this is bbc news, i'm james reynolds. the headlines at 8pm... the met office issues its strongest possible weather warning a threat to life for tomorrow morning, when storm eunice is set to hit. it comes as scotland and the north of england recover from storm dudley, which caused widespread travel problems and powercuts. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than we'd 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. president biden warns that russian military manoeuvres on ukraine's borders are not evidence of them moving out — and they could invade within days. boris johnson says the situation remains bleak. i have to tell you that the picture is continuing to be very grim.

a british man, simon nellist, is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in sydney. a slight step out, so that's it, gone — and disaster for the 15—year—old russian skater at the centre of the winter olympics doping controversy. an error—strewn routine means she misses out on a medal. good evening. the met office has issued its most serious red weather warning meaning a risk to life when storm eunice reaches the uk tomorrow morning. alerts are in place across the country, with wind speeds of between 70—90 mph predicted. the government held an emergency cobra meeting to discuss its response to the impending storm, and borisjohnson said the army was "on standby." a red warning means possible danger

to life from debris, damage to homes, and power cuts, and significant travel disruption. in cornwall and somerset, people are being urged only to travel if "absolutely necessary," with many schools being told to close. it comes just a day after storm dudley caused some damage in parts of northern england and scotland. here's our science editor rebecca morelle. taking the measure of storm dudley and its damaging winds. in the yorkshire dales, trees were ripped from the ground. roads were blocked in hertfordshire, and in south wales, this wind turbine couldn't cope with the gusts. thousands of homes have been left without power. an emergency cobra meeting was called to discuss the situation. i extend my sympathies to those who are still without power. we're working with the power companies and local authorities to get them, get theirjuice restored as fast as possible. but also, of course, the army's on standby.

but much worse is on the way. in st ives, they're preparing for the arrival of storm eunice. so, we've got our flood defence boards that go on the front of the pub, with sandbags behind them. hopefully stops the sea coming in. the met office has issued a rare red weather morning for friday morning for parts of south west england and south wales, meaning there's a danger to life. it's going to be a bad one, yeah. as long as people take notice of what the warnings are, - don't take any risks on the quay, i don't get washed away, life is more precious than a photograph. what's making storm eunice so potent is a combination of events. it's being driven by an extremely active jet stream, blowing at more than 200 mph high up in the atmosphere. this is creating very strong winds, forecast up to 90 mph in exposed areas and 70—80 mph inland, which is unusualfor the south of the uk. the problem is this

is coinciding with a spring tide on friday morning. measuring up to 12.8 metres, that's more than a0 feet in some areas, which could bring storm surges at the coast and result in flooding inland. meteorologists are concerned because the storm will hit in the morning when people are out and about. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than 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. and the recommendation, really, if you don't have to travel tomorrow, if you don't have to go out and about, is to stay indoors. this was the damage caused by the great storm of 1987. forecasters say eunice shouldn't be as bad, but is climate change affecting storms? the met office says they haven't seen any compelling trends of increased storminess, but the impact of warming may become clearer over time. a storm like eunice only comes along once a decade or more. schools are closing and train services cancelled. the country is bracing itself

for what lies ahead. rebecca morelle, bbc news. let's speak to our weather presenter ben rich. take us through it, please. there's len for take us through it, please. there's plenty for us _ take us through it, please. there's plenty for us to _ take us through it, please. there's plenty for us to get into, _ take us through it, please. there's plenty for us to get into, but - plenty for us to get into, but i think the key thing to say is something we've already said — this red warning from the met office does mean a danger to life, a danger to property but also a danger to life and people should be making preparations particularly in that red warning area. now the thing that's really interesting about this meteorologically speaking is a couple days ago, already there were warnings issued but we didn't have anything to look at in terms of the storm, he hadn't even formed yet. this line of cloud looking in oculus on our satellite picture, a little wave on that band of cloud picked up by a powerfuljet wave on that band of cloud picked up by a powerful jet stream, wave on that band of cloud picked up by a powerfuljet stream, winds high above her head blowing at around 200 mph or more. see that hook shaped developing in the cloud, showing a rapidly deepening area of low pressure. we call this explosive

psychogenesis, meaning a low pressure system that deepens very rapidly and these storms tend to be very powerful, and it's on the southern bank of that flow where you see all these white lines, all those isobars squishing together. that's where we are most concerned. this is the red warning area, northwest of cornwall, devon, after the bristol channel — no surprise when you look at that area, the coast of south wales, as well, gusts of up to 90 mph, extreme winds, we don't get those very often in this country, certainly not in this part of the uk. but actually, of almost as much concern is this amber warning which covers a huge area of england and wales. inland spots seeing gusts of up wales. inland spots seeing gusts of up to 80 mph — that's very rare, this could be one of the strongest storms of the past decade in the south of the uk. further north, the winds will be lighter but snow will be causing concerns, may be up to 30

