this is bbc news. i'm victoria valentine with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. defence ministers from dozens of countries gather in germany for a crucial meeting to co—ordinate arms supplies to ukraine. reports of more deaths and more protests as anti—government demonstrations continue in peru. alec baldwin's lawyer says the hollywood star will fight a charge of involuntary manslaughter following a fatal shooting on a movie set. # immigration man. # can i cross your line and pray? and david crosby, one of the most famous voices of the us folk rock scene,

dies at the age of 81. hello and welcome. defence ministers from around 50 countries are gathering at the ramstein air base in germany later for a crucial meeting to coordinate arms supplies to ukraine. the main focus is expected to be on whether germany will send its leopard battle tanks to ukraine or at least approve their transfer from third countries. the united states has already announced details of its latest package of military aid to ukraine, worth about $2.5 billion. the uk has also pledged to send 600 brimstone missiles to ukraine. our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports. is this the week when the west

finally delivered the weapons ukraine says it needs to win this war? britain is the first promising to send modern main battle tanks. the army's challengers are already parked in estonia to reassure a nato ally also worried about russian aggression. ultimately, this tank was designed to fight russian tanks in eastern europe, and that's exactly what it's off to do. the troops who operate them here believe they will make a difference for ukrainian battle. at the start of the war, the west's focus was on providing weapons for ukraine to help it defend itself. that has now changed. britain is giving 1a of these challenger 2 main battle tanks, as well as 30 of these massive self—propelled guns. used together, the hope is that ukraine will punch through russian lines and retake territory. from defence to offence. but ukraine says it

still needs more. the uk's defence secretary today gathered allies to step up the pressure, and some are specifically hoping that germany will deliver. i hope that tomorrow in ramstein, people will all hear the message that, you know, unlocking tanks is part of 2023. we've done our bit. it's not a battle—winning single change, 1a tanks, but it shows that the glass ceiling can be broken and that we can put these vehicles in. it is the german—made leopard tank that could make the difference, hundreds built and operated by many european nations. but all would still require germany to give the green light to send them. germany may be looking to america. today, its new defence minister met lloyd austin. we will renew our united commitment to support ukraine's self defence for the long haul. the us, ukraine's biggest military backer, so far hasn't

sent main battle tanks, either. in berlin, there are still lingering fears of russian escalation. moscow has once again warned the west against providing heavy weapons to ukraine. it's promised to hunt them down and destroy them. jonathan beale, bbc news, tapa, estonia. in peru, thousands of anti—government protesters are holding marches in the capital, lima. many are supporters of the former president pedro castillo, who was arrested after he tried to dissolve congress last month. at least three more people are reported to have died as protesters call for president dina boluarte�*s resignation. azadeh moshiri reports. it's pure anger on the streets of peru. dozens have died following weeks of protests. but despite the danger, peruvians are determined. for days, thousands

of protesters from rural parts of the country have descended upon its capital, lima. what they want is president dina boluarte out. translation: we want | the usurper dina boluarte to step down and call for new elections. these protests will continue. the south of the country is rioting. we came to lima from all the southern regions. more people are dying in clashes with police. the un has accused them of using disproportionate force. it has infuriated peruvians. in a southern town of macusani, an entire police station is reported to have been set on fire. it all came to a head last month when the former president, pedro castillo, was arrested for trying to dissolve congress. he is being investigated on charges of rebellion and conspiracy — accusations he denies. his supporters

want him released. as for ms belluati, she has a warning for protesters. translation: warning for protesters. tuna/mom- warning for protesters. translation: , ., ., translation: these are not eaceful translation: these are not peaceful protests. _ translation: these are not peaceful protests. the - translation: these are not| peaceful protests. the violent acts that occurred in december and january will not go unpunished.— and january will not go unpunished. and january will not go ununished. ,, , ., unpunished. she is calling for eaceful unpunished. she is calling for peaceful protests _ unpunished. she is calling for peaceful protests and - unpunished. she is calling for. peaceful protests and dialogue but after weeks of chaos, it is clear it is a tall order for a country that is rejecting its leader. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. america's federal aviation administration has confirmed a preliminary finding, that the computer issue which led to more than 11,000 flights being disrupted last week was not caused by a cyber attack. it says its investigation pointed to staff unintentionally deleting files while synchronising databases. a spokesman said the system has now been made "more resilient". president biden says he has no regrets over how

