good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. our headlines today. the ukrainian capital kyiv is rocked by several large explosions, as the city's residents continue to prepare for a potential siege by russian forces. a russian journalist is arrested after an astonishing protest about the war on state—run tv. she's later praised by ukraine's president zelensky. turning their house into a home for ukrainian refugees — around 16,000 people sign up to the government's scheme, within hours of it going live. finally, some good news for the travel industry, as the last remaining covid

restrictions are dropped. from friday, no more covid tests or passenger locator forms for england, wales and scotland. plenty have travelled from ireland for the start of the cheltenham festival today. as fans return for the first time in two years, will it be another record breaking year forjockey rachel blackmore? liverpool captainjordan henderson helped bring premier league players together to raise vital covid funds for the nhs. now he's seeing how the money's been spent. the work that goes on behind the scenes is incredible to see, really, and so many people doing amazing stuff. good morning. there is some fog to watch out for in southern england. a few spots of rain as well. that will give way to some sunshine. scotland and northern ireland will see more cloud and rain. details later in the programme. good morning.

a number of loud explosions have been heard in the ukrainian capital kyiv in the early hours of this morning, as air raid sirens rang out across the city. kyiv residents have been stocking up on food supplies and preparing shelters, in anticipation of a siege by russian forces. it comes as the president of ukraine praised a russian journalist who interrupted a state news broadcast, to protest against the war, live on television. jon kay has the latest. russian tv is tightly controlled. but not last night. this journalist's act of defiance was seen by millions. her sign that says, no war, stop the war, don't believe the propaganda. it is pictures like those that have provoked such outrage. mariupol in the south—east of ukraine. after two weeks of almost constant shelling by russia, this port city is facing a

humanitarian crisis. food, water and medicine are running out. but in his latest address, ukraine's president was unwavering. volodymyr zelensky said the russians were confused and suffering heavy losses. despite the situation on the ground, he said negotiations with russia were continuing. and he suggested some progress was being made. but it's hard to think of progress when this goes on. in the last couple of days russia has extended its attacks, targeting more towns and cities. the daily mirror is reporting that three british nationals are missing after russia attacked the space near the polish border at the weekend. the paper claims the men are former special forces. paper claims the men are former specialforces. the foreign office is investigating, but there has been

no official confirmation so far. as for the russian journalist who no official confirmation so far. as for the russianjournalist who made such a public stand, she is now thought to be in police custody. but before her protest, she left this video. calling events in ukraine a crime and blaming vladimir putin. jon kay, bbc news. our correspondent james waterhouse joins us live now from kyiv. good morning. give us an idea of what has happened overnight? it is a beautiful morning behind you, what is the situation?— is the situation? well, we had another unique _ is the situation? well, we had another unique alarm - is the situation? well, we had another unique alarm clock. is the situation? well, we had another unique alarm clock at| is the situation? well, we had - another unique alarm clock at around 56m _ another unique alarm clock at around 56m a_ another unique alarm clock at around 5am. a series of explosions echoed through— 5am. a series of explosions echoed through the now quiet centre of kyiv _ through the now quiet centre of kyiv it — through the now quiet centre of kyiv. it was followed by car alarms,

which _ kyiv. it was followed by car alarms, which suggested some damage had been done. which suggested some damage had been done the _ which suggested some damage had been done. the curtain in my room actually— done. the curtain in my room actually moved when it happened. we saw reports _ actually moved when it happened. we saw reports this morning once again of a burning — saw reports this morning once again of a burning residential building. we are _ of a burning residential building. we are not clear where it is. no word _ we are not clear where it is. no word yet— we are not clear where it is. no word yet on_ we are not clear where it is. no word yet on casualties. but it has been _ word yet on casualties. but it has been another choppy night, if you like. been another choppy night, if you like we _ been another choppy night, if you like. we have had air raid sirens in kyiv. _ like. we have had air raid sirens in kyiv. across — like. we have had air raid sirens in kyiv, across central ukraine, odesa in the _ kyiv, across central ukraine, odesa in the south — kyiv, across central ukraine, odesa in the south as well as the west. so it's clear— in the south as well as the west. so it's clear the — in the south as well as the west. so it's clear the authorities are still concerned — it's clear the authorities are still concerned about continued russian strikes _ concerned about continued russian strikes on — concerned about continued russian strikes on targets not just concerned about continued russian strikes on targets notjust in concerned about continued russian strikes on targets not just in the centre. — strikes on targets not just in the centre. but— strikes on targets not just in the centre, but across the west, significantly. president zelensky has thanked the armed forces once more _ has thanked the armed forces once more in _ has thanked the armed forces once more in his— has thanked the armed forces once more in his evening address. he's claimed _ more in his evening address. he's claimed russia has sustained more losses— claimed russia has sustained more losses than it has done in the whole of the _ losses than it has done in the whole of the chechen wars, these conflicts that stretched across the 90s and no teas _ that stretched across the 90s and no teas he _ that stretched across the 90s and no teas he is _ that stretched across the 90s and no teas. he is very much defiant this morning — teas. he is very much defiant this morning but it has been another active _ morning but it has been another active night.

you - active night. you mentioned president zelensky. active night. — you mentioned president zelensky. he also talked about the protest on russian state tv. i wonder what the reaction to that has been where you are? i reaction to that has been where you are? ~' , ., , ., , are? i think when you see moments like this, i mean, _ are? i think when you see moments like this, i mean, if— are? i think when you see moments like this, i mean, if anyone - are? i think when you see moments like this, i mean, if anyone speaksl like this, i mean, if anyone speaks against, _ like this, i mean, if anyone speaks against, anyone who is prominent, speaks _ against, anyone who is prominent, speaks against this war, that is used _ speaks against this war, that is used by— speaks against this war, that is used by the government and shared on social— used by the government and shared on social media _ used by the government and shared on social media as it reinforces their defiance — social media as it reinforces their defiance against this invasion. when you see _ defiance against this invasion. when you see what happened on russian state _ you see what happened on russian state tv _ you see what happened on russian state tv last night, at the heart of the russian institution. ——, it will gaivanise — the russian institution. ——, it will gaivanise a — the russian institution. ——, it will galvanise a lot of people. it would be seen _ galvanise a lot of people. it would be seen as— galvanise a lot of people. it would be seen as a massive boost this morning. — be seen as a massive boost this morning. a _ be seen as a massive boost this morning, a morning when we are continuing — morning, a morning when we are continuing to hear heavy artillery fire coming inwards and outwards. peace _ fire coming inwards and outwards. peace talks are continuing today. that is _ peace talks are continuing today. that is not — peace talks are continuing today. that is not going to be the biggest source _ that is not going to be the biggest source of— that is not going to be the biggest source of optimism for people, but crucially, _ source of optimism for people, but crucially, they are continuing. there — crucially, they are continuing. there is— crucially, they are continuing. there is optimism very much on the ukrainian _ there is optimism very much on the ukrainian side that a breakthrough couid _ ukrainian side that a breakthrough

could come in the coming days. we have also— could come in the coming days. we have also had a ukrainian official gave _ have also had a ukrainian official gave a _ have also had a ukrainian official gave a prediction that this war couid — gave a prediction that this war could be — gave a prediction that this war could be overcome in their words, by may, _ could be overcome in their words, by may, either— could be overcome in their words, by may, eitherthrough could be overcome in their words, by may, either through a peace deal or russia _ may, either through a peace deal or russia running out of supplies to sustain— russia running out of supplies to sustain this invasion is what is a large _ sustain this invasion is what is a large country. it does filo pizza if you go— large country. it does filo pizza if you go online or you listen to what the government is saying. —— it does feel upbeat — the government is saying. —— it does feel upbeat. president zelensky has not gone _ feel upbeat. president zelensky has not gone anywhere. he is still posting — not gone anywhere. he is still posting messages this morning. so, very little _ posting messages this morning. so, very little has changed in the sense that key— very little has changed in the sense that key still finds itself under siege — that key still finds itself under siege. as far as the us is concerned, overthe siege. as far as the us is concerned, over the last weekend they think— concerned, over the last weekend they think every russian advance has been installed, with little progress being _ been installed, with little progress being made over the weekend. why? continued _ being made over the weekend. why? continued ukrainian resistance. thank— continued ukrainian resistance. thank you — continued ukrainian resistance. thank you very much. new sanctions on more than 100 individuals with links to president vladimir putin's regime, are expected to be announced by the foreign

secretary liz truss today. parliament has passed emergency laws, making it quicker and easier to target allies of the president and the kremlin. we'rejoined now by our chief political correspondent adam fleming. adam, how damaging will this be for russia? we will find out later today when these _ we will find out later today when these new names are published in the official— these new names are published in the official way _ these new names are published in the official way that they are done, and we get _ official way that they are done, and we get a _ official way that they are done, and we get a biography of the person and an explanation of why they are being sanctioned — an explanation of why they are being sanctioned. that will become clearer through— sanctioned. that will become clearer through the day. the truth is i think— through the day. the truth is i think most of the financial firepower has already been deployed against _ firepower has already been deployed against the russians, with things like freezing the russian central bank's _ like freezing the russian central bank's access to money around the rest of— bank's access to money around the rest of the — bank's access to money around the rest of the world. i think this is 'ust rest of the world. i think this is just about _ rest of the world. i think this is just about further tightening the sanctions regime, ratherthan just about further tightening the sanctions regime, rather than any huge _ sanctions regime, rather than any huge new— sanctions regime, rather than any huge new blows towards the russians. it's interesting hearing what is happening in brussels at the moment where _ happening in brussels at the moment where the _ happening in brussels at the moment where the eu is about to unveil another— where the eu is about to unveil another package of sanctions. you can see _

another package of sanctions. you can see more disagreements between countries _ can see more disagreements between countries. maybe the easy sanctions have been— countries. maybe the easy sanctions have been done and it's going to get harder— have been done and it's going to get harder for— have been done and it's going to get harder for the uk have been done and it's going to get harderforthe uk and its have been done and it's going to get harder for the uk and its allies to kind of— harder for the uk and its allies to kind of stay on the same page in the next few— kind of stay on the same page in the next few weeks and few months as the -et a next few weeks and few months as the get a bit _ next few weeks and few months as the get a bit tougher. in terms of other decisions, — get a bit tougher. in terms of other decisions, back home, as of last night _ decisions, back home, as of last night 45,000 people had expressed an interest— night 45,000 people had expressed an interest in— night 45,000 people had expressed an interest in the government's new scheme _ interest in the government's new scheme for— interest in the government's new scheme for sponsoring ukrainian refugees, — scheme for sponsoring ukrainian refugees, which was launched yesterday. although this is the easy bit as— yesterday. although this is the easy bit as well, — yesterday. although this is the easy bit as well, to put your name on a website _ bit as well, to put your name on a website saying you may have a spare room _ website saying you may have a spare room or— website saying you may have a spare room or property. the actual process of signing _ room or property. the actual process of signing up— room or property. the actual process of signing up with a joint visa with an -- _ of signing up with a joint visa with an -- with — of signing up with a joint visa with an —— with ukrainian doesn't start until— an —— with ukrainian doesn't start until friday — an —— with ukrainian doesn't start until friday i_ an —— with ukrainian doesn't start until friday. i wonder if old as 45.000 — until friday. i wonder if old as 45,000 people will eventually want to -o 45,000 people will eventually want to go through that? separate you that, _ to go through that? separate you that, now— to go through that? separate you that, now the prime minister is going _ that, now the prime minister is going to — that, now the prime minister is going to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. his first missionaries to convince them to start— missionaries to convince them to start pumping more oil to help bring the global— start pumping more oil to help bring the global oil price down, and also

to make _ the global oil price down, and also to make up — the global oil price down, and also to make up for the fact that lots of countries _ to make up for the fact that lots of countries will stop buying russian oil. countries will stop buying russian oii~ this _ countries will stop buying russian oii~ this is — countries will stop buying russian oil. this is all part of his big strategy— oil. this is all part of his big strategy at home to end reliance on russian _ strategy at home to end reliance on russian oil— strategy at home to end reliance on russian oil and gas, which is going to culminate in an energy security strategy _ to culminate in an energy security strategy in — to culminate in an energy security strategy in the next couple of days, which _ strategy in the next couple of days, which will _ strategy in the next couple of days, which will see the government doubting — which will see the government doubling down on green energy and nuclear— doubling down on green energy and nuclear power, and may be pumping some _ nuclear power, and may be pumping some more — nuclear power, and may be pumping some more gas from the north sea. lots going _ some more gas from the north sea. lots going on. thank you. around 45,000 people across the uk have already signed up to the government's new sponsorship scheme to take ukrainian refugees into their homes. hosts will receive £350 a month, and both sides will undergo background checks. anna adams has this report. so, this is the lounge at the moment. what i was thinking was that this could be converted to a bedroom. natalie is turning her living room into a home for ukrainian refugees. so, in terms of the sofa and everything, all of this, we can just move out of the room, and then we'll look to buy a double bed, king size bed,

something like that to go in here. she's even turning her utility room into a storage area for their food. we could completely clear this area out, clear all of the cupboards out, even put a small fridge under the worktop. so it could just sort of provide that area for someone just to have a little bit of space. michael gove, the housing and communities secretary, is hoping thousands of people like natalie will also welcome ukrainians into their homes. our country has a long and proud history of supporting the most vulnerable during their darkest hours. we took in refugees fleeing hitler's germany. those fleeing repression and idi amin's uganda. and, of course, those who fled the atrocities of the balkan wars. more recently, we've offered support to those fleeing persecution in syria, afghanistan and hong kong, and we are doing so again with homes for ukraine. but labour's lisa nandy criticised the government scheme for what she called excessive bureaucracy. we are really deeply concerned about the lack of urgency. he went on tv yesterday to claim that ukrainians

could be here by sunday. but he's just told us that they will still need a visa under the current application process. these are 50—page forms that have to be completed online, asking people who have fled with nothing, to find an internet cafe to upload documents they don't have. in the homes for ukraine scheme, hosts will be expected to offer accommodation for ukrainians for a minimum of six months, and they'll receive £350 tax free for every month they house a refugee or a family. unlike previous schemes, ukrainians do not need to have any links to the uk, and there will be no limit on the number who can come here. refugees will have access to the nhs and other public services, and their children will be able to attend local schools. natalie's husband, stefan, said taking in someone was an easy decision to make. when we saw what these people are going through, we thought, if we were in their shoes, we'd want someone to offer to give them somewhere to be safe and,

you know, have a roof over their heads. it could happen to any of us, couldn't you? you just don't know what's on the corner. correct. so it'sjust, it could be could be any of us. with so many people here in the uk wanting to help, whether the government will be able to meet the logistical challenge is yet to be seen. anna adams, bbc news, upminster. there are unconfirmed reports that three british citizens, thought to be ex—special forces personnel, were killed in the air strike on a military base in western ukraine on sunday. let's speak now to former british army lieutenant, glen grant, who was involved in retraining and reforming the ukrainian army. hejoins us from latvia this morning. thank you very much for speaking to us. can we start with the unconfirmed reports that it was just mentioning, but the three x british forces killed in the strike. is that

possible? forces killed in the strike. is that ossible? ~ ., ., ,, ., , possible? what do we know? it is ossible. possible? what do we know? it is possible- i— possible? what do we know? it is possible. i mean, _ possible? what do we know? it is possible. i mean, what _ possible? what do we know? it is possible. i mean, what we - possible? what do we know? it is possible. i mean, what we know. possible? what do we know? it is| possible. i mean, what we know is that the _ possible. i mean, what we know is that the strike was serious. this was a _ that the strike was serious. this was a direct— that the strike was serious. this was a direct target because the number— was a direct target because the number of weapons used was so many, and they're _ number of weapons used was so many, and they're expensive cruise missiles _ and they're expensive cruise missiles. you don't fire cruise missiles — missiles. you don't fire cruise missiles at _ missiles. you don't fire cruise missiles at something just for a demonstration. and so, if they fired 22 or— demonstration. and so, if they fired 22 or 30, _ demonstration. and so, if they fired 22 or 30, and demonstration. and so, if they fired 22 or30, and it demonstration. and so, if they fired 22 or 30, and it was somewhere between — 22 or 30, and it was somewhere between that, that meant they had a particular— between that, that meant they had a particular target in mind. and it was serious for them. was the american _ was serious for them. was the american base where they did the training _ american base where they did the training for ukrainian forces... that— training for ukrainian forces... that the — training for ukrainian forces... that the americans all left, the nationai— that the americans all left, the national guard left before the war started _ national guard left before the war started. although it is quite possible that the base was being used _ possible that the base was being used for— possible that the base was being used for one of two things. firstly, it could _ used for one of two things. firstly, it could be — used for one of two things. firstly, it could be training. it could be

using _ it could be training. it could be using for— it could be training. it could be using for instructors who volunteered to actually train ukrainians, which could be one option — ukrainians, which could be one option 0r— ukrainians, which could be one option. or it could have actually been _ option. or it could have actually been a — option. or it could have actually been a base for those who are the ukrainian — been a base for those who are the ukrainian foreign legion. they could have been— ukrainian foreign legion. they could have been holding foreigners there before _ have been holding foreigners there before sending them to the front line _ before sending them to the front line. eitherof before sending them to the front line. either of those is a possibility, because that is the main _ possibility, because that is the main sort _ possibility, because that is the main sort of big large empty base that they— main sort of big large empty base that they had available at the time to use _ that they had available at the time to use. it— that they had available at the time to use. , . .,, that they had available at the time to use. _ ., to use. it is close to the border with poiand- — to use. it is close to the border with poland. the _ to use. it is close to the border with poland. the polish - to use. it is close to the border with poland. the polish primel with poland. the polish prime minister called it an attempt to threaten nato. do you think that could be the case? h0. threaten nato. do you think that could be the case?— threaten nato. do you think that could be the case? no, i don't. they could be the case? no, i don't. they could have — could be the case? no, i don't. they could have threatened _ could be the case? no, i don't. they could have threatened nato - could be the case? no, i don't. they could have threatened nato with - could be the case? no, i don't. theyj could have threatened nato with two weapons _ could have threatened nato with two weapons. it isjust the sheer but at the cost _ weapons. it isjust the sheer but at the cost benefit analysis. you don't fire 22— the cost benefit analysis. you don't fire 22 cruise missilesjust the cost benefit analysis. you don't fire 22 cruise missiles just to threaten _ fire 22 cruise missiles just to threaten nato. you only need to fire two that _ threaten nato. you only need to fire two that close to the border and you would _ two that close to the border and you would get _ two that close to the border and you would get the same effect. 50, firing _ would get the same effect. 50, firing 22— would get the same effect. 50, firing 22 meant it was a target that they actually thought was an important target to hit and kill. i

think— important target to hit and kill. i think that — important target to hit and kill. i think that is actually the most they have fired — think that is actually the most they have fired in one area since the beginning — have fired in one area since the beginning of the war. we have fired in one area since the beginning of the war.— have fired in one area since the beginning of the war. we are 'ust seeinu beginning of the war. we are 'ust seeing some fl beginning of the war. we are 'ust seeing some offi beginning of the war. we are 'ust seeing some of the i beginning of the war. we are 'ust seeing some of the pictures. h beginning of the war. we are just i seeing some of the pictures. some huge craters from those missiles. huge. huge craters from those missiles. hue. ~ ., huge craters from those missiles. hu.e_ . ., ., , huge craters from those missiles. hue. . ., ., , ., , huge craters from those missiles. huue. . . , . huge. what does that tell us, and what have you _ huge. what does that tell us, and what have you assessed _ huge. what does that tell us, and what have you assessed not - huge. what does that tell us, and what have you assessed not only. huge. what does that tell us, and - what have you assessed not only from this attack, but what else you have you seen and heard about racing tactics? ., ., ., ~ .. tactics? you heard of the american assessment. _ tactics? you heard of the american assessment, which _ tactics? you heard of the american assessment, which is _ tactics? you heard of the american assessment, which is pretty - tactics? you heard of the american assessment, which is pretty much | tactics? you heard of the american i assessment, which is pretty much the assessment— assessment, which is pretty much the assessment of most analysts. the front _ assessment of most analysts. the front tine — assessment of most analysts. the front line have stalled in many places — front line have stalled in many places. although people talk about them regrouping and coming forward, when they— them regrouping and coming forward, when they come forward again it is the same — when they come forward again it is the same soldiers who have already been attacked and pushed back. they will not _ been attacked and pushed back. they will not be _ been attacked and pushed back. they will not be very happy driving past lots of _ will not be very happy driving past lots of dead vehicles and their dead colleagues as they come to an attack — colleagues as they come to an attack i— colleagues as they come to an attack. i suspect that most of the front _ attack. i suspect that most of the front tine — attack. i suspect that most of the front line are going to go as slowly as they— front line are going to go as slowly as they can — front line are going to go as slowly as they can. if you actually look at the south — as they can. if you actually look at the south of the country the problem is not _ the south of the country the problem is notjust— the south of the country the problem is notjust that the south of the country the problem is not just that they're being the south of the country the problem is notjust that they're being held, they are _

is notjust that they're being held, they are running out of full —— fuel and food — they are running out of full —— fuel and food. the supply line is so long — and food. the supply line is so long 0ne _ and food. the supply line is so long. one of the things is the sheer size of— long. one of the things is the sheer size of this — long. one of the things is the sheer size of this country. when you are actually _ size of this country. when you are actually talking about some of the towns _ actually talking about some of the towns that have been talked about, from where they actually left crimea, _ from where they actually left crimea, you are talking about the distance — crimea, you are talking about the distance between london and edinburgh. london and glasgow. actuaiiy, — edinburgh. london and glasgow. actually, it's a long way. that is more _ actually, it's a long way. that is more than — actually, it's a long way. that is more than one fuel tank for people. what _ more than one fuel tank for people. what are _ more than one fuel tank for people. what are they doing now? they are using _ what are they doing now? they are using indirect fire, long—range artitiery. — using indirect fire, long—range artillery, rockets, missiles, anything _ artillery, rockets, missiles, anything they can, to try to devastate buildings and kill people. just finally, given what you are saying about food and supplies and fuel, can you understand then why our correspondent in kyiv is saying there are some ukrainian military officials who are hopeful this could be over by may?— officials who are hopeful this could be over by may? yeah. frankly, i am hoeful it be over by may? yeah. frankly, i am hepeful it will — be over by may? yeah. frankly, i am hopeful it will be _ be over by may? yeah. frankly, i am hopeful it will be over _ be over by may? yeah. frankly, i am hopeful it will be over even - be over by may? yeah. frankly, i am hopeful it will be over even before i hopeful it will be over even before

that _ hopeful it will be over even before that but — hopeful it will be over even before that. but this is going to depend largely— that. but this is going to depend largely upon whether putin decides to double _ largely upon whether putin decides to double down and reinforce, or whether— to double down and reinforce, or whether they decide to try and go for a _ whether they decide to try and go for a piece — whether they decide to try and go for a piece on what they have got. this is— for a piece on what they have got. this is actually quite a problematic thing _ this is actually quite a problematic thing the — this is actually quite a problematic thing. the russians are still trying to demand — thing. the russians are still trying to demand that they keep the same ground _ to demand that they keep the same ground they had before, at least, whereas — ground they had before, at least, whereas zelensky wants them out of the country completely. and those two things are incompatible. refill}r two things are incompatible. really aood to two things are incompatible. really good to speak _ two things are incompatible. really good to speak to — two things are incompatible. really good to speak to you. _ two things are incompatible. really good to speak to you. thank- two things are incompatible. really good to speak to you. thank you i two things are incompatible. p-_ii good to speak to you. thank you for your analysis. good to speak to you. thank you for youranalysis. glen good to speak to you. thank you for your analysis. glen grant, good to speak to you. thank you for youranalysis. glen grant, defence analyst. 18 minutes past six. let’s analyst. 18 minutes past six. let's look at the _ analyst. 18 minutes past six. let's look at the papers. _ the guardian's front page has a picture of what it calls an "extraordinary protest" by a member of staff on russia's state—controlled news programme. we have been talking about this ourselves. as we've heard, she held up

a banner saying "it's the telegraph leads with a quote from borisjohnson, who has written an article for the paper today. he says the west "made a terrible mistake" by continuing to rely on russian oil and gas after the invasion of crimea in 2014. the mirror headline reads, "three brits killed in missile hell" — that's in reference to unconfirmed reports that three ex—special forces operatives were killed when russia attacked a military base near the polish border over the weekend. and the daily mail reports on the 44,000 uk residents who have — so far — signed up to host a ukrainian refugee. that number is likely to have increased overnight. we will be speaking to the government in about an hour to get the latest on that, and plenty of other news around today as well, of course. ., , other news around today as well, of course. . , ., ., ~ ., course. nina is here to talk about the changes _ course. nina is here to talk about the changes to — course. nina is here to talk about the changes to the _ course. nina is here to talk about the changes to the uk _ course. nina is here to talk about the changes to the uk travel - the changes to the uk travel restrictions. it is all change, isn't it? yeah,. does it feel

significant _ isn't it? yeah,. does it feel significant compared - isn't it? yeah,. does it feel significant compared to - isn't it? yeah,. does it feel. significant compared to what isn't it? yeah,. does it feel- significant compared to what is happening in ukraine? it has been a difficult two years for the travel industry and for families who want to get away, having to cancel holidays, delay them. it has been quite stressful. finally, a massive change, a big day for the industry. good morning. welcome back to the breakfast departure lounge. from four on friday all requirements for covid test, regardless of vaccination status will be removed in england, wales and scotland. they have all confirmed they are going to follow the plan. what is crucial to remember though is to check the rules of the country that you are travelling to. if you are going to spain, for example, you will need to prove you are double jabbed or that you have recovered from covid within the last six months. in italy, you can travel without the jab? or as you complete a negative lateral flow test on arrival. there is a wide range of

restrictions. it might make the difference for you to go on holiday but it is a huge difference for the industry. 2021 saw a 71% drop in international flights from the uk. they are praying for a good bounce back. there are new challenges for the industry. the cost ofjet fuel has increased and there is lots of uncertainty because of russia and ukraine. air france and ryanair are among those warning prices could rise as a result. well, let's speak to simon calder, travel editor of the independent, who joins us now from dumfries. a big day. did the industry see this coming? a big day. did the industry see this comine ? , a big day. did the industry see this comina? , ., , �* coming? they actually didn't. there have been various _ coming? they actually didn't. there have been various rumours - coming? they actually didn't. there have been various rumours in - coming? they actually didn't. there l have been various rumours in various leagues— have been various rumours in various leagues to _ have been various rumours in various leagues to various newspapers, but bear in _ leagues to various newspapers, but bear in mind earlier this month they extended _ bear in mind earlier this month they extended the time that you had to fill in _ extended the time that you had to fill in the — extended the time that you had to fill in the passenger locator form, making _ fill in the passenger locator form, making everybody think, well, they are obviously not going to make any changes— are obviously not going to make any changes because they would tinker around _ changes because they would tinker around if— changes because they would tinker around if they were. and furthermore, while we knew that the passenger—

