this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. ukraine's president zelensky says his country could become neutral — in a bid to end russia's invasion. negotiations between the two countries take place in turkey. it countries take place in turkey. is impossible to for com pletely it is impossible to force russia completely from ukrainian territory, it would lead to a third world war. i understand it, and that is why i am talking about a compromise. more peace talks scheduled this week but for now this war rages on. a bbc investigation has shed

new light on the murder of the russian opposition leader, boris nemtsov, who was shot dead in moscow in 2015. drama at the oscars. from will smith, a hug when he wins best actor, but a smack in the face for a comedian, after he makes comments about his wife. he later apologies on stage. pupils in england may face tougher targets in english and maths for primary and secondary schools. china's largest city shanghai goes into lockdown as new covid cases continue to rise. anyone testing positive is sent to hospital or forced to quarantine. hello and welcome

if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says he's prepared to discuss a formal neutral status for his country — as part of talks to end the war with russia. but he insisted any proposal would need to be put to the ukrainian people in a referendum, and the outcome guaranteed by third parties. also today, an investigation by the bbc, along with with bellingcat and the insider, has uncovered new evidence which throws light on the death of russian politican boris nemtsov in 2015. let's join my colleague ben brown — who is in lviv. yes, we are live in lviv and there are more face to face talks the peace talks scheduled for this week in istanbul between two sides. between the russian and ukrainian dell location, but what sort of peace could there be? because this

is day 33 of this war and for now the fighting rages on. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has been sketching out some of the possible details of what a peace could look like, including the idea of ukrainian neutrality guaranteed by third party, he said ukraine cannot expect to seize back all russian held territory without as he put it beginning a third world war. even so, there doesn't seem to be any early our immediate chance of any early our immediate chance of any sort of peace agreement to stop the fighting here, but at least the talks are going to carry on this week in istanbul. let us get the latest from our correspondent for mass morgan. in the western city of lviv, from their relative safety near the polish border, they're in a daily cycle of firefighting as the war reaches their doorstep. the next round of peace talks are due to start today in istanbul. speaking to independent russian journalists,

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said he would be willing to discuss adopting a point of neutral status, a major bone of contention for russia. translation: security i guarantees and neutrality, the non—nuclear status of our state. we are ready to go for it. this is the most important point. it was the main point for the russian federation, as far as i can remember. and, if i remember correctly, this is why they started the war. all this while american president joe biden was forced to deny claims that he called for a regime change in russia on saturday, whilst on a visit in poland. reporter: mr president, _ were you calling for regime change? no. the mod says the battle across northern ukraine remains largely static. no consolation for this man, however, in the northern city of chernihiv, having just

lost his son. translation: we thought this door would protect us - if something happened. suddenly i heard my wife crying and i realised what had happened. strikes north of the capital near the border with belarus and russia are frequent and devastating. chernihiv is now almost completely encircled by russian forces, with claims that the tens of thousands could remain trapped, cut off from electricity and water. as ukrainian army generals reiterate the call for weapons to help their cause, more than four weeks into this conflict there is little sign that peace is close to being found. tomos morgan, bbc news. we can talk now to lord dannatt, former uk chief of military staff. good to have you with us here. what

is your latest assessment of what is going on on the battlefield? weill. going on on the battlefield? well, ben, i think _ going on on the battlefield? well, ben, i think we _ going on on the battlefield? well, ben, i think we have _ going on on the battlefield? well, ben, i think we have all— going on on the battlefield? well, ben, i think we have all seen - going on on the battlefield? -ii ben, i think we have all seen over the last 33 days, the surprising ineffectual performance of the russian army. and the most welcome spirited defence by the ukrainians, and this of course has put president zelensky into a stronger position than probably he feared he would have been, a month ago. but i think not withstanding the fact that the russians have done so poorly, time is not on president zelensky�*s side so i think he is right to be pressing for talks at the present time, and he is also, ithink pressing for talks at the present time, and he is also, i think been sensible by offering discussions round ukraine being neutral. and that of course there is the issue of the donbas where the russian authorities say that is where they want to focus and is there is the southern issue of the crimea,

through mariupol to the donbas region, the unpalatable truth is over time, region, the unpalatable truth is overtime, if region, the unpalatable truth is over time, if this continues, the stronger position ultimately of the russians will prevail, the big battalions will prevail, and zelensky�*s position will become less strong. now, of course he is appealing to the west to produce more weapons, more ammunition and so on and the support we have been offering him hitherto but he knows we will not be able go beyond that, he can't go to a no fly, can't risk general war, a third world war so he is rightly pursuing negotiations at the present moment while he is in a position of relative strength, because he must know that in the medium to long—term his position will not be so good. because in terms of weapons supplies he is getting a lot of missiles from countries like the uk, and boris johnson promised another 6,000 missiles the other day but he is asking for tanks and plane, warplanes and he is not going to get

those because nato countries don't want to escalate their contribution to this war, is that right?- to this war, is that right? well, it is. think to this war, is that right? well, it is- think it _ to this war, is that right? well, it is. think it is— to this war, is that right? well, it is. think it is a _ to this war, is that right? well, it is. think it is a rerun _ to this war, is that right? well, it is. think it is a rerun of _ to this war, is that right? well, it is. think it is a rerun of the - is. think it is a rerun of the polish miguel aircraftf is. think it is a rerun of the polish miguel aircraft f that deal had been done quietly, mig and the aircraft had pound their way from poland to ukraine that might have been a useful contribution to the bar but for zelensky to ask for tanks and aircraft from western nations, i the can understand him asking but it would be antjudgment to nato becoming formally involved and tantamount to this becoming a much more expanded, general war, so, there, this has to be contained within the understanding of a limited war to the territory of ukraine, yes we must go on supporting the ukrainians and they are doing extremely well but come back to my earlier point, over time the russians greater strength will

begin to prevail, despite their poor performance on the battlefield, so far. so, zelensky will have several issues he has the to confront, yes, he has given up on wanting tojoin nato, yes he is willing to talk about neutrality, but then, what about neutrality, but then, what about those two eastern provinces luhansking and another one, will he insist they become part of ukraine or accept they will be part of a greater russia? there is as i mentioned before the corridor that has been opened up now, from crimea, through mariupol, through to the donbas region. his people have captured that ground, through the fighting in the last 33 days, is putin going to give it up? is zelensky going to insist it is given up? this is a major issue that will have to be talked through rather than —— round the negotiating table and the unpalatable compromise may have to be that the ukraine of the future is not the same size and

shape as the ukraine of the past. i don't like the idea of balkan indonesiaing ukraine but if we are looking for compromises that might produce long—term stability, it may have to become more palatable over time. very good to talk to you here on bbc news, thank you for your time and analysis and a lot of people here, including the head of ukrainian defence intelligence have been speculating about what could be the end of this war, and the head of defence intelligence was saying that he fears that this country could end “p he fears that this country could end up as a frozen conflict, with an effective partition like north and south korea, separately — in 2015, boris nemtsov, an opposition politician once tipped to be president of russia, was shot and killed on a bridge in the centre of moscow. his murder remains the most high—profile political assassination to have taken place in putin's russia.

at the time, five men were convicted for the shooting, but questions remain about exactly who gave the order. now, an investigation by bellingcat, the insider, and bbc eye investigations has uncovered new evidence which throws light on the case. in russia, dissent has always been a dangerous game. boris nemtsov was one of putin's most vocal critics. he denounced corruption and moscow's war in ukraine in 2014. translation: we should say enough of idiocy, we should say russia and ukraine without putin. days before he was due to hold another rally, nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge

right in front of the kremlin. olga was a close friend and colleague. it was impossible to imagine that the political opponent would be killed. just killed in the centre of moscow. five ethnic chechens, some linked to the brutal kremlin backed warlord ramzan kadyrov were convicted of his murder. but who ordered the killing? nemtsov�*s friends suspected vladimir putin himself. the kremlin has always denied the allegation. now, we have uncovered evidence which lends fresh credibility to the suspicion that the kremlin wanted boris nemtsov dead. we can reveal in the year leading up to his death, boris nemtsov was being tracked across russia by a government agent. nothing unusual in that, you might think, the kremlin keeps tabs on the opposition.

but this man wasn't some low ranking recruit on routine business. all the evidence tells us he was an officer with the fsb, russia's main security agency, and that he was deeply connected to a secret fsb assassination squad. according to his documents, his name is valery nikolaevich sukharev. through a series of data leaks we have been able to track sukharev�*s movements in the months leading up to nemtsov�*s death, and when we compare them to the known movements of nemtsov, a chilling pattern emerges. in the year running up to his murder, the travel record shows that sukharev tailed nemtsov on 13 round trips across russia. phone and travel records link agent valery sukharev to at least two apparent assassination attempts, both aimed at other prominent creditics of vladimir putin. the most well—known is opposition

leader alexei navalny, who was posened with the nerve agent novichock in 2020. it isn't clear why boris nemtsov�*s killers chose bullets instead of poison, or if the two assassination squads are linked. boris nemtsov was the most effective, the most prominent and most powerful political opponent of vladimir putin's regime, full stop, and they could not have silenced him any other way. we put these findings to the russian government and to the fsb. the kremlin denied any involvement and said this story was a fabrication. the fsb did not respond. for many russians, the killing of boris nemtsov was a glimpse behind the mask of a murderous state. seven years later, russia is engaged in an all out war in ukraine. and the mask is off. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news.

let's return to the situation in ukraine on the bat feel. the latest intelligence reports we have had from the ministry of defence in london, suggest that russian troops are being pushed back and counter attacked round the capital kyiv, but in the east of the country, they are pushing against ukrainian troops and trying to encircle and cut off ukrainian troop, here in the west where we are, in lviv closer to the polish border, there were missile attacks over the weekend, including cruise missile attacks but there hasn't been any anything over the last 2a hours but there is nervousness all over, even in areas like this which have been unaffected largely by the fighting. that is it from me here in lviv. i will hand you back to anne tae in the studio. i will hand you back to anne tae in the studio. the hollywood actor will smith has

given a tearful apology after he overshadowed the oscars by marching on stage and hitting the comedian chris rock. rock had just made a comment about the hair loss suffered by smith's wife, who has alopecia. smith later apologised to the academy — but not to rock — while picking up the best actor award for his role in king richard. with all the details of an eventful night in hollywood, here's our media and arts correspondent david sillito. after last year's rather muted pandemic oscars, which was held in a railway station, this was a full on return to old school red carpet hollywood. the 94th academy awards. this was the oscars determined to be cheerful, for best supporting actress for her role in west side story,

and troy kotsur, the father in coda, a funny and moving film about growing up in a deaf family. all was going to script, and then everything changed. chris rock made this joke about jada pinkett smith's hair loss. jada, i love you. gi jane 2, can't wait to see it. all right? her husband, will smith, suddenly took to the stage. uh—oh, richard! oh, wow! wow! will smith... the mics were cut, but the bewilderment — and fury — were more than clear. that was the greatest night in the history of television. audience laughs. a few minutes later, will smith was back on stage to receive his first oscar for his role as richard williams, the father of venus and serena williams. and a long, tearful speech about being protective of his family,

and what had just happened. denzel said to me a few minutes ago, he said, "at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you." audience applauds. i want to apologise to the academy, i want to apologise to all my fellow nominees. erm... this is a beautiful moment, and i'm not... ..i'm not crying forwinning an award. it's not about winning an award for me. it's about being able to shine a light. all around, people were trying to process what they had seen. the photos capture the full force of the blow.

are you excited to announce best picture? oh, yes. and the oscar goes to... 0k. coda! meanwhile, the show continued. and the finale, the best picture oscar, went to that small budget film coda, all about growing up in a deaf family. a story about inclusion and following your dreams. the oscar voters rewarding a film that is funny, heartfelt, uplifting. but it's probably not what people will rememberfrom the night. david sillito, bbc news. joining us from los angeles is sandro monetti, editor in chief for hollywood international film—maker magazine. ita in the studio. you were reporting on the ceremony when the incident happened, it wept, didn't it from laughter to awkward laughter, to everyonejust didn't it from laughter to awkward laughter, to everyone just asking themselves what has just happened? tell us about it as you experienced it? ~ �* , ., , .,

tell us about it as you experienced it? �*, ., , ., .,, it? well, it's now several hours since the _ it? well, it's now several hours since the slap _ it? well, it's now several hours since the slap heard _ it? well, it's now several hours since the slap heard round - it? well, it's now several hours since the slap heard round the| since the slap heard round the world, and my feelings are about it are just the same. i'm appalled, world, and my feelings are about it arejust the same. i'm appalled, so let down by will smith who has always been an inspirational ray of light, someone who has put notion but positivity into the world and now in the greatest moment of his career, he sends an ugly message. when it happened, ijust knew immediately, that it wasn't something scripted. you would tell by the way the audio was cut and also the confusion in the room at the time. yes, thejoke also the confusion in the room at the time. yes, the joke wasn't funny, yes, well done will for defending his wife but think there were so many better ways to protest, walk out of the, walk out the oscar, do some finger pointing, but, you

know, just reacting with a slap to the face, sends a horrible message. and will smith has apologised to the academy, to his follow nominees, but not to chris rock, does he need do that, to you think and does chris rock need to apologise to jada pinkett—smith? it is rock need to apologise to jada pinkett-smith?— rock need to apologise to jada pinkett-smith? it is such a great cuestion, pinkett-smith? it is such a great question. the — pinkett-smith? it is such a great question, the answer _ pinkett-smith? it is such a great question, the answer opens - pinkett-smith? it is such a great question, the answer opens up l pinkett-smith? it is such a great. question, the answer opens up what is the future of comedy? there has been so much talk about historical tweets, comedians apologising for old joke, tweets, comedians apologising for oldjoke, is? going to tweets, comedians apologising for old joke, is? going to change the way award shows, comedy itself happen, going forward? what are going to be the security arrangements at award shows, do we have to protect people on stage from the fellow talent? there are more questions than answers at this stage, as hollywood is in shock. i agree with you, there are more questions than answer, people are

trying to assimilate what has happened and think what is, you know, what are the answers to the questions and undoubtedly it has overshadowed lots of amazing stories from the night, coda, kenneth branagh, jane campion, will smith's own first oscar win, pick for us if you would your highlights from the show. i know what you are getting at but what has happened is completely overshadowed, it doesn't matter that that wonderful movie coda won, it didn't matter about those heart—warming speeches and those great moments, because this... really really, it doesn't matter? of course it matters? h0. really really, it doesn't matter? of course it matters?— course it matters? no, it is overshadowed, _ course it matters? no, it is overshadowed, in - course it matters? no, it is overshadowed, in 94 - course it matters? no, it is overshadowed, in 94 years| course it matters? no, it is l overshadowed, in 94 years of course it matters? no, it is - overshadowed, in 94 years of the academy awards, you have never had anything like this or any awards, i think back to kanye running on stage at the mtv awards in 2009 to interrupt taylor swift's speech. he didn't hit her, what we have seen is an act of assault in my opinion,

there are millions of witnesses around the world, and will smith has been a hero to me and i have loved interviewing that guy and i really don't know what he needs to to do here but there is a lot of work to be done, because i think is a very bad message about conflict resolution. yes, definitely stand up for yourfamily resolution. yes, definitely stand up for your family but this has totally overshadowed about the other winner, nobody is talking about them. it is a selfish thing to do it nobody is talking about them. it is a selfish thing to do— a selfish thing to do it has robbed them of the _ a selfish thing to do it has robbed them of the attention _ a selfish thing to do it has robbed them of the attention they - a selfish thing to do it has robbed them of the attention they would | them of the attention they would otherwise have had but there are really important stories from the wins, that i think will emerge, whether it is you know, coda, that amazing film, whether it is about the streaming services and their role in movie production, so there is lots there to talk about. admittedly it is never getting the air time it probably deserves right

now. it air time it probably deserves right now. . . , air time it probably deserves right now. , ., , ., air time it probably deserves right now. , . , ., now. it is really a turning point in hollywood _ now. it is really a turning point in hollywood history _ now. it is really a turning point in hollywood history in _ now. it is really a turning point in hollywood history in so _ now. it is really a turning point in hollywood history in so many- now. it is really a turning point in i hollywood history in so many ways, you mentioned this is the first streaming service to win best picture, testify apple against netflix here, what a changing of the guard that is in the oscars used to be the preserve of the hollywood studios, now we know where the real power is. and also, there has been this massive disconnect between what is popular with the audience, and what critics are rewarding, i would say it's the greatest gap in the history of the oscar, for the first 74 year, the nominated best pictures were usually round top five, for the last 20 years they have averaged 45, so there is a huge difference between what the voters are seeing and what the audiences at home are seeing and so as we approach the 100th oscars it has an uncertain future, going into today's, last

night's event, the academy was facing an existential crisis, the membership was in revolt about many categories being dumped from the live section of the ceremony, their tv ratings were down and they couldn't get any traction on social media to attract young audience, well they have got it now. thank you very much. editor in chief for hollywood international film—maker magazine. let us know here about what you think about what happened, between will smith and chris rock you get in touch with me and the team at twitter. hopefully we can read out some of your comments. our correspondent sophie long in la gave this update from the vanity fair oscar after party red carpet — where she spoke to one of the stars of that oscar winning movie, oscar winning movie, coda.

