their final destination, we are told, their home base, now that military exercises have come to an end. but washington remain sceptical there's no withdrawal. quite the opposite, in fact. we are in the window where we believe an attack could come at any time, and that would be preceded by a fabricated pretext that the russians use as an excuse to launch an invasion. we've talked about this a bit in here, we've seen these tactics used in the past. although the us says there will be no military response if russia does invade, america is building up its presence in the region — several hundred more troops arriving in poland, reassuring nato allies, while hoping the worst won't happen. we can talk about ways of avoiding russia feeling unnecessarily threatened, and we should continue to explore all of those options, in order to avert what would be an absolutely catastrophic large—scale war in the centre of europe.

diplomacy continues. the british foreign secretary liz truss, fresh from a fairly fractious meeting in moscow, is expected in ukraine. and the un security council will discuss the crisis later on thursday. all the while, ukrainian military drills go on, preparing for an invasion many fear is still imminent. tim allman, bbc news. this morning, defence secretary ben wallace said russia's actions appear to contradict claims that troops are being withdrawn from the area. i think there's quite a lot of, as they say in russia, "vranyo", going on. you know, i think we have seen the opposite of some of the statements — we've seen an increase in troops over the last 48 hours, up to 7,000. we've seen a bridge constructed from belarus into ukraine, or near ukraine, and i think we should, as i've said, we'll take them at their word, but we are going to judge russia by their actions.

and, at the moment, the troop build—up continues. your build—up continues too. you just sent more troops, more equipment to estonia, isn't thatjust going to antagonise the russians at a time when you say you want dialogue? not at all, what we are trying to say to russia is the consequences of this mass build—up, nearly 60% of russia land combat forces on the border of a sovereign nation will get you the opposite effect. in 2014, when you illegally invaded ukraine, and crimea, you ended up with more troops on your borders, more defence spending throughout nato. that is what will happen. that is the strategic error that putin is potentially about to make if he does invade. and i think it's really important that he understands that nato is completely united on this. we are deadly serious that we are going to face the threat that is currently being posed both in ukraine and potentially to our security. and that is why we have been here today and yesterday making sure that we are all in step, which we are, to make sure the message is clear to the kremlin.

the nato secretary general yesterday talked about the biggest crisis in europe since the end of the cold war, and that this is a new normal. is this a new normal? building up troops on either side and facing each other off? well, i think what is certainly becoming tragically normal is the kremlin using malign activity and threats to try and get its way. and we have seen that both in the physical invasion of crimea and the occupation of that part of ukraine. we have seen that right now with 150,000 plus troops on the border of a sovereign state. that is not normal in anybody else�*s book, of course, nato has to respond to that, of course europe has to respond to that, you know, this is not a joke or a light matter, this is a real challenge to the stability of europe and one of the ways we can make sure there is no overspill or escalation is to provide resilience to our partners at nato and that is what we are doing. ahead of a second day of talks with defence ministers,

nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg said peace and stabilty continue to be under threat in the region. as we are meeting today, peace and stability in the euro—atlantic area is under threat. there are signs from moscow that diplomacy could continue, but so far we have not seen any sign of withdrawal or de—escalation. russia has yet again demonstrated its disregard for the principles underpinning european security and its ability and willingness to threaten the use of force in pursuit of its objectives. unfortunately, i am afraid this is the new normal which we need to be prepared for. nato allies have been tireless in their efforts to work towards a political and diplomatic solution. we have done so in close connection with both georgia and ukraine.

nato�*s strong political and practical support for both georgia and ukraine continues. james waterhouse is in kyiv this morning. 0ur reports of some artillery shelling being heard, what can you tell us and where has this happened? well, yes, we talk about a tense border and the ukrainian military has released images of they say shall strike on a kindergarten in the lou —— lugansk region. they say it was fired by separatist militants, no children were injured, we understand two adults have suffered concussion. it is normal for both ukraine's forces and militants to accuse each other of continually breaking the ceasefire in these territories. last night the

