this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. president zelensky of ukraine says his country has shielded europe from russia for eight years and will continue to defend itself with or without help from its partners. translation: so now that the world is talking about the threat of a big - war, it begs the question is there anything left to pick up? the security architecture of europe and beyond is almost destroyed. it's too late now to talk about fixing it. it's high time for the new one. as reports emerge of shelling in eastern ukraine, leaders issue new warnings about the consquences of any russian invasion. if russia further invades ukraine, the united states, together with our allies and partners,

will impose significant and unprecedented economic costs. meanwhile, president putin is overseeing military drills, during which russia said it launched advanced hypersonic missiles. 12 people have been killed as storm eunice left a trail of destruction across europe. deaths were reported in the netherlands, belgium, britain, ireland and poland. coming up on sport today in 50 minutes�* time, we bring you the latest on the penultimate day in beijing where new zealand have won their second winter olympic gold medal. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk

or around the world. tensions remain high in eastern ukraine, where clashes have continued between government forces and russia— backed separatists. two ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the latest violence. separatists in donetsk and luhansk have ordered a full military mobilisation, saying they fear they will be attacked. it comes as ukraine's president has said his country would protect itself from russia — with or without support from its partners. paul adams has the latest from kyiv. no need to panic yet — a country already at war for eight years still somehow taking this crisis in its stride. i'm not scared, but my friends, some of them nervous a little, but i don't think that we will have a war. but some say conflict is coming. in areas controlled by pro—russian separatists, civilians are being evacuated to russia, temporary housing set up to receive them.

men of fighting age being told to stay back. translation: my husband is a reserve officer. - the men were warned to stay where they were and children over 18 years old are not allowed out so that everyone is in place. the situation in the east of the country is increasingly alarming, with more shelling along the front lines and the russian—backed separatists saying they are mobilising for an expected attack by ukraine. the government here says it has no such plans and won't be provoked. in munich, a conference dominated by russia's challenge to european security. borisjohnson warning that ukraine cannot be abandoned. if ukraine is overwhelmed, we will witness the destruction of a democratic state, a country that has been free for a generation, with a proud history of elections. but ukraine's president was there too, undiplomatically accusing the west of allowing all this to happen.

translation: now that the world is talking about the threat of a big | war, it begs the question is there anything left to pick up? the security architecture of europe and beyond is almost destroyed. it's too late now to talk about fixing it. it's high time for a new one. but russia seems intent on building one on its terms. itsjoint drills in belarus, just to ukraine's north, due to end tomorrow. a vast display of firepower sending an unambiguously muscular message to the watching world. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet spoke to us senator lindsey graham in munich earlier. you heard president biden last night saying that he was pretty confident that president putin had made the decision to invade ukraine. do you agree?

yeah, i think president biden�*s assessment is pretty much spot on. and the question is why would putin do such a thing? he believes it would make him stronger. it dismembers a democracy — ukraine on his border, reconstructs a little bit the old soviet union, but he believes it makes him stronger. i think it will make him weaker. but the biggest mistake we've made is a western world is not to tell putin in writing, "if you do this, here's what comes your way in the energy sector. all of your oligarch buddies are going to lose their ill gotten gains. we're going to take the arts and, you know, the lavish apartments we're going to come after your oil and gas economy". the biggest mistake we've made is not to give putin clarity, because the lack of clarity in his world means that you're weak. but hasn't that been rectified? we're hearing from inside the munich security conference of robust sanctions, including in the energy

sector by all members of nato. well, president zelensky said today, and it's probably the most consequential speech i've ever heard at munich, the president of ukraine, he says the lack of writing it down now makes putin believe it's not going to happen later. and if you really believe an invasion is anytime soon now, well, why wouldn't you tell putin and ukraine what's going to come putin's way and the help coming to ukraine's way? we made a mistake here, so i can't rectify that mistake in the next 48 hours, but i do believe that republicans and democrats are coming away from this conference with a determination to crush the ruble, to shut down nord stream 2, and to punish the oil and gas sector. the president of ukraine made a great point — in 1994 after the fall of the soviet union, ukraine inventory in the world. they give up all their nukes with a promise by russia,

