this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russia proposes a ceasefire in mariupol to allow civilians to leave the ruined city. more than 150,000 people remain trapped. intelligence failure claims the war in ukraine is going badly for russia because of poor information at the kremlin. mr putin has not been fully informed by his ministry of defence, at every turn over the last month. from one nightmare to another — the refugees from war struggling to get a visa to come to the uk. i'm kasia madera — live in poland — the country that

has accepted the largest number of ukrainian refugees. we'll be looking at how they're integrating. the organisers of the oscars say will smith refused to leave the ceremony after hitting chris rock — and they've started disciplinary procedings. and a distant sun — we'll tell you about the newly—discovered star that dates back almost to the dawn of time. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world and on pbs. a convoy of ukrainian buses has set out for the southern city of mariupol to try to reach civilians trapped by russian forces. a ukrainian deputy prime minister said the international red cross

said russia had agreed to open a humanitarian corridor to the besieged port. tens of thousands of civilians remain there after weeks of russian bombardment. in other developments, the head of the uk government's security and intelligence agency, gchq, said russia appears to have "massively misjudged the situation" in ukraine. sirjeremy fleming said president putin's advisers were not telling him the truth about the situation on the ground. similarly, the white house says it has intelligence of tensions between russia's vladimir putin and his military leadership. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said ukraine is bracing for a new russian offensive. he said they had seen a build—up of russian troops that could carry out new strikes in the country's eastern donbas region. four million people have now fled ukraine since the start of the war, according to the latest figures from the un refugee agency. jon donnison reports. few people get close to vladimir putin. the russian president is isolated,

fighting a personal war with his own advisers too scared to tell him the truth. that is the assessment of britain's spy chief, delivered today in a speech in australia. he underestimated the strength of the coalition his actions would galvanise. he underplayed the economic consequences of the sanctions regime. and he overestimated the abilities of his military to secure a rapid victory. we have seen russian soldiers short of weapons and morale, refusing to carry out orders, sabotaging their own equipment, and even accidentally shooting down their own aircraft. 0n the ground, north of kyiv, ukrainian forces are securing areas recaptured from the russians. their enemy still lying scattered around them. "they were cannon fodder, just kids sent here," alexander said,

before a reminder that around the capital all is not yet quiet. explosions. and in the besieged and battered south—eastern city of mariupol, they have been burying the dead in the streets. the un estimates at least 5000 civilians have been killed here. with conditions deteriorating, there is another promise of a ceasefire this morning to allow people to get out, but such promises have come and gone before. in his latest address, president zelensky said the war was at a turning point, but cast doubt on russia's claim that it is de—escalating the fighting. translation: we do not believe anyone. - we do not trust any beautiful verbal constructions. there is a real situation on the battlefield, and now, this is the most important thing, we will not give up anything and we will fight for every metre of our land, for every person. but many have already left.

the united nations says more than four million ukrainians have now fled to neighbouring countries. jon donnison, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjonah fisher joins us from lviv. first of all what are we hearing of that proposed ceasefire by rush, to allow sieve ya ps to leave that proposed ceasefire by rush, to allow sieve yaps to leave mariupol, which is in such a terrible state. —— civilians. yes, it looks at the moment like that humanitarian corridor might be about to function this morning, we know that the ukrainians have sent 45 buses towards mariupol and that we have this preannounced ceasefire which the russians say has now come into force in and round mariupol, so into force in and round mariupol, so in theory that should open up the possibility for a significant number of people to get out of mariupol, this is of course this south—east port city that has been surrounded by russian forces, for the last three weeks or so, conditions extremely bad inside the city, no

clean water, no power, people really having to shelter in bunkers, as intense fighting has taken place, we never like to say happening until people have got out, because in the past, this sort of corridor has looked like it was going to happen and then at the last minute, either the commanders on the ground haven't let it take place or there has been shooting which has stopped people getting out but tentatively it looks from both what the ukrainians and the russians are saying is that more people might get out of mariupol today. we saying is that more people might get out of mariupol today.— out of mariupol today. we heard earlier this _ out of mariupol today. we heard earlier this week _ out of mariupol today. we heard earlier this week that _ out of mariupol today. we heard - earlier this week that announcement from russia it would reduce military activity drastically in the north, has the last couple of days shown this is happen, does this look like a redeployment of forces to the east of the country?— of the country? look, 'udges from what the ukrainians _ of the country? look, judges from what the ukrainians are _ of the country? look, judges from what the ukrainians are saying - of the country? look, judges from | what the ukrainians are saying and from what western intelligence officials are saying there does appear to have been some movement

away from kyiv, north back towards belarus, the russians do appear to have left some forces behind because they don't want ukraine to simply be age to redeploy its forces but certainly from the ukrainian point of view, they don't regard this as being a concession on the russian part, they regard it as effectively russia acknowledging the reality that the ukrainians had blocked the russian advance towards kyiv and were starting to take territory back. more interestingly is what happens next, the consensus from the ukrainians and from western intelligence officials is that these forces that were north of kyiv will most likely be redeployed to eastern ukraine, that is likely to be the focus for russian efforts on the ground to try and take more territory round the separatist republics. we may see russia try and push further west from those eastern