militants accused ukrainian soldiers firing shells and mortars them but this, inspectors from the organisation of security and co—operation in europe, say there has been an increase in shelling in the area in recent days and this is a region where the us says it is concerned about russia generating what it calls a. pretext for war where moscow has claimed its found mass graves in the area, and what the us says it's trying to generate justification for a future invasion. president zelensky and his government haven't commented that yet but things are certainly looking more tense in the region today and yesterday. to more tense in the region today and esterda . ., , . ., yesterday. to be clear, the separatists _ yesterday. to be clear, the separatists you _ yesterday. to be clear, the separatists you refer - yesterday. to be clear, the separatists you refer to, i yesterday. to be clear, the . separatists you refer to, these yesterday. to be clear, the - separatists you refer to, these are russian backed separatists? yes. moscow has _ russian backed separatists? yes. moscow has long _ russian backed separatists? 13; moscow has long denied helping russian backed separatists? 1j:3 moscow has long denied helping these militants at all but peace are

russian separatists who seized swathes of territory in ukraine back in 2014. it's at the heart of what the west and actually russia see as a way out of the crisis but for the ukraine it's a bit of a nonstarter. there has been until now eight failed peace deal called the minsk agreement and russia and the west want ukraine to engage, if that was to happen ukraine would regain control and secure the border but one of the conditions for ukraine to hold local elections there and give the local powers. the president zelensky, that's very difficult politically because it's seen by many here as giving russia a direct hand into ukrainian politics and people here, the majority of the country are very sensitive about that. �* , . country are very sensitive about that. j , , ., , that. any shelling at this particular time _ that. any shelling at this particular time of - that. any shelling at this

particular time of course | that. any shelling at this - particular time of course given the nervousness around the situation on the border, potentially hugely concerning and unhelpful, as the diplomatic track continues as well. exactly right. it is extremely delicate. this is a week where some predicted an invasion would happen. wednesday the 16th of february, it's a very surreal situation. russia has carefully crafted the statements saying they are withdrawing some troops as planned from military drills but we still gotjoint exercises to the north, we've got new satellite images coming out all the time, and the western allies are saying the opposite, that troops are in fact building up and they are still hanging up this threat of an invasion. as far as president zelensky is concerned, he's reiterated what he said, that people don't need to be panicked, not to be frightened by forecasts but where

there is consensus is this crisis could rumble on for a while yet. thank you very much. new guidance for teachers in tackling sensitive issues in the classroom in a politically impartial way is being published today. education secretary nadhim zahawi says it will help teachers and schools navigate issues such as the israeli—palestinian conflict, the legacy of the british empire, or societal responses to racism. joining me now is niamh sweeney, deputy general secretary of the national education union. thank you for your time. do you think this new guidance is needed? no, we don't. this guidance already exists, it doesn't change the legal responsibility on teachers. teachers are professional, they are subject specialists and they also have strong relationships with the children in their classrooms. so, they know that one of the most important thing is they have to do

to support young people at the moment is to help them to navigate different sources of information to check for facts, to check for bias and validity. teachers are already doing that and we are concerned that what this guidance does is perhaps make people think that they weren't doing that in the first place and of course they were. you doing that in the first place and of course they were.— course they were. you think it actually could _ course they were. you think it actually could be _ actually could be counter—productive. actually could be counter-productive. actually could be counter- roductive. ~ ~ counter-productive. well, i think it causes concern _ counter-productive. well, i think it causes concern and _ counter-productive. well, i think it causes concern and it _ counter-productive. well, i think it causes concern and it raises - counter-productive. well, i think it causes concern and it raises levels| causes concern and it raises levels of anxiety and what we don't want is teachers, when they are having discussions or debates about the british empire, about history, to be worried about carrying out discussions or debates or checking sources of information because they are concerned about being policed. this is a bit of micromanagement from the government, coming out with what good examples of unbiased material might be. i think they should really trust the professionals in the classroom to know their subject, to know the curriculum and how to teach young people about it in a modern

environment.— people about it in a modern environment. ., , ., , , environment. there was a pretty well ublicised environment. there was a pretty well publicised example _ environment. there was a pretty well publicised example recently - environment. there was a pretty well publicised example recently of- environment. there was a pretty well publicised example recently of a - publicised example recently of a school in nottingham where they were writing letters and some of these letters contained criticism of the government. so, given that the timing of this advice, do you find but a bit uncomfortable? possibly. i think we need _ but a bit uncomfortable? possibly. i think we need to _ but a bit uncomfortable? possibly. i think we need to make _ but a bit uncomfortable? possibly. i think we need to make sure - but a bit uncomfortable? possibly. i think we need to make sure that. think we need to make sure that young people have the right to voiced mcclay voice their opinions. young people are very in tune with what's happening in society underwear of what's happening in their environments, of what's happening globally. they want to be good citizens. it's important we give children and young people the voice to be able to do that. and that might be sometimes writing the politicians saying they are disappointed in their behaviour. the politicians should have the opportunity to come back to children and may explain why they take certain actions. that is part of

