good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. our headlines today. russia continues to bomb ukrainian towns and cities but president zelensky vows to fight on. translation: i'm staying here| in kyiv, on bankova, not hiding. and i am not afraid of anyone, as long as needed to win this war, our national war. the ukrainian president will today address mps via video link, the first time they have heard from a wartime leader. i think they will be hanging on his

every word. the humanitarian crisis deepens. almost two million people have fled ukraine but the row over how many the uk will take continues. ukraine but the row over how many as ukraine but the row over how many pressure on en continues, as pressure on energy prices continues, businesses feel the heat. i am in the west midlands. here they processed big pieces of steel. they cannot turn the thermostat down as prices go up and up. waiting on a world cup spot — how scotland and ukranie will not meet in their play off match in 19 days�* time after fifa granted ukraine's request to postpone their match amid the ongoing conflict with russia. a moment of celebration as one of the uk's most premature twins leaves hospital. it isa it is a cold and frosty start for many, but also sunny. cloud will thicken in the west. we will see rain and it will turn windy. all the details throughout the programme.

it's tuesday, 8th march. our main story — ukrainian civilians are still being prevented from evacuating besieged cities, including the capital kyiv, as russian shelling continues. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has vowed to "fight on for as long as it takes" and will address mps in parliament later today. overnight, there have been reports of loud explosions in the port city of odesa and ukrainian military officials say children are among at least ten victims of aerial attacks on the city of sumy. james reynolds has the latest. ukraine claims that its forces have killed a russian major general, vitaly gerasimov, near the second ukrainian city of kharkiv, which is been shelled by invading forces. russia has not confirmed the claim. in war, the death of generals is counted one by one. by contrast, the death of civilians comes in much greater number. the russian military

continues to bombard ukrainian towns and cities. ukraine's emergency services have posted these pictures of oil depots in a north—western city reported to have been hit in overnight air strikes — they have not been independently verified. and ukrainians are forced to flee their homes. others remain where they are. translation: i am staying here, | in kyiv, on bankova, not hiding, | and i'm not afraid of anyone, as long as needed to win this war, our national war. more than 1.7 million ukrainians have now fled their country, many to neighbouring poland. this has become the fastest—growing refugee crisis in europe since the second world war. to remember seeing anything like this, you would have to be over 18 years old.

there will be more direct talks between ukraine and russia. russia has offered its own escape routes for civilians. but russia's routes would take ukrainians either to russia itself, or its ally belarus, or it would leave them in the middle in the middle of the war. it's something that ukrainians cannot accept. it is a point that president zelensky will make in an address to the uk parliament later this afternoon. he is also expected to repeat his call for a no—fly zone above ukraine. and the uk government has announced further aid, but it has been strongly criticised for taking in only small numbers of ukrainian refugees. tension is also turning to energy. attention is also turning to energy. the money that russia gets from its oil and gas sales helps to fund its invasion of ukraine, so across the west, there is now

increasing discussion of a possible energy embargo. and western companies continue their retreat from russia. ibm is the latest company to leave. james reynolds, bbc news. we're joined now by our kyiv correspondent james waterhouse. we know president zelensky is making it clear he will remain in the capital and will continue to lead the fight. capital and will continue to lead the fi . ht. . capital and will continue to lead the fiuht. . , ., ., the fight. that is right. throughout this invasion _ the fight. that is right. throughout this invasion he _ the fight. that is right. throughout this invasion he has _ the fight. that is right. throughout this invasion he has defiantly - this invasion he has defiantly posted video messages from the centre of kyiv. last night you saw him in selfie mode on his phone, wandering through the presidential office, peering out the window before sitting down on his desk. he wants to make it clear he is going nowhere. what we can see is him effectively banging the drum as ukrainian forces continue the defence. military chiefs say they have continued to repel russian attacks on the outskirts of cities

and russian soldiers have been reduced to propaganda missions, spreading pro—moscow messages. it is difficult to verify these claims. what it tells us is ukraine outwardly is wanting to portray confidence in this war. there were more peace talks yesterday between negotiators from ukraine and russia and going into them, expectations were always low. russia seems to have almost increased its demands since before the invasion, saying it wants it written into ukraine law it will neverjoin nato, as well as it to formally recognise crimea as part of russia and the occupied eastern territories to be recognised. russia's demands have gone up and ukraine's demands have always been for russian troops to pull out and we know the opposite has happened. where there has been agreement we are told is a long humanitarian

corridors. this is the fourth day temporary ceasefires have been attempted. we have the un urging ukraine and russia to help people escape the fighting. it has not successfully been done yet, really. give us an idea of what the night has been like in kyiv. and how much of a point of discussion is what we seem to be seeing, the indiscriminate attacks on civilians. there seems to be continuing, we saw the distressing pictures of people running away from mortar fire the distressing pictures of people running away from mortarfire in the distressing pictures of people running away from mortar fire in the west of the city. this morning, you can see kyiv, but you cannot hear it, you cannot feel any atmosphere. it is an icy morning and quiet. we have heard light rumblings. it is strange how morale lifts when it goes quiet and some normality creeps back in. but we know a siren can sound at any time and you can hear

the faint sound of explosions. to the faint sound of explosions. to the north—east, sumy, ten people were killed, including children say authorities there. we see cities under siege to the sound. people running out of food and water. at the moment, seemingly having no way out to escape the fighting. moscow announced corridors will reopen this morning. as far as kyiv is concerned, moscow has mined the roads people are meant to be moving out of so there is disagreement on that. chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us now. adam, we know the ukrainian president vlodomyr zelensky will be addressing the house of commons via video link later today, what do we expect him to say?

overnight, screens were installed in the house of commons so mps can listen to president zelensky at about 5pm. they will wear translation headsets because he will speak in ukrainian. this is unprecedented. not only to have a world leader addressing mps in the commons chamber via video link, but a world leader of the country fighting for its survival. i think it will be an incredible moment. i think president zelensky will have warm words for the uk. he speaks to borisjohnson the prime minister almost daily. the uk was one of the foremost countries warning russia would invade and send a lot of military equipment to ukraine. i do wonder if mps might be in for a haranguing. the president once the help to be stepped up to the next

level, he wants a no—fly zone which british politicians and other nato leaders are resisting because that would bring them into direct conflict with russia. i wonder if he will look at some of the action taken to clamp down on russian money, to put sanctions on the russian regime and the lack of action to clamp down on russian money in the past. i wonder if he will be critical of the uk being too friendly to russia in preceding decades. having said that, i think it will be an emotional moment and when president zelensky addressed the european parliament via video link in brussels, he got a standing ovation that lasted more than a minute. in terms of what has happened in the commons this week, yesterday mps rushed through the new economic crime bill that will make it more transparent about how many millions are spent on property in the uk by people from abroad. the

government had criticism from opposition parties and its own mps for not going further. and people will be looking out for the next day or two, that the prime minister promised to produce a plan to reduce the uk reliance on russian energy, which is not huge, but the uk is reliant on energy imports from abroad in general, and russia's actions have a big impact on the prize, which is soaring at the moment. but today i think the focus is on the politics, theatre and emotion, appealing directly from president zelensky in kyiv. thank ou. hundreds of former british soldiers say they want to go to ukraine to fight or help with medical or humanitarian efforts. but many have told the bbc they are getting mixed messages from the government about whether they should go — with official advice suggesting they could be prosecuted. here's home affairs correspondent tom symonds. this is complete calm, peace and tranquillity,

and where i'm going is the living version of hell. but then for 15 years, hell was what i did. this is shane, ex soldier. he's been in combat. he works on a farm with other veterans providing experiences to children with educational needs. orat least he did. he is also trained to deal with the horrific injuries of war. gunshot wounds, shrapnel wounds, possibly loss of limbs. he is on his way to kyiv to set up a field hospital, not to fight. but he could be targeted, so we are not using his surname. surviving a modern war zone means being highly trained, he says. if you have no military experience and no medical experience, stay out of the fight. the only thing you are going to do is get yourself killed and, potentially, someone like me is going to have to run in and get you out if you have been injured. but at stansted airport, we met up with sam ottaway,

heading to ukraine with no military experience. i certainly don't have a death wish. i've got a really comfortable life and good life. that is no excuse just to sit back and watch this horror unfold. he tried, but he was turned away by ukraine's embassy in berlin. but hundreds of fully trained former soldiers are willing to go. in kent, this small convoy was heading to ukraine at the weekend. we've got a lot of emergency medical kit that we were asked to bring with us. i was sat at home and i watched a ten—year—old girl on the telly. she had been murdered by the russians, that is the only way to put it. and i can't sit idly at home watching, so i said let's support some aid convoys and stuff and make sure they are ok. if i'm fighting, then i'm in the wrong place. we are going to support the relief effort.

but they have concerns that one government minister said they should go, another said they shouldn't, and official advice is they may be prosecuted, even for just assisting others engaged in conflict. they say the government should be supporting them. i hope they get their act together. any ex—military, anyone going out there to support the effort, they need to help them. because these are their boys that decided that enough�*s enough. there are bad people in the world and it shouldn't be happening. more former soldiers will follow these men in the days to come, but the british government and military chiefs say stay at home, help the people of ukraine from the uk. tom symonds, bbc news. 1.7 million people have fled ukraine in what is now the fastest growing refugee crisis in europe since world war ii. the un's refugee agency, the unhcr, protects people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. karolina lindholm billing is their representative in ukraine and has been leading the aid response —

she joins us now from lviv. thank you for being with us. give us an idea of what the situation is like in lviv. quite a few people have moved from other parts of ukraine to that city.— have moved from other parts of ukraine to that city. yes. there are hundreds of — ukraine to that city. yes. there are hundreds of thousands _ ukraine to that city. yes. there are hundreds of thousands of - ukraine to that city. yes. there are j hundreds of thousands of internally displaced ukrainians in lviv and the authorities here estimate around 70,000 arrived by train, bus, cars, every single day, as they are fleeing heavy fighting in eastern and southern ukraine. what fleeing heavy fighting in eastern and southern ukraine. what help can ou and southern ukraine. what help can you provide? — and southern ukraine. what help can you provide? are _ and southern ukraine. what help can you provide? are people _ and southern ukraine. what help can you provide? are people stopping . you provide? are people stopping there, is it a port while they move onto other parts of ukraine try to exit via the west of the country to other european countries? exactly. a

combination- — other european countries? exactly. a combination. some _ other european countries? exactly. a combination. some come _ other european countries? exactly. a combination. some come here - other european countries? exactly. a combination. some come here to - other european countries? exactly. a i combination. some come here to stay, some have relatives here, have connections, families they can stay with. others stay here a few days, while they try to find options in other parts of ukraine. some leave ukraine and seek refuge in neighbouring countries abroad. what is clear is that the reception capacity in a place like lviv is clearly not of the scale required given the very high number of people that keep coming here every day, as they are fleeing the ongoing fighting. it they are fleeing the ongoing fiuuhtin. ., , ., , fighting. it does not seem there will be a stop — fighting. it does not seem there will be a stop in _ fighting. it does not seem there will be a stop in the _ fighting. it does not seem there will be a stop in the numbers i fighting. it does not seem there - will be a stop in the numbers making their way to lviv and other parts of europe. how are you fixed for dealing with increased numbers? irate dealing with increased numbers? we are dealing with increased numbers? - are working closely with the authorities to identify their needs. a key need that unhcr will support

is setting up reception centres to people coming here, where they can stay a couple of nights, have immediate needs assessed and relief provided, and then move on to more longer term accommodation. that is what we are scaling up. the that given the ongoing conflict and hostilities, a lot of supply chains have been broken. we are dependent on a lot of aid coming in from abroad across the border with poland. so that we resources to set it up. it is coming. it is very much needed. ., ., , . , needed. how does it feel in the city at the minute? _ needed. how does it feel in the city at the minute? there _ needed. how does it feel in the city at the minute? there is _ needed. how does it feel in the city at the minute? there is conflict - needed. how does it feel in the city at the minute? there is conflict in l at the minute? there is conflict in other parts of ukraine with people fleeing that in coming to the city where you are, but does it feel relatively safe at the moment? yes. relatively safe at the moment? yes, it does, but — relatively safe at the moment? yes, it does, but also _ relatively safe at the moment? yes, it does, but also here _ relatively safe at the moment? yes it does, but also here there is anxiety because there have been some attacks on lviv. during the days

since i relocated from kyiv, i have heard sirens several times and people have gone down to bomb shelters to protect themselves. this is where the internally displaced persons feel anxious, not being sure if even a place like lviv in western ukraine is safe to stay. irate ukraine is safe to stay. we appreciate _ ukraine is safe to stay. we appreciate your _ ukraine is safe to stay. we appreciate your time. i hope you have a decent day. i know you and others will be incredibly busy today. the ukrainian city of kherson is a key port on the black sea and the dnipro river. it was taken over by russian troops last week and is the biggest city to fall since the conflict began. hussain lives in kherson with his wife and their three—year—old daughter. hejoins us now. good morning. thank you for talking to us. we spoke to you last week. how have things been since we spoke to you then?—

to you then? things have been calm within the city- _ to you then? things have been calm within the city. you _ to you then? things have been calm within the city. you do _ to you then? things have been calm within the city. you do not - to you then? things have been calm within the city. you do not see - to you then? things have been calm within the city. you do not see any l within the city. you do not see any russian troops during the daytime. at night, you will see some moments. the problem is not war right now. we are going through two issues. those who want to leave the city, i am sure a lot of them were desperate to leave, and there are no clear directions. if they are allowed to leave, not allowed to leave. i have beenin leave, not allowed to leave. i have been in touch with people and those who have been returned from the checkpoints. and food. we have seen some help. there are small trucks delivering food but nowhere close to enough. supermarkets are empty. there is nothing edible. i have been to supermarkets. there is nothing

edible. shelves are empty. you will not find anything to eat. this is the biggest issue right now. hoop not find anything to eat. this is the biggest issue right now. how are ou and the biggest issue right now. how are you and others _ the biggest issue right now. how are you and others dealing _ the biggest issue right now. how are you and others dealing with - the biggest issue right now. how are you and others dealing with that? i you and others dealing with that? how are you finding food to eat? what provisions can you get hold of? we go to small stores. there are a few things like chocolates and staff imported and super expensive. that is the reason nobody bought them yet. if you ask what is in my kitchen, i would say i have chips and chocolates. that is it. hope kitchen, i would say i have chips and chocolates. that is it. how have ou been and chocolates. that is it. how have you been managing? _ and chocolates. that is it. how have you been managing? for— and chocolates. that is it. how have you been managing? for you - and chocolates. that is it. how have you been managing? for you and i and chocolates. that is it. how have l you been managing? for you and your family, how have you managed to keep things going? it family, how have you managed to keep things going?— things going? it has been extremely hard. m things going? it has been extremely hard- my wife's _ things going? it has been extremely hard. my wife's parents _ things going? it has been extremely hard. my wife's parents live - things going? it has been extremely hard. my wife's parents live 12 i hard. my wife's parents live 12 kilometres apart. we have help for them in terms of milk. they live in

them in terms of milk. they live in the countryside so managed to arrange some milk. in terms of food, we are literally on chocolates right now and i do not know how long i can survive this. i do not think it is going to improve any time soon. some help is coming, i do not know from what side. you see a couple of trucks distributing food but there are hundreds in the queue. imagine a small van distributing bread. there will be hundreds in the queue for that bread. not all of them will get it, not even half of them. people do not go to supermarkets any more. one more thing is that sometimes you are lucky to buy fish because we live next to the river and locals are trying to fish and sell them. if you are lucky you will get a fish. that is how it is- _ are lucky you will get a fish. that is how it is. you _ are lucky you will get a fish. that is how it is. you talked _ are lucky you will get a fish. that is how it is. you talked about how difficult it is to find a route out

of the city. if there was an opportunity to leave, would that be your plan? opportunity to leave, would that be our ian? ., ., , opportunity to leave, would that be our ian? ., .,, ., ., your plan? no, i was scared to leave with my daughter— your plan? no, i was scared to leave with my daughter on _ your plan? no, i was scared to leave with my daughter on day _ your plan? no, i was scared to leave with my daughter on day one - your plan? no, i was scared to leave with my daughter on day one of i your plan? no, i was scared to leave with my daughter on day one of the l with my daughter on day one of the war. the next days i heard reports they were fighting back and i was hopeful the city would stay ok. it never got better. it kept getting worse. lately, when i saw troops in the city, i am desperate to leave. but i am worried about things, transport is an issue. maybe they will allow me to leave the city, but my driver will be ukrainian. he is

concerned you look like a foreigner, i can take you out, maybe they will not allow me to enter the city again. it is always on the table to pay 7000, $8,000 to a driver. or to smuggle you out of the city. but it does not look like an option any more. because they are insecure about their own lives and getting back to the city to see their families. back to the city to see their families-— back to the city to see their families. ~ .. , , ., ., ., families. we can see you are in a difficult situation. _ families. we can see you are in a difficult situation. thank- families. we can see you are in a difficult situation. thank you. i now the weather with carol. good morning. the weather the next few days is changeable. we have off in windy conditions, changing direction, turning milderfrom tomorrow, some will see temperatures

into the mid—teens. rain at times, mostly in the west. we are starting on a frosty note with clear skies. it means there will be sunshine to start with. showers in western areas. you will notice cloud thickening in the west and rain coming in. some of the showers are wintry on higher ground in the north. it will be windy wherever you are. in the north—west, gusts up to 60 mph, maybe more, with temperatures 11. 11 is higher than yesterday, add in the wind and it will still feel cold. overnight, rain pushing north. sleet and snow on the hills. more cloud. windy. we should not have issues with frost. these are the overnight lows. roughly 4—6. after five long months

in intensive care, there's some good news for the uk's most premature twins. harry crane has been discharged from hospital and his sister harley is expected tojoin him at home this week. the twins were born four months early last october, atjust 22 weeks and five days and have already undergone six operations between them. zoe conway has been to meet the family. jade and steve feared this day would never come. oh, wow. when they would be able to take their baby harry home. excited. joy- i can imagine when you win the lottery you feel the same. it's coming to terms with something happening so good to you that you didn't think would. they are leaving behind harley, harry's twin sister, who is expected to be discharged later this week from the neonatal unit. harry is now a healthy 6lb. he still needs oxygen to help him breathe and he will need to be closely monitored at home by his parents. harry and his sister harley

were born in october last year. jade's pregnancy had lasted just 22 weeks. the twins were not expected to survive. soon afterjade's water broke, her daughter harley was born. i said, "i can't hear her cry." one midwife said, "you won't at this gestation." at that moment we heard her go "wah". the midwife was like, "yes, she cried, she cried." and the neonatal team were then working on her to get her breathing support and whipped her off to the neonatal unit. nobody could believe it. harley weighed 500 grams. she was almost 15 centimetres long. whilst the medics looked after her, harry stayed inside jade's womb for another hour. so ijust tried with everything i could to get him out, because i knew he wasn't being monitored, he needed to be

out to be monitored. so i forced with all my might to get him out. and he came out in his bag, still. when harry finally arrived, he weighed more than harley. he was 520 grams. he was also 15 centimetres long. whilstjade was still in labour, steve would go to visit harley in the neonatal intensive care unit or nicu. the first few weeks, i didn't think i'd make that walk to go and see her, so ijust held on to that. and then i didn't think... sorry. i didn't think i would see the next day, and then that came. and then it's another day. the overwhelming majority of babies born at 22 weeks don't survive, even with intensive medical treatment. one day, a bereavement nurse came to see jade and steve and told them to prepare to say goodbye to their children.