the united states and, i think, great britain that their sovereignty would be honored. and zelensky said something that was pretty moving — "is article on all — any better than the budapest agreement? so we need to get this right because china is watching and iran is watching. tom keatinge is director of the centre for financial crime and security studies at the royal united services institute — a nonpartisan think—tank specialising in defence and security. how do you feel we are hearing some of the statements made by the us and nato allies about how they were, at mr putin if he does, in fact invade question about how effective do you think they may be? i question about how effective do you think they may be?— think they may be? i think the western allies _ think they may be? i think the western allies have _ think they may be? i think the western allies have learned i think they may be? i think the i western allies have learned their lesson from 2014 which is you need to make it very clear in advance what the sanctions will be. we are trying to deter vladimir putin. in

2014, the sanctions came after he had acted, so all these messages we heeding are really important because there needs to be absolutely no question that should he cross the line, then at the sanctions will be massive. so lindsey graham and kamala harris speaking in a broad strokes in some ways. could you break it down for our viewers on how it might actually affect somebody like mr putin, for example? findi like mr putin, for example? and i su ose, like mr putin, for example? and i sunspose. it _ like mr putin, for example? and i sunspose. it may _ like mr putin, for example? and i suppose, it may affect _ like mr putin, for example? and i suppose, it may affect regular- suppose, it may affect regular rations to. suppose, it may affect regular rations ta— suppose, it may affect regular rations to-_ suppose, it may affect regular rations to. . ., ., , , rations to. -- regular rations. they are published _ rations to. -- regular rations. they are published how _ rations to. -- regular rations. they are published how the _ rations to. -- regular rations. they are published how the sanction - are published how the sanction regime looks like. first they have said they will go after people who are connected or supporting the kremlin. so i think that is pretty clear, the foreign secretary has talked about the oligarchs in london or who have their money in london. secondly, there is a long list of strategically important industries that have been named, energy

extractors, banking, defence, technology, all these sorts of things, so if you look at the bridge in the uk government has published and is ready to use, i think you can see —— the regime the uk government has published, that you can see there is no area of the economy that would be touched or some kind of connection with vladimir putin —— anybody who has some kind of connection with vladimir putin. there has been pressure on the uk government to move forward with their economic crime bill, some felt too slow in getting dirty money, at times, out of london. i should mention with cry me as well, that was annexed by russia and, of course, they have really been part of the conflict in eastern ukraine since that time —— crimea. as of the people in that part of the country, they have kind of been going through that are on high alert for the very long time. with sanctions like this, will they be able to introduce them immediately? you talk about that being the issue with crimea which is a little too late. the

being the issue with crimea which is a little too late.— a little too late. the problem in the ast a little too late. the problem in the past was — a little too late. the problem in the past was obviously - a little too late. the problem in the past was obviously the - a little too late. the problem in the past was obviously the uk | a little too late. the problem in i the past was obviously the uk was part of the eu and the eu had to get 28 member states to agree what to do. now the uk is ready, so the uk could issue the sanctions whenever it wants to. and this is the slightly baffling thing that the prime minister and the foreign secretary both are talking about going after dirty money in london, but i think the question they need to answer is why does it take the brink of war in europe to finally decide to go after dirty russian money in london? and that is a question that they will have to answer because, of course, we all hope that there is no movement of russian troops into ukraine again will stop but that will not change the colour of the russian money in london. 50 the colour of the russian money in london. , ., ., ., ., london. so if they do move ahead with sanctions, _ london. so if they do move ahead with sanctions, often _ london. so if they do move ahead with sanctions, often in _ london. so if they do move ahead with sanctions, often in other - with sanctions, often in other countries when they had been imposed, there is a push back, talking about what about the regular citizens of that country? itruiiilii talking about what about the regular citizens of that country?— citizens of that country? will they feel it question _ citizens of that country? will they feel it question mark— citizens of that country? will they feel it question mark i'm - citizens of that country? will they feel it question mark i'm afraid i feel it question mark i'm afraid that will be the reality, but it will notjust be the reality as a result of damage done to the russian economy because the russians are not