cm in scotland, coming down very quickly, causing huge proms on the roads and potentially power cuts as well for software ever you are in the country, there is a recipe for some major disruption and damage too stop by if you are in cornwall or south wales, at what point, in the middle of the night or the south wales, at what point, in the middle of the night 0 middle of the night or the morning, would you begin — middle of the night or the morning, would you begin to _ middle of the night or the morning, would you begin to experience - would you begin to experience the storm? ., �* , ., ., would you begin to experience the storm? ., �* , ., ., , ., storm? you'll start to see rain movin: storm? you'll start to see rain moving pretty _ storm? you'll start to see rain moving pretty quickly - storm? you'll start to see rain moving pretty quickly in - storm? you'll start to see rain moving pretty quickly in this i moving pretty quickly in this evening, the rain will come first then the winds will pick up. we are looking at winds really starting to strengthen through the early hours, peak winds will be through the morning across some of those western coasts, gusts of 80—90 mph, though strong winds will then transfer further east across the amber warning area i showed you. the problem with this storm will be the fact that the strongest winds will come during the daytime when people are out and about travelling. so it may take people by surprise — it's not the night—time, people are hunkered down battening down the hatches, they may be out and about.

if you do have plans to travel tomorrow, to be out and about, you should be thinking carefully about that. ., , ., should be thinking carefully about that. . , ., , , , that. can you help put this in the context for— that. can you help put this in the context for us, _ that. can you help put this in the context for us, storms _ that. can you help put this in the context for us, storms over - that. can you help put this in the context for us, storms over the l that. can you help put this in the i context for us, storms over the last couple decades or so, how this compares?— couple decades or so, how this com ares? ., , _, compares? the trouble when comparing storms as they — compares? the trouble when comparing storms as they effect _ compares? the trouble when comparing storms as they effect different - storms as they effect different parts of the country differently. parts of scotland can deal with an —— and are used to dealing with stronger winds than england. it's hard to put into context in any specific numbers. what we do know though is in terms of impacts, if this comes off the way we are expecting it to, it certainly will rank amongst the strongest in a couple decades. ben rank amongst the strongest in a couple decades.— rank amongst the strongest in a couple decades. ben rich, thanks so much forjoining _ couple decades. ben rich, thanks so much forjoining us. _ as we've been hearing, one of the areas issued with a red weather warning of "danger to life" is the coastal area of the south west of england. the environment agency has issued ten flood warnings for the severn estuary ahead of a potential surge in high tides. our correspondent andrew plant has been to north somerset to see how

they're preparing for the expected arrival of storm eunice. locking down the shutters in somerset and tying up the boats as the wind starts to get stronger here. builders busy securing anything that could get blown away. dangerous, dangerous. i want to come down and watch it, not this close. across somerset, all schools are now closed tomorrow amid warnings about high winds and the potential forflooding, too. it's likely we're going to see severe flooding tomorrow only in the severn estuary. what that means is danger to life, and that really is quite an exceptional event. you can already see the effects of a normal night's weather here. the seaweed showing exactly how high the waters have been. but now this west coast here in somerset is predicted to be in this storm's red zone, and that means very, very high winds predicted.

in fact, some of the businesses on the seafront here say it's the worst forecast they've seen in more than 15 years. are you ready for the storm tonight? in seafront cafes here, it's the weather on everyone's lips. we have got the floodgates there. like i said, we've been here for 15 years and we've never had - to actually use them. so we are probably going to prepare, maybe put some sandbags _ at the bottom of the door inside. others, abandoning their caravans, and finding the safety of a hotel instead. so, your caravan's all the way over there? across in south wales, yeah. well, it is at the moment. who knows, with this wind, it might be joining us fairly shortly! warning leaflets have been handed out door—to—door, and flood defences put in place as the west prepares itself for storm eunice and winds that could reach up to 100mph. andrew plant, bbc news, somerset.

let's cross to porthcawl, in wales. tomos morgan is there for us now. at 8am here in porthcawl, there is actually high tide here. so there's a real risk that tide could be pushed over onto the road and just onto the shops and seafront here in porthcawl. now a number of precautions have been put in place across wales in preparation for storm eunice. it's believed that it's the first time tomorrow that all trains have been cancelled, the majority of schools will also be called off — some going to online learning. this health board, south swansea bay, has also cancelled all non—urgent care, and has just shy of 100 flood warnings now in place across wells. —— across wales. the first minister has said to everyone here that they should avoid any travel unless absolutely necessary. he was part of a cobra meeting earlier today to make sure there were plans in place if there were serious issues across the country, as the country prepares for storm eunice tomorrow morning.

