today at one. . .three people including a child are confirmed dead in ukraine — after a russian air strike on the maternity and children's hospital in mariupol. attacks continue on the city today as ukraine's president condemns the bombing in the strongest terms. translation: we have not done and would never do i anything like this war crime in any of the cities of the donetsk or luhansk regions, or of any region, because we are people. extraordinary scenes as these ukrainian emergency service workers risk their lives to disarm a bomb in the city of chernihiv. russian tanks come under attack on the outskirts of kyiv — the ukranians say they are slowing

the advance on the capital. ukraine and russia's foreign ministers meet for talks — in turkey — for the first time since the start of the war. also in the programme this lunchtime... roman abramovich — the billionaire russian owner of chelsea football club — is sanctioned by the british government. a change in visa rules making it easier for ukrainian refugees fleeing the war to come to the uk — from next week they can apply online. and as the war in ukraine fuels inflation, a warning to the chancellor — borrow billions more or face a cost of living crisis not seen since the �*705. and stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspond ands in the uk and around the world.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, from lviv in ukraine. shelling has been taking place in the besieged southern city of mariupol, where yesterday a maternity hospital was bombed. three people died in that attack, among them a child. president zelensky has called it a war crime. seven humanitarian corridors will open today to help civilians leaving cities beseiged by russian forces, including mariupol. this is the latest map showing the presence of russian troops in red, with forces gathering around the capital kyiv. as the fighting continues, the foreign ministers of russia and ukraine held talks on the sidelines of a summit in turkey, in their first face—to—face meeting since the invasion began a fortnight ago. our first report this lunchtime is from our correspondent

in kyiv, james waterhouse. more shelling in a siege of marie paul. the picture of what is happening to people there has been brought into sharp focus. authorities say three people have been killed and 17 injured after this hospital was heavily shelled by russian troops. a move condemned by world leaders, including ukraine. translation: war is never isolated, it always hits both the victim and the aggressor, only the aggressor realises it later but he always does always suffers. realises it later but he always does always suffere— realises it later but he always does always suffers. moscow claims what it calls ukrainian _ always suffers. moscow claims what it calls ukrainian nationalists - always suffers. moscow claims what it calls ukrainian nationalists has . it calls ukrainian nationalists has set up firing positions in the hospital. for nine days russian forces have surrounded the city. tens of thousands have been trapped under heavy artillery strikes. humanitarian aid can't get in either and there have been continued

reports of no running water, heating and food running low. the temperature _ and food running low. tue: temperature outside and food running low. tte: temperature outside is below zero people are happy because they have snow and the possibility to collect some snow and melt it to water. fighting has continued across ukrainian cities. in the north, to a steady hands and a bottle of water used to diffuse an unexploded bomb. in kyiv, army chiefs claim they have lunch counter strikes against invading troops on the outskirts of the city, taking out a number of tanks. the capital is russia's ultimate prize and there are said to be focused on surrounding it but still, only one major city has fallen to invading forces in this war, a conflict that is getting all the more costly for both sides. after more than 40,000 people were evacuated yesterday, the ukraine has again announced seven humanitarian

corridors out of key cities where there have been fighting including mariupol despite not one temporary ceasefire working there yet. peace talks may well have happened but for the thousands continuing to try and escape the fighting, there are more pressing things to think about. as you heard earlier, this morning russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov met his ukrainian counterpart for talks in turkey. they're the highest—level diplomatic contacts between the two countries since the war began. afterwards mr lavrov said moscow wanted ukraine to remain neutral as a country. ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba said both sides agreed to try to find a solution to the humanitarian crisis, but insisted that ukraine would never agree to russia's demands to surrender. the discussions have been taking place in antalya, from where our correspondent tom bateman sent this report. russia's finance minister swept in

