this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. our top stories... president zelensky says he'll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. labour calls for the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi to be sacked, after reports he paid a tax penalty, as part of a multi—million pound settlement with hmrc. chris hipkins is set to become new zealand's next prime minister, replacing jacinda ardern who announced her resignation on thursday. and, millions around the world prepare for lunar new year and the year of the rabbit.

hello and welcome to bbc news. ukraine says it will keep pushing to be supplied with modern tanks, after a meeting of allied nations in germany ended without an agreement to provide them. protests have taken place in berlin to demand the approval of german—made tanks to be sent to kyiv. aruna iyengar has this report. this is what kyiv wants but can't yet have. german made leopard 2 tanks as part of hopes for hundreds of western battle tanks to help defend their country and take back their land. ukraine says modern tanks are key to holding back russia's expansion plans. translation: the partners are firm in their attitude. they will support ukraine as much as necessary for our victory. yes, we will still have to fight for the supply of modern tanks,

but every day we make it more obvious there is no alternative to making the decision on tanks. president zelensky has made his appeal to this meeting of defence chiefs at ramstein airbase. poland has agreed to train ukrainian soldiers in using the leopard 2s, but berlin gets to decide where the leopard tanks are deployed. the us is also under pressure to make its abrams tanks available to ukrainian forces. it has not said yes yet, but is offering other support. until putin ends this war, his war of choice, the nations of this contact group will continue to support the defence of ukraine in order to uphold the rules—based international order. domestic politics, its past, and a fear of escalating the conflict all play into germany's caution. but this meeting was about more than just tanks, with much wider pledges of military aid and an air of urgency. frontline ukrainian units

are using soviet—era tanks — they need modern equipment. they expect a spring offensive from russia and bigger battles to come. aruna iyengar, bbc news. well, speaking to us earlier, an advisor to ukraine's defnce minister, yuriy sak, called on western allies to unite behind the drive to equip kyiv�*s forces with tanks and weapons. this was ramstein meeting number eight, you know, and it has followed the same logic as the previous ones. more military assistance was pledged to ukraine. more countries have said again that they will stand with ukraine for as long as necessary. all nato countries support ukraine. essentially what we need to do now is to redefine what it means to stand with ukraine because, for us, defending at this stage of the

warfare does notjust mean in stabilising the front line. actually, we are very grateful to our allies for their military support that we have received so far because, thanks to that support, we were able to stabilise the front line, we were able to stop the enemy from advancing, and we were able to even drive the enemy out of certain areas. but of course right now, for us to be able to defend our land, needs to be able to liberate our territories, and for this we need heavy tanks and armoured vehicles, and from this perspective, the ramstein today was very successful, and this is something that our minister of defence said today. but at the same time, it could have been even more successful because look, this was ramstein number eight and at the same time, for example, ukraine has been already the target of 12 massive missile attacks so we need to be as a coalition of free nations, we need to be one or a

couple of steps ahead of our enemy, not behind our enemy. let's stay with ukraine, and the united states' treasury is imposing extra sanctions on the russian mercenary group, wagner, which has been fighting alongside moscow's forces. wagner has faced american sanctions since 2017, but the new measures treat it as an "organised crime group". wagner, which has been fighting alongside moscow's forces. the us says wagner employs 50,000 fighters in ukraine, most of them convicts. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, explains why this action is being taken now. this is another attempt by the united states to curb the activities of the wagner group, said to number some 50,000 in ukraine right now, made up mostly of convicts from russian prisons. it first came to prominence in 2014 during the annexation of crimea, and then in the months before the russian invasion of ukraine last year, �*s group were said to be involved in

the false flag attacks that we've heard so much about at that time, essentially the provocative fake attacks that were supposedly designed to give moscow some justification for its invasion of ukraine, and ever since then, wagner group has been very prominent in ukraine according to the us for a number of atrocities. by designating them organised crime group, this is an attempt to really curb its activities, notjust in ukraine but globally, by making it more difficult for other countries and other organisations to do business with this private group. something else that the united states has identified is an apparent dolphin thinking, perhaps a lack of respect between the traditional russian army, the russian military and the leadership of the wagner group —— gulf in thinking. the us is talking that up, presumably in a further attempt to curb the overall