congratulations i am happy tore here i was congratulations i am happy tore here i was holding — congratulations i am happy tore here i was holding on _ congratulations i am happy tore here i was holding on to _ congratulations i am happy tore here i was holding on to my _ congratulations i am happy tore here i was holding on to my seat, - congratulations i am happy tore here i was holding on to my seat, i - congratulations i am happy tore here i was holding on to my seat, i was i i was holding on to my seat, i was so anxious, we are were holding hands we're millia, we freaked out. it is a beautiful moment, to see troy win before us too. it is like finally, after 35 years, marlee did it by herself and someone else is doing it. it is history for ourself, for the deaf community. in the future our people will try it. there will be more opportunities for everyone. so will be more opportunities for everyone-— will be more opportunities for eve one. ,., .,, everyone. so your film went in as the underdog. — everyone. so your film went in as the underdog, it _ everyone. so your film went in as the underdog, it was _ everyone. so your film went in as the underdog, it was nominated l everyone. so your film went in as l the underdog, it was nominated for three oscars, it won them all, that was the best possible scenario for you right? was the best possible scenario for ou riuht? , , �* , was the best possible scenario for ouriuht? , , �*, ., ., you right? oh, yes, it's a dream come true. _ you right? oh, yes, it's a dream come true. i— you right? oh, yes, it's a dream come true, i am _ you right? oh, yes, it's a dream come true, i am so _ you right? oh, yes, it's a dream come true, i am so thankful - you right? oh, yes, it's a dream come true, i am so thankful to l you right? oh, yes, it's a dream. come true, i am so thankful to all of you who voted and supported the movie. what is important we told our story and it made everyone feel connected. it is about family, still and connection and in general, so, again, i am so happy that it came out during covid, because that is

what we needed. you can see the family in coda, such a positive message, i am looking forward to seeing more deaf actors. i message, i am looking forward to seeing more deaf actors.- message, i am looking forward to seeing more deaf actors. i have to ask ou, seeing more deaf actors. i have to ask you. everyone _ seeing more deaf actors. i have to ask you, everyone has _ seeing more deaf actors. i have to ask you, everyone has wanted - seeing more deaf actors. i have to ask you, everyone has wanted to i seeing more deaf actors. i have to i ask you, everyone has wanted to talk about this tonight, before the oscars when we met you told me you were so excited to have met will smith, he was the guy you wanted to hang outwith. everyone is talking ant him tonight. what is your view on what happened in that room this evening?. on what happened in that room this evenin: ?. . , ., , evening?. really, i mean, it is reall , evening?. really, i mean, it is really. he _ evening?. really, i mean, it is really. he is — evening?. really, i mean, it is really, he is human, _ evening?. really, i mean, it is really, he is human, so, - evening?. really, i mean, it is really, he is human, so, like,| evening?. really, i mean, it is really, he is human, so, like, i evening?. really, i mean, it is- really, he is human, so, like, i am really, he is human, so, like, iam just happy for his success and we are human, the stuff we go through is crazy, like the coda movie. we have been in a different environment and with people being negative, so again, yes, i love will. really, another thing, again, yes, i love will. really, anotherthing, if again, yes, i love will. really, another thing, if it is something else happened i wouldn't talk about it again, he is human. bud else happened i wouldn't talk about it again, he is human.— it again, he is human. and a wonderful— it again, he is human. and a wonderful night _ it again, he is human. and a wonderful night for- it again, he is human. and a wonderful night for your - it again, he is human. and a - wonderful night for your on-screen wonderful night for your on—screen father, you must feel elated for him and sian who has been with you on

this journey all the way through. oh, yes, again, the first person who i think —— thank is sian, because she wrote the story, she made this our characters the life, she believed in us and she is the one who fought for us, we needed real deft actors and we are wing all these things, it shows that is the right way to do it. and authentic casting is the way to make the movie. i am still in shock, i don't know what to say.— movie. i am still in shock, i don't know what to say. how are you going to celebrate — know what to say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? _ know what to say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? i _ know what to say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? i don't - know what to say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? i don't know. i to celebrate tonight? i don't know. i am auoin to celebrate tonight? i don't know. i am going to _ to celebrate tonight? i don't know. i am going to see _ to celebrate tonight? i don't know. i am going to see what _ to celebrate tonight? i don't know. i am going to see what is _ to celebrate tonight? i don't know. | i am going to see what is happening here, i hope i can dance with heavy bass so i can feel it. i here, i hope i can dance with heavy bass so i can feel it.— bass so i can feel it. i can you see ou are bass so i can feel it. i can you see you are covered — bass so i can feel it. i can you see you are covered in _ bass so i can feel it. i can you see you are covered in lipstick. - bass so i can feel it. i can you see you are covered in lipstick. so - bass so i can feel it. i can you see j you are covered in lipstick. so you are already having a wonderful evening. i will let you carry on and do that. congratulations, and thank you so much for stopping to talk to us. no problem, i love talking to bbc. i love you guy, thank you.-

no problem, i love talking to bbc. i love you guy, thank you. thank you so much. i love you guy, thank you. thank you so much- 0ne _ i love you guy, thank you. thank you so much. one of— i love you guy, thank you. thank you so much. one of the _ i love you guy, thank you. thank you so much. one of the stars _ i love you guy, thank you. thank you so much. one of the stars of - i love you guy, thank you. thank you so much. one of the stars of the - so much. one of the stars of the film coda that won best picture tonight. huge cheers for them. you can see how happy that man s his co—star making history win the best supporting actor, the first man to do so. marley mat lynn, the first deaf person to win an oscar, 35 years ago, so a massive celebration, all the cast including emilia jones. that was sophie long talking to daniel durrant. celebrating the oscar wins for coda. in the uk, the government has published plans to drive up attendance following the pandemic in england's schools. there's also a promise to improve standards across the board in english and maths. the aim is to raise average gcse grades, and ensure that nine out of ten children are at the expected standard when they leave primary school. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been to a village school near hereford to find out more.

58 times one gives us 58. to find out more. we subtract that. to find out more. in the heart of herefordshire, a village school. what's our next move? but the maths they're learning is nothing like their parents' lessons. it's 161. yes, that's it. what ten and 11—year—olds study now... three, plus our nine... ..is tougher than ten years ago, and the same is true for english grammar, something all these year six pupils have to navigate. i absolutely love maths. ijust love working with numbers. i don't like writing at all. i and i really struggle with it. that's why i use a laptop. i like challenging myself and finding out different ways to do stuff. "traces of the yellow—eyed, raven—coloured..." bursting with creativity, and stuffed full of grammar... "..black heart is emptier- than their kitchen cupboards." ..these year fives will face end of primary tests next year. the standard that children are expected to get to at the end of year six, has actually been

raised quite recently, so children are already working at a much higher level than they were ten years ago. so, they're already doing sort of the work that children would have done in years seven and eight. before the pandemic, around two thirds of children were leaving primary school at the standard expected for their year group. now the government is saying that, over the next few years, schools have to get nine out of ten children to that standard. that's a target for the whole of england, not for each school. ask questions and it helps you learn. that was the best thing i ever did. after meeting some secondary pupils, the education secretary told me there will also be a push to raise gcse grades in maths and english. it's not about more pressure on the children, it's about more support. if a child has fallen behind in maths or english,

that the teacher will support that child, and will then engage with the parents. for parents who listen to this, and who worry about more academic pressure going into schools, and they may not have a child who is particularly academically focused, what do you say to them? we're looking to make sure that your child leaves primary school able to read, write and do maths to a standard that allows them to do well in secondary school. forest school is just one of the many extra ways of learning here. this primary wants to keep a balance for children, and parents told me that is important. there's so much for them to learn, and i think primary schools should be about a time when they're enjoying life and getting to know who they are, because they've got many years ahead of them of exams. i do worry about the amount of anxiety children are going through, especially after the pandemic. and not everybody's academic. so, i've got one child

who's really academic, and one that's not quite so academic, and, you know, you just want them to be happy. schools and pupils are recovering after the pandemic. some parts of england are much further behind, a challenge to these plans. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, herefordshire. lets read some of your tweets about what happened at the oscars, what will smith did to chris rock, after his comments aboutjada pinkett smith's hair. people are still being killed in putin's vicious war against ukraine, we are getting apoplectic about will smith, who actually cares? chris on twitter says everybody is worried about the punch on his conduct, chris rock was the perpetrator, he made an

unprovoked joke about somebody�*s disability in front of millions and the media is glossing over the pot. keep your comments coming in. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's gavin. good morning. ukrainian world indoor champion yaroslava mahuchikh has been speaking to bbc sport following a 2000 kilometre journey, over three days, from her home in dnipro to belgrade. mahuchikh, who won gold in the high jump at the championships in belgrade last week, was told not to return home and has been trying to find somewhere to live and train. she has been staying in germany but travels to turkey today fora training camp. physically, i was so good, like what i did before. but mentally, my heart remains to ukraine, to my father, to the people who stayed in ukraine, to protect our country. i read the news

every day, but they say it will be difficult for you, but you must forget it for a while, for people, and focus on the track, and show good results for your country. the canadian men's national team finally ended a 36 year world cup drought after thrashing jamaica 4—0 in toronto. it means they've qualified for qatar with canada's all time top goal scorer cyle larin, and tajon buchanan put canada 2—0 up at half—time beforejunior hoilett and an adrian mariappa own goal sealed the victory. men's golf has a new world number one. it's american scottie scheffler after he beat compatriot kevin kisner to win the wgc match play in texas. it is a meteoric rise up the rankings from obscurity for scheffler, who ends the 36—week stay of spain'sjon rahm at the top of the rankings after three

tournament wins in 2022. britain's cameron norrie has reached the fourth round of the miami open for the first time, beating hugo gaston of france. the british number one's serve was broken in the first game — but recovered to take the set six games to three. he controlled the second, but squandered seven match points before winning on the eighth and moving into the last 16 — to face norway's casper ruud. nick krygios is also through too. world champion max versatappen won the saudi arabia grand prix, after an intense race—long battle with charles leclerc for his first victory of the season. the battle occasionally bordered on farce as the two slowed down almost to a stop at times to try to work the drs overtaking zones to their advantage, but verstappen edged it by 0.5 seconds after making the decisive mov. lewis hamilton was a lowly tenth after starting much further back on the grid. his mercedes team mate george russell finished fifth to overtake him in the drivers' standings. england captainjoe root survived the post ashes cull of senior roles, but after another bruising series defeat he's facing fresh scrutiny.

after losing the final test in west indies, with it went the series, one which was meant to be the big reset in test cricket after the embarassment in australia in the winter. this is their fourth straight series defeat. just one win in 17 matches — they've not had a run like this since the 80s. so should joe root remain as captain? iam i am still very passionate about taking this team forward. i feel like the support of the dressing room behind me, and i'm desperate to turn that round, and to see them smiling and celebrating. because, you know, we don't feel that far away. it's an easy thing to say i am probably a frustration for a lot of people together. at i'm very passionate about taking it forward. hopefully that will be the case. biniam girmay made history as the first african cyclist to win a one—day classic, as he triumphed in the gent—wevelgem on sunday. girmay was part of a four—rider breakaway

in the last 30km and sprinted to victory with 250m to go. after his win grimay said "we just changed my plan a few days ago on friday. we just came for a good result. this race is amazing, unbelievable. this changes a lot in the future, especially for all african riders," what a win indeed. that's all the support for now. —— support. let's get more now on the latest situation in ukraine. president volodymyr zelensky says he's prepared to discuss a formal neutral status for his country as part of talks to end the war with russia. but he has insisted that any proposal would need to be put to the ukrainian people in a referendum and the outcome guaranteed by third parties. the next round of face—to—face negotiations between ukraine and russia take place this week in turkey. meanwhile, the white house has sought to clarify comments made by president biden about vladimir putin's leadership.

over the weekend, mr biden made a comment saying mr putin �*cannot remain in power�*. but senior white house figures, including the president himself, say the united states is not seeking regime change in moscow. doctors in some areas of ukraine say they ve begun seeing a sharp rise in the number of women giving birth prematurely, as the conflict enters its second month. the head of a perinatal centre in the city of kharkiv said that half the births there over the past week had been premature, with rises also reported in the western city of lviv. hospitals across the country have struggled to manage the demands of fragile infants with the constant threat of bombardment, as our correspondent lucy williamson reports from lviv. the incubators at lviv's perinatal clinic are home to some of ukraine's smallest refugees. like viktoria, born weighing just 800 grams. her mother, irina, believes the stress of spending days in a bunker in kyiv contributed

to the early birth. doctors here are seeing a rise in the premature birth rate since the conflict began. and at one specialist clinic in the besieged city of kharkiv, it has jumped to three times the normal rate. 50% of all deliveries. a result, the director says, of the war. translation: infections, - lack of medical help, bad nutrition. war creates a risk of premature birth. the smallest child was born three days ago and weighs just over 600 grams. a girl called polina. you can't take a child of 600 grams to the basement. it would be a one—way trip. so we made the decision to stay with the children on the ward and live through the bombings together with them. viktoria's twin sister, veronika, has already left intensive care. when the air raid siren sounds, irina takes veronika down to the bomb shelter.

she has to leave viktoria behind on the ward, because she's too fragile to move. translation: emotionally it's really hard. _ it's like splitting my heart between them. one baby stays with me, another with doctors, and my heart bleeds. but i understand that, in this situation, we just have to be strong. hospitals like this have been hit before, and staff here are worried. they've sandbagged some of the upper wards, but they are also building this new underground bunker to house the most fragile babies in incubators. olga fled here from kyiv. it took three days, she said, during which she couldn't eat or drink from fear. translation: have you heard of the saying animal fear, - it is a fear that makes your skin hurt, you are so scared you can't eat or think.

when i arrived in lviv, the doctor said i lost three and a half kilos and that my baby is' lives were in danger, because their development stopped. olga's twins have now started growing again. her five—year—old son asks her every day when his brothers will come. olga is russian. her husband, ukrainian. their family, a refuge. the countries at war. well, more than ten million people are believed to have fled their homes in ukraine because of the russian invasion — that's according to the united nations high commissioner for refugees. it's led to a humanitarian crisis — with aid agencies providing help with food and shelter. joining me now from lviv is james elder — a senior advisor at unicef. pa rents pa re nts wa nt parents want to give their newborns the very best start in life. what we are seeing here, for many newborns in ukraine, and for their mothers, the exact opposite of that. what is

unicef doing to try to help? well, exactl . unicef doing to try to help? well, exactly. women _ unicef doing to try to help? well, exactly. women having _ unicef doing to try to help? well, exactly. women having babies . unicef doing to try to help? -ii exactly. women having babies in bunkers across the country. our response has been exactly that, across the country, you hear of reports in various cities, but unicef have been getting emergency medical equip and, midwifery equipment to about 50 hospitals and clinics in nine districts of the country. it is life—saving support, hand—in—hand with water, generators, water purification tablets. this is the critical, life—saving support we are starting to get across the country. it's very important to remember that we hear of cities like mariupol, that are suffocating under siege. there are many others, many cities that remain out of reach right now as humanitarian corridors are not respected. the right now as humanitarian corridors are not respected.— right now as humanitarian corridors are not respected. the true scale in the true magnitude _ are not respected. the true scale in the true magnitude of _ are not respected. the true scale in the true magnitude of the - are not respected. the true scale in the true magnitude of the suffering | the true magnitude of the suffering isn't fully known yet, is it? ila.

