this is bbc news. the headlines. russia says it will drastically reduce combat operations around ukraine s capital and northern city — more than a month after moscow invaded the country. the bbc has learned more than 200 babies could have survived had better care being provided to royal shrewsbury trust. 20 fines are to be issued, as part of the police inquiry into parties held in downing street that breached coronavirus lockdown rules. labour's deputy leader angela rayner says the prime minister should resign. the prime minister has completely lied about this situation. the police have issued fines,

so therefore lockdown rules have been breached and the prime minister has to go. the queen and members of the royalfamily, have attended the memorial service for the duke of edinburgh, at westminster abbey. russia says it will — in its own words — �*drastically reduce�* military activities ariound the ukrainian capital kyiv and the city of chernihiv. it's a sliver of hope — in one area at least — after a month of invasion in which russian forces have killed thousands of civilians and displaced

many more with its bombardments. here's my colleague ben brown in lviv, western ukraine. yes, people here in ukraine that we've been talking to are wondering exactly what the russians mean when they say they are going to drastically reduce their military activity around chernihiv and the capital kyiv as well, and also wondering whether the russians are perhaps making a virtue of necessity because their advance on the capital in particular has stalled in recent days. in fact, ukrainian troops are claiming that they have counterattacked successfully around the capital and even recaptured the important town of irpin near the capital kyiv. and in terms of the peace talks that have been going on in istanbul, some progress reported from those peace talks. but the us secretary of state antony blinken has said that he hasn't seen any signs of real seriousness from russia. here's tim murphy. in istanbul, the security is high,

and so are the stakes, talks between ukraine and russia have been taking place. turkey hopeful it could succeed where others have failed and negotiate a ceasefire. it will be to the benefit of everybody to achieve a ceasefire and establish peace as soon as possible. the whole world is waiting for good news from you. the announcements that followed would certainly seem to be positive developments. the first commitment from russia, to scale back military operations. the minister of defense of the russian federation in order to increase mutual trust and create the necessary conditions for further negotiations and achieving the final goal. agreeing and signing the above mentioned agreement has decided to cordially, drastically reduce

the military activities of the kyiv and chernihiv directions. ukrainian negotiators have said they would accept neutral status. one of russia's key demands in return for security guarantees. we will notjoin any political or military unions. military training on our territory will take place if the other country agree. but in ukraine, preparations for a long conflict continue. members of the territorial defence have been in training — volunteers with ordinary lives being taught from scratch how to use weapons. russia has said it will be focusing its efforts on territory claimed by russian backed separatists in the eastern region of donbas. the first stage of the operation has

been completed. the first stage of the operation has been completed. the combat potential of the ukrainian armed forces has been reduced and we can focus efforts on achieving the main goal the liberation of donbas. but a russian strike hit a regional government building, seven people were killed, 22 were injured and thousands are still trapped in the besieged city of mariupol. stark reminders of the devastation still felt across ukraine. tim muffett, bbc news. well, we've just had a few lines from the uk prime minister boris johnson's spokesman saying there does appear to have been a reduction in the bombardments around the the ukrainian capital kyiv, perhaps in line with what the russians have been saying about quote, drastically reducing their military activity there. but the british government are also saying they do not want to see anything less than the complete withdrawal of russian forces from ukraine. well, our correspondent tom bateman

has been in istanbul following those ukraine—russia talks. turkey is a really crucial country because it shares a maritime border with both ukraine and russia, has historic cultural ties to both the countries and crucially, it's a member of nato. now president erdogan has managed to sort of fend off the west's pressure that has been putting around the world to try and join the sanctions against russia. and that's one of the key reasons i think that the russians have been prepared to engage here. that vladimir putin, after that phone call with president erdogan on sunday, was prepared to send the delegation here for those face to face talks. so turkey a really important country. as for president erdogan, well, i think it's, you know, it's been a diplomatic coup for him to be able to say to his own people that, you know, he is a peacemaker. and he was certainly greeted by applause from both of the delegations inside here when he stood up at the very beginning and said

to them that both sides, both sides, had a historic responsibility to try to come to a truce. now, as you been hearing from jenny, nowhere near that kind of thing, expectations were always extremely low. but it has been interesting to see as the talks have broken up, at least for the time being, we don't know if they'll continue tonight, this slight change of tone as the ukrainian delegation came out, the very sort of notional framework, perhaps, of something that might potentially lead to an agreement in the future. we didn't have that kind of tone, that kind of messaging after the talks two and a half weeks ago between the country's foreign ministers in southern turkey in antalya. that was a pretty bitter event with recriminations from both sides. it hasn't been like that at all here. and as you've been hearing, we have the ukrainians saying, well, yeah, maybe they'll be prepared to move towards some kind of neutrality if they can get security guarantees from the west and then the russians talking about this idea of drastically reducing military operations in some areas and also describing the talks today as constructive.