political, societal citizen education.— political, societal citizen education. . v . ' education. that's a different sub'ect, education. that's a different subject, really. _ education. that's a different subject, really. it's- education. that's a different subject, really. it's a - education. that's a different subject, really. it's a theory| education. that's a different i subject, really. it's a theory of education where children are taught how to not necessarily what opinion to have but they are taught that they can express an opinion on something. it may be an opinion that is in disagreement with someone else but they can express a view. find is in disagreement with someone else but they can express a view.— but they can express a view. and how to do that in — but they can express a view. and how to do that in a — but they can express a view. and how to do that in a fair _ but they can express a view. and how to do that in a fair and _ but they can express a view. and how to do that in a fair and just _ but they can express a view. and how to do that in a fair and just wait - to do that in a fair and just wait but while also listening to the other person's point of view. for younger children that is extremely important and is part of their citizenship education. for older children in subjects like law, economics, politics, criminology, health and social care, government policy, which have a government of the day and historical government policy are all issues that are discussed in those subjects and are discussed in those subjects and are discussed in those subjects and are discussed in a way that help young people formulate ideas about what sort of society they want to live in

and what sort of citizen they want to be. , , , ., and what sort of citizen they want tobe. to be. deputy general secretary of the national _ to be. deputy general secretary of the national education _ to be. deputy general secretary of the national education union, - to be. deputy general secretary of. the national education union, thank you. at least 94 people have died in landslides and flash flooding in the brazilian city of petropolis. the city, which is located in the mountains north of rio de janeiro, was hit by torrential rainfall as wendy urquhart reports. more than a month's worth of rain fell in petropolis in a matter of hours and from the air, the devastation is clear to see. a huge swathe of this city has been washed down the mountainside by horrific landslides, leaving a pile of mud and debris in their wake. at least 400 firefighters, civil defence teams and local residents are working round the clock, desperately searching for survivors. translation: the teams work 24 hours a day. - they will not stop the search at all. it will continue unless, for technical reasons, it has to stop for one or two hours. but if everything goes to plan,

we won't stop at all. around 10,000 poor people built homes on this mountainside because there wasn't enough housing in the area, but they were precarious at best and just not strong enough to survive this kind of deluge. many have lost everything, and some have paid the ultimate price. schools and shelters have been set up to house some 300 people who've been left homeless by the floods, and it might not be over yet. more heavy rain is forecast in the coming days. wendy urquhart, bbc news. it's being reported that the prince of wales would be "happy" to help a metropolitan police investigation into an alleged cash—for—honours scandal involving his charity. the investigation relates to claims that "offers of help" were made to secure honours and british citizenship for a billionaire saudi donor. clarence house says prince charles had no knowledge of the allegations. the labour mp andy mcdonald has said he intends to raise

whether public money will be used to pay for prince andrew's legal settlement. the duke of york has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to his accuser virginia giuffre. he's always denied the allegations and hasn't admitted liability. there's speculation the total legal bill could be in the region of £12 million. the government is expected to scrap so—called golden visas offering fast—track settlement in the uk in return for millions of pounds of investment. introduced in 2008, the scheme has been under review for some time as part of a transition to a points—based immigration system. there are concerns it has been open to abuse by criminals. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. very important to pay attention today. what have you got on these terms? storm dudley is going to ease, the wind will ease

during the day. weather front across the north of scotland producing rain and snow at lower levels. snow showers across other parts of scotland. another whether front across northern ireland, england and wales. 0n either side, across northern ireland, england and wales. 0n eitherside, sunshine, temperatures five to 12 degrees. storm eunice is waiting in the wings. i am going tojump you 23 hours. the storm is coming tonight and tomorrow, with significant snow across the north of scotland and on higher ground. gusty winds, there will be blizzards and drifting. drifting snow on the hills across northern ireland and northern england and as we come further south, you can see the wind gusts, one in birmingham at 73 mph. there is an amber weather warning from the met office, increased impact due to