raising some slim hopes at least. these are the highest level talks so far as the civilian suffering in ukraine only worsens. also here today his ukrainian cart about. he was welcomed by turkey's top diplomat the host of these talks but any chance of peace will take more than a warm embrace. the discussions were behind closed doors, the first time the two had met face—to—face since russia invaded ukraine. but expectations were low. they broke up after 90 minutes without any agreement on a proposed 24—hour ceasefire. mr lavrov was asked how russia could justify the bombing of a maternity hospital. he claimed counter to the evidence it was being used by gunmen. tt’s counter to the evidence it was being used by gunmen-— used by gunmen. it's not the first time we see _ used by gunmen. it's not the first time we see pathetic— used by gunmen. it's not the first time we see pathetic outcries - time we see pathetic outcries concerning the so—called atrocities perpetrated by the russian military.

ukraine's foreign minister said the talks were hard. and what of russia's demands that his country gives up territory and its hopes of joining nato. did the russians ask you about these wider issues than are you prepared to make concessions on those? the are you prepared to make concessions on those? , ., ., ., on those? the broad narrative that he conveyed _ on those? the broad narrative that he conveyed to _ on those? the broad narrative that he conveyed to me _ on those? the broad narrative that he conveyed to me is _ on those? the broad narrative that he conveyed to me is that - on those? the broad narrative that he conveyed to me is that they - on those? the broad narrative that he conveyed to me is that they will continue their aggression until ukraine meets their demands and the list of those demands is a surrender and this is why it is not acceptable to us. ., u, and this is why it is not acceptable to us. ., . . , , and this is why it is not acceptable to us. ., , , ., to us. you can feel the sense of frustration _ to us. you can feel the sense of frustration here _ to us. you can feel the sense of frustration here that _ to us. you can feel the sense of frustration here that the - to us. you can feel the sense of. frustration here that the ukrainian foreign minister came with even the tiniest glimmer of hope of a breakthrough about a ceasefire, but he feels he was talking to a russian counterpart that wasn't empowered to make any decisions. they will now

leave this turkish holiday resort with little to show for it. but it is the very least the start of a discussion away from the battlefield. tom bateman, bbc news, antalya. and let's go straight to kyiv now and our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. the talks have been taking place but the russian strikes go on, with the attack on the maternity hospital in mariupol continuing to shock. every day of this invasion of ukraine, now in its third week, bring something shocking but can there be anything more shocking when a maternity and children's hospital, the most innocent in this conflict, the most innocent in this conflict, the newly born is comes under a ferocious air strike. as you heard in that report, the russian foreign minister batted away what he described as a pathetic outcry,

saying they had told the security council that it had been taken over by gunmen. we don't know whether or not russian, that ukrainian forces were operating from that area but we have seen the photographs of women and children fleeing for their lives, their women in their bedclothes, to escape from this ravages. that is what we see, there is so much we don't see from mariupol, the stories of the mass graves, people in the city exchanging messages when there is internet, wondering whether their families have now been buried in those mass graves. mariupol is one city in a crisis, humanitarian crisis right across this country. many thanks. well, for the reaction in moscow now, let's go live to our correspondent there, jenny hill. how does russia think the talks have gone?

i think that there is very little evidence that russia is genuinely serious about these negotiations. let's look at the facts, the fighting hasn't stopped, the rhetoric from moscow continues to be belligerent, it is at the moment accusing ukraine, helped by the us of trying to develop biological weapons and of course it continues to demand concessions which it knows ukraine finds unacceptable, specifically the handing over of territories to russian control. then you have to look at the broader context. we know vladimir putin is deeply profoundly disturbed by nato and with expansion. he wants the world to look like a different place, he wants a security infrastructure in the west to change. we know the kremlin's demands are very difficult for anyone in the west to concede too. and in the meantime, moscow continues to insist to tell its citizens that it is not attacking