the white house handled the disclosure that classified documents had been found at his former office and at his home. the papers were found in november and december, but their discovery was only made public earlier this month. he was speaking while on a visit to parts of california affected by the recent bad weather. also in california, a car belonging to the british actor julian sands has been found near to where he was reported missing. he disappeared a week ago while hiking in the baldy bowl area of the san gabriel mountains, north of los angeles. the poor weather conditions have hindered the search but officials say there is "no hard deadline" for ending the mission. the actor, who just turned 65, is known for roles in popular films and tv dramas, including a room with a view, 2a, and smallville. a lawyer for the hollywood actor alec baldwin has said he'll fight a charge of involuntary manslaughter following the death of the cinematographer halyna hutchins. she was shot dead in 2021

on the set of rust, a movie baldwin was acting in and producing. the film's armourer is also facing the same charge. sophie long has the latest from los angeles. the frantic efforts to save halyna hutchins in the moments after she was shot. it was during rehearsals on a ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th century western they were filming became all too real. are you doing 0k? no, i'm not, actually. 0k. alec baldwin was holding the gun that discharged the bullet that killed her. he was also one of the film's producers. am i being charged with something? prosecutors now say he will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. in a statement, the actor's lawyer said: i'm the armourer. or at least i was.

hannah gutierrez—reed, who was in charge of weapons on set, faces at the same charges. her lawyers say they are a result of a flawed investigation. how many people were in the room at time? the assistant director, david halls, who is reported to have told baldwin the gun was safe, has agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon. in a statement, the prosecutor for the state of new mexico said: the charges all relate to negligence, nothing intentional. they are not trying to show that any part of this was not accidental. they were just trying to show that they were not exercising caution and care in how they handled the gun. the criminal charges are a devastating blow for baldwin, who has said he was heartbroken by the incident. halyna is survived by her young son and her husband,

matthew hutchins. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. we can now speak criminal defence attorney rachel fiset, co—founder and managing partner of los angeles—based practice zweiback, fiset & zalduendo, where she joins us from now. she was in that report. can you please take us about charges mean? , ., ., ., ., , mean? they are for involuntary manslaughter, _ mean? they are for involuntary manslaughter, for _ mean? they are for involuntary manslaughter, for both - mean? they are for involuntary manslaughter, for both the - manslaughter, for both the armourer hannah gutierrez—reed and alec baldwin and there's two charges of involuntary manslaughter, one is for involuntary manslaughter in a lawful action but frankly, they both really relate to similar types, to the similar type of event. and the event that the prosecutor will have to show to meet their burden to convict will be that it wasn't intentional, no—one is alleging that this is an intentional act, but that both alec baldwin

and gutierrez—reed acted with conscious disregard or gross criminal negligence in carrying out their actions on the set. and in carrying out their actions on the set, they are saying that they were being so negligent that it rises to a criminal level. and there is a gun enhancement that can come with one of those charges that is simplyjust with one of those charges that is simply just elevating with one of those charges that is simplyjust elevating the potential for a is simplyjust elevating the potentialfor a higher is simplyjust elevating the potential for a higher sentence once there is a conviction. what kind of defence do you expect that the two of them may launch? i expect that the two of them may launch? ~ , expect that the two of them may launch? ~' , , ., launch? i think they will both have a separate _ launch? i think they will both have a separate defence. - launch? i think they will both have a separate defence. i i have a separate defence. i think that alec baldwin's defence will be that he was actually relying on the armourer, ms gutierrez—reed, to tell him there was a loaded weapon and that she checked the weapon. he will also say that he was told that this gun