going to sit there and do nothing, firstly. secondly, there are very close economic connections between, particularly certain european countries and russia. if you start sanctioning things like energy, does that mean the lights start going out in certain european countries? so the that, particular europeans, need to be willing to do to their own countries in order to put in place sanctions that are genuinely devastating on russia is something we have not yet really figured out —— so the self—harm that european countries are willing to do. we -- so the self-harm that european countries are willing to do.- countries are willing to do. we will see what happens _ countries are willing to do. we will see what happens any _ countries are willing to do. we will see what happens any coming - countries are willing to do. we willl see what happens any coming days. good to have you with us. 12 people have been killed as storm eunice left a trail of destruction across europe. deaths were reported in the netherlands, belgium, britain, ireland and poland. many of the victims were crushed by falling trees. thousands of homes across western and central europe were left without power, while transport services grappled with delays and cancellations. anna holligan reports. amsterdam's famous tree—lined streets were transformed into death traps.

four people were killed by falling trunks, including someone riding a bicycle. coastal areas experienced the most intense winds, with gusts of up to 90 mph. this was scheveningen, on the edge of the hague. the highest code red weather warning has been lifted, for now. this is just one garden in one city, but people are clearing up scenes like these and far, far worse right across the netherlands this lunchtime. over the border in belgium, 80 mile an hour winds sent the tip of a crane crashing through the roof of a hospital in tournai. according to local media, none of the patients were killed, but some were injured. across the continent, storm eunice will remain in the memories long after these winds have subsided. the netherlands is taking a breath and bracing for storm franklin, which is forecast to hit tomorrow.

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. goodbye to our bbc world news of yours for now. —— viewers. here in the uk, three people were killed in the ferocious gales of storm eunice on friday. around 190,000 homes are still without power, and there's still major disruption to train services across the country, while the severn bridge remains shut. insurance payouts for damage could reach up to £350 million, according to one estimate. danny savage has the latest. it has been a day of assessing storm damage right across the country. in brentwood in essex, a 400—year—old oak tree came crashing down on a family home, causing extensive damage. all of us were working from home. it was about 11.30 yesterday morning, probably the height of the wind speed, i would say. we just felt the house move

and that was a big gust of wind, and seconds later, the tree just crashed into the house and we were covered in dust and just general debris. and we ran outside to see what had happened and we were confronted with what you can see behind us. 140 miles away in gloucestershire, aston on carrant near tewkesbury, is just one of many places which have been without power since yesterday afternoon. the storm here didn'tjust knock over one tree — it destroyed a whole coppice. and when the bigger ones came down, they took out that electricity wire, knocking out the power for everyone around here. it just went like that. this all happened in pauline's garden. very, very bad. i've never seen the trees moving like they were yesterday. and i saw them moving and i shouted to my husband, "look at the trees!" and i walked back into the kitchen, and by the time i got in the kitchen, he said, "they're going,

they're going, it's gone!" it was the needles on the isle of wight where a gust of 122 mph was recorded yesterday as the storm moved across the country. numerous trees were uprooted. and vehicles were blown over on the roads. passengers at preston station were typical of those trying to travel today. it was absolutely awful, carnage. cos we got on at the first stop, we got a seat and everything, but it was standing for a lot of people all the way down. people lost their livesl in these winds and cos we were stood upon a train, - we were just grateful to get home. wales was badly hit by the storm too. in newport, today was about assessing damage and making things safe for the time being. the weather was still causing issues in some areas. snow fell across parts of northern england. storm eunice may have gone, but the problems caused by it are very much still with us.

