this is bbc news. the headlines. the ferry company p&0 has announced it's making 800 crew members redundant, with immediate effect. we'll have the latest from dover. this was how some staff were told the news. your employment is terminated with immediate effect on the grounds of redundancy. your final day of employment is today. after years of detention in tehran, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is finally reunited with herfamily in the uk. in ukraine, the search goes on for survivors trapped in the rubble of a theatre in mariupol, bombed by russia. uk military intelligence says that the russian advance has largely stalled on all fronts. new plans for regulating online safety — the government says

a �*duty of care' will be imposed on social media platforms for the first time. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. p&0 ferries has announced it's making 800 crew members redundant, with immediate effect. it's suspended services on its routes from the uk to france, ireland and the netherlands for the next few days. the company says that without the changes, it would have no future. earlier, the rmt union expressed concerns that british workers would be replaced with cheaper foreign labour. the government is seeking an urgent meeting with the company. this is how some staff were told on board one of theirferries

in dover earlier. the company has made the decision that its vessels will be crewed by third party providers , crewed. this means your employment is terminated with immediate effect on the grounds of redundancy and your final day of employment is today. he reassured passengers on businesses and had this message. you might be to hard working dedicated staff who have given years in service to p&0 ferries. the way they have been treated today is wholly unacceptable. and my thoughts are first and foremost, with them. of workers being given zero notice and escorted off their ships with immediate effect while being told

cheaper alternatives would take up their roles shows the insensitive way in which p&0 ferries of approach this issue. a point i have made crystal clear to p&0 ferries's management when i spoke to them earlier this afternoon. as i told him, i am extremely concerned and, frankly, angry, at the way workers have been treated today by p&0 ferries. as a matter of urgency, i have asked my department to liaise with counterparts in the department for work and pensions to ensure that workers are being signposted to the most relevant support and i am intending to call the trade unions immediately after this statement to discuss the situation with them. mr deputy speaker, there can be no doubt that the pandemic has had a devastating impact on the finances of many travel companies including

p&0 ferries. but while their finances are matters for them and them alone to take, i would have expected far better for the workers involved. the maritime minister speaking in the last few minutes. let's go to dover. our correspondent is there. we are hearing about one ferry, the pride of hull ferry, where workers are previously not been leaving the ship and have now indeed left the ship. what is the status with other ferries?- indeed left the ship. what is the status with other ferries? well, we have been speaking _ status with other ferries? well, we have been speaking to _ status with other ferries? well, we have been speaking to workers - status with other ferries? well, we | have been speaking to workers who are protesting in the middle of dover and blocking one of the main roads here and what they have been told as they are being fired. they're having to accept a payoff which they say is not terribly generous and they say they have been given until the 31st of march in

order to accept that offer or they will be offered nothing more than statutory redundancy pay. so they feel they have been put under enormous pressure. there has not been talk among the workers we spoke to about rehiring other way understand that may be happening with some of the more senior officers on board the vessels. the picture down here in dover is one of enormous anger that this was thrown at them without warning, the people who had worked for the company for, in some cases, 20 or more years, been told without any warning, without any chance to plan, without a chance to look for a newjob, that they are redundant as of today. white may give us some context on all of this. have you ever come across that before, the way this has been handled? personally, no. i have been handled? personally, no. i have been reporting on industrial disputes for many, many years. we have had controversies in the past about firing on rehiring the companies have told their staff that they need to cut costs and in order to do so that staff would be required to take lower paid contracts or else they will be fired

and be employed under worst contracts. that happened with british airways, for example, during the early stages of the pandemic. there were consultations there. people were given a chance to express their views. what we have had here today is something quite remarkable by the boats, the cruise aboard the ferries were told at six o'clock this morning that the ferries would come into port, off—load cargo and passengers and wait for a major announcement. then is that when it came, as you heard, was telling them they no longer had jobs. that is extremely unusual, to say the least. the jobs. that is extremely unusual, to say the least-— say the least. the lack of consultation _ say the least. the lack of consultation is _ say the least. the lack of consultation is what - say the least. the lack of consultation is what is i say the least. the lack of - consultation is what is highly unusual. you mentioned compensation. p&0 ferries had said earlier they were compensating staff being laid off for this lack of advance notice, was the quote, with enhanced compensation packages. but from what you are hearing that is not what staff feel they are being offered. staff feel that the compensation they are being offered does not make up they are being offered does not make up for the fact that they have been

thrown in at the deep end. they have not had any time to plan. these are people who still have mortgages to pay, for example, they won't say how much they have been offered and obviously it depends on the job the person is doing in their seniority but they say that to them it is not that generous and certainly does not make up for the lack of notice. a lot of them don't know what they are going to do now and there is a lot of support for them in dover as well. we spoke to passers—by who say this is a major part of the fabric of the community here but there are a lot of people who live in this town and they are extremely angry. p&0 ferries says it had no choice, lost a colossal sum of money during the pandemic and associated lockdown is when travel was virtually impossible and there was only freight coming across the channel and even that was limited so they say they needed to do this. they had to make cutbacks, but it is really the manner in which they have done it which will generate controversy. finally and briefly, do you think they're going to suffer a significant reputational damage as a result of this? i

