it lists new targets, leave as it lists new targets, but for so many people but is not an option. former professional rugby playerjames waterhouse only arrived for his first foreign posting in mid—january. little more than a month later he found himself covering his face war. in doing so with the approval of viewers. he finds himself impressed how james waterhouse is sharing his about the ability to explain what's going on on the ground in ukraine on the bbc different james waterhouse is currently in the uk and will be returning to kyiv and hejoins me now.

thank you for coming on newswatch. you have been a bbc reporter for a while but it's your first time in a war zone. did you feel in danger? it certainly was a nervy time in the first few days of the invasion. when i arrived it was a marine crisis but it was the speedin a marine crisis but it was the speed in which war descended on notjust kyiv but the whole country. the size of the advance and we saw russian forces moving on from the south, east and north, that really took everyone by surprise and it was that huge unknown that was pretty difficult to deal with. of course it is dangerous but it's about the personal level of risk which you are happy with and we have got a high risk team, a bbc team that solely deal with that and our safety which is the biggest priority. and watching you reporting, seeing you wearing your protect clothing, one wonders what sort of training you would have before going up there? yet so

the bbc puts _ before going up there? yet so the bbc puts on _ before going up there? yet so the bbc puts on a _ before going up there? yet so the bbc puts on a hostile - the bbc puts on a hostile environment course and they carry out refreshes every couple of years, it happens on an estate and they are actually quite good fun to go on in a strange way, they talk you through first aid, how to deal with catastrophic bleeding, all the way through to dealing with military checkpoints and other hostile scenarios, but it's not until those lessons and those exercises connect with the real event, you appreciate them and for example when war descended, i will never forget the first day i ventured back out and it was like emerging from a long night where there were tank defences, mines lined up at the side of the road and there were military checkpoints, often nervy volunteers, armed volunteers who were eager to get your paperwork and find out where you are going, you could see they were searching your name on their phone and that is when the training kicks in and

then all of a sudden even going out for a simple bit of filming requires a sizeable risk assessment. it is no longer just a simple journey that we would do in a blink of an i. obviously sometimes the russians are reporting incidents very differently to how the ukrainians are reporting them, how do you decide what to put into your reports? decide what to put into your re orts? ., ., , reports? you are right, it is very difficult. _ reports? you are right, it is very difficult. and - reports? you are right, it is very difficult. and war, - reports? you are right, it is. very difficult. and war, there is also a war of words in a war of information, so you have to treat both sides with a pinch of salt but it was the kremlin that were doing the most twisting of facts and a big feature of this for me, for this conflict was what people were posting online. telegram is the most popular platform there so people were learning in the bomb shelters what was happening to their friends, relatives, hometowns, other parts of the country in real time and that is what we were seeing as well and before the likes of me or other correspondence who opened their mouths on camera, there is a lot of work to that point, we

would get the latest from bbc monitoring colleagues who would look at the latest news and reports coming from both ukraine and russia and put them into context. we would have a user generated content team who would be verifying that footage so we would learn would be verifying that footage so we would [earn relatively quickly what we could use with confidence. we combined that with eyewitness accounts, so that in totality would give us a clear as possible picture before we could then go and tell it but of course it is extremely difficult but you just simply revert to the core principles of ourjournalism, to tell the story in the first place. to tell the story in the first lace. to tell the story in the first lace, ~' ., ., , place. the ukrainian president has been making _ place. the ukrainian president has been making these - place. the ukrainian president has been making these very i has been making these very powerful emotional appeals to the international community, doesn't make it at all tricky to you to remain impartial? ida. to you to remain impartial? no, i think we _ to you to remain impartial? no, i think we would _ to you to remain impartial? no, i think we would be _ to you to remain impartial? iirr, i think we would be working for the wrong company if we found that difficult. of course it is gut wrenching to see what this war, and we have to be bright

eyed about this. this is an invasion of ukraine by russia. but it is ourjob, we are experienced in this, world leaders give impassioned appeals all the time but of course it was a distinctive part of this war when president zelensky, he stayed put when many thought he might leave. he had his critics before this war but he stayed in kyiv. he swapped his designer suit for his military uniform, think that's one of the many defining features of this conflict from a storytelling perspective, our job is easy. you just convey what the democratically elected ukrainian leader was saying as his country, a european country came under attack.— his country, a european country came under attack. thank you so much and _ came under attack. thank you so much and i _ came under attack. thank you so much and i know _ came under attack. thank you so much and i know news _ came under attack. thank you so much and i know news viewers . much and i know news viewers would want me to pass on all their goodwill and best wishes to you and all your colleagues are there in kyiv and ukraine. thank you. this weekend sees