danny savage, bbc news. with me is ross easton, director of external affairs at the energy networks association who look after power across the uk and ireland. thank you so much forjoining us on what must be an incredibly busy day for you. talk me through the challenges that are ahead, how are you feeling? we challenges that are ahead, how are you feeling?— challenges that are ahead, how are ou feelin: ? ~ ., ., , you feeling? we have got the number down since your _ you feeling? we have got the number down since your report _ you feeling? we have got the number down since your report there. - down since your report there. 155,000 people without power at the moment and the effort really focusing on reconnecting those customers. it has been a mammoth effort, 1.2 million people reconnected. we had 8000 engineers out there working around the clock to do that as quickly as they safely can, but the challenges are immense. we have seen the severe weather, we saw a second ago a house crushed by the tree. the electricity network also seeing damage from and airborne debris as well. itruiith also seeing damage from and airborne debris as well-— debris as well. with that, ross, is there any preventative _ debris as well. with that, ross, is there any preventative measuresl debris as well. with that, ross, is i there any preventative measures you

are able to take when the storm is on the way or do you have to let it take its course and then try to figure out how to fix it afterwards? there is a lot we can do in advance. we have been preparing since monday when the twist arms were named just two hours after we were on an operational call —— when the two storms were named, two hours after we were on a call. working at where we were on a call. working at where we have resources and people and where we can move them to. it is difficult to figure out where that damage will come and any challenges at the storm has been so severe that we have seen two rare red weather warnings, that is very unusual, particularly in terms of the geography as well, so it has been extremely challenging. the weather continues to be challenging right now as well. it continues to be challenging right now as well-— now as well. it does indeed. it is still very windy. _ now as well. it does indeed. it is still very windy, very _ now as well. it does indeed. it is still very windy, very wet - now as well. it does indeed. it is still very windy, very wet out - still very windy, very wet out there. so i can imagine the people trying to get this fixed. that 155,000 you mentioned, the question they will all want to know, when will they all be back up and

running? it will they all be back up and running?— will they all be back up and runninu? , ., ., ., , running? it is not going to be toda , running? it is not going to be today, unfortunately. - running? it is not going to be today, unfortunately. it- running? it is not going to be today, unfortunately. it is. running? it is not going to be i today, unfortunately. it is likely today, unfortunately. it is likely to go into next week. not for all of those customers, but certainly for many of them. engineers are working around the clock. when it is safe to do so. we are still seeing some challenging weather conditions so it is depended on that weather as well. but i know every single one of those engineers is working flat out to reconnect people as quickly as they safely can. find reconnect people as quickly as they safel can. �* ., ,, . , safely can. and it do you advise eo - le safely can. and it do you advise people what — safely can. and it do you advise people what to _ safely can. and it do you advise people what to do _ safely can. and it do you advise people what to do when - safely can. and it do you advise people what to do when they i safely can. and it do you advise | people what to do when they are without power? it must be incredibly difficult, particularly people with young kids or the elderly, as we mention the weather is still quite tumultuous? it mention the weather is still quite tumultuous?— tumultuous? it is extremely difficult for _ tumultuous? it is extremely difficult for people - tumultuous? it is extremely difficult for people without l tumultuous? it is extremely - difficult for people without power. earlier in the week, when the storms are forecast, we started contacting those customers that we are aware of that are in vulnerable positions or that are in vulnerable positions or that might rely on extra help and support during a power cut. so they are burned and informed of what they