wasn't loaded by david hall, who had pled guilty to a weapons charge in this case. so he will very much they this was not hisjob. he he will very much they this was not his job. he was simply doing what he was told and in pointing the gun at the camera, he was doing what he was told, he was doing what he was told, he was doing what he was told, he was following direction. so he was following direction. so he took a gun that he was told was unloaded and he followed direction and pointed it at ms hutchens. direction and pointed it at ms hutchen— hutchens. crosstalk. just interrunting _ hutchens. crosstalk. just interrupting briefly, - hutchens. crosstalk. just interrupting briefly, in - hutchens. crosstalk. just interrupting briefly, in the i interrupting briefly, in the assessment as a criminal defence attorney, how strong do you think the defensive alliance will be for alec baldwin?— alliance will be for alec baldwin? ., , ., , ., baldwin? to be honest, on that's like _ baldwin? to be honest, on that's like this _ baldwin? to be honest, on that's like this where - that's like this where everybody has separate jobs, there are peoples jobs to enforce safety regulations regarding the weapons. i think he has a very strong defence in

saying he was relying on the people who had the job of loading the gun and telling him it was safe. i think his fairly strong. it was safe. i think his fairly stronu. �* , , , ., strong. and very briefly, what sort of, strong. and very briefly, what sort of. this — strong. and very briefly, what sort of, this of— strong. and very briefly, what sort of, this of course - strong. and very briefly, what sort of, this of course will- strong. and very briefly, what sort of, this of course will be l sort of, this of course will be a high—profile case, what issue are you most interested in is a defence attorney? i are you most interested in is a defence attorney?— defence attorney? i am most interested — defence attorney? i am most interested in _ defence attorney? i am most interested in what _ defence attorney? i am most interested in what he - defence attorney? i am most interested in what he knew i defence attorney? i am most| interested in what he knew as it related to gun safety on the set and if he knew what was possible that the dummy rounds that they think they are loading were possibly live and that he was taking a conscious risk in relying on the information that was given to him, and i think that comes out in text messages, i think that comes out in separate e—mails and discussions as it relates to safety violations on the set, and i think it comes out in the gun training that he did ordid in the gun training that he did or did not receive as it

relates to the set. thank you very much — relates to the set. thank you very much for— relates to the set. thank you very much for your _ relates to the set. thank you very much for your time. - rachel fiset. let's move on and talk about some of the other stories around for you today. teenage girls in romania have described how the social media influencer andrew tate and his brother tristan contacted them online, apparently using a standard formula. the two women, who were 16 and 17 at the time they were approached, have been speaking to the bbc about the methods used in the messages. the tate brothers have been detained for 30 days in romania while police investigate allegations of trafficking and rape, which they both deny. 0ur correspondent, lucy williamson, sent this report. behind the screen, andrew tate is speaking. his utterances followed by a tiny audience of prosecutors, lawyers and police. the rest of the world

stands waiting as police investigate allegations of trafficking and rape. 0ne investigate allegations of trafficking and rape. one of those allowed through the gates today was his brother, tristan�*s girlfriend, arriving with his daughter. investigators have just over a week to present evidence that a crime has been committed here. neither andrew tait nor his brother have yet been charged but their public image has been complicated by the things they say and the way they behave online. diarrhoea was 16 when she says she received a private message on instagram two years ago from andrew tait�*s account. it read : it was very obvious to a high school girls. we had hiuh to a high school girls. we had high school— to a high school girls. we had high school in _ to a high school girls. we had high school in our _ to a high school girls. we had high school in our bio. - to a high school girls. we had high school in our bio. i - to a high school girls. we had high school in our bio. i feel. high school in our bio. i feel like he was trying to find girls that seemed innocent or naive as possible.— naive as possible. dario, now university _ naive as possible. dario, now university in _ naive as possible. dario, now university in the _ naive as possible. dario, now university in the uk, - naive as possible. dario, now university in the uk, says - naive as possible. dario, now university in the uk, says it'sj

university in the uk, says it's important she speak out because so many young man idolised andrew tait. i so many young man idolised andrew tait.— so many young man idolised andrew tait. i don't think that at this time _ andrew tait. i don't think that at this time this _ andrew tait. i don't think that at this time this is _ andrew tait. i don't think that at this time this is being - at this time this is being regulated at all. this is a big problem because we can't wake up problem because we can't wake up in 20 years when 2 million andrew tait. in up in 20 years when 2 million andrew tait.— up in 20 years when 2 million andrew tait. . ., ~ andrew tait. in a video, andrew tait outlined _ andrew tait. in a video, andrew tait outlined his _ andrew tait. in a video, andrew tait outlined his method - andrew tait. in a video, andrew tait outlined his method for - tait outlined his method for approaching women online. sometimes, like i said, i'll put a completely pointless immediately and, cherries or a strawberry. it does not mean anything. why don't ever see you wary hiding? 99% say i'm not hiding. that's nearly everyone says.— not hiding. that's nearly eve one sa s. ~ ., ., ., everyone says. another woman who did not — everyone says. another woman who did not want _ everyone says. another woman who did not want to _ everyone says. another woman who did not want to reveal - everyone says. another woman who did not want to reveal her| who did not want to reveal her identity on camera showed a screenshot of an exchange between her and tristan tate when she was 17. it appears to follow andrew's script. she was first contacted last may. his