our correspondentjenny kumar is in st ives, in cornwall for us. it's been a fairly calm day today weather—wise, it'sjust began to rain the last hour, the rain started coming here. today, though, businesses and fishermen have been preparing for what's expected to be the worst storm to hit the region since 2014. the council has been working with emergency services, with the power company — they are planning on opening an emergency centre tomorrow from 5am, the strongest of the winds are expected between 7am and midday tomorrow morning. they are expecting a combination of the high winds and high tides, and some weather experts are describing that combination as a beast of a weather front. they are warning of flying debris, of potential for falling power lines entry lines. —— and tree lines. so the advice is to avoid travel, avoid coastal areas, and check with the flood risk

is in your local area. roads are expected to be impacted by storm eunice, frank bird is a senior network planner for national highways. we've made the decision that, - at around about 8pm this evening, the m48, which is the old severn crossing — the people _ that know that area — _ that will be closing at about 11pm tonight for safety reasons - because we're expecting the winds to whistle up the severn estuary. —— at around 11pm this evening. and then, we've got a decision . pending, but it's more likely to be that we will close the m4 crossing at the severn bridge — _ and that's the new crossing, the m4 into wales. - so our real message is, i please plan and prepare. if you're moving betweenj the southwest of england and south wales from probably at 9pm tonight through most . of tomorrow, keep checking our

website for updates. _ we do have one more update for you from national highways, relying to the 80 it says, "a closure of the qe2 bridge will be in permitted from 5am tomorrow in readiness for storm eunice." i'll give that to you again in case that's relevant to you again. to get more on the situation where you live, do tune in to your bbc local radio station — and you can find details of your nearest station at bbc.co.uk/sounds, or for the picture across the country, head to bbc.co.uk/news. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages

at 10.30pm and 11.30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are sienna rodgers, of labour list, and sebastian payne, whitehall editor of the financial times. the headlines on bbc news... the met office issues that strongest possible weather warning, a threat to life, for tomorrow morning when storm eunice is expected to hit. president biden warns that russian movement on the ukraine borders is not a sign of the moving. a british man, simon nellist, is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in sydney. sport now — and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good evening. we'll news of team gb's first guarenteed medal at the winter olympics injust a moment.

but we're going to start with football and a brilliant result for rangers tonight in their europe league knockout round first leg away to borussia dortmund. they won 4—2 to give themseves a great chance of making the last 16. 2—0 up by half—time, john lundstrum added a fine third, an own goal made it 4—1 before raphael guerrero scored another late consolation to dortmund to make the second leg at ibrox next week really interesting indeed. in middlesbrough, englands women are in action in their first match in the inaugral arnold clark cup, which features four of the worlds top ten teams. they're up against canada tonight and have the lead through a really well taken strike from millie bright. approaching half time in that one. earlier the other two teams in the tournament, gernamy and spain drew 1—1. —— germany and spain. next to beijing, where team gb are guaranteed their first medal

of the winter olympics after the men's curlers beat the united states to guarantee themselves at least silver, having qualified for saturday�*s final. skip bruce mouat steered his team to an 8—4 victory alongside grant hardie, bobby lammie and hammy mcmillan in what was a tight encounter. they will face sweden in the gold medal match on saturday morning. 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. this scottish skipper delivered the final stone in the end it to clinch a 9—4 win, team gb's place was confirmed as sweden beat south korea. a tearful kamila valieva, the russian skater, finished outside the medal places in herfinal event

having been cleared to continue following herfailed drugs test. she produced an uncharecteristic, error—strewn display with multiple falls, finishing in fourth. the event was won by anna scherbakova, also of the russian olympic committe. it means there will be a medal ceremony, with valieva finishing outside the podium places. she tested positive for a banned substance at an event back in december, the result of which was only announced last week, shortly after she won team gold. imean, the i mean, the warm—up was solid, she was there but she had her team—mates on the ice with her and i thought, "0k, on the ice with her and i thought, "ok, you have learned how to have that solid russian veneer." and of course, you come out and you suddenly see it dissipate. and things werejust suddenly see it dissipate. and things were just slightly off. and then, itjust fell apart.

