this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russia says it will drastically reduce military activity in parts of ukraine — but ukraine's president says he'll judge russia by concrete results. our russian troops pulling back from north of give mac? our russian troops pulling back from north of give mac? i'mjonah fisher — live in the western city of lviv. i'll bring you the latest from a country still under attack. life on the front line — we report from one of the towns in southern ukraine directly facing the russian threat. this village is the last one before the front line. shells land in these fields periodically and the next village down the road

is occupied by russian troops. civilians have been killed in these villages. britain's worst maternity scandal — an investigation finds that more than 200 babies might have survived if they had received proper care at one hospital trust. israel's prime minister says the country is facing a new wave of terror — after another deadly attack. and — saying farewell to one of australia's greatest ever cricketers. — a state memorial service takes place for shane warne. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world and on pbs. there appears to be a glimmer of hope following peace talks between russia and ukraine. the negotiations — in istanbul — were the first in two weeks. ukraine confirmed it was prepared to be a neutral country

and abandon ambitions to join the nato military alliance. for its part, moscow announced what sounds like a change of military strategy saying its troops will �*drastically reduce�* their operations around the ukrainian capital kyiv. but ukraine's president zelensky says he'lljudge russia by concrete results. jon donnison has the latest. gunfire. if there are finally small hints of optimism in ukraine, it doesn't feel that way on the roads outside kyiv. here, the damage has been done. in this village, ukrainian soldiers are on the ground, having just retaken it from the russians, part of a pushback that may have forced a shift in tactics from moscow. translation: i'm | fighting for my land. you know, no matter where i go, i am coming back home, and i always have this feeling, i'm back home now. after more than a month of fighting, many are weary. but for ukraine's president, progress in peace talks does not

mean it is time to relax. translation: yes, we can call positive the signals we hear - from the negotiating platform. but these signals do not silence the explosion of the russian shells. of course we see all the risks. of course we see no reason to trust the words of certain representatives of a state that continues to fight for our destruction. ukrainians are not naive people. until now, the strategically important northern city of chernihiv has also been a target of the russians. but ukrainian and american officials are warning that moscow's pledged to scale back its operation here, as well as around the capital kyiv, could just be a tactic designed to mislead. there's certainly no let up in russia's assault in the south—east. at least 12 people were killed yesterday in this strike

on a ukrainian government building. new satellite images show the extent of the damage in mariupol, still besieged by russian forces. the war, which has forced more than ten million people from their homes, is far from over. jon donnison, bbc news. our correspondent jonah fisher is in lviv in western ukraine. any sign of russian words turning into actions?— any sign of russian words turning into actions? . , ., ~ ., ., into actions? there was a ukrainian minist of into actions? there was a ukrainian ministry of defence _ into actions? there was a ukrainian ministry of defence statement - ministry of defence statement overnight which suggested they had seen some signs of this withdrawal from north of kyiv and around the city of chernihiv. the ukrainian ministry of defence stressed that they did not see this as some kind of generous pull—back, that it was most likely just of generous pull—back, that it was most likelyjust rush out rotating its forces and trying to begin the

process of redeploying them elsewhere, most likely to eastern ukraine. from the ukrainian side there is a feeling that the statement about drastically reducing the operations of the russian military around kyiv is a reflection of the reality on the ground that we have seen in the last weeks, basically that russia has been getting nowhere in terms of advancing around the capital of ukraine in the last few days, indeed the russian forces have lost territory. from there ukrainian point of view, it does not feel like much of a concession, more a tactical move. much of a concession, more a tactical move-— much of a concession, more a tactical move. we hear about the roblem tactical move. we hear about the problem is _ tactical move. we hear about the problem is trying _ tactical move. we hear about the problem is trying to _ tactical move. we hear about the problem is trying to get - problem is trying to get humanitarian corridors. what is the latest of any success in getting people out of the horrific situations like in in the south. it is a similar story, humanitarian corridors get agreed at a fairly high level and the question is whether they translate into people

getting out of these places on the ground. in relation to mariupol, as you mentioned there, it has been under siege for more than three weeks by russian forces. there have been some humanitarian corridors which have enabled people to get out but the latest information from the ukrainian authorities, there are still at least 150,000 people still in the city. the reality of this war is there are some people who cannot leave, even if there is a root out. elderly people, sick people, have no choice but to stay in their basements no matter how dire the situation is. some you humanitarian corridors are taking place but for some people it is not even really a good option for them. the some people it is not even really a good option for them.— good option for them. the talking auoin on good option for them. the talking going on between _ good option for them. the talking going on between russian - good option for them. the talking going on between russian and - going on between russian and ukrainian negotiators, are any people daring to hope there is an end in sight or do they have no trust at all in anything that russia