they organised a christening. and you're picking outfits for them that they are going to wear for there christening and, you know, itjust looked like a funeral, because they are just lying there in these little silk outfits, looking extremely poorly. and you've had all the family in, one by one. i did feel like if i gave them a christening, it felt like i was saying to god it is ok to take them, and that wasn't the case. the twins were constantly at risk of infection of sepsis. they experienced bleeding on the brain, there was lung disease. harley had to have surgery for a perforated bowel. between them, they had 25 blood transfusions. there were many difficult conversations with the medical team. when was it right to continue with invasive, complex medical procedures? and when should comfort care, or palliative care, be offered instead ?

hugely emotionally challenging to look after the babies in our care, whether they have very shortjourneys with us, or many many months. actually, the level at which you sometimes just spend time, particularly for the nurses. they are often at the cot side of these babies for 12 and 13 hours at a time, with theirfamilies. and it is not our experience, it is not our babies, but you go through some of that with them. and by no means do we pretend that we are never affected jade and steve say they can already see harry and harley's personalities shining through. gosh, yeah. from day one.

harley was extremely feisty,. one of the nurses, in fact, said she kicked her as she put her into the incubator. harley kicked the nurse. and the nurse said, oh, we've got a feisty one here. which is always a good sign with the premature baby, if they show that fight really early on. whereas harry, the same now, he has always been mr laid—back. he takes a back seat. he isjust mr chill. he gets on with stuff. steve and jade have been warned the twins could face developmental challenges in the future. but they are not thinking about that now. they have learned to take things one day at a time and perhaps more than anything else, to just believe in their children. zoe conway, bbc news. a little bit ofjoy. good news. they have been through a lot. now the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. an investigation's begun

into the cause of a fire in a tower block in east london. 60 people were evacuated from the 21—storey building near aldgate east tube station yesterday. the fire broke out in a flat on the 17th floor. one person had to be rescued and another was taken to hospital. tower hamlets council says it's supporting people affected. figures show the number of women in temporary accomodation here is almost double the number of men. according to london councils there are 42,000 women in temporary housing and just under 22,000 men. the group which represents all local authorities said it shows the scale of the homelessness crisis and its impact on women. an organisation supporting children with long covid says the number of families asking for help is going up. it's estimated 116,000 children in the uk suffer from the condition where the effects of coronavirus carry on for weeks or months. charity �*long covid kids' is now trying to raise awareness.

there's also new symptoms coming through even two years later from the first wave children. and i think that's what's really concerning about this condition. we just don't know. we don't know what the long—term situation is going to be. a medieval pendant discovered in a muddy field is up for auction later. the 12th century cross, a coin and a saxon shilling will be going under the hammer as part of �*the golden age of metal detecting' sale in central london. it's thought the three items could sell for around £150,000. travel now and this is how tfl services are looking right now. there are severe delays on the overground between cheshunt and edmonton green. there's no service on the northern line between moorgate and kennington due to long term upgrade works. onto the weather now with nazaneen jaffa. hello, good morning. it's a bright but chilly start out there this morning.

it is however going to feel milder into this afternoon that it was yesterday. why is that? well, high pressure over the last 24—hours has nudged its way further eastwards from the uk, and we have got more of an atlantic influence coming in from the west. that has changed our wind direction to more of a southerly mild air flow. to begin with this morning, it is quite a chilly start to the day, it is fine and dry for many areas though. into this afternoon, i think we will see some good spells of sunshine and we will continue mostly dry but cloud amounts look likely to increase from the west later. that may turn the sunshine a little hazy, maybe the odd spot of rain across parts of the west. as i mentioned, the wind is coming from a southerly direction so a milder airflow so it is going to be a windy day. but temperatures will be slightly higher than they were yesterday. tonight we continue with cloud amounts continuing from the west, i think there will be some clear spells though and it will be a mainly dry night. there may be rather breezy conditions with the odd spot of rain. and then taking a look into the outlook, we continue with the rather windy theme and it also stays mild with a bit of wet weather into the weekend. that's it for now.

but there's lots more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to sally and dan. i'll have another round up in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. let's get up to date with everything that has been happening overnight in ukraine. james reynolds is here to run through the details. thanks, dan and sally, i want to give you a sense of where things are as the 13th day of the russian invasion begins. we've got a map of ukraine and as you'll see the bits in red are the bits which russia has taken is making advances in. you'll see that there's a big block of territory in the south and the east that russia is trying to join up. to do so, it's besieging the city of mariupol.

ukrainians the city of mariupol. there have no way out. and in the port city of odesa, a bbc reporter on the scene reports hearing three or four loud explosions and was told it was the ukrainian defence system taking down incoming russian missiles fired from one of several war ships situated off the coast. that is off the coast of the black sea. we will keep an eye on what happens in odesa. and in the north russia is moving towards the capital kyiv and the second city kharkiv. russia is not taking ground quickly. there are many possible explanations for this. instead it's relying on long range missile and rocket attacks which are devastating to the local civilian population. let's look at kyiv. russian forces are about 16 miles to the north—west. president zelensky has shown that he remains at his offices in bankova street in the centre of the city. translation: i'm.

staying here in kyiv. on bankova. not hiding, and i'm not afraid of anyone. as long as needed to win this war, our national war. he's staying but 1.7 million of his compatriots, mostly women and children and older men are leaving. that is men over the age of 60. this map shows you where they're going. more than a million have reached poland in the west. others are going into other eu countries. ukraine wants proper escape routes for civilians. but so far russia's offered only routes which either end up in russia, or in its ally belarus, or in ukraine itself, which doesn't help those trying to get out. a word on the weather. if you've been watching some of our reports, you'll see how cold it is. a cold airmass is coming

in with really strong winds which will make it extremely cold particularly in the middle of this week. that makes it difficult situation an awful lot more tricky. thank you very much for that. james will be with us all morning, and we will be having other interviews with people, like we spoke to hussain, he has been there, he, his wife and his three—year—old daughter is surviving on chocolate and crisps which is all of the food they have left. he on chocolate and crisps which is all of the food they have left.- of the food they have left. he say the have of the food they have left. he say they have people _ of the food they have left. he say they have people nearby - of the food they have left. he say they have people nearby fishing l of the food they have left. he say| they have people nearby fishing in they have people nearby fishing in the river, sometimes they get fish but things are getting very desperate here.— but things are getting very desperate here. again, news associated — desperate here. again, news associated with _ desperate here. again, news associated with the - desperate here. again, news associated with the conflict l desperate here. again, news| associated with the conflict is desperate here. again, news i associated with the conflict is top of the sports stories as well. it has had an impact on the sporting

landscape, the champions league final has been moved, russian domestic and national teams ban from competition. it was looking at the world cup play—offs to come, in late march. scotland were up against ukraine. ukraine asked for the much to be postponed. i think it was inevitable because we think about domestic football being suspended in ukraine, so many players unable to play, it would not have been safe for them to do so anyway. that was always going to be the case. scotland and ukraine were due to meet at hampden in just over two weeks' time as their pursuit of that world cup place continued. but amid the ongoing conflict fifa have agreed to the ukrainian fa's request to postpone the tie. domestic football there has been suspended, 15 players selected in their last squad play in their homeland. the winners were due to face either

wales or austria for a place wales or austria for a place at the world cup five days later, that match will also need to be resheduled, both are likely to be staged in june. that comes as fifa announced foreign players competing in russia can suspend their contracts and temporarily leave the country. the announcement will affect players like former chelsea midfielder victor moses who now plays for spartak moscow. russian football clubs and national teams were suspended last week from all competitions "until further notice" by fifa and uefa. there was another show of solidarity from the premier league yesterday. the tottenham hotspur stadium lit up in yellow and blue, as the league continued to show its support. matches had been blocked by chinese broadcasters this weekend because of the messages of support from clubs here for ukraine.

on the pitch harry kane scored twice to move ahead of thierry henry on the list of all time goal—scorers in the premier league as they beat everton 5—o. he's now sixth, his team mate eric dier thinks he'll one day break alan shea rer�*s record. he's nowjust one behind frank lampard, the current everton manager, whose side are drifting towards relegation. when i came in here, i could feel there was a feeling about the club, a fear of relegation, it's there. and rightly so, because the table looks at you every day. at the same time, we've got 13 games, 13 games is a lot of football to play and we absolutely understand our position, it's very clear, especially after tonight. so, it's up to us to get our heads down to show that, in games, there is a lot of points to fight for. nottingham forest are the final team into fa cup quarterfinals. they beat huddersfield 2—1, ryan yates got the winning goal. they'll now host liverpool in the last eight.

there have been serious reservations made over the concussion protocols in rugby union by a former welsh doctor. tomos francis suffered a head injury against england in their last six nations match but has passed the return to play protocols. doctorjohn fairclough says selecting him against france whould put the player at "unnecessary risk of serious harm". his team—mates owen watkin and josh adams have also been cleared to play after suffering blows to the head. we have covered a lot of this on the programme, alex popham, the former welsh player, his experience, the issues around concussion, are the return to play protocol is fit for purpose? that intervention from doctor pointing a finger and saying, i'm not sure they are, that is quite a strong stance from him to take to

say, in my professional position, i need to prioritise the health and well—being of players. need to prioritise the health and well-being of players. sometimes it is 'ust too well-being of players. sometimes it is just too quick _ well-being of players. sometimes it isjust too quick and _ well-being of players. sometimes it isjust too quick and the _ well-being of players. sometimes it isjust too quick and the pressure i is just too quick and the pressure to return to play israel. find isjust too quick and the pressure to return to play israel.— to return to play israel. and we have seen _ to return to play israel. and we have seen it — to return to play israel. and we have seen it in _ to return to play israel. and we have seen it in football - to return to play israel. and we have seen it in football as i to return to play israel. and wej have seen it in football as well, to return to play israel. and we l have seen it in football as well, a —— the root pressure to return to play is real. and we have seen it in football as well. perhaps it is just about tweaking the protocol to make sure that player safety is at the forefront. that is what he is urging. forefront. that is what he is uruain. . ~ forefront. that is what he is uruain. ., ~' forefront. that is what he is uruain. ., , forefront. that is what he is uruain. . ~ , . the prime minister says he will set out an "energy supply strategy" in the coming days as prices continue to rise but admits there are no easy answers. consumers are being advised to watch or cut how much they use but what if your business relies on using lots of gas, electricity or petrol? nina's in the west midlands for us today. i know it is busy where you are, good morning. good morning, from this steel forge, in the west midlands, not far from

dudley. they take these massive bad boys, this raw material, they turn it into cylinders like this which are treated and lined, a bit like laminating a piece of paper. that can end up in nuclear reactors, turbines, part of ships and big planes. this is how they do it, have a look, i wish you could feel the heat coming up here. stick itjumper on at home, turn the thermostat down, that's what people say, but thatis down, that's what people say, but that is not an option here, 1200 degrees of heating here in order for them to do thatjob. a dilemma when them to do thatjob. a dilemma when thejobs go up, so what them to do thatjob. a dilemma when the jobs go up, so what are these fluctuating prices into business? it is costing us millions of pounds, energy prices have gone up 12 times. we as consumers are protected by an energy price cap, but businesses?

no, we are not protected by a price cap, existing contracts we have to take on the cost ourselves, new contracts have to pass some part on some costs to the customers. let’s some costs to the customers. let's talk about how _ some costs to the customers. let's talk about how much _ some costs to the customers. let's talk about how much the _ some costs to the customers. let's talk about how much the prices have gone up. let's start with gas, last year the price of one firm was 43 p. yesterday at one point it went all the way up to £8 per therm, 60 fold increase in a year. it did come down but we do know what will happen next. what about oil, the petrol in your vehicle, last year that was $68 per barrel, that has gone up to 140 per barrel, that has gone up to 140 per barrel. that give you a sense of what you are seeing the prices go up at the pump. what is the impact on you and me? we talked about the

energy price increase in april, there will be another one in autumn, some estimates are that at that point someone on dual fuel, gas and electric, the average bill will go higher than £3000, i'm sorry to say. and petrol might go above £170 per litre, which is eye watering. what if you run a business which is heavily reliant on raw materials? a courier, for example? ben heavily reliant on raw materials? a courier, for example?— courier, for example? ben runsa loaistics courier, for example? ben runsa logistics company. _ courier, for example? ben runsa logistics company. over - courier, for example? ben runsa logistics company. over the i courier, for example? ben runsa logistics company. over the last| courier, for example? ben runsa l logistics company. over the last 12 months we seen fuel rise around 25%, it is impacting owner drivers, our business, and our staff. we have tried to absorb as many costs as possible over the last 12 months, we did a very minor increase in the summer. in conjunction with a bit of the driver shortage. we have been

trading nearly five years now, so we have not had any increases over that time. i'm currently drafting e—mails and talking to customers over today and talking to customers over today and the coming days, or not we are proposing to do. we are very reluctant to do it, we have never brought a fuel surcharge income it will be a big change to our business and how we price things. hopefully it is just and how we price things. hopefully it isjust temporary, and how we price things. hopefully it is just temporary, and and how we price things. hopefully it isjust temporary, and it and how we price things. hopefully it is just temporary, and it will not impact our customers too much. the government is setting out its energy strategy, hopefully the government is setting out its energy strategy, hopefully at some energy strategy, hopefully at some point this week. but what can they do, as long as the war continues, prices will continue to fluctuate. there is a wider conversation being had a bad reliance on russia for energy supplies but that will —— about the reliance on a rush of energy supplies but that will not be solved overnight. but we are all feeling it, inflation, the upward pressure on prices will continue and it will outpace your wages if you

are on an average salary in the public or private sector. so you will have less disposable income which will impact smaller businesses. i wish i had better news for you, businesses. i wish i had better news foryou, but businesses. i wish i had better news for you, but that is the way it is going to be for the coming months. we forgive you, thank you very much. very noisy there. she we forgive you, thank you very much. very noisy there-— very noisy there. she did very well. she will be — very noisy there. she did very well. she will be shouting _ very noisy there. she did very well. she will be shouting for _ very noisy there. she did very well. she will be shouting for the - very noisy there. she did very well. she will be shouting for the rest i very noisy there. she did very well. she will be shouting for the rest of| she will be shouting for the rest of the day, pardon? she she will be shouting for the rest of the day. pardon?— she will be shouting for the rest of the day, pardon? she will have the buzzin: in the day, pardon? she will have the buzzing in her— the day, pardon? she will have the buzzing in her ear _ the day, pardon? she will have the buzzing in her ear all _ the day, pardon? she will have the buzzing in her ear all day! - the day, pardon? she will have the buzzing in her ear all day! carroll i buzzing in her ear all day! carroll has no sound problems and she has the weather and it is a busy one. it is, good morning. very changeable weather, yesterday the temperature was —7 in glasgow, this morning more of us are starting with a widespread frost. b. of us are starting with a widespread frost. �* ., ., ., , frost. a lot of variety in the weather — frost. a lot of variety in the weather today, _ frost. a lot of variety in the weather today, a _ frost. a lot of variety in the weather today, a sunny i frost. a lot of variety in the l weather today, a sunny note, frost. a lot of variety in the - weather today, a sunny note, windy in the north and west, and later in the west the cloud will thicken