the severity of weather, inland gusts of 70 to 80 mph and with exposure on the west coast of wales, 100 mph. hello, this is bbc news: the headlines. storm dudley hits the uk with winds gusting at 100 miles an hour leaving thousands without power and travel disrupted. the foreign secretary says people shouldn't be fooled by claims from russia that its forces are being withdrawn from the border with ukraine. a swimmer killed in a shark attack in australia is named locally as a british man. more than 14,000 men across the uk are thought to be unaware they have prostate cancer — because the pandemic disrupted regular screenings. schools in england are being given official guidance to support teachers in tackling sensitive issues in a politically impartial way.

and coming up: a social media sensation at 85, meet the pensioner who's proving tiktok�*s notjust for teens. sport and time for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre: tea m team gb is still chasing medals. any updates? hopes are rising that team gb will finally get a medal at the winter olympics in beijing. it wouldn't actually be won today, but by lunchtime today, we will know if britain's men's curlers, are guaranteed to get a gold or silver. we can cross live now to beijing, and speak to our sports correspondent, andy swiss. and, andy, good news for the men and the women. that is right. what drama we have seen over the last hour. britain's

women are also through to the semifinals of the curling event. it did not look good for them, they had to beat the russian 0lympic to beat the russian olympic committee in theirfinal to beat the russian olympic committee in their final group to beat the russian olympic committee in theirfinal group match and hope other results went their way. the heat the russian 0lympic way. the heat the russian olympic committee nine —— four, and had an agonising wait to see if other results went their way, and when sweden beat south korea at the end of their match, that meant that the british women were through to the semifinals where they will face sweden. huge relief for eve muirhead's team, their medal hopes are alive. in the a few hours, the men will play their semifinal of the curling against the champions, the usa. if the win, they are guaranteed a gold medal or a silver medal. some encouraging performances in the ski zoe acton is through to tomorrow's

final, qualified in fourth place, looked really impressive, gus kenworthy is through to the main vinyl in the half pipe. two excellent performances from the skiers in britain. it has been a pretty good day for team gb. plenty of otential pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for _ pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for medals _ pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for medals in _ pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for medals in the - pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for medals in the next i of potential for medals in the next couple of days. a lot of guys on the ice skating and the russian teenager at centre of the doping controversy. in the next few hours, kamila valieva will be on the ice. she leads the women's figure skating going into the free programme. she is competing here despite having failed a drugs test, she has been allowed to carry on competing at these games. her presence has divided what has been going on in beijing. if she wins, there will not be any medal ceremony because of the ongoing investigation. just as there

was not a medal ceremony for the team event which the russian 0lympic team event which the russian olympic committee won earlier in the games. it is very unusual circumstances. she seemed to deal well with the scrutiny when she competed on tuesday. it will be fascinating to see what sort of reaction she gets tonight if she wins the gold medal. thank you very much. liverpool have given themselves a great chance of making the quarter—finals, of the champions league, after a difficult away leg, at the home of the italian champions inter milan. liverpool had to dig in until the last 15 minutes, when their more clinical finishing, broke the deadlock. roberto firmino, with the opener and then lightning reactions from mo salah, he's now scored in 8, successive away matches, in this competition. but despite the 2—nil cushion going into the second leg at anfield, the liverpool boss had seen enough from inter milan to worry him. they played good. they played different to us. there was a lot of different things, but they are good. really good.

so that is why, at half—time, 2—nil up, if it's a proper half—time like today we are 2— nil at half—time, i don't tell the boys, oh, my god, job done, put your legs on the table. that's a very tricky result and why should we think differently about it now? rory mcilroy believes the younger generation of golfers would face a "massive risk" byjoining the lucrative breakaway super golf league. mcilroy and several other top—ranked players, have turned down the, saudi—funded project, which is being, spearheaded by former world number one, greg norman. players who sign up face potential bans from the american—based pga tour, and european—based dp world tour, as well as the ryder cup. i don't think that is what a rival gulf leak is going to want. they don't want a league that is a pre—champions tour. i don't know...

