this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones with the latest headlines... the armed forces minister warns the uk will not be able to fly british nationals out of ukraine if russia invades — and says the situation is escalating. this is escalating in a way that is really quite terrifying. this is the largest concentration of troops on the european continent in 70 years. the united states orders nonessential staff to leave the us embassy in kyiv. the us and french presidents are due to speak to vladimir putin in an attempt to de—escalate tensions. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter paris as part of a protest against france's coronavirus regulations.

doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders exiled by britain 50 years ago — their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritius and the uk. the uk's armed forces minister says its military will not be able to fly uk nationals out of ukraine like it did for afghanistan. it comes as the united states warned a russian invasion could come "at any time".

moscow has repeatedly denied planning to invade. a number of countries including the uk and the us have called for their citizens to leave ukraine immediately. the us has urged its non—emergency staff at its embassy in kyiv to leave. russia has confirmed that it has reduced the number of staff at its embassy in kyiv as more diplomatic efforts are made to prevent war in ukraine. president biden is to speak to vladimir putin by phone. the us secretary of state anthony blinken has told the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov that a diplomatic path remains open, but needs moscow to de—escalate. paul adams reports. how best to leave? stuart mackenzie is looking for flights with his sons robert and stuart. after 28 years of life here, he can't quite believe it. you have this moment of, is it real?

this is just crazy. just crazy. it is a peaceful country. in this day and age, you're talking about tanks and bombs coming in, it's just crazy. i don't understand it. you're in europe! there's a lot to think about, what to do with stuart's elderly mother—in—law, his brother's family also here, and his 20 local employees. so, the plan is we are looking at flights now immediately. we are having a look at that. if there are flights available for the family, then that is a good option for us, that gets us out within hours. if that is not the case, then plan b is taking the car and trying to get to the border. i'm praying that were not to late. at the british embassy, signs of urgency and departure. no one here willing to talk. the foreign office says it is not in a position to help british citizens with their plans. while british and otherforeign nationals figure out how best to leave ukraine, embassies here in kyiv are beginning to shutdown.

at the british embassy, the ambassador tweeted this morning, "i am staying in kyiv and continue to work there with a core team." russia's war games in belarus are now well under way. this, american officials warn, is how an assault on ukraine could begin. moscow still says it has no plans to invade but there is a lot the russians can do without ever setting foot inside ukraine. the reason you've seen such a shift in messaging from western governments to their citizens on ukraine in the last 2a hours is that the russian troop build—up has now reached such a point that with no notice, it is possible that an attack could be launched. it could come from any direction, including the black sea, where more than 30 russian ships are also conducting drills. frantic diplomatic efforts continue with the growing sense that these are critical days. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. zhanna bezpiatchuk

is from bbc ukrainian. we've heard that life is continuing as normal in the cities. does that remain the case? what are you hearing? festival, it is important _ what are you hearing? festival, it is important to — what are you hearing? festival, it is important to say _ what are you hearing? festival, it is important to say that _ what are you hearing? festival, it is important to say that for - what are you hearing? festival, it is important to say that for the . is important to say that for the moment, there are no visible signs of panic, neither in kyiv nor in other major cities which might be the targets of the possible russian invasion. this is on the one hand but on the other hand ukrainians do understand that this time probably they face the largest threat ever in they face the largest threat ever in the history of independence after the history of independence after the collapse of the soviet union. in practice, it can be compared to the situation when somebody faces someone who is very deeply offended and wants to take revenge. so,

russia obviously feels offended by native's expansion eastwards and the promise of open—door politics, policies for ukrainian in the future so ukrainian might become a member of the alliance in the future. i think this gives an understanding to ukrainians that this is a very dangerous situation. if the other side which feels offended, russia, the kremlin, the leader of russia, it is not restricted by moral commitments and the rule of law, thatis commitments and the rule of law, that is already a huge problem. and russia have breached international law a few times within recent years, within the last eight years, exactly towards ukrainian by annexing the peninsula of crimea. this is totally illegal, from the point of international law. and also there is a regional war going on in the

