this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a russian invasion of ukraine is �*highly likely�*. that's the assessment of the uk defence secretary — comparing some western diplomatic efforts to the appeasement of nazi germany — ukraine says that is not a �*helpful�* comparison. the us evacuates most of its embassy staff in kyiv as it expects that a russian military incusion could come �*any day'. warcan take an war can take an unpredictable path and we think if russia does act in the way we fear it will, it will be in tremendous hardship and for greater insecurity into the heart of europe. thirteen people are injured after a mezzanine floor collapses at a pub in east london. following the resignation

of the met police chief — the labour shadow home secretary warns that there is a perfect storm facing policing in the uk, and the force needs to be reformed. canada's prime minister says all options remain on the table — as efforts continue to remove protesters blocking key trade routes. and it's the biggest day of the year for american football — super bowl 56 takes place in los angeles. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk defence secretary, ben wallace, has said a russian attack on ukraine is highly likely, comparing some western diplomatic efforts to the appeasement of nazi germany. he told the sunday times there was a "whiff of munich in the air" , an apparent reference to the 1938 peace deal with hitler. ukraine's ambassador to the uk this morning said the comparison was not helpful.

let's take a look at the latest developments. us secretary of state antony blinken has said the "imminent" threat of russian military action in ukrainejustifies evacuating the us embassy in kyiv. his words came after ukraine's president urged calm, saying the biggest enemy was panic. more than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave ukraine. there have been further attempts to defuse tensions in the region. in a phone call, presidentjoe biden warned russian leader vladimir putin of "swift and severe costs" if russia sends in troops. with the latest — aruna iyengar reports. a frosty phone call between russia and the us has not yielded much — the two powers a long way apart. the defence secretary, ben wallace, has likened to these diplomatic efforts to appeasement during the second world war.

he says the reality is that russia is highly likely to invade ukraine and warns that russia's military presence on ukraine's borders is so large they could launch an offensive at any time. but russia does have over 100,000 troops amassed on ukraine's borders. it accuses nato of not taking its security concerns seriously and wants the defence block to promise never to admit ukraine to its membership. russia has tried to play down the threat of its military presence, saying the us is whipping up hysteria over an imminent invasion. war and take an unpredictable path, and we think if russia does act in the way that we fear it will, it will bring tremendous hardship and greater insecurity into the heart of europe, and that is a concern to all of us. there are fears that russia may initiate a so—called "false flag" operation. this might involve attacks on pro—russian groups in ukraine

to create a pretext for an invasion. he has shown that russia will not be ignored. don't forget that only six months ago everyone was talking about china, particularly the biden administration. so putin has succeeded in getting his demands discussed publicly, being again the centre of attention and trying to demonstrate that russia is still a great power. despite the fact it is actually a declining power. if russia does invade, president biden says that nato countries will use sanctions to cripple the russian economy. nato is supplying weaponry to ukraine and other eastern european countries but says it will not land troops in ukraine. time is running out for a peaceful solution. the us, the uk and other countries have told their citizens to leave ukraine immediately. aruna iyengar, bbc news. ukraine's ambassador to the united kingdom, vadym prystaiko, told the bbc the comparison to world war iimade

by ben wallace was not helpful. it is not the best time for us to find our partners. i am reminding them of this act but it brought war. behind closed door we have been saying for a while but if you want to do something, this is the time and we are not appeasing him, he came to ukraine not to grab something, he just wants us not to exist any more. in everything he is achieving. people are notjust leaving but financial instruments are pulling out, it is hurting the ukrainian economy in the same way that people are leaving the embassy but people are leaving in the financial markets as well. the uk northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, was also asked about comments by the british defence secretary ben wallace. i know the comparison he was drawing and about the intensive arguments that germany was an interesting and... is a directionless