i guess, i understand the financial part of it for people later on in their career, but if you look at the people who have already said no, the number one in the world, myself, the top players in the world are saying no. that has to tell you something. that's all the sport for now. let's return briefly to the rising tensions between russia and ukraine. in the last hour, the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen has said the european union will remain vigilant. the promise has not let spoke in his last word. —— the prime minister. we hope that peace will prevail and i commend the efforts of many eu leaders who have engaged with both parties seeking to find a diplomatic solution. now we hear claims from russia about pulling back troops.

but we have not seen any signs so far about de—escalation on the ground. to the contrary, we see that the build—up continues. therefore, now, we need deeds to trust the words we have heard. we will not let our guard down. we will stay vigilant. and united. 0ver our guard down. we will stay vigilant. and united. over the past days, i had intensive contact with many partners and our response to any aggression by russia and on our preparedness. we are ready, we hope for the best, but we are prepared for the best, but we are prepared for the best, but we are prepared for the worst. more than 14,000 men across the uk are thought to be unaware they have prostate cancer — because the pandemic has affected regular screenings for the disease. a leading charity and the nhs are urging men to do more to check to see if they are at risk. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has been to meet two people whose lives have been touched by the disease. he was my best friend.

he was and he will always be my best friend. literally we used to say we were each other�*s twin, we had the same mindset and we were very, very close so it's very difficult without him. danielle wasjust 25 when her dad johnny died after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. he was only 63. they were really close so losing her dad to a disease that, if caught early enough, is very treatable has been hard to take. his diagnosis came as a shock so it was in 2015. he did have some symptoms, now i realise, probably must have started a couple of years beforehand. but for that diagnosis you just don't think it's ever going to happen to you, you don't think it's going to affect your family. johnny died two years after being diagnosed. the charity prostate cancer uk and the nhs are both worried there could be thousands of men who are living with the cancer but don't yet know it. since april 2020 more than 58,000

men have begun treatment for prostate cancer but that's 14,000 fewer than would have been expected when compared with pre—pandemic numbers. one in eight men will get prostate cancer in their lifetime. men over 50, black men and those with a history of it in their family are at even greater risk. my dad's 80th there. that was the case for andrew. his dad had lived with prostate cancer for years. that was after the operation. then in 2020 a routine screening blood test revealed some worrying signs and a prostate cancer diagnosis soon followed. his advice for other men now is simple. don't just sit there thinking it will be right like i did, there could be something happening there and one thing i found out since about prostate cancer is that it's very aggressive and once it takes hold of the rest of your body it canjust be a chasing game. i was very lucky, i didn't need any radiotherapy, didn't need any chemotherapy.

the operation did it for me. for andrew the road to recovery has been hard at times but he's now back to running and playing five—a—side. a simple blood test saved his life. i think i've used all my luck up in one go and if that's the only luck i'm going to have in my life, i'll take that. 0ne disease, two very different outcomes but the same message for thousands of men thought to be living with prostate cancer. where i am now in life compared to what the alternative could have been, it's a no—brainer. if anyone is worried about it, just go take a test. raising awareness now is key to recognising the symptoms and get treatment if you do have cancer, it's to get that early treatment and save your life. dominic hughes, bbc news. let's speak now to katherine and graham cross. graham was diagnosed with prostate

cancer in 2017 and he and his wife katherine now fundraise together. we really appreciate you joining us. graham, you were 47 when you got your diagnosis. tell us about your experience with this disease. i was 47 when i was _ experience with this disease. i was 47 when i was diagnosed, - experience with this disease. i —" 47 when i was diagnosed, and i would not have been diagnosed had it not been for catherine encouraging me to get the checkup. my symptoms were attributed to blood pressure medication i was taping. these symptoms i was experiencing, needing to go to the toilet more often, feeling like i needed to go again as soon as i'd been, getting up in the night, i thought they were part of the symptoms of the medication i was taking. but catherine picked up on something in the news there and made me go and get a checkup which help