says? trust at all in anything that russia sa s? , ., ., . . , says? they do not have much trust in what russia — says? they do not have much trust in what russia says _ says? they do not have much trust in what russia says because _ says? they do not have much trust in what russia says because they - what russia says because they have said misleading things before the war started and throughout the conflict. if you speak to ukrainians now, and particularly in relation to what is happening around give mac, they might allow themselves a small smile because is no doubt that russia wanted to capture kyiv mac and thought it would in the first few days of the war. drop paratroopers onto an airstrip outside the city, tried to drive the tanks and armoured vehicles down the main roads into the city. they were stopped by ukraine's resistance, they held them backjust outside give mac itself and started to push them back. i do not think anyone here thinks the war is over or coming to an end. some people might just quietly get themselves a little pat on the back and say perhaps the battle of kyiv, maybe they have won

that battle in this war.— that battle in this war. thank you very much- _ more than three million people are now known to have fled the conflict in ukraine but despite the threat of shelling, many remain determined to stay behind. as russian forces re—focus their attention on the south—east of the country, our correspondent wyre davies has been meeting some of those civilians living on the front line of a war zone. a street market in 0rikhiv, southern ukraine. at first glance nothing out of the ordinary. but this is a town right up against the front line with russian forces. these people are only out on the streets and shopping because they have to. the local supermarket closed weeks ago and this village is far from safe. "we just want peace — we can live without a lot," she says. "but tell them — the russians — to stop bombing us." locals debate passionately over what ukraine should do next.

compromise, or not give an inch to putin's expansionist ambitions. over two visits to this town we've seen and heard numerous explosions. russians shelling the southern front. this village is the last one before the front line. shells land in these fields periodically and the next village down the road is occupied by russian troops and civilians have been killed in these villages. now, many younger people have left here already, but others, in particular the elderly, they remain. but they know they are taking a big risk. lida's modest farm is right at the edge of 0rikhiv, the most exposed and dangerous part of town. the owner's sick husband and children are safe a few miles away. but she remains, looking after her crops and animals. she takes me to see where she sleeps — not in the house but in this cold, damp cellar. primitive cover from

the russian shells. translation: i'm hiding here in this bunker - because they are bombing us and attacking us from each side. i hate them, i hate them. we used to live in peace and we were happy. in a small town where war is an unwelcome visitor, everyone is adapting quickly. doctors from 0rikhiv�*s small hospital, nurses and first aiders, given a crash course in battlefield medicine and dealing with trauma. they are keen to learn, but they know this is serious. shortly after we left 0rikhiv we got a call from lida. there had just been a big attack. 0ne shell landed in herfield, more in the town itself.

shaken but determined, lida stayed and spent the night in her shelter. wyre davies, bbc news. a report into the largest maternity scandal ever seen in the nhs is expected to reveal serious failings in the care of hundreds of women and babies when it's published today. the five—year inquiry will conclude that 201 babies might have survived — if better maternity support had been provided by shrewsbury and telford hospital trust. dozens of other children and mothers sustained life changing injuries as a result of the failure to provide proper treatment. the majority of cases cover a period of nearly two decades — between 2000 and 2019. the scale of failures uncovered is unprecedented in the history of nhs maternity care. the hospital trust has previously said it takes "full responsibility" for the failures in maternity care and said they offered their sincere apologies for the distress and hurt

which it had caused this report from our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan adam is nearly 11 years old. he is hearing impaired. he's visually impaired, he's autistic. he's asthmatic. he has learning difficulties and developmental delays. in the hours after his birth, adam cheshire was refusing to feed. he had developed an infection, group b strep, that staff at the royal shrewsbury hospital failed to spot. and on each occasion that i called them, they kept checking him and saying, "it's fine. don't worry about it. he's 0k." hello, you! hello. have you come to say hello? hello. adam spent 23 days in intensive care, but survived. are you playing upstairs? he was being referred to as a miracle. nobody had expected him to live.

can you go play upstairs, please, sweetheart? because everyone had expected him to die. however, when charlotte started questioning why her son was profoundly disabled, she realized that she'd received poor maternity care. if they had induced me sooner, because natural labour wasn't starting. if they had monitored him appropriately after his birth. if they had made sure he fed. if they had even taken me seriously when i was saying that there's something wrong. that's why i believe they're responsible for not — all those warning signs that they missed. the family say the royal shrewsbury hospital didn't carry out any investigation into why adam was disabled, a common theme of the trust over many years, and so the errors continued. i went in on thursday. waters was leaking. they didn't induce me until saturday. four years after charlotte cheshire, hayley matthews had a similar experience. she was left for hours after her waters broke.

