this is bbc news, i'm samantha simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. western leaders say they're united in standing up to russia's invasion of ukraine as nato agrees to move more forces to its eastern flank. putin is getting exactly the opposite of what he intended to have as a consequence of going into ukraine. with russia blocking humanitarian convoys in southern ukraine, officials warn thousands of trapped residents may soon be forcibly transferred to russia. the eu agrees a landmark new law to control the market dominance of big technology firms such as google and apple. a national outpouring of sadness in afghanistan after the taliban backtracks on reopening high schools

for girls. after controversy injamaica, the duke and duchess of cambridge arrive in the bahamas for the final leg of their caribbean tour. and the coming—of—age comedy drama coda about deafness that's breaking new ground at this year's oscars. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has announced $1 billion in humanitarian aid for those caught up in russia's invasion of ukraine. the us president will travel to poland to meet refugees who have escaped the conflict. mr biden also said that any use of chemical weapons by president putin in ukraine would trigger a response from nato.

his comments came at the end of a meeting of alliance leaders in brussels. the authorities in mariupol say russian forces besieging the city are in the process of forcibly deporting 15,000 residents to russia, from an eastern district they've managed to capture. mark lobel reports on the suffering in the besieged city. even burying relatives lost in this war is a struggle. this mourner couldn't recover her dead family memberfor a mourner couldn't recover her dead family member for a while as the fighting went on. there is no good news in marry pole these days. these residents escaped after things got desperate. translation: we drained desperate. translation: - drained water from heating pipes and boiled tea with that, for children and the elderly first. ., , ., first. for the tens of thousands _ first. for the tens of thousands that - first. for the tens of. thousands that remain, first. for the tens of - thousands that remain, this is their only salvation. with russia blocking humanitarian convoys, pro—russian troops

have monopolised aid here. ukrainian authorities want thousands of trapped residents may soon possibly be transferred to russia. some that flee here could end up in america. the us says it will take in up to 100,000 ukrainian refugees head of president biden�*s visit to poland on friday where over 2 million refugees have already arrived. on thursday president biden was one of 30 world leaders in brussels. they agreed to move more nato forces closer to russia to put more sanctions on them and supply more weapons to ukraine. ., ., . , ukraine. nato has never, never been more _ ukraine. nato has never, never been more united _ ukraine. nato has never, never been more united than - ukraine. nato has never, never been more united than it - ukraine. nato has never, never been more united than it is - been more united than it is today. putin is getting exactly the opposite of what he intended to have as a consequence of going into ukraine. , consequence of going into ukraine-— consequence of going into ukraine. , �* ., ,., ukraine. president biden also said a russian _ ukraine. president biden also said a russian chemical - ukraine. president biden also said a russian chemical or. said a russian chemical or biological weapons attack in ukraine would receive a response in kind. on the battlefield, this russian

landing ship was destroyed in the occupied ukrainian port city of berdansk.. i the occupied ukrainian port city of berdansk. ._ the occupied ukrainian port city of berdansk.. i think he has decided _ city of berdansk.. i think he has decided to _ city of berdansk.. i think he has decided to double - city of berdansk.. i think he has decided to double down city of berdansk.. i think he - has decided to double down and to try to cross defy the great cities in ukraine in the way that he has always tried to do and i think that is a tragic mistake. and i think that is a tragic mistake-— and i think that is a tragic mistake. ~ . ., , mistake. which means there may be more stories _ mistake. which means there may be more stories like _ mistake. which means there may be more stories like this - be more stories like this 15—year—old's he was fleeing in a car when it had a mine in chernihiv. has mother didn't survive. he is left with a broken leg, brain injury and sleepless nights, holding his beloved guitar tight as his fellow ukrainians hold out against a brutal russian onslaught, now into its second

month. let's round—up some of the other main stories. the us and the european union are expected to announce a major deal on liquified natural gas, in an attempt to reduce europe's reliance on russian energy. the agreement would see washington provide the eu with at least 15 billion additional cubic metres of the fuel by the end of the year. the us has charged four russian government employees with cyber—attacks on the global energy sector. they're accused of targeting hundreds of companies and organisations in around 135 countries over a six—year period. their activities are said to have caused two separate emergency shutdowns at one facility in saudi arabia. north korea's leader, kimjong—un, says a missile launch carried out on thursday was designed to show the world the power of his country's armed forces. the missile was the first intercontinental ballistic device to be tested by pyongyang for five years. ethiopia has declared an indefinite humanitarian truce, which it says will allow aid to reach the tigray region.

