hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. as we talk to you, there are reports from germany that the government has agreed to send leopard ii tanks to ukraine. pauland's prime agreed to send leopard ii tanks to ukraine. paul and's prime minister is calling on berlin to be brave. the urgent move here is so important, and that is why we talked to our german partners do not procrastinate or delay, butjust to take brave decisions. procrastinate or delay, but “ust to take brave decisionsfi procrastinate or delay, but 'ust to take brave decisions. several senior ukrainian officials _ take brave decisions. several senior ukrainian officials have _ take brave decisions. several senior ukrainian officials have been - take brave decisions. several senior ukrainian officials have been sacked as part of a government reshuffle linked to an anti—corruption campaign. in afghanistan, taliban officials ate more than 120 people have died as the country suffers its

coldest winter in a decade. we will have extensive coverage. and we find out out how this 170—year—old indigenous canadian jacket ended up at a vintage store in northern england. we start with the issue dominating discussions among ukraine's allies — sending leopard ii tanks to kyiv. the german chancellor 0laf scholz has decided to send leopard ii tanks to ukraine. we should know we haven't had any direct comment from the german governmentjust yet, when we hearfrom them the german governmentjust yet, when we hear from them we will pass on immediately. 0ne we hear from them we will pass on immediately. one of the countries at the heart of this has been poland. poland has said it will send the german made battle tanks to ukraine within two weeks, whether or not germany gives its approval. the polish prime minister, speaking to the bbc, had this message for germany. i hope this reply can come as quickly as possible.

well, germany played a key role in building up the huge russian offence for this war by buying russian gas, trading with russia big time — and now, special responsibility is on german shoulders, and we do expect their contribution, we expect quick decisions, we expect more openness towards ukrainian needs. so let's take a closer look at germany's role in all this. the leopard ii is operated by about 20 countries worldwide, and it's made in germany. but it gets more complicated, because other countries that operate the tanks have to ask germany for permission to donate them due to german export restrictions. the leader of the nato alliance has been meeting with the new german defence minister in berlin. consultations amongst allies i

will continue, and i'm confident that we will have a solution soon. germany plays a key role in our alliance. i the announcement by chancellor scholz is historic — _ with a special100 billion euros defence fund for fifth - generation aircraft, - new helicopters, ships, tanks and ammunition. let's remind ourselves of why these leopard ii tanks are so important. it was developed in 1979, but has been upgraded many times since then. it's now known as "the world's leading battle tank". there are believed to be more than 2,000 leopard tanks worldwide, and the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has said around 300 would help ensure a russian defeat. but different people have different analysis of that. norbert rottgen is an mp from germany's main opposition party, the cdu — here's what he told us. this is a position of

the chancellor, but he doesn't even have the backing of his own government. two government parties are objecting him in this, but he is resisting and blockading the delivery of weapons, particularly of leopard ii tanks, for months now. i think now the international pressure is mounting and getting increasingly higher, then he will be forced to change course, but he's lost a lot of worthwhile time. let's bring in damien mcginnis, the story has been moving with some speed, where has this got us? according to numerous german media reports, it appears germany will deliver its own —— reports, it appears germany will deliver its own "14 of its own leopard ii battle tanks, a big step forward for german military support to ukraine. and also, allow the re—export, as it's called, of other

leopard ii german—made tanks belonging to other countries, because as you said, that is important, it's part of the export rules that go with these weapons. you could see this as chancellor 0laf scholz bowing to pressure, because the pressure has been enormous for months. within germany and also abroad, with his own parties — or you could see this as a victory for chancellor 0laf scholz, because what reports are also saying is that the us will deliver their own abrams battle tanks. and this is very important for 0laf scholz because his manager has been "don't go it alone, "they can't do the delivery of battle tanks without the us because it would leave europe disposed democrat exposed. there's been all sorts of rows between washington and berlin about whether america would deliver these battle tanks. last week america said there

were logistical reasons this is not possible — now it seems if those reports are true, it seems washington will also deliver those tanks, so you can see this as a victory for 0laf scholz because he's brought in the americans as well, which is what he wanted all along, a larger alliance which would give him greater protection for europe. we are expecting an update to the american approach to tanks any moment, so when that happens we will show that to our viewers. let's talk about the political context here in germany — why has there been such reluctance from 0laf scholz and other german chancellors to send these tanks, either directly or via a third country like poland? that's a third country like poland? that's a shame, damien apparently can't hurt us —— can't hear us. we'll keep coming back to these stories because

if reports from german media and reuters are correct, germany will go ahead with two things. one, sending tanks directly to ukraine, but also crucially it will allow other countries to export leopard ii tanks to ukraine, as well. the terms when germany sells a tank to another country is that country cannot then handed off to a third country without germany's consent. it looks like germany may be giving that consent. we also expect an update from the americans. so this story on the tanks is fluid, and when we get more development we will give them to you. let's turn now to important development froms inside ukraine. several top ukrainian officials have resigned as part of the country's crackdown on corruption. here's what we know — a top adviser, four deputy ministers, and five regional governors have now left their posts. tackling corruption is one of the eu's key demands if ukraine wants to join the bloc. this is the country's

prime minister. translation: the government continues to conduct reforms i necessary for our country. this concerns building an anti—corruption edifice. this means systematic and orderly work vital for ukraine, which is a required condition for euro—integration. sojust how widespread is corruption in ukraine? in 2021, transparency international ranked the country at 122 out of 180 countries in its ranking of corrupt states. that makes it the second—most corrupt country in europe, after russia. we can now speak to ukraine deputy executive director on legal affairs for transparency international, kateryna ryzhenko. thank you forjoining us. what's your reaction to these resignations today? your reaction to these resignations toda ? . ~' ,, your reaction to these resignations toda ? ., ~ ., today? thank you for inviting me, and obviously _ today? thank you for inviting me, and obviously everyone _ today? thank you for inviting me, and obviously everyone in - today? thank you for inviting me, i and obviously everyone in ukraine today? thank you for inviting me, i and obviously everyone in ukraine is talking about these resignations. and in my opinion, the fact that

allegations of corruption came to light in ukraine, especially about such high figures as the deputy defence minister and deputy of infrastructure, it shows that the system of anti—corruption measures and checks and balances are actually working in ukraine. if we go back to before 2014, no such cases would ever come to light or be discussed by the public and top media. now we have the possibility to actually see anti—corruption infrastructure that anti—corru ption infrastructure that was anti—corruption infrastructure that was established in ukraine work, and hopefully it will bring all these accused people to justice and will be unburdened of them in the end. when you talk about anti—corruption infrastructure, can you tell us what that means in practical terms? in ukraine, actually ukraine started a

little bit later if you compare with other european states when we talk about the fight against corruption. so we have to catch up now — and for the last ten or so years, ukraine actually made a lot of progress in building and creating this infrastructure is a good example of such progress. we in ukraine have created a number of agencies that specifically deal with anti—corruption specifically deal with anti—corru ption issues, specifically deal with anti—corruption issues, fighting top corruption for example, investigated... it deals exclusively with top corruption cases. that way, we've created this system that has special rules for employees of these agencies and they are more independent, more effective in their work so that corruption cases will have proper attention and all due process issues will be followed.

