there are fresh accounts of severe casualties and damage on the tenth day of the invasion of ukraine. the mayor of mariupol says his city is simply being destroyed. it is enduring shelling as kharkiv. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has expressed anger on friday night that nato foreign ministers again ruled out imposing a no—fly zone over the country. he said the failure to act was giving a green light to russian bombings. nato�*s secretary general says that they had a responsibility to ensure the conflict does not spread to other countries. australia's prime minister scott morrison has announced a state funeral will be held for the cricketer shane warne, whose death was announced friday at the age of 52. adored by millions worldwide, he was considered to be the greatest spin bowler of all time. now on bbc news, click makes its way to this year's

mobile world congress — to check out the latest mobile tech coming out of barcelona. this week, phones, phones and more phones. mobile world congress is back. we are going up congress is back. we are going up a mountain with this good girl. and the vfx behind the matrix resurrections. they are breathtaking! mobile world congress, every year, barcelona used to be lit up year, barcelona used to be lit up with smartphone launches and announcements of can give devices. you want what you might ever think of or need. now, 2020 was pretty much a no—show for obvious reasons and

last year, well, that was just weird. we've arrived. this is barcelona. weird. we've arrived. this is barcelona-— weird. we've arrived. this is barcelona. , ., ., barcelona. the show was back on but we couldn't _ barcelona. the show was back on but we couldn't go, _ barcelona. the show was back on but we couldn't go, although - but we couldn't go, although you were there in spirit, if not in body.— not in body. the less said about that, _ not in body. the less said about that, the _ not in body. the less said about that, the better. i not in body. the less said l about that, the better. this ear, it about that, the better. this year. it is — about that, the better. this year, it is back _ about that, the better. this year, it is back in _ about that, the better. this year, it is back in full - about that, the better. ti 3 year, it is back in full swing with all sorts of companies showing off their latest wares. so while i am here at the design museum in london, where behind me there is a good old—fashioned brick phone and a nokia 3310, remember those? we know how fast these phones change so we have sent 0mar mehtab and osman iqbal change so we have sent omar mehtab and osman iqbal to barcelona.— mehtab and osman iqbal to barcelona. samsung, nokia, huawei, opera, _ barcelona. samsung, nokia, huawei, opera, chehl- barcelona. samsung, nokia, huawei, opera, chehl me, . barcelona. samsung, nokia, i huawei, opera, chehl me, they are all here and all have something to show, the thing about mwc, it is about the big releases, so for example this, the samsung is 22 ultra. the supposedly best of the f—22 range, it comes with a touch bigger screen than its predecessor, a slightly more powerful cpu and a bigger sense

also its cameras can take better pictures in low light. but i have learnt from the s 21 ultra because instead of flogging a 60 quid case to how the optional three pen, they have given it to you in there and they have a slot for it within the phone which potentially spells the end of the notes there is? who knows. what i can say is this does write smooth, you know, like a pen on paper. the problem is in some tests, the battery life is actually a little bit worse than the s 21 ultra and its square design does not feel as natural in your hand either. and 1200 quid you wonder if it is worth huge price target with such little differences. arty pairs well this, the newly announced policy book two programme of the most powerful of its line up, and it starts around 1099 quid. it offers a few interesting tidbits, like a ten ap front facing camera and auto framing which keeps you centred in your shot, for your

video calls that undoubtably became more popular over the last two years. cannot find me, there it is! but the multi control impressed the most where you can keep watch over your smartphone and also use your smartphone and also use your tab estate as a second screen, creating quite an ecosystem. screen, creating quite an ecosystem-— screen, creating quite an ecos stem. , , ., , screen, creating quite an ecos stem. , , ., ecosystem. samsung stands for innovation. _ ecosystem. samsung stands for innovation, typically _ ecosystem. samsung stands for innovation, typically where - ecosystem. samsung stands for innovation, typically where we | innovation, typically where we lead others follow. ringing all of the elements of the note and bringing them to the f—22 because we listened to our customers, they wanted the productivity and the solution from us. innovation and what are consumers telephone eagleby of the absolute heart of what we do going forward s22. of the absolute heart of what we do going forward $22. we do going forward 522. that's the problem. — we do going forward 522. that's the problem, smartphones- we do going forward $22. that's| the problem, smartphones have been hurled into kind of a holding pattern for years with only incremental upgrades every release. once you've seen one, you've seen them all and despite how impressive these handsets are, it's all kind of predictable. here's another example, huawei's d50 pro is another smartphone with small upgrades since the last. and