furthermore, while we knew that the passenger locator form, which has been _ passenger locator form, which has been widely derided, the boss of klm said he _ been widely derided, the boss of klm said he would ask is assistance to complete — said he would ask is assistance to complete his 20 page online form, and she _ complete his 20 page online form, and she asked for a pay rise afterwards because it was so incoherent and complex, while we are expecting _ incoherent and complex, while we are expecting that to go, the biggest news _ expecting that to go, the biggest news the — expecting that to go, the biggest news the transport secretary had yesterday — news the transport secretary had yesterday was that unvaccinated travellers would face no restrictions coming into the uk. so we've _ restrictions coming into the uk. so we've seen— restrictions coming into the uk. so we've seen quite a lot of celebrations from the ferry companies, from airlines, from three holiday— companies, from airlines, from three holiday firms, working in this news. but i _ holiday firms, working in this news. but i am _ holiday firms, working in this news. but i am also hearing the boss of one airline — but i am also hearing the boss of one airline saying it was absolutely lamentable that these rules have been _ lamentable that these rules have been in _ lamentable that these rules have been in place for so long. as the world _ been in place for so long. as the world health organization says, they may have _ world health organization says, they may have stemmed the flow by a couple _ may have stemmed the flow by a couple of — may have stemmed the flow by a couple of days or a couple of weeks, but they— couple of days or a couple of weeks, but they have not made any difference other than with destroying a once great industry. that industry —— interesting. we are seeing different nations thinking, i

don't want to lose out on this chunk of tourism. is there a bit of a danger to that?— of tourism. is there a bit of a dancer to that? . . ., , danger to that? well, clearly there will be medical— danger to that? well, clearly there will be medical people, _ danger to that? well, clearly there will be medical people, and - danger to that? well, clearly there will be medical people, and i'm - danger to that? well, clearly there i will be medical people, and i'm sure you can _ will be medical people, and i'm sure you can find — will be medical people, and i'm sure you can find some, who would say, hang _ you can find some, who would say, hang on. _ you can find some, who would say, hang on. and — you can find some, who would say, hang on, and bear in mind that only three _ hang on, and bear in mind that only three months ago we still had people in hotels _ three months ago we still had people in hotels because they had been on holiday— in hotels because they had been on holiday in— in hotels because they had been on holiday in south africa. you and i, if we _ holiday in south africa. you and i, if we travelled abroad, even if fully— if we travelled abroad, even if fully vaccinated, we had to go into south _ fully vaccinated, we had to go into south isolation until we got a negative _ south isolation until we got a negative pcr result. we had the most incoherent— negative pcr result. we had the most incoherent and most complex travel routes _ incoherent and most complex travel routes of any country in europe. and we have _ routes of any country in europe. and we have gone exactly to the other extreme — we have gone exactly to the other extreme. however, the travel industry. _ extreme. however, the travel industry, as you say, is all about competitive _ industry, as you say, is all about competitive reopening. i industry, as you say, is all about competitive reopening. lam hearing rumours _ competitive reopening. lam hearing rumours from new zealand today that actually, _ rumours from new zealand today that actually, they may open ahead of july this— actually, they may open ahead of july this year, which is their plan for opening to family and people who are going _

for opening to family and people who are going there on holiday. so, everything seems to be travelling in the same _ everything seems to be travelling in the same direction, and of course we also had _ the same direction, and of course we also had within minutes of grant shapps— also had within minutes of grant shapps saying you can travel again 'ust shapps saying you can travel again just like _ shapps saying you can travel again just like in— shapps saying you can travel again just like in the good old days, you are quite — just like in the good old days, you are quite right to say, oh no, because _ are quite right to say, oh no, because you have to check the destination for us. minutes after that, _ destination for us. minutes after that, heathrow said as from tomorrow morning. _ that, heathrow said as from tomorrow morning, wednesday, only to wear masks _ morning, wednesday, only to wear masks. they still strongly encourage you to _ masks. they still strongly encourage you to do _ masks. they still strongly encourage you to do so, but it is not mandatory. british airways and virgin— mandatory. british airways and virgin atlantic say, where the destination allows, they would stop making _ destination allows, they would stop making masks obligatory on planes. so, everything moving very quickly. moving quickly but not quite back to normal. simon, thank you. we are used to seeing you on balconies in florida or by the seaside in morecambe.— florida or by the seaside in morecambe. ., ., ., ., , morecambe. not quite as glamorous this morning- _ morecambe. not quite as glamorous this morning. 0h, _ morecambe. not quite as glamorous this morning. 0h, dumfries, - morecambe. not quite as glamorous this morning. 0h, dumfries, queenl morecambe. not quite as glamorous i this morning. 0h, dumfries, queen of this morning. oh, dumfries, queen of the south! _ this morning. 0h, dumfries, queen of the south! ., ~ this morning. 0h, dumfries, queen of the south! ., ,, , ., ,, ., ., the south! thank you, simon calder. an important — the south! thank you, simon calder. an important reminder— the south! thank you, simon calder. an important reminder to _ the south! thank you, simon calder. an important reminder to check - the south! thank you, simon calder. an important reminder to check the l an important reminder to check the restrictions of where you are travelling to. things might be back to normal today, but it's vital you

follow whatever the recommendations are in the travel place you are going to. last time i spoke to simon he was outside the sydney opera house. it's a bit different! you outside the sydney opera house. it's a bit different!— a bit different! you never know what is aeoin to a bit different! you never know what is going to be _ a bit different! you never know what is going to be behind _ a bit different! you never know what is going to be behind him _ a bit different! you never know what is going to be behind him when - a bit different! you never know what is going to be behind him when it i is going to be behind him when it p°p5 is going to be behind him when it pops up. let's go to someone who may argue with you. dumfries, pretty glamorous, carol? very glamorous. not quite sydney opera house though, is it?! well. very glamorous. not quite sydney opera house though, is it?! well, i don't know- — don't know. it's a very nice place. good morning. if you're not travelling abroad and you are staying at home, the weather for the next few days is looking pretty good. wednesday is perhaps the exception to the rule. today we do have some rain coming in across the north—west of scotland. then high pressure will exert its influence and most of us will have sunny spells, especially into the weekend. this morning we have got a weather front coming in across scotland and also northern ireland, and it is producing some rain and hills now. we have got a week where the front of the south producing cloud and spots of rain. that is moving

northward and eastward. we have also got some fog in central, southern and south—western parts of england. when that left we will have a lot of songs in england and wales. as the weather front moves across western scotland and northern ireland, it will draw more cloud ahead of it. the sunshine in the northern half of the country will turn hazy. light winds for most but brisk winds in the south—west, with temperatures seven to 60 degrees. as we head into this evening and overnight, these same front slowly slips southwards. but it is a weakening feature. the rain turning more fragmented. further south, a new front coming up. that will produce showers. cold enough for a touch of frost in north—west scotland and northern ireland. for most of us we will be frost free. tomorrow is the week front slowly slipping southwards. the other front moving north will p9p up the other front moving north will pep up as we go through the day, producing some rain. high pressure builds in from the west. we will see

shown to in the north—west, with temperatures seven to 14 degrees. and then it all settles down. good to know. thank you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. london's biggest health trust say it's trying to tackle its backlog in pre—planned elective surgery, which was made worse by the pandemic. nhs figures show a record of over six million people were waiting for hospital treatment in england injanurary. barts health nhs trust is trying to reduce its waiting times. it's opening two new operating theatres at one of its hospitals in newham. we've been so focused on keeping everybody alive, and as healthy as possible, that we've neglected all of the elective work which is now coming to the fore.

so that's what's really exciting, is getting back on track, picking up where we left off, giving all the elective work, doing all the elective work, telling everybody, hey, we're here, we're open, it's safe to come back into hospital. heathrow airport has blamed covid restrictions and the war in ukraine on low passenger numbers as it struggles to recover from the pandemic. more than two and a half million passengers travelled through heathrow last month, 15% less than predicted at the start of the year and nearly half the number pre—covid. according to the airport, recovery has been complicated further by the invasion of ukraine. it's been ten years since london hosted the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. and plans to mark the anniversary this summer have been announced. celebrations will include a free public exhibition of medals and torches from the games. there will also be a day of live performances and workshops. if you're heading out on public

transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. minor delays on thejubilee line due to a faulty train. and there's a part suspension on the victoria line too. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning, but temperatures widely above zero first thing. one or two mist and fog patches but they will lift to a day of sunshine. some higher cloud perhapsjust edging in from the west this afternoon turning the sunshine hazy. it's feeling mild and it's dry, 16 celsius the maximum. we'll start off with some clear spells this evening but then the cloud will increase, and some outbreaks of rain through the early hours into wednesday morning. minimum temperature not as cold as last night, a low of six celsius. for tomorrow we have a cold front which is gradually going to edge in especially through the afternoon, turning wet, but it's a grey start. still some outbreaks of rain at first but then the heavier more persistent rain moves through in the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler as a result,

a maximum of 14 celsius. and high pressure starts to build overnight wednesday into thursday, and that high pressure is going to stay with us as we head through friday and through the weekend as well. so the weather, it starts to settle down. after wednesday's rain, we are looking at plenty of sunshine through thursday, through friday and temperatures right the way through the weekend staying reasonably mild. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to dan and sally. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. let's get up to date with everything that has been happening overnight in ukraine. jon is here to run through the details. thanks, dan and sally. some reassuring news to start with this morning. there were concerns

about the chernobyl nuclear plant in the north of ukraine, which the russians took over last week. the plant lost power and there were worries about cooling radioactive rods. well, international authorities say that the plant has now been reconnected to the power grid. some temporary reassurance but it is still being monitored. our main focus this morning is down in the south east of ukraine. the port city of mariupol, strategically important for russia to control, has seen near—constant shelling in recent days. some progress today, an evacuation convoy of about 160 cars has managed to leave, but for the many thousands of people who are still trapped there, the situation is still dire. look at where they are trapped.

these drone pictures show how widespread the damage is. notjust one apartment block, one street — entire neighbourhoods are being flattened. it looks like it goes on for miles. imagine living here, running out of food, water, medicine or heating. getting aid in is proving immensely difficult. a convoy of 100 tonnes of supplies is stuck in berdyansk unable to reach mariupol. so close, 40 miles. but the pictures that are getting most attention worldwide today are not pictures of war damage. on the main evening news on russian tv last night a journalist ran onto the set with a sign,

"no war, stop the war, don't believe the propaganda". remember, even referring to it as a war in russia can get you jailed so this was an extraordinary act of defiance. ukraine's president zelensky praised her in his address overnight. translation: | am grateful- to the russians who do not stop trying to convey the truth, to those who fight disinformation and tell the truth, real facts, to their friends and loved ones. and personally, to the woman who went to the studio of channel one with a poster against the war. she's now thought to be in police custody. she was a journalist and editor at channel one, the maine state

television channel for the whole of russia. it's hard to imagine her situation now. such a public act will infuriate the kremlin. seen live by millions. and now by millions more around the world. thank you, for that. seven—year—old amelia melted hearts around the world, when a video of her singing let it go in a bomb shelter in kyiv, was posted on social media delivering a moment of hope in the middle of a war. amelia is now safe with her grandma in poland and graham satchell has been catching up with her. sings "let it go". a packed bomb shelterfalls silent as seven—year—old amelia starts to sing. her rendition of let it go from the film frozen, a moment of defiance and hope in the chaos of war.

a week on, amelia is still singing. this time, a ukrainian folk song. amelia has made it out of ukraine and is now in poland with her grandmother vera, but her parents are still in kyiv. what was it like in the bomb shelter, amelia? translation: it was ok. there were other children there. my classmate was there too. can you tell me what you like about the film frozen? i really like elsa and anna.

and kristoff and sven. these are other characters in the cartoon. sven is a reindeer, and kristoff is a human being. at the end of the second part, kristoff marries anna. vera, what do you think of your granddaughter and her singing? translation: | know - that she really loves singing. she really does sing from morning till night. translation: | know - that she really loves singing. she dreams of being a singer, and we told her, your dream has come true. you sang in the bomb shelter, and there are many people who applauded you. and she's really pleased that she made her dream come true. the reaction to amelia's singing has been extraordinary.

idina menzel, who plays elsa in the film, said, "we see you, we really, really see you". and kristen anderson, who co—wrote the song, said, "the way you sing it is like a magic trick that spreads the light in your heart and heals everyone who hears it". amelia, the video of you singing was seen by millions and millions of people, all around the world. what do you think of that? i would say thank you that you enjoyed my singing. i practice singing every day in the morning, afternoon and evening. i rehearse, and that is why it's turned out so well. it has always been my dream to sing. this is amelia in happier times, a seven—year—old girl at home with her cat, reading with her mum. she is now one of more than a million ukrainian children

separated from their home, their country and in amelia's case, her mum and dad, who have stayed to help fight the russians. vera, what do you think about what's happening in your country? it is very, very sad. very wild. nobody can believe it is actually happening. i kneel before our military, our boys, our soldiers. they are very strong. very beautiful people. we will not surrender, ukraine. we shall never surrender. and amelia, what do you hope will happen for you and your family in the future? i would be very happy to be with my mother and father. in kyiv, of course.

the extraordinary resilience of ukrainian people embodied in one little girl, and the words of one song. sings "let it go". bravo, bravo! applause. isn't she gorgeous? it's amazing, we have had so — isn't she gorgeous? it's amazing, we have had so much _ isn't she gorgeous? it's amazing, we have had so much footage _ isn't she gorgeous? it's amazing, we have had so much footage over- isn't she gorgeous? it's amazing, we have had so much footage over the i have had so much footage over the news in so many different programmes and certain things really stand out. amelia singing that really is one of those. that was graham satchell reporting. the uk has launched its homes

for ukraine site for those wanting to host a refugee, with almost 45,000 signing up for the scheme. let's speak to neil gray, the europe minister for the scottish national party. good morning. i know that holyrood ministers suggesting _ good morning. i know that holyrood ministers suggesting they _ good morning. i know that holyrood ministers suggesting they will i good morning. i know that holyrood ministers suggesting they will look. ministers suggesting they will look at all potential options to house at least 3000 ukrainian refugees. what are those options? iterate least 3000 ukrainian refugees. what are those options?— are those options? we are looking for the uk government _ are those options? we are looking for the uk government first i are those options? we are looking for the uk government first of i are those options? we are looking for the uk government first of all| for the uk government first of all to try to make sure that people looking to flee from the horrific war in ukraine are able to get here as quickly and as safely as possible, and we prefer them to waive the visas in order for that to happen. if that's not possible, then obviously making sure that we have a system that is as simple and straightforward as possible is what we are looking for, and we are offering to be super sponsors here in scotland as the scottish

government, to ensure that we are providing the maximum support available to ensure that we are supporting at least 3000 refugees to begin with, there is no cap on that. to ensure that we are playing our part, more than playing our part to offer sanctuary and a home here in scotland for people fleeing the horrible war in ukraine. iterate scotland for people fleeing the horrible war in ukraine. we hear this phrase _ horrible war in ukraine. we hear this phrase super— horrible war in ukraine. we hear this phrase super sponsor i horrible war in ukraine. we hear this phrase super sponsor quite | horrible war in ukraine. we hear| this phrase super sponsor quite a lot, what does that mean exactly? it lot, what does that mean exactly? it means that the scottish government would be the sponsor, would then have responsibility, maximum flexibility, to be able to ensure that accommodation was provided, a wraparound service of support was available here in scotland, basically making sure that we are doing the maximum possible to act as quickly as possible to get people out of ukraine and here in scotland so that we can provide sanctuary and support that they need and deserve. we have got a long history in

scotland of providing refuge and sanctuary to people fleeing conflict, we supported over 3300 syrian refugees and all 32 local authorities did here in scotland, and we stand ready to more than play our part to make sure that people fleeing that horrific war in ukraine are able to find sanctuary in scotland. are able to find sanctuary in scotland-— are able to find sanctuary in scotland. . ., ., scotland. and how and where will the be scotland. and how and where will they be housed? _ scotland. and how and where will they be housed? we _ scotland. and how and where will they be housed? we are - scotland. and how and where will they be housed? we are looking. scotland. and how and where will. they be housed? we are looking to work with all— they be housed? we are looking to work with all partners _ they be housed? we are looking to work with all partners in _ they be housed? we are looking to work with all partners in scotland i work with all partners in scotland for housing options to be are seeing notjust from people in scotland but across the uk, we would be looking to utilise that and then also working with our public sector, our private sector providers, to ensure that we utilise all potential routes to support. and we are working at pace to make sure that we are providing that wraparound

support as quickly as possible and we arejust hoping support as quickly as possible and we are just hoping that in the coming days the information that we need from the uk government can be forthcoming, the agreement to be a super sponsor can be ironed out, so that we are able to more than play our parts to make sure that people fleeing this horrific war are able to find sanctuary in scotland. about; to find sanctuary in scotland. away from the situation _ to find sanctuary in scotland. away from the situation with _ to find sanctuary in scotland. away from the situation with refugees, i want to talk to you about covid, we know there are higher rates in scotland of covid rates but we are expecting that covid restrictions will be lifted, is that the writing to do? ., , , will be lifted, is that the writing to do? . , , , to do? the cabinet will be -- is that the right _ to do? the cabinet will be -- is that the right thing _ to do? the cabinet will be -- is that the right thing to - to do? the cabinet will be -- is that the right thing to do? i to do? the cabinet will be -- is that the right thing to do? the | that the right thing to do? the cabinet is meeting today, we will do the best for the people of scotland. it is not a competition, we want to make sure that the protection that is in place to protect people from

the spread of covid. our first thing is to make sure that people are vaccinated and we will do everything we can to make sure that we try to slow the spread as best we can, and make sure that people are better protected. make sure that people are better rotected. ., ~ make sure that people are better rotected. ., ,, , ., , . protected. thank you very much indeed. we arejust going we are just going to show you some live pictures from the ukrainian capital kyiv, they are pretty distressing, i'm afraid. this is an apartment block in the ukrainian capital. we heard from our correspondent that they were very loud explosions heard at about 5am in kyiv, reports of a burning building, we can now see that. that is apparently a residential building in kyiv. local officials say there are two people confirmed dead. you can see emergency crews are there trying to control the fire. it's pretty similar to the pictures we

saw yesterday, another residential building hit in kyiv, a number of people wounded. i believe two people killed yesterday. these are the live pictures this morning from an agency in ukraine, we are hearing likely that two people have died, another residential building hit in the ukrainian capital by russian missiles. ~ ., ukrainian capital by russian missiles. . . , ukrainian capital by russian missiles. . , ., ~ ukrainian capital by russian missiles. . . , ., ,, ., missiles. we had james talk about it, he said he _ missiles. we had james talk about it, he said he heard _ missiles. we had james talk about it, he said he heard that _ missiles. we had james talk about it, he said he heard that they i missiles. we had james talk about | it, he said he heard that they could hear the sound of a declaration, 5am his time, —— sound of an explosion. he also explained that many of the people will have been sheltering under ground, but not everybody. iterate under ground, but not everybody. we will bring you any more detail we get back to those of the latest pictures from ukraine this morning. difficult pictures to watch. seems a bit strange to be talking about sport at times like this for cheltenham starts today. it sport at times like this for cheltenham starts today. it does, lots of racing _ cheltenham starts today. it does, lots of racing fans _ cheltenham starts today. it does, lots of racing fans will _ cheltenham starts today. it does, lots of racing fans will be - lots of racing fans will be descending on cheltenham today. the fans will return, last year it was

behind closed door. rachel blackmore was the winning jockey last year with six wins. i think a lot of money will be wagered on her in the coming days. the famous roar which usually greets the start of racing's cheltenham festival will be heard for the first time in two years today as crowds return. it was one of the last big sporting events to take place with spectators before the coronavirus lockdown. it was held behind closed doors last year, and racing fans will be making up for lost time with bets expected to total half a billion pounds it's one of british racing biggest events, selling around a quarter of a million tickets. but the last time crowds packed cheltenham festival in 2020, there was criticism that the event had gone ahead as normal despite rising covid cases and just days before the first national lockdown. last year, the stands fell silent due to pandemic restrictions. but now it's back to full capacity, and there's lots to look forward to.

we've reacted accordingly, we've done what we've needed to do, preparations have gone really well. the team have been working exceptionally hard over this last few weeks. the course is in great condition. so we're just waiting to started. so we're just waiting to get started. we want everybody that's coming racing tomorrow, and for the rest of the week, to just have a really good time. it looks like we've got some really competitive racing ahead across the week, and we've just been looking forward to getting that first race off. rachel blackmore is hoping to win the opening day's champion hurdle again. she made history last year as the first woman to be the meetings top jockey. while bookies have hopes of wagering £500 million during the festival, the crisis in ukraine hasn't been forgotten. tuesday's final race will raise money to support those affected by the war. the return of spectators will be welcomed by organisers and the town's businesses. and that famous roar that usually greets the start of four days racing will perhaps be louder than ever before. vincent mcaviney, bbc news.

it could be a big week in the premier league title race. this is how close leaders manchester city came to beating crystal palace last night. bernando silva a whisker away. they also hit the post twice, but goalless it finished. and that means liverpool can cut their lead to a point if they beat arsenal on wednesday. chelsea could be sold by the end of the month according to the american investment firm handling the deal. it follows talks with the uk government yesterday. the sale is on hold, following those sanctions placed on russian owner roman abramovich last week. the deadline for bids is this friday with more than 20 credible parties interested. the club have told supporters they're pressing the government every day to find a solution to make tickets available. the current sanctions mean they can't sell any but are arguing sporting integrity will be at risk if fans can't attend. we were talking about cheltenham

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skies in sky, quite spectacular, the reason is because of storm celia. that was named by the portuguese net service. it has been producing a lot of rain, and it has led to some flooding. strong winds around it have dragged the dust up from the sahara, across parts of spain, portugal and france, and it could affect us in the south—east and east anglia on wednesday. so if you wake up anglia on wednesday. so if you wake up on wednesday and your car is covered in orange dust, you know where it has come from and why. sunny spells for most of us today but rather wet across western scotland and northern ireland. another system is pushing north, producing some rain across parts of the midlands, into east anglia, that will push away. and some early morning fog will lift. for england and wales, a fair bit of sunshine.

scotland and northern ireland has rain, cloud a head turning sunshine hazy and brisk winds in the north west. light winds elsewhere. temperatures today from seven in the north to 16 in the south. as we head through the evening and overnight, here is the weather front continuing to push south, as a weakening feature but another one coming up from the south as well. on the other side of the weather front, a cold front, the air will be colder, some frost across parts of north—west scotland and northern ireland. also some snow. on the tops of the hills in the highlands. overnight lows, not falling away as much. we have a front moving north and another one coming south on wednesday, both producing rain but not particularly heavy at this stage. here is the weak weather front with cloud and rain, the band fragmenting, and the other band moving north, but through the day you can see this one taps up a touch. not as much rain as we were

expecting yesterday. behind it high pressure builds in. things become settled across scotland and northern ireland, bara settled across scotland and northern ireland, bar a few showers across the north west. temperatures, seven to 14 degrees. if you are wondering what happens towards the weekend, high pressure exerts an influence across as so many of us will be dry with some lengthy spells of sunshine. thank you for that. at the start of the pandemic liverpool captainjordan henderson called on fellow footballers to donate a portion of their salary to help support health care workers on the frontline. it does seem like a long time ago, but he did it very quietly, he didn't make a big song and dance about it, he had private phone conversations with various captains up conversations with various captains up and down the country and they all agreed, he led and they followed. since then more than £7 million has been distributed to ambulance services across the uk. i went with jordan to meet staff

at the yorkshire ambulance service to hear about the impact it's had on their lives. covid—19 is something that none of us could have foreseen. itjust hit us. taking distressing call after distressing call. in 14 years i've worked for the service it would have been one of the hardest things i've ever been through. in just three months. during the pandemic, i saw more patients than i'd seen in the previous four years. - i'mjordan henderson, liverpool captain, and i'm here today to see the staff at yorkshire ambulance service. we're a really big ambulance service. yorkshire and the humber, we cover the population of over 5 million people, about 6000 square miles, urban, rural areas, really big cities and then obviously rural north yorkshire as well. so really appreciate you coming down. it's my pleasure, thank you very much, thanks for having us.

i'm melanie maguire, - i'm an emergency call handler. everything is question based, i so we ask the call the questions and that's what prioritises the call, yeah. _ i imagine some of the calls are pretty dramatic, i imagine some of the calls are pretty traumatic, you know, at times. how do you deal with that? we do get post—incident care. team leaders help us out to make sure we are ok, | we all club together and make sure we are all all right. _ and how are you? it's been hard, it's been really hard to cope with at times, i you come in and calls have been. stacking and you just know that it's going to be a difficult day. but we'll pull through together and worked as one team. i good. my name is zane, and i am a paramedic and team leader at the yorkshire ambulance service. can i sit here, yeah? yeah, take a seat.

i think one of the most difficult aspect of the pandemic was the patients' family members couldn't travel into the hospital with them. yeah, so normally, someone would come with the patient? but that wasn't allowed? no, that wasn't allowed. that was gone during the pandemic so that was really difficult. it was also difficult at hospital as well, because there were large queues at the hospital, so when we'd arrived with the patient, you'd see other crews waiting to hand over their patient to the nurse, and then off—load their patient to a hospital bed. because of the lack of hospital beds available at the time due to the high demand, often we would be queueing for hours sometimes. hours? two hours is the longest i did. wow. my name is dominic curran, i i am a volunteer community first responder for the yorkshire ambulance service. - so what would you like to know?

everything! when covid hit, everything changed. in order to help ease the pressure on the ambulance service - through the autumn and winter, we created specialist falls - teams where the charities provided the training, i the equipment and the vehicles to help us getj to patients who had fallen. and what we found is we were able to discharge a lot of patients - safely at home, which freed up the ambulances to go to otherl more critical cases. right. so, jordan, what was that like for you? it was amazing, really. to see them support so many people here, which i probably would never have known even existed before coming here. but the amount of work that goes on behind—the—scenes is incredible to see, really, and so many people doing amazing stuff.

when we were going through the pandemic, i did think about the mental health afterwards because of what they had been through. so i think that's a really big thing, and that can go on for a long time. so i think it's important that we keep supporting them. don't forget about them, really, just keep remembering the amazing work that they do do and they have done. and, yeah, that's again why i'm here, to give people a lift and try to support them in the best way i can. plenty more on that still to come, he's not stopping there. a real passion for helping people who worked through the clan to finding out what they might need next. —— work to the pandemic. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley

london's biggest health trust say its trying to tackle its backlog in pre—planned elective surgery, which was made worse by the pandemic. nhs figures show a record of over six million people were waiting for hospital treatment in england injanuary. barts health nhs trust is trying to reduce its waiting times. it's opening two new operating theatres at one of its hospitals in newham. we've been so focused on keeping everybody alive, and as healthy as possible, that we've neglected all of the elective work which is now coming to the fore. so that's what's really exciting, is getting back on track, picking up where we left off, doing all the elective work, telling everybody, hey, we're here, we're open, it's safe to come back into hospital. heathrow airport has blamed covid restrictions and the war in ukraine on low passenger numbers, as it struggles to recover from the pandemic.

