this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. more than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave ukraineoverfears of an imminent russian invasion. president biden will speak to his ukrainian counterpart today as efforts to de—escalate tensions continue. meanwhile, ukraine's ambassador in london says talk of invasion is harming his country. that's a panic, to people being withdrawn, demonic living, this assumption is halting nutrient might be the whole idea of putin. 13 people are injured after a mezzanine floor collapses at a pub in east london. police have cleared the remaining protesters blocking a key bridge between canada and the united states, after a week of disruption. people in switzerland have voted in favour of tightening the country's tobacco laws

by banning virtually all advertising of tobacco products. and it's the underdogs vs the all—stars — in just a few hours the la rams will go head to head with the cincinnati bengals for a chance to win this year's superbowl crown. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. us presidentjoe biden will speak to the ukrainian president volodymr zelensky by phone in the coming hours as efforts to de—escalate the crisis over ukraine continue. earlier, white house national security adviserjake sullivan repeated his warning that a russian invasion could begin "any day." moscow denies it has plans to invade, but has

positioned over 100,000 troops along its border with ukraine. in other developments on sunday, more than a dozen countries have now urged their citizens to leave the country. us members of an international monitoring mission in eastern ukraine have begun withdrawing. dutch airline klm said it would stop flying to ukraine, and germany's lufthansa said it was considering suspending flights. a consignment of stinger surface to air missiles have arrived in kyiv from lithuania — one of the nato member countries sending military support to ukraine. here's our political correspondent, charlotte rose. visits to moscow this week by the uk defence secretary ben wallace along with phone calls by the prime minister and us presidentjoe biden seem to have done little to change the minds of russian leaders. and scenes of tanks rolling up to a european border have made some western politicians fearful of history repeating itself. in an interview with the times this morning, mr wallace said

the current situation had, "a whiff of munich in the air from some in the west." which many had thought was a reference to attempts by european leaders to appease hitler before the second world war. but it's been stressed that he still believes attempts at diplomacy to de—escalate the situation are important. his cabinet colleague was asked to clarify his remarks. he's not talking about appeasement. i think the comparison ben was drawing, i know the comparison he was drawing, it was around the attempts for a diplomatic outcome that it turned out adversaries at the time were not really interested in. is he directing this at france, germany? no, no, the point he is making is that we are all working on this to find a diplomatic outcome. labour says it shares the government's concerns about the seriousness of the situation. it is immensely serious and nobody should be naive about what russia is up to. and the scale of the troops amassing on the ukraine border. and that's why i think there has to be this extremely strong and swift and severe economic

sanctions, financial sanctions, looking at the energy sector. meanwhile, this morning came this warning from an american foreign policy adviser. war can take an unpredictable path and we think if russia does act - in the way 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. it's a concern to the - united states as a nato ally. brits living in ukraine have been told to leave the country whilst commercial flights are still available. but that's not an option for ukrainian people and the country's president says talk of an invasion is overblown. with the german chancellor due to visit moscow next week, nato allies hope that talking can stop the march towards war. charlotte rose, bbc news. ukraine has criticised remarks by a british government minister comparing diplomatic efforts to prevent a russian invasion to those attempting to avert

the second world war. speaking to my colleage lewis vaughanjones, ukraine's ambassador in london, vadym prystaiko, said it wasn't the best time to offend partners. i would like to believe that we will learn this lesson from 1938, and we won't be getting in the same trap. at the same time, we would like to tell that all the cards are really on the table right now. everything which could be done, collectively or individually by western leaders, was already done. what we can have no is how to find a delicate balance between panic and readiness to fight. the ukraine is synced that we are resisting, we will fight. at the same time, there's panic, the people being drawn, the money lived in, this is something that is hotting ukraine, might be a policy of putin

to achieve the goal without one soldier crossing the border. fire to achieve the goal without one soldier crossing the border. are you seeinu soldier crossing the border. are you seeing these _ soldier crossing the border. are you seeing these warnings _ soldier crossing the border. are you seeing these warnings from - soldier crossing the border. are you seeing these warnings from the - soldier crossing the border. are you seeing these warnings from the us| seeing these warnings from the us and the uk and europe are actually doing putin'sjob for him? and the uk and europe are actually doing putin's job for him?- doing putin's job for him? maybe unintentionally, _ doing putin's job for him? maybe unintentionally, yes. _ doing putin's job for him? maybe unintentionally, yes. what - doing putin's job for him? maybe unintentionally, yes. what is - unintentionally, yes. what is happening here is that we have been in the water for seven years. we are used to the imminent danger of putin to and cost more than he is already here. for many leaders around the globe, for many outlets like yours, to see this preparation, they come to see this preparation, they come to the assumption it is something new, something dangerous. we don't need more of this. we would like to resolve a diplomatically when there is still a chance for this. we believe that _ is still a chance for this. we believe that putin, when he says, no plans for invasion... i believe that putin, when he says, no plans for invasion. . ._ plans for invasion... i don't believe _ plans for invasion... i don't believe britain. _ plans for invasion... i don't i believe britain. unfortunately. plans for invasion... i don't - believe britain. unfortunately. we can't. he was telling us he was not in crime in the year you mention full stop that he was saying that he was not telling other people,

