borisjohnson considers sending more british troops to eastern europe as tensions continue to rise with moscow over ukraine.

we report from the front line, where government forces are fighting russian—backed separatists. this is about more than the future of ukraine — it's about the future shape of nato, about the security of europe. battle lines are being drawn now in a new cold war. nato says if russia launches a full—scale invasion, there'll be a "huge price to pay." also on the programme: counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerful front threatening homes in scotland and northern england. remembering the dead of bloody sunday 50 years on, after 13 were killed by the british army in londonderry. cheering and he has done it — rafa nadal wins a record 21st grand slam with victory at the australian tennis

open. good afternoon. borisjohnson is considering doubling the number of british troops deployed in eastern europe, as the government weighs options to increase pressure on russia over ukraine. he says the possible deployment would send a "clear message to the kremlin". nato�*s secretary—general told the bbc that should russia launch a full—scale invasion of ukraine, there will be a "huge price to pay." moscow has deployed around 100,000 troops near the border, angry that a country once part of the soviet union is now seeking closer ties with the west. in eastern ukraine, separatists backed by moscow have actually been battling ukrainian forces since 2014, with at least 13,000 people being killed in the donbas region. from the frontlines, our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports.

0n the frozen front lines of eastern ukraine, it is heads down in the trenches to avoid sniper fire. maria is following in the footsteps of her military father. she keeps watch for the enemy, separatists backed by moscow who seized territory here eight years ago. if russia invades, she'll be facing far worse. do you believe the russians are coming? i try to avoid politics, she says. psychologically, i try not to get worried. we've heard about their military build—up, but if they try to break through, we will be ready. troops here say they are not on a higher level of alert. so far, they stress,

there is nothing to see here, a view echoed by the government in kyiv. these front lines haven't moved in years, but the fear is, there could soon be a much bigger conflict here. and this is about more than the future of ukraine — it's about the future shape of nato, about the security of europe. battle lines are being drawn now in a new cold war. for now, all is quiet on the eastern front. and moscow continues to deny it will invade. but is this the calm before the storm? some here know only too well what russia and its allies can do. shelling by separatists last november destroyed ludmila's home of 30 years. she has come back to

show us the wreckage. and she had this plea for president putin. translation: make peace. reach an agreement. you are all adults, educated people. make peace so that people can live freely, without tears and suffering. this might be just a foretaste of what's ahead. the international warnings are stark. president biden says a russian invasion would change the world. 0nly vladimir putin knows what's coming in his modern—day version of war and peace. 0rla guerin, bbc news, eastern ukraine. thousands of people in scotland and northern england are still without power after storm malik blew

in yesterday, killing a nine—year—old boy in staffordshire, and a 60—year—old woman. but there's no let—up in the bad weather, with another powerful storm forecast tonight, with winds of up to 90 miles an hour. phil bodmer reports from bishop auckland, in county durham. the might of malik and its destructive power. the ferocity of yesterday's storm leaving tens of thousands of home without electricity in scotland and the north—east of england. in county durham, engineers were reconnecting supplies after a tree brought down power lines in the village of south church. this car crushed under the weight of rubble as the wind ripped off renderfrom a weight of rubble as the wind ripped off render from a gable end weight of rubble as the wind ripped off renderfrom a gable end of terraced houses. if off render from a gable end of terraced houses.— off render from a gable end of terraced houses. if you look, this ension terraced houses. if you look, this pension has _ terraced houses. if you look, this pension has gone, _ terraced houses. if you look, this pension has gone, it _ terraced houses. if you look, this pension has gone, it has - terraced houses. if you look, this pension has gone, it has landed l terraced houses. if you look, this i pension has gone, it has landed on the engine. i paid 12,004 at last year. it has only got 50,000 miles on it. i am gutted, absolutely