isn't fully known yet, is it? no, it's really _ isn't fully known yet, is it? no, it's really not. _ isn't fully known yet, is it? no, it's really not. we _ isn't fully known yet, is it? no, it's really not. we just - isn't fully known yet, is it? iirr, it's really not. we just know that there are many, many children who remain trapped in bunkers. there is more than 1000, as we speak, that have been spending the night in the metro station, in kharkiv. one in two children, a mind—boggling number, one in two ukrainian children in this country have had to flee from their homes, from their neighbourhoods, from their safety, in the last month. this is a scale we have not seen since world war ii. this is why our organisation like unicef is sending trucks out, putting containers on the back of trains. again, indiscriminate shooting in the civilian areas, a lack of respect for humanitarian corridors, these make... particularly the children and pregnant mums, it is really, really torturous. . pregnant mums, it is really, really torturous. , ., , ., , .

torturous. based on your experience workin: in torturous. based on your experience working in conflict _ torturous. based on your experience working in conflict zones _ torturous. based on your experience working in conflict zones and - torturous. based on your experience working in conflict zones and other l working in conflict zones and other parts of the world, what are your concerns about the outcomes for children, whether they are newborns or young children who find themselves in a situation like this? i think it is trauma. whether we see crises and conflicts from yemen, last year we reach this terrible toll of 10,000 children being killed or maimed in the conflict, the longer children are exposed to fighting, the longer that they seek refuge in bunkers, i talk to mothers who lie over their children at night, notjust to keep them warm, but to try and offer additional support from the shelling and shrapnel that is flying around. they tell their children i'll be here so you're safe from the bombs. hundreds of thousands of children, before

they go to a neighbouring country. it is scarring kids, it has long—term effects of them, their development and mental health. we do a lot of work on that. we have volunteers counselling. but the scale of the conflict is terrifying for those kids affected.- for those kids affected. james, thank you _ for those kids affected. james, thank you so — for those kids affected. james, thank you so much _ for those kids affected. james, thank you so much for- for those kids affected. james, thank you so much for talking l for those kids affected. james, | thank you so much for talking to for those kids affected. james, - thank you so much for talking to us. we will leave it there because we are having a few issues with the line. good luck with your continued work. james elder, senior adviser at unicef in lviv. china has announced its biggest city—wide lockdown since the covid outbreak began more than two years ago. the city of shanghai will be locked down in two stages over nine days while authorities carry out covid—19 testing. in this city of some 25 million people, public transport will be suspended and firms and factories must halt operations or work remotely. the important financial hub has battled a new wave of infections for nearly a month, registering a new record for daily numbers on monday

with 3500 new cases. our china correspondent, robin brant, says the order has triggered panic—buying this is as far as i can go at the moment. as you can see, the barriers are down, the entrances are sealed off. i am on the eastern side of shanghai, and this whole swathes of the city has been locked down. it's going to be like that for the next few days. this is a city that is home to almost 25 million people, and that is why these measures are so significant this time round, because of the sheer scale and the financial significance of shanghai is to the rest of china as well. they are doing it in swathes, eastern side first. people are being confined to their compounds, their houses, their apartments. mass citywide testing is happening again. you get the occasional delivery

here, but that is about it. public transport has been shut. the city is being sealed off as well for the rest of china, you need a negative covid test to exit shanghai at the moment. these destructions are going to be imposed on the western side of shanghai in a few days' time. what we have is a nine—day lockdown, imposed by the authorities. it's that blunt, sometimes brutal instrument as they try to contain the resurgent covid—19 outbreak in the resurgent covid—19 outbreak in the country. they thought they had banished it. but omicron has meant that the confirmed new cases are increasing. what is happening is that strategy of what the leadership year calls its dynamic zero covert is being tested to the extreme. it is being tested to the extreme. it is also being subtly adapted. the uk's transport secretary

will write to the chief executive of p80 ferries today — telling him to rehire the 800 staff he sacked without notice earlier this month. grant shapps will warn peter hebblethwaite he plans to change the law to make sure all ferry operators serving uk ports pay at least the minimum wage. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent adam fleming and i asked him what mr shapps' letter will say. we have not seen it yet. it will be published later, so we can reach a judgment when we see it in black and white. what is happening this week is that the government back i will close a loophole in the law which means that seafarers working in british waters can be paid below the national minimum wage. so, they are going to close that loophole. in this letter, grant shapps is then going to pylon a bit of political pressure and say to piano, if this is what is happening, you might as well rehire the people you and pay them at least the minimum wage. the government matter is doing one thing for definite, changing the law, but then this little extra bit in the

latter is a bit of political pressure, trying to create some political incentive for the company to take on the workers again. sources close to the transport secretary admit that the government is powerless to make them take them back and they are not proposing to change the law to make sure these people are rehired. it is about the terms of what their replacements will be paid. separately, as you refer to, the company themselves saying they broke the law, that is now subject to arbitration, a legal process between the individual staff members on the company.- process between the individual staff members on the company. briefly come on the minimum — members on the company. briefly come on the minimum wage _ members on the company. briefly come on the minimum wage issue, _ members on the company. briefly come on the minimum wage issue, can - members on the company. briefly come on the minimum wage issue, can the i on the minimum wage issue, can the government make real change here, if ferries are registered in another country? ferries are registered in another count ? , ., ' , country? good question. officials sa it isa country? good question. officials say it is a tricky — country? good question. officials say it is a tricky combination i country? good question. officials say it is a tricky combination of i say it is a tricky combination of international and national law, and the law of the seas, and we will get much more details on the transport secretary later this week, because we will have a statement to parliament. we will explain how the

loophole will be change. we will get an impact assessment from the government, paperwork suggesting what difference it would make to employees. what difference it would make to employees-— north korea has an extensive prison system, which is often used to jail people seen as enemies of, or threats to, the control wielded by kim jong—un. it's a hidden part of a highly secretive regime, but a group of investigators have put together a 3d computer model of what a north korean detention center looks like. our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, has the details. the prison modelled as a detention centre a few miles within the north korean border. many of the detainees were caught trying to escape north korea and sent back from china to this detention centre. what we can say within the model is that many of the detainees crawl through a tiny door, only about a metre high. many believe it has done so that detainees are kept on their hands and knees. when they go into the cellar to small, with about nine people inside. they all have to sit

cross legged for about 12 hours a day, with their hands on their knees. they are not allowed to talk, they are only given a break to eat and to sleep. when it comes to food, they are only given a few corn husks a day to eat. when the korea future group are looking into the database, they found just over 5000 human rights violations. and they have identified nearly 600 alleged perpetrators. that is what makes the database very different. it's incredibly different david mather detailed. they also used international legal experts, in the hope that they can bring each of those perpetrators, one day, to justice. when it comes to those human rights violations, we are talking about the widespread use of torture, starvation, forced abortions, pervasive sexual abuse and executions, including the killing of newborn babies, which they heard evidence about within the database. when it comes to getting

to the point ofjustice, many people say it is unlikely. but we have spoken to two survivors from that detention centre. what they hope is that this report will one day bring them that a step closer.- them that a step closer. laura bicker. reports from north korea have quoted kim jong—un as saying that his country will continue developing �*formidable striking capabilities�*. it comes as the united states has called for tougher sanctions after the north korean leader oversaw the test of the country�*s largest ever ballistic missile last week. the parliament of el salvador has approved a state of emergency after a spate of gang—related murders on saturday. the new law restricts the right to assembly, allows arrests without a warrant and the monitoring of communications. police said there had been 62 murders in the latest 24 hour period. the israeli government says arab foreign ministers taking part in an unprecedented summit in israel have condemned a gun attack in which two police officers were killed.

the islamic state group said it carried out the shootings. israeli officials say the gunmen, both arab israelis, were themselves shot dead in the town of hadera. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been attending the summit in the negev desert. the portuguese island of saojorge, in the azores archipelago off the atlantic coast, is on alert after over a thousand small earthquakes since saturday. officials say this could signal an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. the last major earthquake in the azores was in 1980 which killed more than 60 people. a huge wildfire has engulfed an island off the west coast of scotland. it happened on gruinard island, which was used for biological experiments during world war two. the scottish fire and rescue service had released warnings about wildfires, following a spell of dry weather.

now come a moment to read some more of your comments about events at the oscars. specifically will smith�*s slap of chris rock after his comments aboutjadeja pinkett comments about jadeja pinkett smith�*s comments aboutjadeja pinkett smith�*s hair loss. i support will smith, his wife was publicly offended at one of the most viewed offence of the year. therefore, publicly embarrassed. when is it ok to make fun of summary�*s disability and get away with it? phil gray said it was a low blow from chris rock to make a joke about to hail us, we should be held accountable for when we were on somebody emotionally. another says i do not advocate violence. ali hollingworth, i don�*t condone will smith�*s action, but his wife are suffering alopecia, a very upsetting condition. thank you for

sending in your comments. we will be covering that story throughout the day. you are watching bbc news. hello. some more spring warmth across much of the uk today, but it is a weaker big weather changes. it's is a weaker big weather changes. it�*s going to get notjust holder but we are going to see things turn windier and wintry as well with some sleet and snow in places. out there today we will see temperatures in the warmer spots at 17 or 19 degrees. at cold arctic air, denoted by the blue colours in the chart flood southwards as we go to the week. by thursday, looking at temperatures made single figures. it will feel colder than that in the wind. more on that in a minute. let�*s get back to what is happening out there for the rest of today. for most it is fine. sunny after early mist and fog. to the far north of the glen durrant east of scotland, there is the chance of one or two mango showers and take a cloud

towards orkney and shetland. in the sunshine, 16 and 17, western scotland, 18 or 19 degrees to southern part of the men. temperatures still largely above—average. as we go through tonight, we will start to see showers fading away through part of building on. it will turn wetter. showers to the channel islands and to southern counties of england. frost is less likely, mainly towards parts of western scotland. then we go to tomorrow, this weather feature towards the south, bringing some showers in southern counties. there is the weather front that will bring more on the way of the weather change. already pushing through orkney and shetland, into the grampians, outbreaks of rain, turning wintry and shetland later in the day. away from that, showers in the day. away from that, showers in the south, mostly dry and sunny spells. dry and cool in eastern areas. temperatures dropping relative to today. closer to where we should be the stage of march. the colder areas already there in the north of scotland. single figure temperatures. the weather front on wednesday are sitting there across northern england and southern

scotland, northern ireland, the northern edge of it will see some snow on the hills. to the north of that, sunshine and snow showers, where the snow showers will be reaching sea level. staying dry in the south. the last dregs of something a bit milder. already, for the midlands northwards, it will feel much colder. colder still as we go through wednesday night and into thursday morning. we could see some rain turning to snow across east anglia, parts of the south east, central and southern england. to the north of that we will see sunshine and snow showers again, may be a bit of sleet and hail mixed in. a pretty windy day towards the south—east corner, and that will add to the chill. temperatures in single figures for most, feeling closer to freezing in the strength of the wind.

this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: ukraine�*s president zelensky says his country could become neutral, in a bid to end russia�*s invasion. negotiations between the two countries take place in turkey. translation: i understand it's impossible _ translation: i understand it's impossible to — translation: i understand it's impossible to force _ translation: i understand it's impossible to force russia i impossible to force russia completely from ukrainian territory. it would lead to a third world war. it would lead to a third world war. i understand it, and that�*s why i�*m talking about a compromise. i am ben brown, live in lviv. more talks scheduled this week but for now this war rages on. drama at the oscars.

drama at the oscars as the american actor will smith hits one of the presenters of ceremony, chris rock, in the face. pupils in england may face tougher targets in english and maths for primary and secondary schools. china s largest city, shanghai, goes into lockdown as new covid cases continue to rise. anyone testing positive is sent to hospital or forced to quarantine. ukraine�*s president, volodymyr zelensky, says he�*s prepared to discuss a formal neutral status for his country — as part of talks to end the war with russia. but he insisted any proposal would need to be put to the ukrainian people in a referendum, and the outcome guaranteed by third parties. meanwhile, the white house has clarified president biden�*s comments, saying he was not calling for regime change in moscow, when the president said vladimir putin "cannot remain in power". let�*s join my colleague

ben brown, who is in lviv. thank you very much indeed. in a video call with russian journalists which moscow warned local media outlets not to report, mr zelensky said the kremlin�*s demand for disarmament was out of the question. but he accepted there were areas of potential compromise. reports from a ukraininan official say they don�*t expect any major breakthroughs. tomos morgan reports. we gather that peace talks are getting under way this week in istanbul. mr zelensky has talked about the idea of neutrality being put on the table. but whether there will be territorial compromises as well, wejust will be territorial compromises as well, we just don�*t know. the will be territorial compromises as well, wejust don�*t know. the head of defence intelligence in ukraine suggested that he fears this country could end up being divided, in a frozen conflict, like north and

south korea. in the western city of lviv, from their relative safety near the polish border, they�*re in a daily cycle of firefighting as the war reaches their doorstep. the next round of peace talks is due to start today in istanbul. speaking to independent russian journalists, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said he would be willing to discuss adopting a point of neutral status, a major bone of contention for russia. translation: security i guarantees and neutrality, the non—nuclear status of our state. we are ready to go for it. this is the most important point. it was the main point for the russian federation, as far as i can remember. and, if i remember correctly, this is why they started the war. all this while american president joe biden was forced to deny claims that he called for a regime change in russia on saturday, whilst on a visit in poland. reporter: mr president, _ were you calling for regime change?

no. the mod says the battle across northern ukraine remains largely static. no consolation for this man, however, in the northern city of chernihiv, having just lost his son. translation: we thought this door would protect us - if something happened. suddenly i heard my wife crying and i realised what had happened. strikes north of the capital near the border with belarus and russia are frequent and devastating. chernihiv is now almost completely encircled by russian forces, with claims that the tens of thousands could remain trapped, cut off from electricity and water. as ukrainian army generals reiterate the call for weapons to help their cause, more than four weeks into this conflict there is little sign that peace is close to being found.