tom bateman with the latest from those talks in istanbul, let's go tojenny hill now our correspondent in moscow. and jenny, as tom was saying, there really a change of tone, a slight change of tone from the russians in terms of their military strategy here in ukraine. yeah, i'm not sure i'd go as far as to say a change of tone, we've just actually heard a little bit more from the leader of the russian delegation at those talks, and he's been saying that at some point the kremlin will give a kind of timetable for the de—escalation of military involvement around kyiv and the other city. but he's also been very quick to emphasise that this is not a ceasefire. he has also said that the kremlin will be coming out with some kind of response to the ukrainian proposals, which are now on the table.

as you know, vladimir putin has to take a good look at those and decide what he wants to do next. but my sense here is that particularly as we've also heard from the leader of the delegation, that he said that, you know, again, the positions aren't particularly close. so i'm starting to wonder whether actually the kremlin is holding back on any kind of sense of optimism. and one of the reasons i say that is that we heard earlier from the spokeswoman of the foreign ministry here after it had been announced that russia was going to pull back a little bit on its military activities around kyiv and chernihiv. and she was still coming out with the same kind of narrative that we've heard all along that the aim still for the kremlin is to the de—nazification of ukraine. you know, we are hearing the same belligerent language again and again here. and i think it's really important to remember that the kremlin�*s aims

in ukraine haven't changed. they don't want ukraine tojoin nato. well we've seen there might be some agreement on that from the government in kyiv. they want those territories in eastern ukraine recognized as independent. or you could read that coming under russian control. they want crimea recognised as russian. and then there are vladimir putin's broader aims. he has consistently cast ukraine as a country and its government, nato and the west as the enemies of russia. and i think we have to bear that in mind when we look at what's happened today and however optimistic one can be about the fact that they are talking and that there has been a little bit of movement i think it's really important to remember where the kremlin still stands on this. although, you know, western experts are very quick to point out that perhaps this invasion hasn't gone as well as vladimir putin would have liked it to. and that may, of course, influence the kremlin�*s next moves. but right now, you know, the rhetoric here just doesn't support that for the time being. all right, jenny, the sobering reality of what is being said

there in moscow and the reality on the ground here in ukraine is that on day 3a of this war, people are still dying every hour of every day in this terrible and tragic war. some of the main story is at home tonight. the bbc has learned that more than 200 babies might have survived, had better maternity care been provided by shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. the majority of cases date from 2000 to 2019. the trust has previously said it takes full responsibility for failures and has offered its "sincere apologies. after a five—year inquiry, chaired by senior midwife donna 0ckenden, the scale of failures uncovered is unprecedented in the history of nhs maternity care. joining me now is our social

correspondent mike buchanan. it is staggering to hear that figure of 200 babies. explain more about this and what is going to happen, what is going to change? it is this and what is going to happen, what is going to change?- what is going to change? it is a staggering _ what is going to change? it is a staggering figure. _ what is going to change? it is a staggering figure. and - what is going to change? it is a staggering figure. and in - what is going to change? it is a staggering figure. and in many| what is going to change? it 3 —. staggering figure. and in many ways an unfortunate vindication for a number of families who campaigned for years for an independent review into maternity kia here in shropshire believing that that care was simply not good enough and to many families were being fails. the official publication of this independent review will happen tomorrow here in shrewsbury. what we've learnt out of the publication is around 201 babies may well have survived had they received better maternity care, that is made up of 131 stillbirths and 78 neonatal deaths. the vast majority of those

cases took place between 2000 and 2019. we also understand although we do not have the figures yet, but there will be dozens of other babies who suffered life sustaining injuries perhaps a brain injury or cerebral palsy because of poor maternity care and a number of mothers who also died in childbirth who may well have survived had they received better care as well. the entire publication will be out tomorrow morning and the trust will respond in full at that time. what they have previously said is they offer their sincere apologies and take full responsibility for what happened. we will see what the reaction is to the report tomorrow but there is an ongoing police investigation as well been conducted by west mercia police into what happened at the trust and whether charges will flow from that i think are still to be decided. but as you say this is an appalling start to what i think will be a very difficult day for many families

tomorrow. £31 difficult day for many families tomorrow— difficult day for many families tomorrow. . ., , ., tomorrow. of course we will have more on that _ tomorrow. of course we will have more on that tomorrow. - 20 fines are being issued to people who attended gatherings in government buildings during the coronavirus lockdown. the metropolitan police has been investigating dozens of events which may have breached covid regulations, including some attended by the prime minister. more fines are possible as police say there's still a significant amount of material to be assessed. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley reports. behind these doors, rules that changed lives were drawn up — christmases were cancelled, we were all told to avoid mixing with friends, even family. but now the metropolitan police has decided lockdown laws were broken by people working in government buildings at the time. in a statement this morning, the force said...

and there could be more to come. the met added... it is important thatjustice is done without fear or favour in cases of this nature, and we all want to see people held to account if they've done wrong. morning. is the pm going to get a fine, sir? boris johnson hasn't received a fine yet. we don't know exactly who has, but a lot has changed since the prime minister said this in december. what i will tell you is that all the guidelines were observed and continue to be observed. since then there have been apologies and calls for the prime minister to go. i don't think that the man who set the rules and asked the british people to make unimaginable sacrifices and then has been found to have repeatedly flouted them can remain in post. we think he should resign.