gutted. on it. i am gutted, absolutely cutted. ., , ., on it. i am gutted, absolutely utted. ., g ., , ., gutted. former racheljohnston woke u . gutted. former racheljohnston woke u- to find gutted. former racheljohnston woke up to find herself _ gutted. former racheljohnston woke up to find herself without _ gutted. former racheljohnston woke up to find herself without power - gutted. former racheljohnston woke up to find herself without power for l up to find herself without power for the second time in two months. the last time, the second time in two months. the last time. we _ the second time in two months. the last time, we were off power for 11 days _ last time, we were off power for 11 days i_ last time, we were off power for 11 days i think— last time, we were off power for 11 days. i think we are in for a situation _ days. i think we are in for a situation normal, repeat of last time _ situation normal, repeat of last time. ., ., ., ., time. today in scotland, around 80,000 homes _ time. today in scotland, around 80,000 homes were _ time. today in scotland, around 80,000 homes were without i time. today in scotland, around - 80,000 homes were without power. yesterday, a 60—year—old woman was killed after being struck by a fallen tree. in aberdeenshire, natalie at our partner had a lucky escape. figs natalie at our partner had a lucky esca e. �* , ., . ., escape. as i went through, i could 'ust see escape. as i went through, i could just see the _ escape. as i went through, i could just see the tree _ escape. as i went through, i could just see the tree kind _ escape. as i went through, i could just see the tree kind of— escape. as i went through, i could just see the tree kind of folding, l just see the tree kind of folding, and at that point, i started shouting, tree, tree! i ran through and decided to leap over the sofa. we got into the safety of our kitchen. figs we got into the safety of our kitchen. �* , . ., , kitchen. as the clear up in south church continues, _ kitchen. as the clear up in south church continues, the _ kitchen. as the clear up in south church continues, the question | kitchen. as the clear up in south | church continues, the question on everyone's's lips is what is likely to be thrown at them next. an storm corrie is coming tonight? it

to be thrown at them next. an storm corrie is coming tonight?— corrie is coming tonight? it can't do much to _ corrie is coming tonight? it can't do much to me. _ corrie is coming tonight? it can't do much to me. i'm _ corrie is coming tonight? it can't do much to me. i'm a _ corrie is coming tonight? it can't| do much to me. i'm a pensioner, retired, and all i have got is the old age pension. if the insurance doesn't pay for that, i'm just... with severe weather warnings for scotland and the north—east still in force tonight, large swathes of britain are bracing for another batten wing —— another battering. rafa nadal has made history, becoming the first male tennis player to win 21 grand slam singles titles, after victory at the australian open. he beat russia's daniil medvedev in five sets in a match lasting almost five and a half hours. austin halewood has the story. as the sun sets on another australian open, the crowd in melbourne were looking for one final piece of magic. rafa nadal knew he could leave the rod laver arena as the most successful men's singles player in history, but right now daniil medvedev is at the top of his game, and it didn't take the russian long to seal the first set, and the second soon followed.

but so many times in his career, nadal�*s seemingly done the impossible. into the third, an unlikely comeback looked on, nadal pulling one back. at 35, after six months out injured, just reaching the final is up there with the best of nadal�*s achievements, but that is not enough for rafa. the spaniard forcing a decider, and with the clock ticking past 1am in melbourne, deep into the fifth, after more than five hours of brilliant tennis, he did it. being honest, one month and a half ago, i didn't know if i will be able to be back on the tour, playing tennis again, and today i am here in front of all of you, having this trophy with me, and you really don't know how much ifighted to be here. i can't thank enough all the support that i received since i arrived here, you are just amazing. thank you so much for the love and the support. a 21st grand slam title for nadal, and after everything he has faced in the build up,

it will certainly go down as one of his best. austin halewood, bbc news. the government's latest coronavirus figures show there were 62,399 new cases recorded in the latest 24—hour period. 85 deaths have been reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test, though some will have died of other causes. 0n vaccinations, more than 37 million people have now had a boosterjab, which means more than 64.8% of those aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. borisjohnson and the chancellor, rishi sunak, have confirmed that the rise in national insurance will go ahead in april. 0pposition parties and some tory backbenchers are urging the prime minister not to implement the rise, which they say will hit already struggling families. it comes as borisjohnson is under pressure ahead of the report into claims of parties in downing street during lockdown. here's our political

correspondent, jonathan blake. borisjohnson and rishi sunak together in happier times. recently, there has been tension over a planned rise in national insurance, with claims that borisjohnson might have second thoughts. but writing jointly in the sunday times, the prime minister and the chancellor have put speculation about the tax rise to bed. they say, "we must clear the backlogs with our health and social care plan, and now is the time to stick to it." lateradding, "there is no magic money tree. tax cuts could come later, they signalled, and ministers admit this move is a hard sell. taxes are never popular, sophie, they're never popular, and as soon as possible we want to be in a position to lower our tax rates, we want to drive economic growth, because ultimately that is what will make our country successful, but we do face a short—term issue, which is that we have spent significant amounts of money dealing with the covid crisis.