rebels there have not responded to the announcement. aid deliveries have been repeatedly blocked during 16 months of civil war. protestors have gathered outside the home of australian prime minister scott morrison in sydney to demand climate action. students held placards and rallied against the government's climate policies. police made a number of arrests for unauthorised protests elsewhere in the city. eu officials have agreed on a landmark provisional ruling to clamp down on anti—competitive abuses by the world's largest technology platforms, in a move that will set the standard for leveling the playing field across global digital markets. our technology correspondent james clayton has more details. this law contains pretty much everything that big tech would not want in a law because for years and years and years companies like google, apple and meta have

been accused of being gatekeepers in their field. that essentially they use their products to give themselves an unfair advantage for other products that they sell. for example, apple owns the app store and it can, essentially, set the rules on who can and cannot sell apps in the store. they also charge up to 30% commission. those kinds of stories you have heard over and over again, criticism that they are not playing by fair rules. and many of these companies are colossal companies. they are companies with trillions of dollars and the question is how did they get to be so big? many people including the anti—trust before the eu think they got there unfairly, that they are not playing by the rules that many other smaller companies play by and as a result they need their wings clipped. so this is a very significant law. if it were, indeed, to come into force and it is a law that

tech will push against very, very heavily. obviously they have a lot of money and expensive lawyers that they will use to try and fight this. but this could be very damaging for a key sector for big tech. we will have more on that story a little bit later in this hour in the business news. the us and other western countries have condemned the taliban's decision to shut girls secondary schools in afghanistan just hours after reopening them, and urged the hardline islamist movement to open them. they said the decision harms the group's prospects for legitimacy. secunder karmani reports from the afghan capital, kabul. —— secunder kermani reports from the afghan capital, kabul. when the taliban closed her school last year, this girl began to draw at home. it has been more than six

months now and her portfolio is filling up. this week she and her sister, like so many others, thought girls�* secondary schools would finally reopen. i was dreaming for many nights that we would be back in class and happy. and believe me when we heard the news, it was hard to believe, it is like a nightmare for me. we've gone back 20 years and a girl like me cannot continue to realise her dream. online, afghans have been sharing videos of sobbing teenage pupils. they arrived at school in the morning only to find out it is closing again. here, a tv presenter chokes up during a live segment.

the western—backed government that used to be in power here was blighted by corruption. but one of the most significant gains you can point to over the past two decades, even if it was not perfect, was real improvement in girls access to education. and now with this abrupt and confusing u—turn by the taliban on schools reopening, it feels as if there has been a national outpouring of grief. this man runs a charity promoting education in some of the most remote regions of afghanistan. he says even there some people are now thinking of leaving the country to ensure their daughters can go to school. thousands of people say that education is our right. it is not 1996, this is a new afghanistan and all people want to send their daughters and sisters in school. even more conservative in rural areas? yes. the majority of people.

they want these activities in remote areas. protesting against the taliban is dangerous. this small group of women gathered at an undisclosed location. "you have taken work and food away from us," they say, "do not take education as well." secunder kermani, bbc news. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: the low—key comedy drama about children of deaf adults that's breaking new ground at this year's oscars. applause i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis.

with great regret, _ the committee have decided that south africa be excluded . from the 1970 competition. recites islamic blessing streaking across the sky, the white—hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: western leaders have said they're united in their determination to stand up to russia's invasion of ukraine.

the european union has agreed sweeping legislation to tackle the market dominance of technology giants such as google and apple. the duke and duchess of cambridge, william and kate, have arrived in the bahamas for the final leg of their caribbean tour. the jamaican section attracted ecstatic crowds and criticism from campaigners, seeking reparations from the monarchy for slavery. our royal correspondent, jonny dymond, is travelling with the couple. a farewell to jamaica in a traditional style. a farewell to jamaica in a traditionalstyle. in a farewell to jamaica in a traditional style. in has tropical uniform, prince william watched an international group of cadet mark the end of their training. for the best students, awards, and words of encouragement from and words of encouragement from a man who remembered his days as an officer. a man who remembered his days as an officer-— as an officer. being asked to lead men — as an officer. being asked to lead men and _ as an officer. being asked to lead men and women - as an officer. being asked to. lead men and women through uncertainty and danger is

daunting. you never know how strong you are until being strong you are until being strong is your only choice. find strong is your only choice. and then a drive — strong is your only choice. and then a drive down _ strong is your only choice. and then a drive down memory lane in the land rover the queen and the duke of edinburgh road and when they were here back in the 60s. joyful reception that william and kate got in downtown kingston, so far, so royal tour but there has been real neck to this visit too when william addressed the legacy of britain's role in the enslavement of hundreds of thousands of people here in jamaica when it was a british colony. at reception later, kate met officers old and new. while william in has finery caught the eye of some. goodbye jamaica, hello the bahamas.