this super device software which they announced at the show is, again, incredible but just another ecosystem they've built to bow against the likes of apple and samsung. look, here's the point i'm trying to make ok? here are some releases from some of the big companies. and here are the notable improvements from their predecessors. camera quality, battery life, screen size. is that all we've got to look forward to anymore? ok, yes, in recent times we've had some exciting innovations like the foldable or rollable smartphones. one noticeable trend is feature packed phones like the xiaomai or going a bit more retro again like nokia. otherwise, it'sjust more retro again like nokia. otherwise, it's just variations of the same thing. and has been since apple debuted the iphone 15 years ago. since apple debuted the iphone 15 years age-— since apple debuted the iphone 15 years age-_ do i 15 years ago. giant screen. do we really — 15 years ago. giant screen. do we really call _ 15 years ago. giant screen. do we really call that _ 15 years ago. giant screen. do we really call that innovation? is there a point to mwc if all you do is look at the phone and say oh, look, camera lenses

bigger. say oh, look, camera lenses bi cer. , say oh, look, camera lenses biner. , ., . ., bigger. his innovation in the form factor _ bigger. his innovation in the form factor but _ bigger. his innovation in the form factor but also - bigger. his innovation in the i form factor but also innovation in the connectivity and content. we have seen the content. we have seen the content ecosystem basically developed over the last years as well, so i think with every touch point but the phone essentially enables, you also find subsequent innovation come from that. , , from that. 0k, yes, innovation's - from that. 0k, yes, i innovation's involving from that. 0k, yes, - innovation's involving phone but not the phone itself. look, it's no—one's fault but the next device has not advised —— arrived yet and it is all a bit the same so maybe it's not worth coming to mwc again. nothing really special on show. it's notjust shiny nothing really special on show. it's not just shiny things, there's a big mobile ecosystem. i get that but people care about the big phone launches. what they may upgrade to next, that's what matters to people. it's not what matters, there's loads going on! loads of innovation, small players, big players, i will show you

something so intense. cheer up! so what are these companies working on in 2022? 5g bartenders, robot dogs, roller—coasters and you guessed it the metaverse. and as i finally get back to an in—person event i am being made very aware that companies are eagerfor me to very aware that companies are eager for me to embrace the virtual world. eager for me to embrace the virtualworld. but eager for me to embrace the virtual world. but here's one device that is 100% metaverse proof, as screens get bigger and bigger, what happens if you make a phone with no screen at all? ., , ., , ., make a phone with no screen at all? .,, .,, ., ,. all? no buttons, no screen, urel all? no buttons, no screen, purely voice _ all? no buttons, no screen, purely voice controlled, - all? no buttons, no screen, purely voice controlled, put| all? no buttons, no screen, i purely voice controlled, put it on. and sayonara, social media. these are titan from my manner, they are forward she enabled earbuds with phones functionality and they can even translate other languages in almost real—time. while not leading to connect to a phone like most other devices. why didn't you tell me an

interesting fact about yourself. interesting fact about yourself-— interesting fact about ourself. a' . interesting fact about ourself. . . m yourself. speaks french. so our yourself. speaks french. so your friend. _ yourself. speaks french. so your friend, you _ yourself. speaks french. so your friend, you are - yourself. speaks french. so your friend, you are from i yourself. speaks french. so. your friend, you are from the coast and you live in manchester where it rains all the time. that's cool. that's awesome, that's awesome. i love that. and while one company is ditching the screen, the extra side five g is adding even more to it. a regular rectangular phone, where is the innovation? watch this. boom! it's a mechanical keyboard on a phone! and while i may enjoy a keyboard on the phone, it does not exactly scream rockstar! but this does. bektic have developed what they are calling audio augmented reality. these wristbands connect to a smartphone app and the senses translate your motions into

