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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us and the eu are to impose fresh sanctions on russia. ukraine says russia must pay for what it says are "terrible crimes" translation: after what the world saw in bucha, i sanctions against russia must be commensurate with the gravity of the occupiers�* war crimes. and president zelensky warns of further atrocities in the north that are yet to be fully discovered. under the laws of war, killing civilians and wanton destruction are both crimes unless it can somehow be proved that that was a military target. and we visit the lebanese prison where inmates say the country's
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financial collapse has left them hungry — and living in overcrowded squalour. hello and welcome. the united states and the european union are set to impose additional sanctions on russia today, in response to allegations of russian war crimes in ukraine. the white house says the us will ban new investment in russia — and place further sanctions on russian banks, and on the families of kremlin officials. the eu, meanwhile, may ban imports of russian coal, and prevent russian ships from using eu ports. images at the weekend from the town of bucha, following the retreat of russian forces, showed the bodies of civilians lying in the streets. ukrainian human rights officials now say a mass grave near a church may contain
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as many as 300 bodies. yogita limaye has returned to the town and sent this report. destruction and death are expected during a conflict. but what's happened in bucha violates the rules of war and of humanity. irina abramova lived peacefully here with her husband until the 5th of march. then a russian tank pulled up outside. their home was shelled. as it was burning, russian soldiers shouted, calling the couple outside. translation: they wanted | to know where the nazis are. they said we have an evil government with nazis in it and we should be punished for it. i said, "we're not guilty. we're just humans. "
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minutes later, her husband oleg, a ao—year—old welder, was shot in the head. russia saying it's not killed civilians deliberately in ukraine. what do you want to say about that? translation: my husband wasn't a soldier. _ he'd never held a gun. he was a peaceful man. they took him from our home in his slippers, asked him to take his shirt off, made him kneel on the ground and killed him. she wears oleg's wedding band around her neck. she says it's all she has left of him now, along with the shirt and sweater he was wearing the day he died.
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translation: | want. the whole world to know that the russians are killers. they�* re not human. they're killing women, children, civilians. she shows us the spot outside their home where oleg was killed, bloodstains still visible where his body lay for weeks. translation: he was - the best man in the world. he was kind and caring. he was the love of my life. i could give anything to bring him back. the more you talk to people in bucha, the more you learn of the terror that this town lived through. a local resident told us that a woman riding a bicycle was shot on this street. in a house down this road, a man was trapped in his basement for weeks without much food.
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he dared not go anywhere because there was a russian tank standing outside. in the backyard of a church in bucha, the bodies of people who died here continue to pile up in a shallow trench. ukrainian and russian soldiers and ordinary people together in a single grave. more than 300 civilians have been killed here. only a few have so far had the dignity of a proper burial. yogita limaye, bbc news, bucha. in his latest video address to his country, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky urged the west to impose the toughest possible financial penalties on russia for what he called the "most terrible war crimes" since the second world war. translation: after what the world saw in bucha, i sanctions against russia must be commensurate with the gravity of the
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occupiers�* war crimes. if after that, russian banks will still be able to function as usual, if after that, the transit of goods to russia will continue as usual, if after that, the eu countries will pay for russian energy as usual, then the political fate of some leaders will develop not as usual. my advice to everyone — feel now that the moment is really crucial. the white house says its sanctions package is intended to "put consequences in place" and "hold russian officials accountable". here's the white house spokesperson, jen psaki. this will include a ban on all new investment in russia and increase sanctions on financial institutions and state—owned enterprises in russia and sanctions on russian government officials and their family members. these measures will degrade key instruments of russian state power, impose acute and immediate economic harm on russia and hold accountable the russian kleptocracy that funds and supports putin's war. so, this is going to be done
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in coordination with others, and the steps as just noted obviously that endeavours of russian officials and other stakeholder process and financial institutions. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the measures the us and others are taking. they will hurt ultimately the russian people but i think it's also hoped that they will hurt those in the higher echelons of russian government and business as well with an immediate impact. there is a huge sense of urgency i think about this latest raft of sanctions that will be announced, a coordinated effort between the european union and the g7 which the white house says represents 50% of the global economy. jen psaki says it is hoped russia will be sent down the road of economic, financial and technical isolation and she talked about the financial institutions, the state—owned enterprises and perhaps most crucially those senior russian government officials and their families.