significant reputational damage as a result of this?— result of this? i think that is hiuhl result of this? i think that is highly likely- _ result of this? i think that is highly likely. you _ result of this? i think that is highly likely. you know, - result of this? i think that is l highly likely. you know, from result of this? i think that is - highly likely. you know, from what we some people were protesting down in the centre of doverjust half an hour ago, they were getting a lot of support. people died in past honking their hongs, waving at them. suggesting that in the town at least are on their side. and i think p&0 ferries has been carrying people across the channel for decades, acting in this way rarely goes down well with either the people who work for the companies who are directly affected or the general consumer. the british iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was imprisoned in iran for 6 years, has arrived back in the uk and been reunited with herfamily. anoosheh ashoori, who was detained in iran for 5 years, has also been freed and arrived back in britain on the same flight. there were emotional scenes at raf

brize norton in the early hours of this morning as ms zaghari—ratcliffe was met by her husband and daughter. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. the pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. this was the moment nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe was finally reunited with her seven—year—old daughter gabriella and husband richard. a family torn apart for six long years, a family once more complete. so too for anousheh ashoori, the british—iranian businessman had also been freed. an emotional reunion his family, the relief and release after so many anoosheh ashoori, who was detained in iran for 5 years,

it was, said his daughter, happiness in one picture. the years of detention ended yesterday, when they were finally allowed to fly home, freed by the iranian authorities who had held them hostage at diplomatic pawns. they arrived at raf brize norton in 0xfordshire in the early hours, in good spirits, as theirfamilies watched and waited. is that mummy? is that mummy, gabriella asks. mummy! that's mummy. yes, it was. there with the families was the foreign secretary, whose diplomats and money had helped secure their release. i think it's been a really difficult 48 hours, the expectation that they would be released, but we weren't sure right until the last minute. so it's been very emotional, but also a really happy moment for the family. and for gabriella, a moment

that was shockingly unfamiliar, when she could finally be together with both her parents, the first time in almost six years. her last birthday party, mummy rang up and she was showing friends, saying, i do have a mummy, this is mummy. i think bringing mummy home and show her off will validate gabriella's insecurities that she was right and she has had two parents who love her. for the family, advice about coming to terms with their new life from one who walked a similar path. everybody in the country who has followed this will be deeply interested and want to see more of them. but it is absolutely essential that after the first exposure, they then take it easy, they then withdraw. and i think richard realises that that is important. iranian state tv claimed both detainees had been freed on humanitarian grounds, accusing them of being dual national spies, claims they have long denied.

but still left in tehran as a third london born dual national. the foreign office said it would continue to press for his release. but for this family at least, the start of a new life, together at last. let's speak to mansour borji, advocacy director at article eighteen, a non—profit advocacy organisation for religious freedom in iran. thank you forjoining us. absolutely wonderful images of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and anoosheh ashoori reunited with their families at last. what does their valise mean for others still captive in iran? let me first congratulate the nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and anoosheh ashoori families. i am sure years of tortuous waiting for their loved ones to be reunited means a lot now that they are together. with

the whole country, those people followed the story and those who advocated and tried to secure their release, really thrilled for them. but we are, at the same time, celebrating with family, we are very concerned about many other dual nationals and also in mania nationals and also in mania nationals who are detained on similar made up charges that have never been proven. so for the of any government to say they were released on humanitarian grounds is very ironic since there never been any any evidence of any wrongdoing ever disclosed. ~ ., ., u, , , any evidence of any wrongdoing ever disclosed. ~ ., ., , , ., disclosed. what other cases would ou like to disclosed. what other cases would you like to shine _ disclosed. what other cases would you like to shine a _ disclosed. what other cases would you like to shine a light _ disclosed. what other cases would you like to shine a light on? - you like to shine a light on? anoosheh ashoori was imprisoned for four years in anoosheh ashoori was imprisoned for fouryears in iran anoosheh ashoori was imprisoned for four years in iran and i can talk about one iranians who has been sentenced to ten years. he just mourned the death of his only son when he was just given two years, a

few days of philo to bury him. and he is for ten years only for the crime of converting from islam to christianity and choosing to exercise his religious belief. many others who have expressed their political opinion and social activists are showing cells or have similar stories. activists are showing cells or have similarstories. long prison sentences on charges that have never been proven by a government that is increasingly paranoid about its legitimacy, civility and the sort of behaviour continues with no end in sight. behaviour continues with no end in siuht. ., ,. , ., sight. you describe that government is one that is — sight. you describe that government is one that is increasingly _ is one that is increasingly paranoid. do you think that will lead it to continue to behave in the same way, for example, imprisoning people in the example you gave us, for changing their religion, for

changing to different religion, or will it drive some change? weill. will it drive some change? well, that is to the _ will it drive some change? well, that is to the diplomats. - will it drive some change? well, that is to the diplomats. we - will it drive some change? well, that is to the diplomats. we are| that is to the diplomats. we are living in a very critical moment in history and the iranian government is very desperate to maintain its control and secure some economic relief because of years of sanctions and embargo on selling oil. they are desperate for the hard cash to restart the economy. and the nuclear deal that is going on is paramount to their civility and iranian power. and this is where we really have to walk the walk as they claimed that many western countries negotiating with iran that human rights and all that entails including religious

freedom is a part of our principles and we need to make sure that any incentives given to 0rion is in exchange for a change of behaviour so that we do not see any more nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and anoosheh ashoori were people like them being targeted as hostages or diplomatic pawns. not only these actions against civilians but also causing havoc in the middle east and proxy wars that they have instigated after the last nuclear deal with the money that they receive so we need to make sure that the government that we are dealing with do express willingness to live by the norms of the international community and behaviour that promotes coexistence. thank you very much for talking to us today.