thank you very much. now to afghanistan — where freezing weather has killed 124 people in the past two weeks. january has seen temperatures dip as low as —34 celsius in parts of the country. it is the country's coldest winter in a decade. here's one man in the mountainous hindu kush region. translation: it gets so cold, you can't see the road. - you can't walk and that heaters in cars don't work. snow in afghanistan's mountains replenishes ground water and is beneficial to agriculture. and the hindu kush — which curves through afghanistan and cuts into pakistan and tajikistan — is no stranger to harsh winters. lyce doucet is there.

it's so cold, but he said it'll get colder still. we've been outjust for minutes, and my eyebrows are frozen and my face feels like it's going to fall off. snow in afghanistan's mountains replenishes ground water imagine if you live day in, day out in conditions like this. in addition to the afghan people who have died, about 70,000 livestock have also perished, according to the state ministry for disaster management. this man lives near the region's salang tunnel. i have heard people died of cold. my kids recently got sick. some of my animals died. until now, i haven't heard people died in salang. the government says many areas are now completely cut off by snow. military helicopters were sent, but were unable to land in the most mountainous regions. lack of outside support adds to the hardship. many aid agencies have suspended operations in recent weeks,

after the taliban banned afghan women from working for non—governmental organisations. a taliban minister said despite the deaths, the edict would not be changed. translation: in our society, the man is responsible - for supporting his household, for providing for— women in his family. we don't see any problem if we don't deal directly with women, _ because our main concern is the family _ we provide assistance to them, - and the head of the household tells us how many people live _ there and how many people need help. this was the response of a women's rights activist. according to the culture of this country, men do not allow other men to walk into their houses and give aid to the families that are in need. they need women to walk into the houses and have contact with their wives and their women.

since the return of the taliban to power in the summer of 2021, women have effectively been pushed out of public life. secondary school education has been banned for girls, women have also been banned from parks, gyms and public baths, and last month the taliban stopped women from attending university. this is one medical student. i from attending university. this is one medical student.— from attending university. this is one medical student. i don't have the riaht one medical student. i don't have the right to _ one medical student. i don't have the right to work. _ one medical student. i don't have the right to work. i _ one medical student. i don't have the right to work. i don't - one medical student. i don't have the right to work. i don't have - one medical student. i don't have| the right to work. i don't have the right— the right to work. i don't have the right to _ the right to work. i don't have the right to existence. i don't have the right— right to existence. i don't have the right for— right to existence. i don't have the right for being a woman any more, it's a _ right for being a woman any more, it's a crime — right for being a woman any more, it's a crime-— it's a crime. the international community — it's a crime. the international community has _ it's a crime. the international community has been - it's a crime. the internationall community has been grappling it's a crime. the international- community has been grappling with what you could call the taliban dilemma, how to interact if at all with the taliban given its pursuing these policies. this is one german official speaking to a reporter. germany does not recognise the taliban government, so we are not on a political level in discussions with that government. and i believe that reflects the international

consensus. but if we can use, for example, the united nations, they still have an office in afghanistan. but also, the representation on a political level, but the present of the european union, these are important tools for the coordination of support that we are giving to the afghan people. we of support that we are giving to the afghan people-— afghan people. i've been asking leads to set _ afghan people. i've been asking leads to set how _ afghan people. i've been asking leads to set how this _ afghan people. i've been asking leads to set how this winter - leads to set how this winter compares with previous years. the winters are always harsh here in afghanistan, it's a mountainous country where millions of people get cut off by the deep snows where people's lives really are on the edge to survive post up but we haven't seen a winter like this. first of all, the temperatures are at record lows in a decade, and on top of that you have these man—made hurdles there up by the taliban

government, in particular this edict saying that afghan women can't work with the aid agencies. the eight agencies say "this is a conservative society, you know that we need women to help give help to women. of the taliban are not going to lift this edict, so what you see with the eight agencies, including a series of visits by the senior us officials stashed un officials, they are trying to find a way to work around this band because there are taliban within this administration and in some other regions who are more pragmatic and who understand they have to work with the international community, not against it.- community, not against it. given that's the situation _ community, not against it. given that's the situation at _ community, not against it. given that's the situation at the - community, not against it. given i that's the situation at the moment, and it's unlikely to change certainly in the next few days, presumably any shift in policy will come too late to get help to people this winter?— this winter? what's the phrase we use? "it's this winter? what's the phrase we use? "its a _ this winter? what's the phrase we

use? "it's a race _ this winter? what's the phrase we use? "it's a race against - this winter? what's the phrase we use? "it's a race against time." i this winter? what's the phrase we i use? "it's a race against time." the talk is —— clock is ticking very loudly. that's why you have the un's second in command here last week, a muslim herself, that's why the humanitarian chief is here today. we are told he had back—to—back meetings with taliban leaders — and you see the fractures in this taliban unity which is so important to the pala band. we saw the acting minister for disaster management and he was categorical, "we will not reverse this edict." yet an hour later, there is a statement from the minister of the economy saying, "well in the future, afghan women will be able to work with the nongovernmental agencies." this is a very hierarchical organisation, a deeply conservative organisation, but there are people within it who will find ways to make this work. but the big question, and it's an urgent one, is whether those working around it is enough for millions of

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the family's for centuries, that's how they've heated their homes. this is a country stuck in the past trying to move towards the future. now to the story of an unlikely find in a vintage store in the north of england — an indigenous canadian jacket thought to be more than 170 years old. it's a piece of history which has travelled thousands of miles. it's a rare example of clothing made by indigenous canadians thought to date from the 1850s. it was found by amazed staff at vintage seller glass onion. the retailer now hopes to reunite the garmet with the community that made it. alice leadbetter, from the glass onion — with us from barnsley. thanks very much for being with us.