heralding the arrival of some rain. on the satellite picture you can see the cloud associated with the weather front bringing the rain, the cloud associated with the weatherfront bringing the rain, a cloudy start in northern ireland so temperatures have not fallen away as low for you. a lot of sunshine to start with, then the cloud builds towards the west. wintry on the higher ground, the showers in scotland. and then a weather front will introduce some rain and thicker cloud. these are the strengths of the gusts, but we are looking at gusts in extent of 40 miles an hour. it could be above 65 for some. temperatures, seven to 11 degrees, so that is higher than yesterday but if you add on the wind impact, it will still feel cool. this evening and overnight the weather front continues to push east, a lot of cloud around, still windy, then the next weather front comes in. we are looking at gales across the north

and west, northern ireland and the irish sea coasts. temperatures, four to 6 degrees. tomorrow we have a weather front coming in from the west, you can see from the isobars it will be windy but that will ease through the day. the wind will change direction so we are pulling in milderair, but change direction so we are pulling in milder air, but still the cold blue across the north and west. we start off on a windy note in the north and west, easing in scotland and northern ireland, and after a bright start and not a frosty one, cloud will encroach from the west and some rain could turn to sleet and some rain could turn to sleet and snow on higher ground in parts of scotland and the hills and northern ireland. temperatures nine to 13 degrees. wednesday into thursday, the same weather front moves towards the east. the position has changed a bit from yesterday, it could stay dry now in the south—east depending on where the weather front gets two. it will be bringing some

rain in with it across many areas. it will still be windy. on friday the unsettled theme remains. one thing you will notice is the difference in the temperatures, as high as 40 degrees. average at —— 14 degrees. average at this time of year is eight to ten. kira rudik is a ukrainian mp and leader of the voice party. like so many others she says she's proud to bear arms and fight to defend her home and her country. kira has decided to remain in the capital kyiv to do what she can to support the resistance against russian forces. shejoins us now. good morning, thank you for talking to us here on the bbc. it has been a little bit less than a week since we spoke to you. then you are describing how people in kyiv were getting ready for a siege situation, what is it like now?— what is it like now? hello, good mornin: , what is it like now? hello, good morning, thank— what is it like now? hello, good morning, thank you _ what is it like now? hello, good morning, thank you so - what is it like now? hello, good morning, thank you so much i

what is it like now? hello, goodj morning, thank you so much for having me. so, as we see, they are trying to siege as but no luck right now. putting's forces are bombing the suburbs, the outskirts of the city, ——? forces, and it is really terrible, we will be having refugees today. they are not able to get to the city yet, putin? forces, and they are not able to close the entrance and the exits of the city. we have food and supplies but we need to prepare to what is coming next. yesterday there was a third round of peaceful negotiations. we know that every time after these negotiations include, putin's forces make another attempt to attack. so todayis make another attempt to attack. so today is probably the most prepared today is probably the most prepared today for all 13 because we are expecting that there could be an attempt on an attack on the city. what is very heartening is that for

the last three days, putin has agreed that he will let out peaceful convoys from some cities, and every time the convoy tried to get out, russian forces would be shooting it down, this isjust women russian forces would be shooting it down, this is just women and children trying to get out of these destroyed cities. this is something that we have seen for the last eight years, the army shooting at civilians. and this is extremely heartening today. but it makes us also understand that the only way that we can get out the refugees is to take back those cities, mariupol, and that is what our army is working on right now. kyiv is doing pretty much ok, there is massive shelling every night but we are used to it and right now we are concentrated on protection, and we are concentrated

on discussing with the international partners how we get the no—fly zone over ukraine or additionaljets or weaponry so we can protect ourselves. weaponry so we can protect ourselves-— weaponry so we can protect ourselves. ., ., ourselves. you are saying the shellin: ourselves. you are saying the shelling is — ourselves. you are saying the shelling is intensifying, i ourselves. you are saying the shelling is intensifying, you i ourselves. you are saying the i shelling is intensifying, you are expecting it to get worse today. he described going out and trying to protect people struggling to leave, how are you going about your day today life, travelling around if the situation is so dangerous? ladle today life, travelling around if the situation is so dangerous? we still have some — situation is so dangerous? we still have some gasoline, _ situation is so dangerous? we still have some gasoline, and - situation is so dangerous? we still have some gasoline, and because| situation is so dangerous? we still. have some gasoline, and because we are a resistance team, the city provides us with some gasoline. so we are able to go around, we are wearing helmets and armour and, like many other people of kyiv, and we just need to help the government to do what needs to be done, take back refugees from the outskirts. and

this is super hard, you can imagine that every outskirts of the big city, when it is calm and peaceful, people move their because it is a good place to raise children, these are the exact places that were insanely bombed over the last four to five days. they are completely destroyed and people are just fleeing through destroyed bridges, through the water. it's just insane. kyiv citizens are taking their cars and going there and helping refugees to get out. and going there and helping refugees to net out. ., ., ., ., to get out. kira, at what point do ou think to get out. kira, at what point do you think you _ to get out. kira, at what point do you think you might _ to get out. kira, at what point do you think you might make - to get out. kira, at what point do you think you might make a i to get out. kira, at what point do i you think you might make a decision to leave kyiv itself and perhaps get somewhere safer? i to leave kyiv itself and perhaps get somewhere safer?— somewhere safer? i don't see any reason to do _ somewhere safer? i don't see any reason to do it _ somewhere safer? i don't see any reason to do it right _ somewhere safer? i don't see any reason to do it right now, - somewhere safer? i don't see any reason to do it right now, russian forces are not in here right now, and i am getting better in my rifle training every single day. so this is the plan, to defend the city, and

not flee it. they was never a plan for me to flee the city. especially as a political leader and a member of parliament, i need to stay here and motivate people to do the same, motivate people to fight, to protect our city, and this is what i'm going to do. ~ ., ., , to do. we hear that president zelensky will _ to do. we hear that president zelensky will address - to do. we hear that president zelensky will address the i to do. we hear that president zelensky will address the uk | zelensky will address the uk parliament later today, how important will his words be? i parliament later today, how important will his words be? i can tell ou, important will his words be? i can tell you. i — important will his words be? i can tell you. i can _ important will his words be? i can tell you, i can spoil— important will his words be? i can tell you, i can spoil it _ important will his words be? i can tell you, i can spoil it for - important will his words be? i can tell you, i can spoil it for him i important will his words be? i can tell you, i can spoil it for him in l tell you, i can spoil it for him in advance, he will be asking for a no—fly zone over ukraine, or any variant of the words no—fly zone, or any variant of what protection from the sky would mean. we are very good infighting in the land. there are 13 days of war right now and we are still standing. nobody thought we would stand for more than 48 hours and watch us right now, we are fighting against one of the largest

armies in the world. however the way we cannot protect ourselves is to protect ourselves from the air. this is where we need the help of allies, we need jets, weaponry and a no—fly zone over the ukraine sky. we understand that this is politically complicated. i'm a politician myself, i do know how it works. but right now the only chance we have to win this war, with all the bravery and the people who are ready to fight, is to get the protection from the air, because there is nothing we can do when our city is being attacked from the air. i can march with my kalashnikov and my unit can march forward and try to destroy as many russian soldiers as possible, but we cannot do anything when there is a missile that is going on our home from the air. this is why we need we need to support and this is why the president will be asking for one specific thing, please, close to sky over ukraine, help us protect ourselves so we can fight back putin

as hard as we do right now.- as hard as we do right now. thank ou ve as hard as we do right now. thank you very much _ as hard as we do right now. thank you very much for _ as hard as we do right now. thank you very much for talking - as hard as we do right now. thank you very much for talking to i as hard as we do right now. thank you very much for talking to us i as hard as we do right now. thankl you very much for talking to us this morning, kira rudik, live from care. —— kyiv. morning, kira rudik, live from care. -- k iv. ~ morning, kira rudik, live from care. -- k iv. . ., morning, kira rudik, live from care. -- k iv. ~ ., ., ~ -- kyiv. we can hear him talking, resident -- kyiv. we can hear him talking, president and _ -- kyiv. we can hear him talking, president and nancy, _ -- kyiv. we can hear him talking, president and nancy, at - -- kyiv. we can hear him talking, president and nancy, at 5pm. i -- kyiv. we can hear him talking, president and nancy, at 5pm. --| president and nancy, at 5pm. —— president zelensky. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. an investigation's begun into the cause of a fire in a tower block in east london. 60 people were evacuated from the 21—storey building near aldgate east tube station yesterday afternoon. the fire broke out in a flat on the 17th floor and affected the two floors above. one person had to be rescued

and another was taken to hospital. tower hamlets council says its supporting people affected. the rapper dizzee rascal has been found guilty of assaulting his former fiancee. the artist, whose real name is dylan mills, denied the charge against him. the districtjudge at wimbledon magistrates' court said she was sure he had lost his temper in a row with cassandra jones lastjune. he'll be sentenced next month. an organisation supporting children with long covid says the number of families asking for help is going up. it's estimated 116,000 children in the uk suffer from the condition where the effects of coronavirus carry on for weeks or months. charity long covid kids is now trying to raise awareness. we saw new symptoms coming through even two years later from the first wave children. and i think that's what's really concerning about this condition. we just don't know. we don't know what the long—term

situation is going to be. a medieval pendant discovered in a muddy field is up for auction later. the 12th century cross, a coin and a saxon shilling will be going under the hammer as part of the golden age of metal detecting sale in central london. it's thought the three items could sell for around £150,000. travel now and this is how tfl services are looking right now... there's no service on the northern line between moorgate and kennington due to long—term upgrade works. a good service on all other lines. onto the weather now with nazaneen jaffa. hello, good morning. it's a bright but chilly start out there this morning. it is however going to feel milder into this afternoon than it was yesterday. why is that? well, high pressure over the last 24—hours has nudged its way further eastwards from the uk, and we have got more of an atlantic influence coming in from the west. that has changed our

wind direction to more of a southerly mild air flow. to begin with this morning, it is quite a chilly start to the day, it is fine and dry for many areas though. into this afternoon, i think we will see some good spells of sunshine and we will continue mostly dry but cloud amounts look likely to increase from the west later. that may turn the sunshine a little hazy, maybe the odd spot of rain across parts of the west. as i mentioned, the wind is coming from a southerly direction so a milder airflow so it is going to be a windy day. but temperatures will be slightly higher than they were yesterday. tonight we continue with cloud amounts continuing from the west, i think there will be some clear spells though and it will be a mainly dry night. there may be rather breezy conditions with the odd spot of rain. and then taking a look into the outlook, we continue with the rather windy theme and it also stays mild with a bit of wet weather into the weekend. that's it for now. i'll have another round up in half an hour. but there's lots more on our website at the usual address. bye for now.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. our headlines today. russia continues to bomb ukrainian towns and cities but president zelensky vows to fight on. translation: i'm staying here| in kyiv, on bankova, not hiding.

and i am not afraid of anyone, as long as needed to win this war, our national war. overnight, screens were installed in the commons so mps can hear later via video link from president zelensky, the first time they have been addressed in the chamber by a world leader in this way and the first time they have heard from a world leaderfighting first time they have heard from a world leader fighting for his country's survival. the humanitarian crisis deepens. almost 2 million people have fled ukraine but the row over how many the uk will take continues. waiting on a world cup spot — scotland's play—off match with ukranie is postponed as fifa grant ukraine's request to move their match amid the ongoing conflict with russia. it isa it is a cold and frosty start, but sunny for most. later cloud and rain coming in from the west and wherever you are, it will be windy. all the

details throughout the programme. it's tuesday, 8th march. ukrainian civilians are still being prevented from evacuating besieged cities, including the capital kyiv, as russian shelling continues. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has vowed to "fight on for as long as it takes" and will address mps in parliament later today. overnight, there have been reports of loud explosions in the port city of odesa and ukrainian military officials say on the city of sumy. james reynolds has the latest. explosions. ukraine's emergency services have posted these pictures of oil depots in the north—western city of zhytomyr, reported to have been hit in overnight air strikes. the footage has not been independently verified. the russian military continues to bombard ukrainian towns and cities. many ukrainians are forced to flee.

others remain. to prove that he is still at work in kyiv, president zelensky filmed himself walking from his office window to his desk. translation: i am staying here, | in kyiv, on bankova, not hiding, | and i'm not afraid of anyone, as long as needed to win this war, our national war. ukraine claims that its forces have killed a russian major general, vitaly gerasimov, near the second ukrainian city of kharkiv. which is being shelled by invading forces. russia has not confirmed the claim. more than 1.7 million ukrainians have now fled their country, many to neighbouring poland. this has become the fastest—growing refugee crisis in europe since the second world war.

to remember seeing anything like this, you would have to be over 80 years old. there will be more direct talks between ukraine and russia. russia has offered its own escape routes for civilians. but russia's routes would take ukrainians either to russia itself, or its ally belarus, or it would leave them in the middle of the war. it's something that ukrainians cannot accept. it is a point that president zelensky will make in an address to the uk parliament later this afternoon. he is also expected to repeat his call for a no—fly zone above ukraine. and the uk government has announced further aid, but it has been strongly criticised for taking in only small numbers of ukrainian refugees. attention is also turning to energy. the money that russia gets from its oil and gas sales helps to fund its invasion of ukraine,

so, across the west, there is now increasing discussion of a possible energy embargo. and western companies continue their retreat from russia. ibm is the latest company to leave. james reynolds, bbc news. the situation in ukraine has been described by the un as the fastest—growing refugee crisis in europe since world war ii. according to the un's refugee agency, almost two million people have been displaced. as you can see, more than half have gone to poland, with slovakia, hungary, romania and moldova also taking in large numbers. europe correspondent lucy williamson is in in moldova this morning. give us an idea of the situation. i am standing outside the shelter in the capital. 600 beds in here and many more shelters spread across

moldova like this. moldova has received about a quarter of a million refugees since the crisis began, not all of them staying here, about 100,000 staying but that is a huge numberfor this about 100,000 staying but that is a huge number for this country and they have been struggling to cope. the reason these shelters are being filled up is partly because the first wave of refugees here made largely for hotels, they were more wealthy, arriving in expressive cars often. now more refugees are coming on foot, the elderly, the vulnerable, those who need support. the reason they are making that difficultjourney now is what they are seeing in their cities and towns and on their television screens. we have been to the border to meet some of them. these are women who have stayed in ukraine through more than ten days of war. they have now decided to leave. it is a long walk from ukraine's last bus stop to this border. better to use any vehicle you can.

by the time they are here, this conflict has often darkened their cities and their faces. some had powerful reasons for staying as long as they could. olga's mother nadia suffered a series of strokes last year. olga went back to ukraine in october to look after her. when the war began, she faced a dilemma. "being there was terrifying," she said. "we live on the eighth floor. "there were sirens day and night. "what else could i feel but fear? "i couldn't leave her there. i'm all she has." for some, this is not a one—wayjourney. aid workers say women are dropping off their children here before turning around and going straight back to ukraine. i will never forget the woman who told me she is working in the orphanage and she has like 50 children and she cannot leave them there, or the woman who is working at an electric station and also the electric

station is responsible for the whole city, and she has also said, people are running so there will be nobody to maintain the basic needs of the human beings who are staying there. moldova is slowly getting organised to handle this influx. poland has received a far greater number of refugees, but moldova is a much smaller country, without poland's resources or infrastructure. the number of refugees who have arrived here so far is equivalent to 10% of moldova's population, though fewer than half end up staying. refugees arrived here last week in porsches and suvs. now the conflict is forcing the poor, the disabled, the most vulnerable to leave, those for whom the risks and uncertainty of conflict have only now eclipsed the risks and uncertainty of becoming a refugee. lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova.