the run—off vote in the french presidential election to decide whether emmanuel macron stays in the elysee palace or replaced by marine le pen. when the letters name is mentioned on bbc news it is often accompanied by the same adjective. accompanied by the same adjective-— accompanied by the same ad'ective. . u, ., adjective. far-right candidate marine le _ adjective. far-right candidate marine le pen _ adjective. far-right candidate marine le pen enjoyed - adjective. far-right candidate marine le pen enjoyed a - adjective. far-right candidate i marine le pen enjoyed a recent rise... marine le pen en'oyed a recent rise... ., marine le pen en'oyed a recent rise... . ., rise... the far-right leader marine le _ rise... the far-right leader marine le pen. _ rise... the far-right leader marine le pen. who - rise... the far-right leader marine le pen. who leads| rise... the far-right leader i marine le pen. who leads the far-riuht marine le pen. who leads the far-right rally _ marine le pen. who leads the far-right rally party _ marine le pen. who leads the far-right rally party four- far—right rally party four points _ far—right rally party four points behind. - far-right rally party four points behind.— far-right rally party four points behind. far-right rally party four oints behind. . ., , points behind. david price was one of those _ points behind. david price was one of those who _ points behind. david price was one of those who got - points behind. david price was one of those who got in - points behind. david price was one of those who got in touch | one of those who got in touch about this, writing: we put those points to bbc news and they told us:

on tuesday, the big news had been the debate in the house of commons prompted by the fine issued to the prime minister for breaking lockdown rules. that evening's outside source on the news channel lead with that story, but only briefly. we will continue our coverage of mrjohnson's statement in parliament and the debate that followed, but let's listen in now to johnny depp followed, but let's listen in now tojohnny depp who is giving evidence as part of a defamation trial that he has brought against his former wife amber heard of allegations of domestic abuse. mi amber heard of allegations of domestic abuse.— domestic abuse. all i could think of was _ domestic abuse. all i could think of was that _ domestic abuse. all i could think of was that those - domestic abuse. all i could i think of was that those people would — think of was that those people would think that i was a fraud.

ian was— would think that i was a fraud. ian was unimpressed: finally, when we were fair last week bbc news announced the appointment of its new political editor chris mason. it has been a protracted process, it was before christmas laura kuenssberg announced she would be standing down, the position was advertised with an initial deadline of the 20th of january, then extended to the 10th of february and chris mason was said at the time to have ruled himself out of the

running. subsequently it was widely reported that a short list had emerged of two external female candidates, list had emerged of two externalfemale candidates, but external female candidates, but then externalfemale candidates, but then the post was re—advertised internally with a new deadline of the fifth of april. in response, bbc news told us: in response, bbc news told us: in general the appointment has been warmly applauded with bridget linson describing chris mason as:

we've enjoyed speaking to chris mason in the past on this programme and we are looking forward to having him on again when he starts his newjob. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see, read or hear on the bbc news, tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail: that's all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts on bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. at this time of year, wind direction can have quite a significant impact on the weather story. west has been best for

the last couple of days. in fact, there was nearly 1a hours of sunshine in argyll and bute, an absolutely glorious story here. just down the road in north wales, well, that was the highest temperature recorded in flintshire with 19 celsius. that's because we were sheltered from a fresh easterly wind coming in off a cool north sea. it dragged in a lot of cloud with it. most of the weather action over the last few days has certainly been across europe where we've seen some hideous weather, wet and windy at times across northern spain and portugal, and that's going to continue for the weekend. for us, though, there will be a lot of cloud, and it's been pushing in off the north sea, and the cloud thick enough for some coastal fog which will linger across the far north—east of scotland. but once again, western areas in scotland, northern ireland, north—west england seeing the best of any sunshine. the cloud will break up across england and wales, but we could see a rash of showers into south wales and south—west england as we go through the afternoon. yes, it's going to be another breezy day, so on exposed north sea coasts, it will be noticeably cooler. we're likely to see those temperatures perhaps peaking

at around 12 or 13 degrees. but in western areas and maybe into the south—east, where we see that cloud break up and more sunshine coming through, 18 degrees, once again, is quite possible. so, there's that low pressure bringing yet more wet weather and significant snow across the alps in europe. at the same time, we're under this influence of high pressure, but there'll be plenty of isobars squeezed together, so a significant breeze yet again on sunday. that may well help to break up the cloud a little further on sunday, but it will continue to drag in a lot of low cloud and sea fog across the northern isles and far north—east of scotland. 9—11 degrees here, but with more sunshine and fewer showers, 18, once again, not out of the question. then, as we head into next week, the isobars will open up a little, but we can track that wind direction to more of a north—easterly, a cooler source if anything. so, yes, potentially lighter winds, but that's going to drag in a little more in the way of cool air in comparison to of late. so, we keep the theme dry to close out the month of april, but noticeably cooler than we've seen over the last couple of days. take care.

but for so many people but is not an option. this is bbc news, i'm chris rogers. our top stories: the un describes the war in ukraine as a �*horror story�* and says there's growing evidence of possible war crimes. shuttle diplomacy: the un secretary—general is to have separate meetings with presidents putin and zelensky. it's the final stretch in a tight french presidential race for marine le pen and emmanuel macron. and celebrating earth day: people around the world take a moment to show support for the planet.

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