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. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. president biden has said the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine remains "very high" and could take place within days, despite moscow's claim to be pulling troops from the border. his message was echoed at a nato summit in brussels, where western leaders said that far from withdrawing, russia had in fact added troops, ahead of a possible invasion. there've been reports that pro—russian forces have shelled a village in eastern ukraine. from kyiv, paul adams

sent this report. more ferocious displays of firepower as russia's war games in belarus reach their climax. expected to last three more days — but then, what? in washington, president biden the latest to sound an urgent warning. every indication we have is they're prepared to go into ukraine, attack ukraine. but war is already a reality for many in ukraine. this morning, children rushed to safety after a rocket tore into their kindergarten. the village is close to areas controlled by russian—backed separatists. another shell hit a school — no—one was killed. but violence in this area could easily escalate. in rebel areas loyal to russia, they say they fear an attack by ukraine. western officials worried an incident could be manufactured by russia as an excuse for an invasion.

here in kyiv, the foreign secretary arrived to express solidarity, still urging russia not to escalate. russia can still take the path of diplomacy. they can de—escalate, they can move their troops away from the border. and i believe that's in the interest of european security, but it's also in russia's interest. ukraine's president was at sea today visiting the armed forces, telling the bbc, again, that no—one has the right to determine his country's future. we are just speaking - about our independence. that's it — that we - are deciding we want. we're deciding what we will do for our future. l at the un security council, a battle of words, and no sign yet of a way out of this perilous crisis. we've been warning the ukrainian government of all that is coming. and here today, we are laying it out in great detail with the hope that by sharing what we know

with the world, we can influence russia to abandon the path of war and choose a different path while there's still time. translation: attempts - to place the blame on russia are futile and baseless. and this only hides the goal of shifting the blame away from ukraine. fresh satellite images of russian troops and equipment. western officials say the numbers are still increasing and moving closer to ukraine's border. nowjoe biden says he has no plans at the moment to call vladimir putin — it's not clear exactly where diplomacy goes from here. and the russians have just expelled america's number two diplomat in moscow. now of course, the russians continue to insist that they do not intend to invade this country — but today, vladimir putin's spokesman said the situation around russia's borders could ignite at any moment.

paul adams reporting. moscow maintains there are no plans to invade ukraine — but as you've just seen, large—scale military drills are still taking place. the us claims that at least 150 thousand russian troops are now postioned close to ukraine's borders, and they say more have been arriving even as moscow claims it's 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 is no sense that things have been conclusively resolved, not at all. it's just a pause in what remains a very tense situation. major khomenko grew up in a border town, his father served in soviet times. now his task is to help keep moscow out of ukraine. translation: 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 attention of these days. —— 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? in 1989. just before the berlin wall fell. like this couple, married 40 years. he's ukrainian, she's russian. it's terrible because... ..we lose a lot of friends. some of our connections broken completely. i think personally that our kind of brotherhood never will come back. it's a terrible problem because my parents lived in russia and our daughter lives in russia now. but there is some

tension between us, yes. even in the family? even in the family. in kyiv, at the end of thisjourney, in a city that feels weary with the endless speculation about war, i met vitaliy and his wife olga with their two—day—old baby. translation: 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 will do - everything we can to create peace. translation: 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 himjaroymr. 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. we can speak now to andrew lohsen, a fellow in the europe, russia, and eurasia programme at the centre for strategic and international studies, non partisan us—based think—tank. thanks so much forjoining us, andrew. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says the us wants to prevent a war — how? i antony blinken, says the us wants to prevent a war - how?— prevent a war - how? i think what we are seeinu prevent a war - how? i think what we are seeing with _ prevent a war - how? i think what we are seeing with antony _ prevent a war - how? i think what we are seeing with antony blinken's - are seeing with antony blinken's speech today at the un security council, that the us believes the best way to approach war is to be absolutely clear about what we think of the russian federation is planning to do, and to try to expose those plans in hopes that it cuts out a plath —— cuts out a path that leads to russia declaring war with ukraine. also bringing western

allies of ukraine and its partners into a more unified stance, it is clear that russia will face consequences of it moves forward. what kind of consequences? i think it's cuite what kind of consequences? i think it's quite clear _ what kind of consequences? i think it's quite clear that _ what kind of consequences? i think it's quite clear that unfortunately, l it's quite clear that unfortunately, there will be no nato troops entering ukraine. but at the same time, it's what we can expect is a series of economic measures, a number of sanctions against russia including export controls on high technologies such as semiconductors which are really critical to the functioning of the russian economy. also we can expect to see more arms shipments to ukraine, making sure that should there be some sort of attack on ukraine, that ukrainian citizens can fight back effectively. in terms of pure military and economic strength, russia cannot compete directly with the us. instead it seems that vladimir putin aims to keep russia at the centre of world affairs by keeping people guessing, by being unpredictable —