can do and we have also been advising people right now —— they are warned those and we ask friends, family and neighbours to visit family. if there is any immediate risk to life, dial 999.— family. if there is any immediate risk to life, dial 999. would you be sure that by _ risk to life, dial 999. would you be sure that by next _ risk to life, dial 999. would you be sure that by next thursday - risk to life, dial 999. would you be sure that by next thursday or - sure that by next thursday or friday, powerwill sure that by next thursday or friday, power will be restored for everybody question mark we're making good progress. i do everybody question mark we're making good progress-— good progress. i do not want to be drawn into — good progress. i do not want to be drawn into giving _ good progress. i do not want to be drawn into giving an _ good progress. i do not want to be drawn into giving an exact - good progress. i do not want to be drawn into giving an exact time - good progress. i do not want to be drawn into giving an exact time at| drawn into giving an exact time at this point. i would certainly like to think that by the early point of next week, we have made a good deal of progress there. it really does on that whether. engineers are working flat out around the clock to reconnect people as they quickly can scratch my because they can in a safe way. scratch my because they can in a safe wa . ~ , , ., , scratch my because they can in a safewa . ~ , ,., safe way. we wish your engineers all the best. thank you for speaking to us.

earlier ben brown spoke whose neighbours chimney blew off during the storm and came crashing in to her house. so ijust had literally walked out, took the dogs out and then walked back through the kitchen and had just sat down and then, all of a sudden, just heard this enormous crash. and, yeah, i think what had happened, the neighbor's cowl had come off and flown up to my son's bedroom, and then the wind had probably taken the chimney stack after that, and thatjust tumbled. we're just looking at some of the pictures of the damage. nobody was hurt? they weren't. no, we were all incredibly lucky, both my son upstairs and my partner and i down here, just the dogs. yeah, really lucky that it wasn't more serious. yeah, because just looking at those pictures, somebody could have been quite seriously injured. yeah, i wasn't actually working yesterday, but could have been and sitting right there underneath it when it happened so, yeah, we're all feeling very lucky and just waiting for kind of insurance to get in touch, and that's been a bit difficult

to get hold of them but, yeah, we'rejust hoping it's not going to rain too much because we're not we're not really secure. so, what is the situation there? you're kind of exposed to the elements at the moment? yeah, we did get some sort of boarding up, but it's not really... because the stack is still there and, i mean, there's two tonnes of bricks sitting up there, so we're just not quite sure... we are here, we're just wanting to keep... we don't want to leave, just to try and empty all the buckets, but it's coming through the roof. and, of course, the storm was being forecast, but i guess you didn't expect anything like this. whatever preparations you had made, you couldn't really plan for something like this, a chimney coming down through your house. no, couldn't have planned at all. but i guess insurance companies could have planned, maybe had more staff on to help kind of deal, you know, with the deluge. they knew it was coming, so that's been a bit frustrating. so we're just sort of trying to do it on our own but, yeah, we'll get there in the end. so you're trying to get hold of your insurance company

now and and you're not getting any answer? no, can't get through at all, was waiting for two hours, had said they'd call me back. now it's closed, apparently until monday so, yeah, just have to wait and see, do the best we can, try and minimise any further damage. terrible what she has gone through. we will continue to follow that story, of course. a french modelling agent who was a close associate of paedophilejeffrey epstein has been found dead in his prison cell in paris. 76—year—old jean—luc brunel was facing rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment charges, and had been in custody since trying to flee to senegal back in december 2020. prime minister borisjohnson has returned his questionnaire about allegations of downing street lockdown breaches to the metropolitan police. around 50 people received the document, which has the same status as information given in an interview under caution.