if they'd have listened to me from the beginning, you know, jack probably would have been here today. in what way? i repeatedly asked for a caesarean and i was knocked back every chance. jack was born in a poor condition and died just 11 hours old. they literally said, "we don't know why he's died". and i asked, "is that it? you don't know why he's died?" and then they said, "well, we don't know what else to tell you." and i was like, "well, i want a postmortem, because a baby just doesn'tjust die." the postmortem found jack had died of group b strep, but still the trust didn't learn. baby pippa. shortly after this video was taken, pippa griffiths had died, aged 31 hours. again, it was group b strep again. again, her mother's concerns had been ignored. ijust thought, i can't hear the breathing any more. l

and i sort of went stilll and watched her chest. and it wasn't... so i put my hand under her nose to feel the breath, _ and there was nothing. over a thousand families in shropshire will learn today the extent to which they were failed by the nhs. the trust say they took full responsibility for their errors, and offered their sincere apologies. michael buchanan, bbc news shrewsbury. 0ur correspondent rob sissons is outside the royal shrewsbury hospital so many heartbreaking stories from one place. give us the sense of the scale of the five year inquiry. it is the scale of it that is so shopping and the big question, how come this was not picked up earlier?

we are talking in this review of more than 1500 cases, clinical incidents that were looked at. and nearly 1500 families who engage directly with the investigation conducted by the midwife. it concluded the report that in 201 cases, the babies may well have survived had they had better care. we are talking their of 70 babies that died after being born and 131 that died after being born and 131 that were stillborn across shropshire in the maternity services, not only at this hospital, but also up the road in telford as well and that midwife led sites. the full re ort well and that midwife led sites. the full report comes out in under one hour. what has been the reaction of the many families terribly affected? the families, you hurt is sense in

the report from michael buchanan, are living with everlasting pain as are living with everlasting pain as a result of the major trauma of losing a baby. people can empathise with theirs, but many of us cannot fully comprehend the enormity of that in families. they report today will also point to the fact that it has destroyed relationships in some cases, some fathers, for example, felt guilty that they were not able to protect their partner at the time when they were most vulnerable. 0f when they were most vulnerable. of course the person who led the review said the guilt is not theirs to carry. this is one of the problem is, the trust blamed some mothers for the deaths of their baby. there was a lack of kindness and and there was a lack of kindness and and there was also a reluctance to carry out cesarean sections which was lauded at the time around 20 years ago when that trend started. now we can see

that trend started. now we can see that has caused catastrophic results and agony for lots of families around here.— and agony for lots of families around here. ~ . . ,, , ., around here. what happens next as a result of the — around here. what happens next as a result of the findings? _ around here. what happens next as a result of the findings? this _ around here. what happens next as a result of the findings? this is - around here. what happens next as a result of the findings? this is a - result of the findings? this is a ace that result of the findings? this is a pace that resonates _ result of the findings? this is a pace that resonates strongly i result of the findings? this is a pace that resonates strongly in j result of the findings? this is a - pace that resonates strongly in the community here but it is likely to be a major defining moment in the history of maternity care in england. certainly that is what the author of the report hopes. she has put forward 15 recommendations to improve safety up and down the country at maternity units. she also wants to see more money. the government says it is putting more money into maternity, £140 million has been pledged. she says that is not enough to meet the workforce challenge and more effort needs to be put into retaining midwives. this will not be the last you have heard of maternity pressures. there are other investigations going on into

concerns in nottingham and in east kent as well. concerns in nottingham and in east kent as well-— concerns in nottingham and in east kent as well. the latest headlines on bbc news.... russia says it will drastically reduce military activity in parts of ukraine — but america and its allies remain sceptical. israel's prime minister says the country is facing a new wave of terror — after another deadly shooting. the israeli prime minister, naftali bennett, has warned his country is facing a new wave of terror after a third deadly attack in a week. at least five people, including the gunman, were killed in this latest incident. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports. the aftermath of another deadly attack in israel. the third in only a week. footage from the scene shows the attack as it happens. the gunmen in dark clothing

walking down the street holding an automatic weapon and firing on residents in an ultraorthodoxjewish area. you're in the middle of the city in bnei brak, a terrorist holding a weapon came here and murdered two israeli citizens, then went on and murdered another one in the next street and ran over to the next street, murdered another one. he could have gone on with this massacre, on and on. palestine's president mahmoud abbas has condemned the killings after media reports said the attacker was a 27—year—old palestinian from a village in the north of the occupied west bank. israel's security forces were already on high alert after two attacks last week by israeli arabs linked to the islamic state which left six people dead. translation: these are difficult days. - every few years, israel deals

with a wave of terror following a period of calm. translation: these are difficult days. - there is a violent outbreak by those who try to annihilate us, those who wish to harm us at any cost, whose hatred towardsjews and the state of israel drives them insane. there had already been fears of more attacks in the months when moslems observe ramadan, this year coinciding with passover, a jewish festival, as well as easter, a christian one, a rare occurrence. so now prime minister naftali bennett is holding emergency security meetings, hoping to end the spate of killings across his country. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. police say there could be more fines issued on top of the 20 already announced, after covid laws were broken during lockdown in downing street. number ten said it would announce if the prime minister was among those contacted