although russia, they were putting internet videos how are shooting from their own territory. how can we trust him? i from their own territory. how can we trust him? , ,., ~ ., , from their own territory. how can we trust him? , ., , ., ., from their own territory. how can we trust him? ., , ., ., ., trust him? i spoke 24 hours ago on this channel— trust him? i spoke 24 hours ago on this channel to _ trust him? i spoke 24 hours ago on this channel to a _ trust him? i spoke 24 hours ago on this channel to a former— trust him? i spoke 24 hours ago on this channel to a former aide - trust him? i spoke 24 hours ago on this channel to a former aide of - this channel to a former aide of putin, and he said any invasion could be due to ukrainian aggression if it happened, and would be a collaboration of ukraine, not an invasion. how do you feel hearing that? ~ ., �* ., , , ., that? we don't need to be liberated b russia, that? we don't need to be liberated by russia, that's _ that? we don't need to be liberated by russia, that's for _ that? we don't need to be liberated by russia, that's for sure. - that? we don't need to be liberated by russia, that's for sure. there - that? we don't need to be liberated by russia, that's for sure. there is. by russia, that's for sure. there is a very good thing, that russia speak and endanger people and ukraine on in place is already occupied by putin. we can come to a difference from december 1939, when it german to stage an attack to pull in to invade next day. something like that can happened and any second. that is a kind of false — can happened and any second. that is a kind of false flag _ can happened and any second. that is a kind of false flag event. _ can happened and any second. that is a kind of false flag event. you - a kind of false flag event. you think something may happen that we

don't give a sharp justification for putin to take action? you think that is a real possibility? i putin to take action? you think that is a real possibility?— is a real possibility? i don't give ants to him _ is a real possibility? i don't give ants to him what _ is a real possibility? i don't give ants to him what way _ is a real possibility? i don't give ants to him what way to - is a real possibility? i don't give ants to him what way to make, | is a real possibility? i don't give i ants to him what way to make, but this is something that tomorrow will be killed, or mentioned, an attack from ukrainian radicals, nationals, fassies, that is only what they are using who just want to live in their own state. d0 using who 'ust want to live in their own state. ,., , ., using who 'ust want to live in their own state. i. , using who 'ust want to live in their own state.— own state. do you believe the us intelligence. _ own state. do you believe the us intelligence, effectively, - own state. do you believe the us intelligence, effectively, that - own state. do you believe the us. intelligence, effectively, that have given rise to actions like evacuation of the embassy? they are built on credible information, and they are right, therefore, to evacuate staff? i they are right, therefore, to evacuate staff?— they are right, therefore, to evacuate staff? ., ., , ., evacuate staff? i have grounds to believe the _ evacuate staff? i have grounds to believe the united _ evacuate staff? i have grounds to believe the united states - evacuate staff? i have grounds to believe the united states and - believe the united states and telogen. we have are unintelligent. we talked to many other people, and many others around the globe. americans and britons have the responsibility to defend and protect it when people first, so the staff of the embassy, they have family members, they are citizens of the uk are the notices, they have to be

protected by your own governments. we do understand. i'm joined now by 0leksiy sorokin — he is political editor of the english—language kyiv independent news publication. thank you very much forjoining us. what damage to ukraine are you seeing at the moment? we were just hearing your ambassador to the uk seeing it as having an impact. he is absolutely correct. _ seeing it as having an impact. he is absolutely correct. a _ seeing it as having an impact. he is absolutely correct. a lot _ seeing it as having an impact. he is absolutely correct. a lot of - seeing it as having an impact. he: 3 absolutely correct. a lot of people and ukraine right now are angry, because we feel that it is we who under sanctions. we are losing money, the borrowing rates are skyrocketing, and the national bank there is absolutely doing a fantasticjob there is absolutely doing a fantastic job to there is absolutely doing a fantasticjob to keep the currency of for now, we feel that our economy is suffering because of actions from

russia. , ., is suffering because of actions from russia. , ._ , russia. yesterday, president zelenskiy _ russia. yesterday, president zelenskiy was _ russia. yesterday, president zelenskiy was also _ russia. yesterday, president zelenskiy was also saying - russia. yesterday, presidentl zelenskiy was also saying that russia. yesterday, president- zelenskiy was also saying that the kind of talk he is healing from his allies in the west is causing panic. what is the mood amongst the public? i think there is no panic, again, because we are at war for the past eight years. there is certain anger and dissatisfaction with our foreign partners as well, because well in the uk is helping us with military aid, we have a contract right now to improve ukraine's nato capabilities, but for example be not that there is still a lot of russian cars, russian oligarchs, having a free pass in london, and for many in ukraine, that raises questions.— that raises questions. yes, it has been raised _ that raises questions. yes, it has been raised quite _ that raises questions. yes, it has been raised quite a _ that raises questions. yes, it has been raised quite a lot _ that raises questions. yes, it has been raised quite a lot of- that raises questions. yes, it has been raised quite a lot of terms, | been raised quite a lot of terms, the amounts of money that has been allowed to be invested by russian oligarchs in the uk. how many more trips can ukraine whenever within

