and this. #just like a virgin. # just like a virgin. and this, in a sinale # just like a virgin. and this, in a single night- _ all the tickets for the uk dates were snapped up this morning with fans paying between £47 and £1,300 to see the show. i paid £370 a ticket. and do you think that's the right price for a madonna tour at this point? it's madonna. it's you know, she's not cheap. this could well be her last major tour. madonna already holds the record for the highest earning tour by a female artist. with prices like these, she could set a new bar. mark savage, bbc news. just to tell you quickly, you might want to look away if you are eating your lunch at this point. park

rangers and australia have discovered what is believed to be the world's biggest toad. it is a cane toad, it was found in queensland and weighed £6 back. the poisonous amphibians were reduced to australia in 1935 and are linked to the decline of native species. the toad we are told was put down and will be donated to a museum. i didn't look at that at all. hello, ben, it is where the time. she was looking away, i can assure you of that. you may not want to look away from this, we have got some beautiful scenes and this is from a weather watcher in wales. there is snow on the ground in parts of scotland, northern england, northern ireland and into wales. there are areas of cloud around as well and they are on the north sea coast, most falling as rain, but some sleet and snow on high ground. this cloud brings a bit

of patchy rain into the far west of cornwall, but elsewhere sunny skies overhead. it is a chilly day, three to 8 degrees, but in the sunshine it will not feel too bad. however, as soon as the sun goes down, temperatures will once again plunge. a widespread frost this evening, but by the end of the night things start to change. in northern ireland and scotland we will see cloud and rain at a brisk breeze and temperature starting to climb. 6 degrees in belfast by the end of the night with this word of milder air pushing its way across the north—west of the uk. but it is going to make very, very slow progress south eastwards. so we develop split fortunes as we head through the weekend. for the south and east it will stakeholder. further north and west it feels milder, but cloudy and there will be some rain at times. so on saturday we have got that cloud moving in across northern ireland and scotland, some rain, a bit of snow briefly over high ground, but it

will turn back to rain, quite windy out towards the west. further south and east some early in wales and the west midlands and the west country, and that will left unclear and we will see sunny spells. for many places it will be another cold day. only fairly mild in the far north—west of the uk. on sunday this frontal system will make progress in from the north—west, bringing outbreaks of rain, but it is running into an area of high pressure. there could be fork first thing in parts of eastern england and that could be slow to clear. further north and west a lot of cloud, some spots of rain, temperatures in belfast and stornoway all the way up to 10 degrees. that will feel very different. just three or four in east wales and parts of england. some of that mild air should eventually get down into the south—east corner eventually next week. it may not last long. it could turn colder again from the north later in the week.

that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me good afternoon. it's 1.34pm and here's your latest sports news. cameron norrie is out of the australian open. the british number one was beaten in the third round byjiri lehecka in five sets in melbourne. norrie has still never reached the last 16 of the opening grand slam of the year and had a battle from the start. he took a 1—0 and 2—1 lead, but lehecka fought back twice to take it to a deciding set by winning the fourth 6—i. norrie had some tape applied by his trainer to his left knee at the beginning of the fifth. the 21—year—old czech, ranked 71 in the world, took it 6—4. world number one iga swiatek needed just 55 minutes to progress to the fourth round. she beat spanish qualifier cristina bucsa. elsewhere this morning, third seed jessica pegula also

enjoyed a speedy win. the american tookjust over an hour to beat ukraine's marta kostyuk 6—0, 6—2. meanwhile, ahead of the wheelchair tournament that starts later this month, britain's alfie hewitt retained the melbourne open title by beating japan�*s tokito oda in straight sets. pep guardiola says manchester city are "comfortable" and "too relaxed" after winning the premier league four times in five seasons. despite coming back from 2—0 down to beat spurs last night, he says he wants to get the club's fire back. his extraordinary reaction came after a dramatic game. after conceding twice in the final moments of the first half, city did the same in the first eight minutes of the second. then riyad mahrez, who had played a part in both goals, then scored twice himself for a 4—2 victory. city have reduced the gap to arsenal to five points, but guardiola says there's no chance of catching the leaders if they play like they have been.