with a fixed penalty notice. 0pposition parties are calling for borisjohnson to stand down over the parties. adam fleming how much have the vines refocus the attention on the matter of partygate? it attention on the matter of partygate?— attention on the matter of -a ate? ., ,, attention on the matter of -a ate? ,, ., partygate? it has upped the ante because before _ partygate? it has upped the ante because before we _ partygate? it has upped the ante because before we had _ partygate? it has upped the ante because before we had reports i partygate? it has upped the ante| because before we had reports of parties that bloke lockdown rules in place in england at the time, lots of public anger as a result, then an investigation by a senior civil servant which i accepted there had been failures ofjudgment and leadership but could not tell the whole story because there was a police investigation and now we have the police confirming that crimes were committed, rules were broken, it takes the story to another level. the government's response has been low—key. yesterday the prime

minister's official spokesperson in a regular briefing forjournalists would not accept the issuing of the fines meant that crimes had been broken. we may never know the identity of the people who get the fines, because the government policy is only that they will confirm if the prime minister gets one and belatedly they have said the country's more senior civil servant gets one. but policy is not to name anyone below the level or ask them as employees if they have received a fine. it could remain shrouded in mystery for a while yet. it could ramble on because the metropolitan police force had said they will continue to investigate the evidence and this is potentially the first batch of these fines. 0nce and this is potentially the first batch of these fines. once the investigation draws to a close, we will get the final report from the civil servant sue gray who will speu civil servant sue gray who will spell out in detail over what happened in a series of events in 2020 and 2021. also the potential for people who receive these fines to challenge them in court so this

could absolutely not be the last word in this matter. haifa could absolutely not be the last word in this matter.— word in this matter. how much ressure word in this matter. how much pressure has — word in this matter. how much pressure has increased - word in this matter. how much pressure has increased given i word in this matter. how much i pressure has increased given the international crisis on the prime minister? ., , ., , . minister? the opposition parties are sa in: he minister? the opposition parties are saying he should _ minister? the opposition parties are saying he should resign _ minister? the opposition parties are saying he should resign irrespective| saying he should resign irrespective of whether he received a fine as he presided over this culture. his fate is in the hands of conservative members of parliament who have the power to trigger a vote of confidence in him. people have been submitting letters to get the process going back several conservative mps have withdrawn the letters because they feel the international global situation it is not the time to have a measure like that against the prime minister. it was at the centre of racial tensions in the united states for more than a hundred years, but now president biden has signed into law the first federal legislation to make lynching a hate crime. anyone convicted under the new law will face up to thirty years in prison. the emmett till anti—lynching act

is named after the black teenager who was brutally murdered in mississippi in 1955. it's defined as the public killing of an individual who hasn't received the due process of the law. very often, it also involves mutilation, kidnapping and so on. in the years running up to the civil rights era of the 1960s, there were thousands of lynchings, many of them, of course, involving black men as the victims. and in the last few years here, we have seen something of a racial reckoning in this country, brought about by the death of george floyd, the rise of the black lives matter movement and so on. and there's a feeling here, still, that the deaths of people like george floyd, ahmaud arbery, for example, in georgia, do require some sort of very serious punishment for those who perpetrated those crimes. now, this would make lynching a federal hate crime, punishable by more than 30 years injail.

i will be back with the headlines in a moment. stay with us on bbc news. good morning. let's look at the weather across the uk. big changes compared to the last few days. it looks like winter has returned. the changes how it feels across these areas, yesterday, south—west scotland, northern ireland, north west wales, temperature is 90 celsius. this is how it will feel this afternoon with the strength of the wind feeling close to freezing. quite a turnaround. there is some snow out there, is recovering from shetland to north yorkshire so far today. on the northern edge of a bank of cloud, outbreaks of rain,

introducing arctic air, it is rain which slides into wales, the midlands, east anglia. the snow on the northern edge on the hills. snow showers in scotland, sunshine in between, to the south—west and channel islands, 11 celsius. by the end of the day from the midlands northwards it will feel cold. thank you to the strength wind. the arctic wind will reach the south bank as we go into tonight. 0utbreaks wind will reach the south bank as we go into tonight. outbreaks of rain, heavy for a time, sleet and snow, especially over the hills, a dusting of snow over parts of scotland and northern england. for many, it cold, frosty and icy start to thursday morning. strong winds towards the south—east corner, rain, sleet and snow, nevertoo south—east corner, rain, sleet and snow, never too far away from kent and further bouts pushing south and west. wintry showers, hail, sleet and snow across scotland and