areas. joanna, there in western ukraine, thank you very much. —— jonah. the city of lublin in eastern poland has been widely praised for how ngos, local government and volunteers have worked together to provide support for refugees both immediately after the invasion and now one month on. we canjoin kasia madera now, in lublin. it is all happened so quickly hasn't it. it it is all happened so quickly hasn't it. ., , it is all happened so quickly hasn't it. . , ., , , it is all happened so quickly hasn't it. it has happened so, so quickly, ou are it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably _ it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably right, _ it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably right, in _ it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably right, in just - it. it has happened so, so quickly, you are rably right, in just under. you are rably right, injust under —— absolutely right. lots of children coming into schools like this and they are being integrated into the classroom, this is a primary school, round 600 pupils normally here, and their community has been increased by 10%, so that is two extra classes being integrated of children who have fled from ukraine, injust the integrated of children who have fled from ukraine, in just the space of

this month, since this war broke out. i have to say, having seen some of those kids cross the border, back at the tart of the war, seeing how quiet they were, how traumatised they were, to then come into a place like this, where there are so many children, just getting on with their lessons and being really, really brought into the class and integrated is, i don't want to say joyous because it is not the right word, because they have experienced trauma and the reason they are here is there is a war in their home town, but the fact they are being brought into schools like this is welcoming and heartening, and this is a bog—standard primary school, in the centre of lublin, 600 kids, two new classes, a reflection of what is happening in lublin. its population has grown by 10%, if you think about 2.4 million people came from ukraine, just into poland alone, it is a huge number of people. and what is a huge number of people. and what is exceptional about lublin is how

quickly the ngos and the local authority, and also, volunteers and the businesses as well, all group together, hours after the war broke out, to come together, to create a community of support for ukrainian, and what schools like the are doing, which is unique, to this town, the unique to poland, and what the organisers are telling me unique to the whole of europe is, they have already employed ukrainian teachers to teach, on a salary, so they have their independence, they have a salary coming in, and they are also giving back to the community as well, because a lot of these kids need extra support. languages, polish, ukrainian, similarfor in terms of spoke language, very different in terms of the written language so they need support, they need help. they have experienced trauma there, is a lot of uncertainty but this city, lublin, has been really held up as one of those places that has come together very very quickly. this is a

snapshot across poland, of what is happening here, we have got a day of coverage, special coverage across bbc world news showcasing some of these huge efforts when it comes to these huge efforts when it comes to the volunteer force, these huge efforts when it comes to the volunteerforce, but these huge efforts when it comes to the volunteer force, but also we will be looking what the this means for this country and also for europe as well, the war in ukraine has mobilised, has displaced millions of people. the un saying overfour million people have left ukraine, we will be looking at that in a bigger picture with a panel of guest, the deputy foreign minister of poland is joining zainab later, with a former russian foreign minister as well, they will be talking and taking questions from the audience so i hope you canjoin us questions from the audience so i hope you can join us for this special coverage about what the war in ukraine is doing across the whole of europe, how europe will change because of what is happening on the border to the east of this country. thank you very much for now.

the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has told the australian parliament that new and stronger sanctions are needed against russia to increase pressure on moscow over its invasion of his country. in a video address, mr zelensky said if the world had punished russia in 2014 for its invasion of crimea, it would not have invaded ukraine. australia has banned exports of aluminium and aluminium ores to russia and has imposed sanctions on more than 400 russian individuals and more than 30 organisations, including most of russia's banking sector. it has also supplied defence equipment and humanitarian supplies to ukraine. i'm joined now by ihor zhovkva, the deputy head of president zelenksy�*s office. thank you very much forjoining us. and i wonder if i can ask you first of all about what is going on in mariupol, if you have any new about that potential ceasefire and if any civilians are being allowed to leave? ., ~' , ., civilians are being allowed to leave? ., ~' ,, ~

leave? thank you. well, the situation _ leave? thank you. well, the situation in _ leave? thank you. well, the situation in mariupol- leave? thank you. well, the situation in mariupol is - leave? thank you. well, the situation in mariupol is not l situation in mariupol is not becoming much better, unfortunately. yes, the people are managing to evacuate, sometimes, by official corridors but mostly by their own sometimes going buy food from mariupol and they are helped by the rescue team, unfortunately, the proposals which several presidents proposed to the russian president, president macron, president of turkey and greece, to start the evacuation campaign, with their support, does not meet the full expectations and unfortunately has not starlited and the situation is becoming more disastrous, the population which is left in the city over 200,000 people are mainly left without food, water, electricianty simply, without food, water, electricianty supply, medicine, etc, so it would be important for the international community to draw more attention to