music. ~ , ., ~' translate your motions into music. ~ ~ ., ., music. when you think of a cello, here _ music. when you think of a cello, here is _ music. when you think of a cello, here is the _ music. when you think of a cello, here is the neck- music. when you think of a cello, here is the neck of l music. when you think of a i cello, here is the neck of the cello, here is the neck of the cello and then my right hand is the bozo essential it would be like... —— mictic. that's all very cultured but let's be honest, nobody plays the air cello. i will throw a bit behind it and cello. i will throw a bit behind itand i cello. i will throw a bit behind it and i will start rocking out.— behind it and i will start rocking out. behind it and i will start rockin: out. , ., �* rocking out. plays guitar. but the final word _ rocking out. plays guitar. but the final word has _ rocking out. plays guitar. but the final word has to - rocking out. plays guitar. but the final word has to go - rocking out. plays guitar. but the final word has to go to i the final word has to go to japanese company toraru who have found a way of transporting people to the other side of the world. this is a live video link to japan and someone is standing there with a tablet and you have these buttons along the bottom and all you do if you want to turn around when you press your button. look at that. you can even push buttons to pick things up or even pay for goods. but some parts do feel a bit dehumanising. and ifeel

super guilty about this. this button here. i don't know why. but you can go group. and they jump. that was a big jump! but you can go group. and they jump. that was a bigjump! the buttons that make other humans jump buttons that make other humans jump should just not exist. osmond and omar, ola. it sounds like some companies are breaking new ground so was the visit worth it? for breaking new ground so was the visit worth it?— visit worth it? for me? no, it hasn't, because _ visit worth it? for me? no, it hasn't, because it _ visit worth it? for me? no, it hasn't, because it is - visit worth it? for me? no, it hasn't, because it is the - visit worth it? for me? no, it| hasn't, because it is the same as every— hasn't, because it is the same as every other mwc i've been to. as every other mwc i've been to a— as every other mwc i've been to a new_ as every other mwc i've been to. a new smartphone with a couple — to. a new smartphone with a couple of— to. a new smartphone with a couple of improvements from the last one — couple of improvements from the last one. ., �* , couple of improvements from the last one. . �*, ., �* last one. that's not true, i've been trying — last one. that's not true, i've been trying to _ last one. that's not true, i've been trying to tell _ last one. that's not true, i've been trying to tell omar- last one. that's not true, i've been trying to tell omar it's i been trying to tell omar it's notjust— been trying to tell omar it's notjust about _ been trying to tell omar it's not just about these - been trying to tell omar it's. not just about these devices, it's about the _ not just about these devices, it's about the wider - not just about these devices, i it's about the wider ecosystem. if it's about the wider ecosystem. if then — it's about the wider ecosystem. if then the _ it's about the wider ecosystem. if then the metaverse - it's about the wider ecosystem. if then the metaverse and - it's about the wider ecosystem. if then the metaverse and the i if then the metaverse and the advancing _ if then the metaverse and the advancing connectivity - if then the metaverse and the | advancing connectivity needed and that— advancing connectivity needed and that conversation - advancing connectivity needed and that conversation is - and that conversation is happening _ and that conversation is happening and - and that conversation is happening and five - and that conversation is happening and five g i and that conversation isi happening and five g low latency— happening and five g low latency and _ happening and five g low latency and things - happening and five g lowi latency and things around happening and five g low- latency and things around the phone, — latency and things around the phone, the _ latency and things around the phone, the innovation. - latency and things around the phone, the innovation.- latency and things around the phone, the innovation. there is no metaverse _ phone, the innovation. there is no metaverse yet, _ phone, the innovation. there is no metaverse yet, that's i phone, the innovation. there is no metaverse yet, that's the... j no metaverse yet, that's the... because — no metaverse yet, that's the... because these conferences like this sit— because these conferences like this sit down _ because these conferences like this sit down and _ because these conferences like this sit down and get _ because these conferences like this sit down and get it - because these conferences like this sit down and get it done i this sit down and get it done and — this sit down and get it done and advances— this sit down and get it done and advances connectivity, l this sit down and get it done l and advances connectivity, it's notjust—