in france or germany? —— is he directing this in france or germany? no, the point he was making is that we are all working in this divided to find a diplomatic outlet and is the right outcome but he is expressing the fear that russia may not be as genuine around a diplomatic outcome and the political —— diplomatic engagement as we hope they are. but he also says he hopes they do mean what they said to him that they are not seeking to engage or to invade ukraine. president biden told russian president putin that there would be "swift and severe consequences" if russia invades ukraine. speaking earlier to the bbc, the white house senior adviser derek chollet says that a russian "military incursion" could take an unpredictable path. what we are worried about right now is russia's invasion of ukraine. its further invasion of ukraine and the consequences of that. war can take an unpredictable path and if russia does act in the way we fear it will, it will bring tremendous hardship, greater insecurity into the heart of europe and that is a concern to all of us and are concerned the united states as a nato ally, it's a concern to the countries aboard

a ukraine, the economic and political and security costs would be profound. well how did we get here? 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale explains the developments between the ukraine and russia in the last three months. in the last three months have west that russia is planning to invade ukraine and it and it all began last november when satellite in villages showed russian troop movements close to the border with ukraine. president putin denied planning an invasion but he has written publicly about how he sees russians and ukrainians as one people and he also wants to block ukraine from our joining nato. this led western powers to bolster nato's eastern flank here and threaten severe sanctions against russia if it invaded and there the matter largely stayed but there have been suggestions in recent days that the

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house issued a stark warning on friday. house issued a stark warning on frida . ~ ., ., ., ., friday. we are in the window and an invasion could _ friday. we are in the window and an invasion could begin _ friday. we are in the window and an invasion could begin at _ friday. we are in the window and an invasion could begin at any - friday. we are in the window and an invasion could begin at any time - invasion could begin at any time should vladimir putin decide to order it. at least 13 people have been injured after a mezzanine floor collapsed at a pub in east london. firefighters rescued seven people who became trapped after the incident at the �*two more years' bar in hackney wick yesterday. paramedics said three people were seriously hurt and 10 more had minor injuries. hal, a mental health worker from stratford, was on the mezzanine floor went it collapsed. it wasn't what we saw but what we heard. suddenly there was this earthquake—like rumble and before we knew it, suddenly the floor gave away and we all started to sink and quite fast. everyone began to scream, and we tried to process it because you never, ever are prepared for anything like this and thankfully the ambulance arrived within ten minutes or so.

this the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has said in a article in the observer that he will oppose the appointment of a new metropolitan police commissioner, until they understand the scale of the force's "cultural problems" and have a "robust plan" to deal with them. dame cressida dick resigned from the role on thursday after mr khan made clear he no longer had confidence in her. the shadow home secretary yvette cooper told the bbc that reforms were needed across the uk police service, notjust the metropolitan force. it is really worth stressing this is notjust it is really worth stressing this is not just that one it is really worth stressing this is notjust that one individual solving this comments about sussex, police cottle, otherforces this comments about sussex, police cottle, other forces as well and there is a real perfect storm facing policing right now. is going up, there is a legacy of damaging cut

round also toxic cases around the culture and winners to be a proper... around reform and i believe the british policing model, policing by consent, something we should be proud of and we also have to defend it, stand up for it and deliver reforms that will achieve it is at the moment there has been none of those reforms from the home secretary who has been silent on policing for a year and we've not seen any of the kinds of forms that we need and labour has set up a plan that would do that including reforms to training and vetting, and to misconduct. and including to their heart making sure that women and girls are part of the strategic... across the country by the home office so that we can challenge any office so that we can challenge any internal culture issues but also the policing of the country to make sure women and girls can be kept safe which are currently too many feel they are not.

voting is under way in switzerland to decide whether to tighten tobacco laws — including a ban on advertisements anywhere that young people might see them. campaigners say the country has been slow to adopt measures due to lobbying by tobacco companies. 0ur correspondent, imogen foulkes reports from bern. switzerland, a byword for good health and clean air but 2 million people here, almost one quarter of the population, smoke. most started when they were teenagers. every year 9500 people die from the tobacco—related illness foot of a cost billions on health and economic costs. this that is why it is so important people to limit advertising, discounts and sponsoring. switzerland lags far behind the rest of europe over tobacco control. in a survey of 80 countries it ranked second to last. campaigners blame lobbying by the industry. the words biggest tobacco companies have headquarters in switzerland. they contribute $6 billion a year and 11,000 jobs