initial message reads: he moves on to say: translation: i know he was runnina translation: i know he was running the — translation: i know he was running the same _ translation: i know he was running the same thing - translation: i know he was running the same thing to - translation: i know he was running the same thing to a l translation: | know he was | running the same thing to a lot of girls including a friend of mine. he used the same approach, always starting a conversation with exactly the same line. conversation with exactly the same line-— conversation with exactly the same line. you are beautiful. in same line. you are beautiful. in publicity — same line. you are beautiful. in publicity for _ same line. you are beautiful. in publicity for its _ same line. you are beautiful. in publicity for its online - in publicity for its online courses in manipulating and exploiting women, andrew tait has said hisjob exploiting women, andrew tait has said his job was to meet a girl, sleep with her, get her to fall in love with me to the point where she do anything i say and then get her working on webcam so we could become rich together. schools here in romania are talking about the issue of online safety, sparked by headlines around the tait case. more than half the girls in this class had already been contacted by an adult stranger

online. teachers say they are in a battle to shape the next generation against influences like andrew tait. lucy williamson, bbc news, bucharest. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we'll tell you why light pollution, the interference caused by towns and cities, is making it more difficult to see the stars. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs.

anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him 'the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot — - a tide of humanity- that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: defence ministers from dozens of countries gather in germany for a crucial meeting to co—ordinate arms supplies to ukraine. reports of more deaths and more protests, as anti—government demonstrations continue in peru. a major cold snap is continuing across much of europe. temperatures have plummeted in many places and there's been heavy snow in parts of spain.

tim allman reports. what a difference a couple of weeks make. here in the basque country, officers of the civil guard have to help dig out a driver whose car got stuck in the snow. earlier this month, the entire area was sweltering in record—high temperatures for this time of year. it's a similar story across much of the iberian peninsula. the storm has brought heavy snowfall to many places with ice causing problems in the pyrenees. and the forecast is more sub—zero temperatures are expected for the next few days. further north, parts of brittany have had an unexpected delivery of snow. plenty of fun for some, but it's quite an ordeal for those who have to contend with icy roads. "it slips a bit," says this driver, "but we deal with it." further east in serbia, it's heavy rain causing problems. this man was swept away by flooding as he tried

to rescue someone in the water. both of them are still missing and local authorities have declared a state of emergency. a deluge of rain has caused already swollen rivers to burst their banks and flood nearby villages. and there won't be any let—up — officials say more rain is on the way. tim allman, bbc news. it was a clear night, mostly, here in london, which used to mean a spectacular view of the night skies. in recent years, however, the number of stars we can see with the naked eye has reduced dramatically because of light pollution, or "skyglow". new research suggests that, in areas where 250 stars were visible two decades ago, we'd now see only 150. 0ur science correspondent, victoria gill, has more. the glow of earth at night, captured from international

space station. and that urban glenn might look beautiful but these are actually pictures of pollution, light centre space rather than directed at the ground where it's useful. whether it's a streetlight, advertising or purely decorative, light pollution is getting worse. to find that out researchers collected nights by observations from amateur astronomers all around the world. people who went out to count the stars and is omitted the results to an online project called globe at night. this show that in the last decade the night sky has been getting about 10% brighter every year. getting about 10% brighter every year-— getting about 10% brighter every year. the view of the stars is _ every year. the view of the stars is disappearing - every year. the view of the stars is disappearing so - every year. the view of the | stars is disappearing so this is something that until relatively recently, in one or two lifetimes, was something that was a shared experience across everyone around the world. this going out and seeing stars at night. it's also a symbol and reminder that the way we are lighting is relatively wasteful. we don't seem to be getting better at