the headlines on bbc news... in ukraine the search goes on for survivors trapped in the rubble of a theatre and movie pulp bombed by russia. more on our top story — the news that 800 staff are being sacked by p&0 ferries with immediate effect. with me now is rustom tata, chairman and head of the employment group at law firm dmh stallard — rustom is this legal? from the initial reports i have to say, a lot of it does not appear to be strictly within the law and

certainly not with the normal expected employment and industrial relations practice. we expected employment and industrial relations practice.— relations practice. we had the shadow transport _ relations practice. we had the shadow transport secretary . relations practice. we had the l shadow transport secretary and relations practice. we had the - shadow transport secretary and house of commons saying the government had to do something about the policy of fire and rehire which we have had some of the former employees of p&0 ferries were then told they could be rehired on different contracts. that is separate to the new agency workers who are being brought in. so, as things stand, explain for hellfire and rehire works. is that legal if, as some would argue, not terribly ethical. you legal if, as some would argue, not terribly ethical.— terribly ethical. you have identified _ terribly ethical. you have identified a _ terribly ethical. you have identified a bit _ terribly ethical. you have identified a bit of- terribly ethical. you have identified a bit of a - terribly ethical. you have - identified a bit of a distinction here and though it has been referred to in the context of fire and rehire. normally, that is where an employer will have a group of employees, it will say, for

instance, the business is struggling, and one of the areas where we need to save cost perhaps around employee pay. so you would normally see the employer trying to say, look, we need to agree reductions of pay across the board with existing staff and try to negotiate in that way, consult with the staff and when and if that may fail, they very often employees will agree, an employer might say, if you're not prepared to agree we are going to terminate your existing contract, bring that relationship to an end. we are still prepared to continue to employ you, but it is our new terms. that is a practice that has been subject to some criticism and scrutiny and, as you say, a bit harsh or immoral but not necessarily illegal. an employment tribunal is are all very used to dealing with those sorts of situations and there is a relatively clear pathway to tread. what is different here... clear pathway to tread. what is different here. . ._ different here. .. you mention negotiations— different here... you mention negotiations on _ different here... you mention negotiations on the _ different here... you mention negotiations on the does - different here... you mention negotiations on the does notl different here... you mention - negotiations on the does not seem to have been any negotiation or consultation in this particular process. that is exactly the point. none of that appears to have happened and you've got the further apparent complications that not only

is it not the same employees, necessarily, but there are other employees and it appears from the announcement that i saw circulating on social media, that they are to be engaged and employed by the third—party company provider and that they will provide the staffs of actually, there are other issues in relation to other areas of employment. in the instances where agency workers are being brought in, if they are being asked to inform the same role that other individuals have been sacked from, do those individuals then have a claim for unfair dismissal? if we are talking about the individuals that have been dismissed, they will almost certainly have a claim for unfair dismissal in the context of how the process has been handled. almost certainly. in the context, then, of what is the reason for the employee pays back dismissal, is it a

redundancy? 0r pays back dismissal, is it a redundancy? or is it some form of business for your organisation? but in either case fairly well clearly defined lines which an employer should seek to stay within to have some chance of defending claims of unfair dismissal.— unfair dismissal. finally and i am not sure how _ unfair dismissal. finally and i am not sure how much _ unfair dismissal. finally and i am not sure how much detail- unfair dismissal. finally and i am not sure how much detail you - unfair dismissal. finally and i am | not sure how much detail you can unfair dismissal. finally and i am . not sure how much detail you can go into on this, how did the rights of workers, the legal rights of workers here in the uk compared to other countries? especially in europe in the eu. i5 countries? especially in europe in the eu. , ., ., countries? especially in europe in theeu. i, , i, the eu. is a general principle in the eu. is a general principle in the uk, the eu. is a general principle in the uk. even — the eu. is a general principle in the uk, even if— the eu. is a general principle in the uk, even if an _ the eu. is a general principle in the uk, even if an employer . the eu. is a general principle in the uk, even if an employer is| the uk, even if an employer is undermining the law, dismissals can still be affected. they can still take effect. you contrast that with some europeanjurisdictions take effect. you contrast that with some european jurisdictions where take effect. you contrast that with some europeanjurisdictions where in the case of multiple mass

redundancies, the dismissal is not legally affected if the employer has not done certain things by way of consultation or initially informing employees. so there is a difference. interesting to talk to you. rescue efforts are taking place in ukraine to try to find survivors after a theatre was bombed in the besieged city of mariupol. president volodymyr zelensky, has accused russia of deliberately dropping a bomb on the theatre — where hundreds of people were thought to be sheltering in the basement. it is understood to have withstood the blast. russia has denied carrying out the attack. 0ur kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse, has this report. this has been an attack on the whole of ukraine — and its very future. the way it's resisted russian forces is the main reason why, still, only one major city has fallen, but the cost of that is growing and nowhere has paid a bigger price than mariupol.

