also to act. the police issue 20 fines for breaking lockdown in downing street but there could be more. the catalogue of tragic

failings of the nhs trust after 200 deaths. and remembering prince philip, the memorial service attended by the queen and accompanied by prince andrew. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel: on a busy night of international football, christian eriksen scores for denmark on his first match at the stadium where he collapsed during the european championship. good evening from lviv, here in western ukraine. there was a small glimmer of hope today at face—to—face peace talks

between russia and ukraine. the negotiations, in istanbul, were the first for a fortnight. ukraine confirmed it was prepared to be a neutral country and abandon ambitions to join the nato military alliance, in line with key russian demands. for its part, moscow announced what looks like a change of military strategy here. it says russian troops will "drastically reduce" their operations around the capital, kyiv, and in the northern city of chernihiv, focusing on the donbas region, in the east of the country. russia's deputy defence minister said the aim is to "increase mutual trust" at peace negotiations. but tonight, both britain and the united states have urged caution about russia's true intentions. our first report tonight is from our russia editor, steve rosenberg. away from the fighting, another attempt at diplomacy. delegations from ukraine and russia came to istanbul. but would there be any room for compromise?

negotiating behind the scenes, the russian billionaire roman abramovich. today, the kremlin dismissed reports he'd been poisoned at a previous round of talks as an "information war". president erdogan was the host. he called on both sides to push for peace. translation: it will be - in everyone's interest to achieve a ceasefire and peace as soon as possible. as members of the delegation, you've taken on a historic responsibility. the whole world is waiting to hear good news from you. at these talks, ukraine made concrete proposals to russia it hopes could end the conflict. ukraine proposed becoming a neutral state. it won't join military alliances or host foreign military bases. in return, it's asked for legally—binding security guarantees, with other countries acting as guarantors. ukraine is ready to discuss

the status of crimea, the peninsula russia annexed. it's also insisting that russia shouldn't prevent ukraine from joining the european union. translation: our proposal has not been accepted yet by russia. - we are handing it over to the russian side. we say, this is our position, our official position. we will wait for their answer. russia responded with what it presented as a significant concession. it said it would scale back its offensive near the ukrainian capital, kyiv. translation: the ministry of defence i of the russian federation has taken l the decision to drastically reduce combat operations in the kyiv and chernihiv areas, in order to boost mutual trust and create the conditions for further negotiations and signing of the agreement. if russia does cut back its military activity around ukraine's capital,

that would mark a key shift in what moscow calls its "special military operation," but what most of the world calls russia's war. an admission, perhaps, that after struggling to make advances, russian troops have realised they cannot take the city of kyiv. but — and there are lots of buts here — russia hasn't ceased hostilities in ukraine. it made that clear today. its troops are continuing to fight. although their main focus now, moscow says, is on the donbas, in eastern ukraine. and what about those areas in the east and their status, under any potential deal? also, not clear. and remember, from the very beginning, vladimir putin's objective was to force the whole of ukraine back into russia's orbit. will he really give up on that? steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. well, ever since russia began its invasion of ukraine, the capital, kyiv, has been a key target, but its troops have never managed to get past

the outskirts of the city. the ukrainian general in charge of defending kyiv has told the bbc today that russia is suffering heavy losses and cannot win. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, sent this report from a front line north of the capital. ukrainian forces keep watch on a critical front line to the north of the capital. having said it had no plans to invade, russia now says it will drastically reduce attacks around kyiv. these troops won't be dropping their guard. the man in charge of defending the city, colonel general 0leksandr sirsky, was handing out promotions and medals today. he's been fighting the russians in eastern ukraine since 2014. now, they're on his doorstep. the russians are four kilometres from here.

is it painful for you that they have come so far on this soil? it's painful, yeah. especially here, because i fight against russia eight years, during eight years. so i'd like to say, together, we are stronger. and, er, we will...win. he told me his men are being shelled constantly, but are on the offensive in some areas. and he insisted the russians would never set foot in kyiv. sirens wail and inside the city, there is vigilance, night and day. territorial defence units out on patrol — through deserted streets, now lined by checkpoints and roadblocks.

their mission, to monitor any movements and search for the enemy within. saboteurs passing information to the russians. after being stopped and searched, this man was allowed to go on his way. but in the past month, in this area, they've detained about 30 alleged informants. then, a sudden threat over our heads. they spot a russian drone and follow its path. "i'm working on it," says this fighter, nicknamed chechen. blasts well, it was quite tense here in the last few moments,

with that russian drone overhead. it has now disappeared, but members of the unit say this is happening as often as ten times a night. the russians are sending their drones to try and gather intelligence from above. there's incoming fire, but from a distance. if russia does limit its offensive on the city, it's probably because it had stalled already. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. in a moment, we'll talk to thejeremy bowen in kyiv, but first, let's go to our russia editor, steve rosenberg. the russians say they're scaling back military operations around kyiv and chernihiv. should we believe them?