to save me and i would urge other men to go and do the same. what to save me and i would urge other men to go and do the same. what made ou think it men to go and do the same. what made you think it could _ men to go and do the same. what made you think it could be _ men to go and do the same. what made you think it could be something - men to go and do the same. what made you think it could be something else - you think it could be something else and notjust the other medication that he was taken? i and notjust the other medication that he was taken?— that he was taken? i had an awareness _ that he was taken? i had an awareness of _ that he was taken? i had an awareness of the _ that he was taken? i had an awareness of the risk - that he was taken? i had an awareness of the risk of - that he was taken? i had an - awareness of the risk of prostate cancer. we had picked up on things through prostate cancer uk, their publicity, looking at possible symptoms, he does not quite fit the scenario because men over 50, people expect it is in older people's disease, but at the age of 47, i just encouraged him, our gps are extremely approachable, go and speak to him, it could be that and equally it has to be checked out.— it has to be checked out. graham, the really important _ it has to be checked out. graham, the really important message - it has to be checked out. graham, the really important message to l the really important message to emphasise is that if you catch this

early it is very, very treatable but there is a worry that lots of men have not been screened because of the pandemic. what advice would you give to them now, to anyone who is listening having being in the position of thinking have i got this disease and it was confirmed that you had? disease and it was confirmed that ou had? . .. disease and it was confirmed that ou had? . ~ , ., ~ , ., you had? take the test, it takes no time at all — you had? take the test, it takes no time at all and _ you had? take the test, it takes no time at all and it _ you had? take the test, it takes no time at all and it will— you had? take the test, it takes no time at all and it will save - you had? take the test, it takes no time at all and it will save your- time at all and it will save your life ultimately. the cheque that prostate cancer uk have lunch today is 30 seconds on your telephone, everyone has a mobile phone these days, it is no more than 30 seconds. if any of those symptoms that they describe in there, go to your gp. 30 seconds to save a life, it could be that. do you think that some men feel embarrassed, awkward about going to the doctor to have what is

an intimate examination? intern; going to the doctor to have what is an intimate examination? very much so. iwas an intimate examination? very much so- i was that — an intimate examination? very much so. i was that person. _ an intimate examination? very much so. i was that person. men _ an intimate examination? very much so. i was that person. men are - an intimate examination? very much so. i was that person. men are not . so. i was that person. men are not very good at going to the doctor generally. i knowi very good at going to the doctor generally. i know i wasn't. you assume or believe that you are invincible and it will only happen to someone else, as statistics said earlier, one in eight men will get it and one in four lakh men. and get checked. i cannot stress that enough. —— one in four black men. tell us about the fundraising. indie tell us about the fundraising. we not in tell us about the fundraising. we got in touch with prostate cancer uk, the — got in touch with prostate cancer uk, the main one was march the month where _ uk, the main one was march the month where you _ uk, the main one was march the month where you are _ uk, the main one was march the month where you are challenged in september and march to walk 11,000 steps per— september and march to walk 11,000 steps per day, the significance of 11,000, — steps per day, the significance of 11,000, that is the number of men who were — 11,000, that is the number of men who were lost in the uk to prostate

cancer _ who were lost in the uk to prostate cancer every year, slightly more than _ cancer every year, slightly more than that— cancer every year, slightly more than that at the moment, worryingly. we got _ than that at the moment, worryingly. we got involved in that, we met some wonderfui— we got involved in that, we met some wonderful people, we forged incredible friendships as a result. 0ur incredible friendships as a result. our own— incredible friendships as a result. our own support network with other 0ur own support network with other families— our own support network with other families who are affected in the same _ families who are affected in the same way, we have also got on since then to _ same way, we have also got on since then to run _ same way, we have also got on since then to run what we call our quiz and chips — then to run what we call our quiz and chips night, a room full of people. — and chips night, a room full of people, we hoped we might get 50 or 60 people _ people, we hoped we might get 50 or 60 people together, have a good night, _ 60 people together, have a good night, but we have had just short of 200 people on the three occasions we have done _ 200 people on the three occasions we have done it! for us, raising money, raising _ have done it! for us, raising money, raising awareness, getting out there. — raising awareness, getting out there. uk_ raising awareness, getting out there, uk funded clothing... what difference does _ there, uk funded clothing... what