explosion. the south—eastern port city is the only location separating advancing russian troops from the south and east. so for the last fortnight, they've surrounded it and bombarded it. people have been forced underground, where supplies have been extremely limited. here, around 1200 people were sheltering in this theatre. baby cries. "children" had even been written in russian outside, to warn attackers from above. but they either didn't care, didn't believe, or didn't see. an image to make everyone fear the worst, then word that the basement they were in withstood the bomb blast. casualties appear to be low. the basement wasn't destroyed

and there are people, there were more than 1000 people who were there, mostly women with children. they went out and it looks like nobody died. moscow has denied the strike, instead blaming so—called ukrainian nationalists, without offering any evidence. russia has also been accused of continually shelling or attacking routes where temporary ceasefires have been agreed. humanitarian aid hasn't been able to get in and people haven't been able to escape. translation: they are destroying everything round the clock- and they don't let any humanitarian cargo into our blocked city. for five days, russian troops have not stopped the shelling, to prevent the rescue of our people. in the last few days though, some grains of hope. 30,000 have made it out, say authorities, but more than 400,000 are still trapped. this is the one russian advance

which hadn't stalled, according to western officials. mariupol�*s resistance is thought to be softening too. the rest of ukraine will be watching and wondering what it means for them if this city falls. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. the government has published its long—awaited online safety bill. from hate speech, to fraudulent adverts, revenge porn to child abuse material, ministers say it will bring an end to big tech regulating itself and for the first time impose a duty of care on platforms. but some critics fear it could pose a threat to privacy and freedom of speech. 0verwhelmed, quite nervous, shocked. mostly just confused about why it had happened to me. i was quite, like, taken aback. sophie can't forget the day a total stranger sent her obscene images. it was really scary, because i didn't know kind of what he wanted, what was going to happen next, and, yeah, it was very unnerving.

but now the online safety bill will make so—called cyberflashing a criminal offence for the first time. it's almost like a relief. like, i've spoken to so many women over the past couple of years that, you know, you mention the story and they're like, "oh, that happened to my sister, that happened to my friend," like, younger women and girls who were growing up with this and it being normalised for them, that this type of harassment isjust happening. so i think it's a really good thing if it goes through. the new law is broad in scope, covering everything from hate speech to fake adverts, pro—suicide content and terrorist material. at its heart, the bill aims to create a new relationship between us and big tech, where, by law, platforms owe a duty of care to all users, especially children. that's thanks in part to outrage at the death of molly russell — the teenager took her own life

after viewing huge amounts of material about suicide and self—harm. companies will need to shield children from legal but harmful content. adults gain similar protections, and platforms will need to actively search out illegal material, with the threat of multi—million—pound fines if they don't. it might well not achieve what it sets out to achieve. but that has privacy and freedom—of—speech campaigners worried. i think it's going to end up not protecting a lot of vulnerable people. i think it's going to undermine protection for people like whistleblowers, for vulnerable adults, for people whose safety depends on being able to communicate confidentially. preventing harm, protecting free speech and reining in the tech companies — a complex bill with a difficult balance to strike. angus crawford, bbc news.

the actor, peter bowles, who starred in the bbc sitcom to the manor born has died of cancer at the age of 85. bowles played self—made businessman richard devere, alongside dame penelope keith in the show which aired from 1979 to 1981. he began his long stage career at the old vic theatre in 1956, with his last appearance in the exorcist at the phoenix theatre at the age of 81. now it's time for a look at the weather. beautiful displays on my way into work today. yes, there is going to

be a lot more sunshine to come over the coming few days. across the whole of the country. it has not been the case today. some sunshine around but we've also seen some cloud and these bands of showers moving from the north—west. they tended to die out as we move from england to wales and there were showers at the moment in scotland. there is going to fade away overnight. the winds will folate and skies were clear. patchy mist and fog forming particularly across east wales, perhaps into the west midlands as well. tonight especially across more northern parts of the uk. mist and fog first thing and that will lift into low cloud and we will get the sunshine coming out widely. a lovely spring day tomorrow. the breeze will pick up as we head into the afternoon. lifting the temperatures as well so 13 degrees. high of 16 celsius in the south—east of england. this weekend as temperatures continue to rise. sunshine and windy weather. pollitt

will be less windy on sunday, more cloud around and as a result it will be cooler. the headlines... pmo has announced its cutting 800 crude members with immediate effect. —— crew member. you crude members with immediate effect. -- crew member-— -- crew member. you are terminated with immediate _ -- crew member. you are terminated with immediate effect. _ -- crew member. you are terminated with immediate effect. after - -- crew member. you are terminated with immediate effect. after six - with immediate effect. after six ears of with immediate effect. after six years of detention, _ with immediate effect. after six years of detention, nazanin - years of detention, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is finally reunited with her family in the zaghari—ratcliffe is finally reunited with herfamily in the uk. in ukraine, the search goes on for survivors trapped in the rubble of a theatre in mariupol bombed by russia. and uk military intelligence as the russian advance has largely stalled on all fronts. new plans for regulating online safety, a duty of

care will be opposed on social media for the first time —— imposed. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, john watson is still there for us. we've been hearing from the england manager who's expressed his concern for fans. manager who's expressed his concern forfans. he won't manager who's expressed his concern for fans. he won't feel comfortable travelling to the world cup later this year. homosexuality is illegal in the country, announcing his squad, he said it's something the fa have been thinking about. we wa nt we want to game that's inclusive. we have certain parts of the fans who might feel and travelling to the world cup. there have obviously been issues with the buildings of the stadium. we can't affect that now. there are ongoing concerns about