more than 2.5 million passengers travelled through heathrow last month — 15% less than predicted at the start of the year, and nearly half the number pre—covid. according to the airport, recovery has been complicated further by the invasion of ukraine. it's been ten years since london hosted the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. and plans to mark the anniversary this summer have been announced. celebrations will include a free public exhibition of medals and torches from the games. there will also be a day of live performances and workshops. well, if you're heading out on public transport this morning, this is how tfl services are looking right now. there's a part suspension on the victoria line between brixton and victoria, because of a fire alert, and minor delays on thejubilee and circle lines. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning, but temperatures widely above zero first thing. one or two mist and fog

patches but they will lift to a day of sunshine. some higher cloud perhapsjust edging in from the west this afternoon turning the sunshine hazy. it's feeling mild and it's dry, 16 celsius the maximum. we'll start off with some clear spells this evening but then the cloud will increase, and some outbreaks of rain through the early hours into wednesday morning. minimum temperature not as cold as last night, a low of six celsius. for tomorrow we have a cold front which is gradually going to edge in especially through the afternoon, turning wet, but it's a grey start. still some outbreaks of rain at first but then the heavier more persistent rain moves through in the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler as a result, a maximum of 14 celsius. and high pressure starts to build overnight wednesday into thursday, and that high pressure is going to stay with us as we head through friday and through the weekend as well. so the weather, it starts to settle down. after wednesday's rain, we are looking at plenty of sunshine through thursday, through friday and temperatures right the way through the weekend

staying reasonably mild. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty 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. the ukrainian capital kyiv is rocked by several large explosions, just hours before a new round of talks with russia are due to get underway. these are the latest live pictures from kyiv, where a residential building was hit overnight and it is on fire. . , , . , building was hit overnight and it is onfire. ,, . on fire. emergency services say at least two people _ on fire. emergency services say at least two people have _ on fire. emergency services say at least two people have died. i a russian journalist is arrested after an astonishing protest about the war on state run tv — she's later praised by ukraine's president zelensky.

turning their house into a home for ukrainian refugees — around 45,000 people sign up to the government's scheme, within hours of it going live. plenty have travelled from ireland for the start of the cheltenham festival today. as fans return for the first time in two years, will it be another record—breaking year for jockey rachel blackmore? good morning. it's tuesday, 15th march. ukraine's capital, kyiv, has been rocked by loud explosions this morning. air raid sirens have been heard ringing out across the city, with blocks of flats on fire. the city's emergency services say at least two people have been killed. it comes as the president of ukraine praised a russian journalist who interrupted a state news broadcast, to protest against the war, live on television. jon kay has the latest. day 20 of the russian invasion and this is how it begins, again. in

kyiv, another apartment block in ruins. on russian tv last night, an extraordinary moment. the script may be written by the kremlin, but one journalist's act of defiance was seen by millions. her sign says, "no war, stop the war, don't believe the propaganda". it is pictures like this that have provoked such outrage. mariupol in the south—east of ukraine. after two weeks of almost constant shelling by russia, this port city is facing a humanitarian crisis. food, water and medicine are running out. but in his latest address, ukraine's president was unwavering. volodymyr zelensky said the russians were confused and suffering heavy losses. despite the situation on the ground, he said negotiations with russia were continuing.

and he suggested some progress was being made. but it's hard to think of progress when this goes on. in the last couple of days russia has extended its attacks, targeting more towns and cities. the daily mirror is reporting that three british nationals are missing after russia attacked this base near the polish border at the weekend. the paper claims the men are former special forces. the foreign office is investigating, but there has been no official confirmation so far. as for the russian journalist who made such a public stand, she is now thought to be in police custody. but before her protest, she left this video, calling events in ukraine a crime and blaming vladimir putin. jon kay, bbc news.

let's go live right now to kyiv. we can show you the aftermath. this is a residential block in the city. this is the aftermath of a bombing that happened just a couple of hours ago. we heard from james waterhouse saying this is a residential area of the city. as you can see, the emergency services are they are trying to do what they can. the expl°5i°fl5 _ trying to do what they can. the explosions were _ trying to do what they can. the explosions were heard at about five o'clock local time. that is a 16 story apartment building in the capital of ukraine, kyiv. as sally said, there are emergency services on the site. they are saying now that two people have been killed. others have been wounded. we have seen ambulance services trying to remove people from the building. as we were saying earlier on, because of the situation in kyiv at the vast majority of people have been underground, either in car parks or

basements. that is not to say they weren't some people in that building at that time. we know that local officials have confirmed two dead. if we get any more information during the course of the programme, we will of course bring that to you. the main evening news on russia's flagship channel one was interrupted by a journalist protesting against the war in ukraine last night live on television. a woman ran behind a newsreader on the state—run tv channel, carrying a sign with the text, "no war". our correspondentjenny hill is live in moscow for us this morning. what's the reaction been amongst people there? well, state television certainly aren't— well, state television certainly aren't covering it, as you would expect — aren't covering it, as you would expect. they are devoting most of their coverage to a day of national mourning — their coverage to a day of national mourning for the 20 people claimed to have _ mourning for the 20 people claimed to have been killed by the ukrainian forces _ to have been killed by the ukrainian forces in _ to have been killed by the ukrainian forces in donetsk. it's difficult to believe _ forces in donetsk. it's difficult to believe the response. as you know, what _ believe the response. as you know, what he _ believe the response. as you know, what he has — believe the response. as you know, what he has done is considered a criminal— what he has done is considered a criminal offence here. but my

colleague said she was on the metro this morning and saw a couple of youngsters watching the clip. as you know, _ youngsters watching the clip. as you know, moscow has banned access to things— know, moscow has banned access to things like _ know, moscow has banned access to things like facebook, instagram, it's very— things like facebook, instagram, it's very difficult to get this kind of information. nevertheless, people are using _ of information. nevertheless, people are using youtube and so on. this is doing _ are using youtube and so on. this is doing the _ are using youtube and so on. this is doing the rounds. she called on people — doing the rounds. she called on people to — doing the rounds. she called on people to take to the streets in protest — people to take to the streets in protest against the war. nearly 15,000 — protest against the war. nearly 15,000 people are thought to have been detained since the beginning of this invasion for demonstrating against — this invasion for demonstrating against it _ this invasion for demonstrating against it. will this galvanise them? — against it. will this galvanise them? it's difficult to say. you can be sure _ them? it's difficult to say. you can be sure the — them? it's difficult to say. you can be sure the kremlin will want to punish — be sure the kremlin will want to punish thisjournalist be sure the kremlin will want to punish this journalist and publisher pretty— punish this journalist and publisher pretty harshly. she could be prosecuted under all sorts of laws. we don't _ prosecuted under all sorts of laws. we don't know where she is at the moment — we don't know where she is at the moment. last night her lawyer reportedly said he couldn't find her in any— reportedly said he couldn't find her in any of— reportedly said he couldn't find her in any of the police stations near the television centre. no doubt what morgan _ the television centre. no doubt what morgan will emerge during the day. it is morgan will emerge during the day. it is likely— morgan will emerge during the day. it is likely she will face a jail sentence, according to unconfirmed reports _ reports. jenny hill life in reports. — jenny hill life in moscow.

more than 2.5 million people are now known to have fled ukraine since the russian invasion almost three weeks ago. the majority, more than 1.7 million, have sought refuge in neighbouring poland, with pressure now intensifying on cities close to the border. danjohnson is in krakow for us this morning. good morning. the response has been incredible but it is a heavy burden for poland to shoulder, isn't it? absolutely, yes. the pressure has been _ absolutely, yes. the pressure has been relentless. that is why people are resorting to solutions like this — are resorting to solutions like this they— are resorting to solutions like this. they say is an abandoned shopping — this. they say is an abandoned shopping centre on the edge of crack of, shopping centre on the edge of crack of. which _ shopping centre on the edge of crack of, which has been converted into a refugee _ of, which has been converted into a refugee relief centre. we can assure you around — refugee relief centre. we can assure you around a — refugee relief centre. we can assure you around a bit. old shops have been _ you around a bit. old shops have been kitted out, some as kitchens, some _ been kitted out, some as kitchens, some as _ been kitted out, some as kitchens, some as bathrooms, showers. you have beds set _ some as bathrooms, showers. you have beds set up _ some as bathrooms, showers. you have beds set up in _ some as bathrooms, showers. you have beds set up in the old department stores _ beds set up in the old department stores. this is designed to hold about— stores. this is designed to hold about 400 people initially. they

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yes, _ pressure of the rest of the city? yes. of— pressure of the rest of the city? yes, of course. every single place like this— yes, of course. every single place like this is— yes, of course. every single place like this is helping _ yes, of course. every single place like this is helping those - yes, of course. every single place like this is helping those people l like this is helping those people who don'l— like this is helping those people who don't have _ like this is helping those people who don't have a _ like this is helping those people who don't have a place - like this is helping those people who don't have a place to - like this is helping those people who don't have a place to stay. like this is helping those people i who don't have a place to stay and live _ who don't have a place to stay and live we _ who don't have a place to stay and live we must _ who don't have a place to stay and live. we must be _ who don't have a place to stay and live. we must be with— who don't have a place to stay and live. we must be with them, - who don't have a place to stay and live. we must be with them, we . who don't have a place to stay and . live. we must be with them, we must help them _ live. we must be with them, we must help them so— live. we must be with them, we must help them so we _ live. we must be with them, we must help them. so we are _ live. we must be with them, we must help them. so we are trying _ live. we must be with them, we must help them. so we are trying to - live. we must be with them, we must help them. so we are trying to do - help them. so we are trying to do our best — help them. so we are trying to do our best. ., ., ., , ., ~' help them. so we are trying to do our best. ., ., ., ,, ~ , our best. how long do you think this will be for? — our best. how long do you think this will be for? people _ our best. how long do you think this will be for? people may _ our best. how long do you think this will be for? people may be - our best. how long do you think this | will be for? people may be concerned once they _ will be for? people may be concerned once they get to a place like this they never— once they get to a place like this they never leave? we once they get to a place like this they never leave?— once they get to a place like this they never leave? we will try to do this as long — they never leave? we will try to do this as long as _ they never leave? we will try to do this as long as it _ they never leave? we will try to do this as long as it will— they never leave? we will try to do this as long as it will be _ this as long as it will be necessary _ this as long as it will be necessary. we - this as long as it will be necessary. we don't- this as long as it will be i necessary. we don't know. this as long as it will be - necessary. we don't know. we this as long as it will be _ necessary. we don't know. we will try to _ necessary. we don't know. we will try to help — necessary. we don't know. we will try to help those _ necessary. we don't know. we will try to help those people _ necessary. we don't know. we will try to help those people to - necessary. we don't know. we will try to help those people to also . try to help those people to also think— try to help those people to also think about _ try to help those people to also think about their— try to help those people to also think about their future. - try to help those people to also think about their future. but. try to help those people to also| think about their future. but we will do — think about their future. but we will do it— think about their future. but we will do it as _ think about their future. but we will do it as long _ think about their future. but we will do it as long as _ think about their future. but we will do it as long as it— think about their future. but we will do it as long as it will- think about their future. but we will do it as long as it will be . will do it as long as it will be possible _ will do it as long as it will be possible and _ will do it as long as it will be possible and it _ will do it as long as it will be possible and it will - will do it as long as it will be possible and it will be - will do it as long as it will be - possible and it will be necessary. make _ possible and it will be necessary. make you — possible and it will be necessary. make you very _ possible and it will be necessary. make you very much. _ possible and it will be necessary. make you very much. appreciate| possible and it will be necessary. - make you very much. appreciate you speaking _ make you very much. appreciate you speaking to— make you very much. appreciate you speaking to us. this has been organised _ speaking to us. this has been organised by the city authorities.

they— organised by the city authorities. they are — organised by the city authorities. they are trying to come up with more substantial _ they are trying to come up with more substantial and longer term options to deal— substantial and longer term options to deal this ongoing crisis because the expectation is they are going to have to _ the expectation is they are going to have to house more people in the days and — have to house more people in the days and weeks ahead. dan. _ days and weeks ahead. dan, thank you. fascinating to see. we talk about the burden of refugees, but wherever those ukrainian refugees are going, it seems as if people are going above and beyond to make it as comfortable and beyond to make it as comfortable and helpful as possible. as we've been hearing this morning, two loud explosions shook the capital kyiv in the early hours. let's get the latest from our correspondent, james waterhouse. good morning. since we last spoke i know more information has been coming through. what can you tell us? ~ . coming through. what can you tell us? . ., ~' ., coming through. what can you tell us? ~ . ,, ., . ., us? well, that we know that two eo - le us? well, that we know that two peeple have _ us? well, that we know that two people have been _ us? well, that we know that two people have been killed - us? well, that we know that two people have been killed in - us? well, that we know that two people have been killed in that l us? well, that we know that two | people have been killed in that air strike _ people have been killed in that air strike that — people have been killed in that air strike that we heard this morning at around _ strike that we heard this morning at around 5am, a really loud bang and if you _ around 5am, a really loud bang and if you like. — around 5am, a really loud bang and if you like, that echoed through the city. if you like, that echoed through the city you _ if you like, that echoed through the city you can — if you like, that echoed through the city. you can hear the sirens now howling — city. you can hear the sirens now howling through kyiv. it is a rough

morning _ howling through kyiv. it is a rough morning for— howling through kyiv. it is a rough morning for the city. we have heard much _ morning for the city. we have heard much more. — morning for the city. we have heard much more, for the second day on the bounce. _ much more, for the second day on the bounce. much— much more, for the second day on the bounce, much more continued flooding. — bounce, much more continued flooding, rolling explosions across my flooding, rolling explosions across rny left _ flooding, rolling explosions across my left shoulder here, which is in the north—western direction, which is where _ the north—western direction, which is where russia seems to be focusing its demands on the city. there have been _ its demands on the city. there have been sirens— its demands on the city. there have been sirens sounding, notjust here but across— been sirens sounding, notjust here but across central ukraine. odesa in the south _ but across central ukraine. odesa in the south. the hem and in ski region in western— the south. the hem and in ski region in western ukraine. it seems that russian _ in western ukraine. it seems that russian troops —— troops are looking to expand _ russian troops —— troops are looking to expand their operations. the assessment from the us is that the russian _ assessment from the us is that the russian advance has stuttered across the weekend. there has been little to no— the weekend. there has been little to no progress. the reason for that is the _ to no progress. the reason for that is the level— to no progress. the reason for that is the level of ukrainian resistance they are _ is the level of ukrainian resistance they are being met with. i think that is— they are being met with. i think that is why— they are being met with. i think that is why president zelensky is striking — that is why president zelensky is striking an optimistic tone again this morning. he is thanking his armed — this morning. he is thanking his

armed forces. he is claiming russia are sustaining heavy losses. and peace _ are sustaining heavy losses. and peace talks are happening today. on the ukrainian side there is optimism there _ the ukrainian side there is optimism there could — the ukrainian side there is optimism there could be developments in the coming _ there could be developments in the coming days, one official predicting that the _ coming days, one official predicting that the war could be over as soon as may. _ that the war could be over as soon as may, either through a peace deal being _ as may, either through a peace deal being hammered out or russia running out of— being hammered out or russia running out of supplies to sustain this large—scale invasion. that will be nrusic— large—scale invasion. that will be music to — large—scale invasion. that will be music to very few people's use when you have _ music to very few people's use when you have this, you have sirens going off, and _ you have this, you have sirens going off, and you — you have this, you have sirens going off, and you have a morning that is now spent— off, and you have a morning that is now spent hearing the sound of explosive — now spent hearing the sound of explosive thoughts and wondering whether— explosive thoughts and wondering whether that is going to come closer to you _ whether that is going to come closer to ou. �* ., . whether that is going to come closer to ou.�* ., to you. before i ask you the next question. — to you. before i ask you the next question. are — to you. before i ask you the next question, are you _ to you. before i ask you the next question, are you 0k _ to you. before i ask you the next question, are you 0k to - to you. before i ask you the next question, are you 0k to stay? i to you. before i ask you the next | question, are you 0k to stay? the sirens are going off. share question, are you 0k to stay? the sirens are going off.— sirens are going off. are you safe to sta ? sirens are going off. are you safe to stay? yes. _ sirens are going off. are you safe to stay? yes, we _ sirens are going off. are you safe to stay? yes, we are. _ sirens are going off. are you safe to stay? yes, we are. we - sirens are going off. are you safe to stay? yes, we are. we saw- sirens are going off. are you safe to stay? yes, we are. we saw a l to stay? yes, we are. we saw a similar picture _ to stay? yes, we are. we saw a similar picture yesterday, - to stay? yes, we are. we saw a similar picture yesterday, a - similar picture yesterday, a residential building in flames. we are seeing that again today. i think we have live pictures now. the building attacked in the last few

hours. is this a pattern that we are starting to see a little bit more? it must be so desperately worrying, terrifying, for people living there? it really is. i think we are seeing it in terms— it really is. i think we are seeing it in terms of, we talk about cities falling _ it in terms of, we talk about cities falling under siege, were russian troops _ falling under siege, were russian troops are — falling under siege, were russian troops are pulling back at the face of this— troops are pulling back at the face of this ukrainian aggression, surrounding cities, cutting off supplies— surrounding cities, cutting off supplies and are trying to bombard them _ supplies and are trying to bombard them into— supplies and are trying to bombard them into submission. this is what russian _ them into submission. this is what russian forces have done for years. it is russian forces have done for years. it is not _ russian forces have done for years. it is not yet — russian forces have done for years. it is not yet clear whether they have _ it is not yet clear whether they have the — it is not yet clear whether they have the capacity to do that here in kyiv. _ have the capacity to do that here in kyiv. as _ have the capacity to do that here in kyiv. as key— have the capacity to do that here in kyiv, as key have a such a massive city compared to other locations. russian — city compared to other locations. russian troops have faced difficulties. it is a concerning time~ — difficulties. it is a concerning time we _ difficulties. it is a concerning time. we went to the western part of the city— time. we went to the western part of the city yesterday, where there was an operation to take out missiles.

and even— an operation to take out missiles. and even those devices can't shield people _ and even those devices can't shield people from the danger. so, msl was intercepted _ people from the danger. so, msl was intercepted yesterday. debris fell from the — intercepted yesterday. debris fell from the sky into a quiet residential quarter of kyiv. elderly people _ residential quarter of kyiv. elderly people lived there mostly. it landed on a tram _ people lived there mostly. it landed on a tram moving through the streets. — on a tram moving through the streets, killing one person. and it was unlike — streets, killing one person. and it was unlike anything you had seen before _ was unlike anything you had seen before. you see plenty of police. the side — before. you see plenty of police. the side of — before. you see plenty of police. the side of the building was heavily damaged _ the side of the building was heavily damaged from the force of the impact — damaged from the force of the impact. you are occasionally served the reminder this is a country at war _ the reminder this is a country at war and — the reminder this is a country at war and it _ the reminder this is a country at war. and it doesn't take away the shock— war. and it doesn't take away the shock that — war. and it doesn't take away the shock that people feel when you see this kind _ shock that people feel when you see this kind of— shock that people feel when you see this kind of devastation.— this kind of devastation. james, thank ou this kind of devastation. james, thank you very _ this kind of devastation. james, thank you very much _ this kind of devastation. james, thank you very much indeed. i this kind of devastation. james, i thank you very much indeed. do this kind of devastation. james, - thank you very much indeed. do stay safe. , . . thank you very much indeed. do stay safe. �* ., , ., thank you very much indeed. do stay safe. g . , . . , , safe. james water has life in kyiv. reau safe. james water has life in kyiv. really interesting _ safe. james water has life in kyiv. really interesting update. -- - safe. james water has life in kyiv. l really interesting update. -- james really interesting update. —— james water ice. wanting to hear that noise in the background stop stop more than 4,000 civilians were successfully evacuated from ukrainian cities on the frontlines of the conflict

yesterday, but many families are still facing an anxious wait for news of their loved ones. vitalina dubovyk is based in the north western city of zhytomyr, but has family in mariupol, who she's been unable to contact for nearly two weeks. shejoins us now. thank you she joins us now. thank you to shejoins us now. thank you to —— for speaking tours was once again. regular viewers of this programme will know that we have spoken to before. give us an update? how are you doing, how is yourfamily doing? everything isjust the you doing, how is yourfamily doing? everything is just the same. i you doing, how is yourfamily doing? everything isjust the same. i have not been _ everything isjust the same. i have not been able to contact my family for two _ not been able to contact my family for two weeks in a row. but unfortunately, i have had bad news and good _ unfortunately, i have had bad news and good news. i know that some people _ and good news. i know that some people managed to escape yesterday. the situation in the city is getting only worse. i saw some facebook posts _ only worse. i saw some facebook posts from — only worse. i saw some facebook posts from a city councillor and he said there — posts from a city councillor and he

said there were maybe 20,000 people killed in— said there were maybe 20,000 people killed in this situation. but unfortunately, my parents, their district _ unfortunately, my parents, their district is — unfortunately, my parents, their district is cut off from the city. all those — district is cut off from the city. all those people who escape, they are from _ all those people who escape, they are from the city centre. the district — are from the city centre. the district where my parents are is 'ust district where my parents are is just impossible to get away from. i am really— just impossible to get away from. i am really worried about that. that is entirel am really worried about that. trust is entirely understandable. it must be heartbreaking to not be able to speak to them. we were talking to somebody else yesterday who has family in mariupol. she said she was spending all her time on forums, and places like facebook, having a look at that drone footage, which we are looking at at the moment, trying to desperately find out something. yet it is nearly two weeks since you heard anything from your parents? yeah, that's right. i have my grandmothers, my aunts, my uncles, my cousins. _ grandmothers, my aunts, my uncles, my cousins, but i have no trace of them _ my cousins, but i have no trace of them i_ my cousins, but i have no trace of them idon't—

my cousins, but i have no trace of them. i don't know if they are alive. — them. idon't know if they are alive. if— them. i don't know if they are alive, if they have food, if their water — alive, if they have food, if their water my— alive, if they have food, if their water. my mum needs some medication on a regular— water. my mum needs some medication on a regular basis. but i'm not sure she has— on a regular basis. but i'm not sure she has this — on a regular basis. but i'm not sure she has this supply. there are no shops— she has this supply. there are no shops or— she has this supply. there are no shops or no — she has this supply. there are no shops or no drug stores in mariupol that work— shops or no drug stores in mariupol that work right now. you mayjust -et that work right now. you mayjust get food _ that work right now. you mayjust get food from anywhere you can. like, _ get food from anywhere you can. like, survive, you know. it is like some _ like, survive, you know. it is like some hunger— like, survive, you know. it is like some hunger games. bad like, survive, you know. it is like some hunger games. bad movie. we were hearing — some hunger games. bad movie. we were hearing yesterday _ some hunger games. bad movie. we were hearing yesterday that - some hunger games. bad movie. we were hearing yesterday that some i were hearing yesterday that some people were draining radiators to try to find water to drink at the moment because there was a shortage of those essential supplies. i know you said there was good news and bad news and you are talking about the fact that that convoy of cars coming out of the city was not from the area that your family are in, out of the city was not from the area that yourfamily are in, but does that give you some sort of hope they might be relief at some stage? yeah, sure. i believe with all my heart _ yeah, sure. i believe with all my heart that— yeah, sure. i believe with all my heart that this will finish really soon _ heart that this will finish really soon and — heart that this will finish really soon and that our relatives get some food, _ soon and that our relatives get some food, they— soon and that our relatives get some food, they get some humanitarian

aid. food, they get some humanitarian aid and. — food, they get some humanitarian aid and. of— food, they get some humanitarian aid. and, of course, i do hope that they— aid. and, of course, i do hope that they are _ aid. and, of course, i do hope that they are able — aid. and, of course, i do hope that they are able to evacuate, that they can still— they are able to evacuate, that they can still can — they are able to evacuate, that they can still can do this. i also read on some — can still can do this. i also read on some charts, local ones, that maybe _ on some charts, local ones, that maybe there are some russian troops already— maybe there are some russian troops already in— maybe there are some russian troops already in the city, i mean, in the part where — already in the city, i mean, in the part where my parents live. there are some — part where my parents live. there are some rumours that they get people — are some rumours that they get people from mariupol and take them to russia _ people from mariupol and take them to russia. to make a video or something _ to russia. to make a video or something like that. so, i'm really afraid _ something like that. so, i'm really afraid that — something like that. so, i'm really afraid that my parents will be evacuated to russia. i don't want this _ evacuated to russia. i don't want this it _ evacuated to russia. i don't want this it is — evacuated to russia. i don't want this. it isjust something horrific. iwill— this. it isjust something horrific. i will do — this. it isjust something horrific. i will do my— this. it isjust something horrific. i will do my best to take them from there _ i will do my best to take them from there but — i will do my best to take them from there but i — i will do my best to take them from there. but i feel helpless. i mean, ifeel— there. but i feel helpless. i mean, i feel helpless. i can physically do nothing — i feel helpless. i can physically do nothing i— i feel helpless. i can physically do nothing. i canjust talk i feel helpless. i can physically do nothing. i can just talk to you. i don't _ nothing. i can just talk to you. i don't know. _ nothing. i can just talk to you. i don't know, it's really dangerous situation — don't know, it's really dangerous situation. but of course i'm full of hope. _ situation. but of course i'm full of

hope. yeah~ — situation. but of course i'm full of hepe. yeah-— situation. but of course i'm full of hope, yeah. sorry, there is a slight dela on hope, yeah. sorry, there is a slight delay on the _ hope, yeah. sorry, there is a slight delay on the line. _ hope, yeah. sorry, there is a slight delay on the line. not _ hope, yeah. sorry, there is a slight delay on the line. not meaning i hope, yeah. sorry, there is a slight delay on the line. not meaning to i delay on the line. not meaning to interrupt you. ijust delay on the line. not meaning to interrupt you. i just want to reassure you, i know it's impossible for you, reassure you, i know it's impossible foryou, but reassure you, i know it's impossible for you, but we appreciate you talking to us and explaining what you and yourfamily might be facing. from your own circumstances, is your plan to stay in ukraine?— plan to stay in ukraine? actually, eah. i plan to stay in ukraine? actually, yeah- i really _ plan to stay in ukraine? actually, yeah. i really hope _ plan to stay in ukraine? actually, yeah. i really hope to _ plan to stay in ukraine? actually, yeah. i really hope to stay - plan to stay in ukraine? actually, yeah. i really hope to stay in i yeah. i really hope to stay in ukraine _ yeah. i really hope to stay in ukraine i_ yeah. i really hope to stay in ukraine. i don't want to leave my country. — ukraine. i don't want to leave my country. i— ukraine. i don't want to leave my country, i don't want to move anywhere — country, i don't want to move anywhere else. i am a citizen of ukraine — anywhere else. i am a citizen of ukraine and i hope to stay here. it's ukraine and i hope to stay here. it's quite — ukraine and i hope to stay here. it's quite peaceful and quiet here in my— it's quite peaceful and quiet here in my town — it's quite peaceful and quiet here in my town where i am now. ijust hope _ in my town where i am now. ijust hope my— in my town where i am now. ijust hope my parents, my whole family, may be. _ hope my parents, my whole family, may be. can — hope my parents, my whole family, may be, can get here and can stay here _ may be, can get here and can stay here -- _ may be, can get here and can stay here -- may— may be, can get here and can stay here. —— may be. i�*m may be, can get here and can stay here- -- may be— here. -- may be. i'm really sorry, we lost her— here. -- may be. i'm really sorry, we lost her at _ here. -- may be. i'm really sorry, we lost her at the _ here. -- may be. i'm really sorry, we lost her at the n. _ here. -- may be. i'm really sorry, we lost her at the n. she - here. -- may be. i'm really sorry, we lost her at the n. she is i here. -- may be. i'm really sorry, we lost her at the n. she is in i here. -- may be. i'm really sorry, we lost her at the n. she is in the|

we lost her at the n. she is in the town of zhytomyr. she hopes her parents and family are ok. we can't get back. the line is sadly gone. at least she is ok. you think about the situation she is in. we spoke yesterday to yulia, who now lives in this country, also has family in mariupol, who she has not spoken to for 12 days. you are worried about those reports of your family being, some people being taken back into russia. you have no way of finding out whether they are ok. you see a convoy of cars coming out of the city but you know that is not the area your parents are in. how do you find out what is going on with them? it is all. ihla find out what is going on with them? it is all. ., , ., , . ., it is all. no phone signal, no internet. _ it is all. no phone signal, no internet, no _ it is all. no phone signal, no internet, no food, _ it is all. no phone signal, no internet, no food, no - it is all. no phone signal, no internet, no food, no fresh l it is all. no phone signal, no i internet, no food, no fresh water. knowing all of that, not being able to find out anything about them, must be absolutely desperate. as we were hearing there, she is staying. lots of people are fleeing. anna gregory and her 20—year—old son tim have decided to stay and support their local community. they have been helping to deliver food and medical supplies around the capital. we can speak to them now.