and advances connectivity, it's not just about _ and advances connectivity, it's not just about that. _ and advances connectivity, it's not just about that. but i and advances connectivity, it's not just about that.— not just about that. but the reason people _ not just about that. but the reason people care - not just about that. but the reason people care about i notjust about that. but the i reason people care about these conferences is because of the smartphones, the main devices, not secondary things, you know? it's about the smartphones. gk, it's about the smartphones. ok, ou are it's about the smartphones. ok, you are like _ it's about the smartphones. ok, you are like an _ it's about the smartphones. ok, you are like an old _ it's about the smartphones. ok you are like an old married couple. you are like an old married coule. ., . , . you are like an old married coule. ., . ,. ., couple. you are such a pessimist! _ couple. you are such a pessimist! you i couple. you are such a pessimist! you are i couple. you are such a. pessimist! you are such couple. you are such a i pessimist! you are such a pessimist! _ pessimist! you are such a pessimist!— pessimist! you are such a essimist! , . ., ., pessimist! osman and omar, thank you- — pessimist! osman and omar, thank you. hello _ pessimist! osman and omar, thank you. hello and - pessimist! osman and omar, | thank you. hello and welcome pessimist! osman and omar, i thank you. hello and welcome to our thank you. hello and welcome to your weekly _ thank you. hello and welcome to your weekly tech _ thank you. hello and welcome to your weekly tech news _ thank you. hello and welcome to| your weekly tech news round-up. your weekly tech news round—up. it was the week big ticket got involved in the war between russia and ukraine. google removed russian state funded publishers such as rt from google news and youtube and has turned off live traffic data in ukraine on its maps service. apple says it's stop selling its product in butter and has restricted apple play. and spacex has sent starlink satellite terminals to ukraine after its deputy prime minister requested the dishes over twitter. in the week that ford is splitting into two companies, one for electric and one combustion vehicles, toyota had to shut down its factories

injapan aftera had to shut down its factories injapan after a possible cyber—attack. the world's biggest selling car manufacturer stopped for a few days after it was left unable to ship plastic parts and electronic components in time the assembly line. activity monitoring company fitbit is voluntarily recalling its ionic smartwatch after users reported burns from its internal battery overheating. the wearable device was launched in 2017 and the company is issuing full refunds and discount codes for those affected. and finally, apple co—founder steve wozniacki's new venture includes finding junk in space! privateer came out of stealth mode this week, hoping to accurately trap and map the increasing number of satellites and debris in earth orbit. looks like they are working on a vacuum cleaner! backin back in 2016, i met the creator

of a prototype augmented reality game called hado, where players had to blast away their opponents players had to blast away their opponent's shields with fireballs. six years on, hado is now a serious porter, played competitively in 28 countries. and now i have been invited back to play against a former uk championship in —— champion ina uk championship in —— champion in a match with a difference. see, tom is not in the same room as me. we are being connected using 5g, and this is an occasion where any delay across the network can seriously spoil the fun. if you think about _ seriously spoil the fun. if you think about 5g _ seriously spoil the fun. if you think about 5g you _ seriously spoil the fun. if you think about 5g you think i seriously spoil the fun. if you i think about 5g you think about moving large amounts of data. we are not, but it has to arrive on the right order and arrive on the right order and arrive quickly.— arrive quickly. there is a bit of la: , arrive quickly. there is a bit of lag. to — arrive quickly. there is a bit of lag. to be _ arrive quickly. there is a bit of lag, to be honest. i arrive quickly. there is a bit of lag, to be honest. -- i arrive quickly. there is a bit of lag, to be honest. -- iti arrive quickly. there is a bit| of lag, to be honest. -- it is of lag, to be honest. —— it is like they have attached it to a cat or something. we like they have attached it to a cat or something.— cat or something. we have already done _ cat or something. we have already done matches i cat or something. we have already done matches in i cat or something. we have i already done matches in the uk between different cities, and what we're looking to do is