the atrocity, to the awful things that are happening because the city is being bombarded. parts are not controlled by the ukrainian armed forces. ii i controlled by the ukrainian armed forces. ., controlled by the ukrainian armed forces. . _, . forces. if i am correct the government _ forces. if i am correct the government in _ forces. if i am correct the government in kyiv - forces. if i am correct the government in kyiv has i forces. if i am correct the i government in kyiv has sent forces. if i am correct the - government in kyiv has sent 45 forces. if i am correct the _ government in kyiv has sent 45 buss this morning to mariupol in the hope that that ceasefire will actually come into effect. you are still hoping something will occur. we are still heping. — hoping something will occur. we are still hoping, because, _ hoping something will occur. we are still hoping, because, well, - hoping something will occur. we are still hoping, because, well, as - hoping something will occur. we are still hoping, because, well, as of. still hoping, because, well, as of as far as i remember, and not a single day, they might declare a ceasefire, so hopefully today this will not be the case because every day we try to send the buses and they are not 57 appropriating the city of mariupol, hopefully today lit happen. city of mariupol, hopefully today lit ha en. ., city of mariupol, hopefully today lit hauen. ., , , lit happen. your president has 'ust told the australian i lit happen. your president has 'ust told the australian parliament h lit happen. your president hasjust told the australian parliament that ukraine is bracing for a new russian offensive. is this pattern you are seeing, perhaps a reduction of military in the north and round kyiv, and a focus on the east of ukraine and the donbas.

honestly we don't see much reduction in the north and in, in other place, because they officially announced the reduction in kyiv but this was not the case, the last two days, my president told yesterday that we don't believe anything but deeds, but yes, and the shellings are continuing and the bombardments of the city of kyiv and outskirts and chernihiv are continuing. yes, there might be a possibility for them to move part of their troops to the east, but unfortunately, this does not necessarily mean for the time being they will evacuate their armed forces from the north. so being they will evacuate their armed forces from the north.— forces from the north. so what russia said _ forces from the north. so what russia said in _ forces from the north. so what russia said in istanbul - forces from the north. so what russia said in istanbul at - forces from the north. so what russia said in istanbul at the l russia said in istanbul at the beginning of the week about reduction in forces has not come true, you don't trust what russia says but can i ask you where talks are right now what is the prospects of further talks and at what level? again, russia took back to their

capital our proposed draft treaty on the initial security garage tee, ukraine would like to have from the main stage, not only from russia but the major international powers such as the us, uk, gemini, france, turkey, so they, they took our draft treaty and prom —— promised to get backin treaty and prom —— promised to get back in several days' time. again, we will look... back in several days' time. again, we will look. . ._ we will look... that is about security _ we will look... that is about security guarantees - we will look... that is about security guarantees rather l we will look... that is about. security guarantees rather than we will look... that is about - security guarantees rather than any offer of ukrainian territory and i wonder, can peace be achieved without ukraine offering something to russia in terms of territory, do you think will happen? ida. to russia in terms of territory, do you think will happen?— to russia in terms of territory, do you think will happen? no, no, we will not offer _ you think will happen? no, no, we will not offer russia _ you think will happen? no, no, we will not offer russia any _ you think will happen? no, no, we will not offer russia any inch - you think will happen? no, no, we will not offer russia any inch of. will not offer russia any inch of ukrainian territory, any infor —— inch of ukrainian ground we will not trade this issue. can inch of ukrainian ground we will not trade this issue.— trade this issue. can i be clear, when you _ trade this issue. can i be clear, when you say — trade this issue. can i be clear, when you say no _ trade this issue. can i be clear, when you say no inch _ trade this issue. can i be clear, when you say no inch of - trade this issue. can i be clear, i when you say no inch of ukrainian territory do you mean that ukraine will not give up the parts that russia annexed or took by

separatists in 2014, that you will continue to try to retake those? those? , ,., continue to try to retake those? those? , ,. , ., , continue to try to retake those? those? , , ., , ., those? these part, the statutes of these parts — those? these part, the statutes of these parts are _ those? these part, the statutes of these parts are subject _ those? these part, the statutes of these parts are subject to - these parts are subject to negotiation of the highest level and you ask me what are the prospects of the meeting, this was the first time during the last round of negotiations when they confirm at least potentially the possibility of the meeting between president of ukraine and president of russia, were ideally this big international treaty should be discussed a and only on the issues, should be discussed. d0 only on the issues, should be discussed-— only on the issues, should be discussed. , ., ., ., discussed. do you have a timescale for when a — discussed. do you have a timescale for when a possible _ discussed. do you have a timescale for when a possible meeting - discussed. do you have a timescale l for when a possible meeting between presidents putin and zelensky could happen? mr; presidents putin and zelensky could ha--en? ~, , , presidents putin and zelensky could hauen? ~y , , ., , presidents putin and zelensky could hauen? y , , . , ., happen? my president is ready for that meeting _ happen? my president is ready for that meeting from _ happen? my president is ready for that meeting from the _ happen? my president is ready for that meeting from the first - happen? my president is ready for that meeting from the first day - happen? my president is ready for that meeting from the first day of| that meeting from the first day of war, unfortunately this was not the case for putin and.— case for putin and. thank you very much forjoining _ case for putin and. thank you very

much forjoining us. _ the us says it has intelligence that vladimir putin has not being told the truth about how badly things are going on the ground — our correspondentjenny hill, is in mowcow and is following this. what is really interesting here is, if you look at state television, and of course the vast majority of russians do look at state television, read state controlled newspapers, you would think that this special military operation — you're not supposed to call it a war, of course — is going extremely well. you know, pundits on state television last night were saying things like this operation will go downs in the text books, armies of the future will look to the russian military and their operation as an example. so people here in russia think that this is going actually according to plan. the ministry of defence last night reflecting on those plans to reduce military activities around kyiv and chernihiv, as announced by russian officials, were saying that actually this is all part of the plan. they'd only really been around cities like kyiv in order to distract ukrainian troops, so that they could themselves concentrate on eastern ukraine. as you know, the russian military�*s plan is now to focus on the donbas region.