activities of the russians in ukraine. in the uk, the opposition labour party is calling for the prime minister rishi sunak to sack nadhim zahawi as conservative party chairman, after reports he paid a penalty to hmrc as part of a multi—million pound tax settlement. the former chancellor has been under pressure over claims he tried to avoid paying tax and has now had to pay it back. the bbc has approached mr zahawi for comment on the allegation and is yet to receive a response. he has previously said that his taxes are properly declared, and paid in the uk. david wallace—lockha rt reports. nadhim zahawi is the chairman of the conservative party and sits around the cabinet table. he was the chancellor for a few months in the final days of boris johnson's government. he's now facing questions about his tax affairs. before politics he co—founded the polling company yougov. questions have been asked about whether he tried to avoid paying tax by using an offshore company to hold shares in the firm. but the conservative party chairman

has denied benefiting from, or having any involvement with the offshore company. it has previously been reported that he agreed to make a payment to the taxman to settle a dispute. yesterday, the guardian reported this included a 30% penalty as part of a bill thought to amount to around £5 million. the bbc has not been able to verify these claims. a spokesman has previously said mr zahawi's taxes are properly declared and paid in the uk. labour say he has to step down from government. these are very serious allegations and it is untenable for him to continue in hisjob if he has misled the public on millions of tax which is important money to go into our public services. 0ne tax expert told newsnight a 30% penalty is at the lower end of the scale. the first level of penalty is for carelessness. there is no penalty if you make a genuine mistake and you took reasonable care over your tax affairs. if you were careless, then the first level of penalty applies.

in the uk, for uk tax, that is 30%. a spokesman for nadhim zahawi previously told the bbc that he has never had to instruct lawyers to deal with hmrc on his behalf, but questions are likely to persist over the coming days. with me is our political correspondentjonathan blake. we are not getting many answers. no, there is no letup in the scrutiny of nadhim zahawi �*s taxes. he is a prominent member of the conservative party, and is currently chair of the party as well. he was briefly chancellor of the exchequer for a couple of months under borisjohnson as prime minister, and that is why perhaps these questions are particularly awkward for him. at the centre of this is a claim, first reported by the sun newspaper last weekend, that nadhim zahawi paid millions of pounds in tax to revenue

and customs, the tax office to settle a dispute. the main question is whether nadhim zahawi tried to avoid paying capital gains tax on you gulf which he set up in the good 2000, by putting those shares into an offshore company to hold them —— yougov. in the latest claims has been no denial of that from nadhim zahawi or his spokesperson. we have been told only in a statement that his taxes are properly declared and paid in the uk. further to that, the guardian newspaper reported yesterday that nadhim zahawi paid a penalty on top of the tax that he owed, 30% of the amount, taking it too, the guardian claims, £4.8 million. again, no denial that the penalty was paid from nadhim zahawi or his team, but they did say that they did not recognise that figure. as previously stated, they said that his taxes are properly declared and paid in the uk. so, an effort from

nadhim zahawi to contain this continued scrutiny of his tax affairs, and say there really —— to say as little as possible about the detail of it and certainly not come forward to answer questions himself, and labourare forward to answer questions himself, and labour are saying he needs to do that to be more transparent and if he does not do that, then the prime minister, rishi sunak, should sack him. �* . ., ., . him. and we have heard from dominic raab today- — him. and we have heard from dominic raab today- yes. _ him. and we have heard from dominic raab today. yes, the _ him. and we have heard from dominic raab today. yes, the deputy - him. and we have heard from dominic raab today. yes, the deputy prior - raab today. yes, the deputy prior minister has _ raab today. yes, the deputy prior minister has been _ raab today. yes, the deputy prior minister has been defending - raab today. yes, the deputy prior minister has been defending his l minister has been defending his colleague in government, talking about him having paid all the tax that he is owed and that there is nothing outstanding. that, as far as dominic raab was concerned, was the central claim, but he was careful to say that he did not know the detail of nadhim zahawi �*s private tax affairs, and that was something which he, and only he, was qualified to talk about. i which he, and only he, was qualified to talk about-— to talk about. i don't know about his personal _ to talk about. i don't know about his personal tax _ to talk about. i don't know about his personal tax affairs. - to talk about. i don't know about his personal tax affairs. that - to talk about. i don't know about his personal tax affairs. that is l his personal tax affairs. that is private — his personal tax affairs. that is private to — his personal tax affairs. that is private to him. he has been very clear that he has paid all his taxes due in the uk, that his tax accounts are up