to the swiss economy. there is opposing the ban say it could the door to restrictions on advertising other things. sugar, alcohol, even switzerland's beloved sausages. we are in an era where all advertising is likely to be banned. 0bviously, for the swiss business community, this is a serious problem. of really fundamental problem. the swiss government sides with business. it is calling for a note to the band but opinion polls suggest voters think differently. over 60% want an end to tobacco advertising. as ever, in switzerland, where all big policy goes to a vote, the swiss are deciding on other things, too. a proposed ban on animal testing and new subsidies for the media. but the key outcome today is likely to be switzerland finally calling time on big tobacco.

the headlines on bbc news... a russian invasion of ukraine is �*highly likely�*. that's the assessment of the uk defence secretary — comparing some western diplomatic efforts to the appeasement of nazi germany — ukraine says that is not a �*helpful�* comparison. thirteen people are injured after a mezzanine floor collapses at a pub in east london. following the resignation of the met police chief — the labour shadow home secretary warns that there is a perfect storm facing policing in the uk, and the force needs to be reformed. protests against covid regulations are continuing in canada, where traffic has been brought to a standstill at a key trading route with the united states. police were called in to clear the blockade which has been going on for nearly a week. jessica murphy reports.

it didn't take that many vehicles to block the busiest land border crossing in canada, but it's taking hours for police to clear the ambassador bridge blockade. for the moment, the officers are trying negotiation tactics as they try to get protesters to leave peacefully after six days of demonstrations. their message that they tried to send from the very beginning has clearly lost its way and i don't think the people here — notjust the police, but i don't think the people in our community or on the other side of the border — are interested in hearing it any more. who are you protecting? with a vital trade route interrupted, the province of ontario declared a state of emergency on friday that brought in penalties like heavy fines and possible jail time for those participating in the blockades.

that came into force hours later alongside a court granted injunction to remove the protesters. it took just days for the blockade on the ambassador bridge to put a squeeze on the supply chains and car—makers on both sides of the border. it's an economic link between the us and canada. hundreds of millions of dollars in trade cross the border there each day. copycat protests in europe and around the world have sprung up in recent weeks, with supporters calling for an end to covid—19 restrictions. this is grassroots people with their children and grandparents and parents coming together and saying, "hey, my rights and my freedoms are being infringed and denied here." drop the mandates, we go home. 15 minutes, we're gone. facing growing pressure from the white house and at home,

prime ministerjustin trudeau made this vow on friday. so, make no mistake, the border cannot and will not remain closed. but despite efforts to get dug—in protesters to leave, demonstrations continue nationwide. protests in ottawa are entering their third weekend now, with demonstrators and their trucks continuing to block much of the city centre. government officials are meeting to discuss these ongoing protests, but for the moment there is no clear end in sight. jessica murphy, the bbc news, 0ttawa. let's get some of the day's other news... the court of arbitration for sport is holding a hearing later, in the case of the 15—year—old russian skating sensation, kamila valieva, who failed a drug test before the winter olympics. kamila valieva was part of the olympic gold—medal winning russian team, but she is now waiting to hear whether that result will stand. peru's new environment minister says the spanish oil company, repsol, is not doing enough to clean up the damage caused by an oil leak from one of its refineries a month ago. after visiting some of the affected coastal areas, near the capital, lima, modesto montoya said wildlife was still suffering the impact of the spill. the us government has expressed concern over the continued violence againstjournalists in mexico. heber lopez was shot on thursday — the fifth reporter to be murdered this year. the us embassy in mexico called the shooting a "loathsome" act. mr lopez ran an independent news

website specialising in reporting corruption in local government. the creators of a short animated film — which was made in wales — say they're "shocked" at being nominated for an oscar. �*affairs of the art�* was six years in the making, and was completely hand drawn and produced by a couple in cardiff. they call the gilm their "labour of love", and nicola smith has been to meet them. the nominees for best animated short film, i affairs of the heart. what? she laughs the moment everything changed forjoanna and les. it was wonderful, it was — we had convinced ourselves that we weren�*t going to be nominated. so it was a complete... it was anxiety to ecstasy. yes. and it�*s all thanks to beryl. all i ever wanted to dol was to go to art school. be creative...