this is the last stop of the couple's caribbean tour. another band, another guard of honour. and something a little different from an eight—year—old girl, flowers to welcome the duchess. let's catch up with all the latest sports news. hello, i'm mimi fawaz and this is your sports news... in the european world cup playoff semi—finals, there was a shock result, as italy will not be in qatar 2022. the european champions were stunned by north macedonia, 1—0, in palermo. aleksandar trajkovski with the 92nd—minute winner. and cristiano ronaldo's portugal kept their dreams alive of making it to the tournament as they beat turkey, 3—1. robin quayson's extra—time winner took sweden past the czech republic, and wales are a step closer to qualifying for their first world cup since 1958. their captain gareth bale with two brilliant goals to help them seal a 2—1

victory over austria. the four asian qualifiers for the world cup were decided. japan have qualified for their seventh straight world cup finals, as they beat australia 2—0. substitute mitoma's double helped to book their spot. australia cannot finish higher than third, and will play the third—placed finishers in group a in a playoff, with the winners facing the fifth—best south american side for a world cup spot. on friday, attention turns to world cup qualifying in africa, as ten teams will be battling it out for five spots over the next few days for qatar 2022. the two—legged playoffs see some big ties taking place. one of those being a re—match of the africa cup of nations final, when egypt and senegal meet again. the other is two west african heavyweights, ghana and nigeria, who will face—off in kumasi. black stars legend

sulley muntari speaks about the importance of the fixture. it's of the fixture. massive. we need to be able it's massive. we need to be able to make it to the world cup. as you said, we didn't go to russia, and then always when garner is in the world cup, the whole continent is really, really happy, and looks forward to see garner play. this time, we have a great team, and i think the new technical team will do a greatjob. i am hoping tomorrow that we will win up there. the west indies are in a good position in the third and deciding test against england in grenada. the tourists collapsed to 90—8 at one stage with three wickets forjayden seales. england's last two batters jack leach and saqib mahmood then put on 90 runs for the last wicket as england reached 204. obviously, very disappointed at

the time — obviously, very disappointed at the time i got out, head down sort _ the time i got out, head down sort of— the time i got out, head down sort of thing. but obviously the partnership we put on was massive — the partnership we put on was massive for us in the game. we obviously— massive for us in the game. we obviously took a little bit of advantage as that ball got softer. _ advantage as that ball got softer, got bowlers back into their— softer, got bowlers back into their third softer, got bowlers back into theirthird and softer, got bowlers back into their third and fourth spells, and — their third and fourth spells, and just— their third and fourth spells, and just stuck out there and made — and just stuck out there and made it— and just stuck out there and made it hard work for them. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — you can get all the latest that's bbc.com/sport.but from me mimi fawaz and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. more now in ukraine. president putin has never called it a war. life has changed changed drastically by economic sanctions. steve rosenberg reports from st petersburg. at the age of 76, she's a prolific artist but,

for yelena osipova, the priority now isn't paintings, it's placards. they're anti—war and anti—putin. "putin is war," this one says. "we don't want to die for putin." after russia attacked ukraine, yelena took to the streets of st petersburg. like many anti—war protests in russia, it ended like this. she describes one of her favourite placards the police haven't given back. translation: i'd been given some red tulips, | beautiful young flowers. but very quickly, they died and wilted. they reminded me of young men falling into their graves, so i made a poster and wrote, "the people were being sent to their deaths." in vladimir putin's home city, home truths about ukraine... ..and deep concern.

