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tv   The Papers  BBC News  March 4, 2022 10:30pm-10:46pm GMT

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it was too limited. our special correspondent lucy manning has been speaking to people who are struggling to be reunited with loved ones in britain. yeah, we are at king's cross now and we are going to fly to poland. vitali is on a rescue mission — from his life in london working for facebook... to meet our family. ..to his mum and sister, anna and victoria, who have travelled for 36 hours from central ukraine to make it across the border to poland. they've taken their cats but left the rest of their life behind. vitali has flown to poland, hoping to bring them back to his home in london. except he can't. government rules say he hasn't lived in the uk long enough. i cannot do this because there are requirements from the government, that i need to have the settled status to be allowed
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to bring my family to the uk. if you're talking to the government, what do you say to them about wanting to bring your sister in and mother in? i think that the uk government should also help ukrainians. at least for people like me, to be able to bring my family to the uk so i can take care of them. his sister, anna, won't now finish her high school, but she wants to go on to university. it would be great to come to the uk because this country has much more possibilities to have a better life. scottish businessman jock mendoza—wilson lives between the uk and kyiv. he managed to escape last week, but his ukrainian partner and her daughter were trapped. i stayed in kyiv when it started. we stayed two nights in the basement when it started, the bombing.
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it's terrible. i cannot explain how i feel. the russian soldiers — they kill the people. irina can come to live with him in the uk, but they don't think her daughter can come. we spoke to iryna and tanya before they headed out of ukraine, trying to reach safety. of course, i want to. be close to my mum. also, she really have problems with heart and she is crying - all the time, so i'm worried about her. i you never imagined you would have this life as now a refugee? i had, like, very prestigious job, like, in kyiv. _ and, yeah, i mean, it's so hard to believe that| now you're a refugee. like, you don't have clothes, you don't have anything. - the home secretary visited poland today. we asked about these ukrainians. we have today launched our extended family route, which would cover the individuals that you're speaking about. they can come to the united kingdom. there are no barriers to them coming to the united kingdom. but the home office rules still don't seem to allow it, and there are still no details
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of a separate sponsorship scheme yet. hello, we are here in slovakia. iryna and tania made it across the border to slovakia, but uncertainty still for some refugees about whether their journeys will end in britain. lucy manning, bbc news. if you are the stories here tonight. in other news, a mother and herformer boyfriend have been found guilty of killing her two—year—old son. kyrell matthews was repeatedly beaten in the weeks before he collapsed and died at his home in south london in 2019. his mother, phylesia shirley, was found guilty of manslaughter, herformer boyfriend kemar brown, of murder. they will be sentenced later in the month. covid infections are continuing to fall in england, wales and northern ireland, though scotland is still seeing rises. the office for national statistics
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says england's covid—i9 prevalence fell to one in 30 people in the week ending 26th february — down from one in 25 the previous week. shane warne, one of cricket's greatest ever spin bowlers, has died at the age of 52 from a suspected heart attack. a giant of the game, shane warne won the world cup with his native australia in 1999 and went on to take more than 700 test wickets in a long international career. our sports correspondent patrick geary looks back at his life. the 11th ofjune 1993, the cricketing world was about to turn suddenly. commentator: gatting can't believe it. - that deliver to mike gatting moved so much, they'd call it "the ball of the century". rarely would wicket—taking be so breathtaking. what's more, it was his first ball. i didn't want it to bounce twice, that was about... just wanted — generally when you start a spell, you just want to land the ball.
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it was probably the best ball i've ever bowled. this was pure warne — the bleached blond boy from melbourne with all the tricks. a dizzying spinner and part of a whirlwind australian team which swept all before it, including english batsmen. the way he would just bowl for hours for the team and do whatever was required. but also, at the same time, there were lots of different thoughts about how he might get people out. yeah, he was an inspiration to a lot of other people. he was also a superstar — and he enjoyed it. there were parties, headlines, and women. his relationship with liz hurley brought him to the attention of the world, away from cricket. and concern with image came at a cost. in 2003, he was banned for a year for taking a prohibited diet pill. warne used the break to rest and reset. commentator: what a wonderful change of pace that was. _ his game became about tactics as well as physics, brilliant and baffling. warne would go past 700 test wickets, still the second most in history, and when he retired
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from tests in 2007, it was, once again, as an ashes winner. since then, he's coached and commentated. his spin on the game still beguiling. i was 21 years of age, or 20 years of age, when i first came on the scene. and to achieve some of the things that i achieved as an individual along the way, you know, thatjust blew my mind. it was more than my... you know, i ever could imagine. cricket has today lost one of its greatest — a man who could make its world spin. shane warne, who's died at the age of 52. the ukrainian paralympian delegation was given a warm welcome at the winter paralympics opening ceremony in beijing, as organising officials reiterated calls for peace. athletes from 46 nations are competing for 78 gold medals over the next 11 days. no russian or belarusian athletes are taking part after they were banned by the international
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paralympic committee. our sports correspondent laura scott was watching. a new paralympics begins, hoping to showcase the positive power of sport and the strength and resilience of para—athletes. but eight years since the sochi winter paralympics began under the cloud of russia's invasion of crimea, these games in beijing open amid another conflict, another crisis — russia's invasion of ukraine. i am horrified at what is taking place in the world right now. the 21st century is a time for dialogue and diplomacy — not war and hate! but this was a message the state broadcaster in china didn't let chinese audiences hear. more than 600 athletes will compete on the snow and ice for 78 gold medals. but as many of them paraded today in the bird's nest, there were none from russia or belarus, after they were banned
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from the games — punished for their governments�* actions. moscow described that decision as "monstrous", but it's one which, despite their efforts, they can't challenge. the most eagerly anticipated arrivals... against all the odds, the full ukrainian delegation have made it to beijing, determined not to give up, as they will their compatriots to fight on. for some, the paralympics has been cynically undermined once again by the shadow of war. they shout: "peace for ukraine! peace for ukraine!" _ but this display of defiance by the ukrainian team highlights how this sporting spectacle's mission to promote unity and peace has never burned brighter. laura scott, bbc news. let's return to clive in kyiv now.
