this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines at 5pm — a red weather warning is issued for parts of south west england and south wales as storm eunice prepares to sweep through the country tomorrow. it comes as scotland and the north of england recoverfrom storm dudley, which caused widespread travel problems and power cuts. warnings from both the prime minister and foreign secretary that the picture in ukraine remains bleak despite russian claims that troops are moving away from the border. but let me be clear — i am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one. i have to tell you that the picture is continuing to be very grim. a british man is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in australia,

the first in sydney for nearly 60 years. team gb men's curlers are guaranteed a medal after winning their semifinal match at the winter olympics. and good evening, fellow kids — meet the 85—year—old grandad who has found global clout on tiktok. a red weather warning has been issued by the met office for parts of england and wales as storm eunice approaches, the second major storm to hit the uk in three days. a red warning is the highest level of weather alert.

it's rarely issued, and it means there is a danger to life and property. the warning covers south west england and south wales. winds of up to 90 mph are forecast. some transport services have already been cancelled, power cuts are expected and people in some areas are being advised to stay inside. meanwhile, the after—effetcs of storm dudley, which struck parts of the uk yesterday and overnight, are still being felt. heavy rain and strong winds brought down trees, railway cables and power lines. we'll have the latest on storm eunice shortly. first, this report from simonjones. damaging wind and a warning that much more is on its way. this was the destruction of dudley, bringing trees down in the yorkshire dales, and blocking roads in hertfordshire. it's been a week of wild weather. investigations are under way into what caused this wind turbine to come down near bridgend.

and the advice is to keep away from the coast. not the time for a trip to the beach in county down. storm dudley may now have swept through, but the consequences are still being felt. all trains in scotland were cancelled yesterday evening, and disruption has continued today. services affected in many parts of the uk, as network rail engineers were forced to check thousands of miles of track for debris and damage. at the woodfield animal sanctuary in north gower, this tree came down, narrowly missing the animals. very, very shocked. very shocked. i mean, the tree that's been uprooted, the diameter of the roots is about 15 feet across. luckily it didn't hit any animals, but anything in its way when it fell would've been killed instantly. from the early hours of tomorrow, eunice will blow in, which could be one of the worst storms for years. a severe weather warning has been upgraded to red — the highest level — for parts of south west

england and south wales, meaning there's a danger to life, with widespread power problems predicted. we're looking at potentially 100 mph winds, so it is concerning not- just from the energy side of things, but also we're hearing _ about the travel disruption and other services that. are affected, too, so we are making preparations for that. _ we are just out of storm dudley, i we're aware of storm eunice coming along, but certainly the weather forecast at the moment - is looking quite challenging. the government's emergency cobra committee has been meeting to discuss the threat, a sign of the seriousness of what's expected. simon jones, bbc news. let's speak to our weather presenter chris fawkes. carefully monitoring eunice as it comes in and a red warning not issued that often.— issued that often. very rare to issued that often. very rare to issue the _ issued that often. very rare to issue the red _ issued that often. very rare to issue the red warning - issued that often. very rare to issue the red warning as - issued that often. very rare to issue the red warning as it - issued that often. very rare to issue the red warning as it is l issued that often. very rare to i issue the red warning as it is the met office top tier of warning. as reported its in force across parts

of wales and southwest england as well. i will show you the areas come across here but it looks very narrow but there will be multiple hazards here. the strongest gusts of the wind will be about 70—90 mph bring about widespread destruction and large amounts of trees down and that kind of thing. but the winds will also shove the ocean waters up the severn estuary which combined with waves could cause some flooding impacts that is one of the things we are worried about that area for. but the met office has also issued a much broader amber weather warning. i don't want people to think amber is less of a warning and we should not pay attention but you should because it is really unusual to get wins this strong inland across areas across a wide area. gusts of 60—80 mph will bring down a wide number of trees across the area across the something and i think around greater london we will get gusts into the 70 mph and that will be very damaging. we will get disruption on the rails,

the roads, probably at the airports as well in the power lines may be brought down if those trees of course fall down the power cables. in a more rural areas, trees and obvious travel disruption as well as danger to life of course, and in urban areas, only so much you get tied down. i suppose that is worry if you get very high winds in urban areas with construction sites and buildings and all that sort of thing. buildings and all that sort of thin. , ., ,., buildings and all that sort of thin._ i. , buildings and all that sort of thing. they are something people can take and plan — thing. they are something people can take and plan ahead. _ thing. they are something people can take and plan ahead. you _ thing. they are something people can take and plan ahead. you can - thing. they are something people can take and plan ahead. you can take - take and plan ahead. you can take measures yourself, it sounds stupid but we often see flying trampolines in this kind of weather that then land on train tracks and cause all kinds of damage and problems. he will she be going out tonight and secure things like that in their gardens. crane operators will have already dropped the cranes into a more stable position, that kind of think and help as well, but is not just the strong winds we are worried about. to the north, which continues to develop and race in, you axley see that little bulge on the cloud is an emerging cloud and on the tip