ukrainian territory is so ukrainians are not new to the situation of uncertainty and pressure and direct danger, direct rate. this war is fought between the ukrainian army on the one hand and the russian backed separatist forces on the other hand. russia supports its proxies, so they are proxies in eastern ukrainian, buy weapons, by money, buy offices, by professionals in the military field. i. by professionals in the military field. ., ., field. so, you are saying that ukrainians _ field. so, you are saying that ukrainians recognise - field. so, you are saying that ukrainians recognise this - field. so, you are saying that ukrainians recognise this is l field. so, you are saying that ukrainians recognise this is a dangerous moment but they are used to this kind of tension and the sense i am getting from you is that they are feeling that they must sit tight and in the meantime life carries on as normal, is that about yes, it is also pretty true.- yes, it is also pretty true. what i observe what — yes, it is also pretty true. what i observe what i _ yes, it is also pretty true. what i observe what i hear _ yes, it is also pretty true. what i observe what i hear from - yes, it is also pretty true. what i observe what i hear from my - yes, it is also pretty true. what i . observe what i hear from my friends and family is that on the other hand people really are getting on with their everyday lifestyles and it is also part of, you know, resilience,

and the ability to keep mental well—being under uncertainty and pressure. i read today from my colleagues and friends about holidays abroad they have the planned celebrations of the next week, etc, etc, they don't cancel their everyday professional activities at all. but one of my friends, she's a professional dentist, she told she put on hold strategic planning, she put on hold her big projects because she understands that within the next week or weeks it might happen that she lives in the capital kyiv, the capital is attacked or might be attacked from air. and this worst possible scenario of direct attack with warships in the black sea is considered now really seriously by people.

considered now really seriously by --eole. . ., �* ,., . ~ people. 0k, zhanna bezpiatchuk, thank ou people. 0k, zhanna bezpiatchuk, thank you so _ people. 0k, zhanna bezpiatchuk, thank you so much _ people. ok, zhanna bezpiatchuk, thank you so much for— people. 0k, zhanna bezpiatchuk, thank you so much for the - people. 0k, zhanna bezpiatchuk, | thank you so much for the update, thank you so much for the update, thank you. the british prime minister has received a questionnaire from the metropolitan police as part of the inquiry into parties at downing street and whitehall during the covid lockdowns. number ten said borisjohnson would respond as required. police are sending the questionnaire by email to more than 50 people. the met said the questionnaires will ask what happened and "must be answered truthfully". our politics reporter matt cole has more on this now. matt, took us through the applications of the sending of this questionnaire. well, these are questionnaires which carry the same kind of weight as if somebody is being interviewed by the police under caution, so they are serious documents. they all went out yesterday, we understand, to at least 50 people. and those who have received them have now seven days to fill them in and get them back to the police as part of the operation, the police as part of the operation, the investigation that is looking

into a series of parties or events, 12 in total, between may 2020 and april 2021, 12 in total, between may 2020 and april202i, both 12 in total, between may 2020 and april 2021, both in downing street and in some locations around whitehall. now, those documents have to be returned within seven days so the clock is ticking, and once they have been filled in, the police will look at them. what they are trying to establish from these is why people who were at events, what the reason or purpose for being at the event was. just receiving them doesn't mean someone will end up with a fixed penalty notice or be found guilty of something. however, as you said there, they do have to be truthful in their response, so they could be some sort of serious explaining being done by people putting pen to paper over the course of the week. d0 putting pen to paper over the course of the week-— of the week. do we know anything about what _ of the week. do we know anything about what the _ of the week. do we know anything about what the questions - of the week. do we know anything about what the questions are - of the week. do we know anything about what the questions are in i of the week. do we know anything i about what the questions are in this questionnaire? i spoke to the metropolitan police about this earlier and for operational reasons, they are not going into it. i was inquiring as they were 12 events