matches between different european countries. especially at the moment, travel is difficult. and it allows teams to actually play and train against each other, and the next stage will allow us to get teams in tokyo, to be able to train us without having to get on a plane to go there. find train us without having to get on a plane to go there. and the reason we're — on a plane to go there. and the reason we're here _ on a plane to go there. and the reason we're here is _ on a plane to go there. and the reason we're here is to - on a plane to go there. and the reason we're here is to see i on a plane to go there. and the reason we're here is to see the| reason we're here is to see the cambridge wireless 5g testbed in action, which allows companies to experiment with how best to make use of the technology's speed and features and understand its limitations. the testbed facility here at cambridge wireless allows us to artificial lag, artificial starter and system, which means you can try and push the data packet out of order with each other, delay them arriving, and you can see how much you can cause problems with the system before you start to get a breakdown in the end result you want to achieve, and therefore know what you can operate within. ~ ., , know what you can operate within. ~ . , ., ., , within. what 5g would really like to exploit _ within. what 5g would really like to exploit is _ within. what 5g would really like to exploit is what i within. what 5g would really like to exploit is what we i within. what 5g would really | like to exploit is what we see in the — like to exploit is what we see in the industry, where we can

see any— in the industry, where we can see any factoring applications that we — see any factoring applications that we simply were not capable of delivering before. really what — of delivering before. really what it— of delivering before. really what it means it us to control things— what it means it us to control things at— what it means it us to control things at a _ what it means it us to control things at a long distance in real—time. things at a long distance in real-time— real-time. ok, here is a different— real-time. ok, here is a different example i real-time. ok, here is a different example of i real-time. ok, here is al different example of how real-time. ok, here is a i different example of how 5g can stream a lot of data very quickly, and it is a more relaxed demo — well, for me at least. i am driving this robot around the car park and in a moment i am going to try and do something that1 may day be neededin something that1 may day be needed in disaster zones and medical emergencies. myjob is to somehow get this multi— jointed mistress city —— monstrosity to grab his bag of fake blood and loaded into a container. it sounds easy, might be messy, but it turns out that nvr it actually isn't that bad. i have to say this is much more intuitive than i thought it was going to be. i thought it was going to be. i thought i would have to somehow embody a multi— jointed robot but it isjust embody a multi— jointed robot but it is just a case of dragging the arm around to where i wanted. lifting up a bag of blood... and... bud

bag of blood... and... and there is — bag of blood... and... and there is a _ bag of blood... and... and there is a basket _ bag of blood... and... and there is a basket you i bag of blood... and... and there is a basket you can i bag of blood... and... fific there is a basket you canjust lift it over there... there is a basket you can 'ust lift it over there. . .i lift it over there. .. swinging the blood — lift it over there. .. swinging the blood bag _ lift it over there. .. swinging the blood bag into - lift it over there. .. swinging the blood bag into the i lift it over there. .. swinging i the blood bag into the basket. bingo. perfect. nice! and so the idea with this is then that this could be happening anywhere in the world. exactly, anywhere. _ anywhere in the world. exactly, anywhere. it — anywhere in the world. exactly, anywhere, it could _ anywhere in the world. exactly, anywhere, it could be _ anywhere in the world. exactly, anywhere, it could be in i anywhere in the world. exactly, anywhere, it could be in china i anywhere, it could be in china doing this, you could be down a mine shaft, and yeah, you can sit company in your office and control your robot from where you need to be. i control your robot from where you need to be.— you need to be. i will be honest. _ you need to be. i will be honest, there _ you need to be. i will be honest, there is - you need to be. i will be honest, there is a i you need to be. i will be honest, there is a very i you need to be. i will be i honest, there is a very slight lag, but from what i am trying to do, i think that lag is totally manageable. job done, blood delivered. hostel]! totally manageable. job done, blood delivered.— blood delivered. well done, rood blood delivered. well done, good job- — blood delivered. well done, good job- it _ blood delivered. well done, good job. it is _ blood delivered. well done, good job. it is all— blood delivered. well done, good job. it is all very i blood delivered. well done, j good job. it is all very easily when you — good job. it is all very easily when you are _ good job. it is all very easily when you are just _ good job. it is all very easily when you are just going i good job. it is all very easily i when you are just going around the car park. but now it is time to see how this can all be donein time to see how this can all be done in the wild. here is paul carter. the yorkshire dales national park in england, a

