carla responded by saying he had no

guarantees. yesterday to berlin for talks and his polish counterparts. the message of merging, they can be a concrete solution, it may take months. meanwhile the military build—up continues on both sides. russia was keen to show these pictures of its navy had into the black sea, off the coast of ukraine. and in poland hundreds more us troops arrived as part of president bidens plans to shore up nader is not nato�*s eastern flank. russia denies its preparing to invade. but in eastern ukraine civilians are already caught up in violence with the separatist fighters backed by russia have occupied some areas since 2014. the bbc has reported on the conflict a senseit bbc has reported on the conflict a sense it began and sent this report from here.

voices and sounds recorded over eight years of war, of agonies that can't be erased and which are revived by fears of a new conflict. in a kyiv veteran centre, the reassurances of childhood for those brutalized by battle. ok, so that was, you reckon, that was a good decision? 0lena was a combat medic. she's haunted by dreams in which dead comrades return to speak to her. in my dream, i came back home and i met my dead friend and i asked him what i doing here? and he told me, "what? i'm living here, i live here". and ijust need to tell him that he's dead. he didn't know that he's dead. i wonder what all this

escalation means for you, given what you've seen? once i lost my family and my home and i don't want to lose it again, so for me, this is a huge problem. i don't have one more life to restart it. since the war began in 2014, i've been photographing some of its faces... ..and hearing the testimonies of those for whom it is a constant presence. treatment of trauma is underfunded, and many are left without help. so, you worked across both military and civilian? vladimir voloshin is a therapist working with trauma patients. translation: those people who've not been treated, - they have a feeling of anxiety in the background waiting for something bad. they have mood swings and when big stress happens like this escalation, it gets worse.

amid new threats, it can be easy to overlook what's already been lost. andre is a traumatized veteran for whom metal work is therapeutic, but it doesn't alter his sense of futility over the war. translation: we wanted to free our land, but - the result was the opposite. that was the trauma for me. what comes back the most is the loss of friends, those who are gone, - those who you could trust with your life. _ there's no inevitability about war, and the hope is it will be averted, because its result is always certain — destruction of the body and the mind. fergal keane, bbc news, ukraine. let's take a look at

some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the waiting list for hospital treatment in england will not start to fall for two years, despite the new plan to tackle the backlog caused by the pandemic. the admission was made today by the health secretary sajid javid. there are 6 million people currently on a waiting list in england. despite a number of energy providers going bust in the last year, the oil giant bp has recorded its highest annual profit for eight years. shell also reported bumper profits last week. the huge profits have led to renewed calls from labour and the liberal democrats for a windfall tax on energy companies. borisjohnson has carried out a minor reshuffle after promising changes following the scandal surrounding downing street lockdown parties. jacob rees—mogg, who has been a staunch defender of the prime minister, has been given a new role as "minister for brexit opportunities".

now to developments in canada, where a stand—off between truckers and the country's government over covid restrictions shows no sign of ending. but the busiest crossing between canada and the us — the ambassador bridge, which links ontario to detroit — has now re—opened after being effectively blockaded. however, the main protest in ottawa continues, with hundreds of trucks blocking the streets. their only setback so far — a court order ruling they have to stop sounding their horns non—stop, as it's unfair on the city's residents. carla responded by saying he had no guarantees. 0ur correspondent samira hussain sent this update from ottawa. yesterday in this area, the scene was really very tense, and i think it was because the state of emergency had just been declared in ottawa. now, though, you can really sense that there's sort of like a carnival theme going on. there's a stage that's set up behind me, there's music, people were dancing at some points

during the day. the tense scene that we saw yesterday really hasn't been happening today at all. if you look at the vaccination rates in canada, it's almost at 80% of the country is vaccinated. so this is indeed a smaller minority. and if you ask residents around here — and, in fact, according to recently released opinion polls — most canadians are against what is actually happening right now. i mean, this is still canada, and it's a very surprising scene to have these truckers occupy such large swathes right in front of parliament hill. this is where government decisions are made. but right now, everything around here is a standstill. i think one avenue that's really been very good, in terms of outreach between the protesters and the residents, is that there has been an injunction by the courts in order to stop the honking, the incessant levels of noise,

and that has really made some inroads in terms of truckers being a little more respectful of the residents and the residents being less angry towards the truckers. joining us now from ottawa is the city's deputy mayor, laura dudas. she's one of many officials in the country that continue to call on the federal government to provide support to bring the crisis to an end. it's fantastic to have you on the programme. just from what we've seen, it looks like the haunting has ended, but the truckers aren't leaving. —— the honking. how do you resolve the situation from here? 50. resolve the situation from here? so, we do slayer— resolve the situation from here? srr, we do slayer to resolve the situation from here? s57, we do slayer to a resolve the situation from here? s513, we do slayer to a state resolve the situation from here? sr3, we do slayer to a state of emergency on sunday because the vesting