of that we have the most powerful winds in the storms would continue to develop and we can see it now. this only started to develop on wednesday and before that it did not exist, would you believe it? across the north, is a different hazard. for the high hills of northern ireland, scotland and northern england, 10—30 cm of snow coming down quickly with blizzard conditions and snowplows and greeters will struggle to keep up with that accumulation and we could seek vehicle shredded and if that's not enough because departures are close to freezing across the high ground, the snow down in chunky, sticky flakes that could stick to power lines and again you could get power lines and again you could get power cuts because of that as well. a quick thought because we are focusing on tomorrow for obvious reasons but what about as we head into the weekend with my by the weekend, eunice will be going across into northern europe so they will be getting damaging gusts of wind with red alerts elsewhere, notjust us with a neck system will come in

quite quickly and over the weekend it will stay very windy and blustery with even some severe gales and into next weekend of the atlantic continues to flex its muscles it will stay very left —— gusty and blow it but hopefully not those of wins. ~ ., ., , , ., wins. we have to emphasise that eunice looks _ wins. we have to emphasise that eunice looks like _ wins. we have to emphasise that eunice looks like a _ wins. we have to emphasise that eunice looks like a very - wins. we have to emphasise that. eunice looks like a very dangerous system indeed. mil eunice looks like a very dangerous system indeed.— system indeed. all right, chris, thank you _ system indeed. all right, chris, thank you very _ system indeed. all right, chris, thank you very much. _ we will stay with the issue of whether or affecting people. our correspondent danjohnson has been speaking to people in coxhoe, a village near durham, who struggled to stay warm when they lost power overnight after storm dudley. it was a quiet and a cold night in for chris and baby dylan in south shields, with the challenge of how to warm a bottle. we have a prep machine, so it's, like, electricity—based, and we've rarely made things the old way, so he's been

screaming for an hour while we've been doing that. he's been fed now? yeah, he's all right. aren't you, lad? so then dad could also get his food. takeaway deliveries were in high demand. just along the road, ronnie was keeping warm in the car. the road covered all the time. as soon as we get one, the metro is off, the motorways closed down sometimes, it'sjust ridiculous. i've just brought my grandad some emergency lights. - 80—year—old john was getting a special delivery from helpful family. what you think about being left in the dark for the long? not very good, but it can't be helped. it's one of them things. and this morning in county durham, hundreds were still without power and asking for how much longer. the power should be coming back about 3pm in the afternoon, but when i check on the website, that

was tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning? yes, tomorrow morning, half past 10am. so that would be two nights. that's two nights. even the traffic lights were out with roads and railways disrupted, and on the ai, no power means no services. they've got no electricity, so i can't get a drink, - but i'd have thought i'd be able to use the toilet. - it's a little bit inconvenient. i'm on quite a long journey, i've got two young children. it's been very tough for people, especially people living on their own. we're told the power companies are doing all they can, but they can't fix everything today. some of these areas have been hit for a third time already this year, and it looks like tomorrow will be much worse. danjohnson, bbc news, in county durham. that is the impact of dudley which

is been very serious and now looking at eunice looking at southwest england and south wales and very rarely we get a red weather warning as we were just explained by chris. as we mentioned, storm eunice is set to hit hardest in the south west of england. let's talk to our correspondent in cornwall, jenny kumah. what has been happening there? it's what has been happening there? it�*s been fairly calm here as people have been fairly calm here as people have been making preparations. we have heard that dozens of schools have announced that they will not be opening tomorrow. earlier today, we had that red warning of wind made by the met office and that is to hit at around 7am in the morning tomorrow. that combined with the high spring type is what some weather experts are describing as a beast of a weather system. the concern is that there is a risk of debris, flying debris, and power lines and trees

coming down. they are also warning of severe travel disruption. so the advice is to not travel, to make preparations, to check the met office website for flood risk and to avoid coastal areas. 50 it office website for flood risk and to avoid coastal areas.— avoid coastal areas. so it really is i su ose avoid coastal areas. so it really is i suppose don't — avoid coastal areas. so it really is i suppose don't beat _ avoid coastal areas. so it really is i suppose don't beat her- avoid coastal areas. so it really is i suppose don't beat her out - avoid coastal areas. so it really is i i suppose don't beat her out unless you really have to and that's one of the reasons schools are being shot, for example. the reasons schools are being shot, for example-— for example. yes, that's right. there is big — for example. yes, that's right. there is big concern... - for example. yes, that's right. there is big concern... it - for example. yes, that's right. there is big concern... it has l for example. yes, that's right. - there is big concern... it has been printed there has not been a storm as severe as this one that's due to come since 2014, and we have not had a red warning like this since 2018. so they are predicting that people should take preparations in case there is a severe impact of this storm. they are expecting the north coast of devon and cornwall to beat one of the most severely impacted areas in the country.—

areas in the country. absolutely, thank ou areas in the country. absolutely, thank you very — areas in the country. absolutely, thank you very much _ areas in the country. absolutely, thank you very much and - areas in the country. absolutely, thank you very much and take i areas in the country. absolutely, i thank you very much and take care coming to us from st. ives in cornwall. and the advice as chris was echoing is to prepare as much as you can and tie—down things in your gardens. it's a really stressful time for many people and perhaps worth reminding you... that is the impact of dudley which is been very serious and now your bbc local radio station will have the latest on the situation where you live. find details of your nearest station at bbc.co.uk/sounds. we will keep you of that with all the updates here on bbc news and the usual weather forecast coming up at just past happy hour of course. the foreign secretary liz truss has said now is the time for russia to step back from the border of ukraine as concerns continue