i want iwanta i want a reaction. i want a reaction from all the club, notjust the players, the staff and everyone. i don't want to be happy. if we are playing that way, arsenal will destroy us. meanwhile, spurs boss antonio conte has called on his players to be "a bit more nasty" if they are to fulfil his "dream" of playing champions league football next season. i think that we are making progress in some aspects. in other aspects i think that we have to combat like last season and be a bit more solid,

a bit more focused, a bit more nasty. west ham have signed aston villa striker danny ings in a deal worth up to £15 million. he leaves villa park as their top scorer so far this season with seven and has been signed in time to play for west ham in their game against everton tomorrow, with both teams in the bottom three. the 30—year—old has signed a contract until the summer of 2025. championship side sheffield united have been placed under a transfer embargo by the football league. the move relates to the default of payments to another club, although the efl hasn't confirmed which club or player it involves. the ban means sheffield united cannot register a player "without the written prior consent of the league" until the overdue payment is made. they are currently second in the championship.

may not go as late as andy murray did last night, but you can head for the latest on the website. daniel medvedev has just been beaten by sebastien coates s. thank you, hugh. good afternoon. you're watching bbc news. we will take a look at some of the main stories. we will start with president zelensky calling on countries to provide ukraine with tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. he was talking via video link to a meeting of more than 50 allies at a us airbase in germany. but —— before his video address, the us defence secretary told allies that he needed to dig deeper with ukraine he said facing a

decisive moment and the world a decisive moment and the world a decisive decade. he said russia was regrouping, recruiting and trying to re—equip. both germany and the us have been under pressure to provide you came with battle tanks so far, only britain have said they will do. lukaszjasina is poland's ministry of foreign affairs spokesman. he says the country has contingencies if germany refuses to allow leopard ii tanks to be sent to ukraine. very frustrated because helping ukraine is the most important issue for every one of us, especially for poles, for our nation, for our government. we are very shocked because of the position of germany, which is preventing that from happening. there is even a new word made by polish journalists, maybe also known in britain, �*scholzing' — communicating good intentions with preventing it happening at the same time.

but i hope today in rammstein there will be decisions, that will be good communiques and the sending leopards to ukraine will happen. the former prime minister of ukraine arseniy yatsenyuk explained to us earlier how ukraine sees the red lines that germany doesn't want to cross. you know, here is the thing. putin has never had any kind of red lines. he will always move any kind of red line and cross these red lines. so we are not to focus on putin. we are to focus on our agenda and what kind of goals we, as the free world, have to achieve. the biggest and the primary goal is ukraine to prevail in this war, as ukraine is fighting for freedom and independence, not only of the ukrainian people and my homeland, but of the entire free europe and of the entire free world. so whether putin can resort to nukes now, i am not sure. and i do believe that china got

a very strong signal from the united states administration that if putin even elaborates on the idea to resort to nukes, this would be a complete disaster personally for putin and for his aggressive state. so i don't buy this narrative that we provoke putin if we supply more weaponry to ukraine. that's nonsense. the real thing is that the more weapons ukraine gets, the bigger chances for ukraine both to prevail, to restore its territorial integrity and actually to restore the global order. the head of the united nations nuclear watchdog, rafael grossi, says he has concerns that the world is becoming complacent about the considerable dangers posed by the russian—controlled zaporizhzhia atomic plant in ukraine. russian forces captured the plant last march and it has repeatedly come underfire in recent months, raising fears of a nuclear disaster.

mr grossi has become a regular visitor to the country and has announced a permanent iaea presence across ukraine's five nuclear plants. our correspondent in ukraine james waterhouse spoke to him. rare footage of a journey very few take. the last ukrainian checkpoint on the way to russian occupied territory. it is a route un nuclear inspectors took last september. it didn't take long for them to encounter gunfire. and russians. their destination was here, the zaporizhzhian nuclear power plant and its six reactors. you didn't know what was at the other end. i mean, what was going through your mind at that moment? well, i had a tremendous feeling of responsibility. at the same time, i felt that that was the line that needed to be crossed in order

to establish that presence. we were being tested. russia's invasion of ukraine means rafael grossi has become a regular visitor. this week, he has announced a permanent iaea presence across the country's five nuclear plants. however, it is the occupied zaporizhzhia site which is causing the most concern. we are under enormous danger. there is something we can do about it. it might not be a panacea, it would be a great step forward because it would be a high level political commitment not to attack the plant, which is very important, and not to use the plant as a military platform. mr grossi says he is negotiating a possible safe zone at the plant where there are continued worries over a nuclear disaster. for months, there has been shelling close to the site, with both sides blaming each other. what i am saying to russia, what i am saying also to my ukrainian counterparts,