but some conservative mps have been more reluctant as a result of the conflict in ukraine. some of the intense pressure may have died down in recent weeks, but many conservative mps were deeply uncomfortable with allegations of parties at the same time that everybody was being told to stay at home. those mps will be waiting to see who is fined and how the prime minister reacts. whatever happens next, one fact has been established — the police think that covid laws were broken in some of the very buildings where they were being set. that means difficult questions for the prime minister in the coming days, about whether he oversaw a culture which allowed lockdown rules to be broken. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. well earlier the former health secretary matt hancock sought to defend the prime minister.. he has apologised and acknowledged

there were problems and make changes in downing street. but i think we need to look at this within the context of what is going on the world. the report before last on your programme was about the war in ukraine where the prime minister has been, frankly, playing a leading role globally. but labour�*s angela rayner says lockdown rules were breached. the fines were issued so clearly rules were breached and the prime minister was in attendance at these parties. first is that there were not any ban he said it was outrageous to have been parties and then we found out he was at the end he said he did not know they were parties. the prime minister has lied about the situation and lockdown rules have been breached and the prime minister has to go. let's go to the houses of parliament and our correspondent alex forsyth.

give us a sense of what people are saying now about this? it give us a sense of what people are saying now about this?— saying now about this? it does not take much for— saying now about this? it does not take much for us _ saying now about this? it does not take much for us to _ saying now about this? it does not take much for us to remember - saying now about this? it does not take much for us to remember the level of anger there was even within the conservative party when all this emerged about the number of events that have taken place in downing street. but as you heard there are plenty of conservative mps who in recent weeks and said the political context has changed so significantly because of the war in ukraine that they do not feel now is the right time for the prime minister to go. we had the former health secretary matt hancock saying exactly that and of course he a man who himself resigned from his cabinet post because it breached lockdown rules. there are other conservative mps i think you are waiting to see what happens because of course we know 20 fines have been issued and we still do not know to whom they're going to go and do not yet know whether or not the prime minister is going to be amongst them. none the less opposition parties have said regardless, the very fact that there

was clearly will in downing street means the prime minister should go. ian blackford is from the snp. is that your view that the prime minister must gal?— that your view that the prime minister must gal? what we know toda is minister must gal? what we know today is that _ minister must gal? what we know today is that parties _ minister must gal? what we know today is that parties took - minister must gal? what we know today is that parties took place . minister must gal? what we know today is that parties took place in | today is that parties took place in 10 downing street and we know that rules were _ 10 downing street and we know that rules were broken. the prime minister— rules were broken. the prime minister came to parliament and told us unequivocally that parties did not take — us unequivocally that parties did not take place and rules were not broken _ not take place and rules were not broken i— not take place and rules were not broken. i hate to say it but that was an— broken. i hate to say it but that was an absolute lie and there is the issue _ was an absolute lie and there is the issue but_ was an absolute lie and there is the issue but once again the prime minister— issue but once again the prime minister has misled parliament. let's _ minister has misled parliament. let's not — minister has misled parliament. let's not forget these parties took place _ let's not forget these parties took place in _ let's not forget these parties took place into — let's not forget these parties took place in 10 downing street in the office _ place in 10 downing street in the office and — place in 10 downing street in the office and home of the prime ministen _ office and home of the prime minister. the buck stops with him. it is minister. the buck stops with him. it is the _ minister. the buck stops with him. it is the culture going on in number ten that_ it is the culture going on in number ten that people find distasteful. the, _ ten that people find distasteful. the. the — ten that people find distasteful. the, the fact that people could not hold funerals the way they wanted to, and _ hold funerals the way they wanted to, and i_ hold funerals the way they wanted to, and i can say to you that despite _ to, and i can say to you that despite the war in ukraine and there is unity— despite the war in ukraine and there is unity in _ despite the war in ukraine and there is unity in dealing with putin, but people _ is unity in dealing with putin, but heapie are — is unity in dealing with putin, but people are not forgotten about this and there _ people are not forgotten about this and there are still well anger across— and there are still well anger

across these islands and the prime minister— across these islands and the prime minister has to be held accountable. he should _ minister has to be held accountable. he should have gone before now but on the _ he should have gone before now but on the hack— he should have gone before now but on the back of what we know today the prime — on the back of what we know today the prime minister should be clearing _ the prime minister should be clearing his desk. and let me say we know_ clearing his desk. and let me say we know 20 _ clearing his desk. and let me say we know 20 people have been sanctioned by the _ know 20 people have been sanctioned by the police and we need to know if any senior— by the police and we need to know if any senior civil servants are amongst _ any senior civil servants are amongst those 20 and if any politicians are caught up in this. we need — politicians are caught up in this. we need transparency and the prime minister— we need transparency and the prime minister needs to come clean as to what _ minister needs to come clean as to what has _ minister needs to come clean as to what has been going on in downing street— what has been going on in downing street under his watch.— street under his watch. there are len street under his watch. there are [en in street under his watch. there are plenty in the _ street under his watch. there are plenty in the conservative - street under his watch. there are plenty in the conservative party l street under his watch. there are i plenty in the conservative party who are furious at what happened but who now say because of the global insecurity caused by the war in ukraine it is not the right time to get rid of the prime minister and add to that insecurity for the united kingdom.— united kingdom. welll have commanded _ united kingdom. welll have commanded on _ united kingdom. welll have commanded on many - united kingdom. welll have i commanded on many occasions united kingdom. welll have - commanded on many occasions the defence _ commanded on many occasions the defence secretary ben wallace for the way _ defence secretary ben wallace for the way he has conducted himself and make sure _ the way he has conducted himself and make sure that keir starmer myself have regular briefings. to large extent— have regular briefings. to large extent it — have regular briefings. to large extent it is the mod leading on this