northern england but some sunshine tomorrow, the wind coming from the north—east making it feel cold, especially cold in the south—east corner, the un could hit 50 mph on thursday night, even more along the coast of east anglia and kent, the winds will be lighter, widespread frost, temperatures of minus four celsius into friday morning. a bright start for many, away from the south—east corner, a risk of snow in kent and the channel islands. snow flurries elsewhere, the cloud will increase in scotland bringing rain and hill snow and slight lift in temperature. at the weekend, cloudy, cool temperature. at the weekend, cloudy, cool, a few showers around as well.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russia says it will drastically reduce military activity in parts of ukraine — but ukraine's president says he'll judge russia by concrete results. helping in any way they can — we meet some of the people offering aid and comfort to people who have fled ukraine. israel's prime minister says the country is facing a new wave of terror — after another deadly attack. and saying farewell to one of australia's greatest ever cricketers. a state memorial service takes place for shane warne.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the un says thousands of civilians may have died in ukraine since the invasion began. christina katrakis is an ambassador for the foundation for un sustainable development goals. she is responsible for humanitarian aid and refugee management for the organisation in ukraine. earlier she spoke to us from vorokhta in the west of the country — where she's helping a group of refugees get to germany for medical treatment after coming under attack while trying to flee the country. and a warning — some may find the details of injuries in this interview, disturbing. they survived hell, truly. heavily wounded, we are still waiting for

two people that we couldn't transport here, the girl has shot—through lungs and the woman has two hands shot, two feet shot and the stomach. so we just physically couldn't move them. but their story showcases that russian troops knowingly shoot at civilians, at peaceful civilians. these people left the village and were going towards, makariv, basically to understand, that is the area close to chernobyl, right? kyiv region. they were travelling in 20 cars, then russian troops start shooting at the cars, knowing that peaceful civilians are in the cars, they had white flags and the cars had writing, "children". the infantry fighting vehicles were crashing the cars from behind. they were just going on top of the cars and shooting inside of the cars. and then driving by and

finishing people off. this man, his car was completely crushed and we had to do surgery to paste it together, his jaws and everything, he still has difficulty talking. that was done after stabilising his brain. his son was sitting behind him in the car. and he is totally traumatised and still trying to recoup because he saw his father totally bleeding and having blood gushing from his ears. the other son here lost his hearing. so he is deaf now after the shooting of the car. and the girl right here was in the car in front with her grandmother. her grandmother was completely shot to pieces and she recalls how the meat from her grandmother's legs were scattered around the car. i mean, these people survived hell. the other person here, he was wounded in the stomach, in the hip and in the legs.

we were trying to transport these people from the village where they were shot to our base here and to the hospital in order to get the first aid and help them to recoup. but they will have to go to germany to get special treatment. another thing, what these people were telling me, that these infantry fighting vehicles that were going after them and crashing them, they knew that they were facing peaceful civilians because the soldiers were sitting waist up, so they were not even scared. they knew that they were shooting at civilians. and this women here is a true hero, she took out all these people one by one, driving down from the russian side to the ukrainian side to get aid. she was the only one

who could still drive. she begged the russians to let her take the wounded out. and she did it, like, eight times the trip. and every time she did the trip, she had to be questioned by the russian troops, asking how many soldiers are there and what is going on in the ukrainian side. and she refused to say anything, saying that i'm just taking them to the village to leave them with people. i didn't see anything. but they didn't trust her. she is an amazing hero. a fragile woman saving everyone. so i think this is the war not fought only by soldiers, this is a war fought by mothers, by sons, by daughters and it's an incredible tragedy. but what is even worse is that it is total hypocrisy and the russians are saying they are not shooting civilians, we are facing them each day. we have 5000 displaced people here alone in our base and we are seeing these stories from mariupol, from kyiv, from kharkiv every day.

0ne family trying to escape the horrors they faced in ukraine. you may have seen over the last few days a report from our correspondent in 0desa — andrew harding — who observed the cautious reopening of music and entertainment venues in the city. in spite of the fact that the strategically vital port remains under curfew and faces constitent air raid warnings — locals spoke of life returning to the city. that's continued with the reopening of 0desa zoo. for the first time since the invasion local children have been able to visit for a camel ride, or to feed the animals, another slice of relative normality. earlier we heard from ukrainian security analyst hanna shelest — she's editor in chief of the outlet ukraine analytica and is in 0desa.

spring is coming, but usually, spring goes from summer to the winter, so we have these higher limits for the security threats on the daily sirens. at the same time, the daily sirens. at the same time, the resort is trying to return a bit of its move —— mood with opening cafes alley somewhere, because the downtown is heavily protected. does that tally with _ downtown is heavily protected. does that tally with what _ downtown is heavily protected. does that tally with what you are experiencing, that there is a sense of some kind of normality returning and 0desa feels less vulnerable than it did a week or so ago? i can and odesa feels less vulnerable than it did a week or so ago?— it did a week or so ago? i can say that 0desa _ it did a week or so ago? i can say that odesa feels _ it did a week or so ago? i can say that odesa feels less _ it did a week or so ago? i can say that odesa feels less or - it did a week or so ago? i can say that odesa feels less or more - that 0desa feels less or more vulnerable, the security situation didn't change. nightly and daily we hear the work of the air defence system. it is quite a loud sound, especially for those in downtown, near to the seaside, you hear this all the time. it is not the most pleasant thing in your life, to allow you to relax. at the same time, 0desa tried from the very first day to secure some basic

