tonight at ten — powerful explosions in kyiv. the mayor says the city is facing a dangerous moment. at least four people died in the attack, as the city goes into a 35 hour long curfew. there is a real sense that the danger, the conflict, is coming closer, and a feeling nowhere is safe. we report on the defiance of ukrainians who are living in cities under russian control. a court in moscow has fined the television journalist who staged a protest against the war live on air.

i don't like russia's invasion, it was really terrible. we'll also have the latest on the thousands of british residents preparing to welcome ukrainian refugees. this ukrainian refugees. would suit a ukrainian family. more than 120,000 people have signed up to the government's homes for ukraine scheme within the first day. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman held in iran for over five years, has her passport returned, raising hopes of release. and manchester united are out of the champions league, after losing to atletico madrid. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel... madrid strike first in manchester, is united's champions league adventure over? we'll have all the action from old trafford.

good evening from lviv in western ukraine. the country has continued to endure heavy bombardment from russian forces — even while peace talks are continuing. in the capital kyiv, the mayor has warned that the city is facing a difficult and dangerous moment after at least four people were killed in russian airstrikes overnight. residential buildings were hit, along with a metro station. a 35 hour curfew has been imposed, with residents of the city asked to stay at home for the next two days and only leave if air raid sirens sound and they need to reach bomb shelters. our international correspondent 0rla guerin has the latest. it's starting to feel like the new normal, buildings burning after russian attacks overnight. it was too much for some here.

this is a city living on its nerves. people wondering if their neighbours were safe in the shelter, wondering if they might be next. for the second day running, kyiv has woken up to this. this is a residential building, there is no sign of anything else around except blocks of flats. there is a real sense that the danger, the conflict, is coming closer and a feeling here now that nowhere is safe. four people were killed here — in their own homes. svetlana, who is russian and horrified by moscow's attacks, is worried for her friend. "i saw from my window the building was on fire. "my friend lives on the 14th floor,

i assume she is dead "because she was bedridden. "many people lived in the building," she says. "some left. "i'm very sorry i didn't leave this place earlier." and this, too, is part of ukraine's new normal. the funeral of a soldier killed resisting the russians. colonel valeri was mourned in his home town outside kyiv. there is grief over the losses in battle. still, ukrainians are standing firm. united in sorrow. behind the growing death toll here are

agonising personal stories, like that of marina and her husband. their daughter's apartment in the town of irpin was shelled by the russians. the whole family was here at the time. marina survived with her daughter and grandson because her husband and son pushed them to safety. sergei, herson, died in herarms. marina, who fled to western ukraine, tells me about his final moments. translation: my son was screaming. "mum, don't come in here, run away from here." he was begging me to save his sister and his nephew. he was still conscious,

he was in so much pain but he kept saying, "mum, kill me now." marina tells me her only son died cursing president putin. michaelo died alongside him. she says he was everything she could have dreamt of in a husband, and he adored his grandson. 0ne russian shell destroyed this happy family. father and son remain in the rubble nine days on. it's been impossible to bury them. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. an estimated 20,000 civilians have managed to leave the besieged city of mariupol in southern ukraine.

but in many areas of the south, people have been trapped by the fighting. russia says it's now in control of the entire region of kherson, also in the south. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports. in a city under russian occupation, another display of public fury. the citizens of kherson hurling insults at russian troops. we are against the russian invasion. we can't reach the city right now, but a local teacher agreed to film for us... look, the entire city is here. ..describing what it's like to confront russian soldiers. i was crying to them, "go home, go to your mum." and did they reply? two were laughing. i was really furious, so then ijust cried out some curse words to them. usually, i don't.

away from the protests, empty shells at some local supermarkets, but for now there is still food to be found here. a russian flag flies over the local police station, but there is no sympathy for ukrainian officials who bow to the kremlin. if they cooperate and want to make our city russian, i don't know the word, it is treason. remarkably, ukrainians are still in control of the mayor's office, for now. "you can hear shelling outside," says the deputy mayor. "but we're getting used to it. "the russians have allowed us to keep working, but it is not clear how long that will last." not surprisingly, a lot

of the people we are in contact with inside kherson do not want us to identify them, but they tell us essential drug supplies are running out and russian forces continue to arrest and to interrogate and to scare people. are you worried that by speaking out like this to me, to us, that you might put yourself in danger? a bit, because... i am not an activist. i want people to know what is happening here. i am in my homeland, i am not doing anything wrong. i am trying to protect my daughter. outside, the protests continue, amid reports that ukrainian forces are now trying to seize back control of kherson. andrew harding, bbc news, in southern ukraine. in russia, a journalist who protested on live tv yesterday has appeared in court and been fined.