and the _ extent it is the mod leading on this and the prime minister is not central— and the prime minister is not central should struggle to make sure that we _ central should struggle to make sure that we defend the interests of the people _ that we defend the interests of the people of— that we defend the interests of the people of ukraine and when you have someone _ people of ukraine and when you have someone who effectively has put two fingers up to united kingdom in the way he behaved, he must be held accountable with the _ behaved, he must be held accountable with the rule breaking that has gone on and _ with the rule breaking that has gone on and knowing has taken place. it is about— on and knowing has taken place. it is about time he accepted his responsibilities. find is about time he accepted his responsibilities.— is about time he accepted his responsibilities. and if there are “unior or responsibilities. and if there are junior or senior _ responsibilities. and if there are junior or senior civil _ responsibilities. and if there are junior or senior civil servants - responsibilities. and if there are l junior or senior civil servants who have received fines, should they quit? i have received fines, should they auit? ~ . ' . quit? i think there a difference when you _ quit? i think there a difference when you have _ quit? i think there a difference when you have people - quit? i think there a difference when you have people making| quit? i think there a difference . when you have people making the rules, _ when you have people making the rules, does that lay down the rules are the _ rules, does that lay down the rules are the prime minister and his government and his senior civil servant — government and his senior civil servant advisers of course should look at _ servant advisers of course should look at their own behaviour. thank ou ve look at their own behaviour. thank you very much _ look at their own behaviour. thank you very much so _ look at their own behaviour. thank you very much so a _ look at their own behaviour. thank you very much so a pretty - you very much so a pretty unequivocal message from ian blackford but plenty of conservative mps are still waiting to see who exactly receives those fines and we know for number ten that they have committed to saying that if the prime minister receives a fine that they will make the public. we also heard from the prime minister's

spokesman who said at the cabinet secretary makes a find they will also make the public. we do not know when that will be or even how many of these vines will go to individuals, it could be that individuals, it could be that individuals receive more than one so still a lot to be found out about this but it is far from over. the queen hasjoined other members of the royal family at a service commemorating the life of the duke of edinburgh, who died last year at the age of 99. the event was far larger than prince philip's funeral, which was held during tight coronavirus restrictions. there had been uncertainty about about whether the queen would be able to attend, because of mobility issues. here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. trumpet fanfare. she's arrived at westminster abbey on so many occasions for state and national events. this, though, was different — something very much more personal.

discomforts and mobility issues were set aside. the queen was there to lead the thanksgiving for a beloved husband, the man who'd been a constant presence in her life for their 73 years of marriage. the queen had made her way to her seat by the shortest route, accompanied by the duke of york. she joined virtually the entire british royalfamily, four generations including some of the youngest — great grandchildren including prince george and princess charlotte. the only notable family absentees, the sussexes, who chose to remain in california. we give thanks for his royal highness the prince philip, duke of edinburgh. a man of rare ability and distinction, rightly honoured and celebrated, he ever directed our attention away from himself. the duke was a champion of young people through his awards scheme. one of its gold medallists spoke about its importance. the world has been

through so much turmoil, and in these times it is so important to show our support to young people. in his address, the dean of windsor recalled that the duke could sometimes be sharp, but no—one could ever doubt his loyalty to his queen and country. as we give thanks for the life of a remarkable man, perhaps our greatest tribute to him, most especially in these far too troubled times, will be for us to accept the challenge implicit in his life, to rekindle in our hearts something of that call, and to pray, as i think he did, for the inspiration and the guidance to play our part — however small — in working for a kinder future.

# god save our gracious queen...# the service had been a chance, denied by the pandemic at the duke's funeral, for family and so many more to come together in tribute. a long life of service had been honoured. for the person who knew that life best, it will surely have stirred many memories and moments of reflection. the service had been a short one. at its end the queen left, walking with care, escorted once again by the duke of york. nicholas witchell, bbc news. let's talk to royal commentator and biographer of prince philip, robertjobson. good evening. and you were at that service this morning. we would be

interested to hear your reflections on the turn and the mood of that event? ~ ., ., ,, , ._ event? we note that the queen played an important — event? we note that the queen played an important role _ event? we note that the queen played an important role in _ event? we note that the queen played an important role in the _ event? we note that the queen played an important role in the input - event? we note that the queen played an important role in the input in - an important role in the input in what was going to be this magnificent service, i thought and i think it reflected upon the character of the duke of edinburgh. it was a lovely touch to see his grandchildren and great chan —— are great chanjill. —— are great grandchildren. there was a kind of happiness about it as well celebrating the man and his achievements. the music of course, there were no hymns sung at his funeral because of restrictions at the time but there were sung at the abbey today with gusto and i remember most of all that is the queen prepared to make her exit we all sang god save the queen and i