wherever your military objectives could be, you don't need to storm, attack, or attack from a nuclear power plant to achieve those. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. the church of england has issued a formal apology for the times when lgbt people had been "rejected or excluded". in a letter, the church admitted people had been "failed" at times, but were "welcome and valued". the church said earlier this week it would bless same—sex civil partnerships for the first time, but its position on gay marriages would not change. the bishop of london, sarah mullally, said they have tried to strike a balance for everyone with this move. we recognize that there were people that think we haven't gone far enough and people that think we have gone too far. the nature of the church of england is that people will have looked at scripture, they will have looked

at the tradition of the church of england and they will come to different views. what we're saying is that we recognise there is that disagreement. i think what we're saying at the moment is what we're offering is, in a sense, the furthest that we can go at this time in that way, recognising that some people will want to use the prayers and other people won't. for us, it's about therefore enabling the church of england to continue to represent that diversity. now it's time to take a look at what's making the news across the uk. high profile cases like the arrest of pc david carrick have highlighted the problem of violence against women and girls. back in 2020, the

government started a safer streets scheme with safeguarding measures and education to try to change attitudes towards women. we have been to bedford to find out whether that scheme is making a difference. the bedford women centre is, for many, a home away from home. the most many, a home away from home. tue: most important many, a home away from home. tte: most important thing is that people know that they can come in here, have a cry, a cup of tea. the centre hels have a cry, a cup of tea. the centre helps around _ have a cry, a cup of tea. the centre helps around 300 _ have a cry, a cup of tea. the centre helps around 300 vulnerable - have a cry, a cup of tea. the centrel helps around 300 vulnerable women have a cry, a cup of tea. the centre i helps around 300 vulnerable women a year, some as young as 17, some as old as 76. we year, some as young as 17, some as old as 76. ~ ~ ., ., year, some as young as 17, some as old as 7&— year, some as young as 17, some as old as 76. ~ ~ ., ., , ., old as 76. we know that between one in three, old as 76. we know that between one in three. one — old as 76. we know that between one in three. one in _ old as 76. we know that between one in three, one in four— old as 76. we know that between one in three, one in four women - old as 76. we know that between one in three, one in four women in - old as 76. we know that between one in three, one in four women in their l in three, one in four women in their lifetime will experience abuse. we are not alone. the lifetime will experience abuse. we are not alone.— lifetime will experience abuse. we are not alone. the safer street fund strides to prevent _ are not alone. the safer street fund strides to prevent women _ are not alone. the safer street fund strides to prevent women from - are not alone. the safer street fund i strides to prevent women from coming to harm in the first place. to activate the device, all you need to do is pull out the pain.— do is pull out the pain. replace the in to do is pull out the pain. replace the pin to stop — do is pull out the pain. replace the pin to stop it- _ do is pull out the pain. replace the pin to stop it. the _ do is pull out the pain. replace the pin to stop it. the alarm _

do is pull out the pain. replace the pin to stop it. the alarm links - do is pull out the pain. replace the pin to stop it. the alarm links to i pin to stop it. the alarm links to an app, a web reporting incidents, one measure funded by a £730,000 grant to tackle violence against women. ~ , ., , women. we will never stop it completely — women. we will never stop it completely in _ women. we will never stop it completely in a _ women. we will never stop it completely in a short - women. we will never stop it completely in a short periodl women. we will never stop it. completely in a short period of time. watch our hope is by putting these initiatives and now, especially with the education, is that we enable our young adults to start behaving appropriately around women and girls and in society in general. women and girls and in society in ueneral. �* . women and girls and in society in ueneral. �* , ., ., . ., general. but is it enough to change threatenin: general. but is it enough to change threatening behaviour? _ general. but is it enough to change threatening behaviour? doctor- general. but is it enough to change i threatening behaviour? doctorjoanne threatening behaviour? doctor joanne hill threatening behaviour? doctorjoanne hill said she knew several women who have changed their running habits just to avoid that risk. tt is just to avoid that risk. it is infuriating _ just to avoid that risk. it is infuriating and _ just to avoid that risk. te 3 infuriating and frustrating as a runner that it is our behaviour as women runners that we have to change our behaviour in order to make places more safe for us. the issue of women — places more safe for us. the issue of women safety _ places more safe for us. the issue of women safety came _ places more safe for us. the issue of women safety came into - places more safe for us. the issue of women safety came into sharpl of women safety came into sharp focus this week as we learn more about the crimes of pc david carrick, but do schemes like the

safer street fund is to make any difference? according to one study, the project has had a minimal impact on crime, with any significant change in doubt. with the light fading to midland road. here are evidence of money being spent on cctv and video door bells. the government suggest the safer streets fund is helping to build trust among residents, but in a week where confidence has been shattered, more work may be needed. nhs dentistry in wales is on a precipice and hanging by a thread. those are the words of a welsh dentist is leaving the nhs after a decade, saying it is impossible for him to carry out his work ethnically through the health service. the welsh government says it is investing in dentistry and securing new appointments. in gee chun i meet davitt williams.