things. for example, markets. they are very important for the local social life, in some way, the markets have been working. some basic shops. a very small cafes started to open. not restaurants, but you can take a cup of coffee sitting outside, walking with your dog. some salons for women also started to open, hairdressers. so at least there are basic things that allow you to feel a little bit of normality. allow you to feel a little bit of normality-— allow you to feel a little bit of normali . �* . . , normality. and looking at what is ha - enin: normality. and looking at what is happening more _ normality. and looking at what is happening more widely, - normality. and looking at what is happening more widely, that - happening more widely, that statement from the russian deputy defence minister that russia would be drastically reducing its military activity around kyiv and focusing more on the east, the donbas. do you view that as the russians admitting they are not winning? i view that as the russians admitting they are not winning?— they are not winning? i wish it would be _ they are not winning? i wish it would be so. _ they are not winning? i wish it would be so, but _ they are not winning? i wish it would be so, but the - they are not winning? i wish it would be so, but the reality i they are not winning? i wish it would be so, but the reality is| they are not winning? i wish it - would be so, but the reality is that tonight the shelling against kyiv happened again, just to the

residential areas. several missiles have been targeting. the same happening to the north of the country. so, we definitely see the regrouping of the russian federation forces. we see that some of them are withdrawing, but the question is, are they withdrawing to leave the territory, or because they need additional forces, territory, or because they need additionalforces, changing shifts additional forces, changing shifts of additionalforces, changing shifts of the forces? name it as you want. at the same time, we see the serious increase in the fighting on the east. heavy shelling in parts of the donetsk region. pare east. heavy shelling in parts of the donetsk region.— donetsk region. are you viewing those words _ donetsk region. are you viewing those words from _ donetsk region. are you viewing those words from russia - donetsk region. are you viewing those words from russia and - donetsk region. are you viewing - those words from russia and istanbul is providing any kind of hope that there is an end in sight, or do you just simply view the situation as there being no trust at all in anything that russia are saying? after eight years of the russian invasion, from the annexation of crimea, we became extra suspicious.

after milk is spilled, you are trying to hold your water, if you understand the meaning of this. definitely after we have been betrayed so many times during his eight years, when one statement is made but the next day or even during the negotiations, if you remember how the minsk agreement was signed, the next day russians started a very violent military operation. that is why definitely now, with the statements and requests, we first would like to see the actions. actions not for one night, but at least for several days to confirm it is notjust words. while we were listening to that, a line from the un refugee agency, saying more than 4 million refugees have now fled ukraine since russia launched its war on february 24th, 4 million ukrainians have left the country, a tenth of the population

of ukraine. a state memorial service to honour former australian test cricketer shane warne is being held on wednesday at melbourne cricket ground. the legendary australia spinner died aged 52 in thailand. his family and friends paid tribute to the cricketer at his private funeral in melbourne but this is an opportunity for the wider public to pay their respects. earlier i spoke to our correspondent phil mercer who is at the melbourne cricket ground. shane warne had this innate sense of theatre. and this, the melbourne cricket ground, is the biggest sporting ground in the country, so it is fitting that this arena is hosting thousands and thousands of people who are making their way to the melbourne cricket ground. 0ne people who are making their way to the melbourne cricket ground. one of the melbourne cricket ground. one of the main focuses of people when they get here is the statue of shane warne. he was the legendary spinner, he could make the ball dance, he

seemed to give the ball a life of its own. and that is reflected in shane warne's status as, arguably, australia's greatest ever bowler. and arguably its greatest ever cricketer as well. he took 708 wickets, and he tormented england during his career as well. the melbourne cricket ground was the scene of some of shane warne's greatest achievements. he took a hat—trick in an ashes test against england here in 1994. tonight, people are gathering to celebrate, there will be tears, there will be memories and performances from his celebrity friends, from eltonjohn, chris martin, ed sheeran and robbie williams. many, many celebrities coming here, too. tonight, really, is about tens of thousands of people come up to 50,000 people, ordinary people, ordinary fans who have come here to share memories of shane warne. as we say, a great cricketer and one of the charismatic, shining

lights of cricket, who died earlier this month of that suspected heart attack while on holiday in thailand. how shocked our people to now have to talk about shane warne, a personality, as you mentioned, so full of life, such a big character, in the past tense? i5 full of life, such a big character, in the past tense?— full of life, such a big character, in the past tense? is an enormous shock, i in the past tense? is an enormous shock. ithink. _ in the past tense? is an enormous shock, i think, for _ in the past tense? is an enormous shock, i think, for many _ in the past tense? is an enormous shock, i think, for many people. l in the past tense? is an enormous| shock, i think, for many people. of course, the last three and a half weeks, it has been sinking in that shane warne died at the age of 52. and very much his legacy is continuing. the melbourne cricket ground was really shane warne's back yard. he was from the state of victoria, melbourne is the state capital. he absolutely loved playing here at the mcg. but in his earlier life he didn't want to be a cricketer, he wanted to be an australian rules footballer. so, tonight you will see fans wearing the colours of saint kilda, one of the colours of saint kilda, one of the afl�*s old teams, famous teams,