the government insists every penny raised from what it calls the health and care levy will go towards funding the nhs and social care, and that those who earn more will pay more, but some conservatives are still concerned. people are really struggling, in terms of very basic necessities. these aren't luxuries, they are necessities, and that is why i think the government need to look again as to how they raise that money. labour too say now is not the time. with a bit of luck this won't come in at all. we're going to be doing everything we can over the next few weeks to try and appeal to tory mps' consciences and try and persuade the prime minister to rethink. a united front by the occupants of numbers ten and 11 downing street comes just as the report into alleged parties in whitehall during lockdown is expected. some conservative mps may choose that moment to try to force boris johnson out. for now, his nearest neighbour and potential rival is being seen to be on the same page. jonathan blake, bbc news.

manchester united say the footballer mason greenwood will not be playing or training with the club until further notice, after a woman accused him of assaulting her. she uploaded a video, photos, and an audio recording to her instagram account, but has now deleted the posts. police say they're working to "establish the full circumstances." our sports correspondent, jane dougal, is at old trafford. what more do we know about all this? as yet, no response from the 20—year—old manchester united striker mason greenwood. the allegations surfaced early this morning when audio recording, video and photographs were uploaded to social media, alleging that a woman had been assaulted by greenwood. the posts were made public for a few hours, but as you mentioned, they have since been deleted. greater manchester police have confirmed they are aware of the images and video circulating on social media,

and their inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances. mason greenwood has been at this club from the age ofjust seven years old. he has made 129 first—team appearances for the club and has one cap for england. the premier league is on a two—week winter break at the moment, so no match this weekend for manchester united, but as you mentioned, they have taken the step of confirming greenwood will not return to training or play matches until further notice. the club has also issued a response, saying they are aware of the images but that they would not be making any comment until the facts had been established. they concluded by saying, manchester united does not condone violence of any kind. jane. condone violence of any kind. jane, thank ou condone violence of any kind. jane, thank you for— condone violence of any kind. jane, thank you for that. _ relatives of those who died in londonderry on what became known as bloody sunday have held a walk of remembrance in the city to mark the 50th anniversary of the shootings by the british army. members of the parachute regiment

opened fire on a civil rights march, killing 13 people, with an inquiry later finding that the demonstrators had posed no threat. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has more. retracing the steps of those who set out on a peaceful protest, but never returned. today, the city of derry relived the memories. amid escalating violence, in 1972, thousands had gathered for a rally to protest against internment. the power to imprison people without trial. when disturbances broke out, soldiers from the parachute regiment moved in to make arrests and opened fire. 13 unarmed civilians were shot dead. and this became the defining image of the tragedy. as people tried to rescue 17—year—old jackie duddy, whose sister walked in his footsteps today. he won't be forgotten. 50 years on, just heartbroken.

and it still hurts, the same way it did all that time ago. the british soldiers on these streets always maintained they believed they were under attack. the families of the victims fought a long campaign to clear their loved ones' names. the british government, not only did they murder people, maim people, they told lies about them. and the families were left chasing it for 40 years. the events of bloody sunday continue to be felt through the generations. today was a moment of commemoration, but half a century on, the legal battles over what happened here are still unresolved. today, ireland's prime minister, the taoiseach, came to support the families who are still fighting a decision to drop charges against one of the soldiers involved in bloody sunday. and the uk government wants to end all prosecutions relating to the conflict. i don't believe there should be any amnesties for anybody, and i believe that the full process of the courts and justice

should be deployed. bloody sunday was a watershed moment in northern ireland, and a deeply harboured sense of injustice here continues to be carried forward today. emma vardy, bbc news, derry. that's it.

hello. this is bbc news. let's return to our top story. borisjohnson is considering doubling the number of british troops deployed in eastern europe, as the government weighs options, to increase pressure on russia over ukraine. mrjohnson says the possible

deployment would send a "clear message to the kremlin". nato's secretary general, has told the bbc, that should russia decide to invade ukraine, there will be a "huge price to pay. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kyiv and gave this update. all the moves are bein- all the moves are bein- watched all the moves are bein- watched most all the moves are being watched most closely around here in ukraine. especially that new message from the secretary—general of nato whose dealt time and time again with russia and again saying it is up to moscow to decide whether or not it will choose a diplomatic path. nato, like the ukrainians hoping for the best but preparing for the worse. so what could lie ahead? we are joined by the former head of ukraine security and defence counsel, also a former finance security and defence counsel, also a formerfinance minister. welcome to the program. you have looked at this dossier so closely for so long, is