difference does it _ there, uk funded clothing... what difference does it make _ there, uk funded clothing... mat difference does it make when you talk to people as a couple you have gone through this experience together rather than it being a charity speaking to people? as people who have lived through this, what difference does that make in getting the message across? it is more relatable, _ getting the message across? it is more relatable, your friends, colleagues, work colleagues that see us and _ colleagues, work colleagues that see us and hear— colleagues, work colleagues that see us and hear our story, it is always something — us and hear our story, it is always something that happens to somebody else, when it hits closer to home, i think— else, when it hits closer to home, i think that _ else, when it hits closer to home, i think that is — else, when it hits closer to home, i think that is when people become more _ think that is when people become more aware of what is going on. actually, — more aware of what is going on. actually, perhaps i should go and speak— actually, perhaps i should go and speak to — actually, perhaps i should go and speak to somebody as well. graham, we know that — speak to somebody as well. graham, we know that if _ speak to somebody as well. graham, we know that if you _ speak to somebody as well. graham, we know that if you are _ speak to somebody as well. graham, we know that if you are a _ speak to somebody as well. graham, we know that if you are a man - speak to somebody as well. graham, we know that if you are a man who i speak to somebody as well. graham, we know that if you are a man who isj we know that if you are a man who is over 50, we know that if you are a man who is over50, if we know that if you are a man who is over 50, if your brother or father has had the disease, if you are a black man, you are more likely to suffer from black man, you are more likely to sufferfrom prostate black man, you are more likely to suffer from prostate cancer, black man, you are more likely to sufferfrom prostate cancer, before we let you go, it viewers of the

symptoms they should look out for. there are a number of symptoms, mine where they need to go to the toilet more regularly, particularly at night, and that feeling of not being able to complete the job, if you like, feeling like you need to go again as soon as you have been. they were the main symptoms for me, there are others, well worth looking at the prostate cancer uk site because it will run through all of the symptoms and everyone is different. remember, a lot of people who have it, which is what they are trying to get out with today's announcement, as the people who have not got symptoms, it is important to get checked when you get to that magic 50, if not before. [30 checked when you get to that magic 50, if not before.— 50, if not before. do not delete caettin a 50, if not before. do not delete getting a checkup. _ 50, if not before. do not delete getting a checkup. thank - 50, if not before. do not delete getting a checkup. thank you i 50, if not before. do not delete i getting a checkup. thank you very much for talking to us and sharing your experiences. the 32nd risk

checker is on the prostate cancer uk website. if you want to get in touch about the story or any of the other stories we are covering to do, do it on twitter. a swimmer who was mauled to death by a shark near sydney yesterday has been identified as a british expatriate. 35—year—old simon nellist — who was a diving instructor — was fatally attacked off little bay beach, about 12 miles south of australia's largest city. a number of the country's best known beaches have been shut as a precaution. let's speak to our correspondent in sydney, phil mercer. this news of the victim of the shark attack just this news of the victim of the shark attackjust breaking in the last short while, what more do we know about the victim? indie short while, what more do we know about the victim?— about the victim? we know that he was attacked _ about the victim? we know that he was attacked in _ about the victim? we know that he was attacked in the _ about the victim? we know that he was attacked in the afternoon - was attacked in the afternoon yesterday at a place called little

bay, a short distance from the coastline, fishermen who were nearby have described a violent and frenzied attack, it is believed that a great white shark between three and five metres in length was responsible. 0ne eyewitness described the noise of the attack, as being similar to a vehicle being thrown into the water. a horrific story, a dramatic story from start to finish. a short time later, human remains were found and the mayor of the local area of the beach here in sydney has said it has shaken to the core of the community that uses the beach each and every day. this is a story that, because of this man who has family connections in the united kingdom, will spread ripples of sadness and grief right around the world. he sadness and grief right around the world. . . .

sadness and grief right around the world. . , ., , . ., world. he was a diving instructor, we are seeing _ world. he was a diving instructor, we are seeing tributes _ world. he was a diving instructor, we are seeing tributes on - world. he was a diving instructor, we are seeing tributes on the - world. he was a diving instructor, l we are seeing tributes on the news wires. well known because of his connection to the water, the outdoor lifestyle in sydney. i believe that this is thought to be the first fatal shark attack in sydney since the early 1960s. what more are the authority is doing to meet the water safe? . authority is doing to meet the water safe? , , ., ., , ., ~ safe? yes, the first fatal shark attack since — safe? yes, the first fatal shark attack since 1963, _ safe? yes, the first fatal shark attack since 1963, almost - safe? yes, the first fatal shark attack since 1963, almost 60 l safe? yes, the first fatal shark - attack since 1963, almost 60 years. there are various reasons for that, large parts of the sydney coastline are covered by shark nets, submerged mesh that create a barrier between the outer part of the ocean and the inner part where swimmers and surfers go. they are very controversial. the catch sharks but the catch other wildlife such as dolphin and rhys. in recent years we