they say they want to, in their words, liberate that region. so, really, the message here is very much, it's all going according to plan, and of course anyone who might have concerns about what is happening in ukraine will potentially fall foul, if they discuss them publicly, of all sorts of laws, new and old, which criminalise anyone who seeks to, in the kremlin's words, discredit the russian military or spread fake news. let's get some of the day's other news. the president of tunisia has dissolved the country's parliament, eight months after suspending it and seizing executive power. kais saied made the announcement after members of parliament held an online meeting in defiance of lastjuly�*s suspension and passed a symbolic vote that repealed it. critics have accused him of trying to move the country towards one—man rule.

the australian ambassador to china has been blocked from entering a court in beijing to witness the trial of the australian journalist, cheng lei. the australian foreign ministry had asked that a representative be able to attend the hearing. cheng lei, a presenter for a state—owned english language television channel, was detained in august 2020 and subsequently charged with supplying state secrets. the united nations is seeking almost $4.5 billion to fund humanitarian operations in afghanistan. the appeal, at a conference in geneva on thursday, is the largest the un has made for a single country, and is three times the amount requested last year. afghanistan is mired in a deepening humanitarian crisis. drought and the international sanctions imposed following the taliban's seizure of power have exacerbated an already perilous situation.

the organisers of the oscars say they asked will smith to leave sunday's ceremony after he slapped the comedian chris rock — but he refused. disciplinary proceedings have now been launched by the academy against the actor, who has apologised for his actions. chris rock has made an emotional return to the stage for the first time since the awards — here's our correspondent, sophie long in los angeles chris rock arriving in boston for his first show since being slapped by will smith. the comedian told the audience he was still processing what had happened. he didn't say whether he accepted smith's apology. oh, wow! was it acceptable for the actor to strike another man in the name of protecting his wife? that's the question that's prompted an outpouring of passionate polarised opinion in hollywood and beyond. some, who were in the room, say it was a deeply shocking, traumatic event that overshadowed the historic achievement of others, like the cast and crew of coda, the big winner of the night.

when i was in the room it felt quite shocking and quite violent and i felt like it took away the energy of the room. but now i feel like people should sort of let the academy deal with the consequences and we should actually celebrate the films that won, like troy and sian and summer of soul and all these great people who worked really hard to get their work recognised. some argue his actions advocated violence, diminished women and perpetuated stereotypes about the black community. but here in downtown la, where people gathered to protest black lives lost, there is a feeling that what happened at the oscars is distracting from more serious acts of violence. well, i don't feel diminished. i do recognise that it is a very, very complicated conversation. there are all kind of things like, did it perpetuate the stereotype

of black men and violence? i think most black folks were thinking, oh, this happened in front of an audience of mostly white folks, and what does that mean? but i think we also need to think about the assault, albeit a verbal assault, on black women by chris rock, that it's important that we understand that black women should not be the butt of yourjokes. the academy has apologised to chris rock for what he experienced on the oscars stage and thanked him for his resilience. and it said will smith could be suspended or even expelled from the academy, a sanction only ever applied to a few of its members. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the hubble space telescope has set a new record for capturing a picture of a single, distant star. the light from the giant sun has taken nearly 13 billion years to reach us. in cosmic terms, it almost dates back to the big bang. tim allman reports.

for more than 30 years, the hubble space telescope has been orbiting the earth, scanning the cosmos, looking for the unknown, the extraordinary, the seemingly impossible. its latest discovery, perhaps its most amazing yet, a celestial object that is a long, long, long way away. you see that red stripe in the centre of the screen? it is a crescent of light that has been dubbed the sunrise arc. almost hidden away inside it, barely a smudge, is a star, the most distant star we have ever seen. they have called it earendel, old english for morning star. and it came into creation less than a billion years after the big bang. the hubble can see that far back in the distance and so it is seeing the light that is basically being emitted right now by that star,

whereas the light that we are seeing here on earth was created 12.9 billion years ago. normally, a single star at that distance would be impossible to see, but a phenomenon called gravitational lensing played its part. if a cluster of galaxies happen to be in the way, they can bend and increase the light of a more distant object, effectively becoming a cosmic magnifying glass. there is speculation earendel may be what is known as a pioneer star, one of the first stars to shine in the universe — a mystery, a marvel. practically from the dawn of time. tim allman, bbc news. a reminder of our top story. russia propoes a ceasefire in mariupol to allow civilians to leave the ruined city. more than 150,000 people remain trapped.