good morning. it is good to see you. i know we spoke to you last week when you were both determined to stay. how are you both doing? goad stay. how are you both doing? good morninu. stay. how are you both doing? good morning- good _ stay. how are you both doing? good morning. good morning. _ stay. how are you both doing? good morning. good morning. thankfully| stay. how are you both doing? good i morning. good morning. thankfully we are all riaht morning. good morning. thankfully we are all right right _ morning. good morning. thankfully we are all right right now. _ morning. good morning. thankfully we are all right right now. last _ morning. good morning. thankfully we are all right right now. last night i are all right right now. last night was quiet — are all right right now. last night was quiet. a little bit scary. there was quiet. a little bit scary. there was a _ was quiet. a little bit scary. there was a lot— was quiet. a little bit scary. there was a lot of— was quiet. a little bit scary. there was a lot of bombing, especially close _ was a lot of bombing, especially close to — was a lot of bombing, especially close to here as well. thankfully they got — close to here as well. thankfully they got deterred. well, the ones that got— they got deterred. well, the ones that got close. it was a little bit scary. _ that got close. it was a little bit scary. to — that got close. it was a little bit scary, to be fair. it that got close. it was a little bit scary, to be fair.— scary, to be fair. it is very nice peaceful— scary, to be fair. it is very nice peaceful morning, _ scary, to be fair. it is very nice peaceful morning, the - scary, to be fair. it is very nice peaceful morning, the sun i scary, to be fair. it is very nice peaceful morning, the sun is l scary, to be fair. it is very nice i peaceful morning, the sun is shining on the _ peaceful morning, the sun is shining on the birds — peaceful morning, the sun is shining on the birds are _ peaceful morning, the sun is shining on the birds are singing. _ peaceful morning, the sun is shining on the birds are singing. we - peaceful morning, the sun is shining on the birds are singing. we are i peaceful morning, the sun is shining on the birds are singing. we are in l on the birds are singing. we are in the centre— on the birds are singing. we are in the centre of— on the birds are singing. we are in the centre of kyiv. _ on the birds are singing. we are in the centre of kyiv. we _ on the birds are singing. we are in the centre of kyiv. we didn't - on the birds are singing. we are ml the centre of kyiv. we didn't sleep. but we _ the centre of kyiv. we didn't sleep. but we are — the centre of kyiv. we didn't sleep. but we are sort— the centre of kyiv. we didn't sleep. but we are sort of— the centre of kyiv. we didn't sleep. but we are sort of getting - the centre of kyiv. we didn't sleep. but we are sort of getting used i the centre of kyiv. we didn't sleep. but we are sort of getting used to i but we are sort of getting used to it. but we are sort of getting used to it we _ but we are sort of getting used to it we hope — but we are sort of getting used to it. we hope that— but we are sort of getting used to it. we hope that it _ but we are sort of getting used to it. we hope that it is _ but we are sort of getting used to it. we hope that it is going - but we are sort of getting used to it. we hope that it is going to i but we are sort of getting used to it. we hope that it is going to bei it. we hope that it is going to be over _ it. we hope that it is going to be over but — it. we hope that it is going to be over but it— it. we hope that it is going to be over but it is— it. we hope that it is going to be over. but it is getting _ it. we hope that it is going to be over. but it is getting scary. i it. we hope that it is going to be over. but it is getting scary. wei over. but it is getting scary. we were _ over. but it is getting scary. we were very — over. but it is getting scary. we were very brave _ over. but it is getting scary. we were very brave probably - over. but it is getting scary. we were very brave probably last i over. but it is getting scary. we i were very brave probably last week. now we _ were very brave probably last week. now we have — were very brave probably last week. now we have started _

were very brave probably last week. now we have started thinking - were very brave probably last week. now we have started thinking that l now we have started thinking that two of— now we have started thinking that two of the — now we have started thinking that two of the chemical— now we have started thinking that two of the chemical attacks, - two of the chemical attacks, biological— two of the chemical attacks, biological weapons. - two of the chemical attacks, biological weapons. those . two of the chemical attacks, i biological weapons. those are two of the chemical attacks, - biological weapons. those are the things— biological weapons. those are the things that — biological weapons. those are the things that scare _ biological weapons. those are the things that scare you _ biological weapons. those are the things that scare you even - biological weapons. those are the things that scare you even more l biological weapons. those are the i things that scare you even more than the sirens— things that scare you even more than the sirens outside _ things that scare you even more than the sirens outside and _ things that scare you even more than the sirens outside and the _ things that scare you even more than the sirens outside and the bombs. i things that scare you even more than the sirens outside and the bombs. ai the sirens outside and the bombs. a lot of— the sirens outside and the bombs. a lot of people — the sirens outside and the bombs. a lot of people did _ the sirens outside and the bombs. a lot of people did leave _ the sirens outside and the bombs. a lot of people did leave kyiv. - the sirens outside and the bombs. a lot of people did leave kyiv. there . lot of people did leave kyiv. there are still— lot of people did leave kyiv. there are still allowed _ lot of people did leave kyiv. there are still allowed staying. - lot of people did leave kyiv. there are still allowed staying. when- lot of people did leave kyiv. therei are still allowed staying. when you sometimes — are still allowed staying. when you sometimes the _ are still allowed staying. when you sometimes the street, _ are still allowed staying. when you sometimes the street, or- are still allowed staying. when you sometimes the street, or the - are still allowed staying. when you i sometimes the street, or the street, or the _ sometimes the street, or the street, or the area _ sometimes the street, or the street, or the area where _ sometimes the street, or the street, or the area where we _ sometimes the street, or the street, or the area where we are, _ sometimes the street, or the street, or the area where we are, there i sometimes the street, or the street, or the area where we are, there arei or the area where we are, there are still kids— or the area where we are, there are still kids and — or the area where we are, there are still kids and people _ or the area where we are, there are still kids and people walking - or the area where we are, there are still kids and people walking with i still kids and people walking with their dogs — still kids and people walking with their dos. ,., , still kids and people walking with their dos. , . . still kids and people walking with theirdoas. , . . , their dogs. does that mean may be that ou their dogs. does that mean may be that you are — their dogs. does that mean may be that you are starting _ their dogs. does that mean may be that you are starting to _ their dogs. does that mean may be that you are starting to think- their dogs. does that mean may be that you are starting to think about | that you are starting to think about the to get out, to move somewhere else as soon as possible?— else as soon as possible? currently we are still— else as soon as possible? currently we are still planning _ else as soon as possible? currently we are still planning on _ else as soon as possible? currently we are still planning on staying i we are still planning on staying here _ we are still planning on staying here we — we are still planning on staying here. we are still keen on helping out here — here. we are still keen on helping out here. we are still keen on staying — out here. we are still keen on staying put. we know of the possibility it could get pretty dangerous around here. that is always— dangerous around here. that is always in— dangerous around here. that is always in the back of our mind just in case _

always in the back of our mind just in case it— always in the back of our mind 'ust in case. . . always in the back of our mind 'ust in case. , , ., always in the back of our mind 'ust in case. , , . ., ., ., in case. it is still a lot of old --eole in case. it is still a lot of old peeple here- _ in case. it is still a lot of old people here. it's— in case. it is still a lot of old people here. it's a - in case. it is still a lot of old people here. it's a lot i in case. it is still a lot of old people here. it's a lot of i in case. it is still a lot of old i people here. it's a lot of people... we accidentally— people here. it's a lot of people... we accidentally found _ people here. it's a lot of people... we accidentally found a _ people here. it's a lot of people... we accidentally found a guy- people here. it's a lot of people... we accidentally found a guy who . people here. it's a lot of people... j we accidentally found a guy who is blind and _ we accidentally found a guy who is blind and is — we accidentally found a guy who is blind and is here _ we accidentally found a guy who is blind and is here with _ we accidentally found a guy who is blind and is here with his- we accidentally found a guy who is blind and is here with his family. . blind and is here with his family. so tell— blind and is here with his family. so tell me — blind and is here with his family. so tell me about _ blind and is here with his family. so tell me about the _ blind and is here with his family. so tell me about the work- blind and is here with his family. so tell me about the work that l blind and is here with his family. . so tell me about the work that you are doing? i know you are not managing to get much sleep at the moment because of the you are in. during the day, what is your day like? how are you helping? we look at all the goods needed here every— we look at all the goods needed here every day _ we look at all the goods needed here every day it— we look at all the goods needed here every day. it is— we look at all the goods needed here every day. it is not— we look at all the goods needed here every day. it is not only _ we look at all the goods needed here every day. it is not only fauquier. i every day. it is not only fauquier. -- it_ every day. it is not only fauquier. -- it is_ every day. it is not only fauquier. -- it is not— every day. it is not only fauquier. -- it is not only— every day. it is not only fauquier. —— it is not only her. _ every day. it is not only fauquier. —— it is not only her. we- every day. it is not only fauquier. -- it is not only her.— every day. it is not only fauquier. -- it is not only her. we arranged a lot of things _ -- it is not only her. we arranged a lot of things to _ -- it is not only her. we arranged a lot of things to get _ -- it is not only her. we arranged a lot of things to get delivered. - -- it is not only her. we arranged a lot of things to get delivered. from the western — lot of things to get delivered. from the western part _ lot of things to get delivered. from the western part of _ lot of things to get delivered. from the western part of ukraine, - lot of things to get delivered. from the western part of ukraine, and sometimes — the western part of ukraine, and sometimes we _ the western part of ukraine, and sometimes we are _ the western part of ukraine, and sometimes we are expecting - the western part of ukraine, and sometimes we are expecting the the western part of ukraine, and - sometimes we are expecting the goods today being _ sometimes we are expecting the goods today being delivered _ sometimes we are expecting the goods today being delivered from _ sometimes we are expecting the goods today being delivered from the - today being delivered from the western — today being delivered from the western side _ today being delivered from the western side of— today being delivered from the western side of ukraine. -

today being delivered from the| western side of ukraine. there today being delivered from the i western side of ukraine. there is today being delivered from the - western side of ukraine. there is a shortage _ western side of ukraine. there is a shortage of— western side of ukraine. there is a shortage of supply— western side of ukraine. there is a shortage of supply of _ western side of ukraine. there is a shortage of supply of medicine - western side of ukraine. there is a shortage of supply of medicine and i western side of ukraine. there is a i shortage of supply of medicine and a lot of— shortage of supply of medicine and a lot of everyday — shortage of supply of medicine and a lot of everyday goods. _ shortage of supply of medicine and a lot of everyday goods. sometimes i shortage of supply of medicine and a lot of everyday goods. sometimes it| lot of everyday goods. sometimes it starts _ lot of everyday goods. sometimes it starts as— lot of everyday goods. sometimes it starts as early— lot of everyday goods. sometimes it starts as early as _ lot of everyday goods. sometimes it starts as early as seven _ lot of everyday goods. sometimes it starts as early as seven o'clock - lot of everyday goods. sometimes it starts as early as seven o'clock or. starts as early as seven o'clock or eight _ starts as early as seven o'clock or eight o'clock— starts as early as seven o'clock or eight o'clock in _ starts as early as seven o'clock or eight o'clock in the _ starts as early as seven o'clock or eight o'clock in the morning, - starts as early as seven o'clock ori eight o'clock in the morning, when the bus— eight o'clock in the morning, when the bus or— eight o'clock in the morning, when the bus or the _ eight o'clock in the morning, when the bus or the car, _ eight o'clock in the morning, when the bus or the car, whatever- eight o'clock in the morning, when the bus or the car, whatever is- the bus or the car, whatever is needed, — the bus or the car, whatever is needed, then— the bus or the car, whatever is needed, then we _ the bus or the car, whatever is needed, then we are - the bus or the car, whatever is needed, then we are more - the bus or the car, whatever is needed, then we are more or. the bus or the car, whatever is. needed, then we are more or less running _ needed, then we are more or less running around _ needed, then we are more or less running around the _ needed, then we are more or less running around the town, - needed, then we are more or less running around the town, drivingi running around the town, driving around _ running around the town, driving around the — running around the town, driving around the time, _ running around the town, driving around the time, to— running around the town, driving around the time, to deliver- running around the town, driving around the time, to deliver the i around the time, to deliver the goods — around the time, to deliver the goods my— around the time, to deliver the goods my niece _ around the time, to deliver the goods. my niece is _ around the time, to deliver the goods. my niece is cooking - around the time, to deliver the | goods. my niece is cooking now around the time, to deliver the - goods. my niece is cooking now for the territorial— goods. my niece is cooking now for the territorial defence _ goods. my niece is cooking now for the territorial defence guys - goods. my niece is cooking now for the territorial defence guys in - goods. my niece is cooking now for the territorial defence guys in the i the territorial defence guys in the area _ the territorial defence guys in the area we — the territorial defence guys in the area we are _ the territorial defence guys in the area. we are set— the territorial defence guys in the area. we are set up— the territorial defence guys in the area. we are set up like - the territorial defence guys in the area. we are set up like a - the territorial defence guys in the area. we are set up like a group. area. we are set up like a group chat _ area. we are set up like a group chat. everybody _ area. we are set up like a group chat. everybody from _ area. we are set up like a group chat. everybody from the - chat. everybody from the neighbourhood _ chat. everybody from the neighbourhood can't - chat. everybody from the | neighbourhood can't write chat. everybody from the - neighbourhood can't write down, chat. everybody from the _ neighbourhood can't write down, not about _ neighbourhood can't write down, not about the _ neighbourhood can't write down, not about the danger— neighbourhood can't write down, not about the danger they _ neighbourhood can't write down, not about the danger they are _ neighbourhood can't write down, not about the danger they are in, - neighbourhood can't write down, not about the danger they are in, or- neighbourhood can't write down, not about the danger they are in, or the| about the danger they are in, or the help they— about the danger they are in, or the help they need. _ about the danger they are in, or the help they need, but _ about the danger they are in, or the help they need, but also _ about the danger they are in, or the help they need, but also about - help they need, but also about simbie — help they need, but also about simple things _ help they need, but also about simple things. like, _ help they need, but also about simple things. like, where - help they need, but also about simple things. like, where can

help they need, but also about - simple things. like, where can you -et simple things. like, where can you get the _ simple things. like, where can you get the dentist? _ simple things. like, where can you get the dentist? because - simple things. like, where can you. get the dentist? because everything is close _ get the dentist? because everything is close where _ get the dentist? because everything is close. where can— get the dentist? because everything is close. where can you _ get the dentist? because everything is close. where can you get - get the dentist? because everything is close. where can you get the - get the dentist? because everything is close. where can you get the car. is close. where can you get the car repair? _ is close. where can you get the car repair? all— is close. where can you get the car repair? all that— is close. where can you get the car repair? all that sort _ is close. where can you get the car repair? all that sort of— is close. where can you get the car repair? all that sort of thing. - is close. where can you get the car repair? all that sort of thing. and i repair? all that sort of thing. and we are _ repair? all that sort of thing. and we are very— repair? all that sort of thing. and we are very much _ repair? all that sort of thing. and we are very much trying - repair? all that sort of thing. and we are very much trying to - repair? all that sort of thing. andi we are very much trying to gather repair? all that sort of thing. and i we are very much trying to gather in this not— we are very much trying to gather in this not easy— we are very much trying to gather in this not easy time _ we are very much trying to gather in this not easy time for— we are very much trying to gather in this not easy time for our— we are very much trying to gather in this not easy time for our a - this not easy time for our a beautiful— this not easy time for our a beautiful city, _ this not easy time for our a beautiful city, and - this not easy time for our a beautiful city, and yes, - this not easy time for our a beautiful city, and yes, we| this not easy time for our a i beautiful city, and yes, we are scared — beautiful city, and yes, we are scared that _ beautiful city, and yes, we are scared that it _ beautiful city, and yes, we are scared that it could _ beautiful city, and yes, we are scared that it could be - beautiful city, and yes, we are scared that it could be like - beautiful city, and yes, we are - scared that it could be like kharkiv or mariupot — scared that it could be like kharkiv or mariupot we _ scared that it could be like kharkiv or mariupol. we are _ scared that it could be like kharkiv or mariupol. we are still— scared that it could be like kharkiv or mariupol. we are still here. - scared that it could be like kharkiv or mariupol. we are still here. it l or mariupol. we are still here. it does _ or mariupol. we are still here. it does scare — or mariupol. we are still here. it does scare me. _ or mariupol. we are still here. it does scare me. sometimes - or mariupol. we are still here. it does scare me. sometimes i - or mariupol. we are still here. it does scare me. sometimes i do| or mariupol. we are still here. it - does scare me. sometimes i do say, tim, _ does scare me. sometimes i do say, tim, we _ does scare me. sometimes i do say, tim. we probably— does scare me. sometimes i do say, tim, we probably have _ does scare me. sometimes i do say, tim, we probably have to _ does scare me. sometimes i do say, tim, we probably have to go - does scare me. sometimes i do say, tim, we probably have to go back. does scare me. sometimes i do say, tim, we probably have to go back to| tim, we probably have to go back to england _ tim, we probably have to go back to england but— tim, we probably have to go back to england but he _ tim, we probably have to go back to england. but he is _ tim, we probably have to go back to england. but he is my— tim, we probably have to go back to england. but he is my support - tim, we probably have to go back to england. but he is my support here. well, _ england. but he is my support here. well, thank— england. but he is my support here. well, thank you _ england. but he is my support here. well, thank you so _ england. but he is my support here. well, thank you so much— england. but he is my support here. well, thank you so much for- england. but he is my support here. well, thank you so much for talking| well, thank you so much for talking to us this morning. it is good to see that you say. stay safe. anna and tim gregory. we've heard lots about the rising cost of living and whether wages are keeping up, and we'vejust had the latest figures from the ons on this. nina is here with more. what do they tell us? good morning. good morning. this is the period

between — good morning. this is the period between november and january, iooking — between november and january, looking at what we are in. omicron was taking — looking at what we are in. omicron was taking hold. we were also coming in of restrictions. there was a big demand — in of restrictions. there was a big demand in — in of restrictions. there was a big demand in some industries for workers — demand in some industries for workers. at that point, through that period. _ workers. at that point, through that period, wages went up by 3.8%. in normal— period, wages went up by 3.8%. in normal times that would be really healthy. _ normal times that would be really healthy, that would be encouraging. but if— healthy, that would be encouraging. but if you _ healthy, that would be encouraging. but if you go back to january, the latest _ but if you go back to january, the latest inflation figures, how much it costs _ latest inflation figures, how much it costs us — latest inflation figures, how much it costs us to get to work, to heat our homes, — it costs us to get to work, to heat our homes, that is at 5.5%. so much higher— our homes, that is at 5.5%. so much higher than— our homes, that is at 5.5%. so much higher than how which wages are growing — higher than how which wages are growing. a bit of detail within it. peopie _ growing. a bit of detail within it. people who work in finance with big bonuses— people who work in finance with big bonuses coming in, people are worked in hospitality, in food, in retail, their— in hospitality, in food, in retail, their wages went up really high. but on average, our money is going 1% less for— on average, our money is going 1% less for annually when we take in inflation — less for annually when we take in inflation. some good news. the number— inflation. some good news. the number of— inflation. some good news. the number ofjob—seekers is lower than number of job—seekers is lower than it was— number ofjob—seekers is lower than it was pre—pandemic. the number of vacancies— it was pre—pandemic. the number of vacancies is— it was pre—pandemic. the number of vacancies is massive as well. but we keep saying — vacancies is massive as well. but we keep saying this period was already driven— keep saying this period was already driven by— keep saying this period was already driven by the inflation of energy

prices, — driven by the inflation of energy prices, and that was before the invasion— prices, and that was before the invasion of— prices, and that was before the invasion of ukraine. with that comes invasion of ukraine. with that comes in the _ invasion of ukraine. with that comes in the -- _ invasion of ukraine. with that comes in the —— implications for energy, supply— in the —— implications for energy, supply chains, wheat and flour. it is likeiy— supply chains, wheat and flour. it is likely what we pay to live and how much — is likely what we pay to live and how much to wages are going up, that discrepancy— how much to wages are going up, that discrepancy is going to get bigger. nina, _ discrepancy is going to get bigger. nina, thank you, i think.— discrepancy is going to get bigger. nina, thank you, ithink.— nina, thank you, i think. loads to fit into the _ nina, thank you, i think. loads to fit into the programme _ nina, thank you, i think. loads to fit into the programme this - nina, thank you, i think. loads to i fit into the programme this morning. the foreign office james cleverly coming shortly. we are here until 9:15am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. london's biggest health trust say it's trying to tackle its backlog in pre—planned elective surgery, which was made worse by the pandemic. nhs figures show a record of over six million people were waiting for hospital treatment in england injanurary. barts health nhs trust is trying to reduce its waiting times. it's opening two new operating theatres at one of its hospitals in newham.

we've been so focused on keeping everybody alive, and as healthy as possible, that we've neglected all of the elective work which is now coming to the fore. so that's what's really exciting, is getting back on track, picking up where we left off, doing all the elective work, telling everybody, hey, we're here, we're open, it's safe to come back into hospital. a video urging men to "have a word" with themselves and friends to tackle violence against women was broadcast last night during the crystal palace vs manchester city game. football and rugby clubs across london are supporting a campaign by showing videos and messages in their stadiums. it aims to challenge the sexist attitudes and inappropriate behaviour exhibited by some men. it's been ten years since london hosted the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. and plans to mark the anniversary this summer have been announced.

celebrations will include a free public exhibition of medals and torches from the games. there will also be a day of live performances and workshops. if you're heading out on public transport this morning, there are a few problems to watch out for. theer are severe delays on the overground between highbury & islington and new cross gate due to a faulty train. on thejubilee line there is no service between north greenwich and london bridge. and expect minor delays on the victoria and circle lines. onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning, but temperatures widely above zero first thing. one or two mist and fog patches but they will lift to a day of sunshine. some higher cloud perhapsjust edging in from the west this afternoon turning the sunshine hazy. it's feeling mild and it's dry, 16 celsius the maximum. we'll start off with some clear spells this evening but then the cloud will increase, and some outbreaks of rain through the early hours into wednesday morning.

minimum temperature not as cold as last night, a low of six celsius. for tomorrow we have a cold front which is gradually going to edge in especially through the afternoon, turning wet, but it's a grey start. still some outbreaks of rain at first but then the heavier more persistent rain moves through in the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler as a result, a maximum of ia celsius. and high pressure starts to build overnight wednesday into thursday, and that high pressure is going to stay with us as we head through friday and through the weekend as well. so the weather, it starts to settle down. after wednesday's rain, we are looking at plenty of sunshine through thursday, through friday and temperatures right the way through the weekend staying reasonably mild. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. let's get up to date with everything that has been happening

overnight in ukraine. jon is here to run through the details. we have just been going through the latest pictures, thank you, good morning. this is how things are looking this morning. let's start in the capital of ukraine, kyiv, evidence that the russians are targeting the capital more and more over the last few days and we have seen more devastation just in the last couple of hours. take a look at these pictures. these are from a residential area in the west of kyiv, a nine story apartment block, and a 16 story block of flats, both hit causing intense damage and fires, the emergency services going between the two sites trying to bring them under control. we understand at least two people have been killed, others have been injured, many challenges there and one of the metro stations in the capital has also been affected with another blast. there is some

positive news if you come out and look at the sumy region of ukraine, in the north—east coast to the border, heavy shelling over the last few days, lots of people have been trapped. you might remember a story last week about international students who were stuck and could not get out, they didn't have power or water. we hearfrom official forces that they are going to be four evacuation routes operating today from these cities, which should get some people out. those evacuation routes will supposedly start at 9am this morning and last until 9pm. having said that, the pictures that are getting the most attention in ukraine this morning are not pictures of war or damage, these pictures are of the evening news in russian tv. the broadcast is interrupted by a journalist on channel one, he runs onto the set

with a poster which says in russian, no war, stop the war, and don't believe the propaganda. even referring to this conflict as a war in russia can get you jailed. this journalist to do this so publicly was an extraordinary act of defiance. ukraine president zelensky prater in his address overnight. translation: i prater in his address overnight. translation:— prater in his address overnight. translation: ., ., ., translation: i am grateful to the russians who _ translation: i am grateful to the russians who do _ translation: i am grateful to the russians who do not _ translation: i am grateful to the russians who do not stop - translation: i am grateful to the russians who do not stop trying - translation: i am grateful to the russians who do not stop trying to | russians who do not stop trying to convey the truth, to those who fight disinformation and tell the truth, real facts, to their friends and loved ones, and personally, to the woman who went into the studio with a poster against the wall. that woman is _ a poster against the wall. that woman is now _ a poster against the wall. that woman is now thought - a poster against the wall. that woman is now thought to be in police custody. several human rights and legal groups trying to find her but they say there is no sign at the moment. it's hard to imagine the situation in which she finds herself right now, such a public act, such a

moment which will have absolutely infuriated the kremlin, seen live by millions in russia are now seen by many more lives around the world. thank you very much. the government has launched its homes for ukraine site for those wanting to host a refugee, with around 16,000 signing up in the first five hours. we're joined now by foreign ministerjames cleverly. good morning. thank you for being with us today. i want to come onto that ukrainian refugee scheme and those people signing up in a moment but can we talk a little bit about what was just mentioned about the latest attack in kyiv overnight, and residential building being targeted by russian missiles, at least two people dead according to local officials. what are those russian tactics telling you about where we are in this conflict at the moment? the sad but simple truth is that the russian plan of attack is not

working. it was meant to be very easy, it was meant to be some kind of lightning war where russian troops swept across ukraine. but what we are seeing is the defence by the ukrainian people has been voracious. this of course is incredibly frustrating to vladimir putin, and we are now seeing an escalation in the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure which of course is illegal in international humanitarian law, under the law of armed conflict. sadly, i think this is a by—product of his anger and frustration at the ineffective attack that he has put into huge —— into ukraine and we continue to support ukrainian people to humanitarian and aid, and defence and military equipment we have been providing. irate and military equipment we have been

