this evening, bp was put under pressure from government to off—load its 20% stake in russian oil giant rosneft. bp's boss sits on a board chaired by putin ally igor sechin. it's a grim and uncomfortable paradox that the higher prices for oil and gas rise, the more the countries dependent on it fuel the very russian war machine they are trying to stop. simon jack, bbc news. the un's refugee agency says more than 50,000 people have fled ukraine in the past 48 hours. many have headed west, trying to cross the border into neighbouring countries. now, there's concern that the steady stream could become a mass exodus. 0ur correspondent mark lowen has been to the polish border, speaking to people trying to escape. a border separates but also brings together. families reunited in the search for safety, like ten—year—old

mariya and her mother, who travelled for two days from kyiv tojoin herfather here in poland. how do you feel about leaving? do you feel scared about what is happening? yes. i've never felt about this situation that one day another country in the 215t century could attack another country in europe. your country? my country. the stream of ukrainians crossing this border is increasing. they've lived with the threat from russia for years. but now, with its leader besieging their homes, they've had to flee. nadiya left her eldest daughter behind to help the army, coming here with her two youngest. yesterday, i woke up because i've heard some noise and i asked my husband, "what is happening?" he looked through the window and said, "wow, russia has bombed our airport.

so, 0k, just pack our bags and you have to save the kids." i love my country. i want to go back. but we cannot go, we cannot stay safe over there. poland is welcoming the new arrivals with open arms, and is setting up several reception centres. it's been one of the eu's most hardline, anti—migrant countries in recent years, but it also knows all too tragically the cost of russian occupation and hostility. these scenes of seeking refuge across europe's borders are more associated with the migrant crisis from the middle east. but now the threat is on the eu's doorstep, and while poland says that the uptick in arrivals so far is modest, it warns that it could become the largest refugee wave since 2015. there is traffic in the other direction too. ukrainians andrei and nikolai heading back to help their homeland fight. "we are going home to defend our country," he says. "this is our duty.

we didn't do anything wrong to russia. putin is trying to capture the whole of ukraine." from wherever they came, they have one destination — safety. yesterday they were residents, today refugees. mark lowen, bbc news, on the poland—ukraine border. sport has also been impacted by russia's actions. the country has been stripped of both a formula 1 grand prix and the champions league final — which has been moved from st petersburg to paris, as our sports editor dan roan reports. let's have a brief look at some of the day's news here. sport has long been used by vladimir putin as a means of projecting russian power, but today it began to apply pressure on the president, as an exodus of major events from the country began. earlier, st petersburg was stripped of may's champions league final — uefa now looking at how to end its lucrative deal

with the competition's title sponsor gazprom. the russian state—controlled energy giant pays the governing body tens of millions of pounds every year, but the stadium that bears its name has now lost club football's showpiece event. this isjust an incredible situation that we have — that kind of war within europe — and therefore i think the decision that uefa took was inevitable and it was the right decision. manchester united have had to make a decision themselves over their official airline carrier, aeroflot. today, the club terminating its long—standing multi—million pound partnership with the russian national airline after it was banned from operating in the uk. after years of close association, the world of sport is starting to turn on russia. with russia due to play a world cup play—off match next month, uefa today ordered all its clubs and national teams to play their home matches away from the region. withdrawing sports events may hurt even more than the financial sanctions, because this has a huge

impact on public opinion. imagine russia do qualify and they are banned, then this will have a massive negative impact for the russian government. so, they will be weighing that up as well. butjust how tough will fifa be? after all, its president accepted the order of friendship medal from putin after the russia world cup. so will he now return it? my thoughts are really on all the people affected by this escalating conflict, and nothing else. meanwhile, formula i has confirmed the russian grand prix, due to be held in sochi in september, is off. skiing's governing body also pulling its events in the country. and this afternoon, all federations urged to follow suit by the international olympic committee. the world of sport sending the russian regime a clear message, its isolation intensifying. dan roan, bbc news.

now we'll look at some of the day's other news. a man has pleaded guilty to murdering sabina nessa, a primary school teacher attacked in a park in south—east london last septemer. koci selamaj drove 70 miles from his home in eastbourne to carry out the premeditated but random attack on the 28—year—old. june kelly reports. sabina nessa was one of four sisters. her broken family were at the old bailey to see the man who took sabina from them admit that he had murdered her. there are no words to describe the pain we are going through which he has caused. it breaks our hearts that we cannot see her again. no family should go through what we are going through and each day is not getting any easier. after graduating from university, sabina nessa became a primary school teacher. at the end of a working week last september,

she set off from her home for a friday night out. her short walk alone to meet a friend took her through cator park in kidbrooke, in south—east london. on that evening, koci selamaj had left his home in eastbourne in east sussex. he drove to london in order to carry out what was described in court as a sexually motivated, and predatory attack on a stranger. he was caught on cctv in kidbrooke and so was his car. selamaj was also captured on cctv loitering here in the cator park. the footage showed how he spotted sabina and then checked to see if there was anyone else around. he then ran towards her and struck her repeatedly with a weapon, which was a metal traffic triangle. sabina's body, covered by grass, was discovered the following day. after beating her unconscious with 3a blows, selamaj strangled her.