its territory? and what are the risks involved in doing that, given that it could provoke an attack if something went wrong? i that it could provoke an attack if something went wrong?- that it could provoke an attack if something went wrong? i don't think that ukrainian _ something went wrong? i don't think that ukrainian activity _ something went wrong? i don't think that ukrainian activity will— something went wrong? i don't think that ukrainian activity will cause - that ukrainian activity will cause russia to invade. i think if russia wants to invade, it will do it without having to look at what ukraine is doing. right now, we know that ukraine has a drill is belarus border. we are mirroring the drills that belarus and russia are currently doing in that country. we also have military drills near crimea, and even though the president is saying that we should keep calm, we shouldn't panic, we still should be ready, and that is what ukraine is forced to have military tours across the country now. ~ . , military tours across the country now. ~ ., , ., ., ., ., now. we have seen more than a dozen countries have — now. we have seen more than a dozen countries have now _ now. we have seen more than a dozen countries have now asked _ now. we have seen more than a dozen countries have now asked that - countries have now asked that national salute ukraine, with some urgency. but what options to

ukrainian nationals have? indie urgency. but what options to ukrainian nationals have? we don't. we can't leave _ ukrainian nationals have? we don't. we can't leave our— ukrainian nationals have? we don't. we can't leave our home, _ ukrainian nationals have? we don't. we can't leave our home, and - ukrainian nationals have? we don't. we can't leave our home, and i - ukrainian nationals have? we don't. | we can't leave our home, and i think thatis we can't leave our home, and i think that is what causes the most stress right now, is that we here support from the worst, but we also see the west leaving, and i think a lot of people in ukraine especially in the ukrainian leadership, especially in the presidential administration, are willing to see actual sanctions against russia, sanctions against nord stream to come across in cash, russian oligarchs. this will actually make a statement to rush at that doing and conducting a war against ukraine will be very costly for the kremlin. we against ukraine will be very costly for the kremlin.— for the kremlin. we lost it for a moment- _ for the kremlin. we lost it for a moment. thank _ for the kremlin. we lost it for a moment. thank you _ for the kremlin. we lost it for a moment. thank you very - for the kremlin. we lost it for a moment. thank you very much | for the kremlin. we lost it for a i moment. thank you very much for talking to us, thank you.— moment. thank you very much for talking to us, thank you. we have a special section devoted to the situation in ukraine on our website. you can read up on all of the latest

developments, and look back at how the situation has turned out the way it has. just log on to bbc.com/news, or use the bbc app. let's update you now on the protests in canada, where police arrested protestors and towed the final vehicles blocking the ambassador bridge — a key border crossing between the us and canada that carries more than half a billion us dollars' worth of trade each day. the blockade began almost a week ago in protest of canada's covid restrictions. meanwhile, similar demonstration in the capital, 0ttawa, have continued throughout the weekend, with thousands taking to the street on saturday. the protests have inspired similar action around the world, such as road—blocking demonstrations in france, the netherlands, and new zealand. swiss voters appear to have backed a plan to ban virtually all advertising of tobacco products. campaigners have long argued that the country was lagging behind the rest of europe on this matter, a situation blamed on lobbying

by some of the world's biggest tobacco companies. 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes has been following the story from bern. they have proven again that with this kind of policy and moving a little faster than their government and their business leaders, advised and their business leaders, advised a no to this very sweeping ban, and said, why don't you adopt more modest restrictions? tobacco remains a legal product, they cannot have a law which says it cannot be promoted at all. the swiss voters said no thanks. we know we have a high rate of tobacco consumption in this country, we know that most of our smoker start when they are teenagers. we want to protect those young people and not to leave them open to being seduced, if you like, by the tobacco industry, who have been very good here over the years at promoting their product and promoting them particularly at young people. so, that is all at an end

now, despite a quite intense campaign by the opponents, who warned that if we do this, maybe we will be banning adverts for sugar or alcohol, or even the kind of sausages that the swisss love so much. anything that somebody might sit as bad for your health. voters didn't buy that, they said, we know cigarettes are bad for our health, we know the figures. we know it can be deadly. so, let's ban it. at least 13 people have been injured after a floor collapsed at a pub in east london. firefighters rescued seven people who became trapped in the bar in hackney. nickjohnson reports. it was just before five o'clock yesterday afternoon when the floor gave way at the two more years bar in hackney wick. firefighters rescued seven people who were trapped, and paramedics said three people were seriously hurt. another ten had minor injuries. suddenly there was this

earthquake like rumble, and before we know it, suddenly the floor gave way, and we all started to sink, and quite fast. describing the rescue, the london fire brigade said crews used a ladder to make a bridge between the floor and the internal staircase to get people safely out of the building. a statement on two more years' instagram account said the venue would remain closed for now, and added, our thoughts are with everyone that's been affected. the local mp rushanara ali also took to social media to say she was very concerned about the collapse. a spokesperson for the metropolitan police says it has not launched an investigation into the incident. it says the local authority is looking at how this pub floor gave way on a busy saturday afternoon. several chinese streaming platforms have been accused of censoring lgbt plotlines from hit us sitcom friends. the show was re—released in china earlier this week,

