this is bbc news the headlines at 8pm. manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. we think it is highly likely that he is looking to invade ukraine, that is why we are doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy, to urge him to desist. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. both the uk prime minister boris johnson and the chancellor say a widely—opposed rise in national insurance will go ahead to fund health and social care.

counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerfulfront, threatening more 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. manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. our sports presenter jane dougal gave this update. well, just a few hours ago, martine, greater manchester police confirmed that a man in his 20s had been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault and the bbc understands

that this man is in fact the manchester united striker, mason greenwood, and his arrest follows allegations on social media. it is thought that greenwood remains in custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing and, in a statement, greater manchester police said that they had been made aware of social media images and videos, posted by a woman, reporting incidents of physical violence. this update comes after manchester united suspended the striker and said that mason greenwood would not be returning to training or playing in matches until further notice. the club said that they do not condone violence of any kind and say that they had been made aware of these allegations on social media, but would make no further comment until the facts have been established. the 20—year—old footballer made his debut for manchester united in march of 2019. he had been with the club from the age of seven and made his way up the ranks of the united academy. he then signed a four year deal

in february last year and he has made 129 first—team appearances and he has also one cap for england. mason greenwood has so far not made any response to the social media allegations, but, as i say, the bbc understands that greater manchester police have arrested a 20—year—old man on suspicion of rape and assault and the bbc understands that man is the manchester united striker, mason greenwood. as tensions over ukraine continue, nato�*s secretary general has said it's up to russia to decide whether to pursue a diplomatic path offered by western powers or one of confrontation over ukraine. but russia denies planning to invade ukraine, despite having stationed large numbers of troops around its borders and in annexed crimea. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has accused the west of infringing russia's security. 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 frontline, our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports. 0n the frozen front lines, of eastern ukraine, it is heads down in the trenches, to avoid sniperfire. 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 will be facing forwards. —— far worse. do you believe the russians are coming? i try to avoid politics, she says. psychologically, i try not to get worried. we have 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 have not 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 is 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 is ahead. the international warnings are stark. president biden says a russian invasion would change the world. 0nly vladimir putin knows what is coming in his modern—day version of war and peace. 0rla guerin, bbc news, eastern ukraine. earlier i spoke to admiral lord west,

who is a former first sea lord and chief of naval staff. i asked him what he thinks the international community should do, about president putin. well, i think we've got to be robust but equally i think we should be looking for an agreement that is acceptable to all parties. although putin i think is been behaving very badly, he has a history of very bad behaviour, there is no doubt that some of the issues he's mentioned, there is some relevance in them. for example, although putin understands very clearly that nato is a defensive alliance, the average russian, i've spoken to lots of russians when i visited russia, actually see nato as a threat and have seen as a threat partly because of propaganda over the years in the soviet union and russia. whatever the reason that's how they perceive it.

it was not helped, how some eight years ago on this, by people loosely saying, let's let the ukraine and georgia join. they were by no means ready to meet the criteria to join nato and saying it was really just poking the bear with a stick. so i think i don't think anyone thinks ukraine is likely to join nato in the next five to ten years. so there's surely some scope there to come up with something. similarly to crimea, it was unacceptable that he invaded it but you need to look at the history of it as well. things aren't clear cut but what is very clear is we must not sacrifice any of our absolutely fundamental beliefs. we can't let putin take us back to the situation in europe that was there when the soviet union existed. i'm afraid at times putin feels very sad about that soviet union going and doesn't really care about the self—determination of those countries that were in those days satellite countries of the soviet union.

lord west. north korea has carried out its biggest missile launch in five years, sending an intermediate—range weapon 2000km into space. pyongyang has not tested its long—range intercontinental ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons for nearly five years, but has instead launched an array of sophisticated shorter range projectiles. you're watching bbc news. 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. 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller was at the match in melbourne. there is the historic nature of his triumph

that now moves him ahead of roger federer novak djokovic in the battle to end their career with the most number of grand slam titles by a man. the next grand slam onto clay at roland garros where nadal has won 13 times. maybe he will start the favourite there in a few months�* time, who knows? also the fact that he battled through these very, very difficult problems, he was in bed for a couple of days with covid just before christmas. not the only tennis player who's been in that situation but it's far from ideal preparation. but the biggest concern was his foot injury which is troubled him since he was a teenager. it's a problem with a bone in the bridge of his foot. and it was causing him a lot of discomfort, he didn't play for the second half of last year, a medical intervention that didn't really 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. it finished at 11 minutes past one in the morning put up was the first

time anybody in modern time had come back to win the australian open final. medvedev was the player to beat once we knew that djokovic would be able to play. he won the us open in september, is a world number two, he's been phenomenally successful on hard court. it was a truly exceptional performance by nadal. i think we have to have a lot of sympathy for medvedev because he was treated poorly by the crowd. he was booed when he walked out. there was a lot of applause between his first and second serves as he put a first serve into the net. he started his news conference with a very long monologue about his journey in the sport and what he was saying quite clearly it was that today was the day for him that part of that dream died. 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 impliment 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. the headlines on bbc news... manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media. hundreds more british troops could be sent to eastern europe amid fears russia is preparing to invade ukraine. rafael nadal claims a record 21st grand slam men's tennis title with his victory in the australian open final. 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 mph. there's already travel disruption after scotrail cancelled all passenger services