ukraine, this isn't an invasion or a war, simply a special military operation to protect russian speaking populations. isaw operation to protect russian speaking populations. i saw pictures from eastern ukraine, i didn't see pictures from the strike in the hospital in mariupol and the authorities here are dismissing what you saw on your television is as fake news because it is now illegal to distribute or publish what the kremlin deems to be false information about the russian army and its activities, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. well, the us vice president kamala harris is meeting polish leaders in warsaw on today, amid disagreements over arming ukraine with more fighterjets. the us rejected a surprise offer by poland to send mig—29s to ukraine, via an american airbase in germany. but while those talks take place, the influx of people fleeing the war goes on. and poland continues to be

the country where most refugees are heading. nearly 1.3 million are now in the country. our correspondent, danjohnson, sent this report from krakow. three hours from the border, two weeks on. the refugee influx is still raw. crack of�*s main station is a staging post for destinations unknown in future is uncertain. oksana arrived at three o'clock this afternoon with her kids, sister and nephews. they left home in central ukraine two days ago on a train they didn't realise would bring them to poland. ., ~ ,, didn't realise would bring them to poland. ., ~ i. . didn't realise would bring them to poland. ., ~ . ., ., ., poland. thank you so much to poland, we have food. — poland. thank you so much to poland, we have food, drinks, _ poland. thank you so much to poland, we have food, drinks, the _ poland. thank you so much to poland, we have food, drinks, the kids - poland. thank you so much to poland, we have food, drinks, the kids got - we have food, drinks, the kids got bananas and chocolate. it distracted them from the chaos around us. do ou them from the chaos around us. do you think you will ever be back in ukraine? t you think you will ever be back in ukraine? ., , ., you think you will ever be back in ukraine? .,, ., . ~

ukraine? i hope i will go back. i have everything _ ukraine? i hope i will go back. i have everything there, - ukraine? i hope i will go back. i have everything there, my - ukraine? i hope i will go back. i. have everything there, my mother ukraine? i hope i will go back. i- have everything there, my mother is there, my father.— there, my father. there has been lots of support — there, my father. there has been lots of support for _ there, my father. there has been lots of support for the _ there, my father. there has been lots of support for the 1.4 - there, my father. there has been lots of support for the 1.4 million | lots of support for the 1.4 million who have crossed the border into poland. some have moved on, others are trying to work out their next steps. reliant on volunteers like the scouts. steps. reliant on volunteers like the scouts-— steps. reliant on volunteers like the scouts. , , , , the scouts. they need toothbrushes, some hygienic _ the scouts. they need toothbrushes, some hygienic stuff _ the scouts. they need toothbrushes, some hygienic stuff like _ the scouts. they need toothbrushes, some hygienic stuff like tampons - the scouts. they need toothbrushes, some hygienic stuff like tampons for| some hygienic stuff like tampons for women, toothpaste, toothbrushes, those are things people don't think about. they need to get going from this point to someone else —— somewhere else. this point to someone else -- somewhere else.— this point to someone else -- somewhere else. poland has been welcomin: somewhere else. poland has been welcoming but _ somewhere else. poland has been welcoming but there _ somewhere else. poland has been welcoming but there are _ somewhere else. poland has been | welcoming but there are questions about how much longer this mostly voluntary effort can carry on for? there is a really impressive positive spirit here but you also get a really clear sense of sadness, trauma, grief and despair. translation: oksana translation: oksa na stopped us translation: oksana stopped us wanting to share

her experience of escaping shelling after hiding in a basement. you have to see it, she says, it is a horror movie. i am asking, please, to see it, she says, it is a horror movie. iam asking, please, close the air space, save our children. at least these families are safe. the expectation is though that hundreds of thousands probably millions more are still to come. and johnson, bbc news, krakow. that's all from me and all the team in lviv. back now to the studio in london. here, the home secretary has announced measures to make it easier for ukrainian refugees to come to britain. from tuesday, they'll be able to apply for a visa online as long as they hold a passport. the home office had been criticised for its lack of visa application centres to help refugees get into the uk. phil mackie has this report from calais. things are beginning to move in calais. these refugees have been bussed to lille, from where they'll be