is that strategy working? weill. guessing, by being unpredictable - is that strategy working?— is that strategy working? well, it certainly has _ is that strategy working? well, it certainly has put _ is that strategy working? well, it certainly has put him _ is that strategy working? well, it certainly has put him at - is that strategy working? well, it certainly has put him at the - is that strategy working? well, it. certainly has put him at the centre of attention. we've seen in the last couple weeks a steady stream of leaders going to moscow to meet with bruton to try and convince him not to engage in a wider war with ukraine —— meet with putin. whether this actually leads putin to get what he wants still remains up in the air, we don't know what he wants to do. but he's certainly set very high stakes here looking for the west to acknowledge some very high demands and security guarantees, trying to rewrite the world order. you talk about the steady stream of leaders, they include olaf scholz — how does he compare given that angela merkel, the previous chancellor for so many years, angela merkel, the previous chancellorfor so many years, had angela merkel, the previous chancellor for so many years, had an inside view of russia, given the fact that she grew up in eastern dutch east germany?— fact that she grew up in eastern dutch east germany? there is concern in the us to — dutch east germany? there is concern in the us to the _ dutch east germany? there is concern in the us to the degree _

dutch east germany? there is concern in the us to the degree which - in the us to the degree which germany can be relied on to implement tough sanctions against russia if there is a full—scale invasion. i think certainly germany has lots of concerns when it comes to their energy supplies. that's something the biden administration has been recognising and trying to find a way to help germany meet its energy needs, including by working with qatar to increase statements. unfortunately i think emmanuel macron is trying to step into that gap, and i think we see from olaf scholz, the diplomatic efforts are a little too late right now and i think you should have been involved earlier in the process.— earlier in the process. andrew, thank you _ earlier in the process. andrew, thank you so — earlier in the process. andrew, thank you so much. thank - earlier in the process. andrew, j thank you so much. thank you. some breaking news out of the united states involving former president trump. something from reuters. ruled

on thursday that former us president trump and two of his adult children must answer questions under oath in the state of journey�*s must answer questions under oath in the state ofjourney�*s civil probe into the family business. —— the state attorney. last month the attorney general said her nearly three—year investigation into the trump organization had uncovered significant evidence of potential fraud. for his part, mr trump has said the investigation into his affairs is a political witchhunt. he has tried to stop it. the state courtjudge's ruling says that the trump family must submit to questioning within 21 days. we'll bring you more on this story as we get it. it is important to check on the weather and the impending arrival of storm eustis. storm eunice looks to be

a very dangerous system. we've already got a met office top—tier rare red weather warning in force for this. it's across parts of south wales and south west england, where we could get gusts of wind up to 90 mph. these are going to be damaging, disruptive gusts of wind. there could be some coastal flooding as well. large and battering waves here, too. for wales and much of england, though, covered under this large amber weather warning, the weather could be just as bad. gusts of wind 60—80 mph are strong enough to blow down a large number of trees. we're expecting pretty widespread transport disruption whether that be on the roads, the rails or indeed at the nation's airports. could also see a number of power cuts if any of these falling trees land on the power lines. further north, a different hazard, really. across the high ground of northern ireland, scotland and northern england, heavy snow and blizzards. snowplows and gritters could struggle to keep up with this, so we could see a number of trapped vehicles over higher elevation routes.

the met office issues its strongest possible weather warning a threat to life for tomorrow morning, when storm eunice is set to hit. it comes as scotland and the north of england recover from storm dudley, which caused widespread travel problems and powercuts. the wind strengths are going to be stronger than we'd 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. president biden warns that russian military manoeuvres on ukraine's borders are not evidence of them moving out and they could invade within days. boris johnson says the situation remains bleak. i have to tell you that the picture is continuing to be very grim. a slight step outcome are gone and down. and disaster for the 15—year—old russian skater at the centre

of the winter olympics doping controversy — an error strewn routine means she misses out on a medal. a swimmer who was killed by a shark near sydney has been identified as a 35—year—old british man. simon nellist was a diving instructor and died in what's thought to be the first fatal shark attack in sydney for almost 60 years. from sydney, shaimaa khalill sent this report. 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 wetsuit, 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. 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. shaima khalil, bbc news, sydney. we can talk professor gavin naylor, at the florida museum of natural history. what have you learned from this particularly tragic case? weill. this particularly tragic case? well, we see a lot _ this particularly tragic case? well, we see a lot of _ this particularly tragic case? well, we see a lot of shark _ this particularly tragic case? well, we see a lot of shark bites - this particularly tragic case? well, we see a lot of shark bites in - we see a lot of shark bites in australia, and australia is unusual in the world in having a higher