images from the unfolding crisis there. let's speak now to mark easton who is in calais, where almost 600 ukrainian refugees are currently waiting for visas to come to the uk. what conditions are they waiting in? it is a frustrating place to be if you are a refugee from ukraine. about 600 here currently. we are told 300 have already attempted to try to get to the uk but were turned back by border force officials. the problem is the paperwork, the bureaucracy they have to get through before they can make that crossing. there had been a promised there would be a team of home office officials here who would be able to deal with their visa concerns. but yesterday, i spent most of the day with refugees trying to find what

resources there were and in the end it turned out to be at one table with three officials and a few packets of crisps and kit kats. it really was not what was required and people were advised to go off to paris or brussels and told not to come to calais. nevertheless, 600 people are here, families with children, elderly people. yesterday i met a family, a british citizen, with his ukrainian wife and children and they said they had been turned around and how they felt. i feel around and how they felt. i feel like i around and how they felt. i feel like i have _ around and how they felt. i feel like i have been _ around and how they felt. i feel like i have been gutted. - around and how they felt. i feel like i have been gutted. i i around and how they felt. i feel like i have been gutted. i am i around and how they felt. i feel like i have been gutted. lam paying taxes. _ like i have been gutted. lam paying taxes, living there over 30 years. never _ taxes, living there over 30 years. never asked for help from government before _ never asked for help from government before. never been on benefits. the one thing _ before. never been on benefits. the one thing i_ before. never been on benefits. the one thing i asked and i am being left out — one thing i asked and i am being left out. ~ . . one thing i asked and i am being leftout. ., ., , one thing i asked and i am being leftout. ., ., ., , ., left out. what are people advised to do, if left out. what are people advised to do. if there — left out. what are people advised to do, if there are _ left out. what are people advised to do, if there are 600 _

left out. what are people advised to do, if there are 600 waiting - left out. what are people advised to do, if there are 600 waiting for- do, if there are 600 waiting for visas in calais? are they able to get them there but will they have to make another journey to get them there but will they have to make anotherjourney to go to an office make anotherjourney to go and try to get a visa? that is exactly where _ and try to get a visa? that is exactly where we _ and try to get a visa? that is exactly where we seem i and try to get a visa? that is exactly where we seem to i and try to get a visa? that is | exactly where we seem to be and try to get a visa? that is i exactly where we seem to be this morning, that the help they thought they had been promised and only last night the home secretary seem to suggest there would be visa support for people in calais but it has been confirmed that does not exist and so the 600 people find themselves in the 600 people find themselves in the wrong place. there is nothing here for them. the bizarre thing is, you can virtually see, you can see the white cliffs just across the channel. you can see in the distance, the distance they are trying to cover. they will have to go away, many to paris and try to sort paperwork out there, many more will go to brussels. as you say,

this is another problem, another journey at the end of what for all has been the most traumaticjourney of their lives. bhd has been the most traumatic “ourney of their lives.— has been the most traumatic “ourney of their thee.— of their lives. and what is it like for them there? _ of their lives. and what is it like for them there? kit _ of their lives. and what is it like for them there? kit kat, - of their lives. and what is it like for them there? kit kat, not i of their lives. and what is it like i for them there? kit kat, not much food to go around. what are the conditions like they are waiting in? i have to say, the people of calais have been brilliant. there is a youth hostel about 140 refugees have been staying. the kids are there. the people of calais have really opened their arms to these people and tried to support them as best they can. most of them, they have somewhere to stay. some are in cars. most seem to be ok. in fact, one of the administrative officials in calais i spoke to yesterday said, we really must get more support for

these people. they have been traumatised by what has happened to them. really, there is very little here. she was urging the uk government, the uk home office, to do more to help people on the ground in calais. i do more to help people on the ground in calais. .., , do more to help people on the ground in calais. .. , i. do more to help people on the ground in calais. , ,, ., do more to help people on the ground in calais. , i. ., , in calais. i can see you have spoken to families- — in calais. i can see you have spoken to families. is _ in calais. i can see you have spoken to families. is there _ in calais. i can see you have spoken to families. is there a _ in calais. i can see you have spoken to families. is there a growing i to families. is there a growing sense of frustration among them that they cannot apply for their visa in a more straightforward way? what is the mood amongst those people? i would say it is frustration bordering on desperation and in some cases, it is spilling over into frustration and anger, to be honest. you have to understand these are people who have hardly slept for days. they have been walking. the family who we featured earlier, he had driven 2000 miles to get to the

polish border to bring his wife and children back. he was in the uk at the time. that is a 17—year—old girl, six—year—old boy and mother, they had walked 30 miles across ukraine in the freezing cold to escape the war. after all of that, to find themselves in calais and unable to make that last little hop across to the uk, well you can imagine how desperate people are feeling. imagine how desperate people are feelint. ., ., imagine how desperate people are feelint. ., ,, i. , imagine how desperate people are feelint. ., ., ,, , . feeling. thank you very much indeed. the latest picture _ feeling. thank you very much indeed. the latest picture we _ feeling. thank you very much indeed. the latest picture we are _ feeling. thank you very much indeed. the latest picture we are seeing i feeling. thank you very much indeed. the latest picture we are seeing in i the latest picture we are seeing in calais, 600 people from ukraine made thejourney calais, 600 people from ukraine made the journey mark described, waiting for help. many more thousands are making their way out to various countries trying to get across europe and some of them coming from kyiv, where james waterhouses. we have heard about the extreme

temperatures people making that journey are facing. and we have president zelensky making it clear he will be staying in kyiv and will continue to fight the russians. fiend continue to fight the russians. and it continues — continue to fight the russians. and it continues to _ continue to fight the russians. fific it continues to go down very well. he is posting video in selfie mode walking through the presidential palace claiming he is going nowhere, standing his ground. this is a confident tone struck by his government as well as military chiefs, who claim they are repelling russian attacks, they claim to have taken the life of a russian general in kharkiv in the east, claims that are difficult to verify, but in times of war both sides try to present themselves in a confident way. they say cities finding themselves under siege are holding their ground, where russian troops are trying to move in, they are met with stiff resistance, they claim.

but we are seeing russia are resorting to traditional military methods, circling cities, effectively putting them under siege, putting the squeeze on, and bombarding them in the hope they will capitulate, rollover. this is why the issue of the humanitarian crisis is becoming more urgent, the way in which to get people out of the fighting, to escape the fighting, to safety. both sides do not seem to be able to strike an agreement on that front.- agreement on that front. some breakint agreement on that front. some breaking news _ agreement on that front. some breaking news this _ agreement on that front. some breaking news this morning. i agreement on that front. some | breaking news this morning. we received this, there is a humanitarian corridor in the ukrainian city of sumy due to open today. the deputy prime minister is saying civilians will start leaving in buses at eight o'clock our time in buses at eight o'clock our time in the uk. i know from what you are saying, it is essential in these besieged cities there are roots out for people who want to leave. that

seems to be good news for sumy, but these routes depend on trust and there is very little of that around. barely any. ceasefires at the best of times are fragile. they are used in war, it requires a truce from both sides to stop the strongest acts of aggression towards each other. in this invasion, they are almost impossible. this is the fourth day where these humanitarian corridors have been attempted. sumy has gone through more heavy shelling with ten killed yesterday, the authorities saying many of them children. we see residential areas there turned to rubble. and as the un is reiterating, it is fundamental for people to be allowed to escape fighting in the direction they choose but every time the temporary ceasefires have been set up, they are meant to last a day. we have

either had both sides accusing each other of starting fighting again with shells raining down on cities. people have been caught in crossfire and fighting has broken out a long planned routes and vehicles destroyed. they are not materialising in the way they would hope. yesterday russia presented itself as the liberator, how it justifies the invasion, saying we will set up our own roots and it transpired those roots, many of them would take people out of ukraine into belarus, russia's ally, or into russia. for ukrainians, they have spent years either resisting the control of moscow or trying to escape the violence, trying to take families to safety. the idea of moving towards that enemy is one people cannot swallow.— moving towards that enemy is one people cannot swallow. thank you. we will brint people cannot swallow. thank you. we will bring you — people cannot swallow. thank you. we will bring you the _ people cannot swallow. thank you. we will bring you the latest _ people cannot swallow. thank you. we will bring you the latest on _ people cannot swallow. thank you. we will bring you the latest on the - will bring you the latest on the humanitarian corridors. apparently, there are plans for one to open up

from the city of sumy where there is heavy shelling. ukrainian deputy prime minister says the plan is for civilians to leave on buses at eight o'clock our time. we are two hours behind the time in kyiv at the moment. that was james waterhouse in the ukrainian capital. adam fleming is in westminster. we know the ukrainian president will be addressing the house of commons via video link later. i think we have a goodidea video link later. i think we have a good idea what he is going to say. it will happen at 5pm and be unprecedented, never before have mps sat in the commons and been addressed by video link by a world leader, never mind a leader in a bunker in a capital city where he is fighting for the survival of his country. screens were installed overnight and mps will be giving a

headset so they can listen to translation as he speaks. i imagine president zelensky will have warm words for the uk which was at the forefront of warnings about the potential invasion and the diplomatic efforts to delay it. they have supplied military equipment to the ukrainian regime and boris johnson has been on the phone to president zelensky almost daily since this started. however, mps might be in for a haranguing, because the ukrainian president wants there to be a no—fly zone introduced so you would have nato aircraft intercepting russian aircraft intercepting russian aircraft to prevent them flying in the skies over ukraine. but british politicians and all other nato politicians and all other nato politicians are opposed to that idea because that raises the prospect of nato aircraft having to shoot down russian aircraft which would mean nato was effectively at war with russia. i wonder if he will have words about the strength of

sanctions the uk has imposed on russian interest so far and also maybe the lack of attention and restrictions placed on russian money coming into the uk beforehand. that is happening at 5pm. what happened in parliament yesterday was the economic crime bill was passed through the house of commons stages quickly which will allow more transparency about foreign ownership of property in the uk but the government got a lot of criticism it is not going far enough. what people are looking at the next few days is about energy. the prime minister hinted yesterday he will have a plan unveiled to help the country cope with record high energy prices as a result of the crisis. what can the uk do so they are less exposed to high prices and how can the uk contribute to the global effort to use less russian oil and gas? adam,

thank ou. the exodus from ukraine is the fastest—growing refugee crisis in europe since the second world war, according to the un. so far more than a million people have crossed the border into poland, where the aid effort is largely operated by volunteers. we're joined now by nancy dent from the international rescue committee who have been handing out blankets and clothing to people arriving into poland. give us an idea of what sort of things you are seeing and stories you are hearing.— you are hearing. thank you for havint you are hearing. thank you for having me- — you are hearing. thank you for having me- i— you are hearing. thank you for having me. i have _ you are hearing. thank you for having me. i have spent i you are hearing. thank you for having me. i have spent the i you are hearing. thank you for. having me. i have spent the past days at different border points in poland and each reception centre is set up differently with some arriving on foot, bringing suitcases, dogs, pushchairs, and arriving at a centre that is volunteer led where they have a meal, have time to charge their phones and rest before moving on further into poland and collected by family and friends. in other places there are beds to sleep where people

might spend longer and then they are taken to different parts of poland by buses if they do not have friends or family collecting them. people arrive traumatise. one woman i spoke to was in bits because she left the family dog behind with her husband and they are extremely cold. it is snowing as people arrive on foot, spending hours to queue at the border to find safety. has spending hours to queue at the border to find safety.— spending hours to queue at the border to find safety. as well as t int to border to find safety. as well as trying to flee — border to find safety. as well as trying to flee a _ border to find safety. as well as trying to flee a war— border to find safety. as well as trying to flee a war zone, i border to find safety. as well as trying to flee a war zone, there | border to find safety. as well as. trying to flee a war zone, there is an issue, with traffic at the borders?— an issue, with traffic at the borders? ., ., , borders? what are people facing? we know that many _ borders? what are people facing? we know that many of _ borders? what are people facing? we know that many of the _ borders? what are people facing? we know that many of the men _ borders? what are people facing? we know that many of the men in - borders? what are people facing? we| know that many of the men in ukraine have had to stay behind to join the fight which means a lot of women and children arrive alone. many people arrive without documents because they have left in a rush. the other week there was a girl, woman running around trying to look for her child

because she could not find her child at the crowded train station. this is an issue, trafficking is a big issue, especially when people do not arrive with documents. it means people need to be registered when they arrive and children might need a wristband to ensure they can be reunited with mothers if they get separated at stations, and protection issues are a concern. its, protection issues are a concern. a lot of people have different issues with some trying to stay in poland, some moving on to other countries. speaking to people making that journey, there are concerns about when and if they will be able to go back to ukraine and family they have left behind. 50 back to ukraine and family they have left behind. ., , _, . , left behind. so many concerns. another lady — left behind. so many concerns. another lady i _ left behind. so many concerns. another lady i spoke _ left behind. so many concerns. another lady i spoke to, - left behind. so many concerns. another lady i spoke to, she i left behind. so many concerns. i another lady i spoke to, she was hopeful, almost convinced she would stay in poland a few weeks. every time i speak to someone, the minute they talk about their family back

home, their homeland, they talk with pride and resilience and it is amazing because they suddenly change from being sad and upset they are in this cold place in poland, and talk with fire about their home town. it with fire about their home town. it is amazing. really good to talk to you, thank you. i know you have a taxing job at the moment. please continue the good work. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. a beautiful start to the day, cold and frosty as well. this picture taken in cardiff earlier. under clear skies, temperatures have fallen below freezing across many areas. we will see a change today as a weather front comes in from the west. it will be windy wherever you are. this sunshine will prevail across many areas. certainly across scotland, not quite as cold as yesterday and a

lot of sunshine, but windy. northern ireland, more cloud and the odd shower. not as cold. the cloud extends into parts of wales and cornwall and devon. the rest of england and wales will have a sunny day for the most part. cloud builds in west. it will bring rain and gusty winds. to gale force in the north and west and through the irish sea. tonight the weather front drifts east. more cloud, windy, so we should not have issues with frost. the next weather front introduces more rain. these are the overnight low temperatures. plenty more coming up. time to get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle.

an investigation's begun into the cause of a fire in a tower block in east london. 60 people were evacuated from the 21—storey building near aldgate east tube station yesterday. the fire broke out in a flat on the 17th floor and affected the two floors above. one person had to be rescued and another was taken to hospital. tower hamlets council says it's supporting people affected. the rapper dizzee rascal has been found guilty of assaulting his former fiancee. wimbledon magistrates' court heard how he attacked cassandra jones during a row injune last year. the artist, whose real name is dylan mills, denied the charge against him. he'll be sentenced next month. an organisation supporting children with long covid says the number of families asking for help is going up. it's estimated 116,000 children in the uk suffer from the condition where the effects of coronavirus carry on for weeks or months. charity �*long covid kids' is now

trying to raise awareness. we saw new symptoms coming through even two years later from the first wave children. and i think that's what's really concerning about this condition. we just don't know. we don't know what the long—term situation is going to be. a medieval pendant discovered in a muddy field is up for auction later. the 12th century cross is going under the hammer as part of �*the golden age of metal detecting' sale in central london. a rare leopard coin and saxon shilling are also being sold. it's thought the items could make around £150,000. travel now and this is how tfl services are looking right now. there's no service on the northern line between moorgate and kennington due to long term upgrade works. a good service on all other lines. onto the weather now with nazaneen jaffa.

hello, good morning. it's a bright but chilly start out there this morning. it is however going to feel milder into this afternoon than it was yesterday. why is that? well, high pressure over the last 24—hours has nudged its way further eastwards from the uk, and we have got more of an atlantic influence coming in from the west. that has changed our wind direction to more of a southerly mild air flow. to begin with this morning, it is quite a chilly start to the day, it is fine and dry for many areas though. into this afternoon, i think we will see some good spells of sunshine and we will continue mostly dry but cloud amounts look likely to increase from the west later. that may turn the sunshine a little hazy, maybe the odd spot of rain across parts of the west. as i mentioned, the wind is coming from a southerly direction so a milder airflow so it is going to be a windy day. but temperatures will be slightly higher than they were yesterday. tonight we continue with cloud amounts continuing from the west, i think there will be some clear spells though and it will be a mainly dry night. spells though and it there may be rather breezy conditions with the odd spot of rain. and then taking a look

into the outlook, we continue with the rather windy theme and it also stays mild with a bit of wet weather into the weekend. that's it for now. i'll have another round up in an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. let's get up to date with everything that has been happening overnight in ukraine. james reynolds is here to run through the details. that stand back and give you a sense of where things are —— let stand back a bit and give you a sense of where we are.— back a bit and give you a sense of where we are. let's start with sumy, aerial attacks — where we are. let's start with sumy, aerial attacks with _ where we are. let's start with sumy, aerial attacks with children _

where we are. let's start with sumy, aerial attacks with children among i aerial attacks with children among the victims. reuters has been citing the victims. reuters has been citing the ukraine deputy prime minister that a humanitarian corridor is going to open in sumy and private vehicles are going to follow the convoy. where are they going to go? the ukrainians of sumy will say, we do not want to go to russia. that is not safe, that is the invading country. they will want to head west towards poland which is an extremely long drive if they can make it. when we look at the war and the pieces of red that russia has taken, they are not taking ground particularly quickly. it has found itself a powerful tactic, though, long—range missile and rocket attacks which are so dirty stating to the civilian population. —— so devastating to the civilian population. russian forces

are 16 miles out of the city of kyiv. president zelensky has proved he is still at work, starting at the window, walking to the presidential desk, a way of showing he is at his desk. he is still at work. translation:— desk. he is still at work. translation: �* , translation: i'm staying here, in k iv, not translation: i'm staying here, in kyiv. not hiding _ translation: i'm staying here, in kyiv, not hiding and _ translation: i'm staying here, in kyiv, not hiding and i'm _ translation: i'm staying here, in kyiv, not hiding and i'm not - translation: i'm staying here, in kyiv, not hiding and i'm not afraid. kyiv, not hiding and i'm not afraid of anyone. as long as needed to win this war, our national war. . irate this war, our national war. . we will see more _ this war, our nationalwar. . we will see more president zelensky when he addresses the uk parliament later today. when he addresses the uk parliament latertoday. let's when he addresses the uk parliament later today. let's talk about energy, the president wants the wettest cut—off russia's sources of funding, the russia that —— wants the west to cut off russia's sources of funding. the money they get for

their energy fund the war. eu gets 30% of its oil and 40% of its gas for from 30% of its oil and 40% of its gas forfrom russia, but it 30% of its oil and 40% of its gas for from russia, but it has 30% of its oil and 40% of its gas forfrom russia, but it has no 30% of its oil and 40% of its gas for from russia, but it has no easy substitute if russian supplies are disrupted. the uk says that switching from russia cannotjust happen. —— switching off the energy from russia cannotjust happen. a final note on the weather, it is cold and snowy and it could get worse, it will make it cold and bitter from the worse, it will make it cold and bitterfrom the middle worse, it will make it cold and bitter from the middle of the week. thank you for you for all that, lots to talk about. we're joined now from westminster by defence secretary ben wallace. we were just hearing from our colleagues there about the situation for the people currently in ukraine, it is looking desperate from the pictures we are seeing out of ukraine over the last few days, what

is the latest intelligence that you have been getting on the ground? first of all, russia has still been making advances, it is day 13, —— it has not been making advances, that northern column is not advancing. russian casualty rates are continuing. what we have seen is, yes, a number of the cities have been effectively encircled, but when russian forces try to enter, they are repelled or they only managed to take a small part of the city, suffering very large casualties. russia is not getting its way at all, despite its overwhelming forces. it is getting more desperate which is why we see huge amounts of shelling, you see the shelling in civilian areas which is outrageous and the united kingdom would call on putin to cease immediately. we have