i'm curious, when did one of you realise that you had something quite remarkable? 50 realise that you had something quite remarkable? , realise that you had something quite remarkable?— remarkable? so this particular 'acket remarkable? so this particular jacket came — remarkable? so this particular jacket came in _ remarkable? so this particular jacket came in one _ remarkable? so this particular jacket came in one of - remarkable? so this particular jacket came in one of our - remarkable? so this particular. jacket came in one of our vintage bales, amongst other french jackets that probably date around the 60s and 70s. and one of our vintage graders, sophie, spotted this jacket was something special and not one like we've seen before, really. so we instantly knew straightaway from the detail of the jacket and how it felt that this one was extra special, and really had an extraordinary story to tell. so you knew it was _ extraordinary story to tell. so you knew it was special _ extraordinary story to tell. so you knew it was special but _ extraordinary story to tell. so you i knew it was special but presumably you didn't know straightaway that it was from canada?— you didn't know straightaway that it was from canada? know, because the 'acket was from canada? know, because the jacket came — was from canada? know, because the jacket came from _ was from canada? know, because the jacket came from the _ was from canada? know, because the jacket came from the us, _ was from canada? know, because the jacket came from the us, we - was from canada? know, because the jacket came from the us, we just - jacket came from the us, we just automatically assumed that it started in the us, but upon research through tiktok and also through contacting numerous news museums and

experts, we found out that it originated from canada, most likely the west of canada. so yes, that was a bit of a surprise to be honest because we just assumed it was from america. so it's been really exciting learning new things about this jacket as we go along the research process. i’m this jacket as we go along the research process.— this jacket as we go along the research process. i'm sure it has, and what's _ research process. i'm sure it has, and what's the _ research process. i'm sure it has, and what's the plan _ research process. i'm sure it has, and what's the plan now- research process. i'm sure it has, and what's the plan now with - research process. i'm sure it has, and what's the plan now with the | and what's the plan now with the jacket? 50 and what's the plan now with the 'acket? ., , ., . , , jacket? so our research is still onauoin. jacket? so our research is still ongoing- we've _ jacket? so our research is still ongoing. we've managed - jacket? so our research is still ongoing. we've managed to i jacket? so our research is still - ongoing. we've managed to narrow it down a little bit further. but we've had some really good new leads come through after all the bbc press that we've had, so thank you for that. so we just need to narrow that search down a little bit further, get some certain confirmation as well on the jacket before any kind of final decisions are made, because we want to make sure we are doing the right thing by the jacket. and yet, if anyone has any more information or contacts that might help us learn more about it, please get in touch with us. i more about it, please get in touch with us. ~ . more about it, please get in touch with us. ~' ., with us. i think there are some --eole with us. i think there are some people watching _ with us. i think there are some people watching in _ with us. i think there are some

people watching in canada - with us. i think there are some people watching in canada so l people watching in canada so hopefully that happens. finally, i'm wondering what kind of conversations have you had about who might have born this jacket and made it? from born this 'acket and made it? from the born this jacket and made it? from the exoerts — born this jacket and made it? from the experts we've _ born this jacket and made it? from the experts we've spoken - born this jacket and made it? from the experts we've spoken to, - born thisjacket and made it? h...” the experts we've spoken to, we think thatjack the experts we've spoken to, we think that jack may be metis the experts we've spoken to, we think thatjack may be metis or cree. so as you can see, the detail in the jacket is amazing, all the beadwork and stitching has been done by hand, and it was possibly made by an artist for a further trader or family member, and we believe it to be a hunting jacket, as well, dating back from the 1850s, like you mentioned. so it's a really incredibly beautiful piece that's been lovingly made. what incredibly beautiful piece that's been lovingly made.— been lovingly made. what a remarkable _ been lovingly made. what a remarkable story. _ been lovingly made. what a remarkable story. thanks i been lovingly made. what a i remarkable story. thanks very been lovingly made. what a - remarkable story. thanks very much for telling it to us, and if you're watching and you want to tell alice any information that might help her with understanding this jacket better and maybe reconnecting it with people in canada, alice works at glass onion in barnsley.

lawyers for the former us lawyer mike pence have disclosed that classified documents are found last week in his home. the documents have been handed over to the fbi and the justice department says it begun an investigation. this all comes after several batches of classified materials were discovered at two locations connected to president biden at from his time as vice president under barack obama. let's bring in gary o'donoghue live from washington. gary, we've got president biden and former president trump caught up in this, no mike pence. this seems to be a broader issue? �* , . , pence. this seems to be a broader issue? �*, ., , ., ., �* issue? it's a bit of a pattern, i'm sure there'll be _ issue? it's a bit of a pattern, i'm sure there'll be politicians - issue? it's a bit of a pattern, i'm i sure there'll be politicians hunting through their garages and home offices as we speak looking for anything they've retained from their time in office. but it's a serious matter because these documents to have classified markings on them, which could mean an impact on

national security. they were kept in insecure locations, especially in the case ofjoe biden, they were found in his garage with his sports car. it's clear these documents that mike pence has were not in a secure location either. there's a lot of work for the justice department to do on this one but it seems a bit of a systemic problem here. the stuff was meant to be handed over at the end of year period in office to the national archives, there are laws that govern that. and you're seeing here politicians are not following those rules. here politicians are not following those rules-— those rules. gary, help us understand _ those rules. gary, help us understand what - those rules. gary, help us understand what kind - those rules. gary, help us understand what kind of i those rules. gary, help us- understand what kind of documents those rules. gary, help us— understand what kind of documents we are talking about here. do we know what mike pence had kept? we are talking about here. do we know what mike pence had kept? we don't - we don't know — what mike pence had kept? we don't - we don't know the _ what mike pence had kept? we don't - we don't know the level _ what mike pence had kept? we don't - we don't know the level of _ we don't know the level of classification. bear in mind there are a number of different levels of classification, right from top—secret intelligence that could cost lives if it got into the wrong hands, down to briefing documents that you just don't want widely circulated. so the scope is quite

broad. and we don't know, in the case ofjoe biden or mike pence, what the nature of the classification of these documents were. we know in the case of donald trump at some things he took down to mar—a—lago, and florida were top—secret, that's why he's notjust looking at potential charges in his case of violating presidential records act, but also potential charges under the espionage act, under obstruction charges. because in trump's case, he failed to hand them back when asked, there is a subpoena and eventually an fbi search. , ., ~ subpoena and eventually an fbi search. , . ~' subpoena and eventually an fbi search. , . , . search. gary, thank you very much indeed, search. gary, thank you very much indeed. that's _ search. gary, thank you very much indeed, that's gary _ search. gary, thank you very much indeed, that's gary o'donoghue i search. gary, thank you very much l indeed, that's gary o'donoghue live from washington, dc. a quick reminder if you like to watch some of the explainer videos we make here on outside source, you can find them through our twitter account. you can also find them on the bbc news website. for example, yesterday we posted a video going through some of the questions about the cabinet minister nadhim zahawi's tax

affairs. you can still find that on the bbc news website right now. i'll be back with you in a few minutes with more from the outside source team. hello. big temperature contrasts across the uk yet again today. this afternoon, in rural herefordshire, temperatures didn't get above freezing where fog persisted. to the east of scotland and aberdeenshire, a high of 16 celsius, thanks to something called the fern effect — you can find more details about that on our website. in the next few days, though, all areas should start to see their temperatures returning back closer to average values. it's been unusually cold to the south, thanks to this strip of arctic air. it's been unusually warm to the north, thanks to us pulling air from quite a long way south in the atlantic. overnight, we'll actually start to see some of the milder sinking its way south across the uk.