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we do not have details of individuals yet but i think we can be sure these will be far—reaching sanctions, that is, it's hoped, have a quick impact, perhaps a faster impact than some of the sanctions already because it could be argued that clearly though sanctions were imposed to ultimately stop the war the war has not stopped and we are seeing more and more atrocities every day. and we'll have more on the new sanctions against russia, in the business news coming up. president zelensky meanwhile has warned that the worst atrocities committed by russian troops departing from the north of the country are yet to be discovered. just 25 kilometres away from bucha lies the town of borodyanka. police there say they believe hundreds of people are buried beneath the rubble of civilian apartment blocks, destroyed by russian shelling, and survivors were prevented from escape.
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the bbc�*sjeremy bowen has been to borodyanka and sent us this report. the destruction in the centre of borodyanka is the worst for its size i've seen in any of the towns around kyiv, including much fought—over irpin and bucha. the worst killing in borodyanka might have come when these flats were destroyed. a line of them stood here. you can see the gaps. after you. next door to the rubble, dmytro stashevskyi inspected his shop. this is your shop? medical, pharmacy, it's a pharmacy, yeah? destroyed, everything's gone. we went upstairs where his wife svitlana was trying to clean up his mother's flat. their family is safe, but not their friends in the destroyed
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building next door. translation: they were all our neighbours. - shortly after the air strike, people nearby heard some voices shouting for help. russian soldiers stopped them digging. they threatened to shoot if they tried. dmytro left 30 others in the cellar before the strike. when he went back in the morning, it was full of rubble. all 30 are missing. you're lucky to be alive, aren't you? "yes," he said, "my wife, mother and daughter were praying for me." this is a civilian block of flats. now, only a ballistic missile oran airstrike can do this sort of damage. under the laws of war, killing civilians and wanton destruction are both crimes unless it can somehow be proved that that was a military target. close by, local people
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were getting some food organised by their priest, who said he'd seen the russians shooting civilians. you saw civilians being killed by a russian sniper? translation: it was the 2nd of march near the petrol station. i we were driving along, followed by two civilian cars. theyjust shot them. it was an execution. most people here left during the russian occupation. svitlana said coming back made her empty and scared. tell us what the town was like before. eventually, she said, "it was very nice, very green." hundreds of people could be lying dead under the rubble, say the police. once the heavy lifting gear arrives, they'll know more. jeremy bowen, bbc news, borodyanka.
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lebanon is currently witnessing its worst—ever financial crisis — and the impact is also affecting the country s prisons. detainees and their families have been complaining about the decline in the quality and quantity of food being served behind bars. the bbc�*s carine torbey gained access to the country s largest detention facility — and sent this report. the thick walls of the prison are no shield from the catastrophic impact of lebanon's financial collapse. behind these gates inmates receive very little care. moreso since the country has sunk into bankruptcy over two years ago. since then, the government has said it can no longer provide those who enter its custody with the basic services. translation: | need| to undertake a surgery in my head but the hospital would not admit me unless i pay
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i million lebanese lira which i do not have. a sharp devaluation of the local currency put all prices up in lebanon, medical treatment is no exception. even medicine is prescribed at the expense of the prisoners themselves. translation: no matter how serious the pain - is or the illness, there is no medicine. we rely on what we receive from the red cross and other associations. we also often collect money among ourselves to provide medication for our fellow inmates. the complaints are endless. even food portions have become too poor, too little. this is the biggest prison in lebanon, designed to host up to 1,050 prisoners. today, there are almost
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4,000 inmates here. 0vercrowding is an understatement. cells are jam packed with inmates. most of them are detained pending trial. many are sentenced for life which in lebanon is not defined by any specific number of years. translation: massive overcrowding is a huge | problem that is affecting all aspects of life for the prisoners. from their sleep to their health and economic conditions. the financial collapse is affecting everyone, even we security forces are finding difficulty getting treatment so you can imagine what happens to the prisoners who used to rely on the state. lebanon is facing the worst economic crisis in its history. it has impacted
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everything in the country and in these cells, it has taken away basic rights on top of freedom. carine torbey, bbc news, beirut. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: it's the talk of the golfing world — is tiger making a return to the tee — for the masters? 25 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, of power to influence. today is about the promise
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of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's i works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss - to everybody who loves art. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... the us and the eu are to impose fresh sanctions on russia. ukraine says russia must pay for what it says are "terrible crimes" and more evidence of civilian targeting is revealed in northern ukraine, as the russian retreat from town's around kyiv continues.