whether everyone was going to get the same questionnaire or whether it would be tailored to each individual recipient. the met police say that for operational reasons they aren't going to get into that. of course, it is a serious business, the prime minister is being asked, as are others, but the prime minister in particular, are being asked questions in a police investigation by the police. his supporters say that even heavy gets a fixed penalty notice, he can still be the prime minister but others say his position would be absolutely untenable. i think a lot of tory mps particularly who might be able to decide his fate if they choose to put letters and calling for a vote of no—confidence, many of those are waiting for the outcome of this investigation and the subsequent full release of the sue gray report, the senior civil servant who has looked into this but who has only been able to release a little bit of her findings so far because of this police investigation. we are, i think, waiting, but we will properly have to wait a little longer than when the seven days is up because that is

just when the police get it back. the police they then investigation is moving at pace but they have already told us they have had 300 photographs to look at and 500 pages of documents, too. so, these answers could generate more questions, they could generate more questions, they could generate more questions, they could generate more questions about other people who might not have been caught in it being asked why they were there, too. in the short term, the clock is ticking and the questionnaires have to be backed by sometime late on the friday coming. just to pick you up on that point you were making about more questions, is it basically the questionnaire, does this rule out direct questioning by the police of people involved further down the line? ., ., ., ,�* people involved further down the line? ., ., ., , �* . line? no, no, it doesn't. the police can continue _ line? no, no, it doesn't. the police can continue to _ line? no, no, it doesn't. the police can continue to explore _ line? no, no, it doesn't. the police can continue to explore their- can continue to explore their investigation. i mean, this was you know, explained to me as a not dissimilar point of law, the way that covid laws were constructed, in

terms of fixed penalty notices, is perhaps when you get a photograph through the post showing you have been speeding and there is a picture of you in your car, and so the process can follow similarly and further down the line, you can be asked questions, clarifications. whilst this is equivalent of being questioned by the police under caution it is obviously slightly different because people are not being called into interview rooms and being quilts by the police, having questions bombarded at but make no mistake, this is a serious piece of investigative work by the police, it is potentially very damaging for the future of the prime minister and potentially others in downing street, too. but i don't think this is necessarily going to be the end of the investigation guaranteeing, we can look at these and move on, i think there is the potential for more. but, as i say, the police playing most of their cars quite close to their chest for what they call operational reasons. —— most of their cards. police in paris have

stopped hundreds of cars that arrived in convoys from across france to take part in protests against covid restrictions. the demonstrators say they've been inspired by the blockade by truckers on the us—canada border. similar protests have been taking place in countries across europe, including austria, the netherlands and belgium. 0ur correspondent, hugh scofield, is in paris. hejoins us now. what is happening where you are? this he joins us now. what is happening where you are?— he joins us now. what is happening where you are? as you can see, i am at the u- where you are? as you can see, i am at the up to _ where you are? as you can see, i am at the up to triomphe _ where you are? as you can see, i am at the up to triomphe where - where you are? as you can see, i am at the up to triomphe where in - where you are? as you can see, i am at the up to triomphe where in the i at the up to triomphe where in the last hour or so, things have got a little tense. up till then, they had been no real sign of this freedom convoy protest making any kind of mark in the capital, the police being deplored —— deployed in force, they were checkpoints coming off the ring road and there was little sign of disruption. in the last hour though, some of the protesters have managed to bring their vehicles up the champs—elysees to the arc de triomphe. this scene is reminiscent but not as powerful as the gilets

jaunes three years ago. there has been a lot of tear gas in the last half hour as the police try to disperse the protesters forming. there are two or 300 of the protests here at the arc de triomphe. this is where back in the days of the gilets jaunes, they were very serious scenes of civil unrest. for the time being, i would say it is tense but still relatively good—humoured, plenty of tourists wandering into the scene wondering what on earth is going on. a potential, though, nonetheless, for the potential to turn nasty. there is a bit of tear gas there. explosions. i think that is fireworks, not tear gas. relatively good—humoured but we must be good —— careful. share relatively good-humoured but we must be good -- careful-— be good -- careful. are you 0k to carry on? — be good -- careful. are you 0k to carry on? yes. — be good -- careful. are you 0k to carry on? yes. it _ be good -- careful. are you 0k to