”rovidin. ~ . , ., and military equipment we have been ”rovidin. ~ . , . ., providing. we have been hearing from our correspondence _ providing. we have been hearing from our correspondence that _ providing. we have been hearing from our correspondence that there - providing. we have been hearing from our correspondence that there are - our correspondence that there are some ukrainian military officials who are hopeful because of the russian frustration, because they are running out of fuel and supplies for the troops and the sheer size of ukraine and the logistic issues, they are hopeful the conflict could be over by may, do you support that assessment? i be over by may, do you support that assessment?— assessment? i think it's incredibly difficult to make _ assessment? i think it's incredibly difficult to make predictions - assessment? i think it's incredibly difficult to make predictions like l difficult to make predictions like that. the one thing that we have seen is that russia's plan, vladimir putin's plan, has not succeeded. the uk has been very clear that we must ensure that he fails in his attempt to invade ukraine. we have supported the ukrainian people, the leadership, from president zelensky right the way down to the individuals on street corners throwing molotov cocktails at russian military vehicles, and it has been outstanding. and we continue to support them and their tenacity and compassion —— and the

passion of their defence has been an inspiration to us all which is why we have seen so many people sign up to host ukrainian refugees on the website we launched.— to host ukrainian refugees on the website we launched. there have been len of website we launched. there have been plenty of reports _ website we launched. there have been plenty of reports about _ website we launched. there have been plenty of reports about the _ website we launched. there have been plenty of reports about the russians i plenty of reports about the russians apparently asking the chinese for help, what you know about that and how concerned are you if that is going to be the case? irate how concerned are you if that is going to be the case?— how concerned are you if that is going to be the case? we have seen re orts of going to be the case? we have seen reports of that- _ going to be the case? we have seen reports of that. our _ going to be the case? we have seen reports of that. our position - going to be the case? we have seen reports of that. our position has - reports of that. our position has been clear. we have called on the international community to condemn the russian invasion of ukraine, we have called upon the international community to match the sanctions that the uk and others have imposed upon russia to try to choke the financing which supports russia's war machine. we call upon china and other countries around the world to do that. �* . . do that. and have the chinese responded _ do that. and have the chinese responded to _ do that. and have the chinese responded to that? _ do that. and have the chinese responded to that? are - do that. and have the chinese responded to that? are you i do that. and have the chinese - responded to that? are you asking them for a guarantee of not getting involved? what are those relationships like with china? well, we continue — relationships like with china? well, we continue to _ relationships like with china? well, we continue to call—

relationships like with china? well, we continue to call upon _ relationships like with china? in we continue to call upon china and, indeed, as i say, all countries to cease any support they may have too russia. we are calling upon countries tojoin russia. we are calling upon countries to join the sanctions regime that the uk and other countries have already imposed against russia. we will continue to do that. we want to build as broad a coalition of opposition to russia as possible, so we will have those conversations with the chinese, as we do with all countries around the world. ,, . . . world. the us have warned that russia will— world. the us have warned that russia will face _ world. the us have warned that russia will face consequences l world. the us have warned that russia will face consequences if they help russia —— that china will face consequences if they help russia, is that the line either uk will take as well? irate russia, is that the line either uk will take as well?— russia, is that the line either uk will take as well? we are clear that we will sanction _ will take as well? we are clear that we will sanction individuals - will take as well? we are clear that we will sanction individuals and - we will sanction individuals and entities that are helping to facilitate and to fund this unprovoked and illegal war against ukraine. we never speculate in the uk, we have a convention that we don't speculate about future sanctions and designations. our

position is really clear. the russian attack against ukraine is completely unjustified and illegal and we are looking to end it quickly by providing sections which choke vladimir putin's ability to fund this attack. vladimir putin's ability to fund this attack-— vladimir putin's ability to fund this attack. �* , . , . ., this attack. there's a picture on the front page _ this attack. there's a picture on the front page of _ this attack. there's a picture on the front page of the _ this attack. there's a picture on the front page of the papers - this attack. there's a picture on i the front page of the papers today of the journalist on the russian state television protesting, apparently her lawyer, we hearfrom our moscow correspondent, as we show our moscow correspondent, as we show our viewers the pictures, is saying that there is no record is whether she is in a police station at the moment. how concerned are you about the safety of marina ovsyannikova? we are worried, press freedom is incredibly important, and these acts of defiance within russia, we see people protesting on the streets in russia, we saw that protest on the

russian news programme. these are incredibly important. i think it shows a huge degree of bravery for those individuals to protest in what is, we know an oppressive authoritarian state. but it's really important that the russian people understand what is being done in their name. they have been systematically lied to by vladimir putin, and it's really important they understand the truth of what is going on. that this is an innovation, this is an attack, unprovoked and unjustified, —— this is an invasion. the more russian people understand what is going on, the better. in terms of what is going on, can you give us any more on the attack on the base near poland? ,., , on the attack on the base near poland? , . poland? the report is that three x forces, member— poland? the report is that three x forces, member of _ poland? the report is that three x forces, member of the _ poland? the report is that three x forces, member of the british - poland? the report is that three x i forces, member of the british armed forces, have been killed overnight, do you know about that and is there

any more you can give us on that? i've seen the reporting on that attack, i cannot confirm at the moment the point that he made about british nationals being involved in that. if there are, the uk government and the foreign office will provide support that we do to british nationals if they are injured or hurt overseas. that is part of what we do. we do of course remind people that our advice is against travelling to ukraine. i completely understand why people want to help, i completely understand why people want to support the military efforts and humanitarian efforts, but our strong advice is that there are better ways to help the ukrainian people. supporting one of the recognised charities, but if there are british nationals that have been injured or killed in that attack, the uk government will support them and theirfamily. you government will support them and their family-— government will support them and theirfamil . ., . ~ . , their family. you talk about support from the uk. _ their family. you talk about support from the uk, and _ their family. you talk about support from the uk, and one _

their family. you talk about support from the uk, and one thing - their family. you talk about support from the uk, and one thing that. from the uk, and one thing that around about 16,000 people have signed up for it is ukrainian refugee scheme. despite the fact that there has been as big respond in the last 2a hours, i noticed yesterday that the labour party is still saying that the response from the uk government is incredibly so. —— incredibly slow. are you feeling the pressure from the british public to do more?— the pressure from the british public to do more? throughout this the uk has sou~ht to do more? throughout this the uk has sought to _ to do more? throughout this the uk has sought to be _ to do more? throughout this the uk has sought to be as _ to do more? throughout this the uk has sought to be as supportive - to do more? throughout this the uk has sought to be as supportive and. has sought to be as supportive and as effective in our support as possible. we moved very early with targeted sanctions which hits the russian financial services sector which has meant that the money supply to putin's war effort dried up supply to putin's war effort dried up very quickly. the uk led calls to exclude russia from the swift banking system on which they rely. we have introduced a scheme there where people can host ukrainian

refugees in their homes. the response has been absolutely amazing, i think it demonstrates the national generosity of spirit of the uk. when i speak to ukrainian representatives from their government, they are full of praise for what the uk has done. that we are very proud of the work that we have done in close coordination with our partners around the world, particularly in europe and north america. and so we will continue being supportive, with our humanitarian support, economic support, our defence and military equipment support and also with this package whereby people can host ukrainian refugees in their home. appreciate your time, james cleverly, thank you for talking to us this morning. i know we are talking a lot about the desperate events in ukraine today but there is also a very big sports story, cheltenham starting

today. yes, 28 races, racegoers are back, and all eyes will be on rachel blackmore over the performances she produced last year. she went on to win the grand national as well so i can imagine there will be a fair few bets placed on her. good morning. that famous cheltenham roar will be back. as will the fans, with the festival staged behind closed doors last year. it was a record breaking year for irish jockey rachel blackmore who finished as top jockey, the first woman to do so with six victories. she'll ride the favourite in the signature race today the champion hurdle, a race she won last year and will be hoping to go one better than her second place finish in the gold cup on friday. lots of irish racegoers will be there as they always are. ian renton, the regional director at the course joins us now. good morning. good morning john. it must be great — good morning. good morning john. it must be great to _ good morning. good morning john. it must be great to have _ good morning. good morning john. it must be great to have fans _ good morning. good morning john. it must be great to have fans back - good morning. good morning john. it must be great to have fans back and l must be great to have fans back and in record numbers over the coming

days. in record numbers over the coming da s. �* . in record numbers over the coming da s. �* , ., ., , days. it's wonderful to see racegoers _ days. it's wonderful to see racegoers coming - days. it's wonderful to see racegoers coming back. i days. it's wonderful to see i racegoers coming back. last days. it's wonderful to see - racegoers coming back. last year we saw some unbelievable racing but in front of no one able to watch. the usual amazing atmosphere, it will be wonderful to get racegoers back. backin wonderful to get racegoers back. back in the day it was the question everyone asked, what horse is a ruby writing, the question now is what horse is rachel riding? it writing, the question now is what horse is rachel riding?— writing, the question now is what horse is rachel riding? it was such a fantastic performance _ horse is rachel riding? it was such a fantastic performance a - horse is rachel riding? it was such a fantastic performance a year - horse is rachel riding? it was such | a fantastic performance a year ago. and a huge feet because racing is one of the few sports where men and ladies compete on equal terms. so it was absolutely wonderful for her. obviously we have got st patrick's day on thursday as well, we build towards gold cup day on friday. i

imagine it is going to be pretty lively down there.— lively down there. yes, i think everyone _ lively down there. yes, i think everyone always _ lively down there. yes, i think everyone always comes - lively down there. yes, i think everyone always comes here i lively down there. yes, i thinkl everyone always comes here to lively down there. yes, i think- everyone always comes here to have an enjoyable time and celebrate. and i think we start off at the beginning of the week before building up to a full house on friday. building up to a full house on frida . . . building up to a full house on frida . , . .. building up to a full house on frida . , . . . ., . , building up to a full house on frida . , . ., , friday. the signature race today is the champion _ friday. the signature race today is the champion chase, _ friday. the signature race today is the champion chase, the - friday. the signature race today is the champion chase, the final- friday. the signature race today is| the champion chase, the final race today, the national hunt chase, i understand there will be money raised for the ukraine appeal? what was the idea behind that and how much are you hoping to raise as a result of the race? irate much are you hoping to raise as a result of the race?— result of the race? we are very conscious _ result of the race? we are very conscious that _ result of the race? we are very conscious that racegoers - result of the race? we are very conscious that racegoers come | result of the race? we are very - conscious that racegoers come here in a very celebratory mood, to see the likes of rachel trying to win on honeysuckle again this year. but against a very sad backdrop of what is happening over in ukraine. we felt we wanted to do everything we could to lend support. thejockey club has teamed up with british red

cross ukraine appeal, to try and raise funds, and we have used the national hunt race, we have renamed it the ukraine appeal national hunt race to draw attention for the ability of racegoers to donate. we will also have a raffle. at the moment it is sold out, but 2a lucky racegoers can win a pair of tickets to the sold—out event with a donation to the ukraine appeal. thank you very much, enjoy the event. what an exciting festival it is going to be. do event. what an exciting festival it is going to be— event. what an exciting festival it is going to be. event. what an exciting festival it is auoin to be. ~ ., is going to be. do you know where he was? that was _ is going to be. do you know where he was? that was the _ is going to be. do you know where he was? that was the royal— is going to be. do you know where he was? that was the royal box. - is going to be. do you know where he was? that was the royal box. i - is going to be. do you know where he was? that was the royal box. i have l was? that was the royal box. i have it on very good authority. you was? that was the royal box. i have it on very good authority.— it on very good authority. you think he wasjust — it on very good authority. you think he wasjust making _ it on very good authority. you think he wasjust making sure _ it on very good authority. you think he wasjust making sure it - it on very good authority. you think he wasjust making sure it was - he was just making sure it was spick—and—span? and in top—notch condition. irate spick-and-span? and in top-notch condition. ~ . ~ .

condition. we were talking about jordan henderson _ condition. we were talking about jordan henderson because - condition. we were talking about jordan henderson because you i condition. we were talking about i jordan henderson because you have -ot jordan henderson because you have got an— jordan henderson because you have got an interview coming up, it feels like such— got an interview coming up, it feels like such a — got an interview coming up, it feels like such a long time ago that he gave _ like such a long time ago that he gave that — like such a long time ago that he gave that move to the captain is to help gave that move to the captain is to heip the _ gave that move to the captain is to help the nhs. and it feels like an incredibly— help the nhs. and it feels like an incredibly long time ago when they were so— incredibly long time ago when they were so many crowds two years ago at cheltenham _ were so many crowds two years ago at cheltenham-— cheltenham. yes, and it was the livable and _ cheltenham. yes, and it was the livable and atletico _ cheltenham. yes, and it was the livable and atletico madrid - cheltenham. yes, and it was the | livable and atletico madrid match cheltenham. yes, and it was the - livable and atletico madrid match as well, —— liverpool. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. some of us have some rain in the north and west, others have some fog in southern areas and some showery rain pushing north—west. here is the heavy rain across scotland and northern ireland, hillsnow, cloud ahead across scotland and northern ireland, hill snow, cloud ahead of it and this next band of rain clearing away from east anglia into the north sea. when the fog lifts, the north sea. when the fog lifts, the england and wales there will be

a fair bit of sunshine with the bit of fair weather cloud. for scotland and northern ireland, a slow—moving front brings in the rain but the cloud will build ahead of it so the sunnis that will be replaced with hazy sunshine as we head through the afternoon. for most of us we are looking at light breezes, but a brisk rend across the far north—west. —— brisk wind. here comes the weather front overnight, slipping southwards, weakening as it does so and at the same time we have another weather front coming up from the south bringing in some rain. this weather front is a cold front, so behind it, the air turns cold and there is a chance we could see some frost across parts of north—west scotland and northern ireland. we should remain frost free elsewhere. as we head into wednesday, we still have an array of weather fronts. this one is a weak front heading south, this one is heading north, but this one will rejuvenate, it has

a tail on it. we have a front producing cloud and rain, in the south, and as it rejuvenates, you can see more rain coming in across the channel islands and southern counties. high pressure starts to build in across scotland and northern ireland, so bar a few showers in the west, we will start to see more in the way of sunshine. temperatures seven to about ia degrees. from wednesday into thursday, we still do have these weather fronts, thursday, we still do have these weatherfronts, yet thursday, we still do have these weather fronts, yet to clear, but then high pressure starts to build in. effectively blocking these weather fronts. in. effectively blocking these weatherfronts. first in. effectively blocking these weather fronts. first thing in. effectively blocking these weatherfronts. first thing on thursday it will be fussy with mist and fog around which were left. here comes the —— frosty with mist and fog around which will lift. here comes the weather front and on the other side of it, variable cloud and sunshine. seven to 13 degrees. then high pressure builds in so the weather from high pressure builds in so the weatherfrom friday high pressure builds in so the weather from friday and high pressure builds in so the weatherfrom friday and into high pressure builds in so the weather from friday and into the weekend looks quite different. it

looks very much like at night there will be some fog and frost to watch out for, on friday morning first thing, but as high pressure builds, it means that the weather becomes more settled and more of us will see a lot of sunshine and a lot of blue skies. something to look forward to. ican i can see what you have a smile on yourface! i can see what you have a smile on our face! �* r' . i can see what you have a smile on our face! �* w , . i can see what you have a smile on your face!— your face! blue skies are coming. yes, your face! blue skies are coming. yes. looking _ your face! blue skies are coming. yes, looking very _ your face! blue skies are coming. yes, looking very pleasant - your face! blue skies are coming. yes, looking very pleasant across the border— yes, looking very pleasant across the border this weekend. yes, looking very pleasant across the borderthis weekend. just yes, looking very pleasant across the border this weekend. just the sort of weather _ the border this weekend. just the sort of weather you _ the border this weekend. just the sort of weather you need - the border this weekend. just the sort of weather you need for - the border this weekend. just the sort of weather you need for a - sort of weather you need for a wedding. sort of weather you need for a weddina. , ., ., sort of weather you need for a weddina. i. ., �*, ~ sort of weather you need for a weddina. ., 3 ~' wedding. there you go. it's like you know what's — wedding. there you go. it's like you know what's coming _ wedding. there you go. it's like you know what's coming next. - wedding. there you go. it's like you | know what's coming next. telepathy! there were lots of changes made during the pandemic and being able to hold outdoor weddings and civil partnerships was one of them. now they will be legalised permanently in england and wales. previously, civil ceremonies had to take place indoors, or outdoors within a permanent structure such as a bandstand. daniela relph reports. covid restrictions encouraged more of us outdoors, including those holding a civil ceremony.

previously, they had to be indoors, or if they were outdoors, only within a permanent structure such as a bandstand. you are now husband and wife. the change to allow more outdoor ceremonies was supposed to be temporary. but it's proved incredibly popular. the government consultation found overwhelming support for more outdoor ceremonies from the public, faith organisations and the wedding industry, which saw business plummet due to the lockdowns and limitations on the number of guests. the consultation also showed that vast majority who responded across all faith groups supported extending the legislation to religious weddings. reforms in that area are now being looked at. the government says the changes mean couples will have a greater choice in how they celebrate one of the most important days of their life, with more personalised ceremonies and a boost to the entire wedding sector. daniela relph, bbc news.

i have never been to a wedding in a bandstand. it is i have never been to a wedding in a bandstand. . ., , i have never been to a wedding in a bandstand. , ., , . bandstand. it is not 'ust a bandstand! �* we're joined now by annabel candler who's a wedding planner. how do you feel about this news? i now that people have gone to outdoor weddings, it will be weird to go back to a world where it can't happen any more.— back to a world where it can't happen any more. back to a world where it can't hauen an more. , . , happen any more. yes, we have been let loose now- — happen any more. yes, we have been let loose now. i— happen any more. yes, we have been let loose now. i come _ happen any more. yes, we have been let loose now. i come from _ happen any more. yes, we have been let loose now. i come from a - happen any more. yes, we have been let loose now. i come from a part - happen any more. yes, we have been let loose now. i come from a part of i let loose now. i come from a part of the world _ let loose now. i come from a part of the world to — let loose now. i come from a part of the world. ., . ~ , , . let loose now. i come from a part of the world-— the world. to the lake district, and that is your — the world. to the lake district, and that is your speciality _ the world. to the lake district, and that is your speciality in _ the world. to the lake district, and that is your speciality in planning i that is your speciality in planning weddings? that is your speciality in planning weddinas? . that is your speciality in planning weddinas? , ., , weddings? yes, outdoor weddings, so in a teepee. — weddings? yes, outdoor weddings, so in a teepee. a — weddings? yes, outdoor weddings, so in a teepee, a marquee, _ weddings? yes, outdoor weddings, so in a teepee, a marquee, you - weddings? yes, outdoor weddings, so in a teepee, a marquee, you name - weddings? yes, outdoor weddings, so in a teepee, a marquee, you name it, | in a teepee, a marquee, you name it, garden. _ in a teepee, a marquee, you name it, garden, anywhere, up to fail, in a cave, _ garden, anywhere, up to fail, in a cave, lakeside, anywhere! —— up in a cell _ cave, lakeside, anywhere! —— up in a cell you _ cave, lakeside, anywhere! —— up in a cell you want — cave, lakeside, anywhere! —— up in a cell. you want to be able to get married — cell. you want to be able to get married where you have chosen the settings _ married where you have chosen the settings so — married where you have chosen the settings so we have found a way around — settings so we have found a way around it — settings so we have found a way around it. this makes it easier for

couples— around it. this makes it easier for couples and — around it. this makes it easier for couples and it means you don't have so much _ couples and it means you don't have so much planning to work around it so much planning to work around it so it makes— so much planning to work around it so it makes it easier. i think a lot of people — so it makes it easier. i think a lot of people and a lot of venues who have _ of people and a lot of venues who have got— of people and a lot of venues who have got all of these epic gardens and things, they are going to be over— and things, they are going to be over the — and things, they are going to be over the moon.— and things, they are going to be over the moon. such as somewhere beautiful like _ over the moon. such as somewhere beautiful like this. _ over the moon. such as somewhere beautiful like this. the _ over the moon. such as somewhere beautiful like this. the only - over the moon. such as somewhere beautiful like this. the only thing i beautiful like this. the only thing i would say, does it not make you just a tiny bit nervous about the weather? . . �* , ., weather? yeah! that's the thing. you can relax the — weather? yeah! that's the thing. you can relax the law _ weather? yeah! that's the thing. you can relax the law but _ weather? yeah! that's the thing. you can relax the law but we _ weather? yeah! that's the thing. you can relax the law but we are - weather? yeah! that's the thing. you can relax the law but we are in - weather? yeah! that's the thing. you can relax the law but we are in the i can relax the law but we are in the uk. ., ., , ., ., can relax the law but we are in the uk. you really do need a bandstand at that point- _ uk. you really do need a bandstand at that point. just _ uk. you really do need a bandstand at that point. just for _ uk. you really do need a bandstand at that point. just for a _ uk. you really do need a bandstand at that point. just for a bit - uk. you really do need a bandstand at that point. just for a bit of - at that point. just for a bit of shelter. �* , , . shelter. anything, yeah. unfortunately, _ shelter. anything, yeah. unfortunately, you - shelter. anything, yeah. unfortunately, you can l shelter. anything, yeah. - unfortunately, you can change the law, but _ unfortunately, you can change the law, but you cannot predict the weathen — law, but you cannot predict the weather. so you have always got to have a _ weather. so you have always got to have a back—up anyway. especially in the lakes _ have a back—up anyway. especially in the lakes 30— have a back-up anyway. especially in the lakes. , ., the lakes. so if there is someone watchin: the lakes. so if there is someone watching this _ the lakes. so if there is someone watching this morning _ the lakes. so if there is someone watching this morning planning i the lakes. so if there is someone i watching this morning planning the wedding, what sort of thing should they be taking into consideration other than the weather? think about our cuests other than the weather? think about your guests and _ other than the weather? think about your guests and the _ other than the weather? think about your guests and the space _ other than the weather? think about your guests and the space that - other than the weather? think about your guests and the space that they| your guests and the space that they need, _ your guests and the space that they need. the _ your guests and the space that they need, the access, some of those guests— need, the access, some of those guests are — need, the access, some of those guests are going to struggle to get — guests are going to struggle to get it— guests are going to struggle to get... if you do pick lake side, or

somewhere — get... if you do pick lake side, or somewhere higher up, think about the accessibility of some of those guests— accessibility of some of those guests as well. not just, well, accessibility of some of those guests as well. notjust, well, it's beautiful — guests as well. notjust, well, it's beautiful. when it comes to the weather, — beautiful. when it comes to the weather, you do need to think about having _ weather, you do need to think about having an _ weather, you do need to think about having an alternative space so just in case _ having an alternative space so just in case or, — having an alternative space so just in case or, i_ having an alternative space so just in case. or, i have done weddings in the rain _ in case. or, i have done weddings in the rain that— in case. or, i have done weddings in the rain that you need to check your guests— the rain that you need to check your guests are _ the rain that you need to check your guests are ok with that. lots the rain that you need to check your guests are ok with that.— guests are ok with that. lots of umbrellas. _ guests are ok with that. lots of umbrellas. l — guests are ok with that. lots of umbrellas, i guess. _ guests are ok with that. lots of umbrellas, i guess. 0h, - guests are ok with that. lots of umbrellas, i guess. oh, yes. it| guests are ok with that. lots of. umbrellas, i guess. oh, yes. it has been so difficult _ umbrellas, i guess. oh, yes. it has been so difficult for _ umbrellas, i guess. oh, yes. it has been so difficult for the _ umbrellas, i guess. oh, yes. it has been so difficult for the wedding i been so difficult for the wedding industry so it is going to help? yes, it makes everything easier and it opens _ yes, it makes everything easier and it opens up — yes, it makes everything easier and it opens up a — yes, it makes everything easier and it opens up a lot more options, and it opens up a lot more options, and it allows _ it opens up a lot more options, and it allows couples to work with their venue _ it allows couples to work with their venue and — it allows couples to work with their venue and their chosen location more easily _ venue and their chosen location more easil . ., ., , . easily. one of the more unusual locations. _ easily. one of the more unusual locations, what _ easily. one of the more unusual locations, what did _ easily. one of the more unusual locations, what did you - easily. one of the more unusual locations, what did you think? l easily. one of the more unusual. locations, what did you think? you name it. locations, what did you think? you name it- did _ locations, what did you think? you name it. did you _ locations, what did you think? you name it. did you say _ locations, what did you think? you name it. did you say cave - locations, what did you think? you name it. did you say cave earlier, l name it. did you say cave earlier, have ou name it. did you say cave earlier, have you done — name it. did you say cave earlier, have you done that? _ name it. did you say cave earlier, have you done that? nearly, i

name it. did you say cave earlier, have you done that? nearly, a i name it. did you say cave earlier, | have you done that? nearly, a big cave, but have you done that? nearly, a big cave. but i — have you done that? nearly, a big cave, but i didn't _ have you done that? nearly, a big cave, but i didn't get _ have you done that? nearly, a big cave, but i didn't get permission. | cave, but i didn't get permission. how— cave, but i didn't get permission. how many— cave, but i didn't get permission. how many guests can you fit in the cave? it how many guests can you fit in the cave? . . how many guests can you fit in the cave? , , ., . , ., cave? it depends how many of them wants to wear _ cave? it depends how many of them wants to wear wellies! _ cave? it depends how many of them wants to wear wellies! so _ cave? it depends how many of them wants to wear wellies! so you - cave? it depends how many of them wants to wear wellies! so you have l wants to wear wellies! so you have not to wants to wear wellies! so you have got to have — wants to wear wellies! so you have got to have guests _ wants to wear wellies! so you have got to have guests who _ wants to wear wellies! so you have got to have guests who are - wants to wear wellies! so you have got to have guests who are willing | got to have guests who are willing to face the problems. ipatina got to have guests who are willing to face the problems.— got to have guests who are willing to face the problems. who don't mind it, eah. to face the problems. who don't mind it. yeah. l'm — to face the problems. who don't mind it. yeah- l'm sure _ to face the problems. who don't mind it, yeah. i'm sure many— to face the problems. who don't mind it, yeah. i'm sure many people - it, yeah. i'm sure many people watchin: it, yeah. i'm sure many people watching this _ it, yeah. i'm sure many people watching this will _ it, yeah. i'm sure many people watching this will be _ it, yeah. i'm sure many people watching this will be still i it, yeah. i'm sure many people| watching this will be still loving the traditional church wedding and reception elsewhere. there will be a reduction in church weddings but there is still a place for that. completely. weddings especially these _ completely. weddings especially these days are all about being personal, having choice, variety, so all of— personal, having choice, variety, so all ofthis— personal, having choice, variety, so all of this is— personal, having choice, variety, so all of this is doing is opening up to whatever you would like. there will always — to whatever you would like. there will always be a huge variety out there _ will always be a huge variety out there of— will always be a huge variety out there of the type of ceremonies you can have _ there of the type of ceremonies you can have. thisjust makes it easier for everybody. can have. this 'ust makes it easier for everybody.— can have. this 'ust makes it easier foreve bod . ~ , for everybody. weddings are becoming more personal— for everybody. weddings are becoming more personal because _ for everybody. weddings are becoming more personal because there - for everybody. weddings are becoming more personal because there is - for everybody. weddings are becoming more personal because there is more | more personal because there is more freedom, what have you had to arrange? freedom, what have you had to arranue? ~ .