but chinese fans have complained of scenes being deleted, including those that reference a lesbian character and another featuring a same—sex kiss. it's unclear why the scenes have been removed. none of the chinese streaming platforms have responded publicly to the accusations. the north korean leader kimjong un has made a rare public appearance in pyongyang. he was at a ceremony to mark the start of building ten thousand new homes. he promised to prioritise his country's economy and improve livelihoods. north korea has been hit by shortages because of tighter border controls with china during the pandemic. 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. 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. super bowl 56 — or lvi, as it styles itself in roman numerals — will take place in los angeles in just a few hours' time. with a crowd of more than 70,000 in the stadium and hundreds of millions watching around the world, the adverts and the famous half—time show are almost as important as the game itself. sophie long reports from la. 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. there are six weeks to go before the oscars are given out in los angeles, so we thought we'd catch up with some of the people who've been nominated. and today, we're heading to a place farfrom hollywood — wales. it took six years for a team based in cardiff to complete affairs of the heart — and it's been nominated for best short animated film. nicola smith has the story. the nominees for best animated short film, i

affairs of the art. 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 have 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. finally, penelope cruz, javier bardem and cate blanchett brought some hollywood glamour to the red carpet at the goya awards in valencia. the awards are considered by many in spain to be the equivalent of the oscars. javier bardem won best actor — for the seventh time — while cate blanchett received the first—ever international goya award.

do stay with us if you can't in the hours ahead. you're watching bbc news. as he went out for a row one morning on the river thames in london, graphic designer, simon hunt came across a rather unexpected find. lying on the pebbles and rocks of the riverbed at low tide, he discovered a human bone. when the police carbon—dated it, it turned out to be more than 5,000 years old. earlier, i spoke to simon hunt, who is also a bbc colleague. he started by showing me the bone. here we are. wow, it's a very darkened colour. when you found it, what were your immediate thoughts? well, ijust put the boat in the water, it is quite low tide and the water is very clear. i could see this object on the river, probably about a foot underneath the water, and my initial thought was,

i recognised as a bone but kind of assumed it might be an animal bone, and i was rowing with friends of mine, and ijust thought it would be quite funny to pick out of the water and go, "oh, ifound a bone, ifound a bone!" when i picked up out of the water, i was kind of staring at this, which i recognised as a hipjoint, and then i thought, "that can't be..." i can't think of an animal with a hip joint like that. and then i actually put the bone in the boat with me, carried on my morning row, and when we got back, the few of us that were there, we looked at it and say, "this is definitely a human bone, and i'd better do something about it. " so, what did you do? what's the protocol? well, i wasn't sure, so i phoned the police, thinking... my initial thinking was, "this is old, it looks really old," and then of course you're thinking, "well, what if it isn't?" this could be quite

sinister or criminal. so, yeah, phoned the police, which was sort of amusing because they weren't quite sure what to do originally either. they weren't sure what forms to fill in or who to contact, but eventually they sent two officers around in the afternoon who were very excited when they saw it, recognised that it was a human bone. but by this time, the tide has come in. they asked me to show them exactly where i had found it, and i couldn't because it was about 20 feet underwater, so they filled a few forms in and took it away, and the following day, a detective came to the house and she interviewed me, took a full statement and said they would send it away to be carbon—dated. and it's turned out to be a lot older than even you thought. how old did you think it was and how old is it? i wasn't too sure. when she phoned me up, she said, "ok, it's really old.

have a guess — how old?" i was thinking, "i don't know, medieval?" where i row used to be a roman crossing point, so i thought, maybe even roman, but she said no, it's between — i'll read this — 3516 and 3365. and i was thinking, "3000?" and she said, "bc." so probably over 5,000 years old? five and a half thousand years old, yeah, neolithic. what can you tell us about the length of it and how tall whoever it belonged to it would have been? do we know if it was male orfemale, even? we don't know if it is male or female — that will only be detected by dna testing. and once the police realised it was that old, they were no longer interested in it, so they didn't take any further. i'm hoping to give it to the museum of london, who i'm meeting on tuesday, and i'm hoping if they take it, then they can do some further testing and dna test it, find out if it is a male or female. a friend who is an archaeologist

asked me to measure it, and they estimate it about 5'7", 5'8". see, that sounds quite tall for that long ago, doesn't it? yeah, it did. i was surprised. but like i say, that was an estimate. i'm no expert, but i'll take their word for it for the moment. hopefully when it goes into the hands of the experts at the museum of london, they may be able to throw more light on this. in the meantime, where do you keep it? yes, i was going to say it's a bone of contention in the house — that's terrible! it's wrapped up in bubble wrap in a bag in the house, but it will be leaving very soon. it's not a memento on the shelf at the moment? absolutely not, and to be honest, it's kind of odd in that respect, because, as well as being, "0k, it is a bone, it's very old," but it was a person

and there is a bit of respect about this, as well, because it was a human, they had a life, they had family, they were living not far from where i am now. simon hunt. reeta chakrabarti will be here in a few minutes with a full round—up of the day's news. first, time for a look at the weather with tomasz. well, it's been quite a rough day on the weather front for some of us today, but over the next few days it could turn even worse, really quite stormy weather, potentially, on the way. here's the low pressure and the rain bearing cloud that's been sweeping across the country in the last few hours. here's the radar that scans the horizon and shows us where it's been raining, and you can see quite a wide band of rain bringing widespread rainfall. not everywhere. the north of scotland has been generally dry, and the rain arrived a lot later in east anglia and the south—east. so, through the evening hours, we will see most of the persistent rain, i think, in the south and the southeast as this weather front curls into the area of low pressure, which moves out into the north sea through tonight and,