carry on? yes, it is _ be good -- careful. are you 0k to carry on? yes, it is fine, - be good -- careful. are you 0k to carry on? yes, it is fine, i - be good -- careful. are you 0k to carry on? yes, it is fine, i think. carry on? yes, it is fine, i think it was fireworks. _ carry on? yes, it is fine, i think it was fireworks. are _ carry on? yes, it is fine, i think it was fireworks. are the - carry on? yes, it is fine, i think. it was fireworks. are the reasons for the protest _ it was fireworks. are the reasons for the protest the _ it was fireworks. are the reasons for the protest the same - it was fireworks. are the reasons for the protest the same as - it was fireworks. are the reasons for the protest the same as in i for the protest the same as in canada, in other words, against covid restrictions?— canada, in other words, against covid restrictions? largely, they are. covid restrictions? largely, they are- certainly. — covid restrictions? largely, they are. certainly, you _ covid restrictions? largely, they are. certainly, you see - covid restrictions? largely, they are. certainly, you see a - covid restrictions? largely, they are. certainly, you see a lot- covid restrictions? largely, they are. certainly, you see a lot of. are. certainly, you see a lot of placards here about liberty, about not experimenting with vaccines on children, about get off our backs, macron. there is an awful lot of macron. there is an awful lot of macron hatred as well and that covers the spectrum of his policies. these people do not like president macron and they are the same kind of people, i detect, a lot of them were part of the gilets jaunes years ago and what inspired that price rises, fuel rises, tax rises, the sense of being isolated in the capital was run by this money loving president, as they saw him. there was a bit of that today. politically, these people say the support any particular party, they are from all currents, left, right, and

libertarian. it is a mixture, yes, vaccines are a part of it, this feeling that a vaccine passport of the vaccine path which is more or less made mandatory to get vaccinated to do a lot of things in france but it is wider. 0ne senses that it has given the chance for a lot of people who were involved in the gilets jaunes movement three years ago and who have been slightly eclipsed by movement of time and taken a back—seat to come back and reclaim their presence a little bit in paris on a saturday afternoon just like at the beginning. french presidential _ just like at the beginning. french presidential elections _ just like at the beginning. french presidential elections of - just like at the beginning. french presidential elections of course l presidential elections of course coming up in april. could these protests have any impact on that? i think it is too early to make any judgment about that. yes, there are elections approaching, yes, these people want to make their presence felt but they are a minority. i'm been addressed by someone over here, i'm sorry. it looks like i'm in

favour. actually, ithink i'm sorry. it looks like i'm in favour. actually, i think we are going to have to stop at least our viewers know we are live! i going to have to stop at least our viewers know we are live!- going to have to stop at least our viewers know we are live! i want to brin: ou viewers know we are live! i want to bring you news _ viewers know we are live! i want to bring you news about _ viewers know we are live! i want to bring you news about what - viewers know we are live! i want to bring you news about what has - viewers know we are live! i want to l bring you news about what has been happening in canada. canadian police had said today they are starting to enforce a court order to clear protesters occupying a key bridge on the canada us border. now, that is after a judge granted an injunction to end the blockade by people opposing pandemic restrictions. the police action comes after demonstrators blocked the ambassador bridge which is a vital link and prompted calls from the us president joe biden to end the blockade. a judge granted the injunction to end the blockade and the... justin

trudeau had also promised president biden quick action to end the crisis. so, canadian police are starting to enforce a court order to clear protesters occupying that key bridge on the canadian and american border. that newsjust bridge on the canadian and american border. that news just into us. a murder investigation has been launched after a boy was stabbed to death outside a college in milton keynes. emergency services were called to the scene yesterday afternoon, but the 16—year—old died after being taken to hospital. an 18—year—old man has been arrested. police say they are following several significant lines of inquiry. a boat sent by the government of mauritius has arrived in the disputed chagos archipelago in the indian ocean. the united nations�* highest court has ruled that britain's occupation of the islands is illegal but britain has refused to hand control to mauritius. those on board include a number of islanders who were forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. mauritian officials are expected