it possible that there can be common ground between nato and russia when it comes to ukraine? weill. ground between nato and russia when it comes to ukraine?— it comes to ukraine? well, it's difficult to _ it comes to ukraine? well, it's difficult to actually _ it comes to ukraine? well, it's difficult to actually envision . it comes to ukraine? well, it's difficult to actually envision a i difficult to actually envision a common_ difficult to actually envision a common ground. clearly there is no common_ common ground. clearly there is no common ground. clearly there is no common ground between ukraine and russia _ common ground between ukraine and russia because russia deliberately trying _ russia because russia deliberately trying to— russia because russia deliberately trying to exclude ukraine from any negotiations, trying to talk directiv— negotiations, trying to talk directly to another state and just making _ directly to another state and just making you know, making sure ukraine almost _ making you know, making sure ukraine almost doesn't exist. between russia and nato, _ almost doesn't exist. between russia and nato, i_ almost doesn't exist. between russia and nato, ithink almost doesn't exist. between russia and nato, i think also similar position _ and nato, i think also similar position i_ and nato, i think also similar position. i think putting ray's stakes— position. i think putting ray's stakes so— position. i think putting ray's stakes so high there is actually impossible to —— put in. i was from impossible — impossible to —— put in. i was from impossible to —— put in. i was from impossible to find common ground. his rhetoric — impossible to find common ground. his rhetoric. he is very, automatic rhetoric _ his rhetoric. he is very, automatic rhetorio i— his rhetoric. he is very, automatic rhetoric. i think this is his miscalculation. he said originally that the — miscalculation. he said originally that the west which showed weakness. originally— that the west which showed weakness. originally there was during the meeting — originally there was during the meeting was biden phone call, there

was this— meeting was biden phone call, there was this thinking that maybe us already— was this thinking that maybe us already showed some weakness agreeing — already showed some weakness agreeing to some negotiation. actually— agreeing to some negotiation. actually turned out not to be true. and now _ actually turned out not to be true. and now what putin sees is very strong _ and now what putin sees is very strong reaction from the west because — strong reaction from the west because everyone is firm. biden is firm, _ because everyone is firm. biden is firm, he _ because everyone is firm. biden is firm, he cannot afford to show any weakness — firm, he cannot afford to show any weakness because of the internal situation — weakness because of the internal situation in the united states. simitar— situation in the united states. similar situation in united kingdom. so i similar situation in united kingdom. so i think— similar situation in united kingdom. so i think putin realised that he betieves— so i think putin realised that he believes himself there is no common ground~ _ believes himself there is no common ground. that actually makes it very risky~ _ ground. that actually makes it very risky. because the stakes are getting — risky. because the stakes are getting higher and higher on risky. because the stakes are getting higherand higher on all sides — getting higherand higher on all sides. its — getting higher and higher on all sides. �* , , ., getting higher and higher on all sides. r ,. getting higher and higher on all sides. r getting higher and higher on all sides. , sides. as you say, both president putin and president _ sides. as you say, both president putin and president biden - sides. as you say, both president putin and president biden can - sides. as you say, both president i putin and president biden can afford to lose. and yet president zelinski has been saying calm down, they situation now is no worse than it was a year ago. you've worked with him closely, do you agree with them? well, he chose this rhetoric. rhetoric— well, he chose this rhetoric. rhetoric or reality? no, it's rhetoric _ rhetoric or reality? no, it's rhetoric. and it's the audience for

the rhetoric— rhetoric. and it's the audience for the rhetoric is actually domestic audience — the rhetoric is actually domestic audience not western audience, not russia _ audience not western audience, not russia i_ audience not western audience, not russia. i think it's also a wrong message. because westjust doesn't understand this. look, they see reality. — understand this. look, they see reality, they see was happening on the borders. they see the request of all government for military support, financial— all government for military support, financial support of why they're asking — financial support of why they're asking this request, and? because we need theirs _ asking this request, and? because we need theirs. we understand the urgency — need theirs. we understand the urgency. and yet when president zelinski — urgency. and yet when president zelinski speaks to the public about the west— zelinski speaks to the public about the west he pretends like nothing happening. the west he pretends like nothing ha eninu. . ., the west he pretends like nothing haueninu. . ., ., the west he pretends like nothing haueninu. �* ., ., , the west he pretends like nothing haueninu. . ., ., , ., happening. although, to be fair, he did say there _ happening. although, to be fair, he did say there was _ happening. although, to be fair, he did say there was a _ happening. although, to be fair, he did say there was a threat - happening. although, to be fair, he did say there was a threat from - happening. although, to be fair, he did say there was a threat from the | did say there was a threat from the border but he just couldn't say whether a war it was certain. nobody can say whether _ whether a war it was certain. nobody can say whether the _ whether a war it was certain. nobody can say whether the were _ whether a war it was certain. nobody can say whether the were during - whether a war it was certain. nobody can say whether the were during that war is— can say whether the were during that war is certain or not. what would you say, — war is certain or not. what would you say, 5050? advocates a responsible to make any predictions on that _ responsible to make any predictions on that as — responsible to make any predictions on that. as security issue, who knows the _ on that. as security issue, who knows the situation quite well i 'ust knows the situation quite well i just assess what's happening on the