rain pushing across scotland and northern ireland. clearer skies to the south, allowing a frost to develop — but if you watch the blue area carefully, it does get a little smaller as the night wears on, as that relatively milder air starts to expand across the midlands and into parts of wales. but where we have the clearer skies, we could be looking at rural lows —5—6, and a chance of some dense patches of fog developing for the midlands, east anglia, and the west country for early on wednesday morning. as the day plays out, though, and this band of rain pushes its way south — the rain not especially heavy, but the cloud moving in — that should help to disperse the fog, so less probability of it lingering on through the day on wednesday. and we push that milder air south, so our temperatures through the day coming up across england and wales higher than they have been for a few days now. it is, though, a little cooler behind that front for scotland and northern ireland, because we move out of that unusually mild air. wednesday into thursday, some rain to the south overnight, high pressure pushes in, sets us up with a northerly airstream.

so for thursday morning, actually, we could be looking at quite a widespread frost, but it shouldn't be quite as hard across parts of england and wales as it has been in recent nights. northerly wind off the north sea, some showers across eastern counties, a bit more cloud here. bertainly colder for the likes of aberdeen, just six degrees. temperatures closer to average, more typically across scotland, and for england and wales, they're at 8s and 9s. and then looking further ahead with our forecast, high pressure tending to be very dominant. so nothing especially wet for us to contend with, which is positive news after all of the rain earlier this month.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. reports that germany has agreed to send leopard 2 tanks to ukraine. poland's prime minister calls on berlin to be "brave". urgent move here is so important and this is why we talk to our children partners not to procrastinate and not to delay but to take brave decisions. —— german. by, not to delay but to take brave decisions. -- german.- not to delay but to take brave decisions. -- german. a bid to 'oin nato. and — california police arrest a suspected gunman, after another mass shooting at two locations in the coastal city of half moon bay.

a bbc investigation into abuse and neglect at three children's homes and schools in yorkshire in the north of england, has found that more than a hundred reports of concern were made, before their closure. leaked documents show that children were said to have been badly mistreated. the regulator, ofsted, continued to rate the homes in doncaster as 'good', while receiving 40 separate alerts over three years. ofsted's chief inspector says she's "deeply sorry". the hesley group, which ran the homes, has also apologised. some of the details in this report from noel titheridge, you may find distressing. it has been called the worst care scandal since winterbourne view. as well as physical abuse, there was emotional abuse as well. our investigation reveals the scale of abuse reported at children's homes in doncaster. a child was in the kitchen rubbing

washing—up liquid all over his arms. i asked him what he was doing. and he said, "i do this so night staff can't grab me, can't hold me." chloe straw worked for over a year at fullerton house, a children's home and a special school on the same site. you could see the sadness in his eyes when he was saying this. and it is something that you don't forget. i'll never forget. chloe says the homes were understaffed and she even filmed a support worker asleep. she says the abuse of some children was openly discussed, but when she reported it to senior staff, nothing happened. so that's why i went to the police. and to get to that point where i thought i'd get help and the children would get help, and then to be told, no. you reported this in 2018. how did it feel knowing the homes did not close for three more years? disgusted, because that is a further three years of abuse. south yorkshire police says there was insufficient evidence to progress with the case, but it referred the report to the local authority. i've sort of lost all faith, really, in the care system. nicola's daughter ruby has autism,

epilepsy, and significant learning difficulties. you think, when they get £250,000 a year towards care, they'd be getting the rolls—royce of care, really. ruby was dragged across the floor at one of the homes in doncaster by a staff member who was then sacked. you can't believe that people in care would treat children like this. you just can't get your head around it. it's appalling. our investigation has interviewed a dozen former hesley staff who blew the whistle. we have also been leaked internal company documents that show both the scale of the abuse, and the failure of authorities to act. safeguarding logs show that children were reported to have been kicked and punched in the stomach, locked in a bathroom overnight, forced to sit in cold baths, and even had vinegar poured on a wound as punishment. i am so sorry for the children themselves, and for their families. we took our findings to ofsted. children punched and kicked, dragged across the floor, locked inside bathrooms. have you ever heard of abuse

on this scale before? this is a truly appalling case. really as shocking as i have ever heard. it's clear this really is dreadful and something that we should all be deeply concerned about. we have learned ofsted received 40 separate warnings, over three years, yet still the homes remained rated "good." why didn't you act sooner? well, we acted in response to concerns. we worked slower than we should have been to put the whole picture together and recognise the pattern of abuse emerging. but is that good enough with some of the most acutely vulnerable children in care in the country, many of whom were nonverbal? there is a particularly high risk for these children, and we recognise that, which is why we have both changed our risk assessment to improve our ability to spot patterns early, and also, to train our inspectors. hesley said it has now closed the homes and was now focused on running its adult placements. it said it could not comment further because the police investigation was not expected to conclude for another year. for families of children, it means a long wait

to find out the full truth. noel titheridge, bbc news, doncaster. turkish—swedish relations are again in the spotlight after a far—right activist destroyed a copy of the quran outside the turkish embassy in stockholm on saturday. now the turkish president says sweden should not expect turkey to back its nato membership bid. let's hear from the swedish pm. no national security question is more important to sweeten fence get together with of nato and call for calm and restraint in the process so that we can return to a functioning dialogue between sweden and finland

and turkey about ourjoint nato membership. sweden applied to join nato after russia invaded ukraine — but needs turkey, already a member, to approve its application. earlier finland's foreign minister called for a 'time—out�* in talks. translation: my own view is that this will cause - a postponement of the nato process. it will be some weeks before officials can start cooperation again. we feel that it is very important to be in this process with sweden. turkey, of course, makes their own decisions, but we have highlighted to them how this would make nato stronger. let's recap what happened on saturday. rasmus paludan, a politician from the danish far—right stram kurs

party, burnt a copy of the quran during a protest outside the turkish embassy in stockholm. muslims view intentional damage to the quran as deeply offensive. and the anger was clear across the muslim world — these are demonstrations in lahore, pakistan. protesters set fire to swedish flags in amman, jordan. and in istanbul, hundreds rallied outside the swedish consulate, yelling chants against sweden. turkey's foreign ministry condemned the burning of the quran, saying it happened 'despite our repeated warnings earlier�*. it said 'permitting this anti—islam act under the guise of 'freedom of expression' is completely unacceptable.'. here's the turkish president. translation: the outrageous act l in sweden is an insult to anyone l who respects people's fundamental rights and freedoms, especially muslims. the fact that this vile attack on the quran took place in front of the turkish embassy turns the issue into both a religious and a national issue for us. emre temel — from the bbc�*s turkish service — says there are other reasons president erdogan is blocking sweden's nato bid.