tomos morgan, bbc news. with me is the deputy mayor of lviv, serhiy kiral. thank you very much for being with us. we had an attack on the city over the weekend, a missile attack. how worried are you that this city is being drawn into the war? this ci is not is being drawn into the war? i�*u 3 city is not separate from the rest of ukraine. there is not a single community in ukraine which can feel safe. it�*s true, there is heavy bombardment in parts of some cities in the east of ukraine, mariupol, and chernihiv, which is completely bombed. cities in the west of ukraine, they were bombed from the first days of the war, and these recent attacks we are always ready

for anything to happen because nobody knows what will happen next. we don�*t know which civilian cities are infrastructure the kremlin will decide to bomb.— decide to bomb. they seem to be counterattacking _ decide to bomb. they seem to be counterattacking in _ decide to bomb. they seem to be counterattacking in some - decide to bomb. they seem to be counterattacking in some areas i counterattacking in some areas around the capital, kyiv. how do you see this war going at the moment? it has been going for more than a month, and a lot of people around the world have been surprised about how well ukrainian troops have been fighting, and how strongly they have been resisting. it is fighting, and how strongly they have been resisting.— been resisting. it is evident today, robabl , been resisting. it is evident today, probably. for— been resisting. it is evident today, probably, for everyone _ been resisting. it is evident today, probably, for everyone in - been resisting. it is evident today, probably, for everyone in the i been resisting. it is evident today, | probably, for everyone in the world that the kremlin�*s plans for the short and quick blitzkrieg, a three orfour des war, have short and quick blitzkrieg, a three or four des war, have failed, short and quick blitzkrieg, a three orfour des war, have failed, and they seem to have extreme problems with morale in the army, among their soldiers, who are defecting, the

equipment and also there is a lot of evidence that there was a lot of corruption and money stolen, the equipment breaking down, and probably the only solution they have found, which is basically a crime against humanity, a war crime, is bombing and bombarding the ukrainian peaceful cities. it doesn�*t matter whether they are in the west of the east. unfortunately, they have a lot of bombs, and this is one of the reasons why the ukrainian authorities and ukrainian president in the first place were asking for a no—fly zone in ukraine. we do have a lot of mobilised ukrainians, six or 700,000 of them now fighting to defend the country, and not only ukraine but the europeans, because we are fighting for the freedom and democracy all of the place, but what we need is equipment, air defence devices in order to close this guy

and continue to defeat russia. there are eace and continue to defeat russia. there are peace talks _ and continue to defeat russia. there are peace talks in _ and continue to defeat russia. there are peace talks in turkey _ and continue to defeat russia. there are peace talks in turkey this - and continue to defeat russia. there are peace talks in turkey this week. do you have any optimism that they might be successful? president zelinsky had been talking about perhaps ukraine becoming a neutral country. is that one way forward? can there be any comprise? i think it's the right _ can there be any comprise? i think it's the right thing _ can there be any comprise? i think it's the right thing to _ can there be any comprise? i think it's the right thing to sit _ can there be any comprise? i think it's the right thing to sit down i can there be any comprise? i think it's the right thing to sit down in i it�*s the right thing to sit down in a diplomatic way to look for these other solutions. a diplomatic way to look for these othersolutions. but a diplomatic way to look for these other solutions. but it is also clear, and the ukrainian president made it very clear, that there can�*t be peace at any cost, definitely not that the cost of ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. neutrality or other ways to compromise, it is still to be seen, but you have to keep in mind that ukraine de facto was a neutral country before the russian invasion of 2014. ukraine is still not part of 2014. ukraine is still not part of any alliances. maybe if we had

been accepted to nato back in 2008 when we had the chance, this war wouldn�*t have happened today. so, whether neutrality is a form of security guarantee for ukraine, i have very strong doubts about that. you are in charge of business and economy here in lviv — what will happen after this war, and maybe even during this war, to the economy 7 even during this war, to the economy ? it even during this war, to the economy ? , even during this war, to the economy ? it is probably clear today for everyone _ ? it is probably clear today for everyone that _ ? it is probably clear today for everyone that ukraine - ? it is probably clear today for everyone that ukraine will. ? it is probably clear today for. everyone that ukraine will have ? it is probably clear today for i everyone that ukraine will have to rethink how its economy is functioning. there has to be a lot of emphasis on our military industrial sector. we must have our own domestic capacities and capabilities to manufacture every kind of weapon we need, from air defence to simple rifles and bullets. it is so evident today that

again we have a lot of ukrainians who are ready to fight, but fighting without equipment is very difficult. you are saying, if you don�*t get the equipment from the west, from nato, you are going to have to make more weapons yourselves? latte you are going to have to make more weapons yourselves?— you are going to have to make more weapons yourselves? we will have two and we sure — weapons yourselves? we will have two and we sure will. _ weapons yourselves? we will have two and we sure will. it _ weapons yourselves? we will have two and we sure will. it is _ weapons yourselves? we will have two and we sure will. it is a _ weapons yourselves? we will have two and we sure will. it is a little _ weapons yourselves? we will have two and we sure will. it is a little bit i and we sure will. it is a little bit looking like the example of countries like israel. russia was, is and will always be our neighbour. it has always been, for hundreds of years, the main source of threat for ukraine, for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and we will simply have to live and learn how to live with that threat, which means to be always ready to stand up, quickly mobilise and fight back, the same as finland and sweden, for example, have the same approach, and switzerland. every ukrainian has to know how to fight, be drafted,

whether it�*s a woman or a man, to the army, to be ready to mobilise and have all the weapons and equipment needed at hand. so that is going to be a big part of our economy. i think there will be other decisions taken. this is one of the brainstorming functions we have been instructed to start doing here in lviv, including the big four consultancy firms, famous businessmen. this is the time for us to get together and stop the thinking process, because the war will end with our victory, and we will end with our victory, and we will have to be ready to build our new economy and rebuild it. confident of victory? for new economy and rebuild it. confident of victory? for sure, i am. confident of victory? for sure, i am- very _ confident of victory? for sure, i am- very good _ confident of victory? for sure, i am- very good to _ confident of victory? for sure, i am. very good to talk— confident of victory? for sure, i am. very good to talk to i confident of victory? for sure, i am. very good to talk to you. i confident of victory? for sure, i i am. very good to talk to you. thank ou for am. very good to talk to you. thank you for being _ am. very good to talk to you. thank you for being with _ am. very good to talk to you. thank you for being with us _ am. very good to talk to you. thank you for being with us on _ am. very good to talk to you. thank you for being with us on bbc- am. very good to talk to you. thank you for being with us on bbc news. | you for being with us on bbc news. the deputy mayor of lviv in western ukraine. back to lucy in the studio in london.

finland has suspended the last rail link between russia and the eu as part of international sanctions imposed on moscow because of the invasion of ukraine. the allegro service normally runs between the finnish capital, helsinki, and st petersburg. the service has now closed after the final trail pulled into helsinki. the service has reportedly been used by many russians who want to leave their country. since the war began last month, about 700 passengers a day have packed into the train to finland. thousands of russians are reported to have left their country since the invasion. the cross—border service opened in 2010 as a symbol of partnership. the hollywood actor will smith has given a tearful apology after he overshadowed the oscars by marching on stage and hitting the comedian chris rock, who had just made a comment about the hair loss suffered by smith�*s wife, who has alopecia. smith later apologised to the academy — but not to rock — while picking up the best actor award for his role in king richard. with all the details of an eventful night in hollywood, here�*s our media and arts correspondent david sillito.

after last year�*s rather muted pandemic oscars, which was held in a railway station, this was a full on return to old school red carpet hollywood. the 94th academy awards. this was the oscars determined to be cheerful, uplifting and inspirational, with ariana debose�*s oscar for best supporting actress for her role in west side story, and troy kotsur, the father in coda, a funny and moving film about growing up in a deaf family. all was going to script, and then everything changed. chris rock made this joke about jada pinkett smith�*s hair loss. jada, i love you. gi jane 2, can�*t wait to see it. all right? her husband, will smith, suddenly took to the stage. uh—oh, richard! oh, wow! wow!

will smith... the mics were cut, but the bewilderment — and fury — were more than clear. that was the greatest night in the history of television. audience laughs. a few minutes later, will smith was back on stage to receive his first oscar for his role as richard williams, the father of venus and serena williams. and a long, tearful speech about being protective of his family, and what had just happened. denzel said to me a few minutes ago, he said, "at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you." audience applauds. i want to apologise to the academy, i want to apologise to all my fellow nominees. erm...

this is a beautiful moment, and i'm not... ..i'm not crying forwinning an award. its not about winning an award for me. it's about being able to shine a light. all around people were trying to process what they had seen. the photos capture the full force of the blow. are you excited to announce best picture? oh, yes. and the oscar goes to... 0k. coda! meanwhile, the show continued. and the finale, the best picture oscar, went to that small—budget film coda, all about growing up in a deaf family. a story about inclusion and following your dreams. the oscar voters rewarding a film that is funny, heartfelt, uplifting.

but it�*s probably not what people will rememberfrom the night. david sillito, bbc news. joining me now is the film critic and broadcaster, leila latif. david makes the comment that this is all that anyone is talking about, the incident with will smith and chris rock. what do you make of it? it is a hard one, because i don�*t condone violence of any kind. i�*ve been a big fan of the oscars for years, particularly when oscars so white was i think, and chris rock took the opportunity to humiliate jayda, and tonight, will smith was there, the dead cert to win, everybody knew it was likely to go to him, and thenjust to make such a humiliating, horriblejoke about to him, and thenjust to make such a humiliating, horrible joke about her

alopecia, i thought it was absolutely appalling. you cannot condone violence, but i certainly understand why will smith would have had as big a reaction as he did. i thought it was disgraceful, what chris rock did at that moment. it is a very difficult thing for a woman to go to and make her feel a very difficult thing for a woman to go to and make herfeel —— and to make herfeel small in to go to and make herfeel —— and to make her feel small in a to go to and make herfeel —— and to make herfeel small in a moment to go to and make herfeel —— and to make her feel small in a moment that should have been a celebration, yeah. yea h. tell yeah. tell us about that experience from a personal perspective. i tell us about that experience from a personal perspective.— personal perspective. i lost about 6096 of my _ personal perspective. i lost about 6096 of my hair. _ personal perspective. i lost about 6096 of my hair, and _ personal perspective. i lost about 6096 of my hair, and it's - personal perspective. i lost about 6096 of my hair, and it's very i 60% of my hair, and it�*s very difficult, because especially black womanhood, there is politics around your hair, and chris rock made a documentary called good hair, all about the things that black women go through to make their hair more palatable to society, so i don�*t know what he was doing. a joke is a

joke... know what he was doing. a “oke is a “oke. .. ~ ,, �* know what he was doing. a “oke is a “oke... ~ ,, �* ., joke... will smith didn't do it straightaway. _ joke... will smith didn't do it straightaway. he _ joke... will smith didn't do it straightaway. he chose i joke... will smith didn't do it straightaway. he chose to i joke... will smith didn't do it straightaway. he chose to goi joke... will smith didn't do it i straightaway. he chose to go and assault someone on stage in front of millions of people. he assault someone on stage in front of millions of people.— millions of people. he did, and nobody should _ millions of people. he did, and nobody should be _ millions of people. he did, and nobody should be up _ millions of people. he did, and nobody should be up on i millions of people. he did, and nobody should be up on our. millions of people. he did, and i nobody should be up on our stage millions of people. he did, and - nobody should be up on our stage and be punished by anyone, and i do think it is a real shame in what could have been a triumphant moment. what do you think the fallout will be? i what do you think the fallout will be? ~ . what do you think the fallout will be? .. , ~ , be? i think it will be virtually nothinu. be? i think it will be virtually nothing. people _ be? i think it will be virtually nothing. people are - be? i think it will be virtually nothing. people are quite i be? i think it will be virtually i nothing. people are quite divided be? i think it will be virtually - nothing. people are quite divided on their reaction to this. there was some talk about, maybe he will have to get back his oscar, but i think in a world where we haven�*t taken the oscars back from woody allen and roman polanski, i�*m not worried that will smith will have to give back his statuette. the will smith will have to give back his statuette.— his statuette. the academy has romised his statuette. the academy has promised many _ his statuette. the academy has promised many changes - his statuette. the academy has promised many changes in i his statuette. the academy has i promised many changes in recent years, when it comes to women, lgbt q years, when it comes to women, lgbt 0 plus, and more members of colour — have they delivered on any of those promises? have they delivered on any of those

romises? , . . , have they delivered on any of those romises? , . ., , ., have they delivered on any of those -romises? , . ., , ., . promises? they certainly have. we had our first _ promises? they certainly have. we had our first woman _ promises? they certainly have. we had our first woman of _ promises? they certainly have. we had our first woman of colour i promises? they certainly have. we had our first woman of colour -- i promises? they certainly have. we. had our first woman of colour -- our had ourfirst woman of colour —— our first career woman of colour winning an award. there was a passing of the bat on on. i�*ll on. i'll code, i�*m not such a huge fan of that film, but i have deaf actors playing deaf roles, all the deaf actors are played by hearing actors, and i think it speaks to a significant amount of process. blind and i think it speaks to a significant amount of process. and a wonderful night _ significant amount of process. and a wonderful night for _ significant amount of process. and a wonderful night forjane _ significant amount of process. and a wonderful night forjane campion. i l wonderful night forjane campion. i think she should have got the best picture oscar as well, if i�*m honest, but we have had two female directors winning two using a row. jane campion is one of those who it all my selves that my almost as a

lifetime achievement award. this all my selves that my almost as a lifetime achievement award. as we look back on _ lifetime achievement award. as we look back on this _ lifetime achievement award. as we look back on this ceremony - lifetime achievement award. as we look back on this ceremony in i lifetime achievement award. as we | look back on this ceremony in years to come, the focus will be on will smith and chris rock. what would you like it to have been on? i smith and chris rock. what would you like it to have been on?— like it to have been on? i would have liked _ like it to have been on? i would have liked it _ like it to have been on? i would have liked it to _ like it to have been on? i would have liked it to have _ like it to have been on? i would have liked it to have been i like it to have been on? i would have liked it to have been one i like it to have been on? i would i have liked it to have been one where we realise that getting rid of these below the line awards, best editing, best hair and make—up design, was like a horrific error and next year we decided to bring it back because it was extremely foolish. goad it was extremely foolish. good oint. it was extremely foolish. good point- thank— it was extremely foolish. good point. thank you. _ china has announced its biggest city—wide lockdown since the covid outbreak began more than two years ago. the city of shanghai will be locked down in two stages over nine days while authorities carry out covid—19 testing. in this city of some 25 million people, public transport will be suspended and firms and factories must halt operations must halt operations or work remotely. the

important financial hub has battled a new wave of infections for nearly a month, registering a new record for daily numbers on monday with 3500 new cases. our china correspondent, robin brant, says the order has triggered panic—buying. this is as far as i can go at the moment. as you can see, the barriers are down, the entrances are sealed off. i'm on the eastern side of shanghai, and this whole swathe of the city has been locked down, and it's going to be like that for the next few days. this is a city that is home to almost 25 million people, and that is why these measures are so significant this time round, because of the sheer scale and the financial significance of shanghai to the rest of china as well. they are doing it in swathes, eastern side first. people are being confined to their compounds, their houses, their apartments. mass, citywide testing is happening again. you get the occasional delivery here, but that is about it. public transport has been shut. the city being sealed off as well from the rest of china.

you need a covid test, a negative covid test to exit shanghai at the moment. now, these restrictions are going to be imposed on the western side of shanghai in a few days' time, so what we have is a nine—day lockdown, imposed by the authorities. it's that blunt, sometimes brutal instrument as they try to contain the resurgent covid—19 outbreak here in this country. they thought they had banished it, but omicron has meant that the confirmed new cases are increasing, and what's happening is, that strategy of what the leadership here because its dynamic zero covid is being tested to the extreme. it's also, though, being subtly adapted. north korea has an extensive prison system, which is often used to jail people seen as enemies of, or threats to,

the control wielded by kim jong—un. it's a hidden part of a highly secretive regime but a group of investigators have put together a 3—d computer model of what a north korean detention center looks like. our correspondent in seoul, laura bicker, has the details. the prison modelled as a detention centre are just a few miles within the north korean border. many of the detainees were caught trying to escape north korea and sent back from china to this detention centre. we can see in the model that many of the detainees crawled through a tiny door only about a metre high. many believe it is done so that detainees are kept on their hands and knees. when they go into the cell, it is small, with about nine people inside. they all have to sit cross—legged for about 12 hours a day, with their hands on their knees. they are not allowed to talk, and they are only given a break to eat and to sleep. when it comes to food, they are only given a few corn husks a day to eat. when the korea future group were looking into this database, they found thatjust over