about moscow's intentions. president biden says the threat remains very high and the prime minister says the picture in the region remains grim. western intelligence sources believes russia have actually added troops near the border and there have been reports that pro—russia forces have shelled a village in eastern ukraine. the latest from james langdale. trains carrying russian forces home. that, at least, is what the

country's defence minister claims. these trucks, it says, leaving annexed crimea for barracks on the russian mainland. and yet more satellite images, too, suggesting elsewhere near ukraine russian forces are in fact growing with more field hospitals, helicopters — even a pontoon bridge. so, for now, european union leaders gathering in brussels to discuss the crisis remain cautious. now we hear claims from russia about pulling back troops, but we have not seen any signs so far of de—escalation on the ground. to the contrary, we see the build—up continues. therefore, now, we need deeds to trust the words we have heard. we will not let our guard down. this morning there were reports of renewed fighting between ukrainian forces and russian—backed separatists in the donbas region, with both sides accusing each other of firing across front lines, raising fears such an incident could be used as a pretext for invasion. in a tweet the ukrainian foreign minister claimed a village had been shelled and called on allies to condemn what he called "this severe violation of the minsk ceasefire agreement". western defence chiefs gathered again at nato headquarters in brussels with uk ministers warning the crisis could drag on for months. this is a real challenge to the stability of europe. 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, and we have seen it now with 150,000 plus troops on the board of a sovereign state. this morning the ukrainian president visited the sea off the south—east of the country and told the bbc that despite russian threats, his country was still determined to join nato. the question about nato, - it's not about membership of nato. now we are speaking, . if we are speaking about nato and the eu - and about temporarily occupied territories, but we are - just speaking about our independence. i yet all the while, russian forces surrounding ukraine continue to train and continue to prepare. james landale, bbc news.

the prime minister has commented on the situation in the region so let's hear a little about what boris johnson has been saying. i wish i could give everybody better news about this, but i have to tell you that the picture is continuing to be very grim. and today, as i'm sure you've already picked up, a kindergarten was shelled in what we're taking to be... ..we know was a false flag operation designed to discredit the ukrainians, designed to create a pretext, a spurious provocation for russian action. we fear very much that that is the kind of thing we'll see more of over the next few days. speaking in kyiv, the foreign secretary, liz truss, said the situation is a litmus test for the west and that russian aggression must be defused. i am here today to show the united kingdom's steadfast support for ukraine.

i'm very impressed that despite the russian aggression towards ukraine, that life here in kyiv goes on, and i am impressed by the level of stoicism, both from the ukrainian people and the ukrainian government. we admire your fortitude in the face of russian aggression, and we stand with you in defence of your right to determine your own future. we're very proud as a united kingdom to be at the forefront of support for ukraine. we've provided defensive weapons and we've trained 22,000 members of the ukrainian army. and when the prime minister visited kyiv earlier this month, he announced we were providing 88 million to support ukraine's democracy and energy independence. today i can announce the next component of our support — increasing our funding for these projects to a value of £100 million. i'm also proud, together

with dmytro, to be launching our new trilateral partnership with poland and ukraine. we will intensify work on defence and security, sanctions, energy security and countering disinformation. and this demonstrates that the united kingdom is willing and ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with allies across eastern and central europe. president biden told white house reporters that russia may be planning a "false flag" operation tojustify an invasion. how high is the threat - of a russian invasion right now? it's very high. why? very. because they have not moved any of their troops out. they've moved more troops in — number one. number two, we have reason to believe that they are engaged in a false flag operation to have an excuse to go in. every indication we have

is they're prepared to go into ukraine, attack ukraine. number one. number two... ..i've been waiting for a response from putin from my letter that was my response to him. they're faxing it here, not faxing it, sending it. i have not read it yet. i cannot comment on it. reporters speak over each other. sir, is your sense that this is going to happen now? yes. not... my sense is this will happen in the next several days. what does this mean? is there any diplomatic path still available? yes, there is. that's why i asked senator... senator! secretary blinken to go to the united nations and make his statement today. he'll lay out what that path is. i've laid out a path to putin as well. on, ithink, sunday. and so there is a path. there is a way through this. reportes speak over each other. are you going to call putin?