workers' rights, so i think it's important we give the players that background and understanding. figs far background and understanding. as far as his squad — background and understanding. as far as his squad goes. — background and understanding. as far as his squad goes, southgate calling out mark grey and collin gallagher for those games. there's no place for those games. there's no place for the manchester united players. the footballer emiliano sala died in a plane crash overcome by toxic levels of carbon monoxide during a commercialflight. ajury has commercial flight. a jury has concluded. commercialflight. ajury has concluded. the striker died from head and chest injuries, and was deeply un—conscience having been poisoned by fumes from the plain's exhaust system. sala was joining cardiff city in a £15 million transfer. in england have named their site for saturday's match with grand slam chasing france and rugby union six nations. leicester slots

with george furbank. been a young starts instead of harry randall —— ben young. the feet potentially leaving italy behind them. then russell has been dropped for scotland's game with ireland. hilo start on the bench with kinghorn —— he will start. for the very first time. ireland are making a change. ian henderson making his first start of three changes by andy farrell, the head coach, coming in place of james ryan who dropped out after naturally —— nasty had collection. to cheltenham, st. patrick's day,

floor and poor —— floor and one for the second day in a row. superb ride tojoin the elite... the full time world champion sebastien has been rolled out of formula one after testing positive for covid. the driver will be replaced by nico holcomb berg, who hasn't been a permanent driver for the last three years. if the germans test negative, he will be to compete. some good news in the cricket — we haven't had that in a while — england have found the tour —— the scoring touch on the second day of the second test in barbados. joe root leaving the revival, making

150 before he was trapped by kemar roach. boy did england miss ben stokes. he'll to his best. his first since his father died. an emotional day for him. that's about it from me. that is in sportsday at 6.30. john watson there. uk military intelligence says russia's invasion has largely stalled on all fronts. it found that russian forces have been suffering heavy losses and making minimal progress on land, sea and air in recent days. joining me now is the military analystjustin crump, who is chief executive of the risk assessment company sibylline, and formerly a british army tank commander. we often show our

viewers a map of the situation in ukraine, which shows areas where russia, as we can see here in the red, is making progress. the shaded areas, where less so. what does that look like on the ground in terms of the progress that russia is making or trying to make, and the defence that ukraine is putting up? iiiiui’itli or trying to make, and the defence that ukraine is putting up? with the ma s, that ukraine is putting up? with the maps. trying _ that ukraine is putting up? with the maps. trying to _ that ukraine is putting up? with the maps. trying to map _ that ukraine is putting up? with the maps. trying to map a _ that ukraine is putting up? with the maps, trying to map a battle - that ukraine is putting up? with the maps, trying to map a battle is - that ukraine is putting up? with the maps, trying to map a battle is like | maps, trying to map a battle is like trying to map a dance floor. there will always be some uncertainty. both forces are present. you can clearly see the major thrust from russia, so the push on kyiv, northeast, from car give, from crimea along the coast —— from kharkiv. the contested area since

2014, have a look at several roads on donetsk, a site of major fighting. russia has been pushing around them steadily. we've been focusing on kyiv. hat around them steadily. we've been focusing on kyiv.— focusing on kyiv. not one of the names we've heard _ focusing on kyiv. not one of the names we've heard so _ focusing on kyiv. not one of the names we've heard so often. i focusing on kyiv. not one of the . names we've heard so often. that's the big deal— names we've heard so often. that's the big deal for— names we've heard so often. that's the big deal for ukraine. _ names we've heard so often. that's the big deal for ukraine. for - the big dealfor ukraine. for russia, this is the big deal, because this is the destruction of the ukrainian armed forces. it's a really big prewar objective for russia. really big prewar ob'ective for russia. ~ ., really big prewar ob'ective for russia. ~ . ., ., russia. we have heard that the russians have _ russia. we have heard that the russians have lost _ russia. we have heard that the russians have lost a _ russia. we have heard that the russians have lost a number i russia. we have heard that the russians have lost a number of commanders in the fighting. what is that the command structure like? we are that the command structure like? - are seeing they come in from different directions. they're not used to operating together and they've been pushing into those directions. their lack of coordination has affected their ability to go through and come

conduct operations. some of their groups thought they weren't even going on operations. they were told they were invading ukraine after all. ~ . , they were invading ukraine after all. . , , all. which is quite astonishing. yeah, all. which is quite astonishing. yeah. and _ all. which is quite astonishing. yeah, and it's _ all. which is quite astonishing. yeah, and it's really _ all. which is quite astonishing. yeah, and it's really shown - all. which is quite astonishing. yeah, and it's really shown in l all. which is quite astonishing. - yeah, and it's really shown in those troops in the north. the troops in the south have actually been much more structured because they've been fighting ukrainians since 2014. it's no surprise there command has been better. they sorted out logistics. the people in the north weren't ready. it led to the death of quite a few commanders of. haifa ready. it led to the death of quite a few commanders of. how significant is it that those — a few commanders of. how significant is it that those senior _ a few commanders of. how significant is it that those senior commanders i is it that those senior commanders have been killed? does that give us any sense that they were in positions where they wouldn't normally have been because the offensive wasn't going as planned? yeah, and there are a couple

reasons. this is the chief of staff outside kyiv, and he was killed in post because they were using mobile phones and their encrypted mobile phones and their encrypted mobile phone network is not working as planned. 0thers phone network is not working as planned. others being killed right near the front line. one died a day or two ago. it doesn't bow well for your system when commanders are vulnerable. �* , ., ., ~' your system when commanders are vulnerable-— vulnerable. let's look at those eo - le vulnerable. let's look at those peeple who — vulnerable. let's look at those people who have _ vulnerable. let's look at those people who have volunteered l vulnerable. let's look at those i people who have volunteered for the territorial defence units. how are they doing? i think they have some latest pictures from the ukrainian military, so what's your assessment of how the ukrainians are bearing? they've fought tremendously, and this is footage from the northeast. this has caused russia real problems. they've moved towards kyiv and now they have to go back and