think that was sung particularly loudly given the recent issues she has had with frailty and mobility. had been so much uncertainty as to whether she would be able to make it and very striking that she did make thatjourney and very striking that she did make that journey from and very striking that she did make thatjourney from windsor. i wonder to what extent you were able to see her and what you made for and the fact that she did manage to attend? i always believed that the queen would do her utmost to attend because of course it was a service in memory of her beloved husband and so many crowned heads of europe there as well and i think she would have had to be in severe pain not to actually attend that service. the fact that she asked the duke of york her son to support her was i think a moment as well which she had clearly reflected upon his recent issues and wanted to show her faith and love in

him as well. so i think a couple of significant moments. they cayman is the first him was being sung by the congregation and i think all the royal family really did in my opinion put on a great show of support for her but also in memory of the duke of edinburgh himself. a lot of them wearing green, of course his colours. and i thought it was moving that the dean of windsor spoke so well about him that he could be abrupt but also talked about his enduring faith in the fact that he was a very devout man but always questioning and what he did to bring faith together and have a dialogue between the face was very important as well and that was reflected upon. but he was an incredible man and had so many

different facets to his character. he was a funny man, he could be abrupt and difficult, and as he said life is going to go on after me and if i can make life marginally more terrible for the people who come after would be delighted. he certainly did that i think and when we had that reflection from the duke of edinburgh awards winner who read such a wonderful tribute to him, i think that really showed exactly what he was all about, investing in youth and in the next generation and giving them the ability to lead. good to talk to you, thank you. the royal commentator robertjobson who was at that memorial service today. now, it's time for a look at the weather with darren. —— with ben rich. it has started to

feel colder and the temperatures have got further to four with the kildare digging in behind this band of rain, sleet and snow pushing across scotland and into northern england overnight. a cold and frosty night across northern scotland. further south some low cloud and staying relatively mild for the time being. snow showers and ice tomorrow morning an issue across northern scotland, a band of rain, sleet and snow moving south. we could see some snow moving south. we could see some snow across the pennines and maybe even to some lower levels. southern areas holding on to double digit temperatures but elsewhere, five, 8 degrees and it is going to feel cold. through wednesday night this area of rain and sleet moves southwards. lots of snow showers following on behind. thursday a mix of sunshine and wintry showers,

windy and cold. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. russia says it will drastically reduce combat operations around ukraine s capital and northern city, more than a month after moscow invaded the country. the bbc has learned that more than two hundred babies might have survived had better maternity care been provided by shrewsbury

and telford nhs trust. the trust has previously said it forfailures in care. 20 fines are to be issued, as part of the police inquiry into parties held in downing street that breached coronavirus lockdown rules. labour's deputy leader angela rayner says the prime minister should resign the prime minister is completely lied about the situation. the police and issued fines and lockdown rules have been breached and the prime minister has to go. the queen and members of the royalfamily, have attended the memorial service for the duke of edinburgh, at westminster abbey. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre.

good evening and we're just a few hours away from a busy evening of international friendlies for all of the home nations. england are up against ivory coast at wembley, the first non—european country that gareth southgate's side have faced since november 2018. manager southgate is expected to make changes to his team and says it is a challenge to keep his squad happy. in terms of selection. that is always a difficult conundrum because we've got players who we know have performed well in the sky to be some level of scrutiny of how people are playing with their clubs because it's going to be a factor with an it. and not so much for this week but who's the opponent and whose best to suited to play against the

opponent. it is a complicated thing and i know everyone has a view on who we should be picking it in the end, we need the best players possible playing of the best level to give ourselves the best chance of winning. scotland could have been playing for a spot at the world cup later. instead they're facing austria in a friendly, with their world cup play off semi final with ukraine pushed back because of the conflict. captain andy robertson is back in the side after recovering from covid. doesn't have much except are playing for your country want to continue and the key games are still in front of us in competitive matches are in june should be massive for the country and everyone wants to be involved, which is great. wales will face either scotland or ukraine in the play—off final when that game goes ahead. but tonight, they take on the czech republic in a friendly. goalkeeper wayne hennessey will captain the side as he wins his 100th cap with the likes of gareth bale and

aaron ramsey expected to be rested. northern ireland captain steven davis will continue his journey back to full fitness in the match against hungary later. davis is expected to win his 134th cap in the game. the 37—year—old rangers midfielder came off the bench to score in friday's 3—1win over luxembourg. he played just under half an hour in only his second appearance for club or country since january due to injury. it is touch and go for england women's football captain steph houghton to be fit for this summer's european championship. england boss sarina weigman says she will give houghton every opportunity to prove her fitness because of her importance to the side. weigman was speaking ahead of england's world cup qualifiers against northern ireland and north macedonia next month. their euros campaign begins on home soil onjuly the 6th. history she has for the contribution over the years, i would like to give a little bit more time. she has to be fit and playing well and she is