i'm not calling pu... i have no plans to call putin. reporters talk over each other. have you made a final decision...? president biden they are speaking to reporters just president biden they are speaking to reportersjust before he president biden they are speaking to reporters just before he got on that helicopter and will keep you up—to—date on the situation regarding ukraine of course. the home secretary has said she's scrapping tieri investment visas with immediate effect. they offered fast—track settlement in the uk in return for an investment of at least £2 million. the changes are seen as an attempt to limit the flow of cash from criminal groups in russia and elsewhere. live to westminster and more details from our political correspondent jonathan blake. most of us probably have not even heard of these visas but why is it happening now and why is it significant?— happening now and why is it siunificant? , ., , significant? they have been under review for some _ significant? they have been under review for some time _ significant? they have been under review for some time and - significant? they have been under review for some time and the - significant? they have been under review for some time and the tier| significant? they have been under| review for some time and the tier1 review for some time and the tier 1 visas are available to wealthy individuals from foreign countries and with the come and live, study or

work in the uk. and if you are investing at least £2 million, then you can apply to come here under one of these. and for an initial period of these. and for an initial period ofjust over three years, they can then be extended and you can subsequently apply for permanent settlement in the uk. but they have been open to abuse, the government has had concerns about the for some time and the government has been under a certain amount of pressure, although it did not come up with this scheme in the first place, to do something about it commencing with the very least tighten checks on individuals and their finances, which has been done to an extent. but to go further, the liberal democrats, labour accusing the government of allowing people to come to the uk into longer money and to take advantage of the system using this priti patel —— tier1 visas scheme. if the date reported that the home secretary would announce it will be scrapped next week and a decision fully brought forward today and today we learn

from the home office that the root has been closed with immediate effect and the home secretary priti patel is talked about zero tolerance for abuse of the immigration system and saying that she wants to ensure we will have confidence in the system, including stopping corrupt elites who threaten our national security and push dirty money around our cities. find security and push dirty money around our cities. �* ., w' security and push dirty money around our cities. �* . a ., our cities. and a quick thought about whether _ our cities. and a quick thought about whether it _ our cities. and a quick thought about whether it has _ our cities. and a quick thought about whether it has been - our cities. and a quick thought | about whether it has been sped our cities. and a quick thought - about whether it has been sped up perhaps or there has been so much focus on this because of ukraine at the moment? the focus on this because of ukraine at the moment?— focus on this because of ukraine at the moment? the government does nothin: the moment? the government does nothing about _ the moment? the government does nothing about russia _ the moment? the government does nothing about russia in _ the moment? the government does nothing about russia in the - the moment? the government does nothing about russia in the context| nothing about russia in the context of this decision but certainly it is something which large numbers of russian individuals have used to gain access to the uk in return for investment. there are clearly concerns about money that is coming into the uk and where it has come from on that basis, and in the context of the government wanting to be seen to go as far as it came to punish russia and to put in place sanctions which stop russians being able to with links to let her put and be able to invest in and come to

the uk in this is a context in which the decision is being seen. jonathan, for now, thanks very much, jonathan, for now, thanks very much, jonathan blake at westminster. it's been confirmed that the swimmer who died in a shark attack off sydney yesterday was british. simon nellist was a 35—year—old diving instructor who lived in australia. he was killed by a great white in the first fatal shark attack in the city for nearly 60 years. most of the area's beaches are now closed to the public as the authorities continue their hunt for the shark. shaimaa khalil reports from sydney. a diving instructor and an avid ocean lover, simon nellist was a regular swimmer who reportedly went to little bay beach in sydney's east almost every day, but wednesday was his last. he's believed to have been swimming just offshore here in choppy waters before he was attacked by a white shark, reportedly between four to five metres. rescuers found human remains and pieces of a wet suit

and the search continues for what is left of his body and for the shark as well. it is very tricky to identify the animal. so, to give your viewers some idea, we do have sharks in australian waters, but it's not every day that we do see a white shark over three metres long. and i'm talking a great white shark, and people off bondi beach are swimming with sharks just about every day, but this animal is very large and was probably moving the area for some reason. most of sydney's beaches have been closed, including here in bondi. many swimmers have said that while they want to go back into the water, they were quite shaken by what happened. this is the city's first fatal shark attack in nearly six decades, one that has devastated a community and shocked sydneysiders. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. to tell un the next half an hour

we'll talk more about that and we will talk to someone from the shark trust about shark attacks and that is coming up after 5:30 p:m.. right now we will talk about our top story again because a lot of planninguk needed as we head into tomorrow for many people in the country, particularly reference to southwest england and south wales because of storm eunice for the people struggling after dudley and now the focus is on storm eunice and a red weather warning in place let's find out more with frank, senior network plannerfor national out more with frank, senior network planner for national highways. good evening to you. what is your focus, your team's focus in the next few hours? ,., ., , hours? good evening. our focus really now _ hours? good evening. our focus really now is _ hours? good evening. our focus really now is the _ hours? good evening. our focus really now is the last _ hours? good evening. our focus really now is the last minute - really now is the last minute preparations for the storm that's due to arrive in the southwest first and then move through the core door, through the midlands region and then

out towards the north sea. but there's a lot of work going on at there's a lot of work going on at the moment and what i can tell the viewers is that we made the decision that around about 11pm this evening, the m 48, which is the old severn crossing to people that know that area around, that will be closing at about 11pm tonight for safety reasons because we are expecting the winds to whistle up the severn estuary. and then we have got a decision pending, but it's more likely to be that we are going to close the m4 crossing of the severn bridge and that's the new crossing. that's the m4 into wales. so our real message is please plan and prepare, and if you are moving between the southwest of england and south wales from probably 9pm tonight through most of tomorrow.