he travels over the border to telford to see a dentist. taste he travels over the border to telford to see a dentist. we have to to all the telford to see a dentist. we have to go all the way _ telford to see a dentist. we have to go all the way to — telford to see a dentist. we have to go all the way to welshpool. .. i telford to see a dentist. we have to go all the way to welshpool. .. a i go all the way to welshpool... a round trip of over 100 miles. i go all the way to welshpool. .. a l round trip of over 100 miles. i had aid m round trip of over 100 miles. i had paid my taxes _ round trip of over 100 miles. i had paid my taxes all _ round trip of over 100 miles. i had paid my taxes all my _ round trip of over 100 miles. i had paid my taxes all my life - round trip of over 100 miles. i had paid my taxes all my life and i paid my taxes all my life and we were hoping that we would get the services from the nhs, but money should go into encouraging dentistry because there is a shortage. there are many people — because there is a shortage. there are many people across _ because there is a shortage. there are many people across wales i because there is a shortage. there are many people across wales in l because there is a shortage. there are many people across wales in his possession. according to research by the bbc last summer, powys was one of ten local authorities across the country where there were no dental practices accepting new adult patients through the nhs. after a decade working for the nhs, tristan roberts has decided he can't continue. a member of the bridget dental association he believes the welsh government have underpinned that the sector. thea; welsh government have underpinned that the sector.— that the sector. they are losing the way of what — that the sector. they are losing the way of what dentistry _ that the sector. they are losing the way of what dentistry is _ that the sector. they are losing the way of what dentistry is about i that the sector. they are losing the | way of what dentistry is about these days, it is all about funding and

how we can cut costs. we need to think about the big picture and what we were offering our patients and the people in the country and really think about where they want to go with things and be transparent with us is that as to what they expect from us and what patient you'd expect, as well. it is on a precipice at the moment, hanging on a thread. the precipice at the moment, hanging on a thread. ~ . precipice at the moment, hanging on a thread. . , , a thread. the welsh government says it is investing — a thread. the welsh government says it is investing £2 _ a thread. the welsh government says it is investing £2 million _ a thread. the welsh government says it is investing £2 million in _ it is investing £2 million in dentistry and issuing new contracts which will allow for 112,000 new appointments. which will allow for 112,000 new appointments-— which will allow for 112,000 new appointments. which will allow for 112,000 new a- ointments. , , ., appointments. this is something that is workin: . appointments. this is something that is working- a — appointments. this is something that is working. a hundred _ appointments. this is something that is working. a hundred and _ appointments. this is something that is working. a hundred and 9,000 i appointments. this is something that is working. a hundred and 9,000 of. is working. a hundred and 9,000 of those have already been offered and taken up. the system has changed, it is working. there may be frustrations from some dentists who may not like the new system, but it is very much a minority. the may not like the new system, but it is very much a minority.— is very much a minority. the british dental association _ is very much a minority. the british dental association have _ is very much a minority. the british dental association have responded| dental association have responded furiously. in a letter they have written to the chief dental officer claiming the government to care for the well—being of nhs dentistry and threaten to withdraw completely from

the contract reform process. whilst a storm brews between dentist and the government, patients are left wondering whether the situation will improve for them. it was a clear night for most of us, 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. our science correspondent victoria gill has more. the glow of earth at night, captured from the international space station. and that urban gleam might look beautiful, but these are actually pictures of pollution. light being sent up into space rather than directed at the ground where it's useful.

and whether it's street light advertising or purely decorative, that light pollution is getting worse. to find that out, researchers collected night sky observations from amateur astronomers all around the world, people who went out to count the stars and submitted their results to an online project called globe at night. this showed that over the last decade, the night sky has been getting about 10% brighter every year. this view of the stars is disappearing, right? so this is something that until relatively recently, within one or two lifetimes, was something that was a shared experience across everyone around the world, this going out and seeing stars at night—time. it's also a symbol and a reminder that the way we are lighting is relatively wasteful, and that we don't seem to be getting better at it. the brighter the night sky is, the brighter a star has to be for us to be able to see it with the naked eye. so even in quite a rural area