hello. i hope we are doing all right. we have been turning a page weather—wise, introducing cooler air across much of the uk, a few places avoiding this for the time being but there is your headline for the rest of the day, we will see frost and ice, which will linger for a of the day, we will see frost and ice, which will lingerfor a time but it is sunny spells and scattered wintry showers for many. as said the risk of ice through the morning will continue in places as we head through this afternoon, quite windy, especially in south—east parts, a mixture of sunny spells and scattered wintry showers be driven in on the brisk northerly wind which gusts reaching 30 or 40mph, a touch higher and that too will make it feel colder than the temperature you are seeing on the thermometer in

your car, top temperatures ranging between six and 10. some southern parts still in that slightly milder airfor the parts still in that slightly milder airforthe time being. parts still in that slightly milder airfor the time being. now in feature will tip back into the south—east corner as we head through this evening, introducing more prolonged spells of rain, sleet as well, further wintry showers falling to lower levels and another feature will try to push in to the north—west of scotland, temperatures tonight will dip below freezing, needless to say a cold start to the day once more tomorrow, with some slippery surfaces possible. so two things going on we have this feature to the south—east, in between these two things, a mixture of bright sunny spells and scattered shower, dry tore the west, parts of wales, the south—west of england, we will see more of that drier brighter weather, northern ireland, the northern england. parts of scotland seeing more wintry showers, rain, top temperatures about ten or 11. now, high pressure here off to the west, trying to build but it is

introducing that colder flow from the north as we look to the next couple of day, if we look at the weekend quickly, here is saturday, plenty of dry weather, a bit more in the way of cloud, maybe rain, sleet and snow in western part, wintry showers will develop as we head through the day but i don't think it will be as windy on saturday. again temperatures reaching nine or ten. as for suspend, it's a similar sort of thing, there should be plenty of dry weather but we are starting to introduce cloudier conditions as well, and a bit more of a breeze in places as well. temperatures will be in a similar place though. when do we see a change? next week this milder air will slowly creep towards us as a result, temperatures rising, we will keep you posted. stay safe. see you soon.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. russia proposes a ceasefire in mariupol to allow civilians to leave the ruined city. more than 150,000 people remain trapped. intelligence failure — claims the war in ukraine is going badly for russia because of poor information at the kremlin. mr putin has not been fully informed by his ministry of defence, at every turn over the last month. from one nightmare to another — the refugees from war struggling to get a visa to come to the uk.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the head of britain's cyber intelligence has said that russian troops in ukraine are demoralised, short of equipment and refusing to carry out orders. sirjeremy fleming said president putin had overestimated the russian forces' abilities and had not expected the ukrainian people to resist so stoutly. ukraine's president zelensky has warned that russia is moving its forces away from the north to prepare for new strikes on the donbas area in the east. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports from the front line town of 0rikhiv in southern ukraine — a warning some viewers may find his report distressing. russia says it's not deliberately targeting civilians in this war, but there is no other

description for what happened to natalia than deliberate. it's a miracle she's still alive after the day russian troops occupied her town. translation: | walked i to where my mother lived. a soldier stopped me, and i raised my hands. i told them i'd been let through, but the soldier fired a burst of gunfire, hitting me in the legs, hitting me everywhere from the waist down. everything is damaged. my private parts, too. he was shooting to kill. 0rikhiv is the next town along the southern road from where natalia was shot. still in ukrainian hands, but regularly shelled by russia. 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, and they know they're taking a big risk. lyda's modest farm is right at the edge of 0rikhiv, the most exposed, dangerous part of town. she takes me to see where she sleeps. not in the house, but in this cold, damp cellar. primitive cover from the russian shells. "i'm hiding here in this bunker, because they're bombing us and attacking us from each side," says lyda. "i hate them, i hate them. we used to live in peace, and we were happy." speculation about russian troop withdrawals around kyiv is treated with scepticism here in the south, where heavy fighting continues. russia's assault on mariupol is intense.

civilians like natasha, who was blinded by russian shelling, are still suffering. translation: my sons were in the basement. l the 19—year—old visits me, but as for the five—year—old, i don't think he should be seeing his mum like this. i miss them so much. i want to give my little boy a hug and a kiss. wyre davies, bbc news, 0rikhiv. earlier we heard from nataliya zubar, ukrainian human rights activist and founder of maidan monitoring, observing alleged russian war crimes around kharkiv. nataliya described the situation in kharkiv. it looks like there are lots of random air strikes. they are trying to shell everything they can on the

outskirts of the city. apartment buildings which face north, in the east of the city. as our mayor says, there are more than 1000 buildings completely destroyed. and those registered targets want some specific type of infrastructure. they target life support services, fire squads, for example. we recorded the gradual destruction of a historic place in a historic district. where they literally bombed the same target, they put two bombs the same structure within two weeks. and the buildings of the fire squads, the working fire squads, and historical monuments leading back

to the 19th century. a working school, it was working before the war. a school. a dance building. it is typical. if they did not destroy life support services like fire squads, like communication facilities, distribution of electricity, water, electronic communications, they are trying to bomb or shell them for the second time. the list that you give of buildings and the facilities and the life that is being hit there is incredible. and it goes on and on. the video that we are showing, we have been showing while you are talking, is the video that you have been filming. you are documenting what you see around you and the destruction that is taking place.