keep checking our websites for updates, but that's news that we have just decided in the last couple of hours because we just think it's far too risky to allow high sided vehicles, caravans, cars with roof boxes and motorcycles to use either of those two severn crossings. that's important information and taking some very, very serious decisions there and people will understand why. presumably you would like to say to people if you don't have to get in your car in this particular part of the country, then just don't. particular part of the country, then 'ust don't. ~ , ,., , . . just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we _ just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we have _ just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we have been - just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we have been taking i just don't. absolutely. our advice really and we have been taking a | just don't. absolutely. our advice i really and we have been taking a lot of advice from our met office colleagues, and they have got a red warning in place so there is a risk to life. we would say really if you don't have to travel tomorrow or you can put it off to saturday, then we would really urge you to do that. storm dudley came from a different direction and we know that a lot of trees have been weakened and the

wind is going to swing around tomorrow, strengthen an unusually i think the last time i saw something like this was about nine years ago, the wind is going to come through the wind is going to come through the country during the daytime. generally, the last five or six storms we have had have predominantly been overnight when people have been at home and they have batten down the hatches and there is a lot less traffic around. tomorrow, this storm will be coming through the central and southern region of england from about first light and through most of the day comes in the morning peak and possibly even into the afternoon peak as well. possibly even into the afternoon peak as well-— possibly even into the afternoon eakaswell. . , ., . ., peak as well. really sage advice and thank ou peak as well. really sage advice and thank you very _ peak as well. really sage advice and thank you very much _ peak as well. really sage advice and thank you very much and _ peak as well. really sage advice and thank you very much and good - peak as well. really sage advice and thank you very much and good luck. peak as well. really sage advice and l thank you very much and good luck to you and your teams in the coming hours. thank you much, frank, a senior network planner for national highways and it really worth paying heed to everything that was said there come a very difficult time coming up for there come a very difficult time coming upfora there come a very difficult time coming up for a lot of people in some parts of the country. let's get

a quick weather update as we always do at this time and let's get the latest weather prospects were ever you are. be and has more. good afternoon to you. we heard there are some of the problems this will cause, storm eunice, and we see the red warning meaning danger to life in parts of southwest england, southwest wales, the bristol estuary and this broad area of amber warning with gusts of 60—80 mph and this type of wind will cause damage and disruption. this heavy rain pushing it from the southwest overnight and turns to snow across western northern ireland, the high ground in northern england and even low levels in parts of scotland. that's the will pile up and because of the issues in the wind picking around boarding time across some of the western coast and goss easily up to 90 mph but inland gusts of 60—70 mph

or more as the swathe of strong winds worked its way eastwards and all the while snow piling up over high going to scotland but even to quite low levels. that snow is likely to cause some disruption and temperatures north to south at 2—11 and things calmed down a bit for the weekend but some more wind and rain in the forecast. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... a red weather warning is issued for parts of south—west england and south wales as storm eunice prepares to sweep through the country tomorrow. it comes as scotland and the north of england recoverfrom storm dudley, which caused widespread travel problems and powercuts. warnings from both the prime

minister and foreign secretary that the picture in ukraine remains bleak despite russian claims that troops are moving away from the border. a british man is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in australia — the first in sydney for nearly 60 years. team gb men's curlers are guaranteed a medal after winning their semi—final match at the winter olympics. and we meet the 85—year—old grandad who has found global clout on tiktok. good afternoon. day 13 at the winter olympics. news today of the first

medal. it means they were when at least they silver. bruce mouat steering his team to victory. in what was a tense match, playing alongside grant hardie, bobby lammie, and hammy mcmillan. they'll face sweden on saturday atjust after 6am and ends the very real prospect of gb failing to win a medal at a winter olumpics for the first time in 30 years. it's like the last two weeks, especially for myself i guess has been a bit of a roller coaster. so this is very special. i'm just so excited to be able to share the moment with the guys. that celebration at the end there was just pure elation, and i don't think i can sum it up any other way. the women's team are looking to match that —

they're through to the semi finals. eve muirhead's side beat the russian olympic committee to progress. the scottish skip delivered a fantastic final stone in the ninth end to score four, and clinch a 9—4 win. team gb�*s last four place was confirmed when defending champions sweden beat south korea. and it's the swedes who'll face team gb in tomorrows semi. earlier, a tearful kamila valieva — the russian skater who finished outside of the medal places in her final event having been cleared to continue after her failed drugs test. she produced an uncharecteristic, error—strewn display with multiple falls, finishing in fourth. it was a night when it was widely expected there would be a champion we wouldn't have been able to call a champion, and when with an asterisk next to it. kamila valieva skating on the biggest night of her life made a series of uncharacteristic errors. each one met with gasps from the crowd here. those mistakes did notjust the crowd here. those mistakes did not just cost the crowd here. those mistakes did notjust cost her the win, it cost

her a spot on the podium, such was the standard tonight. perhaps what it showed was that weight of the scandal on her shoulders had finally taken it toll. instead we had a ceremony no one thought they would have tonight. i spoke to the former olympic champion, robin cousins afterwards. he said he would take a few days to process what had seen. kamila valieva look totally shell—shocked when she came off the ice. many will have found it tragic. especially go down as one of the most extraordinary and controversial nights in olympic history. away from beijing some significant news in formula one this afternoon. race director michael masi has been removed from his position by the sport's governing body. the fia announced his departure as part of a series of changes following their inquiry