mandates really come from the federal inferential level —— we declared —— vaccine mandates. it's really taking our city and a residents hostage. i had the opportunity to walk downtown, and yes, it is quiet, except for the fact that the city is overtaken by more than 400 large trucks, and now they're in residential areas.— they're in residential areas. laura, is what you're _ they're in residential areas. laura, is what you're saying _ they're in residential areas. laura, is what you're saying that, - they're in residential areas. laura, is what you're saying that, are - they're in residential areas. laura, is what you're saying that, are you i is what you're saying that, are you urging the federal government at this point to reconsider those vaccine mandates to try and get this issue resolved? is that what you're trying to bring to the table? absolutely not. the safety of residents will require the scientific verification of vaccines. the majority of residents in the

city of ottawa, as across the... believe in the vaccinations. the protesters have concerns. however, it's turned into an occupation. they have removed the tires on big wheel trucks, they are bringing fuel and they have set up temporary shelters. this is no longer a peaceful conversation. this is a hostage taking of our city.— conversation. this is a hostage taking of our city. where do we go from here? _ taking of our city. where do we go from here? the _ taking of our city. where do we go from here? the truckers _ taking of our city. where do we go from here? the truckers are - taking of our city. where do we go | from here? the truckers are saying that they're not budging, so how do you get them off the streets and end this occupation. give them back to the city of ottawa has heard clearly from the chief of police that we need more officers. we from the chief of police that we need more officers.— from the chief of police that we need more officers. we had a meeting with the prime —

need more officers. we had a meeting with the prime minister, _ need more officers. we had a meeting with the prime minister, justin - with the prime minister, justin trudeau, today and were asking for 1000 police officers who insist the ottawa police service and working 0ttawa police service and working with the protesters to reduce their probe down my footprint. —— there footprint. we're trying to encourage any new demonstrators who are showing up to just not come. and take a democratic and safe approach. share their concerns, but don't do it on the residential space where people are trying to live their lives safely. if} people are trying to live their lives safely.— people are trying to live their lives safel . xi: , , ., ,, lives safely. 30 seconds or less, what options — lives safely. 30 seconds or less, what options are _ lives safely. 30 seconds or less, what options are on _ lives safely. 30 seconds or less, what options are on the - lives safely. 30 seconds or less, what options are on the table i lives safely. 30 seconds or less, i what options are on the table that would avoid an escalation? weill. what options are on the table that would avoid an escalation? well, the federal government _ would avoid an escalation? well, the federal government is _ would avoid an escalation? well, the federal government is welcome - would avoid an escalation? well, the federal government is welcome to i federal government is welcome to work on having of mediator and speaking with the protesters. the concern is that our 0ttawa police service has found there is no firm

leaders in this protest group, so that might be difficult. from the city's perceptive for, we need our city's perceptive for, we need our city back. we need to return to normalcy. however, these are individuals who need to let go of the siege that they are upholding and return our city back to our residents. and return our city back to our residents-_ and return our city back to our residents. , , , ., residents. deputy mayor laura dudas, thank ou residents. deputy mayor laura dudas, thank you so — residents. deputy mayor laura dudas, thank you so much _ residents. deputy mayor laura dudas, thank you so much for— residents. deputy mayor laura dudas, thank you so much forjoining - residents. deputy mayor laura dudas, thank you so much forjoining us - residents. deputy mayor laura dudas, thank you so much forjoining us on i thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. thank you so much for “oining us on the programme._ turning now to northern ireland, where the police watchdog has found evidence of �*collusive behaviour�* by police in 11 murders by loyalist paramilitaries in belfast in the 1990s. the inquiry examined the killings of five people in a bookmakers' shop and six other fatal shootings. the police have apologised to the bereaved families. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy, has more details. on a february afternoon in 1992, this was the scene at the sean graham bookmakers in belfast, minutes after an act

of sectarian carnage. loyalist paramilitaries had burst in and shot dead five catholics. there was a lot of customers in the shop. most of them dove for cover, but the men still opened fire. the attack was carried out by the paramilitary group the ulster freedom fighters. families of the victims have long claimed there was collusion between paramilitaries and security services. thomas duffin�*s father was one of those who had been killed. this uff gang were able to walk in, as casual as you like, murderfive people, injure eight and walk out again, and get away with it. today, the report by the police ombudsman found it was unacceptable that police had used informants who were involved in crimes including murder. eight of the agents involved - were involved in these murders, paid for by the special branch and other agencies— they were working for. there was the provision of live weapons to the killers - and the provisions of weapons to the killers. _