behind it, the wind changes direction. this is a showery air stream. pretty chilly in scotland. three or four degrees, perhaps a touch of frost in the sheltered glens. not quite so cold in the south, maybe seven or eight degrees, but plenty of showers. and i think tomorrow could be a wet for a start, i think, in the south—west early in the day. but then, generally speaking, it's a much better day in store. yes, it's going to be chilly on the north sea coast, but there will be some sunny spells around. i think the best of the weather will be further west and also along the english channel coast. so that's monday. here's a look at tuesday's weather map and, again, another weather front moving in, bringing rainfall to more southern parts of the uk, perhaps some wintry showers across the scottish hills, but you can see the bit in between here. at least middle of the afternoon, there's some sunshine for newcastle, probably for carlisle, liverpool, belfast as well, so a little bit quieter on tuesday, but after that it really is expected to turn quite stormy. some very nasty areas of low

pressure are forecast to sweep in. the met office has already issued early yellow warnings for parts of northern britain, at least initially. this is wednesday. gales could be gusting to 70, 80, maybe even 90 miles an hour middle of the week. and then yet another storm could arrive towards the end of the week, bringing again a spell of severe gales. so stay tuned to the weather forecast over the next few days. we really are in for quite a rough ride, but at times it is also going to be really rather mild. that's it from me, bye—bye.

the defence secretary ratchets up tensions over ukraine — comparing western diplomacy to the failure to avert world war ii. "a whiff of munich" said ben wallace, who later denied he meant the west is appeasing president putin. a colleague came to his defence. he's expressing the fear that russia

may not be as genuine around that diplomatic outcome, the diplomatic engagement as we hope they are. as ukraine's ambassador to london criticised the comments as not helpful, we'll get the latest from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. also on the programme... police break up a protest over mandatory covid jabs which has blocked a major trading route between canada and the us for a week. wrongly imprisoned for fraud — as the public inquiry into the post office computer scandal starts this week, we speak to an innocent man unfairlyjailed. i want somebody on the other side to be charged and jailed, like i was. and a convincing win for england against italy in the six nations rugby.

good afternoon. the defence secretary, ben wallace, has caused controversy by suggesting that current western diplomatic efforts to avoid war in ukraine have "a whiff of munich" about them — a reference to a peace deal made with hitler before world war ii. russia now has up to 130,000 troops along its border with ukraine, and mr wallace said he thought it highly likely vladimir putin will order an attack, despite repeated statements from moscow that there are no plans to invade. ukraine's ambassador to the uk criticised his remarks, saying it wasn't the best time to offend partners. the german chancellor travels to moscow this week in a further effort to defuse tensions. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. taking steps to bring russia back from the brink. the defence secretary, ben wallace, has been holding talks in moscow this week to

avoid a possible russian invasion of ukraine. russia denies it is planning for that, but with more troops moving to its border with the country some fear diplomacy may be futile. in an interview with the sunday times, ben wallace said the current situation had a whiff of munich in the air from some current situation had a whiff of munich in the airfrom some in current situation had a whiff of munich in the air from some in the west. a reference to attempts in the german city to appease hitler before world war ii. some saw it as criticism of allies taking a softer approach. a cabinet colleague disagreed. approach. a cabinet colleague disagreed-— approach. a cabinet colleague disaareed. �* disagreed. the comparison ben was drawin: disagreed. the comparison ben was drawing on. — disagreed. the comparison ben was drawing on. i _ disagreed. the comparison ben was drawing on, i know _ disagreed. the comparison ben was drawing on, i know the _ disagreed. the comparison ben wasj drawing on, i know the comparison, it was around the attempts for a diplomatic outcome that it turned out adversaries at the time weren't really interested in... who out adversaries at the time weren't really interested in. . ._ really interested in... who is he directina really interested in... who is he directing this — really interested in... who is he directing this to? _ really interested in... who is he directing this to? the _ really interested in... who is he directing this to? the point - really interested in... who is he directing this to? the point ben| really interested in... who is he l directing this to? the point ben is makin: is directing this to? the point ben is making is that _ directing this to? the point ben is making is that we _ directing this to? the point ben is making is that we are _ directing this to? the point ben is making is that we are all- directing this to? the point ben is making is that we are all working | directing this to? the point ben is i making is that we are all working on this to find a diplomatic outcome but he is expressing a fear that russia might not be as around the diplomatic engagement as they say we are. ., , .,

diplomatic engagement as they say we are. ., , ,., , are. labour says it shares the government's _ are. labour says it shares the government's concerned. - are. labour says it shares the government's concerned. it l are. labour says it shares the | government's concerned. it is immensely — government's concerned. it is immensely serious _ government's concerned. it 3 immensely serious and nobody should be naive about what russia is up to and the scale of the troops amassing on the ukraine border. that's why i think there has to be this strong and swift and severe economic sanctions, financial sanctions, including the energy sector. drawing a arallel including the energy sector. drawing a parallel with _ including the energy sector. drawing a parallel with events _ including the energy sector. drawing a parallel with events in _ including the energy sector. drawing a parallel with events in world - including the energy sector. drawing a parallel with events in world war | a parallel with events in world war ii is bound to get attention. and regardless of the subtleties of the defence secretary's points, it's a reminder of the seriousness with which the uk and others are taking this situation, and a warning that whatever diplomatic efforts they pursue president putin's mind may already be made up. the german chancellor, 0lav schultz, will travel to kyiv tomorrow and on to moscow for talks with president putin. translation: ., ., ., ., ., translation: he again warned of a stron: translation: he again warned of a strong reaction _ translation: he again warned of a strong reaction and _ translation: he again warned of a strong reaction and immediate - strong reaction and immediate sanctions if russia invades.