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yes, the air raid sirens blaring out again with the war here touching all aspects of life, including the sporting world, as we have just been hearing from laura. manchester city's ukrainian international zinchenko began his playing career in russia. but now finds himself fearing for family and friends in his homeland. speaking to gary lineker, in an interview for bbc1�*s football focus programme tomorrow, the player says he's proud of the way his country, is responding to the crisis. there was rumours, there was speculation for months, really, that russia would invade ukraine. they constantly denied that they would do that. was it something that you feared would happen? obviously the news, the social media and all the people were talking about the russian army on the border and stuff for a long time. but nobody could expect that they were going to come through and destroy my country. does it also make you feel proud of your people, the way they've stood up?
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when you're watching the people, how they fight for their lives... ..there is no words, you know? so... i know the people, the mentality of my people from my country. they prefer to die and they will die but they're not going to give. how have your team—mates and the coaches and managers been towards you during this time? i'm so lucky to be part of this amazing club. you know, the way they have supported me, all of them. when i am just walking somewhere on the street, the little guys, which are maybe ten years old from the school, they're coming to me and say, "we pray for your country." my tears are coming from my eyes straightaway. so everyone feels in ukraine that all the world's standing with us. we saw the images last weekend. we've seen ukrainian flags at many football games. does that support help at all? definitely, definitely.
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i'm getting a lot of messages from a lot of guys in ukraine and they can see all these things, and i guess it helps a lot for them, you know, like for this period and stuff. can you allow yourself to think about the future? i'm pretty sure with the support we have around the world, we will recover all the houses, you know, and all of these things. but i'm really scared and my prayers are with the people which are surviving and starving now at the moment, yeah. it's interesting hearing oleksandr there, a playerfrom ukraine, but who started his career in russia, and now lives in the uk. it's one of the many tragedies of this conflict, that the vast majority of ordinary russians have no idea what is being done here. they don't know about the schools and hospitals being hit by russian missiles, they haven't heard the screams
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of mothers crying out for their dead children, as happened with the attack on a residential area in the city of chernihiv. russian propaganda and censorship have masked the true nature of this war for ordinary russians and what it really means. that is dangerous, as there's little to hold back a leader determined to prosecute this war to victory. we know the russian people would be appalled if they fully understood what's happening, more so because the brutality is taking place apparently in their name. that's it from me and the bbc team here in kyiv. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good evening.
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hello and welcome to bbc papers. we're going to be having a look at how the invasion of ukraine by russia is covered in the international front pages. with me are susie boniface, columnist at the daily mirror and ali miraj, columnist at the article. let's take a look at some of the front pages already in, starting with the telegraph. it leads with a warning from the british prime minister that "radioactive clouds" could spread over europe if the west doesn't act following last nights attack on a nuclear power plant in ukraine. the us has already described the assault as "reckless", as reported in the international edition of the ft.
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it tells how global leaders have united to condemn the attack which briefly set fire to a building in the complex. it comes as attacks across ukraine intensify. the i reports president putin has "stepped up" the onslaught. it says many residents will face another day of relentless bombing and shelling. those living in the ukrainian president's home town are reportedly ready to die for their country, reports veteran war correspondent, anthony lloyd whose byline sits at the top of the main story for the times. their message — directed at russian troops is a simple one: "welcome to hell". the daily mail chooses to lead on news of the three—year visa scheme being launched by the uk government to help ukrainian refugees. it reports that the home office expects to process over 6,000 people per week. and the only other story to challenge ukraine — at least for the british papers — is the death of the australian cricketer shane warne who was 52. and, as the back page of the express reports it: "farewell to the greatest".
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thank you both for being with us this friday evening. shall we kick off, susie, start us off with that piece, forgive me if i've got the pronunciation wrongs, the hometown of president zelensky. like pronunciation wrongs, the hometown of president zelensky.— of president zelensky. like many of the journalists _ of president zelensky. like many of the journalists there, _ of president zelensky. like many of the journalists there, trying - of president zelensky. like many of the journalists there, trying to - the journalists there, trying to find stories outside of the capital city and outside the population centres to go where the fighting has been and is going to be, seeing as russian troops don't seem to be getting into the population centres in quite the same way. that causes some danger and causes some issues. lots of, as we call it in journalism, colour, dramatic stuff about things you see on the way, anti—russian graffiti that stare in zelensky�*s hometown, what it's like being in this steel industrial city and how people are reacting to things, but as we have seen elsewhere, i will mention your
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