last week, the turkish president said these two nordic countries should deport or extradite up to 130 people whom he called terrorists before the turkish parliament will approve their membership. but the swedish government says it can't fulfil all of turkey's demands. let's take a closer look at those demands. as emre mentioned, turkey is calling for the nordic nations to deport those it views as terrorists. it also wants sweden to distance itself from the kurdistan workers party, or pkk, which is regarded as a terrorist group by turkey, the us and the eu. turkey says the two countries committed to those actions when they signed a joint agreement injune. analyst sinanjiddi says barring sweden from nato could also play well for the turkish president at home. the longer this incident plays out

where they can keep so under ——sweden spotlight of islamic phobic activities or essentially carrying out acts that seem to be contrary to turkey's interests. the more against president erdogan the rally around the flag effect where he can mobilise voters because he is up for ——it give. former swedish prime minister carl bildtjoins me now. do you think these are real obstacles are to think there will be in time? i obstacles are to think there will be in time? ., , , , obstacles are to think there will be in time? , , ., in time? i hope they be overcome. because the _ in time? i hope they be overcome. because the relationship _ in time? i hope they be overcome. because the relationship following | because the relationship following the june because the relationship following thejune agreement because the relationship following the june agreement there because the relationship following thejune agreement there has been dialogue between turkey and finland how to intensify cooperation against terror list. and there has been general recognition that there has been rather successful it has not sorted out all issues yet but i think we have done what we should

have done. that of course, we had this provocateur, this extremist well—known for staging provocations in order to disturb and destroy. and that he did in that plays into the fact that we have a rather contentious election campaign starting in turkey where of course it fit rather nicely into what president erdogan find electorally advantageous to him at the time. the circus foreign ministry says it is notjust regrettable, the swedish authorities knew it was likely to happen and including turkey think such stopped it from happening. we such stopped it from happening. - have been doing these things for a year at different locations, people don't normally take notice of him. he is an isolated loonie. and now he

saw the opportunity to do it in front of the turkish embassy knowing how sensitive it is in turkey and of course the swedish government set in no uncertain terms what their views of this, no question that we see virtually everyone sees it as deeply offensive come up provocative and unserious. but that is where we are. the guy is a well—known extremist propagator. the guy is a well-known extremist propagator-— propagator. nonetheless clearly finland and _ propagator. nonetheless clearly finland and sweden _ propagator. nonetheless clearly finland and sweden team - propagator. nonetheless clearly finland and sweden team the i propagator. nonetheless clearly - finland and sweden team the turkish reaction serious enough that they are now think pausing the talk to take pete out of this but presumably all of the other nato members aside from turkey are keen that this goes ahead. ~ , , ., , from turkey are keen that this goes ahead. ~ ,,., , ~' from turkey are keen that this goes ahead. ~ ,,., , ~ i., ahead. absolutely. i think everyone views the security _ ahead. absolutely. i think everyone views the security situation - ahead. absolutely. i think everyone views the security situation are - views the security situation are keen to go ahead with finland and sweden. we have 28 ratified, hungry is due to complete it over the next

few weeks. but we do have a turkish election campaign. i think that is the number one issue at the moment whether, it might mean that there might have not see any major significant progress, it remains to be seen. i think it is highly regrettable that there are prosecutors, extremists on the side trying to sabotage but that is the way it is. trying to sabotage but that is the wa it is. �* ., i. trying to sabotage but that is the wa it is. �* ., y., ., way it is. before i let you go, i must ask _ way it is. before i let you go, i must ask you _ way it is. before i let you go, i must ask you about _ way it is. before i let you go, i must ask you about our lead i way it is. before i let you go, i- must ask you about our lead story it looks like germany will agree to send tanks to ukraine and allow others to send tanks as well do you agree with the decision? i others to send tanks as well do you agree with the decision?— agree with the decision? i certainly do. ithink agree with the decision? i certainly do- i think it— agree with the decision? i certainly do. i think it was _ agree with the decision? i certainly do. i think it was of— agree with the decision? i certainly do. i think it was of the _ agree with the decision? i certainly do. i think it was of the notice - do. i think it was of the notice that americans will send a couple of teams as well. i think that is also very significant and may be that german tanks in greater numbers but i think the political set finance of american sending tanks as well is a very powerful technical —— signal towards moscow and the termination of the west to defend ukraine. thank

ou for of the west to defend ukraine. thank you forjoining _ of the west to defend ukraine. thank you forjoining us _ of the west to defend ukraine. thank you forjoining us here. _ of the west to defend ukraine. thank you forjoining us here. some - you forjoining us here. some breaking news for you here. over the past few weeks we have been reporting on two british volunteers who went missing in ukraine. we have now had the statement from perry's fair manually saying that they were both killed while attempting a humanitarian evacuation in eastern ukraine. stay with me. in a few minutes will go to california and will talk about the oscars. a lot of tension on the netflix film. relatives of a woman murdered by a man released from prison just days earlier, have called for an urgent overhaul of the probation service. a report into the killing of zara aleena in london lastjune found that there'd been serious failings by the probation service.

here's june kelly. zara aleena's family and friends have said she was just walking home when she was attacked and sexually assaulted. today, her aunt gave the family's reaction to all the failings exposed in the report. i'm absolutely livid. our streets are not safe. probation work has to be tight, has to be high quality, zara's life was taken, and probation have blood on their hands. you're under arrest. for rape and murder. the arrest of zara's killer, jordan mcsweeney, a career criminal with a history of violence. he'd been released from jailjust nine days before the murder. today's report by the probation watchdog describes how soon after being freed he was recalled to prison for missing probation appointments.

but because he'd been wrongly assessed by the probation service as medium rather than high risk, he wasn't arrested as soon as he could have been. this left him free to wander around the streets of ilford in east london, following other lone women before he targeted zara. the report describes probation officers as having excessive workloads, with the service suffering from high vacancy rates, and injordan mcsweeney�*s case, it says there was a lack of communication between prison and probation services. the family have asked for a meeting with thejustice secretary, dominic raab. the government is promising better training for probation officers, and says it's recruiting thousands more of them. june kelly, bbc news.

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is. returning to california now. california is reeling from its second mass shooting within three days, the state's governor describing recent events as "tragedy upon tragedy". seven farm workers were killed when a gunman opened fire at two locations in the half moon bay region, south of san francisco. well let's focus on the most recent mass shooting, in which the victims were chinese—american farm workers. this was the moment a suspect — a 67—year—old man — was arrested in a police car park, apparently after going to hand himself in. he's been identified as chunli zhao, a resident of half moon bay, who's said to have worked at one of the two crime scenes, both agricultural sites. here's the local county sheriff: zhao was taken into custody without incident at a semiautomatic handgun was located in his vehicle. zhao is believed to have acted alone and there is no further

threat to this community. this is a devastating tragedy for this community and the families touched by this unspeakable act of violence. carter evans of cbs news spoke to us from the car park where the suspect was detained. after the suspect allegedly gunned down seven people he came here to the sheriff's parking lot and sat in his car and waited and that's where deputies noticed a man fitting the description sitting in his car and took him into custody without incident and he is in custody right now as we speak. the sheriff said he is cooperating, he is answering questions for the moment but they are not releasing any details on the motive for this shooting or if he knew any of those victims that died in the shooting. the governor of california — the democrat gavin newsom — has also voiced exasperation over us gun laws.