border, _ just assess what's happening on the border, eyes as the capacity, the ability— border, eyes as the capacity, the ability of— border, eyes as the capacity, the ability of russia to attack. but it is really — ability of russia to attack. but it is really important is intelligence, whether— is really important is intelligence, whether they will do it or won't. do ou whether they will do it or won't. you think whether they will do it or won't. drr you think intelligent exist? many say even president putin doesn't know it is going to do.— know it is going to do. well, you see? i know it is going to do. well, you see? i think _ know it is going to do. well, you see? i think the _ know it is going to do. well, you see? i think the intelligence - know it is going to do. well, you | see? i think the intelligence says that putin — see? i think the intelligence says that putin made his mind about attacking — that putin made his mind about attacking. otherwise i have no explanation for reaction of putin and for— explanation for reaction of putin and for reaction of the west. this tells _ and for reaction of the west. this tells me — and for reaction of the west. this tells me that there is some intelligence. this is... what kind of form do _ intelligence. this is... what kind of form do you — intelligence. this is... what kind of form do you think _ intelligence. this is... what kind of form do you think ultech? - intelligence. this is... what kind i of form do you think ultech? there is some assessment that it won't be full assault he'll try for some of kind of incursion into the east paps across belarusian border. i kind of incursion into the east paps across belarusian border.— kind of incursion into the east paps across belarusian border. i have my stron: across belarusian border. i have my strong views- _ across belarusian border. i have my strong views- i _ across belarusian border. i have my strong views. i don't _ across belarusian border. i have my strong views. i don't believe - across belarusian border. i have my strong views. i don't believe it - strong views. i don't believe it because — strong views. i don't believe it because incursion. the cost of incursion— because incursion. the cost of incursion will be very high for putin — incursion will be very high for

putin. sec., response, yet, as a trophy, _ putin. sec., response, yet, as a trophy, a _ putin. sec., response, yet, as a trophy, a couple of kilometres, it's atrophy. _ trophy, a couple of kilometres, it's a trophy, it— trophy, a couple of kilometres, it's a trophy, it means nothing to russia — a trophy, it means nothing to russia so _ a trophy, it means nothing to russia. so i'm afraid the biggest risk is _ russia. so i'm afraid the biggest risk is actually there could be a large _ risk is actually there could be a large scale war. the question is how probable it _ large scale war. the question is how probable it is. i think it's not very— probable it is. i think it's not very probable but returning to melissa, — very probable but returning to melissa, all parties raising their stakes — melissa, all parties raising their stakes. lee could be in this game of stakes— stakes. lee could be in this game of stakes very— stakes. lee could be in this game of stakes very dangerous game, it could be a situation where putinjust had no choice — be a situation where putinjust had no choice but actually to press the button _ no choice but actually to press the button. that is the biggest concern for everyone, i believe. weather is talking _ for everyone, i believe. weather is talking or— for everyone, i believe. weather is talking or even zelinski, even he thinks _ talking or even zelinski, even he thinks about this. although public he says— thinks about this. although public he says very different. the thinks about this. although public he says very different.— he says very different. the stakes are very high _ he says very different. the stakes are very high when _ he says very different. the stakes are very high when stoltenberg i he says very different. the stakes i are very high when stoltenberg says prepare for the worse. thank you very much for sharing your assessment of what could possibly happen here across the borders in ukraine with the mass seeing more than 100,000 russian troops and with every day more heaven during that

heavy weaponry. has to underline neither president putin or president biting also ukrainians don't want to lose either. —— biden. rafael nadal has completed a stunning comeback to win the australian open and become the most successful male tennis player of all time. he came from two sets down against the top—seeded player daniil medvedev. it means the spanish player has now won 21 grand slams — more than any man in history and one more than his great rival novak djokavic who was denied entry to australia because he is unvaccinated against covid. earlier i spoke to our sport presenter holly hamilton, who said that throughout his career, rafa nadal has never known when he's beaten. that match made history. it really felt it. if we are completely honest very few

