this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. as russian military drills continue with belarus, the kremlin has accused the west of "hysteria". meanwhile, the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. police in paris fire tear gas to clear demonstrators protesting against the government's covid restrictions.

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. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the presidents of the us and russia have held direct talks by phone to try to resolve tensions over ukraine. the white house said president biden had told his russian counterpart vladimir putin that the us and its allies would impose "swift and severe costs" on russia in the event of an invasion of ukraine. earlier, following a phone call with president macron of france, mr putin dismissed claims that such an attack was imminent as "provocative speculation".

from washington, here's our north america editor, sarah smith. there is a pessimistic mood in washington tonight, as a senior administration official says there have been no fun mental changing the dynamics after that between presidents biting and putin. us says it is unclear whether russia is interested in pursuing its goals through a diplomatic solution rather than through the use of force —— presidents biting. president biden was born about his intention to impose punishing economic sanctions, swift and severe costs, he called them, if russia does further invade ukraine. and after the call, the kremlin�*s top foreign policy adviser said hysteria has reached its peak. now, as america believe that president putin is in a position to order an invasion any day now, they're warning about the possibility of a manufactured attack on russian forces that could be blamed on ukrainians and then used

as a triggerfor blamed on ukrainians and then used as a trigger for military action. new details about what the us calls a false flag operation were discussed in an emergency meeting in the white house situation room two nights ago. they say it could involve russian operatives with explosives caring out attacks on russian forces that would then be used as a pretext for an invasion of ukraine. so tonight, the us says it has not ruled out the possibility of further talks, has not ruled out the possibility of furthertalks, but has not ruled out the possibility of further talks, but they are now also planning for a worst case scenario. sarah smith. ukraine's president volodymir zelensky says the west�*s continued suggestion that russia may be preparing to invade is noy helping his country. he said ukraine had lived with the threat since 2014 and is prepared for any such eventuality. we have to be ready each day. it began not yesterday, it began in 2014 so we are ready. i have to analyse all the information which we have. we have a lot of information because we are on these borders. it's our borders, it's our territory.

you know? i have to speak with our people, like, you know, like the president, and say the people's truth, and the truth is we have different information. and, now, the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. all this information, it helps only for panic, it doesn't help us. president zelensky of ukraine. our correspondent fergal keane is in kyiv and has been speaking to ukrainians at a protest in the city. the event was organised by a right—wing nationalist group, but those attending were from across the political spectrum. this is the first real manifestation we've had of public feeling since the anxiety of a possible russian invasion has increased over the last 2a hours. what you can see around me here is people of all ages and seemingly from all sides

or all shades of political opinion coming out onto the streets here in a very important place in terms of ukraine's progress to democracy. people saying they will resist any russian intervention. why have you come here? the main reason is to show the unity of the people before the threat of russian occupation. this is the main reason, that we are all united, because different people, different political positions, different political parties, but today we are altogether because we have a threat of a russian invasion, and that's why we show this to each other, the whole world that we are ready to fight and ready to defend our motherland,

our country, that's the reason, actually. i'm here because i want to show that i'm not terrified by the threat. - we are ready to oppose i putin or anyone who wants to invade our country even more because you know some regionsi already don't belong to us, - so we are ready to fight by any means that we have. i'm getting some training, but i will fight with any. means i have in my hands. i will do anything my. country asks me to do. medicine, shooting, anything. i love my country, i'm not afraid. let's hear now from someone who is close to the centre of power in russia. sergei markov is a former member of the duma and was also an aide to president vladimir putin. ukraine is a country, but it's a country where united states overthrow democratically elected president eight years ago

and imposed illegal and oppressive regime to the ukrainian people. liberation is a humanitarian goal for all those who support democracy. probably great britain, if you want, also can play some role and help to minimise this repression. more than a dozen countries have advised their citizens to leave ukraine — including the us, the uk and germany. our correspondent paul adams sent this report from kiev. 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, plan a 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. and praying that we're not too 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 shut down. 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 in 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. to canada now.