he tweeted that he was at hospital meeting with victims of saturday's mass shooting when i got pulled away to be briefed about another shooting, describing it as "tragedy upon tragedy". the tragedy at half moon bay has unfolded as detectives in southern california are still trying to establish what drove this man. 72—year—old huu can tran to kill 11 people gathered for lunar new year at a ballroom dance studio at monterrey park east of central los angeles. five women and five men in their 50s and 60s were killed. police said they were all "probably" of asian descent. he then drove to a second dance hall in the nearby town of alhambra, but was tackled and disarmed by an employee there, in a move officials have credited with saving lives. the gunman was subsequently found dead with a self—inflicted gunshot wound. this was a vigil at monterey park city hall, to remember the victims of the dance hall shootings. those identified so far have been chinese americans in their fifties and 60s. the atrocity has left the whole community in shock:

we never thought it would be one of us. it is so shocking. we can't accept it and the reason we came together is basically, i was talk to our friends and i thought, have to do something just to get our emotions out. i was so enraged and i'm just so sad and shocked and this is so distressing because this is a community. this is so sad, no one should have to go through this. when is enough enough? i am still mourning the children of uvalde. here's carter evans, from cbs news again. we've had dozens of mass shootings already this year and what — it's january 24 right now? so we had more than one mass shooting every day so you would think in a sense that we would be used to this by now. still every time it happens

it is a shock and it impacts every community that it happens in significantly. the annual film awards season has kicked off with the oscar nominations which took place in hollywood earlier. the science fiction movie about a multiverse — 'everything, everywhere all at once' — leads the way with 11 nods including best film. 'the banshees of inisherin', a dark comedy set in ireland, brendan fraser and colin farrell are nominated for best actor. also in the running for best actor is austin butler, who plays the tile role in 'elvis�*. he's dedicated his nomination to the late lisa marie presley —— elvis' daughter — who died earlier this month. and cate blanchett is in the running for best actress category for her lead role in tar, in which she plays a renowned orchestra conductor. the netflix film "all quiet on the western front" has bagged

nine major nominations including best picture. it's the first german cinematic treatment of the 1929 novel by erich maria remarque, depicting the devastation of world war one from the perspective of a german soldier. i'm joined now from berlin by the film's producer, malte grunert. thank you very much indeed for joining us and congratulations on the nominations.— joining us and congratulations on the nominations. ., ~ , ., , . the nominations. thank you very much and they can — the nominations. thank you very much and they can for _ the nominations. thank you very much and they can for happening. _ the nominations. thank you very much and they can for happening. take - the nominations. thank you very much and they can for happening. take us i and they can for happening. take us to the beginning of _ and they can for happening. take us to the beginning of this _ to the beginning of this process, when was it that you and others decided you would make this film? about three and half years ago i was sent a script by our also nominated screaming writers —— screenwriters who had been trying to set this film up who had been trying to set this film up with a producer as an english language film and had failed to do

so for a number of years. but when i came across it, it had always been an important novel for me and it seemed like such a blind spot that this had never been done as a german language film in its original anguish. that my director in i who join me in the effort immediately felt that this was such an obvious thing to try and do in german. ianthem thing to try and do in german. when ou made thing to try and do in german. when you made that _ thing to try and do in german. when you made that decision _ thing to try and do in german. when you made that decision was - thing to try and do in german. when you made that decision was netflix immediately supportive? bier? you made that decision was netflix immediately supportive? very much so. we immediately supportive? very much so- we went — immediately supportive? very much so- we went to _ immediately supportive? very much so. we went to netflix _ immediately supportive? very much so. we went to netflix and - immediately supportive? very much so. we went to netflix and a - immediately supportive? very much so. we went to netflix and a couple| so. we went to netflix and a couple of other interested financing parties and netflix were very supportive and insistent that it had to be made in german. it is a very german novel, the best selling german novel, the best selling german novel, the best selling german novel of all time still to date. it is a novel that still feels

very contemporary in its language and very relevant in its message. they were immediately onboard, yes. evidently those involved in the oscars approve of the efforts that you've made on this phone i wonder how it is being received in germany? —— film. it how it is being received in germany? -- film. , , . -- film. it is been received well. i cuess -- film. it is been received well. i guess the — -- film. it is been received well. i guess the german _ -- film. it is been received well. i guess the german film _ -- film. it is been received well. i guess the german film industry i -- film. it is been received well. ii guess the german film industry and general public who it with the same kind of awe and possibly intimidation that edward and i had. if you tackle something that was made into a film, a part of film history in 1929 adaptation in such a novel there is a certain element of respect and even fear of not being

true to the novel or not doing it well enough. true to the novel or not doing it well enough-— true to the novel or not doing it well enou:h. . , , ., well enough. finally, tell us about the experience _ well enough. finally, tell us about the experience of— well enough. finally, tell us about the experience of recreating - well enough. finally, tell us about the experience of recreating the i the experience of recreating the horrors of world war i? what was that like as a producer in for the rest of the production involved taking yourselves back to such a difficult time for europe? it taking yourselves back to such a difficult time for europe?- taking yourselves back to such a difficult time for europe? it is, in terms of production _ difficult time for europe? it is, in terms of production and - difficult time for europe? it is, in i terms of production and recreation, obviously no film could ever claim to actually recreate the horrors of war, but we are trying to depict something that may be starts a memory or a remembrance of what war actually is like. in terms of production it was enormous. we had to recreate a battlefield production circumstances or tough, it was cold, muddy. ourset circumstances or tough, it was cold, muddy. our set was an enormous. it

was an impressive feat that our production designer, who is also oscar—nominated which makes me very happy, tackled. and it was sort of everyday that we entered our set that we are created it never stopped to amaze us. that we are created it never stopped to amaze us— that we are created it never stopped to amaze us. ., ~ i., ., .., ., to amaze us. thank you for coming on and tellin: to amaze us. thank you for coming on and telling us — to amaze us. thank you for coming on and telling us about _ to amaze us. thank you for coming on and telling us about the _ to amaze us. thank you for coming on and telling us about the making - to amaze us. thank you for coming on and telling us about the making of - and telling us about the making of the film and best of luck at the oscars in the night comes around. the producer of all quiet on the western front which received a number of nominations, nine at the oscars including best picture. a reminder of the news that has broken in the last hour and update on two british volunteers who were missing in ukraine and we now have the statement from his family lease to the uk foreign office and that they were both killed whilst attempting a

humanitarian evacuation in eastern ukraine. that ends this hour of outside source thanks as ever for watching and bye—bye. hello. big temperature contrasts across the uk yet again today. this afternoon, in rural herefordshire, temperatures didn't get above freezing where fog persisted. to the east of scotland and aberdeenshire, a high of 16 celsius, thanks to something called the foehn effect — you can find more details about that on our website. in the next few days, though, all areas should start to see their temperatures returning back closer to average values. it's been unusually cold to the south, thanks to this strip of arctic air. it's been unusually warm to the north, thanks to us pulling air from quite a long way south in the atlantic. overnight, we'll actually start to see some of the milder sinking its way south across the uk. rain pushing across scotland and northern ireland. clearer skies to the south,