from six o'clock tonight. david shanks has more. a lucky escape in aberdeenshire. it's obviously crashed through the ports but not through the main living room. natalie's partner got outjust in time as storm malik brought this enormous tree down on their home yesterday morning. i wasjust going through to the bedroom because the powerjust gone off as i went through i could see the tree falling and then at that point i just started shouting, "tree, tree, tree." we ran through and he decided to leave over the sofa and we just got into the safety of our kitchen. in aberdeen a 60—year—old woman was killed by a falling tree. she is yet to be named by police. thousands are still without electricity and hundreds without water, some outages could continue into the week. obviously there are unknowns in terms of the impact of storm corrie. we're committed to restoring power to those impacted by storm malik as soon as possible. in some circumstances to tuesday and that's reallyjust to give people choices of staying

with family and friends. the clean—up from storm malik has barely had a chance to get under way before a second weather warning for storm corrie with winds up to 90 miles an hour expected. in aberdeenshire rest centres have been set up where those affected by malik can get a shower, a hot meal and power, they are ready to do it again. we are making sure that all of our roads teams are rested and we've got the right capacity ready for tonight and tomorrow. and were making sure arejuggling teams. we've been inspecting all of our school buildings we know some are damaged beyond the point we will be able to open tomorrow. storm corrie's amber warning is in place from 5am until 6am tomorrow morning with a clean—up and accounting of the cost begins again. john hales lives in aberdeenshire

and has no electricity or heating after storm malik. i spoke to him over the phone earlier. it was very well described in the report, the strong winds, you know, they were certainly relentless from malik, the storm, and then some subsidence, i think, yesterday afternoon, but it was almost, like, a little unsettling, because it started to whip up again and, you know, my assumption was that it was the new storm front, but actually bbc scotland were sort of able to confirm that that was not coming until next, so... yeah, when there is daylight, you know, and there is some sunshine, it is sort of ok. you kind of get by. as soon as teatime comes, and there is no moonlight, no streetlights, i am in a rural location, it is quite disconcerting and obviously

when you are surrounded by trees, there is that fear, one of your interviewees commented about trees coming down, well, i have had 20 trees down in my garden from the storm that we had at the back end of november and then i think three have come down already. fortunately, they are not in dangerous positions, but, yeah, it is unsettling and i think the thing is, i understand the gravity and how serious it is and i take my hat off to the people that are out there doing what they can to get us a resumption, but the communications have been pretty poor and that has been a major disappointment. i think, if you understand that you are going to be without electricity for four, five, six days, from the outset, then you can make provision, but you don't know, you'rejust kind of, like, taking it day by day, really. i guess i would probably worry a little bit more,

because my wife is vulnerable, she is in the vulnerable category, so i guess we are all having to manage with covid and now this as well, it is unsettling. john hales in aberdeenshire. 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 laterfiniding that the demonstrators had posed no threat. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has more. re—tracing 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 interment, 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. i'll never move on from 50 years on, just heartbroken, yes. and it still hurts same as all that time ago. the british soldiers on the streets always maintained they believed they were under attack. the families of the victims fought a long campaign to clear their loved ones�* names. not only that they murdered people and maimed people, they told lies about them. the events of buddy sunday continue

to be felt through the generations. —— bloody sunday today was a good moment of commemoration but half a century on the legal battles over what happened here are still unresolved. today ireland's prime minister came to support the families who are still fighting a decision to drop charges against one of the soldiers involved in bloody sunday. at 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 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. 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 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 five 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. 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. on 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. 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 65,000 civil servants will gain the legal right to be offline, outside of their agreed working hours. jessica parker reports from brussels. 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 yeah, 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 well—being, less stress. it is a good idea, as people move more and more to digital work especially. translation: you work your eight hours and then you go home. i think it is part of the job, - 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 21w. 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. 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. and now 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 aeica, 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! it will never happen here, i hope!

now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. we're ending the weekend off with another storm. this is storm corrie moving accross the north of the country during the overnight. into the start of monday so that we could see it showing up very clearly here on the pressure chart, a real squeeze in the isobars as it continues to exit out into the north sea. blanket yellow warning across the north of the country, 50 to 60 mile an hour gusts and amber warning for the northern half of scotland where we could see an excess of 80 miles an hour. plenty of blustery showers, these will be heavy and wintry across much of scotland. with colder air dipping down we might see a risk of ice across northern and western parts of scotland, for the south it will be chilly but not quite as cold as it will be further north. as we move through the weekend, looks like it's going to stay pretty windy, very mild for a time around the middle part of the week, turning colder for all by the end of the week.