thought that he could do it. he now surpasses rivals roger federer and novak djokovic with 21 grand slam titles. just to put that into context, you mentioned, this victory has happened months after nadal retired with a foot injury. he has been struggling with that. far from fading away into retirement, there he is in melbourne for more than five hours against the tournament favourite. it was the way he won it, coming back from two sets down. at 35 years old, producing some magnificent tennis for what is his second australian open title. only the second man in the open era to win each grand slam tournaments twice. the other one is novak djokovic. let's talk more about him. he must be watching thinking, that it had been me.

he couldn't get into a thriller or was deported from australia because he was unvaccinated and there are doubts now about whether he will be able to compete in the other grand slam tournaments this year. his picture is everywhere, the image of him grinning with the trophy in his arms last year. we know why he is not in melbourne with the controversy around him and the visa application. it seems a long time ago at the moment. if we're honest, in reality, in another world, the world number one should have been there defending his title and perhaps he would have won, that would have been his 21st grand slam title and he would have taken the record over rafa nadal and roger federer. a lot of people would have wanted to see them. he did not have the correct paperwork or vaccination status to compete in the tournament. i am sure australian organisers would have wanted to see him play. in terms of how the tournament played out, it could not have been better. we are looking ahead to the rest of the grand slams and what happens.

a lot of them have learned lessons from the australian open. with the french open, they have already said vaccination status won't affect him competing. as for the australian open organisers, this couldn't have gone any better. the controversy at the start, all eyes were on melbourne at that point. then we had ash barty becoming the first australian to win in the women's singles and now this, record has been broken not by the individual who maybe we thought it would have been, novak djokovic. what a moment it has been for novak djokovic and an australian open to remember! the telegraph's sports journalist uche amako called the victory the most astonishing of nadal�*s glittering career. i spoke to him earlier. he came into the event. he had coronavirus pretournament. there were lots of doubts about whether he would play again.

he spoke openly about that. to come through all of that and six difficult matches but the final today, two sets down. before the match it was felt to be a struggle for rafa nadal. as he has always done, you can never write him off. he won in fantastic style. medvedev is a lot younger than him. a real test of stamina for a 35—year—old. an incredible achievement to last for the five sets. he is a decade older than medvedev at the end you could probably argue that rafa nadal looked the fresher. there was about 20 minutes between them in time spent uncle between them. rafa nadal was much fresher and looked like he could have gone for another hour. medvedev did not have enough fitness to keep up with the older boy.

the headlines on bbc news... hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears that russia is preparing to invade ukraine. a new moment for the books in tennis history as rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. with thousands of homes still without power after storm malik, winds of up to 90 miles an hour are forecast for northern parts of the uk as storm corrie moves in. 18,000 homes are without power in scotland after the damage and destruction of storm malik yesterday, a storm in which two people died. today weather warnings are in place across the whole of scotland and parts of england, wales and northern ireland as another storm moves in. earlier today i spoke to wayne bridgman in northumberland whose power and water had onlyjust

returned following storm malik. a couple of months ago we had our power out for five days following storm arwen. we lost power again with 40 to 50 mile an hour winds about eight in the morning or so. it's back on now, i'm speaking to you. many of my neighbours are not. the biggest for a lot of people here is me and tens of thousands of my neighbours have fridges and freezers full of, well, food for example. we've mobile phone masts that don't have power as well so you can't even dial out to emergency services. if such a problem were to arise. we have 40 mile an hour winds happening this evening, so fully expect the power to go out again then. how do you feel about it? do you feel the authorities, the people in charge should be doing better? as you can probably tell, i used to live down in berkshire.

i do feel if this had happened in that area, people would pounce on it quite quickly, we would see government investigations and people would be all over it. here, even though communities are well inspirated and resilient that might be taken advantage of a little and they might think, these people can deal with it. it seems the infrastructure is a bit delicate. maybe it hasn't been invested in as much as it should be. you are saying your neighbours are still without power, they must be frustrated. not so bad for me because i have a fire and i can look after myself and so on. there are a lot of elderly and infirm and other vulnerable people in this area, particularly the rural communities are at risk when this sort of thing happens. you often have off—the—mains water that's pumped. if there is no electricity there is no pumping of the water and so on. very frustrating.