allowing a frost to develop — but if you watch the blue area carefully, it does get a little smaller as the night wears on, as that relatively milder air starts to expand across the midlands and into parts of wales. but where we have the clearer skies, we could be looking at rural lows —5—6, and a chance of some dense patches of fog developing for the midlands, east anglia, and the west country for early on wednesday morning. as the day plays out, though, and this band of rain pushes its way south — the rain not especially heavy, but the cloud moving in — that should help to disperse the fog, so less probability of it lingering on through the day on wednesday. and we push that milder air south, so our temperatures through the day coming up across england and wales higher than they have been for a few days now. it is, though, a little cooler behind that front for scotland and northern ireland, because we move out of that unusually mild air. wednesday into thursday, some rain to the south overnight, high pressure pushes in, sets us up with a northerly airstream. so for thursday morning,

actually, we could be looking at quite a widespread frost, but it shouldn't be quite as hard across parts of england and wales as it has been in recent nights. northerly wind off the north sea, some showers across eastern counties, a bit more cloud here. bertainly colder for the likes of aberdeen, just six celsius. temperatures closer to average, more typically across scotland, and for england and wales, they're at 8s and 9s. and then looking further ahead with our forecast, high pressure tending to be very dominant. so nothing especially wet for us to contend with, which is positive news after all of the rain earlier this month.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. reports in germany suggest the government has agreed to send a leopard two tanks to ukraine. poland's prime minister is calling on berlin to be brave. the urgent move here is so important, and that is why we talked to our german partners do not procrastinate or delay, butjust to take brave decisions. several senior ukrainian officials have been sacked as part of a government reshuffle linked to an anti—corruption campaign. in afghanistan, taliban officials ate more than 120 people

——in afghanistan, taliban officials saying more than 120 people have died as the country suffers its coldest winter in a decade. we start with the war in ukraine. in the last half an hour, german media and the reuters news agency have both reported that chancellor olaf scholz has decided to send german made leopard two tanks to ukraine something ukraine has been asking for. we should note that we haven't had any comment from the german government on this yet we'll bring you more once we do. one of the countries pushing to send the tanks has been poland its prime minister has been speaking to the bbc, and had this message for germany earlier today. ——and had this message for germany earlier today. i hope this reply can come as quickly as possible. well, germany played a key role in building up the huge russian offence for this war by buying russian gas, trading with russia big time —

and now, special responsibility is on german shoulders, and we do expect their contribution, we expect quick decisions, we expect more openness towards ukrainian needs. so let's take a closer look at germany's role has been in all this. the leopard two is operated by about 20 countries worldwide and it's made in germany. but it gets more complicated because other countries that operate the tanks have to ask germany for permission to donate them due to german export restrictions. meanwhile, the leader of the nato alliance has been meeting germany's new defence minister boris pistorius in berlin. here's nato's secretary generaljens stoltenberg. consultations amongst allies i will continue, and i'm confident

that we will have a solution soon. germany plays a key role in our alliance. i the announcement by chancellor scholz is historic — _ with a special100 billion euros defence fund for fifth - generation aircraft, - new helicopters, ships, tanks and ammunition. let's remind ourselves of why these leopard two tanks are so important. the model was developed in 1979 but has been upgraded many times since then. it's now known as "the world's leading battle tank". there are believed to be more than 2,000 leopard tanks worldwide. and the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has said around 300 would help ensure a russian defeat. norbert rottgen is an mp from germany's main opposition party the cdu. here's what he told us earlier. this is a position of the chancellor, but he doesn't

even have the backing of his own government. two government parties are objecting him in this, but he is resisting and blockading the delivery of weapons, particularly of leopard ii tanks, for months now. i think now the international pressure is mounting and getting increasingly higher, then he will be forced to change course, but he's lost a lot of worthwhile time. let's speak to our berlin correspondent damian mcguinness. according to numerous german media reports, does seem that germany is going reports, does seem that germany is u-oin to reports, does seem that germany is going reports, does seem that germany is u-oin to deliver reports, does seem that germany is going reports, does seem that germany is u-oin to deliver its reports, does seem that germany is going reports, does seem that germany is u-oin to deliver its own reports, does seem that germany is going reports, does seem that germany is u-oin to deliver its own 14 reports, does seem that germany is going reports, does seem that germany is u-oin to deliver its own 14 of reports, does seem that germany is going reports, does seem that germany is u-oin to deliver its own 14 of its going to deliver its own 14 of its own leopard two battle tanks, this would be a big step forward for germany military support for ukraine. and allowed there be experts, as it's called, of other leopard ii german—made tanks, belonging to other countries because as you said, that is important, as part of the export rules that go

with these weapons. you could see this as chancellor schultz bearing down to pressure, because the pressure has been an enormous for months. within his own government, and even within his own party, as we heard from that and he just now, or you could see this as a victory for chancellor, because what reports are also saying is that the us is going to deliver their own battle tanks. and this is very important for chancellor scholz because his mantra has always been "don't go it alone", germany and even europe cannot do the delivery of battle tanks without the delivery of battle tanks without the us because it would leave europe exposed. that seems to be chancellor's to idea. all sorts of rose between washington and berlin about whether america would deliver these battle tanks. last america said washington said, no, there are logistical reasons why this is not possible. now it seems to make those reports are true, it seems that

washington will also deliver those tanks, so you could say it is a victory for chancellor scholz, because he's brought in the americans as well, which is all along what he wanted, a larger alliance which would get more protection for europe. let's turn now to important development froms inside ukraine. several top ukrainian officials have resigned as part of the country's crackdown on corruption. here's what we know. a top adviser, four deputy ministers and five regional governors have now left their posts. tackling corruption is one of the eu's key demands if ukraine wants to join the bloc. this is the country's prime minister. translation: the government continues to conduct reforms i necessary for our country. this concerns building an anti—corruption edifice. this means systematic and orderly work vital for ukraine, which is a required condition for euro—integration. let's look at the issue of corruption in ukraine. certainly this is not new. in 2021 transparency international ranked the country at 122 out of 180 countries in its ranking

of corrupt states. that makes it the second most corrupt country in europe after russia. i have been speaking to katerina from transparency international. everyone in ukraine is talking about these resignations. and in my opinion, the fact that allegations of corruption came to light in ukraine, especially about such high figures as the deputy defence minister and deputy of infrastructure, it shows that the system of anti—corruption measures and checks and balances are actually working in ukraine. if we go back to before 2014, no such cases would ever come to light or be discussed by the public and top media. now we have the possibility to actually see anti—corruption infrastructure that was established in ukraine work, and hopefully it will bring all these accused people