favoured destination for walkers, hikers and climbers. in the event that any of them get into difficulty, it is the volunteers of swaledale mountain rescue who go out to help. i am spending two full days with them during the changeable and challenging conditions of storm eunice to see how tech can make a difference. as beautiful as the landscapes right here can be, in conditions like today they can be pretty treacherous, especially for emergency services like mountain rescue. and one of the biggest problems they face is the complete lack of any mobile phone coverage. i have got absolutely nothing. so what the team here are doing is trailing a range of solutions utilising 5g technology to help make their lives easier, and also to help save lives. one of the best tools and a rescue team �*s article —— arsenal is still of the canine variety. this is a mountain search dog and all around very good girl.

good girl!— good girl! what she doesn't know is thanks _ good girl! what she doesn't know is thanks to _ good girl! what she doesn't know is thanks to the i good girl! what she doesn't know is thanks to the 5g i know is thanks to the 5g network that has been installed here, every move on the hillsides could be tracked remotely. back at base we can see where she is going on a tablet. that is the dog on the screen there?— tablet. that is the dog on the screen there? yeah, 'ust there, it is a little * screen there? yeah, 'ust there, it is a little bit h screen there? yeah, 'ust there, it is a little bit grade i screen there? yeah, just there, it is a little bit grade out i it is a little bit grade out but he is running around, moving a bit.— but he is running around, moving a bit. all of this is possible _ moving a bit. all of this is possible because - moving a bit. all of this is possible because of - moving a bit. all of this is - possible because of equipment stored up a temporary base station. ~ ., ., , ., station. what we have here is a mobile, station. what we have here is a mobile. 56 _ station. what we have here is a mobile, 56 mobile _ station. what we have here is a mobile, 56 mobile base - station. what we have here is a | mobile, 56 mobile base station, we bring it with us to fill the coverage where there isn't. it coverage where there isn't. it uses a close mobile frequency spectrum backed up by an internet connection by styling satellites, which allow the team and people left at base to share communications, audio and video, at low latency and high speed. video, at low latency and high seed. ., ., , , ., speed. communications is vital

to the team. — speed. communications is vital to the team, vital _ speed. communications is vital to the team, vital to _ speed. communications is vital to the team, vital to the - to the team, vital to the casualty we are looking for and eventually find.— eventually find. there is no . reater eventually find. there is no greater need _ eventually find. there is no greater need for— eventually find. there is no greater need for speed - eventually find. there is no | greater need for speed than when lives are in danger. smr teed took us out in the driving rain to see a full—scale medical rescue drill in action. and just how important sharing data quickly in such scenarios could be. {05} data quickly in such scenarios could be-_ data quickly in such scenarios could loo-— data quickly in such scenarios could be. 40 minutes ago the olice could be. 40 minutes ago the police called _ could be. 40 minutes ago the police called the _ could be. 40 minutes ago the police called the team - could be. 40 minutes ago the police called the team to - could be. 40 minutes ago the police called the team to tell| police called the team to tell us there was an injured walker somewhere up the hill there. this is a 56 standalone system, we have two antennas, one here and one up there. we have this to the wall because of the complexity of the weather conditions today. we complexity of the weather conditions today.- complexity of the weather conditions today. we did a ranue conditions today. we did a range test _ conditions today. we did a range test and _ conditions today. we did a range test and we - conditions today. we did a range test and we reached conditions today. we did a i range test and we reached all the way up the hill, to the top of this hill here with full bars of 56.— bars of 56. this rapidly deployed _ bars of 56. this rapidly deployed sg _ bars of 56. this rapidly deployed 56 network i bars of 56. this rapidly - deployed 56 network allows the rescue team to use medical devices to monitor the casualty on a phone and transmit this