if you go on the northern power website there is no communication. is it coming back on in an hour, two hours by tomorrow, next week? impossible to try to plan ahead, i have got to work tomorrow, is nigh on impossible. borisjohnson and the chancellor, rishi sunak, have confirmed that the rise in national insurance will go ahead in april. in a joint article in the sunday times, the two men said the increase was the right thing to do to help tackle the nhs backlog and fund social care. but labour says the plan needs to be rethought, as people struggle with the cost of living. our political correspondent ione wells has more on this. only this morning robert halfon said he is urging the government to look at other ways they can fund the need to tackle nhs backlogs and fix social care as well. he has suggested looking

at a windfall tax on big businesses and oil companies. meanwhile, labour has also kind of hit back at this commitment in the papers today with the shadow levelling up secretary saying this is not the right time to be squeezing purses more, saying it was ironic that today we had michael gove talking about levelling up the country at a time when they were increasing taxes. just a word on the sue gray report which we seem to have been waiting forfor weeks. what is the latest? as we have learned from the last week, any certainty around timing is not something i would want to commit to, not something anyone in government can promise. the latest update on friday was that sue gray would not be waiting for the police to publish its report and we can expect that probably end within the next couple of days.

relatives of those who were killed in londonderry, on what became known as "bloody sunday", have held a walk of remembrance in the city to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the shootings. members of the army's parachute regiment opened fire on a civil rights march in 1972, killing thirteen people. an inquiry found the marchers had posed no threat. tony doherty chairs the bloody sunday trust. he was nine—years—old when his father, patrick, a 32—year old father of six, was killed on bloody sunday. his experience that day led him tojoin the ira, as part of what he calls the 'tsunami of resentment�* that spread through the community. he says he is still campaigning for justice for his family. i still miss my father, even though it is 50 years onwards. i would have loved to have had a father growing up and all that goes along with that. but it wasn't to be.

he was taken from us 50 years ago unjustly without any justification whatsoever. what made it worse, actually, it is not just the fact he was killed and the other men and boys were killed, but the british government and the british army threw accusations at them and insults at them, that they were bombers, that they were this, that, when they knew at the time that none of this was true. it compelled the families actually to fight a very long and difficult campaign to establish the truth about bloody sunday and have some modicum of fairness to it which we have never had. we have come a long way. the families are very proud of who they are and what they have achieved. there may still be part of the way to go because even though it is 50 years since bloody sunday,

none of the families believe that justice has not been done. , many of the families. the nhs covid vaccination programme in england has been extended to vulnerable children aged between 5 and 11—years—old. eligible children include those with diabetes, epilepsy and learning disabilities, or those who live with somebody who is immunosuppressed. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. xavier is 11 and he's among the first in his age group to have a covid jab at the emberbrook health centre in surrey. he has epilepsy, which makes him more vulnerable to the virus. the overwhelming majority of children have only mild symptoms, but there are around 500,000 5—to—11—year—old who are more at risk, and the government has decided that they should be vaccinated. more than 850 sites have been set up across england, and this is xavier's message to any young children worried about having a jab. it's not as stressful

as you may think. everybody here is quite nice, and you get a sticker at the end. children will get two ten microgram doses of the pfizer vaccine at the centre, eight weeks apart — a third of the amount used for adults. well, i think it is very important for them to be brought in and to be seen, so that they can regain some sort of social interaction, they can get back to the normal activities and daily living that the rest of us take for granted. the scottish government has also started to send letters to parents of at—risk children, inviting them to be vaccinated. they're also being asked to come forward in northern ireland. pallab ghosh, bbc news. it's being hailed as the world's most advanced humanoid robot. but don't worry, ameca hasn't taken over just yet, despite using the hyper—realistic facial expressions and arm movements. the company behind the robot says machines like ameca could be become commonplace within the next ten years. kevin hay has more.

an industrial estate in falmouth, an ordinary—looking building with a far from ordinary reception area, but it's upstairs in the research and development department where things get really interesting. this is ameca. the thing that makes ameca unique is its facial expressions. it can give us happy, sad, surprised. i know it's getting bored with me. i can take a hint. so how does it work for this demonstration? ameca is being controlled by morgan rowe, who's the director of operations for engineered arts. we've got the camera on the system here. that camera is actually looking at my face and we can see what my face is doing and i can smile and the robot smiles. move my head, and the robot moves its head, so the robots