seen the russians double down on cruelty, that is what i warned last week, the russians will get more desperate and do more and horrendous things but the ukrainian people are united to fight against this. it united to fight against this. it looks as though russians are deliberately targeting civilian locations like schools and hospitals and the pictures coming out are terrible. does it feel like the uk could and should be doing more, to you? irate could and should be doing more, to ou? ~ ., , could and should be doing more, to ou? . ., , _, ., you? we have been continuing and increasint you? we have been continuing and increasing our— you? we have been continuing and increasing our lethal— you? we have been continuing and increasing our lethal and _ you? we have been continuing and| increasing our lethal and non-lethal increasing our lethal and non—lethal aid, i will announce details tomorrow in parliament. we are helping organise the delivery of all sorts of aid through nato and may need to other european countries and bilaterals, we are here to help, we are in poland and other countries to help them do that. the prime minister hosted the dutch and canadian prime ministers yesterday

to talk about humanitarian support ukraine. britain was the first european country even before the invasion to support the ukrainians invasion to support the ukrainians in military capability. it's also about humanitarian aid and help and i know the prime minister pledged to more money. the international community is almost completely united against that and that is good news, we can deal with a range of issues and also play to the strengths, some countries will be more keen to do lethal aid than others, and other countries will be more interested in more humanitarian support. that's important that when you have 30 or 40 countries united, they all lean in and help and that is a very powerful message to send to the kremlin and the people of ukraine. he to the kremlin and the people of ukraine. ., ., ., ukraine. he mentioned poland, we have heard — ukraine. he mentioned poland, we have heard that _ ukraine. he mentioned poland, we have heard that poland _ ukraine. he mentioned poland, we have heard that poland will - ukraine. he mentioned poland, we have heard that poland will supply| have heard that poland will supply jets to ukraine, is that something the uk government would do, would support? i the uk government would do, would su- tort? �* support? i can't confirm whether that is the _ support? i can't confirm whether that is the case, _ support? i can't confirm whether that is the case, there _ support? i can't confirm whether that is the case, there is - support? i can't confirm whether that is the case, there is the i that is the case, there is the debate going on as to whether poland could or could not. the united

kingdom could not supplyjets directly to ukraine, we do not have the same type of fighterjets. there are three countries in europe who possess the same type, and our view would be that it is for poland on a bilateral basis to decide whether to support ukraine, we will support poland whatever choices she makes as a country. we are able to help our oldest allies, we are able to help them with a whole range of protection measures. at a big responsibility for the prime minister and president of poland to make that decision because russia could retaliate. it has to be their decision. we will stand by them whatever decision that is, but what is key here is that the ukrainians are still receiving significant amounts of supplies to defend themselves and using them extremely well to decimate the russian military advance and stop it in its tracks. its. military advance and stop it in its tracks. �* , ., military advance and stop it in its tracks. . , ., ., ., ., , tracks. a short time ago on this programme _ tracks. a short time ago on this programme we _ tracks. a short time ago on this programme we heard _ tracks. a short time ago on this programme we heard from i tracks. a short time ago on this programme we heard from the | programme we heard from the

ukrainian politician kira rudik. i ukrainian politician kira rudik. i cant march with my kalashnikovs and my unit _ cant march with my kalashnikovs and my unit can— cant march with my kalashnikovs and my unit can march forward and try to destroy— my unit can march forward and try to destroy as _ my unit can march forward and try to destroy as many russian soldiers as possible _ destroy as many russian soldiers as possible but we cannot do anything if we can— possible but we cannot do anything if we can have a missile going on our home — if we can have a missile going on our home from the air. this is why we need _ our home from the air. this is why we need support and this is why the president— we need support and this is why the president will be asking for one specific— president will be asking for one specific thing, please close this luy specific thing, please close this guy over— specific thing, please close this guy over ukraine, please help us protect— guy over ukraine, please help us protect ourselves so we can fight back putin — protect ourselves so we can fight back putin as hard as we do right now _ back putin as hard as we do right now. ., , ., " back putin as hard as we do right now. ., , ., ~ ~ ., ., now. that is kira rudik, ukrainian tolitician, now. that is kira rudik, ukrainian politician, and _ now. that is kira rudik, ukrainian politician, and i _ now. that is kira rudik, ukrainian politician, and i know _ now. that is kira rudik, ukrainian politician, and i know on - now. that is kira rudik, ukrainian politician, and i know on this i politician, and i know on this programme you have explained more than once the policy behind your thoughts on a no—fly zone, over ukraine, and why that is not something that the uk government would agree to currently. but listening to what she says, when we hear president volodymyr zelensky took the parliament, you must understand that is what he is going to say, how can the uk government respond to that plea? irate

to say, how can the uk government respond to that plea?— to say, how can the uk government respond to that plea? we can lay out the facts. respond to that plea? we can lay out the facts- the _ respond to that plea? we can lay out the facts. the mp _ respond to that plea? we can lay out the facts. the mp you _ respond to that plea? we can lay out the facts. the mp you have - respond to that plea? we can lay out the facts. the mp you have just i the facts. the mp you have just quoted, she talks about russian missiles. russian missiles are not affected by no—fly zones. russia has an overwhelming stock of missiles and artillery which would not stopped by a no—fly zone. you would also be stopping ukrainian aircraft. the few weapons that ukrainians have to hit artillery at depth, and missile launchers at depth, is by air. if you have a no—fly zone, no one is flying. but forces with overwhelming artillery and missile batteries will be able to continue. that's part of the problem. unless he wants to deal with this —— unless you want to deal with this with another means which is more anti—air, there are air systems which can defeat missiles as well as aircraft and drones and some of those have already been supplied to the ukrainians, the stinger missile can bring down a range of weapons systems, we will look at whether

there are any other weapon systems that can do that, but as she said in her own description, it is the missiles in the artillery which is causing this mass description which would not be helped by a no—fly zone. —— this mass destruction. the ukrainians quite rightly want someone to remove russian aircraft from the equation and allow them to keep flying and that is a legitimate ask. we can do that in a different way, we think, providing anti—air capability to the ukrainians. there must be over 1000 stinger missiles provided by people like germany and holland and the united states and some of the baltic states. that's another way to get to that aim. 1milli another way to get to that aim. will that be part — another way to get to that aim. will that be part of your statement tomorrow? i that be part of your statement tomorrow?— that be part of your statement tomorrow? , ., ., .., tomorrow? i will set out what we can do and what — tomorrow? i will set out what we can do and what we _ tomorrow? i will set out what we can do and what we might _ tomorrow? i will set out what we can do and what we might urge - tomorrow? i will set out what we can do and what we might urge other- do and what we might urge other nations to do. there is another issue which is the other reason i explain. i got an e—mailfrom a ten—year—old girl the other day into my account saying how frightened she was of nuclear war. i think we have

to be realistic. i have a difficult balance to take which is triggering a wider war and detecting... mr wallace... sorry _ a wider war and detecting... mr wallace... sorry to _ a wider war and detecting... mr wallace... sorry to interrupt. a wider war and detecting... mr. wallace... sorry to interrupt you, but i want — wallace... sorry to interrupt you, but i want to. _ wallace. .. sorry to interrupt you, but i want to. i _ wallace... sorry to interrupt you, but i want to. i want _ wallace... sorry to interrupt you, but i want to. i want to _ wallace... sorry to interrupt you, but i want to. i want to move - wallace... sorry to interrupt you, but i want to. i want to move on | wallace... sorry to interrupt you, | but i want to. i want to move on to the refugee — but i want to. i want to move on to the refugee crisis _ but i want to. i want to move on to the refugee crisis which _ but i want to. i want to move on to the refugee crisis which is - the refugee crisis which is unfolding before our eyes every morning on the news, terrible pictures, i want to quote the sea. poland has now accepted more than1 million refugees moldova has had 10% of its population, 80,000. thousands have entered germany, in comparison how did the 300 of these is that the uk are issuing equates to what the prime minister calling a very generous approach to those refugees? let's do two things. first of all, we have said we will accept 200,000 refugees under the family scheme and under the humanitarian scheme it is uncapped. so the amount that britain

is willing to take is huge and is very generous. the question that you are rightly getting to is the question about the processing of those people, and then could it be faster? the home secretary, who has another difficult responsibility which is balancing the security of the uk with letting people in, has said, and i support her in this, that they want to establish the identity of the people. that can be done quickly, we did it very quickly in afghanistan and the mod lent into support the home office in increasing processing and i would happily do that again. it is right that we check it but we could do more to make that processing much quicker. there are currently 17,000 people who have started the process and we will absolutely do more to make it quicker. the first thing we should remember is getting those people to a safe country, so the neighbouring countries that you have just listed, poland and moldova for example, of course they are the first people to receive advances people are there they are safe, that's the good news. the second

thing is, can we do more to speed up the processing of visas? they can. we'll be doing it, absolutely, the home secretary is determined to speed it up and we will give her all the support we need to make sure that happens. this the support we need to make sure that happen— that happens. this morning, there are hundreds _ that happens. this morning, there are hundreds of _ that happens. this morning, there are hundreds of people _ that happens. this morning, there are hundreds of people in - that happens. this morning, there are hundreds of people in calais i are hundreds of people in calais waiting to get to their next destination which they would like to be this country. they are being told after travelling thousands of miles, some of them are very young children, the only way to get to the visas is to get to paris or brussels, but there are no appointments until the 17th of march in brussels, what are those people going to do today?— going to do today? that's what we are auoin going to do today? that's what we are going to _ going to do today? that's what we are going to examine _ going to do today? that's what we are going to examine today, - going to do today? that's what we are going to examine today, we i going to do today? that's what we i are going to examine today, we need to do more. the home secretary has got a pop—up visa processing centre with a town closer to ukraine and we can do more with that and i will do everything to support those quick

processing. that's the right thing to do we have done it before in other situations. certainly the mod will stand ready to support her in delivering visa processing wherever they have to be. you are perfectly right, it is difficult for those people, and why wouldn't it be, to go all the way back to paris. we need to upscale it, the home secretary has doubled or trebled in some cases people in different processing centres. we can and we will do more. but processing centres. we can and we will do more-— will do more. but it is embarrassing, - will do more. but it is embarrassing, isn't i will do more. but it is| embarrassing, isn't it? will do more. but it is - embarrassing, isn't it? at this will do more. but it is _ embarrassing, isn't it? at this the uk government it looks like is putting bureaucracy before compassion in the midst of a crisis. the government's compassion is huge, 200,000 people under the family scheme, uncapped under the other scheme, uncapped under the other scheme, the number is huge, i don't think anyone can say that is not. not compared to poland. xyour think anyone can say that is not. not compared to poland. your issue is about security, _ not compared to poland. your issue is about security, -- _ not compared to poland. your issue is about security, -- about - not compared to poland. your issue is about security, -- about speed, l is about security, —— about speed, but we need to check security. as

for the security media, i know how important that is. —— as former security minister, i know how important that is. but hundreds of thousands of people will be allowed in, it is not the case that we are only allowing 300 people in, the system is not quick enough and we will address that.— will address that. when will that ha--en? will address that. when will that happen? the — will address that. when will that happen? the home _ will address that. when will that happen? the home secretary i will address that. when will that l happen? the home secretary will discuss it and _ happen? the home secretary will discuss it and she _ happen? the home secretary will discuss it and she is _ happen? the home secretary will discuss it and she is already - discuss it and she is already starting to put more assets in. i'm not in control of the exact timetable, iam busy not in control of the exact timetable, i am busy running the defence portfolio but we will make sure it happens as soon as possible. we know president zelensky is due to address parliament this afternoon at 5pm, i'm sure that will be a moment and there will be lots of people there ready to hear what he has to say. how uncomfortable will it be when he asks for more help? it say. how uncomfortable will it be when he asks for more help? it will not be uncomfortable _ when he asks for more help? it will not be uncomfortable at _ when he asks for more help? it will not be uncomfortable at all, - when he asks for more help? it will not be uncomfortable at all, the . not be uncomfortable at all, the united kingdom was supplying legal aid and aid all the way back for years, we started building his armed forces capacity in 2015. we were the first country in europe to provide

legal aid back injanuary before the invasion, myself, the prime minister and united states spend lots of time trying to convince other members of europe that this would happen, the united kingdom is at the forefront of military aid, humanitarian aid, we are in poland helping coordinate delivery of that aid. i don't think britain has anything to be embarrassed about at all. i think britain has led on this issue. only yesterday the prime minister had the prime minister of canada and holland to see what more we can do on a planetary in front. britain should be proud of what it has done. but we need to continue to do it. —— what more we can do on humanitarian front. we should not buckle and we should not worry, president putin has made a decision and he has to live with it forever and we have to help the ukrainian stand strong and they are, they are the most amazing people, i have been able to meet the ukrainian president, he is young and

modern and his values are what the russian president hates and we are determined to not let those values be snuffed out.— determined to not let those values be snuffed out. ., ~ , ., , . be snuffed out. thank you very much, ben be snuffed out. thank you very much, iten wallace- — here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. very chilly in parts of the uk. indeed, a widespread frost in many areas, so wrap up warmly. it will turn milderfrom areas, so wrap up warmly. it will turn milder from tomorrow because the wind is changing direction and for the rest of the week it is often going to be rather windy. we will have wayne at times in the west —— arena times in the west, this is the heaviest rain in western areas. some part of the south—east will see very little depending on where you are. today, the high pressure that has been dominating the weather is pushing over towards the east. we have got a clutch of fronts coming in from the west and the isobars tell you it is going to be windy,

especially across the north and west. after a frosty start, a sunny start to many parts. cloudy northern ireland head of the weather front coming in introducing liquor cloud and some rain. the black circles represent the casts at apm, but it could be higher than that across the north and west. the northern isles could have gusts as much as 65 miles an hour. the same for the western isles, possibly a bit higher than that. that will have an effect on the temperatures, seven to 12 degrees. this evening and overnight, the weather front continues to drift eastwards. there will be a lot of cloud around, it is still going to be windy so we are not anticipating anyissues be windy so we are not anticipating any issues with frost. then the next weather front comes in from the west, the overnight lows five to 7 degrees. as we head through tomorrow, we say goodbye to overnight fronts, then we have more weather fronts coming in from the

rest. as we can see from the isobars, it will be windy. the wind isobars, it will be windy. the wind is significantly changing direction, telling in all of this milder air, as represented by the yellow. you notice the blue coming in from the north—west. wednesday is starting once again with some sunshine, variable cloud, there is heavy and persistent rain moving towards the east. gales is in the north and west and through the irish sea and areas adjacent to it. the wind across scotland and northern ireland will ease through a day before picking up later on. with the cold air cutting in behind, on the health hills of scotland and northern ireland, a few wintry showers. average temperatures at this stage of march is eight to 10 degrees, so it is higher than that at the moment. thank you very much. let's talk to

john about the qualifiers for the world cup. ukraine is in the sports news is they have been in the main news. they are due to play scotland in a couple of weeks, ukraine requesting if the match can be postponed head of the world cup which is being staged a lot later this year in november. so there is time to reschedule the fixture. the two were due to face each other on march 24th, just over two weeks' time. but fifa have agreed to that request to postpone the fixture amid the ongoing conflict. 15 players in ukraine's last squad came from teams competing in the country's domestic league, which has been stopped for at least a month following russia's invasion. the scottish fa offered their support to ukraine as talks between the nations and fifa took place over moving the match which is now likely to be staged injune along with the play off final. the winner of ukraine or scotland will face either wales or austria for a place at the world cup. in another significant step,

fifa have announced foreign players competing in russia can suspend their contracts and temporarily leave the country. the announcement will affect players like former chelsea midfielder victor moses, who plays for spartak moscow. some have argued it doesn't go far enough and that players should be able to terminate their contracts completely. russian football clubs and national teams were suspended last week from all competitions "until further notice" by fifa and uefa. this weekend, state broadcasters in china blocked premier league matches from being shown. because of the show of solidarity by top—flight clubs in support of ukraine, last night the tottenham hotspur stadium was [it up in gold and blue. ahead of their game with everton, harry kane scored twice in a 5—0 win moving above thierry henry in the all—time list of premier league goalscorers. he's now one short of frank lampard who watched his side slip closer towards relegation.

they've been in the top flight longer than liverpool or manchester united. you can't wave the magic wand that solves everything instantly. small uplift all the time. and that then breeds confidence. we haven't quite got there yet. i'm not thinking on this challenge is bigger than what i thought as i came in, i knew it was a big challenge. challenge is what football is about. everyjob is a challenge in its own relative way. and the one in front of us is very clear to see. and alex zverev is going to need to keep his behaviour in check. he's been found guilty of a major offence after taking out his frustration over a line call on an umpire's chair at the mexico open last month. he'll face an eight—week ban if he's fined again for any unsportsmanlike behaviour, verbal or physical abuse at any point in the next 12 months. he is due to play at indian wells which gets under way. it’s

he is due to play at indian wells which gets under way. it's amazing he hasn't been _ which gets under way. it's amazing he hasn't been banned, _ which gets under way. it's amazingi he hasn't been banned, suspended ban... ., ., ~ ., ~' he hasn't been banned, suspended ban... ., ., ~ ., ~ ., ban... you would like to think that would be easy _ ban... you would like to think that would be easy to _ ban... you would like to think that would be easy to do, _ ban... you would like to think that would be easy to do, not - ban... you would like to think that | would be easy to do, not repeating that kind of outburst. it’s would be easy to do, not repeating that kind of outburst.— that kind of outburst. it's 'ust not neeesseny ue * that kind of outburst. it's 'ust not necessary. he was t that kind of outburst. it's 'ust not necessary. he was very _ that kind of outburst. it'sjust not necessary. he was very lucky - that kind of outburst. it'sjust not necessary. he was very lucky he l necessary. he was very lucky he didn't hit the — necessary. he was very lucky he didn't hit the umpire. _ necessary. he was very lucky he didn't hit the umpire. the - necessary. he was very lucky he i didn't hit the umpire. the severity of the ban would have been much worse. ., ~' of the ban would have been much worse. ., ~ i. of the ban would have been much worse. ., ~ ,, g ., calls for action to ensure the safety of women in public have grown over the past year. now the chair of the women and equalities select committee has told the bbc she wants new legislation and clearer signals from the prime minister that he takes these issues seriously. it comes as a yougov survey for the bbc suggests the majority of women feel unsafe walking alone at night and many have personally experienced public sexual harassment. luxmy gopal has been hearing the stories of women from across the uk. a man asked me for my phone number, then punched me when i said no. i have been followed and threatened. he continued to- follow me by my side. a man walked up to me and told me he had been following me.