exactly. and we are doing it in cooperation with the ukrainian authorities. the videos and photos are used in evidence in criminal proceedings. are used in evidence in criminal proceedings-— are used in evidence in criminal ”roceedins. , ., proceedings. given the state of your ci and proceedings. given the state of your city and how — proceedings. given the state of your city and how dangerous _ proceedings. given the state of your city and how dangerous it _ proceedings. given the state of your city and how dangerous it is - proceedings. given the state of your city and how dangerous it is to - proceedings. given the state of your city and how dangerous it is to be i city and how dangerous it is to be there, why are you staying? it is my home. it there, why are you staying? it is my home- it is — there, why are you staying? it is my home. it is the _ there, why are you staying? it is my home. it is the home _ there, why are you staying? it is my home. it is the home of— there, why are you staying? it is my home. it is the home of six - home. it is the home of six generations of my ancestors. i am attached to the history of the city so i decided to defend it and my team did the same. you so i decided to defend it and my team did the same.— so i decided to defend it and my team did the same. you want to defend your— team did the same. you want to defend your city, _ team did the same. you want to defend your city, how _ team did the same. you want to defend your city, how do - team did the same. you want to defend your city, how do you - defend your city, how do you defend your city? are you talking about taking up arms? ida. your city? are you talking about taking up arms?— your city? are you talking about taking up arms? your city? are you talking about takin: u- arms? ., ., ., , , taking up arms? no, not weapons but information- — taking up arms? no, not weapons but information. we _ taking up arms? no, not weapons but information. we believe _ taking up arms? no, not weapons but information. we believe that - taking up arms? no, not weapons but information. we believe that if - taking up arms? no, not weapons but information. we believe that if we - information. we believe that if we

are able to register the destruction, the targeted destruction, the targeted destruction, ongoing, and to prove the system of destruction, we will impact somehow the people in the outside world of the scope of the war and the possibilities of the dangers in the rest of europe is facing if russia do not stop here. how do you survive on a daily basis given the destruction that is all around you?— given the destruction that is all around ou? ., ., ., ., around you? somehow, we managed to net around you? somehow, we managed to get protective — around you? somehow, we managed to get protective gear _ around you? somehow, we managed to get protective gear from _ get protective gear from journalists, a helmet, it is very hard to get this equipment. the equipment for noncombatants, i have a great bullet—proof vest, also, we are working, we are developing

strategies, not to be hit, not to be shelled, not to die while we are doing it. we are trying to focus on territories which are not mind, we are not immediately there right after something happened. you are sittin: at after something happened. you are sitting at home _ after something happened. you are sitting at home wearing _ after something happened. you are sitting at home wearing a _ sitting at home wearing a bullet—proof vest. sitting at home wearing a bullet- proof vest.- sitting at home wearing a bullet- proof vest. sitting at home wearing a bullet- - roof vest. . , bullet-proof vest. right after this broadcast, bullet-proof vest. right after this broadcast. i _ bullet-proof vest. right after this broadcast, i have _ bullet-proof vest. right after this broadcast, i have to _ bullet-proof vest. right after this broadcast, i have to go _ bullet-proof vest. right after this broadcast, i have to go very - bullet-proof vest. right after this i broadcast, i have to go very quickly for an assignment. i will basically put on myjacket and leave. it is scheduling issues. she put on my jacket and leave. it is scheduling issues.— put on my jacket and leave. it is scheduling issues. she has been documenting — scheduling issues. she has been documenting the _ scheduling issues. she has been documenting the destruction - scheduling issues. she has been documenting the destruction in l documenting the destruction in kharkiv. british and us intelligence say russia's invasion of ukraine has been hampered because president putin is not being given an accurate picture of events on the ground.

this, the white house says, has led to tensions between mr putin and his generals. it added that the russian president also did not fully understand the extent to which western sanctions were damaging his country's economy. in moscow, where there are further signs of a clampdown on political dissent. here's our russia editor steve rosenberg. there were peace talks this week, but there's no peace yet. the russian military released these images of it launching ballistic missiles towards ukraine. an army spokesman said russia was continuing its special military operation, and had destroyed fuel storage sites, arms depots, and ukrainian drones. continuing in russia, encouraged by the authorities, public displays of support for the offensive. these buses form the letter z, that's painted on russian military vehicles in ukraine.