to raise the nationalflag on at least two of the islands. 0ur correspondent andrew harding was on board and sent this update. these are the five chagosians who have come back to this island that they were kicked off, essentially, by britain 50 years ago. they wept, they dropped to their knees, they kissed the sand on the beach behind me here. since then, they've gone to inspect some of the ruins of their old homes on this extraordinary island that really almost no—one has been too for these past decades. strict control from britain about who could actually get there until mauritius made this very bold move to send its own boats without securing permission from britain, simply going ahead and coming here. and if you can see behind me, the men, the mauritian officials, they're busy planting a concrete base for a flagpole, and then they're going to raise the mauritian flag over this island, as on a couple of other reefs

and islands in the coming days. a really very defiant, bold move by mauritius, which says, "look, international law is on our side. "0nly five other countries in the whole world now "support britain's claim to the chagos islands. "it is time," the officials here are saying, "for britain to accept international "justice and hand the islands back to mauritius, "back to the chagosians." certainly those on mauritius desperate to come back and stay here. chagosians in britain no more divided — many of them still supporting britain and its claim to the islands. environmental campaigners say nearly a 100 endangered species in england have seen their prospects of survival improve, thanks to a nationwide rescue effort. the blacktailed godwit, the barberry carpet moth and the little whirlpool ramshorn snail are among those helped by the "back from the brink" project.

nearly 60,000 volunteers took part in the campaign, helping to monitor the species and plant shrubs to help create more habitats. a new campaign to highlight the early signs of a heart attack is being launched by nhs england aimed at saving thousands of lives. doctors say lesser known symptoms include sweating and feeling dizzy — as jon donnison reports. a new tv advert urging people to look out for the early signs of a heart attack. a feeling of unease. but a poll of 2000 people carried out for the launch of this nhs campaign found that fewer than half those asked knew to dial 999 if they or a loved one were experiencing some of the more vague symptoms, such as sweating, light—headedness, or feeling weak or uneasy. if people are suffering a heart attack, the earlier they call for help, the better. there is a phrase among

cardiologists which is, "time is muscle." the longer you leave things, the more likely people are to suffer from a bigger heart attack which is likely to have a greater impact in their life going forward. so the sooner they call for help, the better. nhs figures bear that out. each year in england there are more than 80,000 hospital admissions for heart attacks. the overall survival rate is around 7 out of 10 people. that rises to 9 out of 10 people for those who seek early hospital treatment. the doctors behind this new campaign say that a heart attack is always a medical emergency, and that it is never too early to call 999 and seek advice. jon donnison, bbc news. new research for the bbc suggests a basket of standard groceries has gone up by as much as 8% in the past year — as our business correspondent,

emma simpson, has been finding out. how are you all feeling right now? skint! worried! definitely nervous, a bit deflated. charlotte is a money—saving blogger, and she hosts a monthly zoom session, passing on tips. thank you for coming. we're going to be talking about the rising of food. i normally set a budget for £60 a week with two teenagers and myself, and it's gone up to nearly 75, depending on what shop i do go to. i have noticed, while going around the store, a lot - of the products have increased, i including squash, fizzy drinks. | have you changed your shopping behaviour? we are definitely cooking from scratch a lot more now, because it just works out cheaper. we will bulk buy, and buy a really massive laundry detergent, and washing liquid that we will then decant into smaller containers, and that lasts for months. i have started doing online shopping, to stop me - from picking up impulse buys. according to the official

statistics, food inflation is running at 4.5%. but that doesn't tell you the full story. because many everyday staples have gone up way more than that. take spaghetti. no brands, just a standard range. it's gone up by an average of a!% from last year. a standard tin of tomatoes has gone up by 29%. of course, every shopping basket is different, and the supermarkets can't prevent inflation. but how they keep a lid on it will have huge consequences for millions of households. this is a once in a generation moment forfood price inflation in this country. the supermarkets are incredibly competitive. it's a real dog—eat—dog situation here. and they can'tjust put up prices without people noticing. they will, shoppers will shop around. here's a business hoping to nab some of them. this is poundland's biggest store,