this human rights group is taking calls from russian mothers worried that their conscript sons are in ukraine. under intense pressure from the authorities, the group is having to close down. translation: the authorities prefer to cover up problems, l to give society a false picture that everything in the army's absolutely fine. they want soldiers' mothers to be patient and to be silent. for the staff, a moment of reflection and prayers for an end to the fighting. but, when this conflict does end, life here will never be the same. when vladimir putin came to power in russia, more than 20 years ago, he promised russians security and stability. today, his army is suffering losses in ukraine,

the economy here is suffering from sanctions, and russia is facing growing international isolation. but, from the kremlin, no hint of regret. quite the opposite. the authorities are rallying support for their offensive in ukraine. st petersburg riot police made this video to show they back it. the letter z has become the symbol for the kremlin's special operation. and many russians believe their president has got it right. "i trust him 100%," dennis says, "no, 150%." but then vladimir putin controls the media here and the messaging. without that, it would be much harder to convince his people that he is taking russia in the right direction. steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg.

if days before the academy awards, the front runners for a golden for a golden statuette, �*belfast�*, �*west side story�* and �*the power of the dog' have a surprising rival, the low—key comedy—drama, �*coda', which has a largely deaf cast, and a lead character who plays a child of deaf adults. sophie long has been to interview the cast ahead of sunday's ceremony. # i #igeta # i get a feeling i never had before. . , # i get a feeling i never had before. ., , , ., ., before. can help you get a scholarship. _ before. can help you get a scholarship. for— before. can help you get a scholarship. for ruby, - scholarship. for ruby, following _ scholarship. for ruby, following her- scholarship. for ruby, following her dreams l scholarship. for ruby, - following her dreams means leaving her struggling family at a time when they need him most. one delves deep into the painful conflict faced by many children of deaf adults, when the cost of breaking free is cutting a much—needed line of communication with the outside world. b. communication with the outside world. �* ., ., , communication with the outside world. ., ., , ., world. a lot of people have asked me. _ world. a lot of people have asked me, what _ world. a lot of people have asked me, what was - world. a lot of people have asked me, what was the i asked me, what was the

challenge working when you didn't all speak the same language, but that's what film—making is about. you are met with challenges and you find creative solutions, and this movie wasn't a challenge in that way. the challenge was getting six boats out at sea to fish, andjumping off getting six boats out at sea to fish, and jumping off rocks at the quarry. it was just such a special movie with such special people. we don't care if these guys regulate us to death. this low-budget — guys regulate us to death. this low—budget independent film bridges the gap between hearing and deaf communities and has touched the hearts of both. i think about how hard i had to fight — think about how hard i had to fight to— think about how hard i had to fight to make this movie and how— fight to make this movie and how many battles i had along the way — how many battles i had along the way over howl how many battles i had along the way over how i wanted to make — the way over how i wanted to make it — the way over how i wanted to make it come over the fact that i make it come over the fact that i wanted — make it come over the fact that i wanted to use deaf actors to play _ i wanted to use deaf actors to play these deaf roles. this is one — play these deaf roles. this is one story— play these deaf roles. this is one story from this community. there _ one story from this community. there are — one story from this community. there are countless stories out there _ there are countless stories out there that _ there are countless stories out there that haven't been told, and it— there that haven't been told, and it has— there that haven't been told, and it has been a community that— and it has been a community that has— and it has been a community that has been ignored. but i hope — that has been ignored. but i hope these projects get made now and — hope these projects get made now and i hope that other film—makers don't have to fight the way— film—makers don't have to fight the way that i did. film-makers don't have to fight the way that i did.— the way that i did. maley matlin who _ the way that i did. maley matlin who plays - the way that i did. maley matlin who plays ruby i the way that i did. maley i matlin who plays ruby was the way that i did. maley - matlin who plays ruby was not

caring but conflicted mother... mali matlin.— caring but conflicted mother... mali matlin. made history when she won the — mali matlin. made history when she won the oscar _ mali matlin. made history when she won the oscar for - mali matlin. made history when she won the oscar for best - she won the oscar for best actress. but that was 35 years ago and no deaf actress has tramped since, but coda could change that. the tramped since, but coda could change that-— change that. the fact that the film is all _ change that. the fact that the film is all about _ change that. the fact that the film is all about accessibility | film is all about accessibility and inclusivity, all that together is important but what is great — together is important but what is great is that we can see deaf— is great is that we can see deaf artists, showing off their craft, — deaf artists, showing off their craft, showing how they can jump— craft, showing how they can jump into a character and create _ jump into a character and create a _ jump into a character and create a film like this. troy kotze, who _ create a film like this. troy kotze, who fought - create a film like this. troy kotze, who fought for - create a film like this. troy | kotze, who fought for years create a film like this. troy . kotze, who fought for years to gain a foothold in the industry, could become the first deaf man to win an acting oscar. it first deaf man to win an acting oscar. , . , oscar. it is really giving folks a new _ oscar. it is really giving| folks a new perspective, oscar. it is really giving - folks a new perspective, and this perspective is something that many have never thought of. when they see deaf people, they think, oh, you can't, but actually they are dead wrong. we can, we still work hard, we fight, we support our family, we can conversed. the only difference is our language, so thatis difference is our language, so that is what is so beautiful about coda.—