into the controversial end to last year's final race of the season in abu dhabi. masi failed to apply the rules correctly during a late safety car period which had a direct impact on the outcome of the title race between max verstappen and lewis hamilton. masi will be offered a new position within the fia. in the women's game, two home nations are in action later, the england's men side will play the next uefa matches at wolves molineux stadium. the next uefa matches at wolves molineux stadium. ., next uefa matches at wolves molineux stadium. . ., ., , ., , stadium. the game against italy will be -la ed stadium. the game against italy will be played behind — stadium. the game against italy will be played behind closed _ stadium. the game against italy will be played behind closed doors. - be played behind closed doors. england play italy on the 11th of june and then hungary on the 14th. it will be the first time wolverhampton has hosted a match involving the england senior men's side since december 1956. and that's all for me for now, back to you. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on that red weather warning that's been issued

by the met office for parts of england and wales as storm eunice approaches. our weather forecaster chris fawkes told us earlier about the severity of the expected storm. and liz bentley, meteorologist and chief executive at the royal meteorological society, warned that several factors are combining to make storm eunice particularly dangerous. the strength of winds we're likely to see across the southern half of the uk, it's very rare for us to see inland gusts, as chris said, of 70, 80 miles an hour across the southern half of the uk. it's more common to get those kind of winds and winter storms across the northern half but not across the southern half. i think the other thing to add is this storm is going to come through in daylight hours. in the past, even across the southern uk, when we've had some storms come through, sometimes they happen overnight when we're all safely tucked up in bed but this will come through pretty much through daylight hours when people are trying to move about and hence, i guess, more danger to life. and the final thing to say is it's affecting obviously significantly populated areas

of the uk and so widespread disruption is anticipated as we go through the course of tomorrow. just trying to move around, whether that's on the roads or the rail network. even as chris said, even just walking in that kind of wind is going to be challenging. i think people just need to take warning that very rare red warning from the met office has been issued. keep an eye on the forecast, as chris also said, this is a rapidly developing storm. we've only really seen it develop in the last 24—hours. the timing, the position, the strength of those winds could be updated in the next few hours. but, yes, a very damaging and rare event really across the southern half of the uk. south west england and south wales are expected to be worst hit by storm eunice. councillor martyn alvey, who looks after climate change and environment issues at cornwall council, said that they are warning people across the county to do all they can to keep safe.

we are encouraging people to make sure that they haven't got any loose garden furniture that can get blown away. if they're putting the recycling out, make sure it is properly battened down or perhaps leave it for another week. we have asked the public to take sensible precautions with their own property. clearly we are encouraging people to stay at home in the morning, don't make unnecessary journeys. we are certainly encouraging people to stay away from the coast. for the north coast here in cornwall there is a particular risk. your weatherman were saying earlier on that you worry about storm surges and that is very much a concern down here. this event coincides with one of the highest tides of the year with high tide at seven o'clock in the morning down here, just at the point when the storm is due to hit. so over topping of sea defences is also a real concern we are planning for.

we will have a full weather forecast coming up for you just before six o'clock. as we've been hearing, a british man has been named as being the victim of the first fatal shark attack in the waters off sydney in nearly 60 years. 35—year—old simon nellist died in the attack yesterday. we'rejoined by paul cox of the conservation charity, the shark trust. hello. good evening to you. it is a desperate story, a desperate time for his family. from your perspective that the shark trust, what goes through your mind when you hear about a fatality like this? yes, i mean obviously the first thing we think about is the family.

it is awful to lose someone in this way. as water levels and shark lovers ourselves it hits home fairly hard. —— will tell others. that is the thing that strikes us. we hard. -- will tell others. that is the thing that strikes us. we know it is the first _ the thing that strikes us. we know it is the first one _ the thing that strikes us. we know it is the first one in _ the thing that strikes us. we know it is the first one in the _ the thing that strikes us. we know it is the first one in the sydney - it is the first one in the sydney area for a very, very long time. more broadly speaking, how often does it happen on perhaps an annual basis? , ., , ., basis? globally, there are, well met last ear basis? globally, there are, well met last year for— basis? globally, there are, well met last year for example _ basis? globally, there are, well met last year for example in _ basis? globally, there are, well met last year for example in 2021 - last year for example in 2021 deborah 137 incidents of shark bites and about 79, i think of those were unprovoked, that is where sharks have not been pulled on board votes or whatever. have not been pulled on board votes orwhatever. fatalities have not been pulled on board votes or whatever. fatalities from those last year is about nine, there is an annual average of about five globally. numbers are statistically quite low. that does not make it any

better and when something like this happens we cannot hide behind statistics, really.— happens we cannot hide behind statistics, really. how much of this is about environmental— statistics, really. how much of this is about environmental change - statistics, really. how much of this| is about environmental change with different changes in water? how could shark be apparently so close to the shore in an unexpected way? there were no warnings and it has really shocked people locally. what is going on environmentally? trier? is going on environmentally? very difficult to say _ is going on environmentally? very difficult to say and _ is going on environmentally? very difficult to say and i _ is going on environmentally? - difficult to say and i do not want to speculate too much. new south wales has some of the most advanced protection measures anywhere in the world. it is the first fatality since 1963. they use nets extensively, which have controversy surrounding them. they have used them for maybe 100 years. they will tag sharks of concern and trace the