you will find zs on billboards, on government buildings, even on the side of theatres. and here, this is the home of human rights activist 0leg 0rlov. those who criticise russia's onslaught in ukraine have become targets of abuse. translation: russia is heading towards, in fact has almost - arrived at, something very similar to what we saw in germany in the 1930s. everything feels very familiar. and that's important. in russia right now, there is no room for alternative views, for public expressions that contradict official opinion. and that is particularly true of events in ukraine. the kremlin wants the public here to believe that the russian offensive there is both necessary and just. the russian authorities have

banned the word "war", in relation to ukraine. so, when dmitry reznikov took part in an anti—war protest, he didn't use any words at all. he was still arrested, though, and fined for "discrediting the russian army". translation: i was detained within 30 seconds. _ i don't think it would have mattered what was written there. some people have been arrested just for holding up a plain piece of paper. because everyone knows what it means and what it stands for. in vladimir putin's russia, even the slightest hint of dissent is seen by those in power here as a significant threat, to be eliminated. but, in a country where opposition to the government has been crushed, where critical voices are being silenced, where the media is under almost total state control, for now, the kremlin doesn't feel under any public pressure to make peace in ukraine.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. more than 4 million people have left ukraine in the biggest refugee exodus in europe since the second world war. two weeks ago the uk launched a scheme to allow british families to sponsor ukrainian refugees to live with them. but some of those applying via the scheme have told the bbc they feel stuck in limbo on mainland europe. the bbc�*s population reporter stephanie hegarty has been following the journey of one young woman, nadiia, and her family as they escaped ukraine but soon realised that the nightmare wasn t over. now the escaped kharkiv in the first days of the war.

first, the travel to lviv and then to the polish border. finally, they made it to poland.

but the battle was not over. they applied for uk visas two weeks ago but still have not heard anything. 28,300 people have applied for visas via the homes for ukraine sponsorship scheme. 2700 have been granted so far.

four weeks since they left kharkiv, nadia and herfamily are four weeks since they left kharkiv, nadia and her family are still waiting. a family who escaped the besieged city of mariupol have told the bbc that they were among hundreds of people asked to leave a cinema where they were sheltering, in order to give children there 0ur correspondent lucy williamson met the family at a field hospital near lviv. when alexander escaped two weeks ago, he left his mind behind, still trapped in the cinema where he left his parents and hundreds of other still in the apartment building hit by hundreds of rockets. in the rubble they ran through without

putting on their shoes. his parents brought him, catatonic, to this is really a field hospital near lviv to unravel his trauma. translation: it was constant bombing. planes dropped bombs every ten minutes on mariupol. people were falling and dying in front of my eyes. with buried people and gardens. there are air strikes in lviv too. what must this be like after that? trapped in the cinema by russian attacks, they survived on scraps of food from locals and ukrainian soldiers, boiling snow to drink. when supplies ran critically low, she says everything to everyone without young children was asked to leave to save resources and give an opportunity to the children.-

opportunity to the children. there was no way _ opportunity to the children. there was no way out. _ opportunity to the children. there was no way out. you _ opportunity to the children. there was no way out. you could - opportunity to the children. there was no way out. you could stay i opportunity to the children. there i was no way out. you could stay and die or you could go and die. we could not count minutes between the bombs. ., , ., ,, ., bombs. some of their pro-russian neighbours — bombs. some of their pro-russian neighbours believed _ bombs. some of their pro-russian neighbours believed it _ bombs. some of their pro-russian neighbours believed it was - bombs. some of their pro-russian i neighbours believed it was ukrainian forces pounding their city to dust. mariupol mayor says 5000 people have been killed and 90% of the buildings damaged. more than one third of the residents are still living there. humanitarian corridors get people out of mariupol, but the destruction and the is not left behind. the damage as carried with its people out of the city. like invisible shrapnel lodged in their minds. alexander is leaving hospital today. his father, a musician, is giving staff a farewell concert, giving thanks for the two things he saved

from the horrors of mariupol, his saxophone and his son. in just over a week's time, voters in france will go to the polls for the first round of this year's presidential election. parliamentary elections will follow later in the year. the war in ukraine has been dominating headlines — but there are challenges closer to home — not least, persistently high youth unemployment. theo leggett reports. history is coming alive outside a dark workshop a couple of miles outside calais. these machines are more than a century old and they are making lace. we are producing lace on a machine that is about 100 years old. inside the machine you have got the yarn that is going through the machine, about 10,000 yarns. it is what the region is famous for and this is one of its last surviving manufacturers. but today, the business has a problem. it is struggling to find new staff. it is very difficult to find people

who work in this industry. it may be easier to attract people in the service industry. in an industry where you have to work on a machine, a loud machine, it's not easy to attract. we have mechanics, we have lots of expertise. to train a guy on the machine, takes about ten years. it shouldn't be so hard. youth unemployment in this region is rife. 21—year—old salome has come to her localjob centre for support. she wants to be a dental assistant, but finding a post is tough. translation: so i had an interview recently and i wasn't hired because i didn't have the right training. it is hard to find training placements at the moment. i keep looking every day, but i can't find anything. i have another interview coming up and i am still hoping to be a dental assistant. the answer to the problem of candidates not having the skills employers need is for them to develop new skills, and that is what is going on here. these people are learning how