freedom, what have you had to arranue? ~ , ., . arrange? the quirkiest, it was a uroom, arrange? the quirkiest, it was a groom. they — arrange? the quirkiest, it was a groom. they are _ arrange? the quirkiest, it was a groom, they are from _ arrange? the quirkiest, it was a groom, they are from arizona, | arrange? the quirkiest, it was a i groom, they are from arizona, they came _ groom, they are from arizona, they came to _ groom, they are from arizona, they came to the — groom, they are from arizona, they came to the lakes, they said, the only thing — came to the lakes, they said, the only thing we would want is a sheep at a wedding. just only thing we would want is a sheep at a wedding-— only thing we would want is a sheep | at a wedding._ yes,. at a wedding. just one sheep? yes,. well, specifically, _ at a wedding. just one sheep? yes,. well, specifically, he _ at a wedding. just one sheep? yes,. well, specifically, he wanted - at a wedding. just one sheep? yes,. well, specifically, he wanted just i well, specifically, he wantedjust one sheep to serve that beer. did ou one sheep to serve that beer. you organise one sheep to serve that beer. d c you organise the sheep? one sheep to serve that beer. did you organise the sheep? i - one sheep to serve that beer. did you organise the sheep? i totally| you organise the sheep? i totally did, she you organise the sheep? i totally did. she was _ you organise the sheep? i totally did, she was cold _ you organise the sheep? i totally did, she was cold crystal, - you organise the sheep? i totally did, she was cold crystal, she i you organise the sheep? i totally| did, she was cold crystal, she was absolutely — did, she was cold crystal, she was absolutely brilliant. did did, she was cold crystal, she was absolutely brilliant.— absolutely brilliant. did she serve the beer? even _ absolutely brilliant. did she serve the beer? even better, _ absolutely brilliant. did she serve the beer? even better, she i absolutely brilliant. did she serve l the beer? even better, she brought the beer? even better, she brought the rims the beer? even better, she brought the rings down _ the beer? even better, she brought the rings down the _ the beer? even better, she brought the rings down the aisle. _ the beer? even better, she brought the rings down the aisle. i - the beer? even better, she brought the rings down the aisle. i need i the rings down the aisle. i need more detail. — the rings down the aisle. i need more detail, a _ the rings down the aisle. i need more detail, a little _ the rings down the aisle. i need more detail, a little collar i the rings down the aisle. i need i more detail, a little collar around the neck? taste more detail, a little collar around the neck? ~ . . ., ., the neck? we had an old-fashioned cart, we the neck? we had an old-fashioned cart. we filled _ the neck? we had an old-fashioned cart, we filled a _ the neck? we had an old-fashioned cart, we filled a of _ the neck? we had an old-fashioned cart, we filled a of ps, _ the neck? we had an old-fashioned cart, we filled a of ps, she - the neck? we had an old-fashioned cart, we filled a of ps, she pulled i cart, we filled a of ps, she pulled the cult— cart, we filled a of ps, she pulled the cult along after the —— she —— should _ the cult along after the —— she —— should we — the cult along after the —— she —— should we filled the cart full of beer. — should we filled the cart full of beer. she _ should we filled the cart full of beer, she pulled the cult along after— beer, she pulled the cult along after the — beer, she pulled the cult along after the ceremony. you did ask!

that— after the ceremony. you did ask! that would — after the ceremony. you did ask! that would they be not be my ideal wedding. that would they be not be my ideal weddina. , , ., . ., wedding. definitely not ok. would there be any _ wedding. definitely not ok. would there be any sheep _ wedding. definitely not ok. would there be any sheep at _ wedding. definitely not ok. would there be any sheep at your- wedding. definitely not ok. would i there be any sheep at your wedding? no! thank you very much. we will speak to you again. stay with us, headlines coming up.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. our headlines today. explosion. the ukrainian capital kyiv is rocked by several large explosions, just hours before a new round of talks with russia are due to get underway.

these are the latest pictures from kyiv — shells hit several blocks of flats. the city's emergency services say at least two people have died. a russian journalist is arrested after an astonishing protest about the war on state run tv — she's later praised by ukraine's president zelensky. turning their house into a home for ukrainian refugees — around a5,000 people sign up to the government's scheme, within hours of it going live. liverpool captainjordan henderson helped bring premier league players together to raise vital covid funds for the nhs — now he's seeing how the money's been spent. the work that goes on behind the scenes is incredible to see, really, and so many people doing amazing stuff. good morning. when we lose the fog under patchy rain from england this morning, for england and wales will be dry with

sunshine. scotland and northern ireland have rain from the north—west and the cloud ahead of it sunshine hazy. details later in the programme. good morning. it's tuesday, 15th march. ukraine's capital, kyiv, has been rocked by loud explosions this morning. air raid sirens have been heard ringing out across the city, with blocks of flats on fire. the city's emergency services say at least two people have been killed. it comes as the president of ukraine praised a russian journalist who interrupted a state news broadcast, to protest against the war, live on television. jon kay has the latest. day 20 of the russian invasion and this is how it begins, again. in kyiv, another apartment block in ruins. on russian tv last night, an extraordinary moment. the script may be written by the kremlin, but one journalist's act of defiance was seen by millions. her sign says, "no war,

stop the war, don't believe the propaganda". it is pictures like this that have provoked such outrage. mariupol in the south—east of ukraine. after two weeks of almost constant shelling by russia, this port city is facing a humanitarian crisis. food, water and medicine are running out. but in his latest address, ukraine's president was unwavering. volodymyr zelensky said the russians were confused and suffering heavy losses. despite the situation on the ground, he said negotiations with russia were continuing. and he suggested some progress was being made. but it's hard to think of progress when this goes on. in the last couple of days russia has extended its attacks, targeting more towns and cities.

the daily mirror is reporting that three british nationals are missing after russia attacked this base near the polish border at the weekend. the paper claims the men are former special forces. the foreign office is investigating, but there has been no official confirmation so far. as for the russian journalist who made such a public stand, she is now thought to be in police custody. but before her protest, she left this video, calling events in ukraine a crime and blaming vladimir putin. jon kay, bbc news. as we've been hearing this morning, two loud explosions shook the capital kyiv in the early hours. let's get the latest from our correspondent, james waterhouse. james, you were explaining in the

last hour, but i am aware that people are turning on their televisions all the time, you and many other people heard of those explosions in the early hours of this morning?— this morning? yes. it is always really difficult to work - this morning? yes. it is always really difficult to work out i this morning? yes. it is alwaysj really difficult to work out what direction — really difficult to work out what direction the explosions are coming from and _ direction the explosions are coming from and who was firing them, to be honest— from and who was firing them, to be honest with — from and who was firing them, to be honest with you. this morning at about— honest with you. this morning at about 5am — honest with you. this morning at about 5am i_ honest with you. this morning at about 5am i heard a really loud bang. — about 5am i heard a really loud bang, about three of them, are going through— bang, about three of them, are going through the _ bang, about three of them, are going through the centre of kyiv. i don't know— through the centre of kyiv. i don't know if— through the centre of kyiv. i don't know if you — through the centre of kyiv. i don't know if you can hear the rumbling is now in— know if you can hear the rumbling is now in the _ know if you can hear the rumbling is now in the background, but the bang is thought— now in the background, but the bang is thought to be artillery going off. is thought to be artillery going off then— is thought to be artillery going off. then the thudding sound is those _ off. then the thudding sound is those shells landing. this morning i think— those shells landing. this morning i think everybody had this alarm call at about— think everybody had this alarm call at about 5am. now we are seeing three _ at about 5am. now we are seeing three residential blocks that authorities say were directly hit by shells _ authorities say were directly hit by shells this— authorities say were directly hit by shells this morning. we have had two reported _ shells this morning. we have had two reported deaths so far. as we speak there _ reported deaths so far. as we speak there is— reported deaths so far. as we speak there is smoke still coming out of them _ there is smoke still coming out of them this — there is smoke still coming out of them. this is the second morning

where _ them. this is the second morning where we — them. this is the second morning where we have woken up, along with the rest _ where we have woken up, along with the rest of— where we have woken up, along with the rest of the city, to the sound of air— the rest of the city, to the sound of air raid — the rest of the city, to the sound of air raid sirens. then there are rumblings— of air raid sirens. then there are rumblings of explosions in the distance _ rumblings of explosions in the distance. then we see the devastation, we see what that means. it devastation, we see what that means. it kind _ devastation, we see what that means. it kind of— devastation, we see what that means. it kind of connects the sound and the sight — it kind of connects the sound and the sight of smoke with the actual devastation on the ground. the site of a holiday— devastation on the ground. the site of a holiday and building on fire. i’eople's — of a holiday and building on fire. people's homes being destroyed. —— hollowed _ people's homes being destroyed. —— hollowed out. we saw a 90 aircraft system _ hollowed out. we saw a 90 aircraft system working yesterday. it intercepted a russian missile. the debris— intercepted a russian missile. the debris fell— intercepted a russian missile. the debris fell onto a quiet residential road _ debris fell onto a quiet residential road -- _ debris fell onto a quiet residential road. —— anti aircraft system. it landed — road. —— anti aircraft system. it landed on — road. —— anti aircraft system. it landed on a _ road. —— anti aircraft system. it landed on a tram that was moving through. — landed on a tram that was moving through, killing one person. there was debris— through, killing one person. there was debris everywhere. bits were scattered. — was debris everywhere. bits were scattered, metal, circuit boards from _ scattered, metal, circuit boards from homes. people were brushing dust off— from homes. people were brushing dust off their windowsills in their flats. _ dust off their windowsills in their flats, where the windows had been blasted _ flats, where the windows had been blasted in — flats, where the windows had been blasted in from the impact of the landing —

blasted in from the impact of the landing. and it's a reminder of the force _ landing. and it's a reminder of the force of— landing. and it's a reminder of the force of this — landing. and it's a reminder of the force of this world. we are not talking — force of this world. we are not talking about a car crash on the corner— talking about a car crash on the corner of— talking about a car crash on the corner of a _ talking about a car crash on the corner of a street. we were talking about _ corner of a street. we were talking about sizeable military hardware that is _ about sizeable military hardware that is being deployed and increasingly being deployed on citizens. — increasingly being deployed on citizens, and people that are just living _ citizens, and people that are just living here — citizens, and people that are just living here and try to stay in their home _ living here and try to stay in their home. ~ . . . living here and try to stay in their home. ~ . , , . home. what is it tell us about russian tactics, _ home. what is it tell us about russian tactics, the _ home. what is it tell us about russian tactics, the fact i home. what is it tell us about russian tactics, the fact they | home. what is it tell us about i russian tactics, the fact they are targeting those residential areas, and the fact we are at day 20 of this conflict? for all we know about captured russian intelligence, this was not expected to be still going on at this point? it was not expected to be still going on at this point?— on at this point? it wasn't. the assessment — on at this point? it wasn't. the assessment from _ on at this point? it wasn't. the assessment from western i on at this point? it wasn't. the i assessment from western military officials _ assessment from western military officials was that they got off to a very bad — officials was that they got off to a very bad start, the invading forces. they— very bad start, the invading forces. they did _ very bad start, the invading forces. they did not — very bad start, the invading forces. they did not achieve air superiority to the _ they did not achieve air superiority to the level— they did not achieve air superiority to the level they would have liked. we are _ to the level they would have liked. we are seeing air strikes on more ukrainian — we are seeing air strikes on more ukrainian locations. but also, there are logistical planning, by western assessments, wasn't as up to scratch assessments, wasn't as up to scratch as they— assessments, wasn't as up to scratch as they would like either. we have seen _ as they would like either. we have seen reports of russian troops

running — seen reports of russian troops running out of fuel, running out of food _ running out of fuel, running out of food we — running out of fuel, running out of food. we have seen them looting supermarkets as they move throughout the country _ supermarkets as they move throughout the country. morale has reportedly been _ the country. morale has reportedly been no _ the country. morale has reportedly been no in — the country. morale has reportedly been no in some pockets. and yes, ukraine _ been no in some pockets. and yes, ukraine is— been no in some pockets. and yes, ukraine is not as big as russia, it is still— ukraine is not as big as russia, it is still a _ ukraine is not as big as russia, it is still a sizeable country. —— morale — is still a sizeable country. —— morale is _ is still a sizeable country. —— morale is said to be low. it takes a lot of— morale is said to be low. it takes a lot of planning to move around. let alone _ lot of planning to move around. let alone 150,000 soldiers and armoured vehicles _ alone 150,000 soldiers and armoured vehicles and artillery guns. this is where _ vehicles and artillery guns. this is where russia has been found wanting, according _ where russia has been found wanting, according to _ where russia has been found wanting, according to some assessments. on top of— according to some assessments. on top of that— according to some assessments. on top of that we are seeing a level of ukrainian _ top of that we are seeing a level of ukrainian resistance that has surprised _ ukrainian resistance that has surprised just about everyone, apart from the _ surprised just about everyone, apart from the ukrainians themselves, i think. _ from the ukrainians themselves, i think. why— from the ukrainians themselves, i think, why being repelled to the edges— think, why being repelled to the edges of— think, why being repelled to the edges of the city, still only one major— edges of the city, still only one major city— edges of the city, still only one major city has fallen, and this is why we — major city has fallen, and this is why we are _ major city has fallen, and this is why we are seeing the age russian tactic— why we are seeing the age russian tactic of— why we are seeing the age russian tactic of surround and bombard as they try— tactic of surround and bombard as they try to— tactic of surround and bombard as they try to get cities to roll over so they— they try to get cities to roll over so they can _ they try to get cities to roll over so they can write to the tanks in. james. _ so they can write to the tanks in. james, thank you for that. james waterhouse with latest from kyiv.

let's get more from our correspondentjenny hill, who is live in moscow for us this morning. good morning. what's the reaction been to the protest there? state media don't cover this protest _ state media don't cover this protest. just one independent newspaper has an image of the protest — newspaper has an image of the protest on its front cover but they have _ protest on its front cover but they have had — protest on its front cover but they have had to blur out the words on the sign _ have had to blur out the words on the sign eagerness was holding because — the sign eagerness was holding because it is effectively a criminal offence _ because it is effectively a criminal offence to — because it is effectively a criminal offence to publish the words on that side. offence to publish the words on that side it— offence to publish the words on that side it is— offence to publish the words on that side. it is worth emphasising the extraordinary amount of courage it must _ extraordinary amount of courage it must have — extraordinary amount of courage it must have taken for this journalist to stage _ must have taken for this journalist to stage such a high—profile protest _ to stage such a high—profile protest. this is a country which affect— protest. this is a country which affect -- — protest. this is a country which affect -- in— protest. this is a country which affect —— in effect criminalises any opposition— affect —— in effect criminalises any opposition to what the kremlin is doing _ opposition to what the kremlin is doing in— opposition to what the kremlin is doing in ukraine. and i think we must _ doing in ukraine. and i think we must also — doing in ukraine. and i think we must also emphasise the likelihood that she _ must also emphasise the likelihood that she will face pretty severe consequences. we don't know where she is _ consequences. we don't know where she is she _ consequences. we don't know where she is. she was detained last night. and her_ she is. she was detained last night. and her lawyer reportedly tried to find her_ and her lawyer reportedly tried to find her in — and her lawyer reportedly tried to find her in all of the police

stations— find her in all of the police stations close to the television centre — stations close to the television centre. but has been unable. one state _ centre. but has been unable. one state news — centre. but has been unable. one state news agency has reported a pretrial— state news agency has reported a pre—trial investigation has begun against _ pre—trial investigation has begun against her. we assumed he will turn up against her. we assumed he will turn up in _ against her. we assumed he will turn up in a _ against her. we assumed he will turn up in a court — against her. we assumed he will turn up in a court in moscow at some point _ up in a court in moscow at some point this— up in a court in moscow at some point this morning. but we will have to wait— point this morning. but we will have to wait and — point this morning. but we will have to wait and see. as you know, the kremlin— to wait and see. as you know, the kremlin has— to wait and see. as you know, the kremlin has imposed pretty severe penalties _ kremlin has imposed pretty severe penalties against people who take part in— penalties against people who take part in unsanctioned protest. for ekample. — part in unsanctioned protest. for example, people can be sent to jail for up _ example, people can be sent to jail for up to— example, people can be sent to jail for up to eight years. people who publish _ for up to eight years. people who publish what the kremlin would deem to be false _ publish what the kremlin would deem to be false information about the russian — to be false information about the russian army and its activities can also face — russian army and its activities can also face a — russian army and its activities can also face a severe jail sentence of ”p also face a severe jail sentence of up to— also face a severe jail sentence of up to 15_ also face a severe jail sentence of up to 15 years. there are other laws under— up to 15 years. there are other laws under which — up to 15 years. there are other laws under which we presume she can be prosecuted — under which we presume she can be prosecuted. we have to wait to see what happens. but for the time being we haven't_ what happens. but for the time being we haven't heard from her. in terms of whether— we haven't heard from her. in terms of whether this will galvanise more protest. _ of whether this will galvanise more protest. it— of whether this will galvanise more protest, it is hard to say. she had asked _ protest, it is hard to say. she had asked people to take to the streets to protest. protests have continued every _ to protest. protests have continued every day _ to protest. protests have continued every day since this invasion began.

at nearly— every day since this invasion began. at nearly 15,000 people reportedly detained _ at nearly 15,000 people reportedly detained simply for taking to the streets _ detained simply for taking to the streets to demonstrate against vladimir— streets to demonstrate against vladimir putin's accident in ukraine _ vladimir putin's accident in ukraine. she is undoubtedly going to become _ ukraine. she is undoubtedly going to become more of a symbol for those people _ become more of a symbol for those people. will she change the views of russians— people. will she change the views of russians who largely watch state television and believe the kremlin's line that _ television and believe the kremlin's line that this is all about defending russian speaking populations in eastern ukraine and the interest of russia against what the interest of russia against what the kremlin says is an aggressive ukraine? — ukraine? that is more difficult to ukraine? — that is more difficult to answer. jenny— that is more difficult to answer. jenny hill— that is more difficult to answer. jenny hill live in moscow.- jenny hill live in moscow. let's talk about _ jenny hill live in moscow. let's talk about one _ jenny hill live in moscow. let's talk about one other— jenny hill live in moscow. let's talk about one other impact i jenny hill live in moscow. let's talk about one other impact this conflict has had. around a5,000 people across the uk have already signed up to the government's new sponsorship scheme to take ukrainian refugees into their homes. hosts will receive £350 pounds each month and both sides will undergo background checks. anna adams has more. so, this is the lounge at the moment. what i was thinking was that this could be converted to a bedroom. natalie is turning her living room

into a home for ukrainian refugees. so, in terms of the sofa and everything, all of this, we can just move out of the room, and then we'll look to buy a double bed, king size bed, something like that to go in here. she's even turning her utility room into a storage area for their food. we could completely clear this area out, clear all of the cupboards out, hosts a re hosts are expected to offer accommodation for a minimum of six months. , . ,': :: , months. they will receive £350 every months. they will receive £350 every month tax-free. _ months. they will receive £350 every month tax-free. ukrainians _ months. they will receive £350 every month tax-free. ukrainians do - months. they will receive £350 every month tax-free. ukrainians do not i month tax—free. ukrainians do not need to have any links to the uk and there will be no limit on the number who can come here. refugees will have access to the nhs and other public services, and their children will be able to attend local schools. natalie's osman says taking on someone was an easy decision to make. —— husband. when we saw what these people

are going through, we thought, if we were in their shoes, we'd want someone to offer to give them somewhere to be safe and, you know, have a roof over their heads. it could happen to any of us, couldn't it? you just don't know what's on the corner. correct. so it'sjust, it could be could be any of us. with so many people here in the uk wanting to help, whether the government will be able to meet the logistical challenge is yet to be seen. anna adams, bbc news, upminster. the first people using the homes for ukraine route are expected to arrive by the end of week, and will be matched with people offering spaces in their homes. when the war broke out, niyara mamontova and her seven—year—old daughter eleanor fled ukraine's second city kharkiv, and made their way to stay with friends in holland. following yesterday's announcement, niyara matched online with si and his husband don, who have offered her and eleanor a home with them in hampshire. si, niyara and eleanorjoin us now. morning, everybody. great to see

you. if we could just start with you, how are you and what was it like when you find that there was somebody who was going to welcome you into their home? yes. somebody who was going to welcome you into their home?— you into their home? yes, i published — you into their home? yes, i published on _ you into their home? yes, i published on facebook i you into their home? yes, i published on facebook our| you into their home? yes, i i published on facebook our post you into their home? yes, i - published on facebook our post and asked _ published on facebook our post and asked a _ published on facebook our post and asked a family from the uk to take us, asked a family from the uk to take us. to— asked a family from the uk to take us. to be _ asked a family from the uk to take us, to be our sponsors. many others in the _ us, to be our sponsors. many others in the uk _ us, to be our sponsors. many others in the uk have replied to me and proposed — in the uk have replied to me and proposed their help. you guys are making _ proposed their help. you guys are making the world better for me right now. we _ making the world better for me right now. ~ . making the world better for me right now. . . ., i. making the world better for me right now. . . ., , ., ., ., , now. we have got your gorgeous little daughter _ now. we have got your gorgeous little daughter next _ now. we have got your gorgeous little daughter next year. - now. we have got your gorgeous little daughter next year. give i now. we have got your gorgeous| little daughter next year. give us an idea of the life you have left behind and how difficult that journey has been to where you are now? . ~ . journey has been to where you are now? , . , . now? yes. we were living 'ust an ordinary life i now? yes. we were living 'ust an ordinary life with i now? yes. we were living 'ust an ordinary life with my i now? yes. we were living just an ordinary life with my husband i now? yes. we were living just an | ordinary life with my husband and now? yes. we were living just an i ordinary life with my husband and my child _

ordinary life with my husband and my child we _ ordinary life with my husband and my child. we were all happily living there — child. we were all happily living there so — child. we were all happily living there. so when it all happened it was the — there. so when it all happened it was the 24th of february. i had just celebrated — was the 24th of february. i had just celebrated the day before the birthday of my friend. i slept. and then in— birthday of my friend. i slept. and then in the — birthday of my friend. i slept. and then in the morning i heard a bomb. i then in the morning i heard a bomb. i was _ then in the morning i heard a bomb. i was thinking, this is a nuclear bomb — i was thinking, this is a nuclear bomb i— i was thinking, this is a nuclear bomb iwill— i was thinking, this is a nuclear bomb. i will die i was thinking, this is a nuclear bomb. iwill die in i was thinking, this is a nuclear bomb. i will die in a few seconds. but then— bomb. i will die in a few seconds. but then i— bomb. i will die in a few seconds. but then i understood that something was going _ but then i understood that something was going on. and my child was breathing — was going on. and my child was breathing. we gathered with husband and we _ breathing. we gathered with husband and we didn't know what to do. we 'ust and we didn't know what to do. we just sat _ and we didn't know what to do. we just sat in — and we didn't know what to do. we just sat in the car. we were looking at the _ just sat in the car. we were looking at the road — just sat in the car. we were looking at the road. everybody was just driving — at the road. everybody was just driving like in different ways. and thenr _ driving like in different ways. and then. we —

driving like in different ways. and then, we learned that kharkiv city is surrounded by russian army. and since _ is surrounded by russian army. and since then. — is surrounded by russian army. and since then, we were living in the underground. we were sleeping there for three _ underground. we were sleeping there for three days. my child got pneumonia. that is why we had to stay there — pneumonia. that is why we had to stay there. we made injections of antibiotics — stay there. we made injections of antibiotics. we were living there in three _ antibiotics. we were living there in three days — antibiotics. we were living there in three days. and then we just had to id three days. and then we just had to go to— three days. and then we just had to go to the _ three days. and then we just had to go to the apartment of our mother and father—in—law. at night alwaysm _ and father—in—law. at night always... in the afternoon there was like a _ always... in the afternoon there was like a bombing. and like, jets. they were _ like a bombing. and like, jets. they were militaryjets. they were flying and just _ were militaryjets. they were flying and just throwing bombs. we didn't know _ and just throwing bombs. we didn't know. because, for example, it

destroyed— know. because, for example, it destroyed our school beside our house — destroyed our school beside our house. we were just sitting in the bedroom — house. we were just sitting in the bedroom and praying. and then we understood that she is feeling ok, better— understood that she is feeling ok, better right now, and my husband, he 'ust better right now, and my husband, he just walked _ better right now, and my husband, he just walked us to the end of the city _ just walked us to the end of the city but— just walked us to the end of the city. but he left. he is a surgeon. now— city. but he left. he is a surgeon. now he's— city. but he left. he is a surgeon. now he's his _ city. but he left. he is a surgeon. now he's his patients. we have to leave _ now he's his patients. we have to leave then— now he's his patients. we have to leave. then we went to lviv. it took three _ leave. then we went to lviv. it took three days — leave. then we went to lviv. it took three days a — leave. then we went to lviv. it took three days. a long queue was on the road to— three days. a long queue was on the road to the _ three days. a long queue was on the road to the west. because right now many— road to the west. because right now many people are going from the east to the _ many people are going from the east to the west. yesterday we stayed in

krakow _ to the west. yesterday we stayed in krakow. everywhere, everywhere. many people _ krakow. everywhere, everywhere. many people gave _ krakow. everywhere, everywhere. many people gave us their homes and their food _ people gave us their homes and their food we _ people gave us their homes and their food. we are very thankful to everyone _ food. we are very thankful to everyone. polish people are very kind _ everyone. polish people are very kind and — everyone. polish people are very kind. and right now, the uk people, theyiust _ kind. and right now, the uk people, theyjust commented to my post stop so theyjust commented to my post stop squst_ theyjust commented to my post stop squst to _ theyjust commented to my post stop sojust to mention, there is a family— sojust to mention, there is a family of— sojust to mention, there is a family of three people with a little baby and — family of three people with a little baby and they were proposing us to come _ baby and they were proposing us to come to— baby and they were proposing us to come to them, to one apartment, a one room — come to them, to one apartment, a one room apartment.— one room apartment. they are amazing- — one room apartment. they are amazing. let's _ one room apartment. they are amazing. let's go _ one room apartment. they are amazing. let's go now- one room apartment. they are amazing. let's go now and i one room apartment. they are| amazing. let's go now and talk one room apartment. they are i amazing. let's go now and talk to its side. good morning. you must know that this is going to be such an important decision for both of them. tell me, what made you register? how did you find each other? ., .