this constitutes, for clarity, i an irrefutable systemic policy of collusion across our city. a number of police informants at the time were found to have been involved in the murder or attempted murder of 27 people. it was the police's job to make sure that when they engaged with informants, that they probed, assessed and questioned what they were doing. and the continued use of informants whom police were aware or ought to have been aware were involved in serious criminality and murder is, in my view, unforgivable. my brother was only 22, an innocent victim. the report still brings up questions that haven't been answered and still need to be answered. the report also found that records were destroyed and the rifle used in the bookmakers attack was donated to the imperial war museum. northern ireland's police service has offered an apology to families and says procedures have greatly improved over the last 30 years,

but no—one was ever convicted for what happened here and now the government wants to end all prosecutions from the troubles. today's reportjoins a number of others with similar findings involving ties between state security forces and paramilitaries. the scale of collusion in northern ireland's conflict is slowly becoming clear. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. if you want to get in touch with me on any of the stories that you've seen so far on newsday or any thoughts that you have, i'm on twitter. i'm looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — plastic pollution in the world's oceans could rise fourfold within the next three decades. we'll hear from one of the people behind a new analysis from the world wide fund for nature.

there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khamenei, has said he's passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, - shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud _ farm's central block. shergar was driven away. in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning — elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... another frantic day of diplomacy. the leaders of france, germany and poland meet in berlin, as president macron warns it could take some time to defuse the ukraine crisis. protests against covid vaccine laws continue in the canadian capital, 0ttawa. truckers had earlier blocked a key route into the united states. let's turn to the topic of plastic pollution in the world's oceans — which, according to new analysis from the world wide fund for nature, is set to quadruple by 2050. should the prediction come true, many delicate ecosystems will not survive, says the report, and precious species will be lost forever. let's speak to kate noble, no plastics in nature policy

manager for wwf australia. it's wonderful to have you on the programme, kate. i rememberjusta few years ago when the united nations came out with a report that said by 2050, if we keep on doing what we're doing, there'll be more fish in the ocean, or rather, more plastic in the ocean, rather than fish. we keep getting these sorts of warnings. what are we not getting right? warnings. what are we not getting ri . ht? ~ ., warnings. what are we not getting riuht? ~ ., ., ., warnings. what are we not getting riiht? . ., ., ., ., right? well, there are a lot of thins right? well, there are a lot of things we're _ right? well, there are a lot of things we're not _ right? well, there are a lot of things we're not getting - right? well, there are a lot of things we're not getting right| right? well, there are a lot of l things we're not getting right at the moment, but the good news is we do now have some real solutions is starting to save up. so, this new analysis really provides a more comprehensive review of the impact of plastic pollutions on oceans, marine ecosystems and specific species. it looks at trends into the future as well. it looked at around

2500 scientific studies, and alarmingly found that around 90% of marine species suffer the impact of pollution. those negative impacts can range from �*s except ability to disease, right through to serious injury and death —— susceptibility. we need solutions to this growing crisis right now.— crisis right now. kate, we've only recently had _ crisis right now. kate, we've only recently had cop26. _ crisis right now. kate, we've only recently had cop26. did - crisis right now. kate, we've only recently had cop26. did you - crisis right now. kate, we've only recently had cop26. did you take crisis right now. kate, we've only - recently had cop26. did you take any confidence away from that, that governments are taking the steps they need to fix this?— they need to fix this? while the outcomes weren't _ they need to fix this? while the outcomes weren't perfect, - they need to fix this? while the outcomes weren't perfect, we | they need to fix this? while the - outcomes weren't perfect, we need to realise that some progress was made. 0ne realise that some progress was made. one important development was the establishment of annual ocean dialogues to look at ocean —based mitigation and adaptation strategies, and that can certainly help to drive our progress on plastic pollution. but the reality is that we are actually seeing some

really promising support behind this global move towards an agreement or an international treaty to combat plastic pollution. in 2019, we had around ten governments who publicly stated support for this progress, and by 2022, that increased to around 150. we now have around three quarters of un member states supporting this process, and when they meet at the un environmental often go mac assembly this month, they will decide whether to work on a treaty. there is a huge amount of public support behind this, and what we really need to see is that process start with a very broad mandate to look at all ranges of options on the table. kate noble, thank ou options on the table. kate noble, thank you so _ options on the table. kate noble, thank you so much _ options on the table. kate noble, thank you so much for— options on the table. kate noble, thank you so much forjoining - options on the table. kate noble, thank you so much forjoining usl options on the table. kate noble, i thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. great to have you on the programme. great to have you on the show. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. hong kong has announced

stringent new covid restrictions. it follows record new infections on tuesday. the authorities have implemented social—distancing measures and limits on gatherings at private homes. disaster management officials in colombia say a landslide triggered by heavy rain has killed at least 11 people in risaralda province near the city of pereira. they said another 35 people were in hospital after several homes were engulfed. other residents living close to a swollen river nearby have been moved to safety. the 0scar nominations are out, and the 1920s western �*the power of the dog' is dominating this year's line—up. the sci—fi film dune is not far behind, and sir kenneth branagh's1960s drama �*belfast�* is also one of the front—runners. 0livia colman, benedict cumberbatch and andrew garfield are among the british nominees in the lead acting categories. with more details, here's our culture editor, katie razzell.