been on for a long time and in the september camp, she came in and got injured for the first time since i was in. and since then, she came backin was in. and since then, she came back injanuary and played well. but she had to step out again and so it is of the c02 goes. == she had to step out again and so it is of the c02 goes.— is of the c02 goes. -- see how it noes. 0leksandr usyk s promoter has confirmed the ukrainian fighter is in discussions for a rematch with anthonyjoshua set to take place in saudi arabia in latejune. joshua was beaten by usyk last year to be crowned unified heavyweight champion. the ukrainian has spent the past few weeks helping to defend his home country. joe root has posted on his social media that he's looking forward to taking a break but still has faith in his england players. root is under pressure after england's test series defeat to west indies. under his captaincy, the side have won just once in seventeen test matches and several former england captains

have called for him to leave the role. root tweeted this afternoon that "after a long winter it's time to take a break and recharge but i believe in the future of this team". barcelona will host the next americas cup race, it has been announced. britain's cameron norrie is in action in the last 16 of the miami 0pen. he has lost the first set to norway's casper ruud 6—3. you can find more on that and all the rest of today's stories on the bbc sport website. the most senior police officer in the london borough of hackney says he's mortified by the strip—search of a black girl at her school. a safeguarding review earlier this month revealed that the 15—year—old had been wrongly suspected by teachers of carrying cannabis. in a message to the teenager and herfamily, borough commander marcus barnett said he was genuinely sorry it had happened. let's speak to our news correspondent, celestina 0lulode.

tell us more about this update from the police? well, as you said. he has apologised. there were thousands of people rallying, showing public angen people rallying, showing public anger, outrage and trauma over this case. speaking today, the borough ahead of public protection said that he himself as a parent would be kicking the school door down if that has happened to someone he knew. and he said that he did not think his unit was institutionally racist. but he did say the police could become more attuned in dealing with this antiracist agenda. a safeguarding review found the case was

unjustified and that racism was highly likely to have been a factor in all of this. there are questions still on how this force was handled and offices were removed from front—line duties just several days ago. in december 2020. what front-line duties just several days ago. in december 2020. what more charities have _ ago. in december 2020. what more charities have been _ ago. in december 2020. what more charities have been talking - ago. in december 2020. what more charities have been talking about i charities have been talking about this, what have we heard from them? in an open letter, published, there were signature reads from charities and they referred to this incident as a damning failure of our society and their urging the government to ensure that there safeguarding training for all people involved were looking after children and they say there needs to be a specific element of racial bias that it's involved in that safeguarding training. involved in that safeguarding trainina . , involved in that safeguarding trainina. , ., ., , involved in that safeguarding trainina. , . ., , ., training. every heard anything from the government _ training. every heard anything from the government the _

training. every heard anything from the government the doll— training. every heard anything from the government the doll on - training. every heard anything from the government the doll on this? i training. every heard anything from l the government the doll on this? the the government the doll on this? tia: government the government the doll on this? tie: government said that the government the doll on this? tia: government said that it the government the doll on this? tie: government said that it has strengthened its safeguarding training and in the last hour, the home office of said that this incident is deeply concerning in that strip search is one of the most intrusive powers available to the police and the law is unequivocally clear that the use of police powers was search must be fair, respectful and without unlawful discrimination. the united nations estimates 3.9 million refugees have now left ukraine — each one has their own story — the lives they've left behind, how they escaped and where they are now taking shelter. more than 600—thousand ukrainians have crossed the border into romania alone. 0ur central europe correspondent, nick thorpe, sent this report from north—east of the country

where he met iryna and heard about herfamily, and the monastery which has taken them in. sihastria. the name of the monastery means a place of retreat — of prayer and meditation — away from the turmoil of the world. and that's what it means now for iryna, her mother—in—law, natalia, her best friend, ira, and theirfive children. iryna drove them all here in her old ford transit from kharkiv in eastern ukraine. my lovely car, my lovely van. i'm so glad that here i have a part of home, a part of my husband. sometimes i... i want to sit in there just to smell... just to smell my husband,

just to smell my house. her husband, like ira's husband, stayed behind in kharkiv, a city under russian siege, delivering fuel. here at the monastery, the families have been given a house and told they can stay as long as they wish. last sunday, when i was praying at the church, i even prayed for putin. i wished him to become wiser. i wished him stop killing our children in ukraine. 0nly here at the monastery, i began to feel some sympathy to russian troops. and i stop hating them. 0nly yesterday i saw some

flowers in the yard. and i was so surprised because i didn't see them before. it's impossible even to breathe this beautiful mountain air. when they fled ukraine, they thought they might be home for easter. now their best hope is by summer. nick thorpe, bbc news, sihastria monastery, romania. let's get some analysis on russia saying it will drastically reduce combat operations around ukraine s capital and northern city, more than a month after moscow invaded the country. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, is with me. of rick of rick curious phrase.