to make new furniture out of recycled products. it is one of many skills that are being taught, and the aim is to get them out of unemployment and back into useful work. and the products they make are quite pleasant too. this is a not—for—profit organisation which gives unemployed people paid jobs as they get the training. luka used to work in construction. but now he is building furniture. translation: i'll carry on doing this after my contract is up to perfect my skills. because i really enjoy what i'm doing. but for this economist, these are sticking plaster solutions. and radical reform is needed. youth unemployment has been very high for last four decades. in france and in this region in particular. i do not think there is a magical solution to that. but you have to put the focus at the same time on education, definitely, and put the means for education,

public education. but, at the same time, try to figure out why are the inequalities so high today in the 21st century? for the next french government, dealing with youth unemployment long term will have to be a key priority. theo leggett, bbc news in north—eastern france. this week marks 40 years since the falklands war. argentina lost the war, but to this day it maintains that the falklands islands belong to them. 0ur south america correspondent daniel pardo travelled to buenos aires to assess the legacy of the war. this remote piece of land has been disputed for hundreds of years. called the falklands or malvinas, it is an archipelago in the south of the atlantic ocean. this is british territory, but argentina has never thought it should be. the blue and white of argentina is on every| balcony and in every window. the dispute led to a war in 1982 which argentina lost.

since then, its people have been through a lot. inflation, poverty, and most recently, covid—19. in a deeply divided country, getting the islands back is the one thing that really unifies most argentines. it is a fundamental part of their identity, and 40 years after the war, an overwhelming majority of people here still feel that the uk is illegally occupying their territory. polls suggest as many as 80% of the population feel this way. translation: they are ours. they are a piece of argentina. why did the brits have to come so far away to occupy a place that is not theirs? a friend of mine, his dad died in the war. so he got a big tattoo of the mavlinas on his arm. people really do have strong feelings for the

malvinas. i asked the president of argentina what he thinks about the falklands. translation: we will continue to insist on the diplomatic path so that argentina can regain its sovereignty over the islands. the only thing that is blatant to me is that the malvinas are not english. they have no connection, but they do have an obvious connection with argentina. the connection he talks about is geographical. the people who live on the islands feel a strong connection with the uk. when they had a referendum a decade ago, 99% voted to stay british. 649 argentines and 255 british soldiers died during the conflict. alejandra's brother, nestor, one of them. translation: the hardest thing about my brother dying was my parents' pain. they were never the same again. so many happy memories

were shattered. the war left many angry towards the british and there is still a common feeling that the fate of the islands is unfinished business. but what does the president say to those who argue that argentina should finally give up its claim? translation: the fact that we are even discussing whether colonialism is viable in the 21st century, it's shameful. and those who should feel the shame are those who own colonies. if margaret thatcher had been leader of a developing country like we are, she would have been convicted of war crimes. the war is a dramatic and very recent memory in the life of most argentines. but losing it didn't change people's determination to get the islands back. if anything, it made it stronger. translation: the claim is going to be everlasting.

the last argentine to be born is going to reclaim the islands. daniel pardo, bbc news, buenas aires. if you are watching in the uk, we will be here next on bbc news. it is goodbye from mejust will be here next on bbc news. it is goodbye from me just now. hello. we have been turning a page weather—wise over the past couple of days, colderair weather—wise over the past couple of days, colder air across much of the uk. a few places are avoiding this, but there is your headline for the rest of the day. frost and ice which will spells and scattered wintry showers for many of us. the rest of ice through the morning will

continue in places through the afternoon. quite windy across south—eastern parts, a mix of sunny spells and scattered wintry showers driven on the northerly wind with dust reaching 30 or 40 mph. that will make it feel colder than the temperature you are seeing in the thermometer in your vehicle, for example, temperatures ranging from six to 10 celsius. some southern parts slightly milder air. this feature will tip back into the south—east corner this evening, introducing prolonged spells of rain, some sleet as well, wintry showers falling to lower levels and another feature will push into the north west of scotland. temperatures will be below freezing tonight. it cold start to the day tomorrow with some slippery surfaces possible. two things going on, the feature pushing into the north, the feature to the south—east, in between, a mixture of

bright sunny and scattered showers. drier to the west, wales and the south—west of england, drier and brighter weather, northern ireland, north of england and scotland, wintry showers and rain. top temperatures 11 celsius. high pressure to the west is trying to build, introducing it cold flow from the north as we look to the next couple of days. the weekend, saturday, plenty of dry weather, more cloud and rain and sleet and snow in western parts, wintry showers develop as we head through the day, but not as windy on saturday. 10 celsius. sunday, is similarstory, dry weather, but starting to introduce cloudy conditions as well and a breeze in places. temperatures in a similar place. when do we see it change? the mild air will creep towards us next

week, temperatures will rise. we will keep you posted. stay safe. see you soon.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. russia proposes a ceasefire in the besieged city of mariupol to allow civilians to leave. more than 150,000 people remain trapped. western intelligence suggests putin isn't being told how badly russia's offensive is going — with reports of demoralised troops refusing to obey orders. mr putin has not been fully informed by his ministry of defence, at every turn over the last month. it's the last day of free covid tests for most people in england, as the government pushes ahead with its plans for living with ther virus. at 1230 we'll be answering your questions on changes to testing, and the spread of 0micron. you can send us your questions

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