taking to a visa processing centre. taken to a visa processing centre. those with cars have been leaving too, to head to paris to submit their papers. from next tuesday, the system will be far simpler, and will be carried out entirely online. today's announcement won't make much difference to the hundreds of ukrainians who are already here, and are nearing the end of the application process. my children, my mum are in ukraine... there are still ukrainians staying in this youth hostel in calais. this is vera, she's 29. she actually lives in london and has been working there with her husband, but her mother has now brought her two children and her brother from ukraine to calais. they don't quite know what's going on at the moment, they say it's very confusing. they've been told to be expected to be moved somewhere later today. they don't know when, they don't know where, but they're hopeful that the visa will come through in the next few days. anybody from the british government spoken to you or the people here? about visas? anybody come to see you? no, no.

speak, but help, help... just no help. there is strong solidarity here with ukrainians. this is lille, an hour north of calais, where around 100 ukrainians spent last night. even the blanket of daffodils on the ground and the clear blue sky reflect the ukrainian flag. yeah, i'm going to get the passports. luke morgan has had to go to paris and brussels to help to get them for his wife's family. it's just an overwhelming relief and a sense ofjustice, really. the last week has been torturous. we haven't known who to call, where to go, where to look. we made it! finally, last night, everything had gone through. the final destination is tantalisingly close. just one last short trip in what has been an arduous and long journey. phil mackie, bbc news, calais. over to westminster now and our

political correspondent, helen catt. so, important changes to the visa application system for ukrainian refugees and the home secretary has been under real pressure on this issue. yes, she has, from mps from all parties actually come under pressure to make the process easier for people who are fleeing ukraine. the government has been insistent it needs to carry out biometric checks on people coming in for security reasons. the home secretary has said today she has had new advice from security services that for many people the checks can be done here in the uk once they have arrived and the application system can go fully online. here is what she told the commons earlier. from tuesday, i can announce that ukrainians with passports will no longer need to go to a visa application centre to give their biometrics before they come to the uk. instead, once their application has been considered and appropriate checks completed, they will receive direct notification that they are eligible for the scheme and can come to the uk. in short, ukrainians with passports will be able to get permission

to come here fully online from wherever they are and will be able to give their biometrics once in britain. so that is a big shift from where the government was. the home office says it will mean that only what they consider more complex cases will physically need to go to those centres in europe. they say there will be 13,000 appointments per week from next tuesday for those. labour was asking, why do you have to wait until next tuesday? why can't you do it now? the home secretary said it was because of digital verification which is things like checking the it works and the system won't crash. this should speed up the process for people who are already eligible to apply for a uk visa, what it won't do is expand the eligibility to more people. the government points to its sponsorship scheme for that, we don't yet have details of how that will work but we are expecting there was this week. will work but we are expecting there was this week-— will work but we are expecting there was this week. helen, thank you very much indeed- — roman abramovich, the russian billionaire and owner

of chelsea football club, has been sanctioned by the british government as part of its response to the invasion of ukraine. he's one of seven more oligarchs to face tough new measures because of their links to president putin, including a freeze on their assets and travel bans. chelsea will still be able to play its forthcoming fixtures, but it can't now sell any more tickets and no new players can be signed. here's our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. chelsea's victory parade after winning the champions league in 2012. in the front seat, roman abramovich, the man whose billions had powered the club to be champions of europe. but today roman abramovich was sanctioned by the government, freezing all his uk assets, including chelsea. abramovich has links to putin, who is mounting a barbaric and evil attack against the people of ukraine. this government, we in this department, stand with the people of ukraine. in the document announcing the sanctions, the government said

he was a pro—kremlin oligarch associated with vladimir putin, with whom abramovich has had a close relationship for decades, and that he had obtained financial benefit from that association. roman abramovich made his money in the 19905 buying oil and aluminium assets from the russian state and making them hugely profitable. he became internationally famous when he bought chelsea, saying he'd spend what was needed to get success. translation: i haven't thought about how much money - i am prepared to spend. i suppose that depends on how well we play and how determined we are to win. if i feel we need to buy any particular player to get the results we want, i willjust spend more money. today's sanctions massively restrict what chelsea can do. even with a special licence, the club is now banned from selling more tickets, selling merchandise and buying players. at stamford bridge today, there was despair and a scramble for shirts before the shop closed.