that shane warne was very closely affiliated to. tonight is an occasion and opportunity for fans of shane warne really to remember him and to say goodbye at a ground that he loved so much. the latest headlines on bbc news.... russia says it will drastically reduce military activity in parts of ukraine — but america and its allies remain sceptical. israel's prime minister says the country is facing a new wave of terror — after another deadly shooting. campaigners are urging the government to rethink proposed changes to social care funding — which would require disabled people to pay up to £85,000 towards their own care over their life time. ministers have defended the plans as fair, but critics say it could leave some people without protection from high care costs. mps will debate the proposals later today. 0ur disability correspondent nikki fox has been finding out what impact the changes

could have on people's lives. i focus my energy and spend my days trying to be as productive as possible. nadia is 29 and lives with her parents. she has cerebral palsy and is profoundly deaf, and so far she has struggled to get a job. i would love to work and hold down a paid long—term job. like thousands of others, she relies on full—time care, which is funded mainly by her local authority, but partly by nadia from her eligible benefits. under the government's proposals, only her contribution will count towards a new £86,000 cap, meaning nadia and others like her may spend the rest of their lives contributing towards the support they need. i live a simple life as it is. i don't have lots of extravagances. i do not choose to have complex

needs or to need care and support, and i wish i didn't need it, but my life is such that i do. i feel that by making me pay care charges, i am discriminated against because of my disability. chloe also needs a fair bit of support. she is a freelance writer and her first novel is due to be published this summer. i am really proud of my achievements, but what people don't see are the financial burdens i have as well, the things i have to pay for, like equipment, paying for my wheelchair. under the new proposals she will be able to build up more savings than in the past. but she feels as a young person who needs support, she doesn't have the same opportunities to progress as others who are not disabled. as soon as i hit that threshold, i will be paying more and more in terms of contributions towards my care. it does make me feel worthless, because that is not an experience the non—disabled

person faces, because they will never have to think of that dilemma in their mind of, well, if i accept this promotion, that means paying more for my care. obviously if i was a billionaire it would not touch me, but as someone who is striving for a career, in the early days of my career, that is where the costs add up. seam i think we have to remember that disabled people who have a job is from the age of 18, it is a cap for the aspirational, for the young. this was the government's one big chance to level up for disabled people. and it has not done that. the government says the cap is fair because everyone will pay the same towards their care costs. it says it will provide certainty and reassurance. but campaigners say the proposals will

leave those less well off still facing substantial costs, and ultimately, disadvantage working age disabled people trying to get on in life just because they need support to live. nikki fox, bbc news. now, let's catch—up with all the latest sports news. portugal and poland are through to the world cup in qatar, after two having zero wins at the expense of north macedonia and sweden respectively. bruno fernandes scored in each half, which means he has another crack at football's greatest prize, for christian filippo cristiano and aldo. cameroon scored in stoppage time of extra time to see them through

against algeria on away goals. sadio mane scored the winning penalty in a shoot—out to send senegal to qatar at the expense of egypt on his liverpool team—mate, mo salah. congratulations to all players on the pitch, it was a great football evening. i wish all the best for senegal, in the world cup. as i said in french, don't forget that you represent us during the world cup. we wish you the best of luck. this penalty gave the victory over saudi arabia. united arab emirates play injune. the winner plays the fifth side from south america for a spot in qatar.

reigning champions barcelona host real madrid at the new camp in the second leg of the women's champions league quarterfinal later. the second el clasico in a week sees the host holed a 3—1 lead in the opening leg, while the other match sees paris saint—germain take a 2—1 lead into their clash against bayern munich. daniil medvedev is one win away from retaking the world number one spot after beating jensen brooks be and cementing his place in the quarterfinals of the miami masters. the us open champion lost his serve in the first game, but ripped through the second set in less than half an hour. he dropped one first serve point as he looks to replace novak djokovic at the top of the rankings. and the women's draw, naomi 0saka eased past american collins, and will face belinda bencic of switzerland. either through onto took over the top seed

after the retirement of ashleigh barty and is now on a 14 match unbeaten streak. you can get the latest sports news on the website. how about this for sibling rivalry? three brothers from south lincolnshire are in a fierce competition with each other over who can be the best shepherd. each of the three boys owns a different breed of sheep and is hoping to come out on top this lambing season. linsey smith has been to meet two of them. the paul brothers are best friends. 12—year—old jacob with his hardy 0xford downs and 15—year—old toby with his south downs. but there's nothing like a little sibling rivalry, especially when it comes to lambing. when they're all in the field

running around, there's always a lot of competition. we're always arguing who's got the best lambs and sheep and breed. so far this year, i've had 11 lambs. they're special because they're pretty down on the rare breeds list. the family's lambing started as a hobby but grew during lockdown when they couldn't take their sheep to market, with many of this year's 35 lambs been multiple births. the mums needed some help with feeding. mums haven't died, it's just their mum can't cope with three or four. and it doesn't stop there for mum ruth. providing we're not lambing. i go to bed at midnight.