opening in nottingham today. this feels like a supermarket. well, i'd say it feels like the best of poundland. are you after the weekly shop? absolutely, absolutely. we serve millions of customers, there's lots of categories, such as fresh foods, where we haven't previously provided that to them, well, now we're doing that. but he's got rising costs across his supply chains too. high single figure inflation is what we're facing. that doesn't mean that our shoppers have to face that as well. so, you know, i'm nota magician, not paul daniels, i can't magic all of this stuff away. but what i can do is work as hard as i can on behalf of shoppers to make sure that we mitigate as much as we can to protect them. and after a tough pandemic, he says the discounters are growing once again. emma simpson, bbc news, nottingham. generations of children will be familiar with beatrix potter's tales of peter rabbit

and jemima puddleduck, but as well as an author and artist she was a scientist and conservationist. and she grew up, not in the countryside, but in central london not far from the v&a museum where there's now a new exhibition celebrating her work. frankie mccamley has been to take a look. 0nce once upon 0nce upona once upon a time, there were four little rabbits. the adventures created by beatrix potter became so popular they were turned into a television series.— popular they were turned into a television series. your father had an accident _ television series. your father had an accident there. _ television series. your father had an accident there. he _ television series. your father had an accident there. he was - television series. your father had an accident there. he was put - television series. your father had an accident there. he was put in | television series. your father had | an accident there. he was put in a ie b an accident there. he was put in a pie by mrs — an accident there. he was put in a pie by mrs mcgregor, _ an accident there. he was put in a pie by mrs mcgregor, now- an accident there. he was put in a pie by mrs mcgregor, now run - an accident there. he was put in a i pie by mrs mcgregor, now run along and don't _ pie by mrs mcgregor, now run along and don't get into mischief. now, for the first _ and don't get into mischief. now, for the first time, _ and don't get into mischief. now, for the first time, victoria - and don't get into mischief. now, for the first time, victoria and - for the first time, victoria and albert museum is delving into the. we behind the woman who wrote the much loved children's books.

most people don't know beatrix potter as an author and an illustrator creating stories like this one, the tale of peter rabbit, however this exhibition shows she was so much more than that, from a scientist to an award—winning sheep farmer. she loves the hardwick sheep, which are a traditional lake district breed, and she ensured that this traditional breed would be protected. so, by buying up working farms, she made sure they stayed as traditional working farms and that they weren't taken over by developers for holiday homes or anything. before that, miss potter lived in south kensington. she loved collecting shells, rocks and fossils, studying them under the microscope. and, as a budding illustrator, she visited this museum. it's appropriate that it is at the v&a because her archive is stored here at the v&a. but also because she lived nearby, near the museum, and she visited as a child and as an adult, she created drawings, plaster casts from our collections, and some of our objects, as you will see in this exhibition, actually appear in her stories.

including this waistcoat she sketched as a child here. it later appeared in her story the tailor of gloucester. the exhibition is the largest in the world, including personal letters and family photographs. there is also some fun to be had if you want to bring miss tiggy—winkle to life. frankie mccamley, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. well, it is quite a mixed bag today, some of us across dashed east anglia have enjoyed dry weather but the rain will arrive a little later on, nothing too heavy. where the rain is heavy right now, it made peter out throughout this evening only to return through the early hours of sunday morning so very early on sunday morning so very early on sunday it does look distinctly wet across many western parts, medical across many western parts, medical across wales. it will be dry and chilly across central and northern

scotland and i think tomorrow that is where the weather will be best, the north of scotland and ben s enjoying some sunshine whereas by the time we get the lowlands, it is looking like it is going to be a cloudy day with some heavy rain at times at least, i! cloudy day with some heavy rain at times at least, 11 degrees so it is relatively mild. and the weather tomorrow will hang around through most of the day, i think in the south and the south—east there will be a few areas where we may see some glimmers of brightness later in the day tomorrow. hello, this is bbc news. i'm rebecca jones. the headlines... the armed forces minister warns the uk will not be able to fly british nationals out of ukraine if russia invades — and says the situation is escalating. this risks escalating in a way that is really quite terrifying.

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