a curious phrase. also, being responded to?— a curious phrase. also, being responded to? what will mean in ractice, responded to? what will mean in practice, essentially _ responded to? what will mean in practice, essentially it _ responded to? what will mean in practice, essentially it will - responded to? what will mean in practice, essentially it will mean | practice, essentially it will mean that instead of pulling back from their operations, the be redeploying those troops elsewhere. the way this was couched by russian ministers made this announcement was to train foster and encourage mutual trust between both sides in the western response to that has been a huge scepticism. western officials see no seriousness of the russian side of negotiations and we think this is the tactical exercise playing for time. promising not to invade ukraine and not attack certain targets in the attack civilian targets. the prime minister says let'sjudge russia's targets. the prime minister says let's judge russia's actions targets. the prime minister says let'sjudge russia's actions not targets. the prime minister says let's judge russia's actions not its but he does indicate strategic shift by russia to focus more on the east

and the south of the country rather than other parts of the country which it at least rhetorically stalking about in recent days. talks auoin on stalking about in recent days. talks aoian on in stalking about in recent days. talks going on in istanbul— stalking about in recent days. talks going on in istanbul as _ stalking about in recent days. talks going on in istanbul as we know. how are they being read?— are they being read? there's a lot of pessimism _ are they being read? there's a lot of pessimism of— are they being read? there's a lot of pessimism of these _ are they being read? there's a lot of pessimism of these talks i are they being read? there's a lot of pessimism of these talks and l of pessimism of these talks and we've heard more about ukrainian position here. what they mean by wanting to be neutral. have the neutral status and notjust being a member of nato, it's about not allowing foreign troops to have their basis in ukraine come to the their basis in ukraine come to the theirforces in ukraine not as missiles pointed at russia from ukraine in return, then what security guarantees from certain western countries which would say if ukraine is attacked, then this is what these western countries agreed to do in terms of military support that they would give ukraine in the

case of that aggression. that is the offer and russia has said will take it back to moscow and consider it. if you talk to western officials and legislatures, it is so early to get anywhere near that kind of detail. all that matters now is if you're going to be a cease—fire? are they going to be a cease—fire? are they going to stop shelling all of the civilians and once and if that happens, then they can get down to the kind of detail. so, in other words, huge caution in the west more details on the sides of where there will be a little bit of common interest in the future. irate will be a little bit of common interest in the future. we get those hands, interest in the future. we get those hands. that's _ interest in the future. we get those hands, that's the _ interest in the future. we get those hands, that's the right _ interest in the future. we get those hands, that's the right word - hands, that's the right word vladimir putin might be president zelensky further down the line, what's made of that, is the substance to that?- what's made of that, is the substance to that? both sides are willina for substance to that? both sides are willing for this _ substance to that? both sides are willing for this to _ substance to that? both sides are willing for this to happen - substance to that? both sides are willing for this to happen but i i willing for this to happen but i would not expected soon. you only get leaders involved once you've got

the bones of a deal ready to be signed off. they're not going to do the nitty—gritty unless they are one or two key issues that need to be resolved and in this issue, in this debate and negotiation, that's always going to be a territory. they said, what to do about crimea and expired russia in 2014. ukrainian said why don't we just move the issue for 15 years of discussion about it and almost taken off the table, pointed to one side. that is astonishing play to make whether the people of ukraine will accepted, lots of little ideas began to come to light now as these talks develop. rape convictions are at an all—time low in england and wales, despite more people reporting than ever before. only one percent of reported rapes

result in a conviction. bbc panorama has been on the front line with derbyshire police to investigate why. the programme includes the story of sisters, alex and shy—ann. they reported allegations of abuse by their father three times before he was finally prosecuted. the cps said it is working with police nationwide to transform the way these cases are handled. rebecca coxon reports you've made a report of sexual offending to derbyshire police. sisters alex and shayan were raped by their father as children. for the past 11 years, they have been trying to get him charged. this letter is to explain to you why i reluctantly decided that the case should not be charged. their case has been rejected three times. a significant weakness is that when your sister alleged abuse in 2011, you denied that you'd been abused yourself and indeed said that your sister was lying. i didn't really get a chance to be a kid like i've had to grow up quite quickly. when alex was 11 years old,

in 2011, she did not back up her sister's allegations when questioned by the police. now 22, she says she lied because she thought the abuse was normal. but the denial created a rift between the sisters. it does make having a relationship with each other quite difficult because there's just always... it's always in the back of my mind that that happened. i think you think i think worse of you than i actually do. i think it's because i have a lot of guilt. myself, what i did when i was younger. i just want to say i'm sorry. it was not the police that rejected their case. it was the crown prosecution service which said a jury would struggle to convict. campaigners say this is part of a worrying trend. but alex and chyann did not give up

hope of getting justice. they requested a legal review and their father was finally charged. however, they then faced further delays, partly due to the pandemic. it was supposed to be in court last october. then march. then now, january, as well as all of the appeals we had to go through, it's just it couldn't take it any longer. in early 2022, the jury reached a verdict after deliberating for an hour and a half. police detective brett turner called alex with the outcome. ijust spoke to the barrister, i and she says it will be 25 years plus, she would have thought so a good sentence _ and what he deserves. yeah, yeah. i know it's took a long time, i but you've been believed at last.