percentage of fatal shark bites than any other region. and that's because of the fairly ubiquitous populations of the fairly ubiquitous populations of white sharks in the area. we don't see that many white shark bites, certainly not as many fraternities in other parts of the world. so, it's tragic, it's shocking but it's not completely and accepted. it is shocking but it's not completely and acceted. , ., , . accepted. it is also very rare, the revious accepted. it is also very rare, the previous fatal _ accepted. it is also very rare, the previous fatal attack _ accepted. it is also very rare, the previous fatal attack being - accepted. it is also very rare, the previous fatal attack being 60 - accepted. it is also very rare, the| previous fatal attack being 60 odd years ago. given how rare it was, do more protections need to be in place or is itjust a risk that people in sydney have to deal with? well, it's true that there _ sydney have to deal with? well, it's true that there hasn't _ sydney have to deal with? well, it's true that there hasn't been - sydney have to deal with? well, it's true that there hasn't been a - sydney have to deal with? well, it's true that there hasn't been a white l true that there hasn't been a white shark vitality in this region for 59 years. but that doesn't mean the white sharks haven't been in that area. they're probably there every year. overtime area. they're probably there every year. over time the probability of something happening increases. so i

don't think we should respond dramatically to one event. in western australia they have nets to protect some of the beaches. it maybe something they want to consider in this particular region, but i don't think we should overreact to a single event. it is tragic and awful and frightening and brings all sorts of emotional responses amongst people exposed to it. but if you stand back, it's very rare, but they do have these events from time to time in australia. [30 from time to time in australia. do we know a lot about the population of sharks in that particular area? has it gone up or down in recent years? has it gone up or down in recent ears? . , ., years? excellent question. the population _ years? excellent question. the population of— years? excellent question. the population of white _ years? excellent question. the population of white sharks - years? excellent question. the population of white sharks has| population of white sharks has actually been increasing in some parts of the world, particularly new england, largely as a consequence of the protection of mammals, seal populations going up in various parts of the world and some white

sharks aggregate around seal populations. so, as the seals recover, so the white sharks come and feed on them but this wasn't an area where there are lots of seals. but there is a lot of fishing in that area and in that particular area there were a lot of birds and people were fishing, so there's a lot of food in the water and we never recommend that people go swimming in areas where other animals are feeding. tell swimming in areas where other animals are feeding.— swimming in areas where other animals are feeding. tell us a bit about their _ animals are feeding. tell us a bit about their behaviour. _ animals are feeding. tell us a bit about their behaviour. so, - animals are feeding. tell us a bit about their behaviour. so, white | about their behaviour. so, white sharks are _ about their behaviour. so, white sharks are apex _ about their behaviour. so, white sharks are apex predators, - sharks are apex predators, they behave differently in different parts of the world. as juveniles they feed predominately on fishes and squids and even other sharks, and squids and even other sharks, and at about nine feet they transition to a diet made up about 50% of marine mammals. many of them target seals. and people swimming at the surface show many of the attributes of the seal. they also

feed on fishes. so, somebody swimming at the surface can readily be mistaken for a marine mammal. especially when the conditions are choppy and visibility is low. these are predator, they make great decisions and occasionally they make mistakes. ., ., decisions and occasionally they make mistakes. ., ~ , ., . decisions and occasionally they make mistakes. ., ~ . ~ mistakes. thank you so much. a new york state judge _ mistakes. thank you so much. a new york state judge has _ mistakes. thank you so much. a new york state judge has ruled _ mistakes. thank you so much. a new york state judge has ruled that - york state judge has ruled that donald trump and two adult children must give evidence under oath in an investigation into fraud. the attorney general of new york leticia james was looking into the trump organization's affairs and whether it improperly stated the valuations of various real estate assets in order to get preferable loans and tax benefits. lawyers for the former president and donald trump tax benefits. lawyers for the former president and donald trumer and ivanka junior claim that it is tainted by political bias. our washington correspondentjoins us. take us through the ruling and how significant it is. it’s

take us through the ruling and how significant it is.— significant it is. it's a fairly significant _ significant it is. it's a fairly significant ruling _ significant it is. it's a fairly significant ruling in - significant it is. it's a fairly significant ruling in that i significant it is. it's a fairly i significant ruling in that there is a chance that donald trump will have to sit down and testify under oath as to his company's business practices. any time you have a deposition, which can be very lengthy and detailed, there is potential for unfolding criminal activity or any sort of perjury charges that come from it. that's something his lawyers will have to deal with. the arguments his lawyers have been making is that there was a criminal investigation going into donald trump businesses at the same time as this civil investigation by the state of new york. the criminal investigation is by the city of new york. anything that donald trump says or doesn't say, whether he takes the fifth, refuses to testify in this civil investigation, could prejudice a criminal investigation. therefore they want all this to be put on hold until the criminal investigation is done. thejudge did