have had controls by drones keeping the beach is safe and helicopters and fixed wing aircraft and a crucial component of beach safety in australia are lifeguards, professionals and volunteers who keep an eye on the surf for predators that come close to the shore line. this is a tragedy, it is a story that will send shivers down the spines of many australians, the majority of people in this country live 20 or 30 miles from the sea, the ocean as part of life here. the authorities are continuing the search for this shark, beaches have been closed, at the moment, this is an entire nation whose thoughts are being directed towards the family of this man who died in such horrific circumstances.

0rangutans 0ranguta ns at schools 0rangutans at schools in norway and the uk were presented with a box in silicon and the and hammers to cut their way inside. it suggests that our predecessors were using tools 13 million years ago. an 85—year—old grandad has found fame on tik tok, after duets he recorded with his granddaughter went viral. more than four and a half million people have watched the pair's videos, and it's led to them being invited onto american tv. andrea 0rmsby has the story. # wise men say... hanging with her grandad, 22—year—old singer songwriter yazzi and her 85—year—old grandad are attracting a lot of attention with the singing. it has been pretty crazy, i didn't expect the response. obviously i love grandad so i knew everyone else would love grandad.

the pair started singing together during lockdown whenjohn couldn't get to choir practice. from the day i was born i think i was in a choir. born methodist. singing charles and john wesley's hymns. they wrote the most beautiful hymns in a book and that's how it started. now one of the duets has gone viral. it's one of the most recent videos on tiktok. it's a cover of hallelujah and has just hit 4.5 million views, which is really crazy. well, i don't think it's really sunk in yet. that's a lot of people, isn't it? ..i don't know what i do. theirfame is spreading with an appearance on

television in the usa. this granddaughter and her grandfather in the united kingdom are showcasing their beautiful voices and beautiful bond. so many people around the world are seeing this and really loving your videos. # i can't help falling in love with you.# this grandad and granddaughter plan to keep singing togetherfor as long as they can. andrea 0rmsby, bbc news. really lovely! now it's time for a look at the weather: good morning. now that storm dudley has gone through, the winds will ease as we go through the day. i want to draw your attention to our next term, storm eunice, farming and the mid—atlantic, this red circle,

it is going through a process and pressure is falling rapidly, this storm is increasing rapidly and pushing towards us. this area of low pressure will bring strong winds and rain and significant snow to some of us as well before it moves away. we have trees uprooted already and tomorrow we could see more of that. today, we have a weather front draped across the north of scotland, introducing rain and snow, a weak weather front moving across northern ireland, england and wales and bringing showers. in between, sunshine and dry weather, and the to ease. storm eunice is waiting in the wings. pushing our way through the course of tonight, tomorrow, bringing the combination of strong winds and rain and snow. in fact, across some parts of scotland we could see as much as ten to 30

centimetres. a fair bit of snow on northern ireland, northern england on the hills. further south, probably rain but hill snow at times. the wind will not be as strong across scotland, having said that, it will be gusty. blizzards in the hills and snow drifting. drifting of the snow in hills and northern ireland and northern england, and as we come south, the black circles, the strength of the wind gusts we are expecting. the met office has an amber word —— warning enforce, until three o'clock tonight until 9pm tomorrow. and amber weather warning is an increased likelihood of impacts due to the severity of the weather because of the wind, 70 to 80 mil per hour thus inland and around the coast 90 to 100 mph. that is a very strong high

wind. there is likely to be widespread disruption and damage. travel disruption is likely, there may be debris flying and huge waves coming in from the sea.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. western leaders warn that there's no signs russia forces are being withdrawn from the border with ukraine. the defence secretary says russia will be judged by its actions. there are signs from moscow that diplomacy could continue. but so far, we have not seen any sign of the withdrawal or de—escalation. we need deeds to trust the words we have heard _ we need deeds to trust the words we have heard. we will not let our guard — have heard. we will not let our guard down. we will stay vigilant and united. in brazil, a desperate search for survivors after heavy rains cause a mudslide on a mountain. at least 90 people are dead.

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