i was grabbed and groped at a bus stop. i was groped at a festival concert. when i reported it, the manager of the bus company was rude and dismissive, telling me the driver which is trying to be friendly. the driver is still driving the bus. my screams for help were ignored. two men approached me on the tube and made sexual comments, - and became aggressive. women from across the country have shared with us their experiences of being sexually harassed in public. four of them, including roxanne, who was groped, and apriljoy, who was flashed at while jogging, decided to sit down with us to discuss the impact of public sexual harassment on women's lives. thinking back to your experiences, can you remember how you felt at the time? cold, just still cold. didn't have a clue what to do. your feelings were that you felt cold and numb. my feelings were that i felt absolute terror.

i felt, this is it, this is what i have watched in all those horrible movies. a man followed me down, | it must have been like four different streets, and at at one - point i was like pretty much running so that i could get out of eyeline of him and check and see - if he was still behind me. and every time, he was. and ijust remember that i was so scared. and the impact of it as well so in that moment you feel that terror, and then you tell your mum, your sister, your auntie, yourfriend, and then they tell their friends and family. it's the ripple effect of the impact is really felt, isn't it? a survey for the bbc suggests a1% of women had experienced unwanted attention or sexual harassment at night. most of them, 85%, didn't report it to the police. and 59% of all women surveyed said they would not be confident police would take a report of harassment seriously. has it been something where you felt you've been able to report it to police?

not mine, no. it'sjust, like we've been talking about, it'sjust so normalised in our lives. it's as if i don't even recognise it. it's like, all right, ok, and then carry on with my day. i remember really inappropriate comments when i was taking my kids to school, and i had my three boys standing around me. so it's not one type, it's not a single girl walking home from a night out in a short skirt, it's not that at all. among those calling for more legislation to protect women in public is the chair of the women and equalities committee. i want to see public sexual harassment as a specific crime because it will give women the confidence to report and sends a very clear message to perpetrators that this is criminal. we want to see that today's flasher doesn't become tomorrow's rapist. the home office says that tackling violence against women and girls remains one of the government's top priorities, and that it's launched a new national campaign. it also said it's looking at where there may be gaps

in existing laws on public sexual harassment and of how a specific offence could address those. but legislation is only part of the solution. these women, like many, feel all of society must get around the table. since we have had the murder of sarah everard and sabina nessa, and then more recently, aisling murphy, engaging in these conversations with men has been so different. and i've had men sit and reflect on conversations that they've had with me and been like, does that make me part of the problem? and it's like, well, yeah. one thing that it has changed for me is the conversation i have with my boys. i have three boys, and i believe it has to start from the cradle. the survey suggests men are far less likely to have experienced public sexual harassment than women and that more than half of men take steps to make women feel safer in public, such as keeping their distance. broader behavioural changes the focus of gender equality

workshops whichjohn has attended and nathanial runs. it is important to talk to people about this stuff early because i think once people are adults, they've been adults for a while, they feel a bit entrenched in those views and those behaviours. over the last nine to 12 months, post sarah everard, it's been very much about thinking of myself as an upstander rather than as a bystander. so if i see something that i think is wrong, or i hear my friend say something that i think is wrong, i want to do something about it rather than just stand and watch it. there are many more women with stories like these and a hope that a spotlight on the issue could finally result in meaningful change. luxmy gopal, bbc news. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and advice

at bbc.co.uk/actionline. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. our headlines today. russia continues to bomb ukrainian towns and cities but president zelensky vows

to fight on. translation: i'm staying here| in kyiv, on bankova, not hiding. and i am not afraid of anyone, as long as needed to win this war, our national war. the humanitarian crisis deepens. almost 2 million people have fled ukraine but the row over how many the uk will take continues. the defence secretary admits to breakfast that the government has to do more to help refugees. mps prepare to hear a live address from the ukrainian president this afternoon. and as pressure on energy prices continues, businesses are feeling the heat. in the west midlands, they make big pieces of steel. as prices go up, they cannot bring down energy use. waiting on a world cup spot — scotland's play—off match with ukraine is postponed their ukraine's request to move

the match amid the ongoing conflict with russia. it isa it is a cold and frosty start. also sunny. through the day, cloud and rain moves in from the west and wherever you are, it will be windy. all the details throughout the programme. it's tuesday, 8th march. ukraine's deputy prime minister says civilians in the eastern city of sumy are expected to start leaving through a humanitarian corridor which has been agreed with russia. the first convoy of buses could be ready to leave shortly, followed by residents in personal vehicles. they will travel south towards the city of poltava. the agreed ceasefire is expected to last for 12 hours. meanwhile, president volodymyr zelensky has vowed to fight on for as long as it takes, and will address mps in parliament later today. james reynolds has the latest. explosions. ukraine's emergency services have

posted these pictures of oil depots in the north—western city of zhytomyr, reported to have been hit in overnight air strikes. the footage has not been independently verified. the russian military continues to bombard ukrainian towns and cities. many ukrainians are forced to flee, others remain. to prove that he's still at work in kyiv, president zelensky filmed himself walking from his office window to his desk. translation: i am staying here, | in kyiv, on bankova, not hiding, | and i'm not afraid of anyone, as long as needed to win this war, our national war. ukraine claims that its forces have killed a russian major general, vitaly gerasimov, near the second ukrainian city of kharkiv,

which is being shelled by invading forces. russia has not confirmed the claim. more than 1.7 million ukrainians have now fled their country, many to neighbouring poland. this has become the fastest—growing refugee crisis in europe since the second world war. to remember seeing anything like this, you would have to be over 80 years old. there will be more direct talks between ukraine and russia. russia has offered its own escape routes for civilians. but russia's routes would take ukrainians either to russia itself, or its ally belarus, or it would leave them in the middle of the war. it's something that ukrainians cannot accept. it is a point that president zelensky will make in an address to the uk parliament later this afternoon. he is also expected to repeat his call for a no—fly zone above ukraine.

and the uk government has announced further aid, but it has been strongly criticised for taking in only small numbers of ukrainian refugees. attention is also turning to energy. the money that russia gets from its oil and gas sales helps to fund its invasion of ukraine. so, across the west, there is now increasing discussion of a possible energy embargo. and western companies continue their retreat from russia. ibm is the latest company to leave. james reynolds, bbc news. we're joined now by our kyiv correspondent james waterhouse. let's start with the humanitarian corridors. we have been talking about them a few days. we understand there will be one out of the city of sumy, a city heavily bombarded in the past 24—hour is. that sumy, a city heavily bombarded in the past 24-hour is.— the past 24-hour is. that is right. we have seen _

the past 24-hour is. that is right. we have seen reports _ the past 24-hour is. that is right. we have seen reports of- the past 24-hour is. that is right. we have seen reports of ten - the past 24-hour is. that is right. l we have seen reports of ten people dying there yesterday, many of those were children according to authorities. one of many cities in ukraine that finds itself under siege, undergoing heavy bombardment from russian forces as they try to gain more control along the eastern and north—eastern flank of ukraine. the ukraine government announced the latest humanitarian corridor, a temporary ceasefire from nine o'clock local time until nine o'clock local time until nine o'clock tonight. the theory is people will be allowed to leave undisturbed and move to a more central location inside ukraine, which currently isn't going through intense fighting. it sounds ok in principle. however, we have had four days of attempted temporary ceasefire is, humanitarian corridors, and they have failed. in the south—east in mariupol, there

were two macro attempts at the weekend and as soon as possible got on buses, in their cars, and moved along the route out and away from the fighting, shelling started, fighting broke out along that route and both sides accused each other of not honouring the deal. ceasefires are fragile anyway, the truce that convince both sides to stop fighting. in these times, they are especially delicate. it will be a test for people. it is a tough decision to make. do you stay—at—home, where you continue to weather shelling, stay—at—home, where you continue to weathershelling, in stay—at—home, where you continue to weather shelling, in your basement, where you think you might be saved, or do you take the risk, take your family, do you move along this route, exposing yourself, in the direction past the enemy potentially to somewhere apparently safer in a war changing so quickly at a pace people cannot keep up with? so it is a tricky decision.—

a tricky decision. everyday we have soken to a tricky decision. everyday we have spoken to you _ a tricky decision. everyday we have spoken to you and _ a tricky decision. everyday we have spoken to you and you _ a tricky decision. everyday we have spoken to you and you have - a tricky decision. everyday we have spoken to you and you have given l a tricky decision. everyday we have | spoken to you and you have given a clear indication of the situation in the capital. what are things like today on day 13 this conflict? the first half of _ today on day 13 this conflict? the first half of last _ today on day 13 this conflict? the: first half of last night we today on day 13 this conflict? tt9 first half of last night we heard explosions. not clear whether it was the city's anti—aircraft system, or russian artillery fire. there were rumblings. then it has been relatively calm since. the sunshine cutting through after a morning of light snow. it would otherwise be a beautiful morning, typical kyiv morning, crisp and clear. you can see the city but you cannot hear it, cannot feel the atmosphere and this is an example of the world away it finds itself in. there is a military vehicle down there with a mounted machine gun on the back. i have not seen that before. we often see armed volunteers moving around. when there

is calm, a lull in the fighting, people regain what normality they can, they might pop out and go to a shop, shop running out of stock. they might use their own supply lines to get what they can but the moment a siren goes again, it pushes people underground. you can feel tension mounts and people brace themselves for what might come. we have seen a russian advance on the western part of the city here but given the deepening humanitarian crisis and other cities under siege, many are worried it will soon happen here. it is not clear whether russian forces on the outskirts have the capacity yet to surround the city and do similar.— the capacity yet to surround the city and do similar. james, thank ou. chief political correspondent adam fleming joins us. the row continues over how many refugees are coming into the uk and

how quickly we are able to process them. , :, :, :, , :, them. there will be two roots for ukrainian refugees, _ them. there will be two roots for ukrainian refugees, the - them. there will be two roots for ukrainian refugees, the second l them. there will be two roots for| ukrainian refugees, the second is for people to be sponsored by individuals, groups and communities to come to the uk. that has yet to be unveiled. we are waiting for details. i'm sure michael gove will update the cabinet any minute now about how he is getting on with that scheme. the first scheme is open for ukrainian nationals who are family members of people here in the uk. the home office provided statistics about how well it is operating. in the first four days, almost 9000 applications resulted in 300 visas being granted. criticism of the government that that is too slow. on this programme the defence secretary said the mod was standing by to help the home office to speed up the system because he said it was not a

lack of generosity, openness from the uk, they were prepared to accept a lot of people but that he said the system was too slow.— system was too slow. issues about the seed system was too slow. issues about the speed of— system was too slow. issues about the speed of processing, _ system was too slow. issues about the speed of processing, i - the speed of processing, i understand that. as a former security— understand that. as a former security minister it is important to check_ security minister it is important to check whoever turns up is who they say they _ check whoever turns up is who they say they are. can we do it quicker? yes, _ say they are. can we do it quicker? yes. we _ say they are. can we do it quicker? yes. we can, — say they are. can we do it quicker? yes, we can, and we will put in more assets _ yes, we can, and we will put in more assets to— yes, we can, and we will put in more assets to do— yes, we can, and we will put in more assets to do it — yes, we can, and we will put in more assets to do it. the overall scheme will produce — assets to do it. the overall scheme will produce hundreds of thousands of ukrainians in the united kingdom which _ of ukrainians in the united kingdom which is _ of ukrainians in the united kingdom which is a _ of ukrainians in the united kingdom which is a good thing to do. it is not the — which is a good thing to do. it is not the case we are only allowing in 300. it is the case the system is not quick— 300. it is the case the system is not quick enough, which we will address — not quick enough, which we will address. :, , , ::, , :, address. there has been confusion around this — address. there has been confusion around this with _ address. there has been confusion around this with the _ address. there has been confusion around this with the home - address. there has been confusion i around this with the home secretary saying there was a surge of home office staff going to calais to process visas. and then we found out it was officials at a table handing out snacks but not visas. stand it was officials at a table handing out snacks but not visas.- it was officials at a table handing out snacks but not visas. and a real moment in — out snacks but not visas. and a real moment in the _ out snacks but not visas. and a real moment in the commons _ out snacks but not visas. and a real moment in the commons when - out snacks but not visas. and a real -

moment in the commons when president zelensky addresses mps today. unprecedented. overnight stay put in screens in the chamber so mps can watch a video address by president zelensky at 5pm. he will speak in ukrainian and they will wear translation headsets. the first time it has happened, and definitely the first time parliament has been addressed by leader as he fights for his country's survival. i imagine warm words from president zelensky because the uk were in front warning about the invasion and in front supplying aid to ukrainians to help them deter and repel the russians. but also, what he wants is a no—fly zone. so nato aircraft preventing russian aircraft being in the skies over his country. but nato leaders, borisjohnson amongst over his country. but nato leaders, boris johnson amongst them, over his country. but nato leaders, borisjohnson amongst them, are opposed, because it would lead to direct potential military conflict with russia. so i think you will be tough on britain as well.-

tough on britain as well. adam flemin: , tough on britain as well. adam fleming, thanks. _ the situation in ukraine has been described by the un as the fastest growing refugee crisis in europe since world war ii. according to the un's refugee agency, almost two million people have been displaced. as you can see, more than half have gone to poland, with slovakia, hungary, romania and moldova also taking in large numbers. our europe correspondent lucy williamson sent us this report. these are women who have stayed in ukraine through more than ten days of war. they have now decided to leave. it is a long walk from ukraine's last bus stop to this border. better to use any vehicle you can. by the time they are here, this conflict has often darkened their cities and their faces. some had powerful reasons for staying as long as they could. olga's mother nadia suffered a series of strokes last year. olga went back to ukraine

in october to look after her. when the war began, she faced a dilemma. "being there was terrifying," she said. "we live on the eighth floor. there were sirens day and night. what else could i feel but fear? i couldn't leave her there. i'm all she has." for some, this is not a one—wayjourney. aid workers say women are dropping off their children here before turning around and going straight back to ukraine. i will never forget the woman who told me she is working in the orphanage and she has like 50 children and she cannot leave them there, or the woman who is working at an electric station and also the electric station is responsible for the whole city, and she has also said, people are running so there will be nobody to maintain the basic needs of the human beings who are staying there. moldova is slowly getting organised to handle this influx. poland has received a far greater number of refugees, but moldova is a much smaller country, without poland's

resources or infrastructure. the number of refugees who have arrived here so far is equivalent to 10% of moldova's population, though fewer than half end up staying. refugees arrived here last week in porsches and suvs. now the conflict is forcing the poor, the disabled, the most vulnerable to leave, those for whom the risks and uncertainty of conflict have only now eclipsed the risks and uncertainty of becoming a refugee. lucy williamson, bbc news, moldova. that is the situation in moldova with that huge influx of people from ukraine coming into various countries and we have been speaking to the defence secretary about what he says, the uk not doing enough at the moment to accept ukrainians into the moment to accept ukrainians into the uk. he says it is down to paperwork and

hopes to make changes so the situation improves and so people waiting in calais, who made the journey of thousands of miles and cannot make the next step, that should change. we have heard about cold weather in ukraine. we can find out what is happening in the uk. good morning. a cold start here as well. not as cold but we have frost around and blue skies. this picture taken earlier. fairly typical of what we will see across many parts this morning. it will turn mild as we go through the week. often windy, changing direction, and rain. especially so in the north and west, not so much in the east. that is the case today with a weather front coming in, bringing cloud and rain by the afternoon. we hang onto sunshine, the odd shower head of that. gusty winds, the strongest in

the north and west. in the western isles, as much as 65 mph. these are the temperatures. they will be tempered by the wind. overnight, the front continues to push towards the east with a lot of cloud. still windy. by the end of the night, the next weather front comes into the west. it will not be as cold and night. overnight low, 4—8. tomorrow starts cloudy but there will be some sunshine. the weather front brings heavy and persistent rain, slowly moving east. cold air behind it with wintry nurse on hills in scotland and northern ireland. still windy with gales in the north and the west and areas adjacent to the irish sea. temperatures tomorrow, 8—13. more than 17,000 people from ukraine

have applied for a visa to join relatives in the uk, but so far, only 300 have been issued. robert harland left the uk for the polish border more than a week ago to meet his wife's family and try to bring them to britain. hejoins us now. tell us what it is like and how difficult things have been. the visa situation, the _ difficult things have been. the visa situation, the immigration - difficult things have been. the visa situation, the immigration centre, | situation, the immigration centre, it is horrendous. it is chaotic. no organisation to it whatsoever. it is just terrible. i cannot really describe how disorganised the process is. t5 describe how disorganised the process is— process is. is it a case of form fillinr , process is. is it a case of form filling. are _ process is. is it a case of form filling, are there _ process is. is it a case of form filling, are there numbers - process is. is it a case of form filling, are there numbers to l process is. is it a case of form - filling, are there numbers to ring, how does it work?—