marina 0vsyannikova ran on to the set behind the news anchor on russian state tv to protest against the war in ukraine. 0ur moscow correspondent caroline davies has more. out of court but still in the limelight, today marina 0vsyannikova talked for the first time about what happened after she protested on russian state tv. i don't like this russian invasion. it was very terrible. "these days have been very hard for me", she says. "i spent two days without sleep, i was being questioned for over 14 hours. they did not provide me with any legal help. i was in a hard situation." last night, shouting "no war" and holding a sign that says, "they are lying to you here,"

this was her protest against her employer and the president. but today she was in court because of this video. in it she explains why she protested and calls on others to do the same. that fell foul of russia's anti—protest laws and she was fined 30,000 roubles, around £220. while their employee was being questioned, the channel she worked for made no mention of the protest, continuing to closely follow the kremlin's line. russian state tv is still the main source of news for millions here. 0thers covered the protest but blurred her words. war is not how the kremlin describes its actions in ukraine. and it says marina 0vsyannikova's actions are hooliganism. some had feared this could have been the first use of a new law, where publishing anything deemed false information about the military could lead to a jail sentence. its introduction has made many in the media anxious. virtually all of the independent

media in russia has closed down and many of those journalists have already left the country but what this case shows is how at least some people within state media feel about their coverage of the situation in ukraine. the rules of the game for the media here have changed but what many people don't know is exactly where the new red lines start and end. caroline davies, bbc news, moscow. western countries have increased the pressure on moscow by applying more sanctions today. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has been looking at new ways to support ukraine during a meeting with other european leaders. the talks between ukraine and russia have continued, as ukraine's president said his country should recognise that it won'tjoin the military alliance of nato. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. ukrainian troops north—west of kyiv, slowing the advance of russian forces, hoping to save their capital

and perhaps focus minds in moscow. officials from both sides continue to talk, looking for a negotiated settlement. the kremlin said the talks were positive, but neither side says where progress has been made. today there was a hint of what might be a future settlement. translation: ukraine | is not a member of nato. we have heard for years that the doors were open, but we have also heard we could notjoin. it is a truth and it must be recognised. that hint of giving up the idea of joining nato my be seen by some as a concession to this man, russia's foreign minister, who today set out some of moscow's demands as he met his reigning counterpart. —— iranians counterpart.

translation: the neutral military status of ukraine, security - guarantees for all participants, the demilitarisation of ukraine, so that no threats to the russian federation ever come from its territory. european leaders hosted by boris johnson were not in london to talk about possible peace deals, but how to bolster their defences in case the war spreads and increase their support for ukraine. this is quite unbelievable what is happening now in our continent and we need to make sure that we build the strongest, widest possible coalition to ensure that vladimir putin does not succeed, that we wean ourselves off russian hydrocarbon. western leaders know that a negotiated settlement will become possible only if vladimir putin sees no alternative and that is why they are determined to keep up the pressure on moscow. militarily, economically and diplomatically. what better way to do that than

this? three nato prime ministerfrom poland, slovenia and the czech republic, visiting war—torn kyiv by train, a show of solidarity and rush a's failure to seize the capital. —— russia's failure. and there were more economic sanctions for russia as well, the eu banning the export of luxury goods and steel imports, and britain imposing travel bans on 370 russians, including a defence minister, a former prime minister and oligarchs and their families, along with many allies of vladimir putin. but all the pressure, all the diplomacy, has yet to halt the russian advance and the devastation of ukraine's cities continues. james landale, bbc news. let's join our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, who is in kyiv. the russian assault today has meant four people losing their lives in the capital, and tonight, everyone is under curfew?—

the capital, and tonight, everyone is under curfew? yes, four dead, and real worry tonight _ is under curfew? yes, four dead, and real worry tonight that _ is under curfew? yes, four dead, and real worry tonight that the _ real worry tonight that the number of dead and injured is set to get worse. four hours ago, when this curfew came into force, there were loud explosions here on the north—western edge of the capital. and there was explosions, louder, more constant, have continued, like rolling thunder, sustained artillery fire, even as the assessment of us officials that the russian advance on the ground continues to be stalled, largely because of the effective resistance by the ukrainian armed forces on the ground and the effectiveness of the hour defence system here. till, as we've been hearing, as this war intensifies, the diplomacy is intensifying, too. but it has to be said that for all the talk of cautious optimism, possible compromise at the ukrainian— russian