it. , ., , it. the bride of the night sky is, the brightest _ it. the bride of the night sky is, the brightest star- it. the bride of the night sky is, the brightest star has - it. the bride of the night sky is, the brightest star has to | is, the brightest star has to be for us to see it with the naked eye. even quite rural areas like these on a clear night, when streetlight start to glow the sky close and that obscures the faintest stars. as the glow gets brighter every year, we lose more and more of those stars from our view. light pollution is notjust obscure the night sky. it's been shown to affect the behaviour of nocturnal animals and disrupt our sleep and affect our health. unlike so many complicated environments, these could be fixed by simply turning down the lights. victoria gill, bbc news. the musician david crosby has died at the age of 81. # immigration man, can i cross your line # immigration man, can i cross yourline and # immigration man, can i cross your line and pray? #. he co—founded both the byrds and crosby, stills and nash.

david crosby was a leading voice in the soft rock sounds of los angeles in the 1960s. although he later struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame twice. david browne is senior writer at rolling stone. he wrote a biography of crosby, stills, nash and young in 2019 and interviewed david crosby at length. david crosby was one of the major characters in rock 'n' roll. he was this fiercely opinionated, cantankerous guy with a real twinkle in his eye. but he also was one of the real architects of taking rock 'n' roll in new places, place it had not been before the mid 60s. he played guitar with open tuning. he was rooted injazz and classical as much as rock i i n and classical as much as rock 'n' roll. he had the amazing choirboys. when you put that together he had the music we

had not heard before. he absolutely had a sort of proud rock 'n' roll rebel outlaw life. he had problems with drugs and he almost died a few times. he had health issues up to the end and he basically, letting the freak flag fly as they say in one of their own songs, and he embodied that counterculture rabble of the time. that's why a lot of people loved him unrelated to him. they saw, they wanted to be that or also themselves in him. musician david crosby who has died at the age of 81. a new emperor penguin colony has been discovered in antarctica using satellite mapping technology. the newly—discovered colony, say scientists at the british antarctic survey, brings the total number of known emperor penguin

breeding sites around the coastline of antarctica to 66. look at those lovely pictures. i'll be back with the business very shortly. hello there. quite a change of fortunes with our weather this week. it's been cold and frosty, has even been some snow showers around as well. we're going to close out the working week on a similar story — a frosty start, maybe some freezing fog around but for many of us, it's going to be sunny and cold. temperatures to greet us first thing below freezing in towns and city centres, so colder still in more rural spots, particularly where we've got that lying snow. but we've got this little brief ridge of high pressure that's going to quieten things down and give us some sparkling sunshine throughout the day. weather fronts waiting in the wings. a change is on its way. now, a brisk northerly breeze mightjust drive a few showers along that exposed east coast. they'll be fairly isolated. for many, after a frosty

start, lots of sunshine. freezing fog may linger in northern ireland for a time but generally, those temperatures are going to peak for around 3—7 degrees. maybe a little bit milder in the south—west — the reason being this weather front that's going to drive in this milder air. so, a south—westerly wind starts to kick in to northern ireland and scotland for the start of the weekend. that will bring milder air with it, a rapid snow melt, as well, at times. you can see to greet us first thing on saturday morning 3 or 4 degrees here, but across much of england and wales, still temperatures below freezing. it's going to be another cold, frosty start. lots of sunshine around across england and wales on saturday but the cloud will push in through scotland, northern ireland, maybe north west england, and there'll be some showery outbreaks of rain — not really amounting to too much — but a difference with the feel of the weather, 9 or 10 degrees here, maybe temperatures around 3—7 across england and wales. still that weather front creeping in for the second half of the weekend but the far south—east corner may well cling onto that colder air throughout the whole of the weekend, so it's a slow process.

certainly on sunday, there'll be more cloud around than we saw on saturday. there'll be showery outbreaks of rain along west—facing coasts — some poor visibility here. the best of any brightness perhaps in the south—east — only around 3 or 4 degrees. out to the west, again, we could see double digits. the milder air will start to push in across the country but it comes at a price, unfortunately — we're going to lose that sparkling winter sunshine. there'll be a little more in the way of cloud around but we'll see double figures for all. 0ur correspondent, lucy williamson, sent this report.

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