the alarm goes off it - to the alarm goes off before the alarm goes off at 6:00. and if we're disrupted at all, well, we don't go to bed. - the boys have already won multiple awards for their farming skills. it's my favourite time of year because i love to bring new life into the world. but there's one musketeer missing — the third and youngest brother, charlie. he was busy at football training when we visited, but we're told when he gets home and checks on his herd, it's when the competition really toughens up. lindsey smith, bbc news, tumby. before we go we'd like to bring you the story of some of those unsung heroes who've been helping with ukraine's refugee crisis. the united nations says around ten percent of the population have fled to neighbouring countries like poland and romania. but places further afield are also offering refuge — in any way they can. the bbc�*s tim allman reports.

in a time of crisis, necessity is often the mother of invention. this ferry usually carries passengers across the mediterranean. but now it has become a floating hotel, with space for up to 1600 ukrainian refugees. it offers a place to sleep, somewhere to eat, a creche for children, a clinic for the unwell. translation: we have a moral| requirement to show hospitality. france has committed at a eu level, collectively mobilized at territorial level because we feel concerned by the events taking place in ukraine. this hotel is on dry land in serbia, providing safety and security. this particular establishment happens to be owned by a russian. they have taken in dozens of people from ukraine. translation: at first - i was in shock and so ashamed. for some time, i couldn't even speak russian.

i think the only thing i can do now is to help the ukrainians somehow. sentiments shared in the country itself. millions displaced, most heading west. this successful chef has turned a bistro into his kitchen. i'm not very good with the guns like other men, it's not like what i am doing good, but i know i am a very nice warrior with a knife. my mission in life is to feed people. he describes this as the culinary front line, free food, an offer of help for desperate people. this if you are watching in the uk, annita mcveigh _ this if you are watching in the uk, annita mcveigh will _ this if you are watching in the uk, annita mcveigh will be _ this if you are watching in the uk, annita mcveigh will be here - this if you are watching in the uk, annita mcveigh will be here with i this if you are watching in the uk, i annita mcveigh will be here with the news in a few minutes. if you are watching outside of the uk on bbc world news, lucy will be here

shortly. from me and the rest of the team here in london, goodbye for now. this shot from cumbria is quite telling full stop looking at the valley it is clear of snow. you have to on hills in some parts to see any snow. in some levels we have seen a good dusting, a good coating. the north and east especially. some of

the shower is continuing, with shelter to the south and west, increasing amounts of sunshine. brightening up in northern ireland. 0utbreaks brightening up in northern ireland. outbreaks of rain across northern ireland, pushing to wales, the midlands, east anglia and a bit wintry over the tops of the hills. right away that was the far south—west. a lot of cloud and southern parts. highs of 11 degrees. the really cold air is not what you quite yet. that will be from the midlands northwards to the afternoon. this is one we can read on the thermometers. temperatures close to freezing in that win. that cold air which is the south—east. after a spell of rain we will see some sleet and snow around. it shouldn't trouble us too much. a centimetre or two metro here and there to the north and east of scotland. the risk of frost and ice as we go to thursday morning. a brighter start for many on friday. fairly cloudy to southern counties and the the far south—east we will see a sleet and snow mix. sleet and snow flurries across the northern half of the uk, certainly. more

sunshine in between, some stay in completely dry. in the north or north—easterly wind, another cold day. temperatures may be of a degree orso day. temperatures may be of a degree or so on face value. in the wind it will feel every bit as chilly, especially in the south—east corner. feeling colder, as the wind touches 40 or 50 mph in the close. away from that, with lighter wind, we go through thursday night with a widespread frost that will be back again. cold start of friday morning. a fairly bright one for the most part. still the risk of some snow, very close to the likes of kent and maybe the channel islands through the day. if you further wintry showers elsewhere. the biggest changes in northern scotland, where we see cloud spreading in. rain for some, snow on the hills, temperatures lifting a little bit. 0verall temperatures lifting a little bit. overall it will stakeholder. a lot of cloud, while two showers and may be sunshine, too. —— it stay cold.

this is bbc news. the headlines this morning. britain's worst maternity care scandal ? an investigation finds that more than 200 babies might have survived if they had received proper care at the shrewsbury and telford trust in shropshire 0ne mother tells the bbc that her baby boy — jack — died when he was just 11 hours old... and i said, well, is that it? you don't know why he's died? and then they said, well, we don't know what else to tell you. and i was like, well, i want a postmortem because a babyjust doesn'tjust die. and shortly, we'll take you live to the press conference chaired by the head of the inquiry, donna 0ckenden, where she will outline the findings of the review.

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