defiance in ukraine where the country's president has called for calm. but while diplomatic efforts continue, the us warned again that russian military action could come any day. jonathan blake, bbc news. let's get the latest from paul adams, who's in kyiv. international tensions are high, but what's it like on the ground? we've got this weird phenomenon of apocalyptic warnings from the west and this odd sense of calm here in kyiv, which persists to this day. even days ahead of something that could be pretty grim. i was talking to a ukrainian writer early on who said that effectively ukrainians were inoculated against fear and panic back in 2014 when the war in the east erupted. that war has gone on ever since. the politic has been

inoculated ever since in ukraine. people feel they are used to the cost of war and they have kind of mentally and psychologically adjusted to it. i think that is psychologically plausible, but i think there are also other reasons. president zelinsky is obviously deeply worried that any kind of fear and panic could upset the economy, and panic could upset the economy, and put off investment this country badly needs. i think it's also possible he's not seeing the same intelligence that the west is seeing, and that could be a problem. many thanks. police in canada say they've cleared the remaining protesters blocking a key bridge between canada and the united states after a week of disruption. despite a court order to end the occupation, trucks and cars had blocked the ambassador bridge in ontario, which is north america's busiest land border crossing. the demonstrators oppose covid restrictions and sparked copycat protests around the world. jessica murphy sent this report.

it didn't take that many vehicles to block the busiest land border crossing in canada but after days of disruption police have cleared the ambassador bridge. a long stand—off between police and a handful of protesters lasted from saturday morning through the night. many finally chose to pack up and leave amid a police show of force. brute finally chose to pack up and leave amid a police show of force. we want freedom back — amid a police show of force. we want freedom back and _ amid a police show of force. we want freedom back and i _ amid a police show of force. we want freedom back and i heard _ amid a police show of force. we want freedom back and i heard that - amid a police show of force. we want freedom back and i heard that one i freedom back and i heard that one cop said they were taking the trucks first, so, i mean, that's kind of the beginning of the end at that point, they are taking the trucks out and getting us next. but point, they are taking the trucks out and getting us next.- point, they are taking the trucks out and getting us next. but not all of them. demonstrators _ out and getting us next. but not all of them. demonstrators had - out and getting us next. but not all of them. demonstrators had been l of them. demonstrators had been blocking the bridge for almost a week, part of widespread anti—vaccine movements. the ambassador bridge is a key trade link between the us and canada. hundreds of millions in trade cross it each day. the blockade had already begun to affect supplies coming in. this action comes after a

canadian sanction to clear the bridge. in 0ttawa protesters are still here in the city centre. a demonstration that's gone on for over two weeks. police say they have plans to resolve the issue. it has really paralysed parts of the national capital but they are waiting for necessary reinforcements. the ottawa demonstrations have inspired copycat demonstrations have inspired copycat demonstrations in europe and elsewhere. justin trudeau was under increasing pressure from the white house to solve the border closure, he held meetings over the weekend to discuss getting the situation under control but it remains to be seen if the success in windsor can be duplicated. jessica murphy, bbc news, 0ttawa. at least 13 people have been injured after a mezzanine floor collapsed at a pub in east london. firefighters rescued several people who became trapped after the incident at the two more years bar in hackney wick. four people were treated in hospital. a public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of post office branch managers begins tomorrow. more than 700 sub—postmasters were wrongly accused of theft,

fraud and false accounting due to a flaw in the computer system they were using. ahead of the inquiry, the sub—postmaster thought to have been given the longest prison sentence has been talking to our business correspondent colletta smith. harjinder butoy ran a post office with his wife in nottinghamshire, but he's spent the last 14 years fighting to clear his name. charged with stealing £208,000, he was sentenced to three years and three months in prison for a crime he didn't commit. they found me guilty on ten counts out of the 11. that's when everything just... like you're hearing voices in the background while the charges are being read. it was horrible. were your family there in court? sorry... yeah. i can still hear it from this day,

that cell door slamming behind me. with three children under ten, her husband sent to prison, her own news agency business in ruins, balbinder has suffered just as much. it destroyed me. me, the kids. i had nobody. for years, the butoys have been told by the post office that there wasn't a problem with the accounting system. but there was. a big problem. and that's what this public inquiry is supposed to get to the bottom of. who in the post office knew? and why did they continue to blame and prosecute sub—postmasters? the company who sold the software to the post office was fujitsu. jez thompson used to work for them, training sub—postmasters on the new computer system as it was rolled out nationwide. when we did start to get towards, you know, the real meat end of the training, when we were teaching them how to do

the closing of accounts at the end of the month, then we did find and discover a few faults. we could never reckon up everything to be exact. more often than not, it was wrong, yeah. and those reports were always passed up through our managers to fujitsu services and i would imagine to the post office, saying there's still a fault on the live system. the post office have again said they are sorry and that their first priority is providing full, fair and final compensation — but that's not what harjinder wants. i want somebody on the other side to be charged and jailed like i was. they are the ones who signed the final paperwork off. they are the ones who knew if there were any faults on the system or not. you were fighting this for 14 years. does it still feel like you are fighting this? yeah. yeah, it does to me. harjinder butoy ending that report there by colletta smith. with all the sport now, here's 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre.