5000 human rights violations, and they have identified nearly 600 alleged perpetrators. that is what makes this database very different — it is incredibly detailed. they have also used international legal experts in the hope that they can bring each of those perpetrators one day to justice. when bring each of those perpetrators one day tojustice. when it bring each of those perpetrators one day to justice. when it comes to those kind of human rights violations, we are talking about widespread use of torture, starvation, forced abortions, pervasive sexual abuse and executions, including the killing of newborn babies, which they heard evidence about within that database. when it comes to actually getting to the point ofjustice, many people say it is unlikely, but we have spoken to two survivors from that detention centre, and they hope this report will one day bring them that step closer. the parliament of el salvador

has approved a state of emergency after a spate of gang—related murders on saturday. the new law restricts the right to assembly, allows arrests without a warrant and the monitoring of communications. police said there had been 62 murders in the latest 2a hour period. a huge wildfire has engulfed an island off the west coast of scotland. it happened on gruinard island, which was used for biological experiments during world war two. the scottish fire and rescue service had released warnings about wildfires, following a spell of dry weather. the portuguese island of saojorge, in the azores archipelago off the atlantic coast, is on alert after over a thousand small earthquakes since saturday. officials say this could signal an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. the last major earthquake in the azores was in 1980 which killed more than 60 people. you can go to the website to get the latest on the war in ukraine. we have a live page up and running for you with all the latest developments, video, comment from our teams in the region and around

the world. i will see you again in a few minutes for the rest of the day's news. hello. it is a weaker big weather changes. it will get notjust colder but we will see things turn windier and wintry as well, with sleet and snow places. today, temperatures of 17-19 c in the snow places. today, temperatures of 17—19 c in the warm spots, but cold, denoted by blue in the chart, flood south through the week, and by thursday, temperatures in mid—single figures, and colder than that feeling in the wind. for today, fine for most, a zone of thicker cloud. the chance of one or two showers and thicker cloud towards orkney and

shetland. in the sunshine, 16 or 17 celsius in western scotland, up to 18 celsius in southern england. tonight, showers will fade through parts of northern england. it will be wetter in orkney and shetland, breezy as well. showers through the channel islands and into southern counties of england. frost looks less likely, mainly to what parts of western scotland. tomorrow, this weather feature to the south bringing showers to southern counties, but there was the weather front bringing more in the way of change. it has already pushed to orkney and shetland into the highlands and the grampians. wintry in shetland later in the day. showers in the south, mostly dry with sunny spells. temperatures dropping relative to today, but closer to where we should be at this stage in march. single figure temperatures in scotland, and that will start to flood south. we will

see some snow on the hills. sunshine and snow showers to the north of that. the last dregs of something milder in the south, but from the midlands north, it will feel much colder. colder still as we go through wednesday night and into thursday morning. rain can turn to snow across east anglia, the southeast. sunshine and snow showers again, maybe sleet and hail mixed in with that, but a windy day in the south—east corner, and that will add to the chill. temperatures in single figures most, closer to freezing because of the strength of the winter. —— the strength of the wind.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says his country is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status — in a bid to end russia's invasion. the next round of face—to—face negotiations between the two countries take place in turkey this week. a bbc investigation has shed new light on the murder of the russian opposition leader, boris nemtsov, who was shot dead in moscow in 2015. drama at the oscars as the american actor will smith hits one of the presenters of ceremony, chris rock, in the face. pupils in england may face tougher targets in english and maths for primary and secondary schools. critics say the british government's plans lack ambition and could fail to help the poorest students. china s largest city shanghai goes into lockdown as covid

cases continue to rise. millions of residents in the eastern half are confined to their homes while mass testing is carried out. anyone testing positive is sent to hospital or forced to quarantine. let's get more now on the latest situation in ukraine. president volodymyr zelensky says he's prepared to discuss a formal neutral status for his country — as part of talks to end the war with russia. but he has insisted that any proposal would need to be put to the ukrainian people in a referendum and the outcome guaranteed by third parties. the next round of face—to—face negotiations between ukraine and russia take place this week in turkey. meanwhile, the white house has sought

to clarify comments made by president biden about vladimir putin's leadership over the weekend, mr biden made a comment saying mr putin �*cannot remain in power�* but senior white house figures, including the president himself, say the united states is not seeking regime change in moscow in 2015, boris nemtsov, an opposition politician once tipped to be president of russia, was shot and killed on a bridge in the centre of moscow. his murder remains the most high—profile political assassination to have taken place in putin's russia. at the time, five men were convicted for the shooting, but questions remain about exactly who gave the order. now, an investigation by bellingcat, the insider, and bbc eye investigations has uncovered new evidence which throws light on the case. in russia, dissent has always been a dangerous game. boris nemtsov was one of putin's most vocal critics. he denounced corruption and moscow's war in ukraine in 2014. translation: we should say enough of idiocy, we should say russia and ukraine without putin.

days before he was due to hold another rally, nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge right in front of the kremlin. olga was a close friend and colleague. it was impossible to imagine that the political opponent would be killed. just killed in the centre of moscow. five ethnic chechens, some linked to the brutal kremlin backed warlord ramzan kadyrov were convicted of his murder. but who ordered the killing? nemtsov�*s friends suspected vladimir putin himself. the kremlin has always denied the allegation. now, we have uncovered evidence which [ends fresh credibility to the suspicion that the kremlin wanted boris nemtsov dead. we can reveal in the year leading up to his death, boris nemtsov was being tracked across russia by a government agent.

nothing unusual in that, you might think, the kremlin keeps tabs on the opposition. but this man wasn't some low ranking recruit on routine business. all the evidence tells us he was an officer with the fsb, russia's main security agency, and that he was deeply connected to a secret fsb assassination squad. according to his documents, his name is valery nikolaevich sukharev. through a series of data leaks we have been able to track sukharev�*s movements in the months leading up to nemtsov�*s death, and when we compare them to the known movements of nemtsov, a chilling pattern emerges. in the year running up to his murder, the travel record shows that sukharev tailed nemtsov on 13 round trips across russia. phone and travel records link agent valery sukharev to at least two apparent assassination attempts,

both aimed at other prominent creditics of vladimir putin. the most well—known is opposition leader alexei navalny, who was posened with the nerve agent novichock in 2020. it isn't clear why boris nemtsov�*s killers chose bullets instead of poison, or if the two assassination squads are linked. boris nemtsov was the most effective, the most prominent and most powerful political opponent of vladimir putin's regime, full stop, and they could not have silenced him any other way. we put these findings to the russian government and to the fsb. the kremlin denied any involvement and said this story was a fabrication. the fsb did not respond. for many russians, the killing of boris nemtsov was a glimpse behind the mask of a murderous state. seven years later, russia is engaged in an all out war in ukraine. and the mask is off.

gabriel gatehouse, bbc news. an unprecedent meeting has been taking place in israel's negev desert — bringing together representatives from israel, four arab countries, and america's secretary of state antony blinken. you can see here representatives from egypt, the united arab emirates, morocco and bahrain, alongside the israeli and us delegates. here's mr blinken, speaking a short time ago... to help widen the circle of friendship to include other countries interested in securing greater peace and prosperity for their own people. as we do. we have to make sure that these regional peace agreements are not a substitute for progress between palestinians and israelis. so one of theissues palestinians and israelis. so one of the issues we discuss today is how countries involved in the abraham accords as well as those who have long—standing diplomatic relationships with his wheel can support the palestinian authority

and the palestinian people in ways and the palestinian people in ways and have a positive impact on the daily lives of palestinians in the west bank and gazza. the bbc�*s yolande knell joins me from jerusalem. plenty of symbolism and lofty words in the foreign ministers each took their turn to speak. there was some substance, in particular they committed to meeting regularly in the which will become a permanent forum. the link between israel and the four arab countries is that they all have normalisation deals are peace treaties with israel. there is a lot of enthusiasm for those deals and a lot of encouragement from washington and the different participants for others in the region tojoin in. there participants for others in the region to join in. there were also talks about common security threats from iran. this is really the interest that binds them all very closely together. they have all

committed to making sure that iran does not develop a nuclear weapon. they are worried about its regional ambitions. the israeli foreign minister talked about that are being built. he said these will intimidate and deter our common enemies first and deter our common enemies first and very most iran and its proxies. her dimension from mr lincoln. it did not slip off the agenda, that was an important notice for the palestinians and domestic audiences in the different arab countries. the as us secretary of state spoke their continuing commitment to a two state solution. the palestinians have been very dismissive of this meeting taking place. there was a lot of condemnation, too, inevitably, ofan attack that took place last night when two police officers were killed and the two gunmen who carried it out, israeli arab citizens, we are told, have been linked to the so—called islamic state and it is

the second attack, the second that the second attack, the second that the attack there has been in just a week is linked to islamic state. this is a new threat. something that is worrying israel greatly that it is worrying israel greatly that it is going to request that. is there a response to what we're seeing in ukraine, any condemnation of russia? we did not hear much when the speakers turned out to give their formal addresses but we never missed a blinking that russia wasn't something that was on the agenda. he had said it is front and centre on his tour of the region. and he is really looking for more commitments from us allies here to the washington position which is basically to isolate russia, to strongly condemn its actions in ukraine. different players in this region have been reluctant to come out with that kind of condemnation because they recognise that russia is a serious military player in this region. it has a big presence in syria, of course, the israelis are trying to maintain good relations with the ukrainians and the russian

saying they have positioned themselves as a mediator. there is also something that was mentioned several times. also something that was mentioned severaltimes. economic also something that was mentioned several times. economic unrest caused by rising food prices. there are countries in this region that rely on imports of meat from russia. thank you so much for updating us from jerusalem. —— imports of grains. it is business time — ben is here. and amazon workers are looking to form a union in the us. that's right, the labour union movement could be on the brink of a famous victory in the us. workers at three different amazon warehouses are voting on whether to organise unions. amazon, which employs more than a million people in the us, has strenuously resisted the organisation of its workforce, ever since its founding in 1994. and it's putting up a fight now. but as michelle fleury reports from the amazon facility in staten island, new york, workers think this time they might just prevail.

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to halt elections. in this video provided by union organisers amazon staff remove union literature from an employee break room. just staff remove union literature from an employee break room.- staff remove union literature from an employee break room. just to let ou know an employee break room. just to let you know we — an employee break room. just to let you know we are _ an employee break room. just to let you know we are legally _ an employee break room. just to let you know we are legally allowed - an employee break room. just to let you know we are legally allowed to i you know we are legally allowed to post it _ you know we are legally allowed to ost it. w ., you know we are legally allowed to ost it. ., ~ you know we are legally allowed to ost it. ., ,, ,., post it. tactics like this are forced amazon _ post it. tactics like this are forced amazon to - post it. tactics like this are forced amazon to allow - post it. tactics like this are forced amazon to allow a l post it. tactics like this are - forced amazon to allow a second post it. tactics like this are _ forced amazon to allow a second vote at a warehouse enamel alabama and at the same time another warehouse in new york is voting in a few weeks. the amazon elections are part of a broader wave of organising not seen in a country for decades. mar; broader wave of organising not seen in a country for decades.— in a country for decades. may be at the beginning _ in a country for decades. may be at the beginning of— in a country for decades. may be at the beginning of some _ in a country for decades. may be at the beginning of some kind - in a country for decades. may be at the beginning of some kind of- the beginning of some kind of revitalisation. there was certainly a lot more energy and optimism, you know, the labour movement and has been true for many years. for know, the labour movement and has been true for many years.— been true for many years. for years, amazon has — been true for many years. for years, amazon has tried _ been true for many years. for years, amazon has tried to _ been true for many years. for years, amazon has tried to fight _ been true for many years. for years, amazon has tried to fight its - been true for many years. for years, amazon has tried to fight its us - amazon has tried to fight its us staff and stop them from forming a union inside its facilities but now, over the next few weeks, workers at

three sites are trying to make history. given the online retailer's size, many see as a battle over the future of the american worker. the uk prime minister — borisjohnson — was expected to set out the government's "energy supply strategy" this week, but the plan has again been delayed due to arguements over funding. it's likely to focus on four core areas: nuclear energy, renewable energy, making homes more energy efficient, and increasing north sea oil and gas production. over the weekend, the bbc learned the government would be taking a 20% stake in a new large—scale nuclear plant at sizewell. the government is under pressure to react, with energy bills rising significantly next month. cornelia meyer is an economist and independent energy analyst. nice to see you. therein lies the

problem, doesn't it? we know that energy bills were advising even before events in ukraine. the government is trying to find a way to bring them down but it involves a lot of investment up front and it will take time until we see the benefits. it will take time until we see the benefits. ., ~ will take time until we see the benefits. . ,, ., ., benefits. it will take a lot time and especially _ benefits. it will take a lot time and especially nuclear- benefits. it will take a lot time and especially nuclear takes i benefits. it will take a lot time and especially nuclear takes a | benefits. it will take a lot time i and especially nuclear takes a lot of time. you know, on the nuclear plant now you will get electricity out of it in about 20 years' time. and also, nuclear is a very expensive form of energy in terms of the upfront investment, in terms of the upfront investment, in terms of the decommissioning and in terms of the decommissioning and in terms of the implicit state guarantees so, yeah, there is no quick fix here. you know what we have seen with his current energy crisis with russia. we see energy supply, energy security, risks, meeting up front the energy transition demands. so this is not easy for any side of the

equation. this is not easy for any side of the e . uation. ,, this is not easy for any side of the euuation. ,, . ., , , , equation. quite clearly, consumers will see their _ equation. quite clearly, consumers will see their bills _ equation. quite clearly, consumers will see their bills go _ equation. quite clearly, consumers will see their bills go up _ equation. quite clearly, consumers will see their bills go up in - equation. quite clearly, consumers will see their bills go up in the - will see their bills go up in the coming months notjust in the uk but in large parts of europe and the us too. that in itself is a problem but some suggesting that higher prices are actually the incentive that we need to invest in alternative sources of energy now because it will pay off. it is worth investing while prices are high.— will pay off. it is worth investing while prices are high. well, they are and they _ while prices are high. well, they are and they are _ while prices are high. well, they are and they are rent _ while prices are high. well, they are and they are rent because i while prices are high. well, they - are and they are rent because again, energy is not a light switch. even if we invest now in windmills, solar panels, we need to get the permits right. if you look at a country like germany, in bavaria, the distance from a windmill to the next building has to be so high that essentially, they cannot build any windmills or put up any windmills and there are similar problems in the uk and everywhere. so there isjust similar problems in the uk and everywhere. so there is just no quick fix and come in the meantime, we need what the electricity industry because the base loaders.

as you move towards more electrification of the economy we need the base lotus which is the electricity producers that can work even when the sun is not shining and the wind was not blowing.— the wind was not blowing. briefly, all of this is _ the wind was not blowing. briefly, all of this is coming _ the wind was not blowing. briefly, all of this is coming as _ the wind was not blowing. briefly, all of this is coming as countries l all of this is coming as countries particularly in europe have committed to net zero and what we're seeing actually has them burning more fossil fuels. that will not help hit those targets. it more fossil fuels. that will not help hit those targets.- more fossil fuels. that will not help hit those targets. it will not help hit those targets. it will not help targets _ help hit those targets. it will not help targets were _ help hit those targets. it will not help targets were very, - help hit those targets. it will not help targets were very, very - help targets were very, very ambitious. and, again, this fact of this conflict with russia is not helpful more than 40% of its gas supply, eastern europe even more than 80% in parts of its gas supply from russia and gases there is an ideal transition fuel because whilst it is a fossil fuel it is the lowest emission fossil fuel. lovely to see you. thank you for your insight. thank you for your insight. that's it — back to you. let's get up to date with the sport now — including the latest countries

to book their place in the men's football world cup finals — with gavin. ukrainian world indoor champion — yaroslava mahuchikh has been speaking to bbc following a 2000 kilometre journey, over three days, from her home in dnipro to belgrade. mahuchikh, who won gold in the high jump at the championships in serbia last week, was told not to return home . and has been trying to find somewhere to live and train. she's been staying in germany but travels to turkey today fora training camp. what i did before but mentally, it is complicated to me because my heart remains to ukraine, to my father, to people who stayed in ukraine and helped to protect our country and i read news everyday and

before the championship but when i go to track my coach says how it will be difficult for you but you must forget now for a while, for people and focus on the high jump here on track and you must show a good result for your country. the canadian men's national team finally ended a 36 year world cup drought. after thrashing jamaica 4—0 in toronto. it means they've qualified for qatar with canada's all time top goal scorer cyle larin, and tajon buchanan put canada 2—0 up at half—time beforejunior hoilett and an adrian mariappa own goal sealed the victory. trevor bayliss set to take over as interim head coach of hundred team london spirit spirit have been without a coach since the death of cricket legend shane warne earlier this month.