to date, and he has engaged with hmrc. so that is the position, and i think he has been very transparent about this and if he needs to answer further questions, i'm sure he will do so. the central point is that the tax has been — the central point is that the tax has been paid and there is nothing outstanding. if there are further questions, i'm sure nadhim zahawi will address them. the prior minister has received a fixed penalty notice for not wearing a seat belt in the back of a car. how much damage has that done to him, politically? i how much damage has that done to him, politically?— him, politically? ithink on its own, him, politically? ithink on its own. not— him, politically? ithink on its own, not necessarily - him, politically? ithink on its own, not necessarily a - him, politically? ithink on its own, not necessarily a huge l him, politically? i think on its - own, not necessarily a huge amount. the prior minister was quick to acknowledge what he said was a brief error ofjudgment, apologising for error of judgment, apologising for what error ofjudgment, apologising for what he had done, being filmed in the back of the car not wearing a seat belt. this was part of a tour of various places in the north of england earlier in the week. the government was announcing community funding. and now that it has been made public by the police, that he has been issued with a fixed penalty notice, downing street said he will comply with that. they would like it

to be the end of the matter, and clearly don't regard it as anything too significant. the trouble for rishi sunak is when he came to office, he promised to govern with integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level. he set high standards for himself and his ministers, and so incidents like this allow labour and others who criticise the government to say that it is part of a pattern of lapses of judgment. laboursays it is part of a pattern of lapses of judgment. labour says he is a liability and a laughing stock. the liberal democrat said he is taking the public for fools. liberal democrat said he is taking the public forfools. they liberal democrat said he is taking the public for fools. they are pointing back to, of course, another fixed penalty notice at the prime minister received for breaking the law during the pandemic, when he broke the rules by gathering with others as part of a birthday celebration for the prime minister, borisjohnson. it is not ideal, frankly, for the prime minister having to answer questions like this over paying a fine for breaking the

law, and it is something again which his ministers have had to defend him for. dominic raab, the deputy prime minister this morning, saying he is a human being, but he has done the right thing in owning up.— right thing in owning up. jonathan, thank ou. chris hipkins is set to become new zealand's next prime minister, after being the only candidate nominated by the governing labour party to replace jacinda ardern. mr hipkins is expected to be confirmed as the new leader on sunday. he is currently minister for education and policing and came to prominence as one of the primary architects of the country's much lauded covid response. i'm a i'm a politician. i love myjob, and i'm a politician. i love myjob, and i'm really passionate about it. it is incredibly, it is a massive honour to have this opportunity. professor anne marie brady is from the department of political science and international relations at the university of canterbury in christchurch. she's been telling us more on new zealand's leader—in—waitng. chris hipkins, chippy as his nickname, is widely regarded as a

very hard—working, capable minister, and it is going to be very interesting to see him step up as prime minister. when you are a minister, yourjob is to be loyal to the leader. now we need to see him shine and really inhabit the space of prime minister. he has a very big shoes to fill. jacinda ardern has done an outstanding job dealing with an extraordinary level of crisis in new zealand and internationally in her term, as well as a major programme of social reform and administrative reform. so he is inheriting a role where, you know, he has been part of that change, but now he has got to set his own mark and that is going to be a challenge,

i think, coming up to the election. the head of the nhs in england has told the bbc that it's becoming increasingly difficult to manage services while health unions continue their strikes. in an interview for bbc radio 4's today programme, amanda pritchard said that as industrial action was extended over longer periods of time, and with strike dates closer together, the task became more challenging. she also suggested that all sides are "looking to try to reach a resolution". joining me now is matthew taylor, chief executive of the nhs confederation, a group which represents health service organisations and bosses. do you agree with what she said today? do you agree with what she said toda ? , ~ , , ., today? yes, i think this is an important — today? yes, i think this is an important intervention - today? yes, i think this is an important intervention by - today? yes, i think this is an | important intervention by the today? yes, i think this is an - important intervention by the head of nhs england. the situation of the health service is in, and i think more and more people understand this now, is that we face extremely high levels of demand. part of that is