good afternoon. england have theirfirst win in rugby union's six nations championship. victory was always expected against italy, but after last weekend's defeat to scotland the performance was just as important as the 33 unanswered points they scored in rome. nesta mcgregor reports. if england were out of tune last week, then italy are often the perfect opponents to get you back on song. the olympic stadium in rome pitch perfect to conduct a masterpiece. a breakthrough didn't take long. marcus smith opening the scoring. the fly—half is dubbed as one for the future but not a bad present as he turns 23 tomorrow. as expected, england produced a dominant first half, two more tries from their number two jamie george made it convincing at the break. the performance of eddiejones's group must have been music to his ears. england would put more points on the

board but the second half was always going to be about ben youngs. a men's record 114th cap, the joint most alongside world cup winning p"°p most alongside world cup winning propjason leonard. hardly a classic but a performance which hit a few of the right notes. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. liverpool have cut manchester city's lead in the premier league to nine points again. they won 1—0 at burnley. three weeks ago, newcastle united had only won once all season. they have now won three in a row to pull themselves four points clear of the relegation zone. kieran trippier with the only goal of the game against aston villa. tottenham's hopes of a top fourfinish are fading after a 2—0 defeat to wolves. leicester are currently 2—1 up against west ham. kurt zouma was again due to start for west ham, despite an ongoing animal cruelty investigation, but he was taken ill before kick—off and misses the game. there are two more scottish cup fifth round ties today.

celtic are leading raith rovers 4—0. hibernian are through to tomorrow's quarterfinal draw. they came from behind against championship leaders arbroath to win 3—1. kevin nisbet with the pick of their goals it was the manchester derby in the women's super league and city have moved up to fifth in the table following their 1—0 win over united. substitute caroline weir with the one moment of real quality in the match. united have dropped to fourth. it's been a good day for great britain's curlers at the winter olympics. victories for both the men's and women's teams sees them closing in on the semi—finals. but it was a difficult day in the mountains with heavy snow and fog in beijing. here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. he's out to! it was a day when just staying upright deserved a gold medal. amid appalling conditions nearly half the giant slalom feel didn't even make it down. of those who did, the swiss managed it the fastest to take victory.

managed it the fastest to take victo . ., ., , managed it the fastest to take victorv-_ it i managed it the fastest to take | victorv-_ it was managed it the fastest to take i victory._ it was the victory. odermatt has it! it was the man who did _ victory. odermatt has it! it was the man who did it _ victory. odermatt has it! it was the man who did it the _ victory. odermatt has it! it was the man who did it the slowest - victory. odermatt has it! it was the man who did it the slowest who i victory. odermatt has it! it was the i man who did it the slowest who share the limelight. a former dj who only started skiing when he was 32, now jamaica's first—ever alpine skier he finished over one minute behind the winner but his place in olympic folklore was guaranteed. it winner but his place in olympic folklore was guaranteed. it was the hardest race _ folklore was guaranteed. it was the hardest race course _ folklore was guaranteed. it was the hardest race course that _ folklore was guaranteed. it was the hardest race course that i've - folklore was guaranteed. it was the hardest race course that i've ever l hardest race course that i've ever been on. my back is aching, my legs are aching, i had some treatment with the physio in the break in the middle, still not enough. i need a hot bath and maybe half a dozen beers. . , hot bath and maybe half a dozen beers. ., , , ., ,. ., , beers. the heavy snow is certainly causina beers. the heavy snow is certainly causing some _ beers. the heavy snow is certainly causing some disruption. - beers. the heavy snow is certainly causing some disruption. we i beers. the heavy snow is certainlyj causing some disruption. we were meant to have qualifying for the slope skiing here but that's had to be postponed. fingers crossed for better weather tomorrow. 0n be postponed. fingers crossed for better weather tomorrow. on a good day to stay indoors, britain's curlers enjoined themselves, both the men's and women's teams winning their latest group matches. meanwhile, the 15—year—old figure

skater valieva performed today. she is expected to find out tomorrow whether she can compete in her individual event here or whether her 0lympic individual event here or whether her olympic games are over. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. you can catch up with all of the olympic results so far on the bbc sport website. that's all from me. now, imagine opening your post and finding a cheque for £2 trillion. well, dozens of people in northumberland and north yorkshire have been in exactly that startling position — but why? megan paterson has been finding out. 2,324,252,000,8001. gareth hughes was expecting compensation for four days without power. but not that much. hundreds of thousands of people in northern england lost connection during storm arwen — many still wait for compensation. a technical errorfrom northern powergrid has given some customers brief thoughts of a luxury lifestyle. we were just on our way out