negotiating table, there is still no strong signal from moscow, negotiating table, there is still no strong signalfrom moscow, from president putin, that this war is going to end anytime soon, despite the deepening destruction and deprivation which deepens by the day. deprivation which deepens by the da . , , . deprivation which deepens by the da. ,, . ., day. lyse doucet reporting from k iv, day. lyse doucet reporting from kyiv. many _ day. lyse doucet reporting from kyiv, many thanks. _ i'll be back later in the programme, but for now, i'll hand you back to huw in the studio. thanks, reeta. so far, within the past 2a hours, more than 100,000 people in the uk more than 120,000 people in the uk have registered their willingness to take in ukrainian refugees. the scheme was launched by the government only yesterday. more than 3 million people have now fled ukraine. the united nations says almost half of them are children. under the newly—launched uk scheme, households can offer a space for a refugee to live for at least six months. our special correspondent

lucy manning has the latest. doors thrown open, beds made up. in cities, towns and villages, ukrainians are welcome. this would suit a ukrainian family. in cornwall, normally a b&b, offered as a refuge from war. but colin, like other british families, must have the name of refugees to sponsor. i need to find refugees to link up with. i haven't actually found anywhere on the internet where i can link up with people, and there's 2 million, 2.5 million of them? 0n social media, the amount of people posting offers of accommodation is quite humbling, but not many ukrainians know about these sites, so the risk is that these rooms don't get filled quickly. but the new scheme should help those who couldn't come to the uk on the family route. this man's family are

still trapped in ukraine. since i'm on a skilled worker visa, i was not allowed to bring my close family. hopefully the sponsorship scheme will work for people like me. i'm not sure if i will be able to rent a place to accommodate my family plus my sister—in—law�*s family. some reunions have happened. just a few thousand, though. this professorfinally made it to her daughter's home in yorkshire. we spoke to them last week in poland... the situation is very difficult. it's not working. ..as they fought for a visa to the uk. now that my mum is here, i still keep thinking about how hard the process was and how unreasonable it was, and how it wasn't human to put people in these conditions. i live with the hope that

i will return soon to ukraine. all my thoughts and feelings now are there. i am happy that my daughter takes me here. so, mixed feelings, yes. from today, the visa process forfamilies is now simpler. checks can be done in the uk with applications processed more quickly. professor kolodii has resumed her lectures to students still under bombardment. her husband and son stay to defend ukraine. for those who do make it to britain, there is security, but still no peace. lucy manning, bbc news. there's renewed hope tonight that nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman who's been held in iran for overfive years, could be released. it's been reported that her uk passport has now been returned. she has been detained in iran on spying charges, something she's always denied. speaking earlier today, borisjohnson said "delicate

discussions" were still going on. 0ur diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley is with me. caroline, when we look at this set of circumstances today, is this the most hopeful position that she has been in, do you think? i most hopeful position that she has been in, do you think?— been in, do you think? i think it is as far as i — been in, do you think? i think it is as far as i can _ been in, do you think? i think it is as far as i can remember. - been in, do you think? i think it is as far as i can remember. i think. as far as i can remember. i think there are a lot of fingers and toes crossed tonight, i think something is clearly in the works. we know that her passport was returned to her on sunday, we know that british negotiated are currently in tehran, borisjohnson said he didn't want to tempt fate, in his words it is important to say as little as possible unless and until the thing is actually concluded. richard ratcliffe her husband has also gone unusually quiet, as has the wife of another british national being held in iran. iran has made absolutely clear that it won't freak them in return for nothing, that it wants the repayment of a £400 million debt, a military debt, which britain

owes to iran and has owned for decades, iran wants that, we have got nothing official from decades, iran wants that, we have got nothing officialfrom either the uk or the got nothing officialfrom either the uk orthe iranian got nothing officialfrom either the uk or the iranian government on whether the debt has actually been repaid. so, the families i think are holding their breath. for nazanin it has been such a long ordeal, six years almost since she was arrested and put into solitary confinement, i don't think anyone will breathe easy until she is on a plane but i don't think anyone believes that she will be on a plane unless and until that money is with iran. be on a plane unless and untilthat money is with iran.— money is with iran. caroline hawley, our diplomatic _ money is with iran. caroline hawley, our diplomatic correspondent, - money is with iran. caroline hawley, our diplomatic correspondent, thankj our diplomatic correspondent, thank you very much. a black schoolgirl was strip—searched by police in london after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis. the search by metropolitan police officers took place without another adult present at the girl's secondary school in hackney in 2020. it was described as a traumatic experience for the teenager who was having her period at the time. a safeguarding report on the incident concluded

it was unjustified and that racism was "likely to have been a factor". scotland yard said the officers' actions were "regrettable" and "should never have happened". in scotland, plans to cancel the law requiring the wearing of face masks in public places have been put on hold because of a surge in cases of coronavirus. the measures were set to end next week. the first minister nicola sturgeon said the delay was a short—term precaution. the relentless focus in recent weeks on the turmoil in ukraine has drawn attention away from some terrible suffering in other parts of the world. this month marks eight years of conflict in yemen between the saudi—backed government and the houthis backed by iran, making it a regional power struggle between two powerful states. borisjohnson will fly to the middle east tomorrow for a three—day trip during which he will encourage saudi arabia to boost its oil production given the sharp reduction