clear the city out because it's been a nest of resistance for them. you see some of the russians is still being targeted by ukrainian drones. it's causing them real problems at this stage. they didn't expect that to be happening so far. in this stage. they didn't expect that to be happening so far.— this stage. they didn't expect that to be happening so far. in terms of the weapons _ to be happening so far. in terms of the weapons that _ to be happening so far. in terms of the weapons that the _ to be happening so far. in terms of the weapons that the ukrainians i to be happening so far. in terms of| the weapons that the ukrainians are getting supplied from the uk, germany and elsewhere, are those weapons supplies coming through to them in a timely enough fashion. that's a big question. zelensky said they were getting through all week's work of supply in 20 hours a. is, work of supply in 20 hours a. a week's worth. that's really quite something and gives you sense of the intensity of the fighting. find something and gives you sense of the intensity of the fighting.— intensity of the fighting. and how im ortant intensity of the fighting. and how important these _ intensity of the fighting. and how important these systems - intensity of the fighting. and how important these systems are, i intensity of the fighting. and how i important these systems are, because they are giving an advantage at a tactical level. what we've got up there is the latest missile we've offered them. this is a really

sophisticated anti—aircraft weapon. it's designed to counter what we see at ukraine, fast targets at low level. this is the tb two, that cannot only track the target. you need more training, you need more support and some of the more preventive systems could... they're a bit harder to get into action. the anti—tank rockets, the more basic surface—to—air missiles, they're surface—to—air missiles, they�* re really, surface—to—air missiles, they're really, really useful. they can get them forward quickly and get them to action quickly. more sophisticated things arejust going action quickly. more sophisticated things are just going to take longer. some of these more sophisticated drones like switch blades, which drops and the target, they are going to be great but it's

going to take a while. 50. they are going to be great but it's going to take a while.— going to take a while. so, russia clearly isn't _ going to take a while. so, russia clearly isn't where _ going to take a while. so, russia clearly isn't where it _ going to take a while. so, russia clearly isn't where it expected i going to take a while. so, russia clearly isn't where it expected to | clearly isn't where it expected to be at this stage. i was talking with another guest earlier, was that down to complacency? they thought they didn't need to be better organised, but that doesn't mean that they think this is going badly. ida. but that doesn't mean that they think this is going badly. no, they started off with _ think this is going badly. no, they started off with the... _ think this is going badly. no, they started off with the... some i think this is going badly. no, they started off with the... some of. started off with the... some of their forces have no started off with the... some of theirforces have no idea they started off with the... some of their forces have no idea they were going to war. that has developed really quite a lot. they now know what they should be doing, but they've had real problems resetting. but i think from a russian point of view, theirfocus is on different things to ukraine's. if there focus is on destruction of ukrainians army, i'm sure there's been some anger at senior level that they have not done as well. but i don't think

russia feels it's losing at all at this point. they're bringing out reinforcements, they are replacing the 10% or so of their power they've lost, which is a dramatic number. but they are able to do that by bringing in troops to. this but they are able to do that by bringing in troops to.— bringing in troops to. this is a russian checkpoint _ bringing in troops to. this is a russian checkpoint that i bringing in troops to. this is a russian checkpoint that we're | russian checkpoint that we're looking at right now. are they at a point where there is a desire or do they feel a need to escalate? i think they already are escalating. probably starting to target civilians to increase pressure on cities. they are taking out food and water supplies in cities, they are going more slowly but using more firepower instead of lives, just blasting things away in front of them and increasing bombardments every day. you get the impression that when they're held up, it will escalate, and the fear is they go towards things like cbr in, so chemical warfare.—

towards things like cbr in, so chemical warfare. that was the escalation _ chemical warfare. that was the escalation i _ chemical warfare. that was the escalation i was _ chemical warfare. that was the escalation i was referring i chemical warfare. that was the escalation i was referring to i escalation i was referring to essentially. do you think it could end up there? it essentially. do you think it could end no there?— end up there? it certainly could. the 're end up there? it certainly could. they're certainly _ end up there? it certainly could. they're certainly making - end up there? it certainly could. they're certainly making noises| they're certainly making noises about those sorts of things. they're talking about biological warfare by the us and ukraine to justify what they want to do. they're being told they should not be doing it. the nato secretary general said don't do it. there isn't really a red line here. we're showing the patriot system that's been deployed to eastern europe, and britain has sent its latest air defence system as well which only came into service in january and is already being pushed in. talk about procurement in the neck of time. 0bviously, there's a fear that the facilities in poland where ukrainians are being trained, there is a feeling that could be struck by russia. i think that's one

of the other forms of escalation we're worried about. the final part, where russia can also push back in other ways and effectively put pressure on us to stop supply in ukraine. they're in a race with the ukrainians now. russia trying to sort itself out. is ukrainians now. russia trying to sort itself out.— ukrainians now. russia trying to sort itself out. is there a military line that is _ sort itself out. is there a military line that is enough? _ sort itself out. is there a military line that is enough? that - sort itself out. is there a military line that is enough? that would l sort itself out. is there a military i line that is enough? that would be enough for president putin, or is it complete control, and how much does that depend on how long those defences hold? this that depend on how long those defences hold?— that depend on how long those defences hold? , , ., ., ., defences hold? this is all a moving tariet, defences hold? this is all a moving target. and — defences hold? this is all a moving target. and i _ defences hold? this is all a moving target, and i think— defences hold? this is all a moving target, and i think the _ defences hold? this is all a moving target, and i think the way - target, and i think the way putin operates throughout is, he deals