back to the crew base station. the remote monitoring devices mean the rescue crew don't have to stop to check the patient as they head down the mountain, and medical staff at base can keep an eye out while the crew are concentrating on navigating difficult terrain. i are concentrating on navigating difficult terrain.— difficult terrain. i am getting enouah difficult terrain. i am getting enough information - difficult terrain. i am getting enough information here - difficult terrain. i am getting enough information here to l difficult terrain. i am getting i enough information here to tell me that i am happy with the casualty, so it doesn't have to stop at any point.— stop at any point. for the volunteers, _ stop at any point. for the volunteers, working - stop at any point. for the volunteers, working at i stop at any point. for the i volunteers, working at night rings extra challenges. using infrared and thermal imaging which could also be streamed remotely, the team can locate casualties more easily. this is currently all an ongoing trial, it is a partnership between several bodies including north yorkshire council, smr tea and local universities. for these guys, where conditions can change any minute, connectivity

is absolutely crucial. some of these ideas are still in their infancy and logistically there are hurdles still to be overcome, but who knows— if you ever find yourself needing to be located by a search dog, you never know, she just might be more undergrad than you are. —— on the grid. i more undergrad than you are. -- on the grid-— on the grid. i think paul may have made _ on the grid. i think paul may have made a _ on the grid. i think paul may have made a new _ on the grid. i think paul may have made a new best - on the grid. i think paul may| have made a new best friend there. now this time of year is movie nomination season, and for us at lake that also means the opportunity to talk to some of the greatest minds in visual effect to see what they have been up to over the past year. first up, i look at the bafta nominated matrix: resurrections. �* ., ., , resurrections. i've had dreams that were _ resurrections. i've had dreams that were just _ resurrections. i've had dreams that were just dreams. - resurrections. i've had dreams that were just dreams. am - resurrections. i've had dreams that were just dreams. am i i that were just dreams. am i crazy? — that were 'ust dreams. am i cra ? ~ that were 'ust dreams. am i cra 7~ ., �* that were 'ust dreams. am i cra ? ~ ., �* , that were 'ust dreams. am i cra 7~ ., �* , ., that were 'ust dreams. am i cra 7~ , ., ., crazy? we don't use that word in here. getting _ crazy? we don't use that word in here. getting on _ crazy? we don't use that word in here. getting on board i crazy? we don't use that word in here. getting on board with| in here. getting on board with the matrix _ in here. getting on board with the matrix was _ in here. getting on board with the matrix was huge. - in here. getting on board with the matrix was huge. i -

in here. getting on board with the matrix was huge. i think. in here. getting on board with the matrix was huge. i think a lot of people in this industry will probably have had the matrix affect them in different ways. there was huge expectation on the movie's shoulders but also on the effects, we are revisiting a world that had been created 20 years ago, so we knew these assets were alive somewhere, we just had to try and track them down and find them and it wasn't, sadly, the case that they'lljust wasn't, sadly, the case that they'll just live wasn't, sadly, the case that they'lljust live in a nice hard drive and we can just ask warner brothers, and we have the assets, and they e—mailed them to us. a lot of companies looking through their backups and finding whatever they can. we eventually managed to restore, i think, we eventually managed to restore, ithink, a we eventually managed to restore, i think, a sentinel, harvester and a foetus egg stock. we found the files but then how do we open it, none of then how do we open it, none of the modern 3d packages will open these files. we found an old version of the file that we could open it, exported and they needed upgrading. they were from a long time ago, topology is different, textures had to be redone. so they gave us a perfect starting point to build on. and it was evenjust

exciting opening those assets, this is from the first matrix, this is from the first matrix, this is from the first matrix, this is wicked! getting to spin around modelled and see how they are made, it was really cool they are made, it was really cool. we did add more details, the way the geometry intersected, so we increase the detail in the resolution, we are a 4k movie, we had to make sure it held up in 4k. the same with the foetus fields and foetus eggs, we kept the overall design, we kept the foetus may be exactly the same, we just extended these stalks and add more detail, more cables. that fit in with the story in this case because it is 60 years, time has passed, and the machines have sorted evolved their harvesting methods to draw more power so we have the cable. i0 city is our new sion. we had to break it down into lot of small sections, we wanted to try and create a believable city that you could feel people have lived there for a while and