short—term, flu and coronavirus, but a lot of that is to do with longer term factors, population ageing, but also the build—up of sickness in the community which took place during the pandemic. so we are dealing with all of that demand, and at the same time we are trying to recover services because when you have more people out in the community who are waiting to see a doctor, waiting to have an operation, that's one of the things that drives that demand in the emergency departments. it is those people who are sick in the indie community, who are therefore more frail and vulnerable. that's the vicious cycle we have to break out of, meeting that demand as the same time as recovering. but out of, meeting that demand as the same time as recovering.— same time as recovering. but it is fundamentally _ same time as recovering. but it is fundamentally about _ same time as recovering. but it is fundamentally about pay. - same time as recovering. but it is fundamentally about pay. nurses| same time as recovering. but it is - fundamentally about pay. nurses want to be paid more and to be able to afford to live during this cost of living crisis. that's what many are saying on the picket lines.- living crisis. that's what many are saying on the picket lines. well, of course that — saying on the picket lines. well, of course that is _ saying on the picket lines. well, of course that is the _ saying on the picket lines. well, of course that is the industrial- saying on the picket lines. well, of course that is the industrial action | course that is the industrial action issue, but the point that amanda prichard has been making is this, that if the industrial action continues, and of course it is escalation, it is deepening, we are

seeing unions working together on combined action, then that balancing act i'vejust combined action, then that balancing act i've just described, of meeting demand and undertaking recovery, becomes incredibly difficult to do. the leaders i speak to day in, day out, that is their challenge. how can i meet that demand and try to recover services? can i meet that demand and try to recoverservices? it's can i meet that demand and try to recover services? it's a really tall order. add in industrial action, and it is very, very difficult.— it is very, very difficult. right, so where _ it is very, very difficult. right, so where do — it is very, very difficult. right, so where do we _ it is very, very difficult. right, so where do we go _ it is very, very difficult. right, so where do we go from - it is very, very difficult. right, | so where do we go from here? it is very, very difficult. right, - so where do we go from here? we are going to see further industrial action, we are also going to see paramedics and nurses striking on the same day on the web with a six, although not coordinated, so what is it we can do now to solve this problem?— it we can do now to solve this problem? it we can do now to solve this roblem? ~ ., ., ,, ., ., problem? well, about a week ago we saw some signs _ problem? well, about a week ago we saw some signs from _ problem? well, about a week ago we saw some signs from the _ problem? well, about a week ago we saw some signs from the department of health of a willingness to talk about pay, and it felt as though they could be progress. that seems to have gone now, i don't know whether this is the treasury or downing street or whatever, but i understand the pressures the government is under, but it needs to show leadership and it needs to be

pragmatic. it is only by discussing pay with staff that we are going to find a way of avoiding this further industrial action. find a way of avoiding this further industrialaction. it's find a way of avoiding this further industrial action. it's important to understand that, even if there were no trade unions and no industrial action, we would still have 130,000 vacancies, we will still have an issue about how to recruit and retain and motivate staff, so this would not be backing down to trade union pressure, this would be recognising the reality of the staffing situation in the nhs right now. so i think both sides need to be pragmatic, both sides need to be willing to compromise, but it probably does now full to the government to say explicitly they will talk about pay, encourage the trade unions to come back and negotiate and ask them to stop industrial action while those negotiations are taking place. what is it that is stopping them doing this? i what is it that is stopping them doing this?— what is it that is stopping them doinuthis? ., �* ~ ., ., ., doing this? i don't know. i am not in government. _ doing this? i don't know. i am not in government. my _ doing this? i don't know. i am not in government. my fear _ doing this? i don't know. i am not in government. my fear is - doing this? i don't know. i am not in government. my fear is that. in government. my fear is that because there is so much industrial action across the public sector that

the government feels that to be seen to be compromising with the health workforce will mean that creates an expectation and compromise in every other area where there is industrial action. i can understand that from the perspective of the government, but speaking from a health perspective, and this is why amanda prichard �*s intervention was so important, we simply need to say that if the government doesn't take a step, doesn't open negotiations, thenit a step, doesn't open negotiations, then it will be very difficult for us to break out of this vicious cycle of trying to meet demand at the same time as trying to make a recovery. the same time as trying to make a recove . a, ._ ., �* , the same time as trying to make a recove . ., �*, , recovery. matthew taylor, it's been really good — recovery. matthew taylor, it's been really good to _ recovery. matthew taylor, it's been really good to get _ recovery. matthew taylor, it's been really good to get you _ recovery. matthew taylor, it's been really good to get you on _ recovery. matthew taylor, it's been really good to get you on the - really good to get you on the programme and you get your thoughts on this. ., ~ programme and you get your thoughts on this. ., ,, i. programme and you get your thoughts on this. ., ~' ,, , programme and you get your thoughts on this. ., ,, i. , . programme and you get your thoughts on this. ., ~ ,, , . ., ,, on this. thank you very much. thank ou. thank you. violent protests have continued in the peruvian capital, as thousands of demonstrators descended on lima, demanding the resignation of president dina boluarte. more than 45 people have died in six weeks of conflict. last week, the president declared a state of emergency, but security forces have failed to contain the demonstrations.