and police have started clearing protesters blocking a bridge linking canada and the us — after a court ordered an end to the blockade. just a handful of the group which had been demonstrating about canada's covid restrictions remained near the ambassador bridge on saturday. protestors had been warned they could face fines or up to a year in prison. ontario's premier says the demonstration has been blocking more than 550 million us dollars worth of trade crossing between the two countries each day. michelle maluske is reporting for canadian media at the ambassador bridge — she gave us this update. at 8am this morning, police came onto the scene from three different areas. and what they did was walk in behind the protesters and split the blockade in two. they went to the right and spoke with the owners of the vehicles that were parked on the foot of the ambassador bridge to the right and asked them to leave, which they did willingly. meanwhile, the protests continue in ottawa. hundreds of people remain camped out near the parliament building. so far, there do not appear to have been any efforts to move them on. the only legal action taken

against them, an order banning them from continually sounding their horns. our reporterjessica murphy is in the canadian capital. she sent this update. there are plenty of protesters here on... here in ottawa, mainly in and around the centre of town near parliament hill. we've seen this third weekend now, like the other two weekends, that hundreds of protesters joined the ones who were here during the week, and they're here now. and it is almost a party atmosphere. you can hear music. there are people carrying flags and even families, and theyjust crowd the streets here in downtown ottawa. canadian prime minister justin trudeau is meeting with advisers this afternoon to discuss the blockades. as you heard earlier, they are moving to clear the one on the ambassador bridge, but there are ongoing protests here in ottawa and other parts of the country. and other protests have cropped up over the weekend in major cities,

including in the province of new brunswick and we're seeing one in toronto. and right now, there is no clear end to this impasse. trudeau did say yesterday that all actions are on the table, although he was very clear. in his words, it was a "very, very, very remote possibility" at this point that they're considering bringing in the military, but as i noted that all possibilities in terms of ending these protests are still on the table. jessica murphy reporting. meanwhile, french police have fired tear gas to disperse groups of activists attempting to blockade paris as part of protests against covid restrictions there. hundreds of vehicles were intercepted on the way to the city, and more than 300 fines have been issued. many of the protesters had driven in convoys from all over france. hugh schofield reports from paris. in the early afternoon, 20 or 30 cars managed to get past the police checkpoints and block the champs—elysees at the top end by the arc de triomphe. chanting

the occupants flying tricolour flags and chanting anti president macron slogans. there was a tense standoff with police firing tear gas to disperse groups of protesters, scenes similar to if less violent than the yellow vest protests of three years ago. protesters said they were inspired by the canadian blockades and wanted an end to government covid rules. translation: we've come from reims, i an hour and a half away from paris . to be a part of this freedom convoy. we are here today notjust because we are against the vaccine pass but also because of all the taxes the government is imposing on us. police tow trucks were brought in to remove the protesters' vehicles and traffic was able to resume. but some hours later, as evening set in, there were still small—scale skirmishes down the avenue and more tear gas being fired. the scenes on the champs—elysees may have been reminiscent of the yellow vest movement but, overall, the impact of the french so—called "freedom convoys" has been

limited with no serious disturbance to life in the capital. many of the protesters who'd driven in convoys from points all over france in recent days have said they now intend to continue on to brussels. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. a ship sent by the government of mauritius has arrived at the chagos archipelago in the indian ocean. those on board include a number of islanders who were forcibly evicted to make way for a us military base. our correspondent andrew harding was also on board the ship with them and sent this update shortly after they landed. they have just arrived here on the home islands. it has been 50 years since the british kicked them off and removed them forcibly from the place of their birth. today they are back, courtesy of the mauritian government. in the past, it has been impossible for anybody to come here without british permission and a british guard, military escort.