as we walked in, they closed behind us and said, "you're the last blokes," so, we went in and we got the last shirt, didn't we, big man? yeah. how can you stop a national club from trading? it's not in administration, it's not in liquidation. it's not a corner shop. it's a massive global entity. as president putin consolidated power, roman abramovich had to stay on the right side of him to keep his russian businesses running, but remaining close to putin even after the annexation of crimea is now costing him, and his uk assets, including chelsea, are slipping from his grasp. daniel sandford, bbc news. our senior sports reporter, laura scott, is live outside chelsea's ground now. tell us more about what this means for chelsea. i think ithinka i think a lot of that is still being digestive by the club, who we are

yet to hear from today. football's authorities and what this means for the wider game, and of course the fans here at stamford bridge about the uncertainty this brings for their club. some of them feel hard done by, by the government, others say it was the only viable option, but of course the fans have enjoyed enormous success under the ownership of roman abramovich. the public clearly keen to sanction, whilst also ensuring the viability of a club they see as a significant cultural asset. we will see the chelsea men and women's team play tonight because they are allowed to continue playing, but there is financial uncertainty about what this means going forward. the sale of the club has been halted by this, but we understand the government would consider a license that would allow the sale of the club to go ahead if they can ensure the proceeds don't go to roman abramovich.— proceeds don't go to roman abramovich. ., ,, , ., , . abramovich. thank you very much indeed. the war in ukraine is expected to have a dramatic effect

on the cost of living here in the uk, adding to energy costs which were already soaring. the institute for fiscal studies says the chancellor has a tough choice — whether to borrow billions more, or allow households to face the worse cost of living increase since the 19705, with public sector workers facing a real—terms pay cut of around £1,750 because of inflation. theo leggett has this report. rising food prices, the cost of petrol and diesel at record levels and millions facing a steep increase in their energy bills. the cost of living's already at its highest level in decades and research suggests it's going to get worse. it's a major headache for the chancellor ahead of the spring statement later this month. we certainly know, i think, that in terms of people's incomes, in terms of their living standards, this is going to be a really big hit, one of the worst years in the last 50 in terms of living standards. and that could turn into a recession if the world economy starts to take

a really big hit as a result of the uncertainty, and then the energy price shock. earlier this year, disruption to supply chains caused by the covid pandemic was pushing up prices. but now the conflict in ukraine is having a big effect as well. it's being felt across the economy, but food production and supply are under particular pressure. energy prices are sky high because of fears exports of oil and gas from russia could be cut off. that, in turn, is pushing up the cost of fertilisers. russia and ukraine are both major suppliers of wheat and sunflower oils, but exports can't get through. and uk farmers rely heavily on seasonal workers from ukraine who are no longer available. and all that's bad news for consumers. not only are there staples like food and energy going up quite...quite rapidly and markedly, their own incomes are going to come under more pressure because of more taxes and the spending that they would make on other things like energy,

petrol in their cars. so, unfortunately, it's a real double whammy for consumers and particularly for lower income consumers who spend a much higher proportion of their own wages on food and energy. all of this is likely to place new pressure on the government's finances at a time when it's still bearing the huge costs of the covid pandemic. experts say the chancellor faces a very difficult decision. should he borrow more money in order to pay for measures that might help struggling households and boost the incomes of public sector workers like nurses and teachers? or should he keep borrowing strictly in check and accept that that might cause widespread hardship? theo leggett, bbc news. investigators say a series of failures contributed to a fatal train crash in aberdeenshire in 2020. three people died when a scotrail service hit a landslide and came off the tracks after heavy rain in stonehaven. a report by the rail accident investigation branch said a drainage