protests have rocked the country since former president, pedro castillo, was ousted in december, following his attempt to dissolve congress. brazil's defence minister says there's no evidence that the military had a direct role in the riots by supporters of the former president, jair bolsonaro, against the left—wing leader, luiz inacio lula da silva. two weeks ago thousands of people invaded and vandalised government buildings in the capital, brasilia. hundreds of people remain in police custody. this includes members of the police and the armed forces who are accused of condoning or encouraging the violence. the co—founder of the bus and coach group stagecoach has been charged with human trafficking offences. dame ann gloag, her husband david mccleary and two other members of their family have also been charged. all four deny the accusations. millions of people around the world are preparing to celebrate the lunar new year on 22nd january. for many families travelling across asia, the year of the rabbit and its festivites are especially significant. the bbc�*s azadeh moshiri reports.

with me is our asia pacific correspondent michael bristow. this new year has been marred by the pandemic crisis. $5 this new year has been marred by the pandemic crisis.— pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians _ pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians this _ pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians this is _ pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians this is the _ pandemic crisis. as you say, four east asians this is the big - pandemic crisis. as you say, four| east asians this is the big festival of the year, similar to how christmas is for many nations. for millions of people across china they are on the move, tens of millions of people. significant this year because of the covid pandemic. since china released covid restrictions at the end of last year, the disease has swept through the country full stop tens of thousands of people have died, and the fear is that in chinese new year, the lunar new year in china, with many people travelling home to villages, they will spread covid with them and there will be more deaths as a result. so there is relief on the one hand that these restrictions have been lifted, this is the first

time in four years that people in china particularly can celebrate the lunar new year without any restrictions. there's also fear as well that it is going to lead to more deaths. it well that it is going to lead to more deaths.— well that it is going to lead to more deaths. it is incredible for --eole at more deaths. it is incredible for people at home _ more deaths. it is incredible for people at home watching - more deaths. it is incredible for people at home watching this . more deaths. it is incredible for| people at home watching this to understand it has been four years of people not really being able to celebrate what is their biggest celebration of the year. we had a taste of that in the uk, but it has been so difficult, hasn't it, for them within that region to celebrate, and now of course they want to but covid really is spreading its tentacles around the country right now.— country right now. yes, you talk about the _ country right now. yes, you talk about the number _ country right now. yes, you talk about the number of _ country right now. yes, you talk about the number of people - country right now. yes, you talk about the number of people on | country right now. yes, you talk i about the number of people on the move. really, if the last three years in china and across east asia, people have not seen family members at all, and so this is perhaps the first time they will get to see them in several years. so greatjoy. if you look at the numbers of people travelling already, we see they are up travelling already, we see they are up on last year, as you can expect, because restrictions have been released. but interestingly, they are down on before the pandemic, so that suggest people are still

fearful in some way about covid, and travel has not resumed in east asia like it was before the pandemic. we are seeing pictures here of the new year... well, we were seeing the pictures! i want to ask you if you question is for people who maybe don't understand the celebration. i know the colour red is significant. the year of the rabbit is this year. explain to me the cultural significance of these symbols, and why is this lunar new year so important?— why is this lunar new year so important? why is this lunar new year so im ortant? , ., .. .,, ' important? the chinese zodiac has 12 animals, important? the chinese zodiac has 12 animals. and — important? the chinese zodiac has 12 animals. and as _ important? the chinese zodiac has 12 animals, and as you _ important? the chinese zodiac has 12 animals, and as you rightly _ important? the chinese zodiac has 12 animals, and as you rightly point - animals, and as you rightly point out, this is the year of the rabbit. the rabbit is known for being smart and peaceful. you the rabbit is known for being smart and peaceful-— and peaceful. you are clearly a rabbit! i and peaceful. you are clearly a rabbit! i am — and peaceful. you are clearly a rabbit! i am not, _ and peaceful. you are clearly a rabbit! i am not, i— and peaceful. you are clearly a rabbit! i am not, i am - and peaceful. you are clearly a rabbit! i am not, i am a - and peaceful. you are clearly a l rabbit! i am not, i am a monkey. and peaceful. you are clearly a . rabbit! i am not, i am a monkey. i am a snake- _ rabbit! i am not, i am a monkey. i am a snake. our— rabbit! i am not, i am a monkey. i am a snake. our floor— rabbit! i am not, i am a monkey. i am a snake. our floor manager i rabbit! i am not, i am a monkey. i| am a snake. our floor manager is a am a snake. 0urfloor manager is a snake. it am a snake. our floor manager is a snake. ., , , ., am a snake. our floor manager is a snake. . , , ., ., , am a snake. our floor manager is a snake. ., , ., ., , , ., snake. it has been a tumultuous year for china. people _ snake. it has been a tumultuous year for china. people across _ snake. it has been a tumultuous year for china. people across south-east i for china. people across south—east asia and east asia are celebrating this festival. interestingly in