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let's get an update on the tragedy that befell a british family hiking in the blue mountains near sydney. a father and his nine—year—old son were killed by falling rocks — when the incident happened on monday. let's cross live to the blue mountains — and speak to the bbc�*s phil mercer. really horrific event happening on monday, the mother and son are in a critical condition, is that correct?— that correct? yes, we understand _ that correct? yes, we understand the - that correct? yes, we. understand the mother that correct? yes, we - understand the mother and a teenage boy underwent surgery at two hospitals in sydney for very serious abdominal and head injuries they suffered during this landslide here in the blue mountains of new south wales on monday. a father and his nine—year —year—old son were
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crushed and died and the alarm was raised by a 15—year—old girl, the fifth member of the family he was able guide emergency services. the recovery operation for the mother and the teenage boy it was complex and difficult and on monday, it was a bright and sunny day here in the blue mountains that attracted many tourists including the family from the uk but today, as you can tell, heavy rain once again has returned to this part of eastern australia and this is the problem, according to the authorities, torrential rain here in recent months has made the ground in certain places very unstable and tour guides have told us landslides have been quite common in the blue mountains and the authorities now have closed many of the walking tracks around this part of the mountains at wentworth false because of the terrible tragedy that occurred here on
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monday. figs tragedy that occurred here on monda . �* , tragedy that occurred here on monda . r tragedy that occurred here on monda. , monday. as you say, extremely --oular monday. as you say, extremely penular hiking _ monday. as you say, extremely popular hiking spot, _ monday. as you say, extremely popular hiking spot, attracts . popular hiking spot, attracts many tourists and it sounds like it was busy on monday. 0ur questions being asked about whether authorities should have put warnings out about the possibility of landslides? we have been — possibility of landslides? - have been speaking to or we have been speaking to or we have seen a statement from the national park service here in the blue mountains, they are responsible for part of the world heritage listed park and they have closed as a precaution, many of the walking tracks around here. they also say in the days leading up to this terrible accident on monday, the part of the walking trail where the british family was had been checked as part of a thorough review of safety, other tracks in this region were already closed because of torrential rain and the risk of flooding but the parks service
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is saying nothing really can legislate for the landslips and rock falls, they are simply beyond their control. this seems in the words of one ambulance officer, just a freak accident and at the moment, the police here in new south wales are preparing a report for the coroner but of course much of the attention now is on the care and well—being of the mother and her son who are in hospital and of course the teenage girl who was treated for shock. teenage girl who was treated for shock-— for shock. absolutely, phil mercer. — for shock. absolutely, phil mercer, thank _ for shock. absolutely, phil mercer, thank you. - archaeologists in peru have unearthed a mummy that could be a thousand years old. the preserved remains date back to before the incan empire. the discovery — which was made at an archaeological site near lima — has been described as one of the most important finds at both a national and international level. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. they call him the lord of cajamarquilla, extraordinarily well preserved, intricately tied with rope, his face covered by his hands.
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all according to what's believed to be ancient burial customs. whoever he was, he was likely to have been an important local figure. translation: it's one of the most important | finds at both a national and international level. what was his way of life? what was his cause of death? and above all, what was the treatment that was carried out so that his skin is preserved to this day? it was here, not farfrom lima, that his tomb was discovered in what used to be the middle of a town square. along with the mummified body there were other offerings, including ceramics and stone tools. his burial dates back to before the time of the incas, to the days of the te whanake empire that stretched out across parts of what is now modern day peru and bolivia. translation: approximately, this person would _ have been buried between the year 800 to 1000 ad. when he died, he would have been buried along with about 30 people. many of them were sacrificed in his honour.
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the investigation of this site continues. there are more mummies to be unearthed. the tomb of the lord of cajamarquilla has more secrets to be revealed. tim allman, bbc news. let's get all the latest sports news now from the bbc sport centre. hello, i'm mark edwards with your sport. we're going to start with the european champions league and it was a good night for british sides in the quarter final first legs on tuesday. manchester city will take a i—0 advantage to spain after they beat atletico madrid, and it was their captain and playmaker kevin de bruyne, who was the difference maker on the night with 20 minutes to go made no mistake when put through by phil foden moments after the england international had come on. we were patient enough, except the first ten, five minutes, the second half. like, um, like, uh, like we attack not the right rhythm.