when i picked the post up, so i opened it, laughed, showed my wife, she laughed at it as well. it's such a big value, to be honest. it's something that i can't even really imagine. it would be nice to be able to invest in some of my interests. i'm a featherstone rovers fan, i'm sure they'd appreciate a few pounds towards building the squad to super league. gareth, who's an accountant, shared his surprise windfall on twitter, asking the company, "can you really afford this?" in a statement, northern powergrid told us gareth is among 74 people who have been affected by this error. they've apologised for the mistake. they say they hope to send out the correct compensation cheques tomorrow, and they thanked customers for being honest about the problem. gareth is reassured his compensation is on the way, but knows it will be substantially less generous than the original cheque. megan paterson, bbc news, hebden bridge. that's it. i'll be back with the late news at 10pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are.

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hello. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. for most of us, a trip to the seaside can be a fun day out, but have you ever thought about owning your own little slice of the british coastline? well, if you've got a spare £40,000, now you can. the stretch of sand at ingoldmells in lincolnshire is one ofjust a handful of private beaches across the uk, and it's up for sale. simon spark reports. # if you're fond of the sand dunes and salty air... # if you are fond of sand dunes and salty air, we mayjust have the perfect thing for you. i mean, we can't offer you paradise, but we can offer you a slice of lincolnshire's finest coastline.

800 metres of it behind me is up for sale in 100—metre widths, and it comes with what you'd expect — sand, sand dunes and sea. it's being sold by simon adderley, and he's already had a whirlwind of offers. i've had over a thousand e—mails in five days. we've had over 700 people express a proper interest and over 200 people make an offer, so. ..crazy few days. just crazy. he's selling because it's simply time to move on, but despite the huge numbers of interest, he's determined not to sell it to just anyone. the lots are £40,000 each. i have allocated for two individuals. we're basically selling them to people that have got a real affinity with the nature

and the love of the coast. one of the gentlemen was a guy who runs a special needs centre and he wants to be able to bring people with special needs to his own piece of beach and to study the ecology and to see it grow. and another was from a teacher who lost her husband and they left two children, and the two children want to buy a piece because he was a geography teacher, and so it's stories like that that i know they're the right people — custodians, not buyers, really. with today's bright blue sky and winter conditions, it was easy to get lost in the idea of your own personal beach, but not everyone was convinced. no, i don't think... no, to be honest... give me a chalet... if you were selling a chalet off, then, yeah, if there were a chalet next to it! but if you do share simon's principles around nature and pretty much leaving it as it is, you could still be in with a chance.

simon spark, bbc news. time for a look at the weather forecast. good evening. after what's been a soggy sunday for many, the weather has plenty more to throw in our direction through the weekend. more rain, yes, but also some mild weather around the middle of the week and then some stormy weather from midweek onwards, and that could well cause some damage and disruption. so today's rain will cling on across the southeast corner through tonight, more rain feeding across scotland, northern ireland, into parts of northwest england and wales. some quite windy conditions for coasts in the north of the uk, temperatures generally between 3 and 7 degrees, above freezing for most. quite a messy weather story for monday, one band of cloud and patchy rain pushing its way southeastwards across england and wales, with brighter skies and showers developing for scotland and northern ireland. some of those showers wintry over high ground in scotland. it will stay quite blustery,

and given that wind will be coming down from the north, it will feel relatively chilly out there, top temperatures between 6 and 10 degrees. a brief quieter interlude under a ridge of high pressure on monday evening, but then into tuesday, we bring a frontal system in from the west. that will bring outbreaks of rain, some snow for a time over high ground into scotland, maybe even some wintriness to low levels. that band of rain likely to get stuck across parts of england and wales through the day. brighter skies and showers following on to the north west. quite blustery, highs of 6 to 11 degrees. and then for the middle of the week, we look way above our heads to the jet stream. the winds in the jet stream will be blowing at more than 200 mph, injecting a huge amount of energy into the atmosphere — energy that is set to spin up deep areas of low pressure — and this brings the potential for some stormy weather. this low looks set to pass to the north of the uk as we go through wednesday and indeed into thursday. so wednesday looks like this — outbreaks of rain splashing southeastwards with those strengthening winds, gales easily developing

across the northwestern parts through the afternoon. temperatures, though, very, very mild, particularly for england, wales and northern ireland, 12 to 15 degrees. but the winds give the greatest cause for concern through wednesday night, into the first part of thursday. the white lines, the isobars, squeezing together. we could see gusts of 80 to possibly 90 mph in exposed parts of northwest scotland. so this met office yellow warning already in force for the northern half of the uk, wednesday into thursday, the risk of damage and travel disruption.

this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. more than a dozen countries have urged their citizens to leave ukraine over fears of an imminent russian invasion. president biden will speak to his ukrainian counterpart today as efforts to de—escalate tensions continue. this assumption which is hurting ukraine compared to just this assumption which is hurting ukraine compared tojust might be the whole idea of putin. police have cleared the remaining protesters blocking a key bridge between canada and the united states, after a week of disruption. 13 people are injured after a mezzanine floor collapses at a pub in east london. people in switzerland have voted in favour of tightening the country's tobacco laws by banning virtually all advertising of tobacco products.

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