again, it may become operational. we will have more news of the top of the hour and there's plenty more on our website as well. thank you for your company on bbc news and you can see those stories today on bbc dot, and will have updates in the next hour. goodbye for now. hello there. it does look like the rest of this week will remain very changeable. things are set to turn a bit more unsettled now for the next few days. we've got this first frontal system, one of many, pushing its way southwards and eastwards

during the course of tuesday. so a wet and windy start across scotland, northern ireland, some snow on the hills briefly. england and wales starts cold and frosty, some mist and fog, some early brightness, but the cloud will build as this front pushes southwards and eastwards. as it weakens, there will be barely anything on it. but brightening up for scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon with sunny spells, scattered, blustery showers, these wintry on the hills. winds will be quite a feature in the north and the west, lighter winds further south and east, so we've lost that cold, raw feel that we had on monday across southern and eastern areas. temperature—wise, i think around 6—9 celsius. now, as we head through tuesday night, that weather front clears away from southern areas. it turns drier with clearer skies, light winds, so another chilly night to come across central and eastern areas. but the next frontal system will be working to the west later on. but a chilly start to wednesday, some areas of frost and fog likely. but for the middle part of the week, things will turn a bit milder across the whole country, but wetter and windier with it. now, the milder air will be in this

wedge between the warm and the cold front, but it will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain as it pushes across the country during the course of wednesday. so this is how wednesday starts — chilly, early brightness, a bit of mist and fog. the clouds build up, the rain and the wind splash their way northwards and eastward through the course of the day, with those temperatures beginning to lift somewhat, particularly across southern and western areas. so we're looking at around 10 to maybe 13 degrees for wednesday afternoon. it doesn't last, though, because cooler air will be moving in behind this area of low pressure. thursday, the last day of february, looks unsettled, very blustery across the northern half of the country. weather fronts across england and wales will bring outbreaks of rain. scotland and northern ireland seeing the brightest of the conditions, with lots of showers here, but they will be turning increasingly wintry as things turn cooler in the north and the west, the last of the double figures across the south—east. and then as we head into the first four days of march, things remain unsettled with low pressure nearby. we'll see showers or longer spells of rain, there will be some sunshine around,

but it will be chilly both by day and by night.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk.

welcome to hardtalk, i'm sarah montague. it's two years since russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine. it failed then — but now, after months of stalemate, ukraine looks to be in retreat, not least because the united states has yet to approve more funding for ukraine's defence. so, what next? european leaders warn that president putin's ambitions won't stop with ukraine, and they talk of preparing for a world war. i'm at nato's headquarters in brussels to speak to its secretary general for the past ten years, jens stoltenberg. it's an organisation founded on the principle that an attack against one is an attack against all its members. so, how dangerous a moment is this? is russia really preparing for a war with nato?