with these things on an agile basis. i think he's somewhat of a gambler. we've seen this with this whole set up. i think you will see how far he's getting. this is what we saw in 2015. he'll try and take things there, keep the pressure on civilians in cities while negotiating for peace, bouncing all of that will be what leads to something that russia will walk away. he needs to walk away with a victory and he will be working very hard to achieve that. i think we're entering a pivotal period. can russia keep changing gear or the ukrainians hold them back so far that russia will have to settle for less? ., ~' , ., that russia will have to settle for less? ., ,, , ., , that russia will have to settle for less? ., ,, i. , . that russia will have to settle for less? ., ~ ,, , . ., less? thank you very much for talkin: less? thank you very much for talking us _ less? thank you very much for talking us through _ less? thank you very much for talking us through all - less? thank you very much for talking us through all of i less? thank you very much for talking us through all of that. l talking us through all of that. chief executive of the risk assessment company. new measures to tackle racial inequality across the uk have been set out by the government.

the changes relate to a wide range of sectors — among them, education, health care, pay and policing. the strategy comes a year after a government—commissioned report concluded that britain was no longer a country where "the system was deliberately rigged against ethnic minorities." here's our community affairs correspondent, adina campbell. in the weeks following george floyd's murder in the us two years ago, black lives matter protests went global, which led to the british government commissioning an independent report about the impact of racial inequalities in the uk. today, ministers have responded to that report with a package of measures, including improvements to health, with a new office looking at ethnic disparities and the way data is collected. employers will also be giving guidance about how to address the ethnicity pay gap. he is huge in history. and in schools, teachers will have the option to use

an updated curriculum about britain's historical past, developed by a new panel of diverse historians. we are listening, we hear you. we may have different types of solutions to resolve the problem, but that doesn't mean we're not looking at the issue. will this make a difference? absolutely, but what we don't want to see is a narrative about the country that makes it look like nothing good has happened, that we haven't had improvements. this is where thousands of people came together during a black lives matter protests here in birmingham two years ago. and it's the role of the police and the criminaljustice system overall which are some of the top priorities in today's announcement, with more action over the way powers such as stop and search are used, which for many years have disproportionately affected black people in this country. but for local community workers who've already lost confidence in the government, they say these latest measures fall short of real change. i've been stopped and searched

multiple times by police, so i'm just not confident. i haven't seen the change that we should have seen in previous years. in fact, i feel like we're getting worse. labour says today's measures have failed to deliver meaningful action, and campaigners say the announcement is long overdue. we're still seeing black. and minority communities being affected differently - and mistreated in different ways, whether it's the criminaljustice system, whether it's in housing or education, and that has to change. - the government hopes today's announcement will strengthen its levelling up agenda by reducing racial injustices and creating a fairer society to live in. adina campbell, bbc news, in birmingham.

it's not a surprise given the current economic context what these policymakers are saying today. there's after the global reopening of the economy after that pandemic, there was a surge in demand and supply of basic commodities from petrol, oil, gas to steel and wood. didn't keep up gas to steel and wood. didn't keep up with that surging demand. when you don't get matching demand, that's when you get price rises. it's 7.9%. the latest measure was 5.5% on the consumer price. the bank of england predicts in the second quarter of this year, inflation will get up to 8% at its peak and possibly higher later in the year. those global inflations exacerbated

by the war in ukraine are likely to see interest rates rise even more, perhaps up to 2%. a bbc investigation has found dozens of social media influencers have promoted unlicensed tanning products, described as "potentially dangerous" by leading dermatologists. the drug "melanotan 2" can either be injected or inhaled, but there is evidence it may be linked to skin cancer. 0ur health correspondent, anna collinson, reports. having a tan always makes you feel better about yourself, it makes you feel slimmer and healthier and glowing. more and more people are trying an untested tanning drug. i didn't know that they were illegal or dangerous. it all looked so legitimate and safe. you just think, i won't get any side effects, i won't get skin cancer, it won't affect me. and then it did! liv discovered a strange mole eight months after trying tanning injections. she was diagnosed with stage—one melanoma, and part of her

thigh had to be removed. doctors told her the injections were the likely cause. social media sites have propelled melanotan ii's popularity, and the new nasal sprays can make them seem more appealing. while selling it is illegal in the uk, using it is not. dermatologists say they're seeing a rise in patients with the warning signs of an unusual orange tan and disordered moles. we have evidence that they are potentially dangerous and they can potentially lead to cancer. we have cases that have come forward and been presented which have shown melanoma developing after using these products. you don't know what you're being given. as melanotan ii is unlicensed, it hasn't undergone stringent safety tests, so we've asked these chemists to take a look and see if they can tell us what's actually in these tanning products. the team would expect to find around ten ingredients in a licensed medicine, but some of our tanning kits contained more than 100 — most of which are unidentified.