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we would like to talk more about our rhythm, but the way we play is the way we play. but yeah, good result. unfortunately, at the end, we had one or two more chances with kevin to score more goals, but even i—0, 2—0 with this tough, difficult. but yeah, but we won the game. liverpool, meanwhile, have one foot in the semi—finals after beating benfica three one in portugal. ibrahim ashkenazy rose highest to head the visitors into the lead from a corner before sadio mane added a clinical second to dampen the mood at a lively estadio duluth in lisbon. darwin nunez gave the hosts some hope at two one, but former porto man luis diaz added a third forjurgen klopp's liverpool, who are in the driving seat. and what a tie in store as chelsea and real madrid go head to head in that quarterfinal first leg at stamford bridge on wednesday. chelsea are the defending champions, of course, and we're looking to forget their off—field troubles and bounce back
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from their surprise 4—1 home defeat to brentford at the weekend. real madrid, though, flying high after beating big spending psg in the previous round. right now, it's the talk of the golfing world, but tiger woods says he will play at the masters that starts on thursday. woods on the hunt for what would be his 16th major title and would mark an incredible return after a horrific car crash he suffered last year when he almost lost a leg. and while teeing off in the first round would be an achievement in itself, woods is now a6, says he can win a sixth green jacket. no, i can hit itjust fine, and i don't have any qualms about what i can do physically from a golf standpoint, it's now walking's the hard part. you know, this is normally not an easy walk to begin with. now, given the conditions you know, my leg is in, it gets a little more more difficult. but what bearing will the weather have on woods's hopes of winning the masters for a record sixth time? it's not looking pretty in augusta at the moment.
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the course was closed to players and fans due to severe weather warnings on tuesday. scattered thunderstorms are projected for wednesday when the masters par three contest returns, having not featured since 2019 due to the covid 19 pandemic. finally, some tennis and nick kyrgios got his clay court season underway, with three—set win in houston, beating mackenzie mcdonald in the opening round of the us men's clay court championship. kyrgios came from a set down before taking his first victory on the dirt since 2019. the australian wildcard, who hit the signature tweener shot during the 1 hour 51 minute victory, will next meet another american, seventh seeded tommy paul in the round of 16. and that's all your sport for now. from me, mark edwards, and the rest of the team, bye—bye.
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all the top business stories coming up, the national insurance increases start today, we will bring you all the latest. hello. the weather looked very different between the top and tail of the uk on tuesday. across england and wales, the sun came out for many. and in the sunshine, temperatures got up into the low to mid teens. this was the isle of wight tuesday afternoon. here we are, though, in aberdeenshire tuesday afternoon, a very different picture — some fresh snowfall, temperatures barely scratching above freezing. arctic air to the north of the uk. to the south, atlantic air. the two mixing out towards the west, with this occlusion turning back behind an area of low pressure. slightly cooler air flooding in to all parts of the uk on wednesday. relatively milder air, though, just pushing into the far north of scotland. but that big area of low pressure does mean, for all areas, it's going to be windy and there will be some bands of punchy showers marching through. but we've lost the snow from northern scotland, the cold air really confined
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to the northern isles, but mostly rain that we'll be seeing here. further south, some good spells of sunshine between the showers, but when the showers push through, they possibly could be accompanied by some hail, thunder and lightning. temperatures down a couple of degrees on tuesday. it was a very mild start to the week. wednesday into thursday, we start to pull colder air in, though, to the north of our area of low pressure once again. and through wednesday evening, but particularly overnight into thursday, the colder air mixes in with our weather fronts. and it looks like we could see some significant snow for northern scotland once again. a risk of ice here for first thing thursday, certainly, and potentially that wintry weather affecting the central belt of scotland through the morning rush hour. we will see the showers thinning out as they sink south through the course of the day, but still the chance of a wintry element across the pennines into thursday afternoon. sunshine for many come thursday afternoon, but it will feel chillier, especially in contrast to the start of the week. and then cold air right the way
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across the uk for friday. i think there will be quite a bit of sunshine, some wintry showers in the north and east. biggest question mark — what this area of low pressure deepening to the south of the uk will do. at the moment, it looks like it will slide in to the continent, bringing some very wet and windy weather to northern france. but it also looks like it could bring some very wet weather to the south coast of the uk and be accompanied by strong winds. if it pushes a little further north, there's just the question about whether it will bring something more wintry. stay tuned.
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this is bbc news with the latest business headlines more sanctions on the world's most sanctioned country. the us is expected to unveil new measures targeting russia's economy. a fight for survival. we bring you the stories of businesses in sri lanka trying to stay afloat amid a deepening economic crisis. an unwelcome rise. national insurance contributions go up from today in the uk adding another burden to already struggling households. and it's back! the london book fair, the words largest publishing event, opens its doors again. we speak to the man in charge.
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