not agree with that. it is fairly certain that donald trump's lawyers will appeal this further up the legal chain and try to put this on hold until the criminal investigation is done. to hold until the criminal investigation is done. hold untilthe criminal investiation is done. ., , . . investigation is done. to be clear, this is about _ investigation is done. to be clear, this is about his _ investigation is done. to be clear, this is about his family's - investigation is done. to be clear, this is about his family's business| this is about his family's business affairs. does it have anything to do with what he did as president or is it purely family business?- it purely family business? purely family business, _ it purely family business? purely family business, nothing - it purely family business? purely family business, nothing to i it purely family business? purely family business, nothing to do . it purely family business? purely i family business, nothing to do with what he did as president. the question is whether his company misrepresented the values of his property in order to save money on taxes but also to get higher loans. so, he was presenting these properties as being very valuable to get loans from private companies and then he turned around and told the government that his properties weren't worth that much, to get lower tax rates. that's what investigators are alleging. hour investigators are alleging. how common or _ investigators are alleging. how common or uncommon - investigators are alleging. how common or uncommon is it for a former president either to testify under oath or to be investigated

like this? of the top of my head i can think of ronald reagan giving testimony i think in 1989 after he stepped down but it wasn't an investigation into him. true stepped down but it wasn't an investigation into him. true and of course bill clinton _ investigation into him. true and of course bill clinton being _ course bill clinton being investigated for perjury, lying under oath, in the sexual harassment case that was brought against him, the civil case brought against him during his presidency. while it is rare, it is becoming increasingly more common, i guess, as presidents, before and after their time in office, come under incredible scrutiny from investigators, from governments and of course private citizens. i governments and of course private citizens. ., ., , ., , citizens. i wonder how the news goes down in america. _ citizens. i wonder how the news goes down in america. is _ citizens. i wonder how the news goes down in america. is there _ citizens. i wonder how the news goes down in america. is there a - citizens. i wonder how the news goes down in america. is there a shrug, i down in america. is there a shrug, the kind of thing you'd expect or is donald trump such a major figure that this will attacked a lot of attention?— that this will attacked a lot of attention? ., , ,., attention? donald trump, some feelin: attention? donald trump, some feeling that _ attention? donald trump, some feeling that it _ attention? donald trump, some feeling that it may _ attention? donald trump, some feeling that it may blow - attention? donald trump, some feeling that it may blow the i attention? donald trump, some feeling that it may blow the lid i attention? donald trump, some i feeling that it may blow the lid off

his business and enterprises, but donald trump's supporters will shrug and say it is just another witchhunt, another attempt to bedevil the former president, an attempt that's been going on since he won the election in 2016. so i think it's going to be more fuel to the partisan divisions that already exist. it will become a big story if he is forced to testify.— exist. it will become a big story if he is forced to testify. two serving police officers and a former officer have been charged with sending grossly offensive messages on whatsapp. the police watchdog said the charges arose from an investigation into the phone records of wayne couzens, who murdered sarah everard. our special correspondent lucy manning has more. this all stems from the investigation and conviction of wayne couzens. when police went to search his house they found a mobile phone that had a whatsapp chat with fellow officers from 2019. it contained racist

and misogynistic messages. off the back of that, two officers from the met have been charged, one former met officer as well and they'll appear in court in london next month. interestingly and unusually, they haven't been named. the prosecutor says that's for operational reasons. my understanding is that they will be named as soon as prosecutors can do so. it is another hammer blow for the met. itjust comes not long after racist and misogynistic messages were revealed from officers at charing cross police station some years ago. that precipitated the departure, the impending departure of cressida dick. it is just one strand of the investigation that's come out from the conviction of wayne couzens. more than a dozen fellow officers investigated off the back of his conviction.

we are still yet to hear the outcome of some of those most serious claims about what police knew about couzens during his time at the met. a convicted sex offender who absconded from an open prison in lincolnshire on sunday was found this morning in the skegness area. paul robson was serving a life sentence for attempted rape and indecent assault and was described as a particular danger to women and young children. it's four weeks since the government lifted its guidance on working from home but some people say they're struggling to get to work because of fewer rail services and sudden cancellations. bbc research suggests more than a fifth of train services haven't returned to pre—covid levels. train operating companies say they are beginning to bring back more services but the government said there's no guarantee the system will return to how it was before the pandemic. our transport correspondent katie austin reports. after months of working from home, lee wants to go into the office more.

train actually is running today, because mine was cancelled yesterday. his partner amy now has to, but the trains into london they rely on aren't as frequent as they used to be. in my team we've got people coming in from kent, from essex, and i'd say a good at least 25% of them are having problems every day. there's fewer trains an hour, the trains are very crowded, trains are randomly being cancelled. trains are one every half an hour at the moment, but i turned up to get the one that would have got me to work on time and it was just cancelled. so, yeah, i was down to one an hour. i had to change my plan, go home and work from home. going into his workplace will soon become compulsory, so that's a worry. the pandemic and remote working have changed travel habits, and people's use of the railways hasn't recovered as much as cars or buses. rail timetables across the country were cut back again over the winter, with operators blaming high numbers of staff isolating due to omicron. overall, about 79% of pre—pandemic services are now running.