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really help us. so when the scheme but we thought, at least we can - really help us. so when the scheme but we thought, at least we can do| but we thought, at least we can do something — but we thought, at least we can do something at_ but we thought, at least we can do something. at least _ but we thought, at least we can do something. at least we _ but we thought, at least we can do something. at least we can - but we thought, at least we can doi something. at least we can actually help _ something. at least we can actually help. nobody— something. at least we can actually help. nobody should _ something. at least we can actually help. nobody should be _ something. at least we can actually help. nobody should be going - something. at least we can actually i help. nobody should be going through this. help. nobody should be going through this so _ help. nobody should be going through this so we _ help. nobody should be going through this so we went— help. nobody should be going through this. so we went online _ help. nobody should be going through this. so we went online to _ help. nobody should be going through this. so we went online to a _ this. so we went online to a facebook— this. so we went online to a facebook group. _ this. so we went online to a facebook group. saw- this. so we went online to a facebook group. saw the i this. so we went online to a . facebook group. saw the post this. so we went online to a - facebook group. saw the post and commented — facebook group. saw the post and commented and _ facebook group. saw the post and commented and said, _ facebook group. saw the post and commented and said, we - facebook group. saw the post and commented and said, we have - facebook group. saw the post and commented and said, we have a l facebook group. saw the post and i commented and said, we have a safe place _ commented and said, we have a safe place for— commented and said, we have a safe place for you — commented and said, we have a safe place for you. chatted _ commented and said, we have a safe place for you. chatted throughout - place for you. chatted throughout the day _ place for you. chatted throughout the day and — place for you. chatted throughout the day and registered _ place for you. chatted throughout the day and registered last - place for you. chatted throughout the day and registered last night. | the day and registered last night. just really— the day and registered last night. just really inspired. _ the day and registered last night. just really inspired. we _ the day and registered last night. just really inspired. we can't - the day and registered last night. just really inspired. we can't sit i just really inspired. we can't sit ttack— just really inspired. we can't sit back and — just really inspired. we can't sit back and watch _ just really inspired. we can't sit back and watch this _ just really inspired. we can't sit back and watch this unfold - just really inspired. we can't sit back and watch this unfold andi just really inspired. we can't sit i back and watch this unfold and not do something _ back and watch this unfold and not do something. we _ back and watch this unfold and not do something. we have _ back and watch this unfold and not do something. we have warm - back and watch this unfold and not i do something. we have warm houses with water, _ do something. we have warm houses with water, food, _ do something. we have warm houses with water, food, just _ do something. we have warm houses with water, food, just a _ do something. we have warm houses with water, food, just a safe - with water, food, just a safe environment. _ with water, food, just a safe environment. that - with water, food, just a safe environment. that is - with water, food, just a safe environment. that is the - with water, food, just a safe l environment. that is the least with water, food, just a safe - environment. that is the least we can do _ environment. that is the least we can do. ., ., , , environment. that is the least we cando. ., ., , ,, can do. how long is this process auoin to can do. how long is this process going to take? _ can do. how long is this process going to take? you _ can do. how long is this process going to take? you met - can do. how long is this process going to take? you met on - can do. how long is this process - going to take? you met on facebook. here you are together. what is your anticipation of how long it will take before you can get them into your house? taste take before you can get them into your house?— take before you can get them into our house? ~ . .,, ., take before you can get them into our house? ~ . your house? we are hoping as soon as ossible. your house? we are hoping as soon as possible- we — your house? we are hoping as soon as possible. we watched _ your house? we are hoping as soon as possible. we watched the _ your house? we are hoping as soon as possible. we watched the news - your house? we are hoping as soon as possible. we watched the news unfoldj possible. we watched the news unfold yesterday. _ possible. we watched the news unfold yesterday. so — possible. we watched the news unfold yesterday. so we _ possible. we watched the news unfold

yesterday, so we registered. - possible. we watched the news unfold yesterday, so we registered. we - yesterday, so we registered. we understand — yesterday, so we registered. we understand that _ yesterday, so we registered. we understand that we _ yesterday, so we registered. we understand that we work - yesterday, so we registered. we understand that we work will - yesterday, so we registered. we understand that we work will be | understand that we work will be matched — understand that we work will be matched officially _ understand that we work will be matched officially on _ understand that we work will be matched officially on friday. - matched officially on friday. hopefully _ matched officially on friday. hopefully that _ matched officially on friday. hopefully that will _ matched officially on friday. hopefully that will take - matched officially on friday. hopefully that will take as l matched officially on friday. i hopefully that will take as little time as— hopefully that will take as little time as possible. _ hopefully that will take as little time as possible. eleanor- hopefully that will take as little time as possible. eleanor and l hopefully that will take as little i time as possible. eleanor and nye are i time as possible. eleanor and nye are i have — time as possible. eleanor and nye are i have passports. _ time as possible. eleanor and nye are i have passports. it— time as possible. eleanor and nye are i have passports. it is- time as possible. eleanor and nye are i have passports. it is easier. are i have passports. it is easier to do— are i have passports. it is easier to do it — are i have passports. it is easier to do it i— are i have passports. it is easier to do it. i would _ are i have passports. it is easier to do it. i would just _ are i have passports. it is easier to do it. i would just urge - are i have passports. it is easier to do it. i would just urge the i to do it. i would just urge the government— to do it. i would just urge the government to _ to do it. i would just urge the government to make - to do it. i would just urge the government to make it - to do it. i would just urge the government to make it as - to do it. i would just urge the i government to make it as easy to do it. i would just urge the - government to make it as easy as possible _ government to make it as easy as possible for— government to make it as easy as possible for these _ government to make it as easy as possible for these people. - government to make it as easy as possible for these people. it- government to make it as easy as possible for these people. it has. possible for these people. it has been _ possible for these people. it has been difficult _ possible for these people. it has been difficult already. _ possible for these people. it has been difficult already.- possible for these people. it has been difficult already. listening to ou and been difficult already. listening to you and hearing — been difficult already. listening to you and hearing from _ been difficult already. listening to you and hearing from assignment| been difficult already. listening to - you and hearing from assignment this morning, it must be strange to get around —— your head around the fact that three weeks ago you were back in ukraine, at a friend's birthday party, and here you are now, having made that incredibly long and difficultjourney, you are in the netherlands, and some guy you have never met on facebook says, come and live in our house for a moment, how do you get your head around the generosity of people who are willing to help? generosity of people who are willing to hel ? . generosity of people who are willing to hel ? , ., , to help? yes, for me it is surprising _ to help? yes, for me it is surprising and _ to help? yes, for me it is

surprising and amazing. i j to help? yes, for me it is - surprising and amazing. i haven't ever— surprising and amazing. i haven't ever thought that i would be a refugee — ever thought that i would be a refugee. i had a bit of a lie. i had a beautiful— refugee. i had a bit of a lie. i had a beautiful apartment. my husband is a beautiful apartment. my husband is a surgeon _ a beautiful apartment. my husband is a surgeon i_ a beautiful apartment. my husband is a surgeon. i am a software developer manager~ _ a surgeon. i am a software developer manager~ so — a surgeon. i am a software developer manager. so i didn't know. i thought of that— manager. so i didn't know. i thought of that maybe there are waters and refugees _ of that maybe there are waters and refugees. and right now, like, one of the _ refugees. and right now, like, one of the european countries, the people. — of the european countries, the people, the population, should come to europe _ people, the population, should come to europe. right now, over 2 million people _ to europe. right now, over 2 million people have — to europe. right now, over 2 million people have fled ukraine. it's horrible~ _ people have fled ukraine. it's horrible. and europe right now helps us as— horrible. and europe right now helps us as much— horrible. and europe right now helps us as much as they can. i really appreciate _ us as much as they can. i really appreciate that. i guess the people of ukraine — appreciate that. i guess the people of ukraine won't ever forget that. we will— of ukraine won't ever forget that. we will continue to keep an eye out

for you. we will continue to keep an eye out foryou. lovely we will continue to keep an eye out for you. lovely to see you get together. and you can see what it's like to live in his house. it has been lovely to see you on the programme. i know you are looking a bit tired today. nice to talk to you and speak to your mum as well. take care of yourselves. and sigh, thank you for your generosity. many well known faces have joined those offering homes to refugees. | among them is the broadcaster. simon thomas, whojoins us now. alsojoining us from bristol- is former refugee fuad mohamed, who now runs a housing charity for those arriving in the uk. . good morning both. simon, iwas going to ask you, what made you decide? . ~ ,., going to ask you, what made you decide? . ~ . , i. decide? yeah. like so many, you watch on with _ decide? yeah. like so many, you watch on with horror, _ decide? yeah. like so many, you watch on with horror, but - decide? yeah. like so many, you watch on with horror, but you - decide? yeah. like so many, you| watch on with horror, but you also want _ watch on with horror, but you also want some — watch on with horror, but you also want some of that horrible feeling of helplessness. we are not being asked _ of helplessness. we are not being asked to _ of helplessness. we are not being asked to go out there and fight. what _ asked to go out there and fight. what can— asked to go out there and fight. what can we do? 3 million displaced already _ what can we do? 3 million displaced already. we are barely three weeks. it already. we are barely three weeks. it was _ already. we are barely three weeks. it was a _ already. we are barely three weeks. it was a man— already. we are barely three weeks. it was a man with a couple of weeks ago. _ it was a man with a couple of weeks ago. you _ it was a man with a couple of weeks

ago, you probably saw it, of that incredible — ago, you probably saw it, of that incredible picture of those men and women _ incredible picture of those men and women at _ incredible picture of those men and women at the burning railway station holding _ women at the burning railway station holding the placards up, advertising they had _ holding the placards up, advertising they had one room, two rooms, ijust thought. _ they had one room, two rooms, ijust thought. i_ they had one room, two rooms, ijust thought, i really would love to be able to _ thought, i really would love to be able to do — thought, i really would love to be able to do that but i don't know how _ able to do that but i don't know how. we've talked it through as a family— how. we've talked it through as a family quite a bit, myself, my 12—year—old son, my wife, what the reality— 12—year—old son, my wife, what the reality would look like. as he just heard _ reality would look like. as he just heard there, they have gone through incredible _ heard there, they have gone through incredible trauma in the last few weeks — incredible trauma in the last few weeks. their lives have been turned upside _ weeks. their lives have been turned upside down and inside out. what is this going _ upside down and inside out. what is this going to look like for us as a family? — this going to look like for us as a family? we — this going to look like for us as a family? we haven't done this flippantly. is there something we can do? — flippantly. is there something we can do? have we got the room? yes we do. can do? have we got the room? yes we do have _ can do? have we got the room? yes we do have you _ can do? have we got the room? yes we do. have you the finances? are living _ do. have you the finances? are living costs _ do. have you the finances? are living costs are being put under a huge _ living costs are being put under a huge squeeze at the moment. can we do it from _ huge squeeze at the moment. can we do it from that point of view? yes, we can _ do it from that point of view? yes, we can so. — do it from that point of view? yes, we can so. a _ do it from that point of view? yes, we can. so, a few chats around the kitchen _ we can. so, a few chats around the kitchen table about not what this looks _ kitchen table about not what this looks like — kitchen table about not what this looks like if we were to get a family— looks like if we were to get a family in— looks like if we were to get a family in the first weekend, in,

what— family in the first weekend, in, what it— family in the first weekend, in, what it looks like in a month, two months — what it looks like in a month, two months. michael gove yesterday said the six _ months. michael gove yesterday said the six months. there has been a long _ the six months. there has been a long thought to it. i would encourage people, if you want to get on board, _ encourage people, if you want to get on board, really think it through. i am not _ on board, really think it through. i am not trying to put people off but you are _ am not trying to put people off but you are going to be taking on board people _ you are going to be taking on board people who have had their lives shredded. they are going to be full of trauma _ shredded. they are going to be full of trauma and fear about the future. i of trauma and fear about the future. i want _ of trauma and fear about the future. i want to— of trauma and fear about the future. i want to be — of trauma and fear about the future. i want to be somebody who can put their arms — i want to be somebody who can put theirarms around them i want to be somebody who can put their arms around them and integrate them into— their arms around them and integrate them into our family. this is not a short-term — them into our family. this is not a short—term thing. you them into our family. this is not a short-term thing.— short-term thing. you saw little eleanor's face. _ short-term thing. you saw little eleanor's face. she _ short-term thing. you saw little eleanor's face. she is _ short-term thing. you saw little eleanor's face. she is a - short-term thing. you saw little eleanor's face. she is a must. eleanor's face. she is a must falling asleep. think about what he has been through what he has seen. you have got a 12—year—old son, ethan. what are his feelings? you say you have had discussions around the family table. he must see those children and think, what can we do to help? children and think, what can we do to hel ? . , children and think, what can we do to hel ? ., , ., children and think, what can we do to hel? . , ., children and think, what can we do to hel? ., , ., ., to help? yeah, trying to say to him, that could have _ to help? yeah, trying to say to him, that could have been _ to help? yeah, trying to say to him, that could have been us. _ to help? yeah, trying to say to him, that could have been us. he - to help? yeah, trying to say to him, that could have been us. he knows, | that could have been us. he knows, having _ that could have been us. he knows, having lost— that could have been us. he knows, having lost his mum very suddenly four years — having lost his mum very suddenly four years ago, tim having lost his mum very suddenly fouryears ago, tim —— having lost his mum very suddenly four years ago, tim —— what its like to have _ four years ago, tim —— what its like to have his— four years ago, tim —— what its like to have his world turned upside down — to have his world turned upside down. myself and him at the time,

probably— down. myself and him at the time, probably in— down. myself and him at the time, probably in the first year afterwards, one of the big game changers— afterwards, one of the big game changers was the random acts of kindness— changers was the random acts of kindness from total strangers. in some _ kindness from total strangers. in some ways — kindness from total strangers. in some ways i feel that i want to be that stranger do these people. i don't _ that stranger do these people. i don't have all the answers. i can't suddenly— don't have all the answers. i can't suddenly make their lives better. but as— suddenly make their lives better. but as a — suddenly make their lives better. but as a question, a man of faith, i want _ but as a question, a man of faith, i want to— but as a question, a man of faith, i want to show— but as a question, a man of faith, i want to show them something of god's not. want to show them something of god's not so— want to show them something of god's not. so many organisations are doing so much _ not. so many organisations are doing so much to— not. so many organisations are doing so much to help people like me. how do i so much to help people like me. how do i help? _ so much to help people like me. how do i help? i_ so much to help people like me. how do i help? i don't have a house free, _ do i help? i don't have a house free, room _ do i help? i don't have a house free, room three, if i don't have the money, _ free, room three, if i don't have the money, there are other ways. please, _ the money, there are other ways. please, please, don't feel bad if you can't— please, please, don't feel bad if you can't give a room. you just cannot— you can't give a room. you just cannot do— you can't give a room. you just cannot do it _ you can't give a room. you just cannot do it. there are other ways to get— cannot do it. there are other ways to get involved. we just talked to ethan— to get involved. we just talked to ethan about what this is going to look like — ethan about what this is going to look like i— ethan about what this is going to look like. i said to him the other day. _ look like. i said to him the other day, just— look like. i said to him the other day, just imagine this for a moment, because _ day, just imagine this for a moment, because we'd heard an incredible and heartbreaking story there, imagine this was— heartbreaking story there, imagine this was us, you are heading away from _ this was us, you are heading away from your— this was us, you are heading away from your home, heading to the coast to get— from your home, heading to the coast to get to _ from your home, heading to the coast to get to france, dad has got to

stay— to get to france, dad has got to stay here — to get to france, dad has got to stay here to find, you may not see me again. — stay here to find, you may not see me again, you are going to find yourself— me again, you are going to find yourself in _ me again, you are going to find yourself in a stranger's eyes. that is a bizarre. — yourself in a stranger's eyes. that is a bizarre, strange and worry filled — is a bizarre, strange and worry filled place to me. he said, i cannot— filled place to me. he said, i cannot get it. i said, that is why we want — cannot get it. i said, that is why we want to— cannot get it. i said, that is why we want to do something as a family. full ad. _ we want to do something as a family. full ad. you _ we want to do something as a family. full ad, you came to the uk as a somalian refugees in the 1990s. what was that experience like for you? well, i understand absolutely what it is like _ well, i understand absolutely what it is like to — well, i understand absolutely what it is like to leave _ well, i understand absolutely what it is like to leave your _ well, i understand absolutely what it is like to leave your country. - well, i understand absolutely what it is like to leave your country. i. it is like to leave your country. i left somalia. _ it is like to leave your country. i left somalia, as _ it is like to leave your country. i left somalia, as you _ it is like to leave your country. i left somalia, as you said, - it is like to leave your country. i left somalia, as you said, in - it is like to leave your country. i| left somalia, as you said, in the 1990s — left somalia, as you said, in the 1990s there _ left somalia, as you said, in the 1990s. there was _ left somalia, as you said, in the 1990s. there was a _ left somalia, as you said, in the 1990s. there was a civil- left somalia, as you said, in the 1990s. there was a civil war- left somalia, as you said, in the l 1990s. there was a civil war going on very— 1990s. there was a civil war going on very similar— 1990s. there was a civil war going on very similar to _ 1990s. there was a civil war going on very similar to what _ 1990s. there was a civil war going on very similar to what you - 1990s. there was a civil war going on very similar to what you are . on very similar to what you are seeing — on very similar to what you are seeing going _ on very similar to what you are seeing going on— on very similar to what you are seeing going on in— on very similar to what you are seeing going on in ukraine. - on very similar to what you are| seeing going on in ukraine. for on very similar to what you are - seeing going on in ukraine. for me, it was— seeing going on in ukraine. for me, it was very— seeing going on in ukraine. for me, it was very difficult _ seeing going on in ukraine. for me, it was very difficult to _ seeing going on in ukraine. for me, it was very difficult to lose - seeing going on in ukraine. for me, it was very difficult to lose all - seeing going on in ukraine. for me, it was very difficult to lose all of - it was very difficult to lose all of a sudden — it was very difficult to lose all of a sudden my— it was very difficult to lose all of a sudden my family, _ it was very difficult to lose all of a sudden my family, my- it was very difficult to lose all of| a sudden my family, my friends. it was very difficult to lose all of - a sudden my family, my friends. as you've _ a sudden my family, my friends. as you've heard — a sudden my family, my friends. as you've heard earlier, _ a sudden my family, my friends. as you've heard earlier, one _ a sudden my family, my friends. as you've heard earlier, one day- a sudden my family, my friends. as you've heard earlier, one day you . you've heard earlier, one day you have _ you've heard earlier, one day you have a _

you've heard earlier, one day you have a birthday _ you've heard earlier, one day you have a birthday party, _ you've heard earlier, one day you have a birthday party, next - you've heard earlier, one day you have a birthday party, next day l have a birthday party, next day you've — have a birthday party, next day you've lost _ have a birthday party, next day you've lost everything - have a birthday party, next day you've lost everything you - have a birthday party, next day i you've lost everything you know. have a birthday party, next day - you've lost everything you know. so, it's been _ you've lost everything you know. so, it's been a _ you've lost everything you know. so, it's been a very— you've lost everything you know. so, it's been a very difficult _ it's been a very difficult experience _ it's been a very difficult experience to - it's been a very difficult experience to see - it's been a very difficult experience to see what| it's been a very difficult - experience to see what was it's been a very difficult _ experience to see what was going on. we just— experience to see what was going on. we just heard — experience to see what was going on. we just heard simon _ experience to see what was going on. we just heard simon talking - experience to see what was going on. we just heard simon talking about. we just heard simon talking about how he says he fully accepts this might not always be easy. what sort of challenges will host families and refugee families be facing? first of challenges will host families and refugee families be facing?- refugee families be facing? first of all, this is refugee families be facing? first of all. this is a _ refugee families be facing? first of all, this is a very _ refugee families be facing? first of all, this is a very good _ refugee families be facing? first of all, this is a very good step - refugee families be facing? first of all, this is a very good step in - refugee families be facing? first of all, this is a very good step in the i all, this is a very good step in the right— all, this is a very good step in the right direction. _ all, this is a very good step in the right direction. this— all, this is a very good step in the right direction. this scheme - all, this is a very good step in the right direction. this scheme from| right direction. this scheme from the government. _ right direction. this scheme from the government. but _ right direction. this scheme from the government. but for- right direction. this scheme from the government. but for it - right direction. this scheme from the government. but for it really| right direction. this scheme from . the government. but for it really to work— the government. but for it really to work well, — the government. but for it really to work well, there _ the government. but for it really to work well, there has _ the government. but for it really to work well, there has to _ the government. but for it really to work well, there has to be - the government. but for it really to work well, there has to be a - the government. but for it really to work well, there has to be a properj work well, there has to be a proper investment— work well, there has to be a proper investment in— work well, there has to be a proper investment in the _ work well, there has to be a proper investment in the infrastructure - work well, there has to be a proper investment in the infrastructure so| investment in the infrastructure so this becomes — investment in the infrastructure so this becomes a _ investment in the infrastructure so this becomes a good _ investment in the infrastructure so this becomes a good experience, i investment in the infrastructure so . this becomes a good experience, not only for— this becomes a good experience, not only for the _ this becomes a good experience, not only for the refugee, _ this becomes a good experience, not only for the refugee, also _ this becomes a good experience, not only for the refugee, also for- this becomes a good experience, not only for the refugee, also for the - only for the refugee, also for the host _ only for the refugee, also for the host there — only for the refugee, also for the host. there are _ only for the refugee, also for the host. there are a _ only for the refugee, also for the host. there are a lot _ only for the refugee, also for the host. there are a lot of- only for the refugee, also for the . host. there are a lot of challenges. the people — host. there are a lot of challenges. the people that _ host. there are a lot of challenges. the people that will _ host. there are a lot of challenges. the people that will be _ host. there are a lot of challenges. the people that will be coming - host. there are a lot of challenges. the people that will be coming to l the people that will be coming to the uk _ the people that will be coming to the uk will— the people that will be coming to the uk will have _ the people that will be coming to the uk will have trauma. - the people that will be coming to the uk will have trauma. we - the people that will be coming to| the uk will have trauma. we have

heard _ the uk will have trauma. we have heard about — the uk will have trauma. we have heard about the _ the uk will have trauma. we have heard about the experiences - the uk will have trauma. we have l heard about the experiences people have had _ heard about the experiences people have had they— heard about the experiences people have had. they will— heard about the experiences people have had. they will be _ heard about the experiences people have had. they will be mental- heard about the experiences people| have had. they will be mental health support— have had. they will be mental health support that — have had. they will be mental health support that is — have had. they will be mental health support that is needed. _ have had. they will be mental health support that is needed. some - have had. they will be mental health support that is needed. some of- have had. they will be mental health. support that is needed. some of them will not _ support that is needed. some of them will not speak— support that is needed. some of them will not speak english. _ support that is needed. some of them will not speak english. it _ support that is needed. some of them will not speak english. it will - support that is needed. some of them will not speak english. it will not - will not speak english. it will not be a straightforward _ will not speak english. it will not be a straightforward process. - will not speak english. it will noti be a straightforward process. this is something _ be a straightforward process. this is something we _ be a straightforward process. this is something we have _ be a straightforward process. this is something we have been - be a straightforward process. this is something we have been doing| is something we have been doing since _ is something we have been doing since 2008~ _ is something we have been doing since 2008~ we _ is something we have been doing since 2008. we have _ is something we have been doing since 2008. we have worked - is something we have been doing| since 2008. we have worked with thousands— since 2008. we have worked with thousands of— since 2008. we have worked with thousands of refugees _ since 2008. we have worked with thousands of refugees who - since 2008. we have worked with thousands of refugees who have i since 2008. we have worked with - thousands of refugees who have come to the _ thousands of refugees who have come to the uk _ thousands of refugees who have come to the uk we — thousands of refugees who have come to the uk. we have _ thousands of refugees who have come to the uk. we have a _ thousands of refugees who have come to the uk. we have a signed, - thousands of refugees who have come to the uk. we have a signed, when. to the uk. we have a signed, when people _ to the uk. we have a signed, when people come — to the uk. we have a signed, when people come to _ to the uk. we have a signed, when people come to us, _ to the uk. we have a signed, when people come to us, a _ to the uk. we have a signed, when people come to us, a specialist - people come to us, a specialist support— people come to us, a specialist support worker _ people come to us, a specialist support worker who— people come to us, a specialist. support worker who understands people come to us, a specialist - support worker who understands the cultural— support worker who understands the cultural needs — support worker who understands the cultural needs, the _ support worker who understands the cultural needs, the language - support worker who understands the cultural needs, the language of- cultural needs, the language of these _ cultural needs, the language of these people _ cultural needs, the language of these people who _ cultural needs, the language of these people who come - cultural needs, the language of these people who come to - cultural needs, the language of these people who come to us. i cultural needs, the language of. these people who come to us. so cultural needs, the language of- these people who come to us. so it is very— these people who come to us. so it is very important _ these people who come to us. so it is very important that _ these people who come to us. so it is very important that the - is very important that the infrastructural _ is very important that the infrastructural support. is very important that the infrastructural support is| is very important that the - infrastructural support is made available — infrastructural support is made available to _ infrastructural support is made available to the _ infrastructural support is made available to the host _ infrastructural support is made available to the host as - infrastructural support is made available to the host as well. infrastructural support is madej available to the host as well as infrastructural support is made i available to the host as well as to the refugee, _ available to the host as well as to the refugee, so _ available to the host as well as to the refugee, so this— available to the host as well as to the refugee, so this scheme - available to the host as well as toi the refugee, so this scheme works really— the refugee, so this scheme works really well — the refugee, so this scheme works reall well. . ~ the refugee, so this scheme works really well-— really well. thank you very much indeed. really well. thank you very much indeed- full _ really well. thank you very much indeed. full ad _ really well. thank you very much indeed. full ad now— really well. thank you very much indeed. full ad now runs - really well. thank you very much indeed. full ad now runs a - really well. thank you very much l indeed. full ad now runs a housing charity in the uk specialising in that very thing.— charity in the uk specialising in that very thing. simon, i was 'ust wondering. fl that very thing. simon, i was 'ust wondering. do i that very thing. simon, i was 'ust wondering, do you i that very thing. simon, i was 'ust wondering, do you know i that very thing. simon, i wasjust wondering, do you know when i that very thing. simon, i wasjust wondering, do you know when it| that very thing. simon, i wasjust i wondering, do you know when it will happen? it seems many people don't know the timescale.—

happen? it seems many people don't know the timescale. well, i'm hoping it is soon. know the timescale. well, i'm hoping it is soon- it — know the timescale. well, i'm hoping it is soon. it has _ know the timescale. well, i'm hoping it is soon. it has to _ know the timescale. well, i'm hoping it is soon. it has to be _ know the timescale. well, i'm hoping it is soon. it has to be seen. - know the timescale. well, i'm hoping it is soon. it has to be seen. the - it is soon. it has to be seen. the government— it is soon. it has to be seen. the government response has been way too slow. government response has been way too slow at _ government response has been way too slow at last _ government response has been way too slow. at last they are putting something together, as we saw with michael— something together, as we saw with michael gove yesterday. the sanction foundation, _ michael gove yesterday. the sanction foundation, they are having an online — foundation, they are having an online event tomorrow night where you can _ online event tomorrow night where you canioin — online event tomorrow night where you canjoin in and hear about not 'ust you canjoin in and hear about not just what— you canjoin in and hear about not just what they are doing about how you get— just what they are doing about how you get involved in what is involved in being _ you get involved in what is involved in being involved, and how they are going _ in being involved, and how they are going to _ in being involved, and how they are going to go — in being involved, and how they are going to go about sponsoring, connecting sponsors like ourselves to people — connecting sponsors like ourselves to people who need that help, i have no idea _ to people who need that help, i have no idea but — to people who need that help, i have no idea. but it has got to be seen. we have _ no idea. but it has got to be seen. we have just heard from people who are fleeing _ we have just heard from people who are fleeing now, notjust today, not tomorrow. — are fleeing now, notjust today, not tomorrow. it— are fleeing now, notjust today, not tomorrow, it is happening now. our response _ tomorrow, it is happening now. our response has to be now. i know there is a lot— response has to be now. i know there is a lot to _ response has to be now. i know there is a lot to do — response has to be now. i know there is a lot to do if— response has to be now. i know there is a lot to do if we end up sponsoring a family in terms of getting — sponsoring a family in terms of getting a — sponsoring a family in terms of getting a room ready, getting ourselves ready, but we are ready, we have _ ourselves ready, but we are ready, we have to — ourselves ready, but we are ready, we have to do something, we want to do something as a family. | we have to do something, we want to do something as a family.— do something as a family. i hope it's sooner _ do something as a family. i hope it's sooner rather _ do something as a family. i hope it's sooner rather than _ do something as a family. i hope it's sooner rather than later. - do something as a family. i hope l it's sooner rather than later. thank you for coming and are telling us about it. if you would like more details about how to apply to the homes for ukraine scheme,