vietnam it is not the year of the rabbit, it is the year of the cat. nobody is quite sure why. rabbit, it is the year of the cat. nobody is quite sure why. is it rabbit, it is the year of the cat. nobody is quite sure why. is it a lanaruae nobody is quite sure why. is it a language thing? _ nobody is quite sure why. is it a language thing? the _ nobody is quite sure why. is it a language thing? the word - nobody is quite sure why. is it a language thing? the word for i nobody is quite sure why. is it a language thing? the word for rabbit in mandarin?— in mandarin? well, there are some suggestions _ in mandarin? well, there are some suggestions that _ in mandarin? well, there are some suggestions that there _ in mandarin? well, there are some suggestions that there is _ in mandarin? well, there are some suggestions that there is a - suggestions that there is a linguistic reason for the translation of rabbit into a cat in vietnam, but nobody is quite sure what the origins of that are. but of course, many people across east asia are looking forward after covid, like many people in the western world, the first christmas after covid they are looking forward to this lunar new year to be celebrated in a more exuberant way, compared to it —— to how it has been over the last few years. it -- to how it has been over the last few years-—

it -- to how it has been over the last few years. thank you. more on all those stories _ last few years. thank you. more on all those stories on _ last few years. thank you. more on all those stories on our— last few years. thank you. more on all those stories on our bbc- all those stories on our bbc website. stay with us, plenty more to come. goodbye. hello. milder air is trying to push on from the atlantic at the moment, but it is going to be a real struggle over the coming days. it is all linked into this zone of cloud which is pushing off the atlantic to the overnight period into saturday. it does mean a grey day for parts of scotland and northern ireland. they could be further drizzle especially across western scotland and some hill snow into the grampians. much of eastern scotland stays dry. increase cloud later across the north west of england telling the sunshine hazy, but for much of england and wales sunshine overhead and a cold day, especially where the fog lingers. 0ne and a cold day, especially where the fog lingers. one or 2 degrees if the fog lingers. one or 2 degrees if the fog does not shift. that compares with eight or nine celsius in

western scotland. remaining breezy through the night with another batch of heavy rain pushing through late in the night. cloud increases to wales and western parts of england, so not as cold compared to last night, but a very cold night a few central and eastern england with a sharp frost and temperatures down to -741 sharp frost and temperatures down to —741 or two rural areas. compare that to nine celsius in the far north of scotland and northern ireland. the area of high pressure extends into russia and under that it keeps things dry and cold to the south—east, some fog patches across parts of east anglia and the south—east. reasonably sunny for the midlands, but much more cloud for north west england and wales and temperatures are struggling to lift over here. a mild day for northern ireland and scotland. we do it all again on monday. a similar weather pattern with a mild air around the far north, wetter conditions on monday in the far north of scotland

with the breeze. still potential around the irish sea coast for patchy rain and drizzle, but some sunny spells to the south and east of england, where the fog clears. some of that fog will linger and it will remain two or three celsius for parts of east anglia. ten or 11 to the north and west. the pattern does not shift into tuesday. it is this weather front that could bring some slight changes into the first half of the week but on tuesday we could reach 14 celsius in parts of scotland. in the south, you can see from the london forecast, only lifting a little bit for this time of year. always mild across scotland and northern ireland.

this is bbc news, the headlines... president zelensky says he'll keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. in the uk, labour calls for the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi to be sacked, after reports he paid a tax penalty, as part of a multi—million pound settlement with authorities. chris hipkins is set to become new zealand's next prime minister, replacing jacinda ardern who announced her resignation on thursday. and millions around the world prepare for lunar new year and the year of the rabbit. you're watching bbc news.

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