system had been incorrectly installed and criticised procedures for dealing with extreme weather. the nhs has faced its most difficult winter in a generation, according to the latest data. waits for treatment in most areas have been at their worst levels since modern—day targets were introduced. a&e doctors say performance continues to deteriorate with little prospect of improvement. with me is our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. and it's a pretty bleak picture, sophie? and it's a pretty bleak picture, sohie? ~ , , ., sophie? absolutely. there is no . uestion sophie? absolutely. there is no question this — sophie? absolutely. there is no question this winter _ sophie? absolutely. there is no question this winter was - sophie? absolutely. there is no. question this winter was probably the most difficult for the nhs in around 20 years. around 20 years ago, many of the targets were introduced. they have all been going on the wrong direction. the overall waiting list now is a record 6.1 million patients, over 300,000 patients have waited longer than a year, but it is the patients who

have been waiting two years or more which are really particularly worrying. those are people in need of hip replacements, knee replacements and hernias, that kind of thing. in april last year there were around 3000 of those people, but between december and january, in just one month this year, it rose by 3000 patients and it's now at 24,000 patients, which is a huge concern. the pandemic has clearly had a pretty devastating impact on the normal workings of the nhs. some trusts are trying to do things differently but think tanks are saying really we need more staff if it is to make a significant impact. sophie, thank you very much indeed. the legendary singer and songwriter dolly parton has said she would consider selling the rights to her back catalogue of music. other stars like bob dylan and bruce springsteen have already made hundreds of millions of pounds by selling their publishing or recording rights. well, meanwhile, dolly parton has also just co—written her first novel drawing on her experiences in the music business and she's been speaking to our arts correspondent, rebecca jones.

now, how many of you go so far back that you'd remember a song of mine called jolene? crowd cheers. dolly parton, wowing the crowd at glastonbury. singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman — and now, alongsidejames patterson, a novelist. # please, don't take my man.# i had always thought that when i was older—older, that i might write a novel when i had a chance to, you know, to calm down and just do that to see. but god does work in mysterious ways, and he sent mejim. dolly is a storyteller. every one of her songs, it's a story. jolene — they're all stories. #just my own guitar and me...# dolly parton has written a new album to accompany run, rose, run, which is about an aspiring singer who travels to nashville to find fame. it draw on her own experience of the music industry. the music business can be extra

hard, especially as a young person. # i'm going to woman up and take it like a man.# when i wrote the song woman up (and take it like a man), i thought, well, if you're going to bitch about how things are in this world, why don't you work harder? so, like, woman up and take it like a man, be as good as or better than. i wondered whether you'd ever considered perhaps relinquishing control of your back catalogue, selling the rights to your songs, like so many men have. we've seen bob dylan, bruce springsteen. yeah, i would consider anything that's got the right amount of money. all i would do then is to take that money, do whatever for my family or other businesses, then i would just start a whole new publishing company, start over in a few years, sell that too if i wanted to. that's why these people treat me like some dime store floozy! dolly parton was in her 30s when she made "9 to 5", the film about working women.

at the age of 76, she's busier than ever. now let's don't get excited. get your scummy hands off of me. i have done more in my 70s than i did through most of the years of my life, and i still feel like i'm just getting started. # jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping...#. and that includes plans for anotherfilm role, this time in a movie of the novel she's just written. rebecca jones, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas. a lot of dry weather out there this afternoon, but it is mixed fortunes in terms of sunshine amount too. beautiful blue skies, this is peterborough at the moment. many eastern areas have the blue sky and sunshine, not everywhere though. the satellite image shows this line of cloud draped through parts of scotland, northern england, down towards wales and the south—west. either side of that, we have sunshine for parts of northern