can russia be believed? well, remember, this is a country, a government which for months, had been insisting, we have no intention whatsoever of invading ukraine. and then did. actions speak louder than words. which is why western leaders are so sceptical and why they are waiting to see what russia does, rather than what it says. that is exactly whatjoe biden said today, he's waiting to see what russia's actions are. and the pentagon is certainly very sceptical. it said today that russia was simply repositioning its forces rather than withdrawing them. so, what is vladimir putin's plan now, what is he thinking? a couple of nights ago, i watched russian state television's new show, which is a pretty good barometer i think of what the kremlin is thinking and planning. in that bulletin, the host quoted a russian philosopherfrom 90 years ago who said this. russia cannot and

must not lose ukraine, even against its will, ukraine must remain part of russia. now, if vladimir putin shares that view, hostilities won't end anytime soon, i think.- end anytime soon, i think. steve, thank you — end anytime soon, i think. steve, thank you very — end anytime soon, i think. steve, thank you very much. _ end anytime soon, i think. steve, thank you very much. steve - thank you very much. steve rosenberg. and jeremy bowen, in kyiv. when the russians say they're drastically reducing their operations around kyiv, is that making a virtue out of necessity? we know they have got bogged down with their advance and ukrainian troops have been successfully counter attacking them.- troops have been successfully counter attacking them. yes, it could be- _ counter attacking them. yes, it could be. they _ counter attacking them. yes, it could be. they have _ counter attacking them. yes, it could be. they have tried - counter attacking them. yes, it could be. they have tried to . counter attacking them. yes, it| could be. they have tried to get into the — could be. they have tried to get into the capital, they didn't succeed _ into the capital, they didn't succeed. in fact, in places, the ukrainians_ succeed. in fact, in places, the ukrainians have succeeded in pushing them back _ ukrainians have succeeded in pushing them back. the russians deny that was never— them back. the russians deny that was never part of the plan. president zelensky has claimed that in some _ president zelensky has claimed that in some of— president zelensky has claimed that in some of the vehicles they destroyed, they even found dress uniforms, — destroyed, they even found dress uniforms, which he said were there for the _

uniforms, which he said were there for the victory parade down kyiv's broad _ for the victory parade down kyiv's broad boulevards. president zelensky has said _ broad boulevards. president zelensky has said there are positive noises coming _ has said there are positive noises coming out — has said there are positive noises coming out of the talks in istanbul, but there _ coming out of the talks in istanbul, but there is— coming out of the talks in istanbul, but there is a danger they could be drowned _ but there is a danger they could be drowned out by the sound of russian shelling _ drowned out by the sound of russian shelling. well, tonight in this capital— shelling. well, tonight in this capital city, there is the sound of a lot— capital city, there is the sound of a lot of— capital city, there is the sound of a lot of shelling coming from the battlefields to the north—west. it is rumbling away as i talk to you now _ is rumbling away as i talk to you now it — is rumbling away as i talk to you now it is — is rumbling away as i talk to you now. it is probably ten, 15 miles from _ now. it is probably ten, 15 miles from here — now. it is probably ten, 15 miles from here and i can't tell if it is coming — from here and i can't tell if it is coming from the ukrainians or if it is coming — coming from the ukrainians or if it is coming from the russians. but the fact is, _ is coming from the russians. but the fact is, it _ is coming from the russians. but the fact is, it is _ is coming from the russians. but the fact is, it is happening, so if there — fact is, it is happening, so if there is— fact is, it is happening, so if there is a _ fact is, it is happening, so if there is a plan to reduce the levels of military— there is a plan to reduce the levels of military activity on the edge of this city, — of military activity on the edge of this city, it — of military activity on the edge of this city, it has not kicked in yet. 0k, this city, it has not kicked in yet. 0k. jeremy. _ this city, it has not kicked in yet. 0k, jeremy, thank you very much indeed. and this is day 3a of this war, people still dying here every hour of every day. that is it from me and the team in ukraine. with the rest of the day's news, back to clive in the studio.

many thanks, ben brown. the metropolitan police says there could be more fixed penalty notices issued, on top of the 20 announced today, after covid laws were broken during lockdown, at downing street and in whitehall. the met says it won't reveal who's to be fined, though borisjohnson — who was at some of the events being investigated — has previously said he'd tell the public if he has to pay. the news of the 20 fines has prompted opposition parties to once again call for the prime minister's resignation. he'd previously stated in parliament that all guidance relating to social gatherings was "followed completely". 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg, has the latest. a moment to stand on ceremony. the prime minister on the list for a grand gathering that would have been forbidden under the covid laws he set. laws that meant the queen mourned her husband alone. today, arriving for this major memorial quietly, through a side door.