in russian supplies. but the visit is not short of controversy because of saudi arabia's role in yemen, which has been backed by the us, the uk and france. bbc arabic�*s special correspondent nawal al maghafi brings us the story. another deadly night in yemen's capital sana'a. and a frantic morning, at what's left of this family home. a common scene in this war between houthi rebels linked to iran and a coalition led by saudi arabia and the uae. hassan's brother was at the scene. translation: i called my brother. i could hear women and people screaming in the background. he said, we are coming to help. the first air strike killed a former aviation college head

linked to the houthis, with his wife and children. translation: i was rushing to help, then i heard the second strike. - the house was flattened. the second hit killed his brother and four other rescuers. two strikes, this is what is called a double tap attack. the un has condemned them and said the targeting of rescuers could amount to a war crime. the coalition said it was targeting houthi camps across the capital. it was in response to a houthi drone attack on the uae. like this one, shown in their propaganda video. both sides are accused of war crimes, which they deny, but since october the un has stopped investigating them. the un human rights councilfailed to renew its mandate to investigate war crimes in yemen, so what has been the outcome? there was a very dangerous message

to all parties in the conflict that they have impunity and they will not be held accountable. and the consequences can be seen here. escalating attacks have seen more than 400 casualties injanuary and february alone. making it the most violent period in years. amongst the rubble, a burnt face of a father. hidden from onlookers, including his sons. this man and his two brothers are left without a family breadwinner. translation: he has left a huge void in my life. - and if the attacks don't stop, we will fight back. this war�*s aim was to weaken the houthis but sentiment like this has only grown, and as attacks increase, so, too, does the hostility. nawal al maghafi, bbc news. wages in the uk are failing to keep

up with the rising cost of living, according to new figures. the office for national statistics said regular pay showed a 1% fall from a year ago when rising prices were taken into account. the figures also showed there were just over 1.3 million unemployed people between november and january, dropping to levels last seen before the pandemic struck two years ago. football, and manchester united are out of the champions league, missing out on a place in the quarterfinals. atletico madrid's1—0 victory at old trafford tonight saw them go through. 0ur sports correspondent nesta mcgregor was watching. struggling domestically, manchester united knew this was the most important game of their season so far. atletico madrid are never easy to play against but united started brightly and almost took the lead through anthony elanga. the goalkeeperjan 0blak using his head, literally. then, just before half—time, and against the run of play, the visitors silenced the home crowd.

all the noise was now coming from the spanish fans. the home side had 45 minutes to save their season. with a price tag of £73 million, jadon sancho was bought for nights like this, but not finishes like that. a frustrating night for manchester united who found it impossible to break down the stubborn atletico defence. 1—0 is how it finished. united exit the champions league and it's now five years without a trophy. a club so used to success, now having to get used to failure. nesta mcgregor, bbc news. racing, and the last time there were big crowds at the cheltenham festival was two years ago, just before the first lockdown in march 2020. the crowds were back today, a sell—out, in fact, as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. it's the photo op they'd been waiting a while for. after covid forced last yea r�*s festival behind closed doors, once again, the fans flocked

to cheltenham, the queues and the anticipation greater than ever. i've never seen it so busy, and everyone is in a really great mood and ready for the festival. hopefully we'll all have a great day, hopefully take the bookies for a spanking, you know? the last time there were fans here at the festival, back in 2020, britain was on the brink of its first lockdown. now, they're back, and in record numbers, with more than a quarter of a million expected this week. many of the jockeys wore armbands in support of ukraine, including rachael blackmore, who, riding honeysuckle in the big race of the day, once again proved unstoppable. commentator: another champion hurdle for honeysuckle! _ hurdle for honeysuckle! after winning to near silence 12 months ago, this time, a deafening reception for blackmore after another stunning victory. it was so special to ride winners here last year without a crowd, but when the crowd is back, you realise what they bring,

they make cheltenham what it is. a memorable day for the fans here, then, and another unforgettable one for rachael blackmore. andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. with more on the plight of the many refugees leaving ukraine, let'sjoin reeta once again in lviv. 3 million people have now left ukraine and millions of others are moving around the country trying to reach safety. many have travelled on the country's rail system, one of the world's biggest. the network is also a lifeline that brings essential supplies into the country. our special correspondent fergal keane, who's here in lviv, reports on the massive effort to keep ukraine moving. train horn blares. one in three million. saved by the railways that are this country's lifeline.

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