the move will reunite bayliss with eoin morgan, with whom he transformed england's white—ball cricket between 2015 and 2019, culminating in the world cup win. ireland women are set for a historic first—ever tour to pakistan this winter. the tour announcement comes just days after the news that pakistan women will be visiting ireland injuly for a t20 international tri—series. while ireland and pakistan have a history of international cricket dating back 60 years, this will be the first time a senior women's or men's side will have played in pakistan. england captainjoe root survived the post ashes cult of senior roles, but after another bruising series defeat he's facing fresh scrutiny. after losing the final test in west indies, with it went the series. one which was meant to be the big reset in test cricket after the embarassment in australia in the winter. this is their fourth straight series defeat. just one win in 17 matches — they've not had a run like this since the eighties. so should root remain as captain?

iam i am still very passionate about taking this team forward and i feel like i have the support of the dressing room behind me and, you know, i am desperate turn that around and to see them smile and celebrate because we don't feel that far away. celebrate because we don't feel that faraway. it celebrate because we don't feel that far away. it is an easy thing to say and this is probably a frustration for a lot of people do here but i'm very passionate about taking it forward and, you know, hopefully that will be the case. men's golf has a new world number one. it's american scottie scheffler it's after he beat compatriot kevin kisner to win the wgc match play in texas. scheffler�*s enjoyed a meteoric rise up the rankings from obscurity, and ends the 36—week stay of spain'sjon rahm at the top of the rankings after three tournament wins in 2022. britain's cameron norrie has reached the fourth round of the miami open for the first time, beating hugo gaston of france. the british number one's serve was broken in the first game — but recovered to take the set six games to three. he controlled the second, but squandered 7 match

points before winning on the 8th and moving into the last 16 — to face norway's casper ruud. nick krygios is also through too. biniam girmay made history as the first african cyclist to win a one—day classic, as he triumphed in the gent—wevelgem on sunday girmay, from eritrea, was part of a four—rider breakaway in the last 30km and sprinted to victory with 250m to go. after his win girmay said "we just changed my plan a few days ago on friday. especially for all african rider." that's all the sport for now. plans to improve standards in maths and english in england's schools will be published by the government today. its aim is to raise average gcse grades, and ensure that 9 out of 10 children are at the expected standard when they leave primary school. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been to a village school near hereford to find out more. 58 times one gives us 58. we subtract that. in the heart of herefordshire, a village school. what's our next move?

but the maths they're learning is nothing like their parents' lessons. it's 161. yes, that's it. what ten and 11—year—olds study now... three, plus our nine... ..is tougher than ten years ago, and the same is true for english grammar, something all these year six pupils have to navigate. i absolutely love maths. ijust love working with numbers. i don't like writing at all. i and i really struggle with it. that's why i use a laptop. i like challenging myself and finding out different ways to do stuff. "traces of the yellow—eyed, raven—coloured..." bursting with creativity, and stuffed full of grammar... "..black heart is emptier- than their kitchen cupboards." ..these year fives will face end of primary tests next year. the standard that children are expected to get to at the end of year six, has actually been raised quite recently, so children are already working at a much higher level than they were ten years ago. so, they're already doing sort

of the work that children would have done in years seven and eight. before the pandemic, around two thirds of children were leaving primary school at the standard expected for their year group. now the government is saying that, over the next few years, schools have to get nine out of ten children to that standard. that's a target for the whole of england, not for each school. ask questions and it helps you learn. that was the best thing i ever did. after meeting some secondary pupils, the education secretary told me there will also be a push to raise gcse grades in maths and english. it's not about more pressure on the children, it's about more support. if a child has fallen behind in maths or english, that the teacher will support that child, and will then engage with the parents. for parents who listen to this, and who worry about more academic pressure going into schools, and they may not have a child who is particularly academically

focused, what do you say to them? we're looking to make sure that your child leaves primary school able to read, write and do maths to a standard that allows them to do well in secondary school. forest school is just one of the many extra ways of learning here. this primary wants to keep a balance for children, and parents told me that is important. there's so much for them to learn, and i think primary schools should be about a time when they're enjoying life and getting to know who they are, because they've got many years ahead of them of exams. i do worry about the amount of anxiety children are going through, especially after the pandemic. and not everybody's academic. so, i've got one child who's really academic, and one that's not quite so academic, and, you know, you just want them to be happy. schools and pupils are recovering after the pandemic. some parts of england are much further behind, a challenge to these plans. branwen jeffreys, bbc

news, herefordshire. good to have you with us here on bbc news. some more spring weather to be had across much of the uk today but a week a big weather changes. it is going to get notjust coda but we will see things turn windier and, yes, wintry as well with sleet and snow in places. we will see temperatures in the warmer spot 17-19. but temperatures in the warmer spot 17—19. but cold arctic air denoted by the blue colours there in the chart flood southwards and by thursday we are looking at temperatures mid single figures and it will feel colder than that in the wind. more on that in a minute and let's get back on what is happening out there for the west of today. for most it is fine to stop sunny spells after early morning mist and fog. take a cloud in the far north of england and south of scotland. here is the chance of one of two showers

and thick cloud towards orkney and shetland but in the sunshine 16 or 17. 18 and 19 shetland but in the sunshine 16 or 17.18 and 19 and shetland but in the sunshine 16 or 17. 18 and 19 and southern parts of england. temperatures large the above average for the stage in late march. tonight we will see the showers fade away to parts of northern england but it will turn better. orkney, shetland, breezy as well and showers in the channel islands to southern counties of england. more cloud around, frost is less likely mean it was parts of western scotland. tomorrow we have this weather feature towards the south beneath some showers in southern counties but there is the weather will bring more in the way of weather change. a push to orkney, shetland, aberdeenshire in the grampians. outbreaks of rain turning wintry and shetland later in the day. away from that, showers in the south, most will be dry and sunny spells. temperatures dropping relative to today but close to where we should be the stage in march. the cultivar is already there in the north of scotland. that will start to flood southwards to that weather front but the weather front on

wednesday sitting there across northern england, southern scotland, northern ireland and at the northern edge will see snow on the hills and to the north of that sunshine and snow showers where there is no showers will be reaching sea level. staying dry in the south with other strikes of something a bit milder but already, from the midlands northwards it will feel much colder. colder still as we go through wednesday night and into thursday morning. turn east anglia in parts of the south—east. to the north of it we will see sunshine and snow showers again, may be a bit of speed and tail mist in but a pretty windy day towards our south—east corner and that will be the adds to the chill. temperatures in single figures for most, closer the strength of the wind. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lucy hockings. our top stories: ukraine's president zelensky says his country could become neutral, in a bid to end russia's invasion. negotiations between the two countries take place in turkey. translation: i understand it's impossible to force russia - completely from ukrainian territory. it would lead to a third world war. i understand it, and that's why i'm talking about a compromise. i am ben brown, live in lviv. although peace talks are resuming this week in istanbul, for now, the war he rages on 33 days after russia invaded. a bbc investigation has shed new light on the murder of the russian opposition leader boris nemtsov, who was shot

dead in moscow in 2015. drama at the oscars as the american actor will smith hits one of the presenters of the ceremony, chris rock, in the face. pupils in england may face tougher targets in english and maths for primary and secondary schools. china s largest city, shanghai, goes into lockdown as covid cases continue to rise. anyone testing positive is sent to hospital or forced to quarantine. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says he's prepared to discuss a formal neutral status for his country as part of talks to end the war with russia. but he insisted any proposal would need to be put to the ukrainian people in a referendum, and the outcome guaranteed by third parties. meanwhile, ukraine says it will not open its humanitarian evacuation corridors today, because of what it calls �*provocation' from russian forces.

let's join my colleague ben brown, who is in lviv. yes, hello from lviv. well, there are more face to face peace talks scheduled for this week in istanbul but what could a peace settlement look like eventually? well, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has been sketching out some of the details, saying his country would be prepared to accept a neutral status and also accepting ukraine cannot sieze back all russian held territory without, as he put it, starting world war iii. even so, there doesn't seem any immediate chance of a peace deal to end the savage fighting in this country, now in its 33rd day. talking to people here, many are not optimistic at all about those peace talks, and some don't even want a peace agreement with russia. they say they want to keep on fighting until they win. it is day 33 of the

war, and for now it rages on. tomos morgan reports. in the western city of lviv, from their relative safety near the polish border, they're in a daily cycle of firefighting as the war reaches their doorstep. the next round of peace talks are due to start today in istanbul. speaking to independent russian journalists, note ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said he would be willing to discuss adopting a point of neutral status, a major bone of contention for russia. translation: security i guarantees and neutrality, the non—nuclear status of our state. we are ready to go for it. this is the most important point. it was the main point for the russian federation, as far as i can remember. and, if i remember correctly, this is why they started the war. all this while american president joe biden was forced to deny claims that he called for a regime change in russia on saturday, whilst on a visit in poland.

reporter: mr president, _ were you calling for regime change? no. the mod says the battle across northern ukraine remains largely static. no consolation for this man, however, in the northern city of chernihiv, having just lost his son. translation: we thought this door would protect us - if something happened. suddenly i heard my wife crying and i realised what had happened. strikes north of the capital near the border with belarus and russia are frequent and devastating. chernihiv is now almost completely encircled by russian forces, with claims that the tens of thousands could remain trapped, cut off from electricity and water. as ukrainian army generals reiterate the call for weapons to help their cause, more than four weeks into this conflict there is little sign that peace is close to being found.

tomos morgan, bbc news. earlier i spoke to lord dannatt, the former uk chief of military staff, and began by asking him for his assessment of what's happening on the battlefield. i think we've all seen over the last 33 days the surprising, ineffectual performance of the russian army, and the most welcome, spirited defence by the ukrainians. and this of course has put president zelensky into a stronger position than probably he feared he would have been in a month ago. but i think, notwithstanding the fact that the russians have done so poorly, time is not on president zelensky�*s side, so i think he's right to be pressing for talks at the present time.

and he has also, i think, been very sensible by offering discussions around ukraine being neutral. of course, there is the issue of the donbas, where the russians say that's where they want to focus this, and then of course there is the southern issue of the crimea, through mariupol, to the donbas region. but i think the unpalatable truth is that, over time, if this continues, the stronger position ultimately of the russians will prevail. the big battalions will prevail, and zelensky�*s position will become less strong. now, of course, he is appealing to the west to produce more weapons, more ammunition and so on, and the support that we have been offering him hitherto, but he knows we'll not be able to go beyond that. we can't go to a no fly, we can't risk a general war, a third world war, so he is quite rightly pursuing negotiations at the present moment while he's in a position of relative strength, because he must know that in the medium to long

term, his position will not be so good. in terms of weapons supplies, he is getting quite a lot of missiles from countries like the uk. borisjohnson promised another 6000 missiles the other day. but he is also asking for tanks and planes, warplanes, and he's not going to get those because nato countries don't want to escalate their contribution to this war, is that right? well, it is. i think it's a rerun of the polish mig aircraft. if that deal had been done very quietly — under the radar, if you like — and those aircraft had found their way from poland to ukraine, then that might have been a useful contribution to the war, but for zelensky to ask for tanks and aircraft from western nations, i can understand him asking, but it would be tantamount to nato becoming formally involved. it would be tantamount to this becoming a much more expanded, much more general war. so, this has got to be contained, within the sort of

understanding of a limited war, to the territory of ukraine. yes, we must go on supporting absolutely the ukrainians, and they are doing extremely well, but to come back to my earlier point, over time, the russians' greater strength will begin to prevail, despite their poor performance on the battlefield so far. so, zelensky will then have several issues that he's got to confront. yes, he's given up on wanting to join nato. yes, he's willing to talk about neutrality. but then what about those two eastern provinces, luhansk and donetsk? is he going to insist that they stay part of ukraine, or is he going to reluctantly accept that they may be part of a greater russia? that was lowered down at, former chief of the uk chief of staff. ——

lord dannat. with me is halyna vasylchenko, a member of the ukrainian parliament. the war is still raging, even though there are peace talks. do you think this is a war that ukraine can win? like all ukrainians, i'm sure we will win, but it is just the issue of time and the issue of the amount of time and the issue of the amount of casualties. of course, a lot depends on usa and the whole of europe. everyday we say thank you to the european countries, to great britain in the usa, for all the humanitarian and military assistance that these countries provide to us, but there are some things that are really of great importance for us. first of all, we need to close the sky. we ask nato, the usa and european countries to help us to close the sky. aha, european countries to help us to close the sky-— european countries to help us to close the sky. a no-fly zone. but nato already _ close the sky. a no-fly zone. but nato already said _ close the sky. a no-fly zone. but nato already said they _ close the sky. a no-fly zone. but nato already said they are - close the sky. a no-fly zone. but nato already said they are not i close the sky. a no-fly zone. but i nato already said they are not going to do that because it could risk

world war iii. in to do that because it could risk world war in.— to do that because it could risk world war iii. in my opinion, if putin wants — world war iii. in my opinion, if putin wants to _ world war iii. in my opinion, if putin wants to start _ world war iii. in my opinion, if putin wants to start the - world war iii. in my opinion, if putin wants to start the third i world war iii. in my opinion, if i putin wants to start the third world war, he will do it despite whether these countries help us to close the sky or not, but at least we need more military aid. you see that all these fighter jets more military aid. you see that all these fighterjets and air defence systems are of great importance for us, because all the people in the world saw that russian soldiers don't fight with the ukrainian army, they are fighting and shelling our civilians. theyjust destroy the cities, and every day they are fighting with civilians. that is the biggest tragedy here. find fighting with civilians. that is the biggest tragedy here.— fighting with civilians. that is the biggest tragedy here. and when you look at what — biggest tragedy here. and when you look at what is _ biggest tragedy here. and when you look at what is happening _ biggest tragedy here. and when you look at what is happening in - biggest tragedy here. and when you look at what is happening in cities i look at what is happening in cities like mariupol, which have been almost destroyed, and the people still left there are almost

starving, no food, no water, no power, i mean, what do you think of the russian tactics? you mentioned, and i completely— the russian tactics? you mentioned, and i completely agree, _ the russian tactics? you mentioned, and i completely agree, that- the russian tactics? you mentioned, and i completely agree, that the i and i completely agree, that the situation with mariupol is, i think, the worst among the other cities, and even more, when we provide humanitarian corridors and mothers with children in their cars are trying to get away from the city, they are fired on by russian soldiers. i think the world has never seen such masses before. there are eace never seen such masses before. there are peace talks — never seen such masses before. there are peace talks in _ never seen such masses before. there are peace talks in istanbul— never seen such masses before. there are peace talks in istanbul this - are peace talks in istanbul this week, there have been peace talks in the last few weeks — do you think those talks will get anywhere? could they be successful and there room for a compromise with russia? i’m for a compromise with russia? i'm sure that for a compromise with russia? i“n sure that our government is now united with all the people in

ukraine, and we can't go to that compromise, because, for instance, it is our choice whether we want to be a member of nato or not, and no one, not russian, even another country, can say to us, you have to be there or not. it is about our language. all ukrainians, more than 83%, talk the only ukrainian language, the official languages ukrainian and no one wants the russian language. of course, these negotiations are needed in every war, because a little bit to stop the fires and so on. i hope that this will help us in the other

steps, but i'm not sure that, at this moment, that will happen. but ou think this moment, that will happen. but you think this is a war that ukraine can win? i’m you think this is a war that ukraine can win? �* , ., , , you think this is a war that ukraine can win? �* , . , , ., ., can win? i'm sure that this is a war we will win- _ can win? i'm sure that this is a war we will win. but _ can win? i'm sure that this is a war we will win. but i _ can win? i'm sure that this is a war we will win. but i want _ can win? i'm sure that this is a war we will win. but i want to - can win? i'm sure that this is a war we will win. but i want to say i can win? i'm sure that this is a war we will win. but i want to say one | we will win. but i want to say one more thing — we really need this support from the united states of america, from nato and from all european countries so one. ads, america, from nato and from all european countries so one. a member ofthe european countries so one. a member of the ukrainian _ european countries so one. a member of the ukrainian parliament, _ european countries so one. a member of the ukrainian parliament, thank i of the ukrainian parliament, thank you very much indeed. that is the latest from lviv in western ukraine. back to lucy in the studio in london. before we go, just a reminder if you want to keep up with the latest on the war in ukraine, just go to our website. you'll find a live page which is being updated with the latest developments. that's all at bbc.com/news — or you can download the bbc app. the latest story is about ukraine

saying it won't open humanitarian corridors due to warnings of russian provocations on the roots. time for us to say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. good to have you with us. another big story of the day has been what happened at the oscars. everyone talking about the picture you can see behind me. the hollywood actor will smith has given a tearful apology after he overshadowed the oscars by marching on stage and hitting the comedian chris rock, who had just made a comment about the hair loss suffered by smith's wife, who has alopecia. smith later apologised to the academy — but not to rock — while picking up the best actor award for his role in king richard. with all the details of an eventful night in hollywood, here's our media and arts correspondent, david sillito. after last year's rather muted pandemic oscars, which was held in a railway station, this was a full on return to old school red carpet hollywood.