she�*s a factory worker who loves art and it�*s hard not to be entirely charmed by her. joanna certainly is. she�*s been drawing beryl since college. this is where she created tens of thousands of images of beryl and her family for the film. it�*s a lot of work, you know... because we still use pencil and paper. and digital takes over after that but most people work digitally throughout the process so they don�*t have original artwork any more. so that�*s one of the reasons why... is a really nice to have original artwork. and that�*s one of the reasons why we are really pleased to get nominated because in this world of digital shininess, it�*s a hand—drawn film. boxes of drawings for affairs of the art line the walls here. les wrote and produced it, joanna drew the story. all helped by a group of university graduates. a six year long labour of love made in cardiff.

the characters are welsh, the films are welsh, we made them in wales, so they are very welsh and we are quite chuffed with that. this film has already won many awards around the world and you won�*t be surprised to know that these two talented film—makers have already been 0scar nominees and have emmys and baftas to their name as well. but now, hollywood calls. we've got to go twice, the first time's for the luncheon and then we have to get back very quickly because we are going to the british animation awards, this is all in the same week, and then the baftas. what if i done with my life? l i could have gone to art school, l been somebody, been a contender. there�*s one last very important question to ask. what would beryl make of it all? she would love it, she'd be wafting down that were red carpet. "look at me!" a whirlwind few days forjoanna, les and beryl of course and to bring an oscar home to wales they say would be just brilliant. nicola smith, bbc news.

thousands of people have flocked to venice to celebrate carnival, for the first time in two years. the event usually draws tourists from around the world, but it was curtailed in 2020 because of covid and cancelled the following year. courtney bembridge has this report. (tx) —— after two years of covid—19 cancellations, carnival is back in venice. translation: this is the carnival of hope. l covid—19 is ending and we hope to return to our normal lives with hope and enthusiasm. i believe that venice is based on art and therefore it has to start again with art and so we try to make art among people. many have made a great effort, but it is a scaled—back affair this year, a hybrid of virtual and in—person events and no big parades. translation: unfortunately, because of the pandemic, there are few - people here, but we are here. we are the carnival. we do not need a big organisation. just come here and have fun — it�*s beautiful.

i hope that in the next few days, there will be more masks around. i am glad that there are so many people, but i would like to see a carnival atmosphere. it is estimated 50,000 people visited the city on saturday to mark the start of the celebrations. translation: | came here i with my whole family in masks to celebrate the carnival with all the venetians. good people who have also had great difficulties. today, we must have fun and that is all. italy has just eased the coronavirus rules mandating mask—wearing outside, but these revellers were all too happy to have their masks on.

it�*s the biggest day of the year for american football fans — as they gear up for super bowl 56. with a crowd of more than 70—thousand and more than 100 million people expected to watch around the world — the adverts and the famous half—time show are as important as the game itself. sophie long reports from the city hosting tonights match — los angeles. the first super bowl was played in los angeles in 1967. now football�*s coming home — to a brand—new stadium which just happens to be the most expensive sporting venue on the planet. a spectacular backdrop for the grand finale of this quintessential american sport. it�*s unbelievable. as soon as the kick—off happens, you just feel like you�*re almost in a movie. you know? no—one can believe... the tickets, by the way, are like $7,000. itjust feels like you�*re in the most exclusive nightclub in the history of the world. right? and you�*ll see the most famous people in the world sitting in the upper deck.