sharks and they have a warning system, helicopter patrols and train patrols. a whole bunch of measures. education and public awareness with beach—goers and water users. these things are normally in place in those parts of the world. i am sure they will be very keen to see how this has happened. nothing is 100% effective. debts can stop the majority of sharks coming into a bathing area but they cannot stop everyone, as this has tragically shown. more globally, the numbers of incidents have risen over the last 100 years, really kind of with population size. the number of people using the water. we know lots of us are using their water lot more and that means we are just coming into contact more. those incidents of shark bites have kind of gone up

over the years. but fatalities, massively, have remained relatively stable and low as we have better preventative measures, better public education awareness, better emergency response and so on. full fatalities, the average of five per year is very stable over many years. there are lots of theories going around about whether this is changing. from time to time you get years the numbers are slightly higher and you get people looking at reasons why that might be. researchers that pull the data together at the florida institute, there is an internationalfile together at the florida institute, there is an international file of shark attacks. researchers there at the moment so they do not see any trend upwards. actually the trends are slightly damaged because a better protection and public awareness.— better protection and public awareness. ., ~ , ., y . better protection and public awareness. . ~ , . ., awareness. thank you very much for our time awareness. thank you very much for your time tonight _ awareness. thank you very much for your time tonight and _ awareness. thank you very much for your time tonight and your- your time tonight and your expertise. we will let you go. lots

of people want to get in touch with you. tea rs tears serving police officers are to be charged next month about sharing inappropriate messages on whatsapp. they have been suspended from duty. a sex offender police had posed a danger to women and young children has been recaptured after he escaped from an open prison on sunday. full robson was given a life sentence in 2000 after he sexually assaulted a woman at knife—point in her own home. he had spent four days on the run after walking out of hmp north sea camp in lincolnshire. schools in england have been given official guidance on how to tackle controversial political and social issues in the classroom. nadeem

sahalee says no topics are off—limits but teachers must approach them with political impartiality and not promote contested theories as fact. —— zahawi. let's return to the crisis on the ukraine border. moscow maintains there are no plans to invade, but large scale military drills are still taking place. the us claims that at least 150,000 russian troops are now postioned close to ukraine's borders, and they say more have been arriving — even as moscow claims its completed military exercises and that units are returning to their permanent bases. in belarus, 30,000 men, equipped with tanks and artillery, have been on manoeuvres. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled from the nearby border town of senkivka in ukraine to the capital kyiv, meeting people who could be in the path of any russian advance. nothing's changed. the same forest and beyond it the same enemy. the ukrainian patrols that will be

the first to see any advancing army. here on the border, with the russians just over there, there's no sense that things have been conclusively resolved, not at all. it's just a pause in what remains a very tense situation. this major grew up in a border town. his father served in soviet times. now his task is to help keep moscow out of ukraine. the independence of ukraine is enshrined in all our documents. it is in our constitution. as a military man, i need to protect this. we drove south, along the road towards kyiv,

to hear the voices of those who must live with the tension of these days. this is slavutych, a soviet model town, built after the nuclear disaster at nearby chernobyl in 1986. a place where evacuated workers and their families could start life again, and where they know the cost of dramatic upheaval. what year did you move in here? 1989. just before the berlin wall fell? like these two, married 40 years. he's ukrainian, she's russian. it's terrible because we lose a lot of friends. some of our connections are broken, completely. i think, unfortunately, that our kind of brotherhood never will get back.

it's a terrible problem. my parents lived in russia. our daughter lives in russia now. but there is some tension between us. even in the family? even in the family. in kyiv, at the end of this journey, in a city that feels weary with the endless speculation about war, i met vitali and his wife, olga, with their two—day—old baby, jaromir. we can't be sure there won't be another putin tomorrow who will want to create chaos. but i think peace will prevail and we'll do everything we can to create peace. we need to think about a better life, especially now, when we have such a miracle in our arms. we can't think about bad things any more.

they've named him jaromir. it means "peace," a name given out of the hope that remains constant here and further north in the quiet towns and villages closer to the border, despite the nervousness about the days to come. fergal keane, bbc news, ukraine. as we've been hearing, a british man has been named as being the victim of the first fatal shark attack in the waters off at least 90 people are now known to have died, in landslides and floods in brazil. rescuers are still digging for survivors north of rio dejaneiro, in houses that were buried or destroyed. it's thought there could be around five million people in the uk

who haven't had a covid vaccine. take—up is lower in poorer areas and among some ethnic minority groups. leicester's public health director, who took the city through the uk's first local lockdown, is warning people about the impact their behaviour could have on others. some of those who've chosen not be jabbed have been speaking to our community affairs correspondent adina campbell. university student xenia has not had a covid vaccine because she feels the roll—out has been rushed through. her social life is now a lot quieter. instead of going to the clubs, i have more intimate gatherings — so birthdays, people have things at their accommodation. not being vaccinated has also affected her travel plans. i don't believe, just because i want to sit on a plane, see family, or have a good time in the sun, i should make that big decision of taking a vaccine. would you say to those people who feel that what you are doing, by not having the vaccine, is irresponsible? that's for me to then take care of myself and make sure i'm aware of why i'm doing it.