the 94th academy awards. this was the oscars determined to be cheerful, uplifting and inspirational, with ariana debose's oscar for best supporting actress for her role in west side story, and troy kotsur, the father in coda, a funny and moving film about growing up in a deaf family. all was going to script, and then everything changed. chris rock made this joke about jada pinkett smith's hair loss. jada, i love you. gi jane 2, can't wait to see it. all right? her husband, will smith, suddenly took to the stage. uh—oh, richard! oh, wow! wow! will smith... the mics were cut, but the bewilderment — and fury — were more than clear. that was the greatest night in the history of television. audience laughs.

a few minutes later, will smith was back on stage to receive his first oscar for his role as richard williams, the father of venus and serena williams. and a long, tearful speech about being protective of his family, and what had just happened. denzel said to me a few minutes ago, he said, "at your highest moment, be careful, that's when the devil comes for you." audience applauds. i want to apologise to the academy, i want to apologise to all my fellow nominees. erm... this is a beautiful moment, and i'm not... ..i'm not crying forwinning an award.

it's not about winning an award for me. it's about being able to shine alight. all around people were trying to process what they had seen. the photos capture the full force of the blow. are you excited to announce best picture? oh, yes. and the oscar goes to... 0k. coda! meanwhile, the show continued. and the finale, the best picture oscar, went to that small budget film coda, all about growing up in a deaf family. a story about inclusion and following your dreams. the oscar voters rewarding a film that is funny, heartfelt, uplifting. but it's probably not what people will rememberfrom the night. david sillito, bbc news. we will talk about coder in a minute

with the senior showbiz reporter from the mail online. i know you were up all night watching the oscars, so we have to talk about the will smith chris rock moment first. what do you think was happening? i was plainly shocked. i did not expect that level of behaviour from will smith. i'm a massive fan of his. i will literally see a movie knowing he is starring in it, here's that pull for me. i have always known him to be a gentleman. in fact, i have had the chance to interview him on several occasions. he has always been really generous with his time, so to see him act in a way that i found fairly aggressive, it was a real shock, and i think the entire room, half the viewers were thinking, is this planned? the other half were just sharing that same shop with me. unbelievable scenes, watching him storm the stage in that way. he did a oloaise, storm the stage in that way. he did apologise. but _ storm the stage in that way. he did apologise, but not _ storm the stage in that way. he did apologise, but not to _ storm the stage in that way. he did apologise, but not to chris - storm the stage in that way. he did apologise, but not to chris rock. i apologise, but not to chris rock. what do you think the implications

could now be for will smith? there are a lot of — could now be for will smith? there are a lot of people _ could now be for will smith? there are a lot of people saying - could now be for will smith? there are a lot of people saying he i could now be for will smith? iuee are a lot of people saying he should not be the owner of the oscar he later went on to win. he won best actor, his first ever oscar for his role in king richard. i don't think you should have that reward delete my award removed from him because he has worked entire so really hot his entire career, and you could see what it meant to him. but i do believe he needs to put out a statement. he does need to apologise to chris rock, and the fact that he didn't, and apologised to his fellow nominees and the academy, that isn't right. you needed to address and apologised to the person he had that moment of aggression towards. iie apologised to the person he had that moment of aggression towards. he has alwa s been moment of aggression towards. he has always been so — moment of aggression towards. he has always been so popular, _ moment of aggression towards. he has always been so popular, as _ moment of aggression towards. he has always been so popular, as you - always been so popular, as you mentioned, and has such a good reputation. do you think it could actually damage him in that way going forward, that people may not want to go and see him in film's? that's a difficult one, because i

think that, actually, a lot of people understand where he was coming from. they see that he is a protective father, husband, and we know him as being a family man. we know him as being a family man. we know the smith family really well, so there are a lot of people who really sympathise with the situation and know that he is just showing that protectiveness. however... there was a huge amount of criticism of chris rock as well stop no one is condoning violence, but that criticism of chris rock as well. we have already spent so much time talking about this defining moment that these oscars will be remembered for. what were the other highlights for. what were the other highlights for you? it for. what were the other highlights for ou? ., , for. what were the other highlights for ou? , ., . for. what were the other highlights for ou? . ., ._ for you? it was historic for so many reasons before _ for you? it was historic for so many reasons before the _ for you? it was historic for so many reasons before the will _ for you? it was historic for so many reasons before the will smith- i for you? it was historic for so many | reasons before the will smith- chris reasons before the will smith— chris rock moment. coder winning best picture is amazing for the deaf community, and also troy who starred in the film winning best supporting actor, having that chance. and also

arianna debose, winning best supporting actress for her role in west side story. she took the moment to celebrate the fact that she is the first openly queer woman of colour to win an oscar. ijust loved the oscars being back in such a big way. we had performances from beyonce, we saw encanto take to the stage, so colourful and wonderful. the will smith moment and brought it down because it showed the darkness and how fame can impact someone like will smith. that and how fame can impact someone like will smith. . , ., , ., and how fame can impact someone like willsmith. . , ., , will smith. that is what everyone is talkinr will smith. that is what everyone is talking about- _ will smith. that is what everyone is talking about. sarah, _ will smith. that is what everyone is talking about. sarah, thank- will smith. that is what everyone is talking about. sarah, thank you i will smith. that is what everyone is talking about. sarah, thank you for| talking about. sarah, thank you for joining us. china has announced its biggest city—wide lockdown since the covid outbreak began more than two years ago. the city of shanghai will be locked down in two stages over nine days while authorities carry out covid—19 testing. in this city of some 25 million people, public transport will be

suspended and firms and factories must halt operations or work remotely. the important financial hub has battled a new wave of infections for nearly a month, registering a new record for daily numbers on monday with 3500 new cases. our china correspondent, robin brant, says the order has triggered panic—buying. this is as far as i can go at the moment. as you can see, the barriers are down, the entrances are sealed off. i'm on the eastern side of shanghai, and this whole swathe of the city has been locked down, and it's going to be like that for the next few days. this is a city that is home to almost 25 million people, and that is why these measures are so significant this time round, because of the sheer scale and the financial significance of shanghai to the rest of china as well. they are doing it in swathes, eastern side first. people are being confined to their compounds, their houses, their apartments. mass, citywide testing

is happening again. you get the occasional delivery here, but that is about it. public transport has been shut. the city being sealed off as well from the rest of china. you need a covid test, a negative covid test to exit shanghai at the moment. now, these restrictions are going to be imposed on the western side of shanghai in a few days' time, so what we have is a nine—day lockdown, imposed by the authorities. it's that blunt, sometimes brutal instrument as they try to contain the resurgent covid—19 outbreak here in this country. they thought they had banished it, but omicron has meant that the confirmed new cases are increasing, and what's happening is, that strategy of what the leadership here calls its dynamic zero covid is being tested to the extreme. it's also, though,

being subtly adapted. an unprecedent meeting has been taking place in israel's negev desert, bringing together representatives from israel, four arab countries, and america's secretary of state antony blinken. you can see here representatives from egypt, the united arab emirates, morocco and bahrain, alongside the israeli and us delegates. here's mr blinken, speaking a short time ago. this we will help widen the circle of interest. regs we will help widen the circle of interest. �* , ., we will help widen the circle of interest. . , ., ., ., , interest. as we do, we have to be clear that — interest. as we do, we have to be clear that these _ interest. as we do, we have to be clear that these regional - interest. as we do, we have to be clear that these regional peace i clear that these regional peace agreements are not a substitute for progress between palestinians and israelis. one of the issues we discuss today was how countries involved in the abraham accords and normalisation, as well as those that have long—standing diplomatic relations with israel, can support the palestinian authority and people in concrete ways and have a positive impact on the daily lives of palestinians in the west bank and

gaza. in football, the canadian men s national team have qualified for the world cup for the first time in 36 years. canada beatjamaica 4—0 and became the first north american country to secure passage to qatar 2022. there s been joyous celebrations in canada. its only the second time in history the men's national team is headed to a world cup. the women's team have had a huge amount of success at world cups. the men's last appearance came at mexico 1986. they finished at the bottom of their group without scoring. a reminder if you want to keep up with the latest on the war in ukraine. we will bring you more on that

element of the story, coming up on bbc news. hello. it has been warm in the sunshine again today, but how things are going to change through the rest of this week. it will be turning much colder, temperatures falling away quite significantly. today, 17 or 18 celsius in the sunshine, above average for the time of year, but colder air to the north of scotland as we see a northerly wind developing this week, that colder air pushing south. these are the temperatures we have by thursday. it will feel colder in the win. with those sort of numbers, it will be cold and offer some sleet and snow to fall almost anywhere. today, rain has been keeping it chilly across parts of northern england. either side of that, one sunshine once again. thickening cloud is coming into the english channel, which will

develop wetter weather across southern counties of england. a lot of the rain petering out across northern england. another band of rain will head into the far north of scotland. the rest of mainland scotland. the rest of mainland scotland will have clearer skies. there may be a slight frost overnight. a lot of low cloud, mist and fog coming off the north sea to affect eastern parts of england, into the midlands as well. that will slowly tend to lift. it could be cold across parts of the east midlands, lincolnshire and east anglia. a few showers breaking out elsewhere. this rain heads out into the english channel, and wet weather moving down across scotland, turning wintry in the hills. for all of us, a colder day on tuesday. the really cold air is to the north of that weather front that's bringing the wet weather down across scotland. that front continues south overnight and into wednesday. we have this zone of cloudy weather here. this is where we have some rain but also some sleet and snow over the hills. to the north of that, sunshine. ciao was turning increasingly wintry and

drawing down that colder air behind the weather front which is sort of in this position on wednesday. on wednesday night, the wet weather continues to move south, cold air digging in behind all the while. rain likely to turn to sleet and snow across southern parts of england and wales. that will slowly move away and we are left with sunshine. the whole rash of wintry showers, hail, sleet and snow on thursday. those temperatures are typically six celsius down the eastern side of the uk, and it will feel much colder in the stronger winds.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says his country is prepared to discuss adopting a neutral status — in a bid to end russia's invasion. the next round of face—to—face negotiations between the two countries take place in turkey this week. a bbc investigation has shed new light on the murder of the russian opposition leader, boris nemtsov, who was shot dead in moscow in 2015. drama at the oscars as the american actor will smith hits one of the presenters of ceremony, chris rock, in the face. pupils in england may face tougher targets in english and maths for primary and secondary schools. critics say the british government's plans lack ambition and could fail to help the poorest students. china s largest city shanghai goes into lockdown as covid cases continue to rise.

millions of residents in the eastern half are confined to their homes while mass testing is carried out. anyone testing positive is sent to hospital or forced to quarantine. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says he's prepared to discuss a formal neutral status for his country — as part of talks to end the war with russia. but he insisted any proposal would need to be put to the ukrainian people in a referendum, and the outcome guaranteed by third parties. meanwhile, ukraine says it will not open its humanitarian evacuation corridors today, because of what it calls �*provocation' from russian forces live to vienna. olena sotnyk is an adviser to ukraine's deputy prime minister and former lawmaker.

good to have you with us. could you start by explaining to us more fully what you think ukraine's position would be on becoming a neutral country? what would that mean? first of all, country? what would that mean? first of all. there — country? what would that mean? first of all. there is — country? what would that mean? first of all, there is no _ country? what would that mean? f “st of all, there is no demand of the russian federation and not a decision of the ukrainian day because according to our constitution we already decided that our international main priorities and our policies, foreign policies, they are focused on the european union and euro membership so it means that ukraine, in the case of our president and members of parliament, decide that we need to change this priority is all we need to change the status they will need to change the status they will need to change the constitution, first of all. as announced, it is not going to happen as long as ukrainians would decide on this. it means a

referendum on this issue and as far as you know, and by the way i am today in the city, there are particular demands to have any referendums, to have any elections and other democratic procedures so first of all they should be demilitarisation so no russian troops in the territory of ukraine before such a referendum so there are a lot of preconditions which could happen or should happen in order at least to talk about this. and possible to have a referendum. absolutely. it is absolutely impossible according to any standards, according to any even physical possibilities, to have this referendum because across the world we have more than 3 million people now displaced from their territory of ukraine. we have about a third of the country with the russian

military troops, we have shelling, there is no ceasefire. so there is no, even now, issue to talk about this. and the main condition should be ceasefire. the next condition should be withdraw the troops and after this we can talk about any political decision. the ceasefire is the first thing in the table and their tax taking place in turkey this week. how close are russia and ukraine to that? to agreeing a ceasefire? i ukraine to that? to agreeing a ceasefire?— ukraine to that? to agreeing a ceasefire? i am afraid that it is very difficult. _ ceasefire? i am afraid that it is very difficult. the _ ceasefire? i am afraid that it is very difficult. the russians i very difficult. the russians absolutely ignored even if you just mentioned that we didn't manage this day—to—day to provide humanitarian corridors for those who needed the most, especially we're talking about our cities which are suffering for many days, like mauripol. still, we could not agree on humanitarian issues and some guarantees of security for this humanitarian needs

and we don't talk now on the stage, we don't expect the nearest time that agree on a ceasefire but for the hopes of ukrainians in this huge but the russians have different plans. they will continue to attack our cities. they continued to attack the capital of the city. they have been trying to break through the biggest airport and the city near kyiv but our military could oppose this. they stop the russian attack but still they continue. i this. they stop the russian attack but still they continue.— but still they continue. i know ou've but still they continue. i know you've been _ but still they continue. i know you've been in _ but still they continue. i know you've been in contact - but still they continue. i know you've been in contact with i but still they continue. i know- you've been in contact with people and families where this has happened. can you tell us how widespread it is, this notion of this fact that people are being taken, versions of actually taking

to forcibly deporting people to russia. it to forcibly deporting people to russia. , ., , russia. it is not 'ust deporting --eole, russia. it is not 'ust deporting people. you — russia. it is notjust deporting people. you no- _ russia. it is notjust deporting people, you no. it— russia. it is notjust deporting people, you no. it is- russia. it is notjust deporting | people, you no. it is absolutely russia. it is notjust deporting i people, you no. it is absolutely in vehicle acts of stealing people because they don't know where they are going and then they realise that they are in the russian federation, captured by the russian federation. absolutely without any, like millions of connections with relatives so we are receiving a lot of requests from relatives, help us to find our family, of requests from relatives, help us to find ourfamily, so of requests from relatives, help us to find our family, so we absolutely just blocked on this because they took them as hostages, you no. and it is absolutely unprecedented situation. and they're taking them just to force them to go to russia

and we don't know what we could expect and how the international organisations and international society are going to respond but it is very dangerous because we have a lot of cities blocked with the russian militaries and we don't know how many ukrainians they're going to take as hostages.— in 2015, boris nemtsov, an opposition politician once tipped to be president of russia, was shot and killed on a bridge in the centre of moscow. his murder remains the most high—profile political assassination to have taken place in putin's russia. at the time, five men were convicted for the shooting, but questions remain about exactly who gave the order. now, an investigation by bellingcat, the insider, and bbc eye investigations has uncovered new evidence which throws light on the case.