train companies insist they are starting to reinstate more, and 85% should be running by the end of the month. but they say there are enough trains for the amount of people using them. passenger use is only at about 64% of pre—covid. how timetables will look in future is still unclear. while leisure travel has fared better, fewer commuters means less fare revenue. the government says it's pumped in more than £14 billion to sustain rail services through the pandemic. that level of subsidy won't continue. it's important that where we end up is having a railway service that is fair for those people who use it, fairfor the passengers, but also fair to the taxpayer. so can you guarantee that services will go back to what they used to be? what i will guarantee you is that we will continue to keep things under review,

which is what you would expect us to do. rail companies say the system must adapt. we're certainly seeing changing travel patterns, we're seeing more working from home. that's why we've recently introduced flexible season tickets. and we need to continually look at how people are travelling, adjust the timetable to meet that demand, and also offer them fares that attract them to use the railway. a major shake—up of how the railway is run is in its early stages. for now, commuters say theyjust want enough trains that turn up on time. katie austin, bbc news. they met office issues its strongest possible weather warning, a threat to life for tomorrow morning, when storm eunice is set to hit. resident beynon once russian military manoeuvres on ukrainian borders are not evidence of a pull out. a british man simon nellist is named as the victim of a fatal shark attack in sydney.

more than 100 people are known to have died in landslides in brazil. rescuers are searching north of rio dejaneiro. the governor of the area this is day two and it's very much a rescue operation, certainly for the residents here, they aren't giving up hope. this is one of the worst affected areas. we can't go any further. it's still very unstable. residents here want to start work, they're waiting for the firefighters and in the meantime they're trying to do it themselves. when we arrived there was a family was in floods of tears, learning the fate of their loved ones, trying to find them. that's the devastating thing here, so much trauma. i spoke to one person asking for directions and he said, this doesn't exist any more, there no mountain. you can see where the mud came through the neighbourhood, wiping out every single

house in its wake. now, hundreds of firefighters and authorities are on the ground trying to help the recovery effort but it's such a huge expanse, it's very hard to see where they actually are. doesn't look like many people on the ground. over there, a group of fire crew helping to identify with residents where their loved ones might be. overall, there's a feeling here that help didn't come soon enough. some of those who have chosen not to receive a jab have spoken to our community affairs correspondent. 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 what i'm doing. so wear my mask, wash my hands, make sure i'm not in areas where i could pass it on. 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 i 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.

more than 4 million people have watched john tucker's videos and he has appeared on american tv. # 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 their 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. i 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.

christmas number one, anyone? now with news of the approach of storm eunice, chris. storm eunice looks to be a very dangerous system. we've already got a met office top—tier rare red weather warning in force for this. it's across parts of south wales and south west england, where we could get gusts of wind up to 90 mph. widespread to 90 mph. destruction, a large number widespread destruction, a large number of trees down and a surge of ocean water, combined with high tides and we may see coastal inundation. a broader amber warning enforce for england and wales. because of that, a number of trees down with widespread disruption expected. this is the emerging cloud head, the

part of the storm system that has the most destructive wind. already showing its and on the system. rain moving north—east, turning into snow over the higher ground. scotland, northern ireland, northern england, the wind beginning to wrap up. the strongest wind will move through during friday morning, around this look in the weather system. the wind spreads to the midlands, the south—east. the wind for these areas strong enough to blow down a large number of trees. widespread travel disruption, road, railand at number of trees. widespread travel disruption, road, rail and at the airports. and quite a high chance of power cuts. further north with snow on the high ground of scotland and northern england, blizzards and because the snow is going to come down so quickly in those listed conditions, gritters and snowploughs may struggle to keep and vehicles maybe stranded. multiple hazards

from this dangerous storm system on friday. bringing strong went to europe into the weekend. another area of low pressure chasing in. this will continue the theme of very windy weather with gales or even severe gales on saturday and sunday, rain and showers as well. staying very unsettled and blustery. the main focus is on the multiple hazards from storm eunice. gusts of wind up to 90 mph as well as blizzard conditions over the hills of northern england. we expect widespread disruption.

earlier in the process. andrew, j thank you so much. thank you.

hello, i'm nuala mcgovern. you're watching context on bbc news. the us ramps up warnings of an imminent russian attack on ukraine, as the un security council meets. the security council meets. us repeats its warning that could the us repeats its warning that it could launch an attack at any moment. but let me be clear — i am here today not to start a war, but to prevent one. satellite images show an increase in russian troops on the border, but russian troops on the border, but russia continues to insist it has no plans to invade. while moscow keeps everyone guessing, it has taken one concrete step — expelling america's deputy ambassador to russia. the us called it "unprovoked", but the kremlin has defended its decision.

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