so, that was, like, me when i first started using the nasal sprays. oh, wow. and i was quite dark, so i've got, like, no make—up on or anything there. so, this is the nasal spray that i've been using recently... lauren is one of dozens of influences we found promoting illegal tanning products. she stopped using them after they made her feel sick. 0bviously, at the time, i didn't think much of it, but now that i look back, obviously i need to, as an influencer, be careful what i'm promoting and i don't want to give out the wrong idea. liv had this message to anyone who's promoted melanotan. it really, really, really angers me. it'sjust so irresponsible — it's someone's health, at the end of the day. looking brown isn't the be—all and end—all — your health is ten times more important. i think she was obviously probably drawn into it the same way i was, she's probably young, naive, like myself, and thought, "i'll have a nice tan," and probably didn't realise the damages it could do. the medicines regulator says it spent years removing melanotan products from the market,

while its sale and promotion on social media is banned. but the illegal tanning industry is still thriving. anna collinson, bbc news. more on the news that p—and—0 ferries has announced its making 800 crew members redundant, with immediate effect. it's suspended services on its routes from the uk to france, ireland and the netherlands for the next few days. earlier, i spoke to mark dickinson, who's general secretary of nautilus — that's the union representing seafarers and allied workers. he gave me his reaction to the news. we got in here at six in the morning, discharged. we were told not to load. i will give any reason —— they didn't give us any reason. he was told not to load and he wasn't given a reason. we just found

out through social media. all the vessels were tied up. they set us all down and came on board. some of them have body armour 's, tasers and handcuffs on them. we weren't going to challenge them, really. they sat us down and told us we were being made redundant as of today, and no warning given whatsoever.— warning given whatsoever. wasn't an one warning given whatsoever. wasn't anyone from _ warning given whatsoever. wasn't anyone from management - warning given whatsoever. wasn't anyone from management or- warning given whatsoever. wasn't anyone from management orjust| anyone from management orjust security? — anyone from management or 'ust securi ? ,, . , anyone from management or 'ust securi ? , ., �* security? security team. i didn't recoinise security? security team. i didn't recognise anyone _ security? security team. i didn't recognise anyone from - security? security team. i didn't recognise anyone from p80. i security? security team. i didn't recognise anyone from p80. he recognise anyone from p&0. he introduced himself as a p&0 representative but he didn't work for them. ., �* ., ., . for them. you've had no direct communication _ for them. you've had no direct communication at _ for them. you've had no direct communication at all? - for them. you've had no direct. communication at all? nothing.

for them. you've had no direct i communication at all? nothing. the union rest or _ communication at all? nothing. the union rest or representative - communication at all? nothing. the union rest or representative was i union rest or representative was trying to get in touch... i would have to check the inbox but i think this was after 11 o'clock. it's too late at that stage.— this was after 11 o'clock. it's too late at that stage. that crewmember s-ieakin late at that stage. that crewmember speaking about _ late at that stage. that crewmember speaking about what _ late at that stage. that crewmember speaking about what had _ late at that stage. that crewmember speaking about what had happened l late at that stage. that crewmember i speaking about what had happened and what he had seen. we'll have more on that story throughout the evening. right now, it's time to look at the weather. darren has that. hello, good evening. lots of spring sunshine to come, and we may find temperatures rising as well. it was lovely in the sunshine today. further northwest, we saw a cloud at times, producing some showers as well, but they have been fading. apart from the showers, the next few days are going to be mostly fine and dry with lots of sunshine around for a while. the reason for that is because high pressure is tending to building across the uk. the centre

built across our shores tomorrow, and the high drifts its way eastwards into the weekend. allowing some stronger winds to develop, but it's a very strong high pressure. 150 hectare parcels, could be a record pressure across denmark. there were still a few showers across scotland and a bit wintry over the hills. they will fade overnight tonight, and we will find some clearing skies arriving. that will lead to lowering temperatures, but also mist and fog patches across eastern parts of wales, into the west midlands and around the west country. a chilly night tonight with those clear skies, particularly for northern parts of the uk. we're more likely to have a slight frost. fog patches across parts of england and wales, lifting into low cloud and burning away. we get the sunshine coming through far and wide. the winds may start to pick up a notch or two, winds may start to pick up a notch ortwo, but winds may start to pick up a notch or two, but that will lift the temperatures up to 13 degrees in the

central belt of scotland, and 16 in south—east england. heading in the weekend, the high pressure starts to pull away, so the winds are strengthening on saturday, but it looks like it will be a dry and sunny day. the winds certainly more noticeable. an easterly or south easterly wind, so meaning it will always be cooler towards eastern parts of the uk, especially near those are seacoast. high temperatures will be further west, could make 16 degrees along the coasts. we may actually have the highest temperature of the year so far in the northwest highlands, perhaps the moray firth, 17 or 18 degrees. second half of the weekend, the winds won't be as strong, and we will find more cloud coming in for eastern areas. there could be one or two light showers for east anglia and the southeast of england, but quite chilly around some of those north seacoast. highest temperatures further west on sunday, but they won't be as high as they will be during saturday.

today at six, here in ukraine, we report from the front line in the second city of kharkiv, devastated by russian shelling, but where local forces, are holding out. pounded for weeks, the reality of putin's war. kharkiv has been decimated by vladimir putin's wore put the resistance of ukrainians holds firm. they have tried to punch through here again and again and they have failed, ukrainian armed forces are keeping them at bay. miracle in mariupol. a theatre is bombed in the city, with hundreds sheltering in the basement, but many survive. also on the programme... p&0 ferries sacks 800 workers to cut costs.

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