today, the mauritian government, in a very bold — some would say provocative — move, has come here under its own steam, insisting that it has the right and exercising its right to visit what it considers its own territory. this is a really important moment in the tug of war between britain and mauritius over these incredibly isolated but strategically very important islands. mauritius insisting they are ours, and you can hear there olivier bancoult, who has campaigned for so long in british courts for his right to return to live permanently on these islands, getting very angry, very worked up, criticising the british government, saying it is long overdue that britain renounced its sovereignty and allow them to return to live here. andrew harding with that report. somalia is experiencing its worst drought crisis in a decade. according to the charity save the children, 70% of households do not have enough food to eat.

thousands of children are reportedly dropping out of school, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. according to the organisation, donors now only have a narrow window to prevent a looming, major humanitarian disaster in somalia. the bbc�*s merchuma reports. families are now going without meals on a regular basis. save the children say that in more than one out of every three households, they've found at least one person who hadn't eaten at all in the last 2a hours. and in over half the households they look at, at least one person in each family had lost their source of income, largely due to the wholesale death of livestock. translation: the previous drought was a tough one, but this is worse, l with water being harder to find. we don't have food, and our livestock are dying. people have died of this drought and will continue to die if we don't get help soon. we depend on our livestock and our crops, which in two

consecutive years have been decimated by desert locusts. translation: our kids have not been to school for some time now. - it's impossible for us to send the children to school without food and water. also, we don't have any money to pay the school fees. somalia has experienced three major drought crises since 2011. this year, latest food security projections suggest that 4.6 million somalis will face crisis to emergency level food insecurity in the next few months. we were focused for a below average march—to—may season. _ we're extremely concerned. it is uncertain how people will survive there. - the next two to three months are going to be critical. - |and early action is indeed neededj to prevent a humanitarian disaster across the horn of africa. in the 2011 drought crisis,

when the un declared a famine in somalia, 3.7 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity. a slow global response to the early warnings of the famine led to at least 260,000 people, half of them under the age of five, dying from hunger and related conditions across the horn of africa. save the children estimates that this time, over $1.5 billion us is needed to give vulnerable children and their families across somalia enough food, health care, education and water to get through this crisis. merchuma, bbc news. the nhs has launched a new campaign to encourage people to dial 999 if they suspect they're in the early stages of a heart attack. doctors want to improve awareness of common initial symptoms such as sweating, feeling dizzy and tightness in the chest. jon donnison reports. a new tv ad urging people

to look out for the early signs of a heart attack. a feeling of unease. but a poll of 2,000 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 and uneasy. if people are suffering a heart attack, the earlier they call for help the better. there is a phrase amongst 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. and 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 seven out of ten people,

but that rises to nine out of ten 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. there are only six athletes from african countries taking part in the winter olympics, including one alpine skier from eritrea. shannon ogbnai abeda grew up in canada, but competes for his parents�* country of birth. getting to the world's biggest winter sports stage hasn't been easy for him. we asked shannon to tell us his story. i am an alpine skier from eritrea. i am eritrea's first winter olympian. i first started skiing when i was three years old in a small town in fort mcmurray, which is up north, very north in canada. when i first qualified,

it felt amazing. i was really, really happy. and ijust was in shock. like, i've never been in an international competition. i felt different, and i wanted to still be that person that was different and somehow not feel like i have to almost be, like... to fit into the crowd. and that's kind of why my decision to represent eritrea. my first trip to eritrea was amazing. just seeing, you know, the cultural background, just seeing how much... like, where my parents grew up, how much it took to get where they are. to be honest, it's been very difficultjust for me being the only person of colour in ski racing. my first significant injury was in 2016. i tore pretty much all the ligaments in my knee, my left knee, and i also partially fractured my tibia.

so, that was a year of rehabilitation. so, prior to the olympics, there was a period where i did slip into a depression, and i struggled a lot to just find motivation to get myself up in the morning and even get myself to the games. like, it was a very difficult period. so, after the games, i retired for about a year, just took a year to go back to school, kind of explore different parts of my life personally. this year, it has been very tough for me, more or less, emotionally and mentally than it was the last olympics. it's crazy for me to think, like, given everything that's happened, i'm here where i am right now. shannon ogbnai abeda, talking there about hisjourney to shannon ogbnai abeda, talking there about his journey to the winter olympics. also in sport, and the english premier league side chelsea have won football's club world cup, beating the brazilian side palmeiras