wear my mask, wash my hands, make sure i'm not in areas where i could pass it on. —— aware of what i'm doing. covid vaccines are safe and effective. more than 52 million people in the uk over the age of 12 have had at least one dose, according to latest government figures. but there are thought to be around five million people who haven't been vaccinated. birmingham has one of the lowest vaccine take—up rates in the country — and in areas like this, only half of adults have had theirfirstjab. i wouldn't have it if you paid me. i haven't had covid once yet. so i'm fine. ijust was never comfortable - with the idea of having the vaccine. what changed your mind, then? you just recently had your first dose, yes? yes, because of travelling. over in leicester, where infection rates have been high, take—up of the vaccine is also still low in some parts of the city. i think what people fail to recognise is, whilst it might be all right for them, it has an impact on others. i have lost people who are very close, you know, they had

taken all the precautions but they were clinically vulnerable and they caught covid and, you know, that was it. this retail worker will only talk to us anonymously because of a family fallout and fears of a further backlash on his personal life. most family and friends are vaccinated. the only time it really became a problem for myself was when my dad was ill, he was in the later stages of cancer, then they became aware that i wasn't vaccinated and i was immediately banned from going round to see him at the house. in some areas of london, one of the country's worst covid hotspots, vaccine take—up is also below average — which for some people has limited theirjob opportunities. i've been getting worki domestically, but i had words with my agent, _ and she said, "yep, it's going to be very difficult to travel. without having the jab." the way we live our lives may have changed — but health leaders are still worried

about how our choices could affect others. we can't be in a situation where we think, "this this is all over," or, "because i've not been affected by it, it's ok." there must be an understanding that we are our brother's keeper. adina campbell, bbc news. an 85—year—old grandad has found global fame on the social media platform tiktok, performing duets with his granddaughter. more than 4 million people have watched john tucker's videos, and now he's even appeared on american tv. andrea ormsby has this report. # wise men say... # hanging with her granddad, 22—year—old singer songwriter yazzy and her 85—year—old granddad are attracting a lot of attention with their singing. it's been pretty crazy, i didn't expect the response. obviously i love granddad so i knew

everyone else would love granddad. 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. we were born methodist. singing charles and john wesley's hymns. and of course they wrote the most beautiful hymns in the book and that's how it started. now one of the duets has gone viral. it's one of our most recent videos on tiktok. it's a cover of hallelujah and it's just hit 4.5 million views, which is really crazy. # it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth # the minorfall, the major lift... # well, i don't think it's really sunk in yet. i mean, that's a lot of people, isn't it? # ..hallelujah. # if i could see them all staring at the front i don't know what i'd 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 granddad and granddaughter plan to keep singing togetherfor as long as they can. andrea ormsby, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. —— ben rich. the storm eunice is

bearing down on us. there is this red weather warning for damage and disruption, also danger to life and property. this cloud on the satellite picture shows we have quite a powerful store monaghan. this area of low pressure continuing to deepen. bringing really strong wins. this is where we have the red warning from the met office. up into the bristol channel and the southern post of wales, damage, disruption and coastal flooding looking post of wales, damage, disruption and coastalflooding looking likely. this broad amber warning for wind gas, even inland 60 to 80 miles an hour. the storm is starting to make its presence felt this evening and overnight with outbreaks of rain. turning to snow across the western side of northern ireland and even to

lower levels further north across scotland. those are the overnight temperatures. the wind will be picking up in the early hours. the gusts will peak at 80, 90 miles an hour. very strong winds for other coastal areas as well. working their way east as the day wears on. this will cause damage and disruption, some very rough seas, hence the risk of big waves and coastal flooding. if you have any travel plans, certainly worth rethinking that. further north things will not be a lot better because there will be snow in northern england and northern ireland, even scotland. that will cause some disruption. where the snow is falling, it will be a very cold day. winds will slowly ease on friday night that still blustery india saturday. we will see rain and potentially snow in the north. temperatures north to

south three to 10 degrees. we keep the wet and quite lustily theme as we go into sunday. more outbreaks of heavy rain. —— quite blustery theme. storm eunice is giving cause for concern. gusts of maybe 290 miles an hour. this is a recipe for widespread disruption. we will you up—to—date.

the met office issues its strongest possible weather warning a threat to life for tomorrow morning, when storm eunice is set to hit. battening down the hatches as winds of up to 90mph are expected in some areas. your caravan is all the way over there? across in south wales, yeah, well, it is at the moment. who knows, with this wind, it may be joining us fairly shortly. storm eunice is expected to hit in the early hours of the morning, with the south west seeing the most severe weather. the wind strengths are going to be stronger then we would normally see in these kind of storms and it's going to hit highly populated areas, so it's going to have a really big impact. we'll be live with our correspondents around the country as people prepare for significant disruption. also this evening...