i do not want to waste words on this cowardly, evil man, apart from saying we are all relieved he will now undoubtedly spend the vast majority of his life in prison. today the court heard how koci selamaj had been violent towards his former partner, putting her hands —— met his hands around her throat. hours before he murdered sabina nessa, his partner had rejected his sexual advances. nessa, his partner had rejected his sexualadvances. he nessa, his partner had rejected his sexual advances. he was born in an albanian city although he is said to have left his home country many years ago. he had been given permission to live in the uk. he killed sabina nessa six months after sarah everard was murdered by a serving police officer in another random attack. their deaths, their families' personal tragedies, have become part of the public debate on theissue become part of the public debate on the issue of violence against women. sabina nessa's killer will be

sentenced in april. june kelly, bbc news, at the old bailey. the watchdog overseeing the police and the crown prosecution service has called for specialist courts to be set up to deal with rape offences in england and wales. it says they're needed to cut a large backlog in cases, and reduce victims' trauma. the watchdog found delays of nearly two years before some cases come to trial. the old bailey has been told that documents held by the former mp and investigative journalist chris mullin contain a "confession to murder" that could allow police to prosecute one of the people who carried out the birmingham pub bombings. 2a people died in the attacks in 197a. west midlands police are seeking to force mr mullin to hand over notes from a 36—year—old interview with a member of the ira. chris mullin says handing over his notebooks would be highly damaging to public interest journalism. that's all from the news at ten team tonight. you can continue to follow

events in ukraine. newsnight is on bbc two now. in a moment on bbc one it's the news where you are, but we leave with you with some of the defining images of a week in which the west saw a russian invasion on european soil. goodnight. air raid siren. translation: this morning we are alone in defending i our country, just like yesterday. the most powerful forces in the world watch from afar. translation: where can i go? we don't know where to go. gunfire. screaming.

you also see elderly women shaking their fists at the russians going by. there are ukrainians who say they are willing to die, but how many have to die to be able to live in their city in the year 2022? hello and welcome to our look ahead at how newspapers and websites from around the world are covering our top story — the situation in ukraine. with me are annabel denham from the think tank, the institute of economic affairs — and also professor malcolm chalmers deputy director—general of the royal united services institute. here in london, it isjust after 10:30pm in the evening, london time, so we are starting to get some of

the first edition newspapers for british audiences and the international editions of papers like the financial times and the new york times and the international edition of the new york times as invaders bear down on kyiv, its front page also asks can the united states adapt to this new reality? here, a resident in front of an apartment block after a bombing. the paper reports how citizens are trying to defend their capital. in the times, the battle to save kyiv, putting up fierce resistance slowing the russian advance. the sun has a similar picture on its front page, the headline is the thin blue and yellow line, and finally the telegraph has fears that president putin will unleash devastating modern rockets on ukraine within

hours. now, thank you both for being with us. annabel, i am going to get you to take off and tell me what paper we are going to look at first of all. we are starting with the telegraph, thank you very much, you knew and i didn't and now i do too. we are on the same page! to knew and i didn't and now i do too. we are on the same page!- knew and i didn't and now i do too. we are on the same page! to coin a hrase. we are on the same page! to coin a phrase- tell — we are on the same page! to coin a phrase- tell us _ we are on the same page! to coin a phrase. tell us about _ we are on the same page! to coin a phrase. tell us about the _ we are on the same page! to coin a| phrase. tell us about the front-page phrase. tell us about the front—page story, a striking photograph, there is no shortage of striking photographs and images for the newspapers. ida. photographs and images for the newsnapers-_ photographs and images for the newsuaers. ., , ,, newspapers. no, absolutely, splashed across all of the _ newspapers. no, absolutely, splashed across all of the front _ newspapers. no, absolutely, splashed across all of the front pages, - across all of the front pages, really shocking images of the catastrophe that is unfolding in ukraine at the moment, of course this is the situation few predicted. i certainly didn't see this coming down the line, even at the start of this week. i think there was an expectation that russia would start to attack the boarders but this major invasion certainly seems to have taken everybody by surprise,

let's not forget that the people at the start of the week were pretty much going about their lives in kyiv, now they have either evacuated or many have gone underground. it is a really terrible time for the people of ukraine and of course it has happened with such rapidity and thatis has happened with such rapidity and that is what is coming across this telegraph article, it is notjust that russia has, russian troops are now storming on the capital of ukraine but it is the fact that they are doing it so swiftly and with such a high level of aggression that quite frankly is very, very frightening indeed. the other side to this is the fact that, you know, the russian army, the progress of the russian army, the progress of the russian army had perhaps been slower than some had anticipated, certainly on the russian side. there is the suggestion that ukrainians are putting up a pretty tough

resistance so i expect that that will continue. 0f resistance so i expect that that will continue. of course, the ukrainian president is urging citizens to stay and fight where possible, particularly men between aged 18 and 60. i think we will see aged 18 and 60. i think we will see a lot more scenes of violence to come in the coming days, unfortunately.— come in the coming days, unfortunately. come in the coming days, unfortunatel . , . unfortunately. let me update with what is happening _ unfortunately. let me update with what is happening at _ unfortunately. let me update with what is happening at the - unfortunately. let me update with what is happening at the un - unfortunately. let me update with i what is happening at the un security council in washington, no great surprise there, malcolm, the resolution deploring aggression by russian in ukraine has been vetoed by russia, surprise, surprise. united apparatus —— india and united arab emirates have abstained. russia has some allies is that it can call upon but in some senses, the un at a time like this becomes a bit of a sideshow, as it is essentially the reality what is happening on the ground. i reality what is happening on the round. ~ . , reality what is happening on the round. ~ ., , . ., ground. i think that is right. what is happening _ ground. i think that is right. what is happening on — ground. i think that is right. what is happening on the _ ground. i think that is right. what is happening on the ground - ground. i think that is right. what is happening on the ground as - ground. i think that is right. what| is happening on the ground as the

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