borisjohnson's already had to apologise to the monarch for rules being flouted under his own roof. diagonally opposite each other today, the queen, frail, tucked at the end of a row, but ministers were trying to avoid the subject. when people are dying in ukraine and there's a cost—of—living crisis/challenge, i think we should be focused on that. how damaging is all this? fines are being issued. there's a war in europe, if you hadn't noticed. not so long ago, claims of rule breaking in downing street were a full—blown political emergency. now, today, the police have concluded that the law was broken at least 20 times. we don't know who is receiving fixed penalty notices, but we do know they're issuing 20 fines, and this is just the first batch, with more likely to come. fines are expected to be £100 or £200, but don't come with a criminal record. and the individuals will not be named by the police, although number ten has vowed to reveal if mrjohnson

is one of them. so far, that hasn't happened. it's 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. but we live in a world where very, very serious things are happening. we cannot afford to be indefinitely lost in this conversation. this may all be hard to dismiss. evidence emerged over many weeks of gathering during lockdown. e—mail invites, loud music, staff laughing about what happened. is cheese and wine all right? claims, denials, of parties, even in the downing street flat. we know now some laws were broken, even though this was what the prime minister used to say. all guidance was followed completely during number ten. some number ten staff already paid with theirjobs when a senior civil servant found there were serious failures in leadership.

with the first fines now emerging, the opposition says mrjohnson's handling of this means he should go. first of all, he said there wasn't any, then he said it was outrageous that there'd been some parties. and then, when he found out that he was at them, he says — i didn't know that they were a party. i mean, 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. borisjohnson denies misleading anyone, but spin back a couple of months and some tory mps were so dumbfounded by the mess, they believed he would have to quit. a few of them were publicly prepared to say so. privately, more of them were plotting to make it happen. but russia's invasion of ukraine upended priorities round here. the upset faded, but it was never forgotten. tonight, the prime minister invited all of his mps for what you might term a party. i'm off to dinner, whether it's with the pm or not, it's up to him. as ever in politics, the timing of coincidence awkward indeed. the first fines bring

the downing street saga back to life with a vengeance. and if borisjohnson is found to broken the law himself, he may find keeping his tribe in step an almost impossible job. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, downing street. as you just saw there, the queen hasjoined other members of the royal family, at a service commemorating the life of the duke of edinburgh. she was accompanied into westminster abbey by prince andrew, on his first public appearance, since settling a civil sex assault case last month. there had been uncertainty about whether the queen would be able to attend, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. trumpet fanfare discomforts and mobility issues were set aside. this was a service that

could not be missed. more personal than a state occasion, this was a service of thanksgiving for a beloved husband. for the man who had been the most constant presence in the queen's life for the 73 years of their marriage. the queen had made her way to her seat, accompanied by the duke of york. his first appearance in public since his enforced withdrawal from royal life. already in their places, four generations of the british royal family, including prince george. the only notable absentees were 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. the duke of edinburgh had championed young people through his awards scheme, and one of its gold award recipients spoke of 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. to encourage them to have opportunities and empower them to reach their full potential.

the dean of windsor recalled a man who could be abrupt but who had devoted his energies to many different causes. 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 to play our part, however small, in working for a kinderfuture. # 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 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. the bbc has learned that a report into failings at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust, has found that more than 200 babies who died, might have survived, had they been given better maternity care. 0ur social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan helped break the story, and is in shrewsbury tonight. michael, the report which is coming out tomorrow is very significant, notjust for the out tomorrow is very significant, not just for the people out tomorrow is very significant, notjust for the people where you are but for the whole of the nhs. indeed it is. tomorrow's publication is the culmination of a five year review into maternity care at this trust by the senior midwife donna 0ckenden. when the review started they were

looking into 23 cases, by the time they stopped looking over 1500 cases had come before the review. it is the largest maternity inquiry in the history of the nhs. ahead of publication we have heard the review have concluded that 131 stillbirths and 70 neonatal deaths might not have happened had they received better maternity care. some of those cases were never even investigated opportunities to learn lessons are simply not taken. the vast majority of cases from the year 2000 — 2019. we have also learned that poor care seems to have contributed to the deaths of a number of women in childbirth and two children suffering preventable harm such as cerebral palsy and brain injuries. the trust here will respond fully tomorrow. they have previously said they take full responsibility for they take full responsibility for the failings and they offer sincere apologies to all the families that they have harmed.— apologies to all the families that they have harmed. apologies to all the families that the have harmed. ~ . . ., ,, , ., they have harmed. michael, thank you for that. michael _