how does it work? basically, we initiated the _ how does it work? basically, we initiated the process _ how does it work? basically, we initiated the process last - how does it work? basically, we l initiated the process last monday, when i left. we made a phone call, registered our family's details with the home office and we were told we would receive an e—mail within the next 2a hours. at that time, the system was not updated. that letter, the form we were told would come through within 24—hour is a ride with me yesterday. but, in the meantime, we have progressed our own applications by visiting a visa centre in the local area. that was on friday. after a lot of pressure that i brought to the people there, we managed to get the biometrics done and forms filled in. when we arrived there on friday morning,

there were no forms available. they told us to fill in forms but at that stage it was just a form that was the general visa application, so if you are a student, visitor, that was the form they had available. we were told a simplified form was being created and that came through about one o'clock. we started filling those forms in, but it is not a simplified version. they do not ask salary details for me and my wife. but they are asking details of family members who are remaining in ukraine, a grandmother and father. they have no intention to leave ukraine. but still the home office want to have details of date of birth, passport numbers and goodness knows what else. really far more

complicated than it needs to be. talk us through your family. we just saw a photo with you in it. tell us who you are trying to help and how you have been trying to get them here. tt you have been trying to get them here. , , �* , , :, here. it is my wife's brother, her mother, here. it is my wife's brother, her mother. along — here. it is my wife's brother, her mother, along with _ here. it is my wife's brother, her| mother, along with sister-in-law here. it is my wife's brother, her- mother, along with sister-in-law and mother, along with sister—in—law and two children, a three—year—old, and 13. close family. not extended family we are bringing. it seems to me the government are changing the rules by the day, depending how much pressure stop initially it was close family members and limited to 100000 and within a couple of days, extended family, 200,000 people, just for a year, and now it is extended to three years. the rest of

europe have said the borders are open. if the people of poland had imposed the same restrictions as the uk government have imposed, i dread to think because there would be millions of people still on the ukrainian side of the polish border being slaughtered. and that is a fact. the polish people here are tremendous. they have opened their homes and doors. i am staying with a family friend, but other people are staying in people's houses, village halls, they should not have to share this burden by themselves. it is a war in europe, extenuating circumstances. the visa situation has to be reviewed and, please, anybody who has any ability to bring pressure on the government, please voice your opinion and get this

reviewed. because it is chaos, absolute chaos. the visa centre i went to, i went back yesterday because they had not taken details correctly on friday. there were 1000 people there. no refreshments available. one toilet.— available. one toilet. absolute chaos. available. one toilet. absolute chaos- we _ available. one toilet. absolute chaos. we are _ available. one toilet. absolute chaos. we are seeing - available. one toilet. absolute chaos. we are seeing pictures| available. one toilet. absolute | chaos. we are seeing pictures i think your pictures from the border yesterday. we have heard a lot about desperate cases and people having to leave family behind, trying to get to poland and other countries. you must have met people with incredible stories to tell. tt is stories to tell. it is heartbreaking. - stories to tell. it is heartbreaking. i. stories to tell. it is | heartbreaking. i am stories to tell. it is - heartbreaking. i am down stories to tell. it is _ heartbreaking. i am down here stories to tell. te 3 heartbreaking. i am down here and i am trying to make the best use of my time here. i have been going to cash—and—carry and buying van loads of stuff and driving to the border and then meeting a catholic priest,

i am sorry, an organisation through the catholic church, and they are taking it onward into poland. at least my time here is not wasted. it is harrowing, when you see people walking across the borderjust with bags. with small children. and most of them, i guess, have no clue where they are going. my family were lucky. i specifically wanted to get here to make sure they were not classed as refugees. they have loving family in the uk. we want to welcome them into our homes and provide for them. it is a shame we cannot do that at the moment. robert, thank you so much for talking to us. we wish you well. we will keep in touch with you and,

hopefully, we will speak to you tomorrow as well. best of luck. super, thank you. a developing situation. people from his hometown in north yorkshire are sending supplies to ukraine. so many people in this country are trying to help as best they can. to update you on something we told you earlier. we mention plans for a humanitarian route out of sumy where ten people died yesterday in shelling, many thought to be children, according to our correspondence. the evacuation of civilians from sumy is under way. this comes from the ukrainian presidential official, which is the most good news we have had because they have had 24—hour is trying to organise this and it has not worked. the plan was for people to start getting on buses. the buses were waiting. we heard from the un

humanitarian chief who called on both sides for safety for people wishing to be evacuated. confirmation that the evacuation of civilians from sumy is under way. this is just coming. civilians from sumy is under way. this isjust coming. it is civilians from sumy is under way. this is just coming. it is also happening in the town of irpin. you saw yesterday, if you saw reports on the news yesterday, we showed you pictures where ukrainians had destroyed a bridge across the river there to stop the russian advance, if they took irpin. and then civilians making their way across planks of wood across the river carrying everything they had. we understand there is an evacuation along those routes taking place in the sumy and irpinjust along those routes taking place in the sumy and irpin just outside kyiv. that is a real development to bring, particularly on a day when we know

the ukrainian president president zelensky is addressing our parliament at five b. you know around this time we tend to speak to the team at morning liar. we have not done because we have concentrated on what is happening. you are following a lot of what is happening in ukraine in your programme. absolutely. coming up on morning live. 1.7 million people, mainly women and children, have fled their homes to escape the conflict in ukraine. as help pours in from around the world, we're looking at how your donations reach those who need it the most with dr xand, who's worked as a disaster zone medic. i've worked in calais, sudan and uganda, in refugee camps and war zones, and with so many of you wanting to help, i'll be explaining how aid gets delivered and who'll need

and where your donations will go. also it's the new programme that's turning our bodies inside out to show us what's really going on when we get sick. from your body uncovered, a doctor tells us why this technology could improve the way doctors and patients communicate and change how medicine is taught. saturday kitchen's matt tebbutt. on average, a family of four wastes £60 a month on gone—off food, but he's here with his guide on what to keep in the fridge and tells us why you should never keep milk in the door. and mother's day at the end of the month. t and mother's day at the end of the month. , :, , :, and mother's day at the end of the month. , :, y:, :, :, :, ,, month. i will show you how to make flowers that — month. i will show you how to make flowers that will _ month. i will show you how to make flowers that will make _ month. i will show you how to make flowers that will make you - month. i will show you how to make flowers that will make you and - month. i will show you how to make flowers that will make you and your| flowers that will make you and your mother happy. did you know that a few minutes of being creative can boost your mood?— all that coming up and more. see you at 9:15. time to get the news

travel where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. an investigation's begun into the cause of a fire in a tower block in east london. 60 people were evacuated from the 21—storey building near aldgate east tube station yesterday. the fire broke out in a flat on the 17th floor and affected the two floors above. one person had to be rescued and another was taken to hospital. tower hamlets council says it's supporting people affected. figures have revealed the number of women in temporary accomodation here is almost double the number of men. government data shows 42,000 people in temporary housing are female and just under 22,000 are male. london councils which represents all boroughs said it highlights the shocking scale of the homelessness crisis and its impact on women. an organisation supporting children with long covid says the number of families asking for help

is going up. it's estimated 116,000 children in the uk suffer from the condition where the effects of coronavirus carry on for weeks or months. charity 'long covid kids' is now trying to raise awareness. we saw new symptoms coming through even two years later from the first wave children. and i think that's what's really concerning about this condition. we just don't know. we don't know what the long—term situation is going to be. a medieval pendant discovered in a muddy field is up for auction later. the 12th century cross is going under the hammer as part of 'the golden age of metal detecting' sale in central london. a rare leopard coin and saxon shilling are also being sold. it's thought the items could make around £150,000. travel now and this is how tfl services are looking right now. there's no service on the northern line between moorgate and kennington due to long term upgrade works. a good service on all other lines.

onto the weather now with nazaneen jaffa. hello, good morning. it's a bright but chilly start out there this morning. it is however going to feel milder into this afternoon than it was yesterday. why is that? well, high pressure over the last 24—hours has nudged its way further eastwards from the uk, and we have got more of an atlantic influence coming in from the west. that has changed our wind direction to more of a southerly mild air flow. to begin with this morning, it is quite a chilly start to the day, it is fine and dry for many areas though. into this afternoon, i think we will see some good spells of sunshine and we will continue mostly dry but cloud amounts look likely to increase from the west later. that may turn the sunshine a little hazy, maybe the odd spot of rain across parts of the west. as i mentioned, the wind is coming from a southerly direction so a milder airflow so it is going to be a windy day. but temperatures will be slightly higher than they were yesterday. tonight we continue with cloud amounts continuing from the west, i think there will be some clear spells though and it will be a mainly dry night. there may be rather breezy conditions with

the odd spot of rain. and then taking a look into the outlook, we continue with the rather windy theme and it also stays mild with a bit of wet weather into the weekend. that's it for now. but there's lots more on our website at the usual address. i'll have another round up just after 9am. good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. we with sally nugent and dan walker. have got a little news we have got a little bit of breaking news for you this morning, we have heard in the last few minutes of protected corridors for people who want to leave particular areas of ukraine. james reynolds can tell us what is happening. it's really easy to understand if we have got this

map. people in sumy have had a torrid time, ten people killed overnight in air strikes. we have heard there is a humanitarian corridor, people will be able to get in their cars in sumy and drive about 90 miles south, to a city in the centre of ukraine, away from some of the fighting. that is only the first step, eventually they will be able to get to the west, they hope, to poland. if it is going ahead, and the ukrainian presidential official has said it is, that will be the first successful humanitarian corridor we have seen. the second one will be in irpin, you might have seen reports from our correspondence there, people trying to flee the russian advance. there is a humanitarian corridor there, we imagine it will get people away from the front line.

if they get away from the front line, they will want to go west towards poland. crucially we have not heard about any agreements for people trapped in the south. i'm looking more widely across ukraine, to the second city of kharkiv, right in the middle of a russian advance, reports saying that a residential building is on fire, killing four people. russia is not actually taking ground quickly. instead it is relying on long—range missiles and rocket attacks, which are so devastating to the local population. it will be some relief for the people of sumy to get 90 miles south. that convoy is expected to last about 12 hours today. looking at kyiv, russian forces are 16 miles to the north—west, and you will see president zelensky showing he remained at work in the capital, he has done so in his signature way.

the self filmed video. he kills himself walking from his office window, where you can see, to show where he is, to his desk. these videos have been the most powerful tactic in his arsenal. translation: i'm staying here| in kyiv, on bankova, not hiding. and i am not afraid of anyone, as long as needed to win this war, our national war. he is staying,. he's staying but 1.7 million of his compatriots, mostly women and children and older men over 60 are leaving. this map shows you where they're going, more than a million have reached poland in the west. i talked just now about the agreement to evacuate civilians from sumy. also from irpin. in the south of ukraine, there are no agreements, and people in marie uppal, under

siege, and in debtor, we heard explosions last night —— people in mariupol. a word on the weather. if you've been watching some of our reports, you'll see how cold it is. a cold airmass is coming in with really strong winds which will make it extremely cold particularly in the middle of this week. that's how things are looking this morning. thank you very much. to reiterate what we were saying, the evacuation of civilians from sumy is under way, we have heard that in the last 30 minutes. and overnight, we had some pictures that came in which show the devastation in sumy. this is the situation there at the moment from continued shelling and bombing, you can see why people are so absolutely desperate to leave sumy. we know that now ukrainians from sumy, that

evacuation is under way. that has come from the ukrainian residential of the. , :, , come from the ukrainian residential of the. , :,, ::, :, :, of the. ten people confirmed to have died in sumy — of the. ten people confirmed to have died in sumy yesterday, _ of the. ten people confirmed to have died in sumy yesterday, -- _ of the. ten people confirmed to have died in sumy yesterday, -- the - died in sumy yesterday, —— the ukrainian presidential office have confirmed that the evacuation is under way. confirmed that the evacuation is underway. but confirmed that the evacuation is under way. but ten people died in sumy yesterday, some believed to be children. they are moving south to another city, that is the first phase, they might go there from there to kyiv to other places in ukraine or out of ukraine altogether. and a humanitarian corridor has been opened up in irpin, a lot of the coverage of our heaviest fighting, from irpin, that is near kyiv. our correspondent yalda hakim joins us from the western ukrainian city lviv. we heard yesterday, that where you

are, lviv is at breaking point, what can you tell us?— can you tell us? that's right. we were hearing _ can you tell us? that's right. we were hearing there _ can you tell us? that's right. we were hearing there from - can you tell us? that's right. we were hearing there from james | can you tell us? that's right. we - were hearing there from james about the devastation in places like sumy, and of course for the last few days we have been hearing about shelling and bombardment in place like mariupol, and kharkiv. those people are making their way to lviv if they can get out. yesterday the mayor said we are at capacity, 200,000 people are trying to shelter here, they are trying to provide them with warmth, heating, and food, they will deprived of so many things when they were hiding in bunkers from the shelling and bombardment. i am were hiding in bunkers from the shelling and bombardment. iam here at is what is a molotov cocktail factory, it was a brewery before the war began. in the last ten days, volunteer to be making —— volunteers

have been making molotov cocktails. president zelensky called on volunteers to do what they can and those who can, make the molotov cocktails. you can see behind me, the bottles of wine and beer which are now empty, and what they do is, they create a production line. the factory is inside where they are making the molotov cocktails, but you can see some of the ones that have been made just you can see some of the ones that have been madejust over here. some of these bottles are prepared and ready to go. that will go where the fighting is most intense. as you know, this place in the rest of the country has not been impacted by the bombs and the shelling, but there are concerns that increasingly, the weapons are flowing in, the ammunition, everything that the ukrainian military needs over the border from ukrainian military needs over the borderfrom places ukrainian military needs over the border from places like ukrainian military needs over the borderfrom places like poland into ukraine from the west, there are concerns that western ukraine could become a target. the resistance here

is getting ready but they are also sending me supplies to other parts of the country where they are needed most. ,, :, of the country where they are needed most, 4' :, of the country where they are needed most. ~ :, i. of the country where they are needed most. ~' :, y:, :, of the country where they are needed most. ~ :, :, , most. so, i know you have been there for a few days. _ most. so, i know you have been there for a few days, yalda, _ most. so, i know you have been there for a few days, yalda, so _ most. so, i know you have been there for a few days, yalda, so the - for a few days, yalda, so the striking things other human and personal stories that really brings home how desperate the situation is for people. what would things have you been seeing? t for people. what would things have you been seeing?— for people. what would things have you been seeing? i was at lviv train station the — you been seeing? i was at lviv train station the other— you been seeing? i was at lviv train station the other day _ you been seeing? i was at lviv train station the other day and _ you been seeing? i was at lviv train station the other day and the - station the other day and the heartbreaking thing is to watch the amount of buggies and pushchairs, the small babies and newborns, i met a two—month—old yesterday with her mother who had come here from kharkiv, and she said, the situation she fled, the circumstances they were living in for at least ten days, bombings and shelling is, she showed me videos of residential areas that were being struck. we

could not verify those videos but she said, my neighbours lived here, my friends have remained hair, they cannot get out. these are people who are lucky to get out, she said they made an 18 hourjourney on a train crammed, she showed me video footage of that journey. crammed, she showed me video footage of thatjourney. i met another mother who said she had come here with her seven—year—old daughter and their cat and two rats. she said, i cannot even tell you the sorts of things that my daughter has now seen. the horror that she has witnessed, the horrors of war over the last ten days. she said, i don't think we can ever erase that from our minds. she described to me how they lived when they were hiding in that bunker, she said, they were freezing, they didn't know if they were going to make it. they managed to get away from the shelling that she is so worried about the rest of her family who remain there. they are hoping to get to poland and move on to germany. so many people were emerging from the train station uncertain, completely bewildered.

the elderly, weeping, people rushing over and giving them hot cups of tea and bread and biscuits, whatever they could offer them. and then taking them to shelters. as the mayor said, this place is now at capacity. they need support, medical support, they need more spaces, which they don't have. there are other shelters now being created in other shelters now being created in other parts of the west here, the situation is incredibly desperate here as well.— situation is incredibly desperate here as well. situation is incredibly desperate here aswell. :, ,, : :, here as well. thank you so much for brinrrin here as well. thank you so much for bringing us — here as well. thank you so much for bringing us the _ here as well. thank you so much for bringing us the very _ here as well. thank you so much for bringing us the very latest, - here as well. thank you so much for bringing us the very latest, yalda, l bringing us the very latest, yalda, really great to hear your stories, fascinating stories to hear. the prime minister says he will set out an "energy supply strategy" in the coming days as prices continue to rise but admits there are no easy answers. consumers are being advised to watch or cut how much they use but what if your business relies on using lots of gas, electricity or petrol? nina's in the west midlands for us today.