you can visit the bbc news website. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. this weekend looks quite nice, carol? yes, that's right. it is looking rather nice this weekend. even one day is looking fairly settled as high pressure exerted influence over us. today, it will be sunny. we do have some rain, especially in the north—west. you can see it here on the radar picture. the cloud out of it. we have got some rain pushing north into the midlands, east anglia. we have the dregs of that currently. that will clear away. the heaviest rain will be a northern and western scotland, and also northern ireland. maybe a little bit further south than this graphic showing. the cloud turning the sunshine easy. come south, when we lose the rain, england and wales are seeing a good deal of sunshine. through the rest

of the day this weather front slowly sinks south—eastward. so again, the hazy science and prevailing across eastern, southern scotland, eastern parts of northern ireland for a time. and certainly sew across england and wales. highs of ia, time. and certainly sew across england and wales. highs 0f14,16 england and wales. highs of ia, 16 degrees. seven in the north—west. tonight what you will find is the weather front continues to sink slowly southwards, weakening all the time. then we have got a new weather front coming up from the south. behind it, under clear skies, front coming up from the south. behind it, under clearskies, they could be a touch of frost across north—west scotland and northern ireland. but should remain frost free. thank you. breakfast is on bbc one until 9:15 today, after which it's morning live. kym and gethin can tell us what's on today's programme. good morning. good morning. coming up on morning live.... it's the cruel animal trend that's not only painful, but completely unnecessary. take a look at this. this poor dog has had its ears

cropped, and despite being illegal, the rspca say reports of this happening have risen by over a 1000%. the rspca say the reports of it happening _ the rspca say the reports of it happening have _ the rspca say the reports of it happening have risen— the rspca say the reports of it happening have risen by- the rspca say the reports of it happening have risen by over. the rspca say the reports of it - happening have risen by over 1000%. our vet, drjames greenwood, explains why it's so damaging. social media is fuelling this painful practice, which is designed to make certain breeds of dogs look tougher. i'll tell you exactly what it involves, and how you can help stop it. also coming up, one in six people born today will live to over 100 years old, but life expectancy rates across the uk vary dramatically. dr punam investigates why where you live could add years to your life, and how eating a cup of beans every day can help you live four years longer. plus, he takes life at a very slow pace travelling at four miles - per hour on his canal boat the naughty lass. - skipper robbie cumming tells us how filming his tv show, _ the canal boat diaries, _ is a dream come true, and why long johns and propellers don't mix. and, proving you're never to old to live your dream —

spandau ballet star martin kemp tells us about the talent competition with a difference, forming a rock'n'roll band made up entirely of pensioners, to perform in front of thousands at the isle of wight festival. and he'll get us rocking in strictly fitness. - neil's back with another workout to put a smile on our faces. - today we'll be learning how to perform hairy biker- dave myers classic paso! dave makes you smile whether he is on the _ dave makes you smile whether he is on the dance floor or not. all that coming _ on the dance floor or not. all that coming up — on the dance floor or not. all that coming up afteryou. on the dance floor or not. all that coming up after you. | on the dance floor or not. all that coming up after you.— coming up after you. i hope that our coming up after you. i hope that your viewers _ coming up after you. i hope that your viewers are _ coming up after you. i hope that your viewers are slightly - coming up after you. i hope that your viewers are slightly more i coming up after you. i hope that - your viewers are slightly more awake than the viewers —— than the dog by the vet! is he all right? timer;r than the viewers -- than the dog by the vet! is he all right?— the vet! is he all right? they used to the camera _ the vet! is he all right? they used to the camera but _ the vet! is he all right? they used to the camera but now— the vet! is he all right? they used to the camera but now they - the vet! is he all right? they used to the camera but now they are i the vet! is he all right? they used i to the camera but now they are just happy to be here! to the camera but now they are 'ust happy to be moi to the camera but now they are 'ust happy to be here! they are gorgeous! you cannot beat _ happy to be here! they are gorgeous! you cannot beat a _ happy to be here! they are gorgeous!

you cannot beat a dog _ happy to be here! they are gorgeous! you cannot beat a dog on _ happy to be here! they are gorgeous! you cannot beat a dog on tv. - happy to be here! they are gorgeous! you cannot beat a dog on tv. time i you cannot beat a dog on tv. time now to get the news, travel and weather wherever you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. london's biggest health trust say it's trying to tackle its backlog in pre—planned elective surgery, which was made worse by the pandemic. nhs figures show a record of over six million people in england were waiting for hospital treatment in janurary. barts health nhs trust has given bbc london access to one of its brand new operating theatres as it tries to reduce its waiting times. we've been so focused on keeping everybody alive, and as healthy as possible, that we've neglected all of the elective work which is now coming to the fore. so that's what's really exciting, is getting back on track, picking up where we left off, doing all the elective work, telling everybody, hey, we're here, we're open, it's safe to come

back into hospital. heathrow airport has blamed covid restrictions and the war in ukraine on low passenger numbers as it struggles to recover from the pandemic. more than two and a half million passengers travelled through heathrow last month, 15% less than predicted at the start of the year and nearly half the number pre—covid. according to the airport, recovery has been complicated further by the invasion of ukraine. it's been ten years since london hosted the 2012 olympic and paralympic games. and plans to mark the anniversary this summer have been announced. celebrations will include a free public exhibition of medals and torches from the games. there will also be a day of live performances and workshops. if you're using tfl services this morning, there are a few things to watch out for. the overground is part suspended and there are severe delays on the jubilee line.

onto the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a chilly start this morning, but temperatures widely above zero first thing. one or two mist and fog patches but they will lift to a day of sunshine. some higher cloud perhapsjust edging in from the west this afternoon turning the sunshine hazy. it's feeling mild and it's dry, 16 celsius the maximum. we'll start off with some clear spells this evening but then the cloud will increase, and some outbreaks of rain through the early hours into wednesday morning. minimum temperature not as cold as last night, a low of six celsius. for tomorrow we have a cold front which is gradually going to edge in especially through the afternoon, turning wet, but it's a grey start. still some outbreaks of rain at first but then the heavier more persistent rain moves through in the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow, a little bit cooler as a result, a maximum of ia celsius. and high pressure starts to build overnight wednesday into thursday, and that high pressure is going to stay with us as we head through friday and through the weekend as well.

so the weather, it starts to settle down. after wednesday's rain, we are looking at plenty of sunshine through thursday, through friday and temperatures right the way through the weekend staying reasonably mild. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with sally nugent and dan walker. seven—year—old amelia melted hearts around the world, when a video of her singing let it go in a bomb shelter in kyiv, was posted on social media delivering a moment of hope in the middle of a war. amelia is now safe with her grandma in poland and graham satchell has been catching up with her. sings "let it go". a packed bomb shelterfalls silent as seven—year—old

amelia starts to sing. her rendition of let it go from the film frozen, a moment of defiance and hope in the chaos of war. a week on, amelia is still singing. this time, a ukrainian folk song. amelia has made it out of ukraine and is now in poland with her grandmother vera, but her parents are still in kyiv. what was it like in the bomb shelter, amelia? translation: it was ok. there were other children there.

my classmate was there too. can you tell me what you like about the film frozen? i really like elsa and anna. and kristoff and sven. these are other characters in the cartoon. sven is a reindeer, and kristoff is a human being. at the end of the second part, kristoff marries anna. vera, what do you think of your granddaughter and her singing? translation: | know - that she really loves singing. she really does sing from morning till night. she dreams of being a singer, and we told her, your dream has come true.

you sang in the bomb shelter, and there are many people who applauded you. and she's really pleased that she made her dream come true. the reaction to amelia's singing has been extraordinary. idina menzel, who plays elsa in the film, said, "we see you, we really, really see you". and kristen anderson, who co—wrote the song, said, "the way you sing it is like a magic trick that spreads the light in your heart and heals everyone who hears it". amelia, the video of you singing was seen by millions and millions of people, all around the world. what do you think of that? i would say thank you that you enjoyed my singing. i practice singing every day in the morning, afternoon and evening. i rehearse, and that is why

it's turned out so well. it has always been my dream to sing. this is amelia in happier times, a seven—year—old girl at home with her cat, reading with her mum. she is now one of more than a million ukrainian children separated from their home, their country and in amelia's case, her mum and dad, who have stayed to help fight the russians. vera, what do you think about what's happening in your country? it is very, very sad. very wild. nobody can believe it is actually happening. i kneel before our military, our boys, our soldiers. they are very strong. very beautiful people. we will not surrender, ukraine. we shall never surrender.

and amelia, what do you hope will happen for you and your family in the future? i would be very happy to be with my mother and father. in kyiv, of course. the extraordinary resilience of ukrainian people embodied in one little girl, and the words of one song. sings "let it go". bravo, bravo! applause.

herface at the her face at the end stopping at the way she put her hands up over her face. there she was singing a song that she loved in a bomb shelter and it has gone around the world. and that hell moment has reached the really interesting people, like —— that whole moment, like stars from the film and the woman who wrote it, really gorgeous. the film and the woman who wrote it, really gorgeous-— the film and the woman who wrote it, really gorgeous. thank you very much for that report- _ that was graham satchell reporting. we haven't spoken much about the covid pandemic in recent weeks. at the start of the pandemic liverpool captainjordan henderson called on fellow footballers to donate a portion of their salary to nhs charities together to help support health care workers on the frontline. since then more than £7 million has been distributed to ambulance services across the uk. i went with jordan to meet staff at the yorkshire ambulance service to hear about the impact it's had on their lives. covid—i9 is something that none

of us could have foreseen. itjust hit us. taking distressing call after distressing call. in ia years i've worked for the service it would have been one of the hardest things i've ever been through. in just three monthsi during the pandemic, i saw more patients than i'd seen in the previous four years. - i'mjordan henderson, liverpool captain, and i'm here today to see the staff at yorkshire ambulance service. so, jordan, the last time we saw you, we were at the hospital in aintree, weren't we? that was a really powerful visit. we heard some incredible stories from nhs staff. we are here in yorkshire today for a completely different type of visit. what are you expecting to hear from the yorkshire ambulance service here today? i think it will be another powerful visit, i'm sure. i'm meeting some new faces

coming here, speaking here about what they've been through, what they're going through now. hopefully i can give some of the staff here are a little bit of a lift today. shall we get our masks on? yeah. and head on in. ambulance service. is the patient breathing? we're a really big ambulance service. yorkshire and the humber, we cover the population of over 5 million people, about 6000 square miles, urban, rural areas, really big cities and then obviously rural north yorkshire as well. so really appreciate you coming down. it's my pleasure, thank you very much, thanks for having us. come on through. oh, wow. so when someone phones 999, obviously, this is where... - this is where it goes. just confirm the address again in full for me, so i know i've got the correct address? once they have called 999, we will categorise the call. | | so we kind of figure out which ones are the most life—threatening calls. right. and we'll categorise . them and we prioritise the dispatch order in that way.

i'm melanie maguire, - i'm an emergency call handler. everything is question based, - so we ask the caller the questions and that's what prioritises the call, yeah. _ i imagine some of the calls are pretty traumatic, you know, at times. how do you deal with that? we do get post—incident care. team leaders help us out to make sure we are ok, | we all club together and make sure we are all all right. _ and how are you? it's been hard, it's been really hard to cope with at times, i you come in and calls have been. stacking and you just know that it's going to be a difficult day. but we've all pulled through - together and worked as one team. we all check on each other. good.

my name is zane, and i am a paramedic and team leader at the yorkshire ambulance service. can i sit here, yeah? yeah, take a seat. i caught covid, so i had pneumonia, i had numerous a&e admissions. ended up on cpap. that was right at the beginning? that was right at the beginning of it, yeah. i think one of the most difficult aspects of the pandemic was the patients' family members couldn't travel into the hospital with them. yeah, so normally, someone would come with the patient? but that wasn't allowed? no, that wasn't allowed. that was gone during the pandemic so that was really difficult. it was also difficult at the hospital as well, because we had... there were large queues at the hospital, so when we'd arrived with the patient, you'd see other crews waiting to hand over their patient to the nurse, and then off—load the patient to a hospital bed.

because of the lack of hospital beds available at the time due to the high demand, often we would be queueing for hours sometimes. hours? two hours is the longest i did. wow. if it's not a resusjob, then you have to wait to be triaged by the nurse. how stressful was it, sitting in an ambulance with a patient, waiting, knowing that there was not much you could do at that point to get them in? it was really stressful. it was mentally sort of challenging as well. things are starting to get back to normal now, for everybody else but i still feel as though people within the nhs can't really be forgotten about. because they have been through a traumatic time, and there's going to be a period after that where they need to sort of after—care and they need help. we thank you for that. no need to thank me, i thank you. it was a pleasure to meet you today.

nice to meet you, i'm a fan as well, so. yeah, yeah, bonus! hopefully you don't see me in one of these anytime soon, by the way! my name is dominic curran, - i am a volunteer community first responder for the yorkshire ambulance service. - so what would you like to know? everything! so, really, my role is to be firstl on scene when there is a serious medical emergency in my community. and because i'm local, _ i'm reallyjust two or three minutes away from everybody. i have here, i have a defibrillator, oxygen, breathing equipment, . i have equipment to monitor the patient until the - ambulance gets there. and then when covid hit, everything changed. - in order to help ease the pressure on the ambulance service - through the autumn and winter, we created specialist falls -

teams where the charities provided the training, - the equipment and the vehicles to help us getj to patients who had fallen. and what we found is we were able to discharge a lot of patients - safely at home, which freed up the ambulances to go to other| more critical cases. wow. when we arrive, we kneel down beside them and we say, - tell me how you are feeling. and you can see the pain and the fear dissolve. i you do have a very calming way about you, to be fair, so if i was in pain, i think you'd help me a lot. it's a big shock, yeah. like i said to you before, it's mad to think how many different areas are suffering and have suffered over the last few years, do you know what i mean? so it's good to come and see it, really, yeah. and it is appreciated as well. i can't speak on behalf of all nhs staff, but to get your level of support and recognition

for people who have worked so hard, you know, it's been a real challenge for everybody in the nhs. so, jordan, what was that like for you? it was amazing, really. another great visit. to see them support so many people here, which i probably would never have known even existed before coming here. but the amount of work that goes on behind—the—scenes is incredible to see, really, and so many people doing amazing stuff. when we were talking to the call handlers, the thing that struck me was, you know, they are dealing with emergencies all the time and it's just that kind of cool head that they manage to keep. the stress and the pressure has got to come out somewhere, hasn't it? and i think it does. yeah, that constant pressure on them when they are in here all the time i can imagine is hard for them to deal with, really.

and they seem to handle it so well. and melanie inside said they stick together as a team which i quite like, and helped each other, especially over the last couple of years. and again, even though this has been a very difficult time, it can bring people together. when we were in the ambulance, we were talking to zane, and you said that, you know this isn't over. yeah, i think when things are starting to get back to normal, i think it's easy to sort of forget about what sort of going on with the nhs. it is important for us not to forget because of what they've been through over the last couple of years, and that will live with them forever. some of the things that they've witnessed and seen, they're going to need some advice, some help afterwards to try to get them through that. especially for the next year or two. when we were going through the pandemic, i did think

about the mental health afterwards because of what they had been through. so i think that's a really big thing, and that can go on for a long time. so i think it's important that we keep supporting them. don't forget about them, really, just keep remembering the amazing work that they do do and they have done. and, yeah, that's again why i'm here, to give people a lift and try to support them in the best way i can. really important message there from jordan henderson and nhs charities together, he is going to keep working with them and supporting them. because who knows what is going to happen in six months or 12 months, two years, people will still be remembering what they have been through and it will be difficult. good on him as well. maurice flitcroft was not a golfer. but that didn't stop him making multiple disatrous attempts to qualify for the open. now the world's worst golfer is the subject

of a star—studded movie. let's take a look. can you stop worrying about what you look like? taste can you stop worrying about what you look like? ~ . ., ., , look like? we have got to finish fillin: in look like? we have got to finish filling in this _ look like? we have got to finish filling in this form. _ look like? we have got to finish filling in this form. what - look like? we have got to finish filling in this form. what does l look like? we have got to finish i filling in this form. what does that mean, handicapped? it filling in this form. what does that mean, handicapped?— filling in this form. what does that mean, handicapped? it must be my ailments, mean, handicapped? it must be my ailments. l— mean, handicapped? it must be my ailments, i support. _ mean, handicapped? it must be my ailments, i support. false - mean, handicapped? it must be my ailments, i support. false teeth, i ailments, i support. false teeth, lumbaao, ailments, i support. false teeth, lumbago, touch _ ailments, i support. false teeth, lumbago, touch of _ ailments, i support. false teeth, lumbago, touch of arthritis, - ailments, i support. false teeth,| lumbago, touch of arthritis, shall ailments, i support. false teeth, i lumbago, touch of arthritis, shall i put that down? it says, don't need a handicap if you are a professional. well, just cross out the other stuff, — well, just cross out the other stuff, tick— well, just cross out the other stuff, tick professional, make things— stuff, tick professional, make things easier.— stuff, tick professional, make i things easier._ you things easier. are you sure? you didn't see _ things easier. are you sure? you didn't see me — things easier. are you sure? you didn't see me practising - things easier. are you sure? you didn't see me practising this - didn't see me practising this morning _ didn't see me practising this morning. i am a whisker away. a whisker— morning. i am a whisker away. a whisker away. i'm _ whisker away. i'm not sure if he was officially the world's worst golfer, that's probably me! we're joined now by sir mark rylance who we just saw there taking on the role of maurice flitcroft.

this is such an incredible, touching, moving, funny story. when you first read it, did you think, this has got to be a film i have got to be in? . . this has got to be a film i have got tobein? , , , ., to be in? yes, but morris would take treat to be in? yes, but morris would take great offence — to be in? yes, but morris would take great offence at _ to be in? yes, but morris would take great offence at your _ to be in? yes, but morris would take great offence at your introduction, i great offence at your introduction, he is _ great offence at your introduction, he is not _ great offence at your introduction, he is not the world's worst golfer by far— he is not the world's worst golfer by far and — he is not the world's worst golfer by far and he certainly is a golfer so i by far and he certainly is a golfer so i have — by far and he certainly is a golfer so i have to _ by far and he certainly is a golfer so i have to put the record right, though— so i have to put the record right, though you — so i have to put the record right, though you introduced maurice! did i fall in— though you introduced maurice! did i fall in love _ though you introduced maurice! did i fall in love with it right away? absolutely, it was a wonderful screenplay. absolutely, it was a wonderful screenplay-— absolutely, it was a wonderful screenla . ., ., ., �* absolutely, it was a wonderful screenla. ., ., ~ ., screenplay. for those who don't know the sto , screenplay. for those who don't know the story. the — screenplay. for those who don't know the story, the book _ screenplay. for those who don't know the story, the book has _ screenplay. for those who don't know the story, the book has been - screenplay. for those who don't know the story, the book has been around i the story, the book has been around for awhile. the story, the book has been around forawhile. give the story, the book has been around for awhile. give us an idea, this guy basically managed to follow his dream and drag a lot of people along with him. he dream and drag a lot of people along with him. . dream and drag a lot of people along with him. , ,., ., ., with him. he did. he is someone who encouraged — with him. he did. he is someone who encouraged other _ with him. he did. he is someone who encouraged other people's _ with him. he did. he is someone who encouraged other people's dreams, i with him. he did. he is someone who. encouraged other people's dreams, he was a _ encouraged other people's dreams, he was a crane _ encouraged other people's dreams, he was a crane operator in barrow in furness — was a crane operator in barrow in furness. when he was made redundant in the _ furness. when he was made redundant in the 70s _ furness. when he was made redundant inthe 70s he— furness. when he was made redundant in the 70s, he decided to take up the hobby— in the 70s, he decided to take up the hobby of golf. but he couldn't really _ the hobby of golf. but he couldn't really afford to get onto any golf courses — really afford to get onto any golf courses and he found them not very

welcoming — courses and he found them not very welcoming so he just practised on school— welcoming so he just practised on school fields and along the beach on the sand _ school fields and along the beach on the sand there. and then he so fell in love _ the sand there. and then he so fell in love with — the sand there. and then he so fell in love with this new colour television and the look of golf, he thought. — television and the look of golf, he thought. i— television and the look of golf, he thought, i will try and enter the british— thought, i will try and enter the british open. and through a divine administrative error, he got in, never— administrative error, he got in, never having played a round of golf on a proper— never having played a round of golf on a proper course before in his life, _ on a proper course before in his life. i_ on a proper course before in his life. idon't— on a proper course before in his life, i don't think. and he did make a record—breaking score of 126 which ithink— a record—breaking score of 126 which i think stands as the worst score over— i think stands as the worst score over 18 — i think stands as the worst score over 18 holes in the history. but over18 holes in the history. but then— over18 holes in the history. but then they— over 18 holes in the history. but then they were particularly revengeful and tried to ban him from playing _ revengeful and tried to ban him from playing golf on any course, which was a _ playing golf on any course, which was a cruel— playing golf on any course, which was a cruel thing to do. the way he -ets was a cruel thing to do. the way he gets around — was a cruel thing to do. the way he gets around that is very delightful. how did _ gets around that is very delightful. how did you relate to him? when you talk about him, he sounds like just an optimistand talk about him, he sounds like just an optimist and a dreamer, doesn't he? he sounds fantastic.— an optimist and a dreamer, doesn't he? he sounds fantastic. yeah, what i like is he? he sounds fantastic. yeah, what i like is that — he? he sounds fantastic. yeah, what i like is that people _ he? he sounds fantastic. yeah, what i like is that people will _

he? he sounds fantastic. yeah, what i like is that people will say - i like is that people will say something to him like, you are the world's— something to him like, you are the world's worst golfer and you can see he hears— world's worst golfer and you can see he hears it. — world's worst golfer and you can see he hears it, he thinks about it, and he hears it, he thinks about it, and he says. _ he hears it, he thinks about it, and he says, that's not my reality at all. he says, that's not my reality at all he — he says, that's not my reality at all. he doesn't necessarily get angry, — all. he doesn't necessarily get angry, he _ all. he doesn't necessarily get angry, hejust all. he doesn't necessarily get angry, he just won't accept other people's— angry, he just won't accept other people's definition of himself. he will hear— people's definition of himself. he will hear it but he has a very clear sense _ will hear it but he has a very clear sense of— will hear it but he has a very clear sense of who he is. and i think maybe — sense of who he is. and i think maybe because i'm an actor and i'm not so _ maybe because i'm an actor and i'm not so sure — maybe because i'm an actor and i'm not so sure about who i am at the core _ not so sure about who i am at the core so _ not so sure about who i am at the core so to— not so sure about who i am at the core so to speak, that's my trade, i'm core so to speak, that's my trade, i'm very— core so to speak, that's my trade, i'm very susceptible to what other people _ i'm very susceptible to what other people say about me. and i really admired _ people say about me. and i really admired his sense of his own self against _ admired his sense of his own self against all— admired his sense of his own self against all the odds.— against all the odds. normally, someone says _ against all the odds. normally, someone says to _ against all the odds. normally, someone says to you, - against all the odds. normally, someone says to you, mark, i against all the odds. normally, | someone says to you, mark, we against all the odds. normally, - someone says to you, mark, we want you to take part in a film about goals, you would think, i need to brush for my technique and make sure the swing looks good, but i imagine that you would need to do much because he didn't have some much talent! . �* . because he didn't have some much talent! . �* , .., because he didn't have some much talent! . �* , _, . talent! that's right, i could relax! i haven't talent! that's right, i could relax! i haven't played _ talent! that's right, i could relax! i haven't played golf _ talent! that's right, i could relax! i haven't played golf and -

talent! that's right, i could relax! i haven't played golf and since i l i haven't played golf and since i was 14— i haven't played golf and since i was 14 or— i haven't played golf and since i was ia or 15 are mostly it was playing — was ia or 15 are mostly it was playing fields like maurice so hopefully i will get away with it. | hopefully i will get away with it. believe hopefully i will get away with it. i believe he went to meet maurice's family is part of your research, how did that go? i believe you went to meet them?— meet them? wonderful, it's a wonderful— meet them? wonderful, it's a wonderful part _ meet them? wonderful, it's a wonderful part of _ meet them? wonderful, it's a wonderful part of my - meet them? wonderful, it's a wonderful part of my job, i i meet them? wonderful, it's a i wonderful part of my job, i would wonderful part of myjob, i would never— wonderful part of myjob, i would never have — wonderful part of myjob, i would never have got to meet people like these _ never have got to meet people like these even if i went on holiday to barrow _ these even if i went on holiday to barrow in— these even if i went on holiday to barrow in furness, and i got to talk to them _ barrow in furness, and i got to talk to them that their lives and people's— to them that their lives and people's lives are so fascinating. i loved _ people's lives are so fascinating. i loved going there, such a very unique — loved going there, such a very unique place, really proud of its identity. — unique place, really proud of its identity. a — unique place, really proud of its identity, a little bit like liverpool, up the coast. and to visit _ liverpool, up the coast. and to visit with— liverpool, up the coast. and to visit withjames, maurice's visit with james, maurice's surviving _ visit withjames, maurice's surviving son, one of the two twins who are _ surviving son, one of the two twins who are such — surviving son, one of the two twins who are such great dancers who walked — who are such great dancers who walked the street, and we got to the field and _ walked the street, and we got to the field and overlook the ocean where maurice _ field and overlook the ocean where

maurice would practice day after day. after i lost about six balls in the long — day. after i lost about six balls in the long grass, i thought i would -et the long grass, i thought i would get better. do the long grass, i thought i would get better-— the long grass, i thought i would aet better. , , . get better. do stay with us, we have to do the slightly _ get better. do stay with us, we have to do the slightly awkward _ get better. do stay with us, we have to do the slightly awkward thing i to do the slightly awkward thing where we say the time and a new channel goes off and does its own thing and the bbc one start stays.

this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russia's bombardment of ukraine continues. residents are shaken by large explosions in the capital. emergency services say at least two people have died after a residential building was set ablaze. a news editor interrupts a russian state—controlled news programme holding an anti—war sign. she's believed to have been arrested. president zelensky says negotiations with russia will continue via video link in a bid to end the fighting the czech prime minister, alongside his polish and slovenian counterparts, will meet president zelensky in kyiv, in a show of solidarity in the coming hours.