2—1 after extra time. the game was goalless at half—time, but the deadlock was broken after the break with this goal by chelsea's romelu lukaku. that advantage lasted less than ten minutes before palmeiras were awarded a penalty by the video assistant refereee for handball. cavalacante veiga scored, taking the game into extra time. there were just three minutes left when the video assistant referee confirmed another handball, this time by palmeiras. kai havertz scored the winner. that meant chelsea lifted the trophy at the stadium in abu dhabi, their first club world cup title. 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 victoria and albert museum, where there's now a new exhibition celebrating her work. frankie mccamley has

been to take a look. now for the first time, the victoria and albert museum is delving into the full story behind the woman who wrote the much loved children's books. most people will 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 loved 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. it's appropriate that it's at the v&a, because her archive. but also, because she lived near the museum, and she visited 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. i'm sure you have heard of the saying that a dog is a man's best friend. well, one french man has been testing that theory to its limit. afterjust a month and a half of training, he managed to teach his pet called ooka how to fly with him on a paraglider. the pair have already had ten trips together over

the french alps, with ooka strapped on with a specially—made harness. amazing pictures, don't you think? ooka doesn't seem to perturbed. you're watching bbc news. after the weather, we'll take a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are kate maltby, columnist for the i and chair of the theatre critics circle, and jonathan walker, political editor at the birmingham mail. right now, it's time for a look at the weather. hello. there is more wind and rain in the forecast, not only for the rest of the weekend, but indeed throughout the coming week. sunday looks like this. heavy rain affecting many parts of the uk, windy weather across the south, lighter winds further north. but on the satellite picture, you can see this shield of cloud racing in from the atlantic. this will bring wet weather to start sunday across western england, wales. the rain quickly getting into northern ireland,

northern england and up into southern scotland as well. for east anglia and the south east, the day will start off on a dry note, but rain will arrive here through the afternoon. northern scotland likely to stay mostly dry with some spells of sunshine and just the odd shower, and slightly drier conditions could develop in northern ireland through the afternoon. the winds across northern areas are relatively light. southern areas, brisk winds. those are the average wind speeds. the gusts could touch 50 mph for english channel coasts. but it will be relatively mild, 7—11 degrees. a very, very soggy sunday evening across east wales, central and eastern parts of england. that rain taking a long time to clear away. some drier conditions will develop out west, but with some showers. a fairly brisk northerly breeze, but i think given the strength of the breeze, it's not going to be a particularly cold night. but low pressure will still be close by into monday morning. showers circulating around that low, some brisk winds. just a little bump in the isobars, a ridge of high pressure just trying to drive things out as it topples in from the west. so, we will see some early rain across southern parts.

that will clear to a mix of sunshine and showers. some of those showers wintry in scotland, especially over high ground, potentially even to lower levels. feeling relatively chilly, i think, on monday given the strength of the breeze. top temperatures between 6—10 degrees. into tuesday, we see another band of rain pushing in from the west, some snow for a time across high ground is scotland and some wintry showers following on behind with some sunny spells in between. top temperatures on tuesday between 6—11 degrees. it is going to be another windy day, but those winds could well step up a gear as we move into wednesday thanks to this deepening area of low pressure. lots and lots of white lines on the chart here, lots of isobars squeezing together. while the details of this forecast will change, it does look like we could see gales or severe gales in places on wednesday with some heavy bursts of rain. but it will be really mild for a time, turning chillier towards the end of the week.

hello. this is bbc news with me, annita mcveigh. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines — us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. as russian military drills continue with belarus, the kremlin has accused the west of "hysteria". meanwhile, the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. police in paris fire tear gas to clear demonstrators protesting against the government's covid restrictions. 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.