they have figured out how to. irrigation channels, farming, dwellings, we tried to block out these different areas and populated with little people, little chimney stacks, atmospherics, it was set in a huge cabin so we want to make sure we have a sense of scale. our vfx work will always be better if we are building off the back of something real, or if we have something real to reference before we build out the effects. it will always look better, you can create wonderful environments, as much imagination as you like, but as soon as you start putting summing reel into it you need something ground it and if you do a partial set build of the background and the lighting, so once you have got something captured on camera it is so much easier to extend that in cg and build on the same thing. be a part of that.— be a part of that. after all these years! _ be a part of that. after all these years! to _ be a part of that. after all these years! to be - be a part of that. after all these years! to be going l be a part of that. after all i these years! to be going back to where _ these years! to be going back to where it all started? back to where it all started? back to the — to where it all started? back to the matrix?— to where it all started? back to the matrix? great work, next week we will —

to the matrix? great work, next week we will have _ to the matrix? great work, next week we will have the _ to the matrix? great work, next week we will have the second i to the matrix? great work, next week we will have the second in i week we will have the second in our visual effects series, not to be missed. that's it for this week though, as ever you can keep up with a team on social media, find us on you instagram, facebook and twitter. thanks for watching, goodbye. hello again. on friday, the best of the sunshine was across the western side of the uk. there were a few showers around, but broadly speaking, a lot of dry weather to be found as well. whereas it looked rather different across eastern areas of england, and to a degree in eastern scotland, with thicker cloud, a bit of mist and also patchy outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. now, that thicker cloud was all caused by this weather system, this front, and i'm running you through three days worth of satellite animation here. you see it's taken three days for it to actually get

across to eastern england. having got there, the front is going to do a u—turn and start pushing back westwards as we go through the weekend, bringing cloud and some patchy rain back across areas of england. so not quite done with the front just yet. now, over the next few hours, the majority of the rain is going to be following across east anglia and southeast england, an odd patch elsewhere. across scotland, northern ireland and parts of northwest england, quite a widespread frost. the lowest temperatures down to —4 or —5 in the highlands of scotland, and although there will be quite a bit of cloud at times in england, i think for the most part, as i go to the weekend, we should see the weather tending to brighten up

with a bit of sunshine around. cold and frosty start, then, to the day across the northwest of the country, but across eastern areas underneath this area of cloud, 5—6 degrees with drizzle on and off for much of the day. eventually, the front starts to push a little bit further westwards, so we will probably see some cloud thickening across the midlands and central southern england, perhaps with an odd patch of rain here. sunshine across the north and west of the uk with temperatures around 8—10 degrees in the warmest spots. now, for sunday, bit of patchy rain across the south—west initially. this cloud flowing in from the north sea could continue to be thick enough for an occasional patch of light rain or drizzle. the north and west, again, largely dry with sunshine, highs of 8—9 celsius, but feeling colder than that as we start to get a chillier wind. and sunday night is going to be a cold one. there will be, again, quite a widespread frost developing, temperatures at their lowest in some of the deeper valleys in scotland. now, beyond that, as we look at the forecast into next week, our area of high pressurejust drifts to west russia, and we get these very chilly east—south easterly winds blowing their way in. there will be a lot of dry weather with sunshine, gusty winds, and it's the winds and the dryness of the air that will make it feel, i think, quite chilly.

welcome to bbc news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: ukraine's president criticises the west for ruling out —— russia stepped up its bombardments of large parts of ukraine as nato wants the conflict is about to get worse. in the second biggest city, residential buildings are reduced to rubble and families are hiding underground. we report from inside kharkiv. this is so far from normal, it's kind of hard to even describe and these people have no idea what they are going to do next. ~ ., �* , no idea what they are going to do next. ~ ., v , , do next. ukraine's president criticises _ do next. ukraine's president criticises the _ do next. ukraine's president criticises the west _ do next. ukraine's president criticises the west for i do next. ukraine's president criticises the west for ruling | criticises the west for ruling out a no—fly zone over his country while russian attacks continue. translation: they are | destroying everything that ensures a normal life, human life, and they want to continue it. knowing that new strikes and casualties are inevitable, nato deliberately decided not to close the sky over ukraine.