like this, and on a clear night, when the streetlights start to glow, the sky glows and that obscures the faintest stars. and as that glow gets brighter every year, we lose more and more of those stars from our view. light pollution doesn'tjust obscure the night sky. it's been shown to affect the behaviour of nocturnal animals and to disrupt our sleep and affect our health. and unlike so many complicated environmental problems, this one could be fixed by simply turning down the lights. victoria gill, bbc news. if you've ever watched the channel 4 comedy show taskmaster, you'll know it involves contestants undertaking bizarre challenges — the sillier, the better. now those challenges are being put to a more serious use in primary school classrooms. kevin reide's been to find out more. it's little alex horne! taskmaster has been a huge success on channel 4, with celebrities set often quirky challenges by hosts

greg davies and alex horne. count all the dots on this card. now warwick university has adapted the show for schools and longford primary school in coventry is involved. you need to draw the unfairest thing, the unfairest thing. it all helps develop teamwork and creative thinking, and warwick's aim is to encourage children from deprived areas into higher education. we are trying really hard to be inclusive of all backgrounds and to encourage applicants from coventry. we are known a little bit, there is a little bit of a divide, warwick is seen as the university on the hill. we really don't want that reputation. we don't want to be in an ivory tower. that's why we're doing this kind of work. so, what have you chosen? life. why? because it's unfair. it's really nice to see the children working together in different teams. they're really excited by it. we felt the buzz all day. it's definitely going to have piqued their interest.

i think the fact that they know they've got more sessions is going to really help them. you can do tasks that you never thought you'd do, so then it gets you prepared for the future. it's better than doing science. well, it's fair to say the pupils have really taken to this today. and theirfinal task is to draw what they imagine represents the law. i'm drawing a person breaking into my house. last year, longford won a pilot created by warwick, but in future there could be 25 universities involved. fun fact about me, i'm the first person in my family to go to university. it's so successful, they're now bringing in students to help it expand. it's to get the students to get interested from quite a young age and quite inquisitive about being in sort of a competitive environment and, you know, like aspiring high, basically. i think with the socioeconomic, like stereotypes of coventry put a lot of people off. so when i tell people i go to the university

of warwick in coventry, there's a look on their face. oh, yeah. remember, guys, it's only 30 words. longford primary is hoping for more success in the finals this year, but ultimately it's all about giving children more opportunities. kevin reide, bbc news, coventry. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. changes in our weather are going to be taking place very slowly over the next few days. certainly for the rest of today we keep clear skies overhead. that has allowed for a lot of sunshine. still some snow lying on the ground in places. still some icy conditions, but largely sunny skies overhead. just a few showers grazing these eastern coasts and a bit more cloud pushing into the far south—west of england. temperatures between four and eight degrees, but they will drop away very quickly into the evening. it is going to be another cold and frosty night. however, across northern ireland and the western side of scotland, this is where changes begin to take place.

we see cloud, some outbreaks of rain. a little bit of snow on the leading edge. but, by morning, temperatures for the likes of northern ireland and north—west scotland will be well above freezing. further south and east, a very cold start to saturday. we develop a split in our fortunes. southern and eastern parts of the uk stick in the colder air for quite a long time this weekend, whereas further north and west we will see something milder working its way in. so the further south and east you are expect it to stay cold. the further north and west, milder and cloudier weather working in with some outbreaks of rain. so for saturday, some fog patches through east wales, the west midlands down into the west country. some of that fog could be slow to clear. broadly speaking, across much of england and wales, we'll see sunny spells. just the odd shower into the south—east corner. for northern ireland and scotland, though, we see more cloud creeping in, some patchy rain, more of a breeze, but that's where we'll have the mildest conditions with highs of eight or nine degrees. compare that with maybe just four across parts of the midlands.

as we move out of saturday into sunday, this frontal system pushes in from the north—west, but it's running up against high pressure. under the highs, some fog patches to start across eastern and south—eastern parts of england on sunday morning. that is, though, where we see the best chance of some sunshine through the day. further north and west, more cloud, some splashes of rain and temperatures up to around nine or ten degrees. for a good part of england and the east of wales, it is going to be another cold—feeling day. in fact, if you get stuck under fog for any length of time you may struggle to get much above freezing. now it does look like that milder air will eventually get down towards the south—east corner, at least for a time, although it may turn colder again by the end of next week.

this is bbc news. the headlines: president zelensky appealed for more tanks and weapons as western defence ministers wait to discuss support for ukraine. some british chants have been promised but president zelensky says time isn't on your side. hundreds of thank you are not hundreds of tanks. all of us can use thousands of words in discussions but i cannot put words instead of guns that are needed against russian artillery. would we want? real pay. when do we want it? now. more strike action is announced by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland. one of the dates will coincide with a strike by nurses.

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