the prime minister has previously said he didn't believe he'd broken any rules but apologised "for the things we simply didn't get right". the post office scandal has been in the headlines all week after a public inquiry started hearing from those who suffered wrongful convictions and financial ruin. more than 700 branch managers were convicted and thousands of others lost their businesses when the post office's faulty accounting software made it look as though money was missing from tills. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. it's not easy to explain what happened at the worst moments of your life. each victim has shared memories they'll never forget, for treatment many feel they can never forgive. this inquiry will last a year or more, with 40 people sharing their stories these first two weeks, their evidence covering all corners of england and wales, from devon to derbyshire, the heart of london, the home counties and the yorkshire moorlands. the inquiry is then moving to cardiff, then leeds, with plans afoot to hear evidence

in scotland and northern ireland too. for every witness, the financial cost has been huge, with many losing everything. when i went to the doctor, i was diagnosed with depression because i had just felt worthless. i felt absolute... i've got a wife and children at home — i couldn't provide for them. when they'd gone to bed or gone to school, ijust... i didn't know what was going to happen, i didn't know what i was going to do, i didn't know how we were going to keep the house. in the 40 or 50 years we have run the post office, what have we got to show? nothing. we couldn't even get our children married. we couldn't look after them. we couldn't do anything for them. i feel a failure myself.

as the first witness, baljit told the inquiry that there had been times he had considered taking his own life, a psychological impact echoed by many giving evidence this week. at that point, i also considered... please take a moment if you need. at that point i also considered ending my life. and i talked to myself and i thought about my family and i thought about graham, and i knew i had to return and face whatever they were going to find and i didn't know what they were going to find. i was ever close, i wouldn't go out. -- a recluse — i still don't feel i am the same - person and i do get angry at times. ijust don't trust anybody any more. it is really difficult. it nearly killed me, you know. and for people to say it is all right, it doesn't matter — it does matter.

it devastated our lives. for many, the impact on their children is the most painful consequence. we were still very close, but again, it was hard, because he went through a lot and people were attacking him in the street, verbally, because of me. i had a call because he had taken an overdose and he was crying to me on the phone. susan explained that when police came to question her, she was worried how her nine—year—old twins would get home from school. they said i couldn't go and collect the children from school, they would collect them in the police car and they would take them to the station and they would have to stay there until they finished questioning me. now what mother wants that for her children, to be taken to a police station, to sit there worried, frightened, while their mother is being questioned for...?

they wouldn't have known why. all victims called for better and faster compensation, answers from the post office and realjustice. i would like a better apology for what they've done to me| than this rubbish from tim parker. it is the most feeble - apology i've ever received for anything in my life. who knew? i can't believe alarms weren't going off between the bottom, the investigators, the auditors, the top, the board. who signed all these prosecutions off? did nobody ever say, "this isn't right?" i can still hear to this day the sound of that cell door slamming behind me. i want someone on the other side to be charged and jailed like i was. colletta smith, bbc news. the family of a british man killed by a shark in australia have paid tribute to him, saying he had a "rare gift" in connecting with people. simon nellist, who was 35,

died in the attack on wednesday off little bay — the first fatal attack in sydney for nearly 60 years. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. hello there. it's a case of sunny spells or heavy rain to look out for on sunday and the winds are going to be a feature once again. plenty of isobars on the chart, as you can see, and a series of weather fronts pushing in off the atlantic. so to begin with on saturday, the rain should be fairly light and patchy across england and wales, but we're expecting some heavier bursts to move into northern ireland, gradually drifting their way into northern england and north wales. and all that is going to spread its way eastwards through the afternoon. for scotland and northern ireland, it's a case of sunny spells and squally showers, driven along by some pretty gusty winds once again. inland, 40—50 mph quite widely. on exposed coasts, we could see in excess of 60 mph once again. but it will be relatively mild with it, particularly across england and wales, with top temperatures peaking at 13 celsius.

the winds remain strong sunday night into monday, slowly dying down through the day on monday, leaving a trail of sunny spells and scattered showers to follow behind.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... counting the cost of storm eunice. three deaths and more than 190,000 homes across the uk still without power, as the big cleanup gets underway. the wind and the rain is hampering efforts to repair storm damage and to restore power to people's homes. ukraine's president says international rules, protecting countries from attack, are no longer working, amid fears of a russian invasion. translation: the security architecture of our world i is brittle, obsolete.

the security rules that have agreed to dozens years ago by the world