yeah, we're really happy to hear it. obviously, we believed you all along, but he'sl gone straight to prison, so that's that. - in england and wales, just 1% of reported rapes result in a conviction. so i wasn't expecting it. i wasn't. when you do all the research on how many cases actually get convicted, it doesn't seem hopeful, but all 14 charges, all 12jury members. she laughs through tears. i'm part of the 1%. i've not got that court case looming any more. i'll never get over it. i'll never get over it, but i can start moving on now, definitely. alex and chyann's father was sentenced to 40 years, four years after theirjoint statement and 11 years after chyann first reported him. it was a long wait forjustice. rebecca coxon, bbc news. details of organisations offering information and support with child sexual abuse and sexual violence are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline,

the government has put forward proposals for children with special educational needs or disabilities to receive early help from schools in england. it's part of a long—awaited government review, which was launched in 2019. £70 million of additional funding is being made available for the measures, which aim to put an end to the postcode lottery affecting levels of support. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. funny ears... there's no pins in the ears. harrison is nine years old and has autism. getting him the support he needs in a mainstream school has been difficult. in one term alone, he was excluded 14 times. school were terrible. they were sending him home on a daily basis. i was called out of work to go support in school. he wasn't doing any teacher—led activities at all,

he was just going in, sitting in a room with two teachers on his own. for too many children like harrison, there are delays and disruption, with varying support depending on where you live in england. years of trying to get diagnosis, a lack of funding, and navigating a complicated system are all part of the problem. the government is promising early intervention and a national scheme that brings education and health services together. we propose to establish a new, single national special educational needs and disabilities alternative provision system across education, health and care, setting clear standards for how children and young people's needs are identified and met. proposals also include changing the culture in mainstream schools to be more inclusive, with additional training and staff. schools like this one in bradford are at the forefront of change. lilycroft primary has been part of a trial, bringing together health and local education teams for early intervention.

it would take you between five and six years to get a diagnosis of autism for children in the centre of bradford. you would be waiting and waiting and waiting, and sometimes parents would then give up, if you like, because it was such a stressful process. we don't wait any more — we get the child the help they need, so the gap between the children and their peers is minimised. labour and teaching unions agree that change is needed, but say the plans are not ambitious enough to transform a system in crisis. for this family, things are looking up. after battling for six years, harrison has now been placed in a special school in huddersfield. the first time i spoke to his new head teacher, he had me in tears. i mean, you feel so emotional because year after year after year of being told that your

child is the problem, and within a couple of weeks of being at a new special education school, he's got everything he needs. you can see a future for him, you can see, you know, potential that wasn't there before, and it's brilliant. elaine dunkley, bbc news. the burrell collection in glasgow, home to you have no authority here at all. new reports of found that the unlikely internet star of a viral meeting should not have mutated and dejected counsellors. however, the authors of this report say they do understand why jackie authors of this report say they do understand whyjackie did authors of this report say they do understand why jackie did what authors of this report say they do understand whyjackie did what she did. she trended on social media after resume meeting of the council spiralled into chaos. now it's time for a look at the weather.

springs authority feels like it is waning at the moment to say the least because it has started to feel quite a bit quarter, was very chilly today were we had cloudy skies across parts of eastern england and tells the scene close to peterborough, temperatures up to five or 6 degrees and further north in shetland, snow was falling with some winter showers working and it's been a real mismatch of whether and a bit of rain down towards the south and snow mixing in across scotland. it is the span of cloud and rain, sleet and snow which is really ushering in the cold air tonight. most of the summer, the hydride will have low levels into the south of that, some missed in mirth, relatively mild but with the court air showing his hand across northern scotland with the interest falling below freezing with a bit of frost, some of us to take forward and further snow showers giving some accumulations of snow especially for high ground. it is a clock will have

cloud, patchy rain across the far south of scotland and some that in northern ireland but more especially northern england and still be falling over the pen lines, some wells north redlands, eastern and mist and fog first thing. and we will see this band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow and will push it for the southwards with much of the snow over high ground, will start to see some getting down to low levels and places. there will certainly be some winter in the shower pushing to the north and temperatures london, cardiff, plymouth and elsewhere, a much colder field to the weather four to 7 degrees and factoring the brisk wind and it will feel really chilly. during wednesday night, this is one to watch, this area of rain sleet and snow across the area will give the covering of snow but possibly even to low levels. that would tend to clear during thursday and sunday spells and winter showers in the winter showers could give accumulating snow and places a brisk

north or north easterly wind. so, really, it's going to feel quite call it out there. temperatures much lower than they have been looking at highs of five and 10 degrees most places. i would add to its weekend and a subtle change in this area of high pressure is going to shift its way for the southwards no change the wind direction and northerly winds and gain more of westerly wind and not a quad core direction and temperatures climbing a little bit more as we head into the weekend and certainly no heat wave and some sunshine but some shows around as well. goodbye for now.

tonight at six, a glimmer of hope here in ukraine as russia says it will "drastically" reduce military operations around the capital kyiv and the city of chernihiv. it follows some progress at peace talks in istanbul — the first face—to—face negotiations for a fortnight. but on the front lines near kyiv, ukrainian forces are not dropping their guard and they're confident of victory. together we are stronger and the other main stories on the programme: 20 police fines for breaking lockdown rules in downing street and at government events — the prime minister hasn't