mimicking everything i'm doing, i can effectively talk and listen via the robot from anywhere in the world. but as well as being controlled like a puppet. artificial intelligence means that ameca can react to its surroundings. if i get far too close. then it will back away. the company has spent £2 million developing ameca, and it employs 22 people here in cornwall. this is not cgi. this is something that we can touch. it's something real right now, and it's in cornwall. from supermarket checkouts to self—driving cars, the age of automation is here. machines like ameca are meant to give it a human face in the future. you'll see these more and more in service robot—oriented tasks, so it could be giving you information. it could be checking you in for your flight or a hotel, or it could be giving you a ticket in theatre. a recent government report concluded that jobs lost to new technologies

should be cancelled out by the number of differentjobs created by new technologies. but surely ameca couldn't do something like end a tv news report. ameca, bbc spotlight, falmouth. oh, you're a one—take wonder. there's no need to keep your laptop open — or answer the boss's messages late at night. at least that's soon to be the case for thousands of workers in belgium — the latest country to introduce what's known as the "right to disconnect". from this tuesday sixty five thousand civil servants will gain the legal right to be offline, outside of their agreed working hours. jessica parker reports from brussels. (tx next) the makings of a belgian shepherd's pie. delphine, a civil servant, is preparing dinnerfor herfriends. i love to cook, it is one of my passions. with a life outside of work,

she welcomes ways to help people switch off. especially for young people, it is not always clear when they have to be available or not. because when you begin a newjob you want to be perfect, you know? and you think, if i don't answer that email at ten o'clock at night, maybe my boss will not like it, so now i think it is going to be a cultural change. the new rules mean outside normal hours, bosses can't get in touch, although there are exceptions. workers also shouldn't be disadvantaged by not answering calls and e—mails. the idea — better wellbeing, less stress. it's a good idea, as people move more and more to digitalwork, especially. translation: you work your eight hours and then you go home. - i think it is part of thejob, to be there when it is necessary.

the minister in charge of the law change says there are plans to expand it to the private sector. but critics question the need for further regulation. what would you say to people who suggest this is actually a bad idea, inefficient, maybe? it is a misconception to think that you really should work 24/7, because we see that a lot of people can't cope with that. and they are falling out. dinner is in the oven, the mood is relaxed. similar laws have been introduced in france, italy and spain. delphine's cat could perhaps best lead by example on how to unwind. let's return now to rafa nadal�*s australian open triumph. joining me now from melbourne is our tennis correspondent, russell fuller. just some offers what is a scale of this achievement. he's come back

from a really serious injury, is 35 years old and he is now 121 grand slam tournaments.— slam tournaments. yes, i think there's two _ slam tournaments. yes, i think there's two elements _ slam tournaments. yes, i think there's two elements to - slam tournaments. yes, i think there's two elements to it. - slam tournaments. yes, i think there's two elements to it. the | there's two elements to it. the historic nature of his trial that now he's ahead of roger federer and novak djokovic in a battle to end their career with the most number of grand slam titles by a man. the next grand slam titles by a man. the next grand slams onto clay with the doll has won 13 times. maybe he will start the favourite there in a few months' time. who knows? the also the fact that he battled through these very, very difficult problems. he was in bed for a few days just be for christmas with covid. he's not the only tennis player in that situation but far from the only tennis player in that situation but farfrom ideal situation but far from ideal preparation. situation but farfrom ideal preparation. the biggest thing was his foot injury which is troubled him since he was a teenager. it's a problem with the bone and the bridge of his foot. it was causing him a lot of discomfort, he didn't play for a lot of the second part of last year, had a medical intervention that didn't reduce the pain in the end he decided to push through the

pain barrier. it worked spectacularly and is now the australian open champion again. this was no ordinary match. this was an epic two epic match. i guess a man ten years younger than him. yes. ten years younger than him. yes, nearly five _ ten years younger than him. yes, nearly five and _ ten years younger than him. yes, nearly five and a _ ten years younger than him. yes, nearly five and a half— ten years younger than him. yes, nearly five and a half hours. - ten years younger than him. yes, nearly five and a half hours. it - nearly five and a half hours. it finished at 11 minutes past one in the morning. it was the first time anybody in modern times is come back from two sets to walk down the australian open final. medvedev was a player to beat once we knew that novak djokovic wasn't going to be allowed to play. he won the us open in september, his world of two, he's been phenomenally successful on hard courts. it was a truly exceptional performance by the doll. i think we have to have a lot of sympathy for medvedev to, he was treated poorly by the crowd. he was booed when he walked out, there a lot of applause between his first and second serves after he put a first serve into the night. and he said says that he thought it was disrespectful. he started his news conference with a very long

monologue about his journey in the sport.