it's showtime. 25 years since our first run together, 1900 and nothing... the power of the dog leads the oscar charge with 12 nominations, including best picture. netflix's1920s western, starring a resplendent benedict cumberbatch, is best on the big screen, and i've got the best seat in the house with film critic larushka ivan—zadeh. jane campion, the director, she has made history today. that's right, she's the first woman to ever be nominated twice for best director. and her cast have done quite well as well. that's right, you've got benedict cumberbatch, kirsten dunst and jesse plemons and kodi smit—mcphee, who i think is the definite for best supporting actor. sci—fi epic dune has picked up ten nominations, best picture amongst them. and steven spielberg's remake of the musical west side story has seven, including best picture and director. it's the bookies' favourite at 3—1, but i think its best chance for winning is best supporting actress for ariana debose.

you know who you are, don't you? yes, pop. belfast has seven nominations, and with the two for best picture and best original screenplay, its director, kenneth branagh, has broken another 0scar record. seven nominations across seven different categories throughout his career. and i think some of the actors have also picked up some nominations? that's right, ciaran hinds and judi dench, who leads the charge of the brits. another brit, 0livia colman, has her third oscar nomination for the lost daughter, a searing look at motherhood, with ireland's jessie buckley also nominated. and you stop being a writer who waits tables... and andrew garfield, who's a top favourite for tick, tick, boom, the musical. and in that category, there are two hollywood greats, aren't there — in the best actor category? that's right, best actor very closely fought. speak, if you can. denzel washington getting his tenth nomination this year, though it has been 20 years since he won for training day.

but the big favourite to win best actor is will smith. he's never won, and he's playing the father of venus and serena williams for king richard. and you think he'll win? he'll win. and king richard, the film he is in, is also nominated in the best picture category. are there any surprises there? i think drive my car, which is a three—hour—long japanese road movie. all credit to the oscar voters for getting through that. it could be this year's parasite and upset the apple cart. but is it the year of power of the dog? i think it's netflix's power of the dog, and this could be the year that netflix finally wins the best picture category. we'll find out next month. katie razzell, bbc news. the oscars may have been making their nominations public — but over in london, the music industry has been

celebrating its big night — at the brits awards. among the winners — adele — won artist of the year — and album of the year thanks forjoining us. stay with bbc news. we are starting to see the signs of spring on the ground. all being helped on tuesday. all being helped certainly by tuesday well above average temperatures, widely 12 to 14 degrees across england and wales, just a touch cooler in scotland, northern ireland. a much cooler end to the week on the way. temperatures dropping down, but closer to where it should be for this stage in february. that cooler air has been to the north of us. it could be pushing southwards beyond this weather overnight, only slowly works his way southward and eastward the mildest air coming through my confined to the south a chilly start further north with ice in places, a covering of snow and showers overnight in scotland for the those wintry showers continue through the day

and on the hills and northern island and northern ireland, breezier, too, stronger strongest of the winds will be across the north were a feel full dome i could feel colder. still holding onto the milder air and southernmost counties. where we continue to see cloud and rain into the night, turns to happening in the north in scotland. the strong winds. temperatures widely falling before �*s freezing, but it will be a cold start with subzero temperatures on the hills. with severe gales gusting 70 mph, heavy snow for a while, that breaks up into sunshine and showers. showers on and off. brightening up to the south after a hazy start and some sunshine continuing in the east of the afternoon. all of us will feel chillier, adding on the effect

of the wind and substantial chill for parts of scotland, feeling subzero as we go through thursday afternoon. and when that colder air in place, a ridge of high pressure building in. the blue colours showing the temperatures widely below freezing right across the uk, maybe —6 through parts of scotland. but a a few mist and fog one or two showers will

this is bbc news, the headlines. the leaders of france, germany and poland have been meeting in berlin, as efforts continue to defuse tensions with russia over ukraine. poland's president described the crisis as the worst situation since 1989 — the year the berlin wall fell. earlier, france's president macron briefed the ukrainian president zelensky in kiev. he said vladimir putin had given him an assurance russian forces would not escalate the crisis near ukraine's border. officials in canada say the bridge linking 0ntario with detroit, is now open again, after it was blocked by truckers protesting against covid vaccine laws. in america, the fbi has arrested a husband and wife, on charges of trying to launder around four and a half billion dollars' worth of stolen bitcoin. the cryptocurrency was allegedly taken in a hack in 2016.