in russia, dissent has always been a dangerous game. boris nemtsov was one of putin's most vocal critics. he denounced corruption and moscow's war in ukraine in 2014. translation: we should say enough of idiocy, we should say russia and ukraine without putin. days before he was due to hold another rally, nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge right in front of the kremlin. olga was a close friend and colleague. it was impossible to imagine that the political opponent would be killed. just killed in the centre of moscow. five ethnic chechens, some linked to the brutal kremlin backed warlord ramzan kadyrov were convicted of his murder. but who ordered the killing? nemtsov�*s friends suspected vladimir putin himself. the kremlin has always

denied the allegation. now, we have uncovered evidence which [ends fresh credibility to the suspicion that the kremlin wanted boris nemtsov dead. we can reveal in the year leading up to his death, boris nemtsov was being tracked across russia by a government agent. nothing unusual in that, you might think, the kremlin keeps tabs on the opposition. but this man wasn't some low ranking recruit on routine business. all the evidence tells us he was an officer with the fsb, russia's main security agency, and that he was deeply connected to a secret fsb assassination squad. according to his documents, his name is valery nikolaevich sukharev. through a series of data leaks we have been able to track sukharev�*s movements in the months leading up to nemtsov�*s death, and when we compare them to the known movements of nemtsov,

a chilling pattern emerges. in the year running up to his murder, the travel record shows that sukharev tailed nemtsov on 13 round trips across russia. phone and travel records link agent valery sukharev to at least two apparent assassination attempts, both aimed at other prominent creditics of vladimir putin. the most well—known is opposition leader alexei navalny, who was posened with the nerve agent novichock in 2020. it isn't clear why boris nemtsov�*s killers chose bullets instead of poison, or if the two assassination squads are linked. boris nemtsov was the most effective, the most prominent and most powerful political opponent of vladimir putin's regime, full stop, and they could not have silenced him any other way. we put these findings to the russian government and to the fsb. a the kremlin denied any involvement and said this story was a fabrication. the fsb did not respond.

for many russians, the killing of boris nemtsov was a glimpse behind the mask of a murderous state. seven years later, russia is engaged in an all out war in ukraine. and the mask is off. gabriel gatehouse, bbc news. plans to improve standards in maths and english in england's schools will be published by the government today. its aim is to raise average gcse grades, and ensure that 9 out of 10 children are at the expected standard when they leave primary school. our education editor branwenjeffreys has been to a village school near hereford to find out more, 58 times one gives us 58. we subtract that. in the heart of herefordshire, a village school. what's our next move? but the maths they're learning is nothing like their parents' lessons. it's 161. yes, that's it. what ten and 11—year—olds study now... three, plus our nine... ..is tougher than ten years ago,

and the same is true for english grammar, something all these year six pupils have to navigate. i absolutely love maths. ijust love working with numbers. i don't like writing at all. i and i really struggle with it. that's why i use a laptop. i like challenging myself and finding out different ways to do stuff. "traces of the yellow—eyed, raven—coloured..." bursting with creativity, and stuffed full of grammar... "..black heart is emptier- than their kitchen cupboards." ..these year fives will face end of primary tests next year. the standard that children are expected to get to at the end of year six, has actually been raised quite recently, so children are already working at a much higher level than they were ten years ago. so, they're already doing sort of the work that children would have done in years seven and eight. before the pandemic, around two thirds of children were leaving primary school

at the standard expected for their year group. now the government is saying that, over the next few years, schools have to get nine out of ten children to that standard. that's a target for the whole of england, not for each school. ask questions and it helps you learn. that was the best thing i ever did. after meeting some secondary pupils, the education secretary told me there will also be a push to raise gcse grades in maths and english. it's not about more pressure on the children, it's about more support. if a child has fallen behind in maths or english, that the teacher will support that child, and will then engage with the parents. for parents who listen to this, and who worry about more academic pressure going into schools, and they may not have a child who is particularly academically focused, what do you say to them?

we're looking to make sure that your child leaves primary school able to read, write and do maths to a standard that allows them to do well in secondary school. forest school is just one of the many extra ways of learning here. this primary wants to keep a balance for children, and parents told me that is important. there's so much for them to learn, and i think primary schools should be about a time when they're enjoying life and getting to know who they are, because they've got many years ahead of them of exams. i do worry about the amount of anxiety children are going through, especially after the pandemic. and not everybody's academic. so, i've got one child who's really academic, and one that's not quite so academic, and, you know, you just want them to be happy. schools and pupils are recovering after the pandemic. some parts of england are much further behind, a challenge to these plans. branwen jeffreys, bbc

news, herefordshire. the uk's transport secretary will write to the chief executive of p—and—o ferries today — telling him to rehire the 800 staff he sacked without notice earlier this month. grant shapps will warn peter hebblethwaite he plans to change the law to make sure all ferry operators serving uk ports pay at least the minimum wage. the parliament of el salvador has approved a state of emergency after a spate of gang—related murders on saturday. the new law restricts the right to assembly, allows arrests without a warrant and the monitoring of communications. police said there had been 62 murders in the latest 24 hour period. a huge wildfire has engulfed an island off the west coast of scotland. it happened on gruinard island, which was used for biological experiments during world war two. the scottish fire and rescue service had released warnings about wildfires, following a spell of dry weather. the portuguese island of saojorge, in the azores archipelago off the atlantic coast, is on alert after over a thousand small earthquakes since saturday.

officials say this could signal an earthquake or a volcanic eruption. the last major earthquake in the azores was in 1980 which killed more than 60 people. let's return now to one of our main stories this hour — the moment at the oscars when will smith stepped up from the audience to hit the host chris rock. it was a moment which shocked the audience — and it came just seconds after chris rock had told a joke at the expense of will smith's wife. will smith then directed an expletive at chris rock as he sat back down — chris rock, looking shocked, carried on — and just a short while after, will smith was back up on the stage to collect the oscar for best actor. in his acceptance speech, will smith stressed the need for love — but didn't apologise. pictures filmed inside the auditorium during a commercial break showed him almost in tears. chris rock hasn't commented. the organisers of the oscars said there was no place for violence in the show. and the los angeles police department said it was not

investigating the incident, because no complaint had been made. plenty of comments on social media, as you would expect — but the stars have largely stayed quiet on the incident. our correspondent sophie long in la gave this update from the vanity fair oscar after party red carpet — where she spoke to one of the stars of that oscar winning movie, coda. congratulations. thank you so much. i'm so happy to be here and come over thee, i'm so happy to be here and come overthee, i i'm so happy to be here and come over thee, i am just shocked. i was holding on to my seat i was so anxious. we were all holding hands each other and when we won, we freaked out. it was such a beautiful moment. it was like, finally, after 35 years, marley did it by herself and now someone else is doing it and the door is opening wider. it is history for all of us, for the deaf community. so many deaf children saw this and it means in the future they are going to try it. they'll be more opportunities for everyone. your

film went on as the underdog and was nominated for three oscars and won them all. i mean, that was the best possible scenario for you, right? {lilli possible scenario for you, right? (1)! comic effort possible scenario for you, right? i comic effort of a possible scenario for you, right? oi comic effort of a dream come true, i am so thankful to of you voted and supported our movie. what is important is it made everyone feel connected and you guys learn something new and it is about family still, and connection. again, iam so happy that it came out during covid because during covid that was what we needed. we can see the family encoder and it is a positive message so i am looking forward to seeing more deaf actors.— message so i am looking forward to seeing more deaf actors. before the oscars, seeing more deaf actors. before the oscars. when _ seeing more deaf actors. before the oscars. when we — seeing more deaf actors. before the oscars, when we first _ seeing more deaf actors. before the oscars, when we first met, - seeing more deaf actors. before the oscars, when we first met, you i seeing more deaf actors. before the oscars, when we first met, you told j oscars, when we first met, you told me that you were so excited to have met will smith, that he was the guy that you wanted to hang outwith. obviously everyone is talking about will smith tonight. what is your view on what happened in that room this evening?— this evening? really, i mean, it is reall , this evening? really, i mean, it is really. will — this evening? really, i mean, it is

really. will as _ this evening? really, i mean, it is really, will as a _ this evening? really, i mean, it is really, will as a human, _ this evening? really, i mean, it is really, will as a human, you i this evening? really, i mean, it is really, will as a human, you no. l really, will as a human, you no. like, i'mjust really, will as a human, you no. like, i'm just happy for his successes and we are all human and the stuff we go through is crazy. just like the coda movie. we had beenin just like the coda movie. we had been in a different environment and we deal with people being negative to us again, yeah, i love well. really, something else happened with will smith i would not talk about it again. he is human. b, will smith i would not talk about it again. he is human.— again. he is human. a wonderful nirht for again. he is human. a wonderful night for your— again. he is human. a wonderful night for your on-screen - again. he is human. a wonderful night for your on-screen you i again. he is human. a wonderful. night for your on-screen you must night for your on—screen you must feel elated for him and of course those with you on this journey all the way through. the those with you on this 'ourney all the way through._ those with you on this 'ourney all the way through. the first person i think is her— the way through. the first person i think is her because _ the way through. the first person i think is her because she _ the way through. the first person i think is her because she wrote i the way through. the first person i think is her because she wrote the | think is her because she wrote the story. she made this, our characters. she built her characters. she built her characters. she built her characters. she believed in us and fought for our casting. we needed real deaf actors and now we're winning all these things for the oscars now so itjust shows that. that is the right way do it. an authentic casting as a way to make a movie so i think everywhere and i am still in shock. i don't know what to

say. still in shock. i don't know what to sa . ., . y ., still in shock. i don't know what to sa. ., ., ., ., still in shock. i don't know what to sa. ., ., ., say. how are you going to celebrate toniaht? i say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? i don't _ say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? i don't no. _ say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? i don't no. i'm _ say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? i don't no. i'm going i say. how are you going to celebrate tonight? i don't no. i'm going to i tonight? i don't no. i'm going to see what is _ tonight? i don't no. i'm going to see what is happening _ tonight? i don't no. i'm going to see what is happening here. i. tonight? i don't no. i'm going to i see what is happening here. i hope i can dance to some heavy bass so i can feel it. and i will dance. i can dance to some heavy bass so i can feel it. and i will dance.- can feel it. and i will dance. i can see ou can feel it. and i will dance. i can see you are _ can feel it. and i will dance. i can see you are already _ can feel it. and i will dance. i can see you are already covered i can feel it. and i will dance. i can see you are already covered in i see you are already covered in lipstick so you are having a wonderful evening and i will let you carry on and do that. congratulations. and thank you so much for stopping to talk to us. fla much for stopping to talk to us. fir: problem. i love talking to you guys. thank you so much. one of the stars of the film coda who won best picture tonight. huge cheers for them and you can see how happy he is. making history for winning and the first deaf person to do so. it was 35 years ago so a massive celebration for all the cast of coda tonight including the young british star. tonight including the young british star. britain's last surviving georgian lido — which fell

into disrepair in the 1980s — is in the final stages of a major restoration. it's called cleveland pools, it's in bath, and it's full of amazing memories — asjohn maguire has been finding out. oh, gosh, maria, look at all this! wow! amazing. we paid up there and then we would just come through here. there was a chap here and he would direct you down. maria, nick and rosie are walking through the reconstruction site that is cleveland pools in bath and down memory lane. the boys used to push us in the pool. certainly not! it was big, almost like a lake, actually. i really remember it being big, you could swim the whole length. do you remember all the bits in it? oh, the leaves! it was freezing cold, freezing cold. oh, my goodness, it was so cold. i didn't mind that.

it didn't bother me. you shoved it out the way, didn't you? i remember coming here when i was a schoolgirl, sunbathing. it was a wonderful place to come. it was delightful, it was like going on holiday, it was busy. and it was just fun. my father used to come i here and he would actually swim across the river, - jump over the fence to get in. his grandfather did the same. so i came and then we came and then our children have come here. - now hopefully ourl grandchildren well. so it's whole generations of local people using it. i the history of the site predates living memory by a long way. first built in 1815 to save the blushes of local people,

as men insisted on skinny dipping in the river avon. swimmers finally hung up their bathing suits in the 1980s as it closed and fell into disrepair. since then, a handful of campaigners have been battling to save the pools and now that ambition, that dream is about to be realised. if you value heritage, sure, there is something here for you. also if you value swimming, being outdoors in a green space and the impact that can have on people's well—being and sustainability. we are running a whole energy project. if you are into natural and architectural beauty, there is something here i hope for everybody and that is why people will be keen to support us as we get to the end of the project. the vast majority of the restoration has been paid for by the heritage lottery fund with a £6 million grant. but crowdfunding is continuing. an army of volunteers has been recruited, one of them has lent his graphic design expertise, part of a community effort he hopes will ensure success. i came here when it felt

dilapidated and a bit rundown. even then it had something about it, —— it felt beautiful. seeing it coming to life now, very special. being situated right on the banks of the river avon comes with challenges. apart from the fact of reconstructing, rebuilding the pools, a georgian building in a world heritage city, there is also the small aspect there is no road access to the site. every single item or building material has to be brought in by boat. but the river also provides opportunities. this is the pool within the pool, as it were. originally the river water used to be the water for the pool, is that right? that is correct. it is to be fed by the river. what is nice about that, although we cannot do that these days, it has to be fed with natural

clean water and be chlorinated and treated, we are actually extracting the water from the river, passing it through heat exchangers and the heat from river water to heat the new pool. so it's really clever equipment. i don't think there's any other pool in the uk which is being heated by river water. all being well, cleveland pools will be opening the summer to become same time both britain's oldest and newest lido. a city renowned for the appeal of its water since roman times is about to enter a new chapter in its illustrious bathing history. john maguire, bbc news, bath. finland has suspended the last rail link between russia and the eu as part of international sanctions imposed on moscow because of the invasion of ukraine. the allegro service normally runs between the finnish capital, helsinki, and st petersburg. the service has reportedly been used by many russians who want to leave their country. since the war began last month, about seven— hundred passengers a day have packed

into the train to finland. thank you for being with us even bbc news. it has been warm in the sunshine again today but how things are going to change to the west of this week. it is going to be turning much, much colder. temperatures will fall away quite significantly. today, 17 or 18 in the sunshine. above average for the time of year but cold over to the time of year but cold over to the north of scotland as we see northerly winds developing this week. that cordoba is going to push southwards and these are the temperatures got by thursday. it will feel colder than the wind and with those sort of numbers it is actually going to be cold enough for some sleet and snow to from almost anywhere. today, though, it has been rain keeping it on the chilly side across parts of northern england but either side of that there is warm

sunshine once again. thickening cloud to the english channel and that will develop wetter weather across southern counties of england. that rain as turney ding to peter out. vane heads into the far north of scotland but the west of mainland scotland having some clearer skies and may be a slight frost overnight. mist or fog coming and may be a slight frost overnight. mist orfog coming in off the north sea. it could then go and keep it cold across parts of the east midlands, lincolnshire and east anglia but otherwise you'll see some sunshine. she was breaking out on the rain heading out into the english channel and some wet weather moving further down across scotland and that will turn wintry in the hills. a colder day on tuesday. really cold hours to the north of that weather front bringing that wet weather down across scotland and that weather front continue southwards overnight and into well and stay so we have got their zone of cloudy weather here where we have got some rain but also sleet and snow over the hills and into the north of that, some sunshine with

those showers turning increasingly wintry and during down the coda whereby the weather front which is sort of in this position on wednesday. as we head into wednesday night that wetter weather continues. coda were digging so the rain is likely to turn to speak and snow. there could be a side covering here and there perhaps and that will tend to slow the move away and we are left with some sunshine and a whole rash of wintry showers, hail, sleet and snow on thursday and there's temperatures are typically 6 degrees down the eastern side of the uk and it will feel much colder in those stronger winds.

ukraine's president says he wants peace without delay and would discuss a neutral status for ukraine as part of any deal with russia. attempts to get civilians out of areas under russian bombardment have stalled, with no humanitarian corridors set to open today. the mayor of mariupol warns the besieged port city faces humanitarian catastrophe and says it must be completely evacuated. and the premature babies born amidst the war — and the doctors dedicated to keeping them alive. translation: the smallest child was born three days ago - and weighsjust over 600 grams, a girl called polina. you can't take a child of 600 grams to the basement, it would be a one—way trip.

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