good morning. a warm welcome, a very warm welcome to somers in dudley, near birmingham. they have been shaping steel here since the 18605. that is called an ingot, basically a massive 2010 piece of steel which is being gradually manipulated into a shout for a ship, they will not tell us exactly what four because they work closely with the nuclear industry and the military. but you can imagine for that to get hot enough to be able to shape, the amount of gas used to go into the furnace to get the steel up to the right temperature, 1200 degrees. when there is even a slight increase in energy prices, they feel it. how are you coping at the moment with these price increases? hate are you coping at the moment with these price increases?— are you coping at the moment with these price increases? we make high interri

these price increases? we make high integrity forging _ these price increases? we make high integrity forging for _ these price increases? we make high integrity forging for the _ these price increases? we make high integrity forging for the uk _ integrity forging for the uk defence, marine, energy sectors. the likes of which you see here, it takes 12 to 18 months to realise. so we cannot currently pass the costs on. anything that we are tendering now, it would be reflective of the new energy prices going forward. 50 new energy prices going forward. so when you have set a price, and then the price of energy goes up, that is all lost from your profit. the government says they are setting up this strategy, have they listened to you, are they talking to you? hate you, are they talking to you? we feel we are _ you, are they talking to you? , feel we are not getting much government support in terms of subsidies that we would require for energy. we are also seeing steel prices rise at the same time, so we are being hit by energy rises, 16 times this morning, and also the price of steel has gone up 65% in 12 months so it is a double whammy. you have been here since 1866, are you worried about what comes next, the future? qt worried about what comes next, the future? : :, , :, :, future? of course we are, and employees — future? of course we are, and

employees are _ future? of course we are, and employees are under - future? of course we are, and| employees are under pressure future? of course we are, and i employees are under pressure at future? of course we are, and - employees are under pressure at home as well in terms of food prices and fuel prices going up. as a manufacturing business, we would not be able to keep raising wages going forward. the cost of manufacturing is getting too dear for us. without the government support. 50 is getting too dear for us. without the government support.- is getting too dear for us. without the government support. so you are worried about — the government support. so you are worried about your _ the government support. so you are worried about your staff _ the government support. so you are worried about your staff and - the government support. so you are worried about your staff and the i worried about your staff and the impact at home. i want to remind you of how much the prices have gone up. let's start with the gas they use here, that is measured in something called a therm, it was a3p last year, it has gone up 16 fold, yet it peaked at £8. it has dropped slightly but nobody knows what the future holds. oil, the petrol and diesel that goes into your engine, last year the raw wholesale price was around 68 dollars per barrel. that has gone up to $140 per barrel.

eye watering. that has big implications for you and me. we know the price increases coming in next month in april, there will be another increase in the price at home, that will take the dual fuel bill of the average household to over £3000 every year. isn't that incredible? it is our home bills, but also businesses which are heavily reliant on energy as well. we spoke with ben who runs a logistic company. hate we spoke with ben who runs a logistic company.— logistic company. we are very reluctant in — logistic company. we are very reluctant in looking _ logistic company. we are very reluctant in looking at - logistic company. we are very reluctant in looking at any i reluctant in looking at any increases, it's always difficult bringing in and introducing increases. there are a lot of delivery drivers who work within the industry, and a lot of work for us. they have their own fuel and vehicle, it was a big impact on we are all experiencing increases at the moment with electricity and rising costs, i really feel for these people out there. there is a bi rer these people out there. there is a bigger conversation _ these people out there. there is a

bigger conversation to _ these people out there. there is a bigger conversation to be - these people out there. there is a bigger conversation to be had i these people out there. there is a bigger conversation to be had at l these people out there. there is a l bigger conversation to be had at the moment about reliance on russian energy, the government saying energy. the government saying potentially they will accelerate hydrocarbon projects for example but none of that can happen overnight. meanwhile businesses like this one and hundreds of thousands of others across the country are feeling the heat when it comes to those increases in energy prices. what it will mean, as stephen was saying, that will trickle down to us with inflation at a time when wages are not going up. troubling times ahead, i can say, for every household in the country. they will be feeling inflation if not already, very, very soon. thank you for your explanation what a great location to be at. tt thank you for your explanation what a great location to be at.— a great location to be at. it was fascinating _ a great location to be at. it was fascinating watching _ a great location to be at. it was fascinating watching that i a great location to be at. it wasi fascinating watching that steam steel beam being melted! i could watch that for hours! afterfive long months in intensive

care, there's some good news for the uk's most premature twins. harry crane has been discharged from hospital and his sister harley is expected tojoin him at home this week. the twins were born four months early last october, atjust 22 weeks and five days and have already undergone six operations between them. zoe conway has been to meet the family. jade and steve feared this day would never come. oh, wow. when they would be able to take their baby harry home. excited. joy- i can imagine when you win the lottery you feel the same. it's coming to terms with something happening so good to you that you didn't think would. they are leaving behind harley, harry's twin sister, who is expected to be discharged later this week from the neonatal unit. harry is now a healthy 6lb. he still needs oxygen to help him breathe and he will need to be closely monitored at home by his parents. harry and his sister harley were born in october last year. jade's pregnancy had lasted just 22 weeks. the twins were not expected to survive. soon afterjade's water broke,

her daughter harley was born. i said, "i can't hear her cry." one midwife said, "you won't at this gestation." at that moment we heard her go "wah". the midwife was like, "yes, she cried, she cried." and the neonatal team were then working on her to get her breathing support and whipped her off to the neonatal unit. nobody could believe it? nobody could believe it. harley weighed 500 grams. she was almost 15 centimetres long. whilst the medics looked after her, harry stayed inside jade's womb for another hour. so ijust tried with everything i could to get him out, because i knew he wasn't being monitored and he needed to be out to be monitored. so i forced with all my might to get him out. and he came out in his bag, still.

when harry finally arrived, he weighed more than harley. he was 520 grams. he was also 15 centimetres long. whilstjade was still in labour, steve would go to visit harley in the neonatal intensive care unit or nicu. the first few weeks, i didn't think i'd make that walk to go and see her, so ijust held on to that. and then i didn't think... sorry. i didn't think i would see the next day, and then that came. and then it's another day. the overwhelming majority of babies born at 22 weeks don't survive, even with intensive medical treatment. one day, a bereavement nurse came to see jade and steve and told them to prepare to say goodbye to their children. they organised a christening. and you're picking outfits for them that they are going to wear for their christening and, you know, itjust looked like

a funeral, because they are just lying there in these little silk outfits, looking extremely poorly. and you've had all the family in, one by one. i did feel like if i gave them a christening, it felt like i was saying to god it is ok to take them, and that wasn't the case. the twins were constantly at risk of infection of sepsis. they experienced bleeding on the brain, there was lung disease. harley had to have surgery for a perforated bowel. between them, they had 25 blood transfusions. there were many difficult conversations with the medical team. when was it right to continue with invasive, complex medical procedures? and when should comfort care, or palliative care, be offered instead ? hugely emotionally challenging to look after the babies in our care, whether they have very shortjourneys with us, or many many months. actually, the level at

which you sometimes just spend time, particularly for the nurses. they are often at the cot side of these babies for 12 and 13 hours at a time, with theirfamilies. and it is not our experience, it is not our babies, but you go through some of that with them. and by no means do we pretend that we are never affected as a team, because we are humans looking after other humans. jade and steve say they can already see harry and harley's personalities shining through. gosh, yeah. from day one. harley was extremely feisty,. harley was extremely feisty. one of the nurses, in fact, said she kicked her as she put her into the incubator. harley kicked the nurse. and the nurse said, oh, we've got a feisty one here. which is always a good sign with the premature baby, if they show that fight really early on. whereas harry, the same now,

he has always been mr laid—back. he takes a back seat. he isjust mr chill. he gets on with stuff. steve and jade have been warned the twins could face developmental challenges in the future. but they are not thinking about that now. they have learned to take things one day at a time and perhaps more than anything else, to just believe in their children. zoe conway, bbc news. that's a good new story. we need a bit of that. here on breakfast we've been following a campaign calling for defibrillators to become mandatory in all schools and sports clubs. it's an important cause for mark king, whose12—year—old son oliver died from a cardiac arrest after a swimming lesson 11 years ago. mark has teamed up with former liverpool defenderjamie carragher and will host a parliamentary reception in westminster later today. they join us now. good to have you on the programme.

lovely to see you both. mark, i know you have been calling for the change for a long time, what an opportunity to speak to some of the political leaders today and you will be having a chat with nazim zahabi, the education secretary, what do you want to get across? —— nadhim zahawi. want to get across? -- nadhim zahawi. :, ,:, zahawi. good morning, everyone, we are cominr zahawi. good morning, everyone, we are coming down _ zahawi. good morning, everyone, we are coming down to _ zahawi. good morning, everyone, we are coming down to speak— zahawi. good morning, everyone, we are coming down to speak to - zahawi. good morning, everyone, we are coming down to speak to these i are coming down to speak to these new mp5 who have been put into office and we are just asking for legislation that wherever you see a fire extinguisher in a public building, a defibrillator should be next door to it. t building, a defibrillator should be next door to it.— next door to it. i know you have worked for _ next door to it. i know you have worked for years _ next door to it. i know you have worked for years in _ next door to it. i know you have worked for years in this - next door to it. i know you have i worked for years in this campaign, the people who don't know about it, you say you want more defibrillators, what is your target, your aim? defibrillators, what is your target, our aim? :, , :, , your aim? the target is to first le . islate your aim? the target is to first legislate it _ your aim? the target is to first legislate it in _ your aim? the target is to first legislate it in schools, - your aim? the target is to first legislate it in schools, and i your aim? the target is to first | legislate it in schools, and then hopefully it will roll out across the country, a little bit easier than trying to go in and get full legislation. the oliver king foundation has placed over 6000 out

since february 2012, we have trained 135,000 people to use them and we have saved 60 lives and that is massive for our foundation. the work that the foundation _ massive for our foundation. the work that the foundation does _ massive for our foundation. the work that the foundation does is _ that the foundation does is incredible, and jamie, you are one of many people, we include ourselves in this, that have been educated on what a difference they can make. tt what a difference they can make. tf there was a defibrillator on the 2nd of march when my oliver was in a swimming lesson, he would have had a fighting chance of being here with me today to. this is why we push to get it done. hopefully today, nadhim zahawi will come and meet us and we can hopefully show him how easy it is to use one. can hopefully show him how easy it is to use one-— is to use one. they make a real difference. _ is to use one. they make a real difference, don't _ is to use one. they make a real difference, don't they, - is to use one. they make a real difference, don't they, jamie? l is to use one. they make a real- difference, don't they, jamie? they reall do. difference, don't they, jamie? they really do- i — difference, don't they, jamie? they really do. i have _ difference, don't they, jamie? they really do. i have seen _ difference, don't they, jamie? they really do. i have seen it _ really do. i have seen it first—hand, the first time i mark, he was _ first—hand, the first time i mark, he was putting a defibrillator in the local— he was putting a defibrillator in the local boxing gym i use in a few

months _ the local boxing gym i use in a few months later it saved someone's life. months later it saved someone's life it _ months later it saved someone's life. it showed me first hand how important — life. it showed me first hand how important that is. if you listen to mart's— important that is. if you listen to mark's story, very emotional, but what _ mark's story, very emotional, but what he _ mark's story, very emotional, but what he has — mark's story, very emotional, but what he has done over the last ten or ii what he has done over the last ten or it years — what he has done over the last ten or it years is — what he has done over the last ten or 11 years is outstanding, the work he has _ or 11 years is outstanding, the work he has done — or 11 years is outstanding, the work he has done putting defibrillators across— he has done putting defibrillators across so— he has done putting defibrillators across so many venues across this country _ across so many venues across this country this _ across so many venues across this country. this is an easy win for the government — country. this is an easy win for the government. hopefully we can see the secretary— government. hopefully we can see the secretary of state today at some stage. _ secretary of state today at some stage, with these mps, and these people _ stage, with these mps, and these people have the power to do something really simple and benefit for everybody. how something really simple and benefit for everybody-— something really simple and benefit for everybody. how important is that cam erain for everybody. how important is that campaign to — for everybody. how important is that campaign to you? — for everybody. how important is that campaign to you? i— for everybody. how important is that campaign to you? i know— for everybody. how important is that campaign to you? i know you - for everybody. how important is that campaign to you? i know you have i campaign to you? i know you have been working together for some time, how important is it for you to make it a success? tt’s how important is it for you to make it a success?— it a success? it's very important but i'm it a success? it's very important but i'm not _ it a success? it's very important but i'm not trying _ it a success? it's very important but i'm not trying to _ it a success? it's very important but i'm not trying to take - it a success? it's very important i but i'm not trying to take anything away— but i'm not trying to take anything away from — but i'm not trying to take anything away from marks, it is his campaign that i'm _ away from marks, it is his campaign that i'm helping with. he's the force _ that i'm helping with. he's the force behind it. he has been knocked back so— force behind it. he has been knocked back so many times and he has needed support— back so many times and he has needed support from _ back so many times and he has needed support from different people, me amongst _ support from different people, me amongst others. this is about the oliver_ amongst others. this is about the oliver king — amongst others. this is about the oliver king foundation and getting defibrillators in schools, but not

'ust defibrillators in schools, but not just schools, but other venues, across — just schools, but other venues, across this _ just schools, but other venues, across this country, it's vital and i'm surprised that it is not in legislation already. so many lives could _ legislation already. so many lives could be — legislation already. so many lives could be saved, mark's son being one of them _ could be saved, mark's son being one of them is _ could be saved, mark's son being one of them. , , , ., of them. is it still the case that ou still of them. is it still the case that you still believe _ of them. is it still the case that you still believe them - of them. is it still the case that you still believe them by i of them. is it still the case that you still believe them by hand, i of them. is it still the case that i you still believe them by hand, that is part of oliver's legacy? tt is. is part of oliver's legacy? it is, eah. it is part of oliver's legacy? it is, yeah- it is _ is part of oliver's legacy? it is, yeah. it is like _ is part of oliver's legacy? it is, yeah. it is like finding - is part of oliver's legacy? it is, yeah. it is like finding where'sl yeah. it is like finding where's wally, if i have a full tank of diesel i am on the m6 and i am up and down the country.— and down the country. when you deliver a defibrillator, _ and down the country. when you deliver a defibrillator, what i and down the country. when you deliver a defibrillator, what are l deliver a defibrillator, what are the conversations that you have with people when you get there? i'm assuming they are just delighted and really grateful to see you.— really grateful to see you. yeah, it's unbelievable _ really grateful to see you. yeah, it's unbelievable the _ really grateful to see you. yeah, it's unbelievable the people, i really grateful to see you. yeah, it's unbelievable the people, the reception we get off everybody. we were down in cornwall last week, we drove down there and we were welcomed, they put damages and coffee on, spent an hour talking to them, did the presentation. —— they put sandwiches on. we trained everyone we could, back in the car

and came home. we cannot stop doing that and we will not stop doing that. it oliver's legacy, as you said. :, , :, : said. you must have so much admiration — said. you must have so much admiration for— said. you must have so much admiration for this _ said. you must have so much admiration for this man, i said. you must have so much i admiration for this man, jamie, because you talked about those not backs, so many times mark has been told, you can't do that, it will not happen, put your attention elsewhere. here you are about to have a really serious meeting with mp5 which will hopefully make a difference to thousands of children across the uk.— across the uk. that's what i think the government _ across the uk. that's what i think the government and _ across the uk. that's what i think the government and the - across the uk. that's what i think the government and the mps i across the uk. that's what i think i the government and the mps today the government and the mp5 today have got— the government and the mp5 today have got to understand. the oliver kin- have got to understand. the oliver king foundation, mark king and myself— king foundation, mark king and myself are not going away. this will -et myself are not going away. this will get past _ myself are not going away. this will get past is — myself are not going away. this will get past isjust how quickly the government can do it. the fact that mark— government can do it. the fact that mark has— government can do it. the fact that mark has shown to come back after what they— mark has shown to come back after what they have been through is a family. _ what they have been through is a family. he — what they have been through is a family, he is not going anywhere, are you? — family, he is not going anywhere, are you? no family, he is not going anywhere, are ou? :, family, he is not going anywhere, are you?- this _ family, he is not going anywhere, are you?- this will - family, he is not going anywhere, are you?- this will get i are you? no way! this will get assed, are you? no way! this will get passed. it _ are you? no way! this will get passed. it is — are you? no way! this will get passed, it isjust _ are you? no way! this will get passed, it isjust when. - are you? no way! this will get passed, it isjust when. so i are you? no way! this will get i passed, it isjust when. so great to passed, it is 'ust when. so great to see ou passed, it isjust when. so great to see you post _ passed, it isjust when. so great to see you post this _ passed, it isjust when. so great to see you post this morning. - passed, it isjust when. so great to see you post this morning. jamie l passed, it is just when. so great to i see you post this morning. jamie and marx, wiese wish the method like

today. —— jamie and mark, marx, wiese wish the method like today. ——jamie and mark, we marx, wiese wish the method like today. —— jamie and mark, we wish you the best of luck. i don't think you the best of luck. i don't think you need it!— you the best of luck. i don't think ou need it! ~ , :, you need it! the mps might need a bit of luck! — you need it! the mps might need a bit of luck! thank _ you need it! the mps might need a bit of luck! thank you _ you need it! the mps might need a bit of luck! thank you very - you need it! the mps might need a bit of luck! thank you very much i you need it! the mps might need a | bit of luck! thank you very much for talkinr bit of luck! thank you very much for talkin: to bit of luck! thank you very much for talking to us- _ bit of luck! thank you very much for talking to us. 60 _ bit of luck! thank you very much for talking to us. 60 lives _ bit of luck! thank you very much for talking to us. 60 lives already i talking to us. 60 lives already saved by the defibrillators. fiend saved by the defibrillators. and it's amazing — saved by the defibrillators. and it's amazing that _ saved by the defibrillators. situc it's amazing that he delivers everyone himself. it's all part of oliver's legacy. you're watching bbc breakfast.

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