with ticket prices like that, of course, not everyone can go. we are super excited to be going to the game on sunday. and how do they feel that you are going to get to go and you�*re not taking them? it's so unfair! so there's some conflict at home but we have told them that the super bowl is not for them, but that we're definitely going to take them to another game next season. catherine? with an audience that could exceed 100 million, super bowl commercials are a huge star—studded affairs, with 30—second slots selling for millions. watch the coffee. and then, of course, there is the half—time show. # in the city... you got snoop dogg, maryj, dr dre, eminem and kendrick lamar. it doesn't get any better than that. # guess who's back? i�*ve been keeping it all the way are real. i�*m not trying to be egotistical or anything like that, but who else could do this show here in la? mm—hm. no—one. that's a fact. who else could perform the half—time show other than these amazing

artists that we have put together for this thing? but the spectacular is taking place in a city with rising crime and a homelessness crisis. many encampments have been cleared, leading to claims that some of the thousands living on the streets are being shoved into the shadows. this is a sense of community for them, and it may be hard for those of us that are housed to think through that, but there is a hierarchy, there are belongings. so when they're asked to move and they're forced out of that community, even if it is on the street, it creates additional trauma. whatever the costs, and the amount of money changing hands is monumental, la and its legendary rap royalty are ready. it�*s super bowl showtime. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. you�*re watching bbc news. let me

just tell you we�*ve just seen a tweet from the defence secretary ben wallace who has said that having returned from moscow early on saturday morning and because your concern about the worsening situation in ukraine, i have cancelled a planned long weekend abroad with my family and will be returning. hat abroad with my family and will be returnina. ., . ., ., ., returning. not clear from that whether he — returning. not clear from that whether he went _ returning. not clear from that whether he went and - returning. not clear from that whether he went and has - returning. not clear from that. whether he went and has decided returning. not clear from that - whether he went and has decided to come back because he said he is returning but he said he is cancelling a family trip because of the worsening situation. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt. with a few exceptions, pretty wet and a bit of a theme coming through this week, thejet and a bit of a theme coming through this week, the jet stream and strengthened coming out of north america, pushing across the atlantic which is blowing winds of up to 200 mph, the wind to develop jet streams flow pressure for us and one has been this area of low cloud that has pushed on through the morning bringing extensive rain across most

parts of the uk, drive for some parts of the uk, drive for some parts and the rain will push on through the afternoon, easing off a bit through western areas with some heavy pulses around across western parts of scotland, through the afternoon and to the north of northern ireland, the foreign office got londonjoin the northern ireland, the foreign office got london join the best of the day�*s weather, one or two isolated showers with spells of hazy sunshine and wind is light as he was strong to gale—force across southern parts. the wind is coming from a general southerly direction, but where we should be for this stage at 7—11 c but parts of scotland and east of scotland, east anglia, a few showers in the west which continue through a night and some guy is developing for many in between the showers with a northerly wind kicking and temperatures dropping so across parts of central and southern scotland, northern ireland, we could see a touch of frost into tomorrow. for tomorrow, this is the pressure, how to get to the north sea, ridge of high pressure follows link in its wake so the... we have become fewer.

lots of outbreaks of rain here and there were brightening up and sunny spells for northern ireland some of the dry weather, some parts of scotland. wintry with a covering of sleet and snow in places and even though temperatures may show at 5—9, 10 celsius on thermometers, the strength of the wind will make it feel colder. and tuesday, after a chilly start, is now first thing across the hills of scotland, followed through to northern ireland and england and through to southern counties and temperatures here is not 10-11 c counties and temperatures here is not 10—11 c where it is a bit cool towards the north and that mild i will put its way northwards into the midweek coming through the mid—atlantic but it is all tied into this, pretty significant area of low pressure which will wipe its way and across the north of scotland, bringing on wednesday into thursday gust of wind in excess of 70—80 mph and throughout this week, expect further rain at times, too. goodbye for now.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... a russian invasion of ukraine is highly likely. that�*s the assessment of the uk defence secretary, comparing some western diplomatic efforts to the appeasement of nazi germany — ukraine says that is not a helpful comparison. 13 people are injured after a mezzanine floor collapses at a pub in east london. following the resignation of the met police chief. the labour shadow home secretary warns that there is a perfect storm facing policing in the uk, and the force needs to be reformed. canada�*s prime minister says all options remain on the table, as efforts continue to remove protesters blocking key trade routes. and it�*s the biggest day of the year for american football, super bowl 56 takes place in los angeles. now on bbc news, it�*s time for dateline london.