that is what is so beautiful about coda. the deaf west theatre company _ about coda. the deaf west theatre company is - about coda. the deaf west theatre company is where l about coda. the deaf west | theatre company is where he started out and his success is already inspiring young actors following in his footsteps. to see a deaf actor nominated for an oscar, _ see a deaf actor nominated for an oscar, that makes me feel like i— an oscar, that makes me feel like i can— an oscar, that makes me feel like i can do this too, you know? _ like i can do this too, you know? there are so many people like me _ know? there are so many people like me that should be included in the _ like me that should be included in the industry, and it motivates me, it makes me feel like, _ motivates me, it makes me feel like. wow, — motivates me, it makes me feel like. wow, i_ motivates me, it makes me feel like, wow, i can do it too. so can coda — like, wow, i can do it too. sr can coda cause like, wow, i can do it too. 5r can coda cause this year's oscars upset and when best picture? all will be all at the 97th comedy awards on sunday. —— academy awards. before we go, just a reminder if you want to keep up with events in ukraine, as they happen, just go to our website anytime, you'll find a live page which is continually updated with the latest developments. that's all at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc app. i will be back shortly with all

the business news stories, including the latest on the impact in poland and the economic situation there with all the refugees flooding in. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @samanthatvnews see you in a minute. hello, there. there are some big changes in the weather pattern on the way, but notjust yet. on thursday, despite the haziness of the sunshine, temperatures reached 20 celsius in east yorkshire — the warmest place in the country. it's a few degrees cooler than that in northern ireland and across scotland, where we did see more cloud. and we've still got a weak weather front draped in the northern isles, bringing some damp weather here. otherwise, it's high pressure that's dominating the weather. with that stagnant air and no mixing, we've continued to see some poor air quality and we're going to find some high levels of air pollution again across some eastern parts of england in particular on friday. underneath that high pressure with clear skies, though, we start the day

on a chilly note, as we have done over the past few days. temperatures in rural areas won't be far away from freezing. there may be a few pockets of mist and fog to start the day across scotland and northern ireland but away from the northern isles, there'll be more sunshine on friday for scotland and northern ireland. plenty of sunshine for england and wales. the odd shower could pop up over the high ground in northern ireland, southern scotland, and northern england but essentially for most, it's a dry and largely sunny day and quite warm again for the time of year — 18, maybe 19 degrees for england and wales. the high pressure is still there across the uk for saturday. there is that weather front that's moving its way down into the north sea and that is bringing with it some cloud — that'll be important for the second half of the weekend. could be some mist and low cloud affecting some north—western parts of the uk but otherwise, it's another dry and mostly sunny picture and those temperatures showing little change, really, on saturday. but on sunday, we are expecting some changes. still got the high pressure, but all that moisture, all that cloud that's in the north sea is going to be dragged into that area of high pressure for the second half

of the weekend. a lot of uncertainty still about the extent of the cloud but it looks like for england and wales, there will be some cloud, at least for a while — quite low cloud, misty weather, too. where it sticks, it's going to be quite a bit cooler, but further north, across a good part of scotland and northern ireland, there's likely to be some more warm sunshine on the way. into next week, though, and this is where we see significant changes — not least because we'll start to see a northerly wind moving down, and that will really drop the temperatures. as the high recedes early next week, we've got the chance of seeing some rain and then, that northerly wind arrives — it will be much colder by day, and also colder by night.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden heads to poland after his meetings with nato and eu leaders. businesses in spain grind to a halt, hit by massive strikes and protests agains rising costs. and as the adoption of electric vehicles take off, is the infrastruucture, such as charging, keeping pace? us presidentjoe biden will travel to poland today for a bilateral meeting with president andrzej duda.

although the issue of military aid to ukraine and an increased