they have harmed. michael, thank you for that. michael buchanan _ they have harmed. michael, thank you for that. michael buchanan live - they have harmed. michael, thank you for that. michael buchanan live in - for that. michael buchanan live in shrewsbury. children with special educational needs or disabilities in england, would receive earlier help from schools, under proposals put forward by the government. the move is part of a delayed review, into special educational needs provision, which was launched in 2019. £70 million would be made available for the plans. however, headteachers say more needs to be done, and that the system is in crisis. they're urging the government to move more quickly in tackling the problems. at least five people have been killed and several others wounded, in a shooting in a suburb of tel aviv. it happened in bnei brak, one of the country's most populous ultra—0rthodox jewish areas. the gunman is also reported to have been killed. it's the third deadly attack in israel in the past week. the uk has seized its first super yacht in british waters, worth £38 million, as part of sanctions against russia over the war in ukraine. the owner of the vessel hasn't

been named and isn't currently sanctioned, but the transport secretary, grant shapps, says the individual had connections to president putin. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, now takes a look atjust how effective sanctions have been, in hampering russia's war effort. seized. a super yacht moored in london's financial district, now detained under new laws aimed at the russian elite. we cannot have any benefit to these oligarchs with close connections to putin whilst that terrible war is going on in ukraine and so many people are suffering. it reflects a new approach to russian money after the invasion of ukraine, and other western nations are doing the same. as the us minister coordinating president biden's economic hit on russia told the bbc. we are going to come for your resources. we are going to make sure that we are in a position where we will use our authorities to ensure that your resources are not able to be used to support the kremlin's illegitimate activity in ukraine and ability to project power. we are watching you.

however, there are fears that a month on from the sanctions, they are beginning to run out of steam. the russian currency, the rouble, has for example recovered most of its sharp losses from the record lows reached after sanctions against its central bank. as russia invades ukraine and tries to seize its territory, the west responds by detaining assets linked to russia like that, and cutting russia off from the global financial system, which has squeezed the russian elite but hasn't yet changed president putin's mind. and he will see that the rouble has started to recover because of the flow of hard currency back to russia to pay for its oil and gas. that war chest is effectively filling up again. they can defend their currency, they can defend their economy. the truth is that the money they are taking in today is no longer filling their war chest. they are using that money to buy roubles to try and prop up their economy. we are forcing the kremlin to make choices, to choose

between supporting their domestic economy and their domestic needs rather than being able to support the war in ukraine. the russian government complains of total economic war against it but the message from ukraine's allies is that more financial retaliation against the kremlin is on the way. faisal islam, bbc news. one of the most important collections of artefacts in the world, the burrell collection in glasgow, is now once again on show to the public, after a five—year renovation programme of the museum, costing more than £68 million. some of the 9,000 items in the collection, haven't been seen in public for decades. 0ur scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, has that story. welcome to the burrell collection! welcome back! cheering and applause the first visitors back at one of glasgow's best loved museums, opening its doors for the first time in nearly six years. it looks fabulous. really fabulous. delighted to be here and see everything that they have done.

gorgeous. i actually really like how you can see the outside as well, when you are in, it is so pretty. it is fantastic! what do you think of the burrell? excellent. this long renovation has vastly increased the gallery space, ensuring more of the collection can be seen than ever before. i initially had a list of 800 objects for me to look at and start thinking about conservation treatment, and this is definitely one of my favourite objects. i think it is their facial expressions and the hand gestures, and you canjust imagine any kind of group of people even today coming together, maybe listening to someone and then the two there in the background look a bit like they are starting to whisper or they have a bit of a gossip. the museum's walls of glass, a virtue that had also become a challenge. the building had been suffering from the wet west coast weather. it is now more watertight, less vulnerable to changes in heat.

the hope is that the collection will once again make culture and history more accessible to all, as the country emerges from covid. a place like this gives that communal coming together that we did not have during lockdown. but the collections themselves, they are the real glory here. the burrell is a stunning space in a unique location. with its persian carpets, egyptian antiquities, pottery and sculptures, this huge personal collection, gifted to the city many decades ago offers a unique window on the world. lorna gordon, bbc news, at the burrell collection in glasgow. an inquiry has found that jackie weaver, the local authority official in cheshire, who's handling of an online parish council meeting went viral last year, didn't in fact have the authority to eject people from the gathering. it's only the chairman who can remove people from the meeting. you have no authority here, jackie weaver.

no authority at all. she was brought in to help facilitate a session of handforth parish council, which became heated, and she kicked out the chairman. and she kicked out the chairman. the investigation found she shouldn't have done it, but did acknowledge she'd faced unusual, and difficult circumstances. responding to the report, jackie weaver says she �*absolutely accepts' she has no authority, to throw a councillor out of a meeting. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are anne mcelvoy, executive editor at the economist, and kevin schofield, political editor at huffpost uk. thank you both for being with us this evening. good to see you. just before we hear from them, let me bring you up—to—date at home with the front pages we have so far. the daily mirror has a big picture of the queen shedding a tear for her late husband at a service

in his honour earlier today. the i is leading on partygate.