to justice and will be unburdened of them in the end. ——will bring all these accused people to justice and will be a verdict of the court in the end. when you talk about anti—corruption infrastructure, can you tell us what that means in practical terms? in ukraine, actually ukraine started a little bit later if you compare with other european states when we talk about the fight against corruption. so we have to catch up now — and for the last ten or so years, ukraine actually made a lot of progress in building and creating this anti—courruption, infrastructure is a good example of such progress. we in ukraine have created a number of agencies that specifically deal with anti—corruption issues, fighting top corruption for example, investigatove body, special anti corruption court, it deals exclusively with top corruption cases. that way, we've created this system

that has special rules for employees of these agencies and they are more independent, more effective in their work so that corruption cases will have proper attention and all due process issues will be followed. we also need to bring you this update. over the past few weeks, we've been reporting on two british volunteers chris parry and andrew bagshaw who went missing in ukraine. we've now had this statement from the uk foreign office, saying that they were both killed "whilst attempting a humanitarian we'll bring you more updates as we get them. now to afghanistan where freezing weather has killed 124 people in the past two weeks. january has seen temperatures dip as low as minus 34 degrees celsius in parts of the country.

it is the country's coldest winter in a decade. we will hear from a number of people who are experiencing this. here's one man in the mountainous hindu kush region. translation: it gets so cold, you can't see the road. - you can't walk and that heaters in cars don't work. snow in afghanistan's mountains replenishes ground water and is beneficial to agriculture. and the hindu kush which curves through afghanistan and cuts into pakistan and tajikistan is no stranger to harsh winters. this one is different. lyce doucet is there. it's so cold, he says it's going to get colder. my face feels like it's going to fall off, imagine if you lived day in, day out in conditions like this in addition to the afghan people who have died, about 70,000 livestock have also

perished, according to the state ministry for disaster management. this man lives near the region's salang tunnel. translation: i heard people died from the cold, my kids got sick, i some of my animals died. until now, i hadn't heard people died in this region. the government says many areas are now completely cut off by snow. military helicopters were sent but were unable to land in the most mountainous regions. lack of outside support adds to the hardship. many aid agencies have suspended operations in recent weeks after the taliban banned afghan women from working for non governmental organisations. a taliban minister said despite the deaths, the edict would not be changed. let's have a listen. translation: in our society, the man is responsible - for supporting his household, for providing for—

women in his family. we don't see any problem if we don't deal directly with women, _ because our main concern is the family _ we provide assistance to them, i and the head of the household tells us how many people live _ there and how many people need help. this was the response of a women's rights activist. according to the culture of this country, men do not allow other men to walk into their houses and give aid to the families that are in need. they need women to walk into the houses and have contact with their wives and their women. a women's rights activist speaking to my colleague yalda hakim. well since the return of the taliban to power in the summer of 2021, women have effectively been pushed out of public life. secondary school education has been banned for girls. many women have lost governmentjobs. women have also been barred from parks, gyms and public baths. and last month the taliban stopped women from attending university. let's hearfrom a medical student.

they've been grappling with how to deal with the taliban in power, this is how one german for official put it to our correspondent.— it to our correspondent. germany does not recognise _ it to our correspondent. germany does not recognise the _ it to our correspondent. germany does not recognise the taliban i does not recognise the taliban government, so we are not, and a political level, and discussions with that government. and i believe that reflects the international consensus, but if we can use, for example, the united nations, they still have an office in afghanistan, but also the representation on the political level, but again, president of the european union, for example, these are tools for the coordination of support that we are getting to the afghanistan, to afghan people. our correspondent is in afghanistan and a little while ago i asked her to compare how this winter compares with previous years. the winters are always harsh here in afghanistan,

it's a mountainous country where millions of people get cut off by the deep snows where people's lives really are on the edge to survive post up but we haven't seen a winter like this. first of all, the temperatures are at record lows in a decade, and on top of that you have these man—made hurdles there up by the taliban government, in particular this edict saying that afghan women can't work with the aid agencies. the eight agencies say "this is a conservative society, you know that we need women to help give help to women. but the taliban are not going to lift this edict, so what you see with the eight agencies, including a series of visits by the senior us officials stashed un officials, they are trying to find a way to work around this band because there are taliban within this administration and in some other regions who are more pragmatic and who understand they have to work with the international community, not against it.

given that's the situation at the moment, and it's unlikely to change certainly in the next few days, presumably any shift in policy will come too late to get help to people this winter? what's the phrase we use? "it's a race against time." the clock is ticking very loudly. that's why you have the un's second in command here last week, a muslim herself, that's why the humanitarian chief is here today. we are told he had back—to—back meetings with taliban leaders — and you see the fractures in this taliban unity which is so important to the pala band. ——so important to the taliban. we saw the acting minister for disaster management and he was categorical, "we will not reverse this edict." yet an hour later, there is a statement from the minister of the economy saying, "well in the future,

"afghan women will be able to work with the nongovernmental agencies." this is a very hierarchical organisation, a deeply conservative organisation, but there are people within it who will find ways to make this work. but the big question, and it's an urgent one, is whether those working around it is enough for millions of afghans to get through this winter alive. and as you see those millions of afghans going about their day to day challenges that they face, can you see a visual difference, a cultural difference in how they are all living compared to how they would've taken on winters just a couple years back? it's an extraordinary reality about afghanistan — it is a country which sometimes seems to be racing ahead with the latest in technology and social media, but it's also a country where time seems to stand still.

we went to visit a family in the mountainous area — how are they heating their house? with a bihari, a stove using wood chips. they had a blanket over a wooden structure inside, there's a charcoal burner. the family's for centuries, that's how they've heated their homes. this is a country stuck in the past trying to move towards the future. inafew in a few minutes here an outside source, we will turn to hollywood. we will run through who has picked up we will run through who has picked up the most oscar nominations, not the most, but the netflix movie, all quiet on the western front has nine. we will hearfrom quiet on the western front has nine. we will hear from its producer.

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they cleared the crematoria and we their horrifying experiences. —— and relived their horrifying experiences. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. lawyers for the former us vice president, mike pence, have disclosed that classified documents were found last week at his home. the documents have been handed over to the fbi and thejustice department has begun an investigation. it comes after several batches of classified materials were discovered at two locations connected to the current presidentjoe biden from his time as vice president under barack obama. i spoke with our washington correspondent gary o'donoghue. iimagine i imagine there will be politicians hunting through their garages and their home offices as we speak looking for anything they retain

from their time in office. but it is a serious matter because these documents to have classified markings on them. that means there could be an impact on national security. they were kept in unsecure locations, could be an impact on national security. they were kept in unsecure locations, certainly could be an impact on national security. they were kept in unsecure locations, certainly in could be an impact on national security. they were kept in unsecure locations, certainly in the could be an impact on national security. they were kept in unsecure locations, certainly in the case could be an impact on national security. they were kept in unsecure locations, certainly in the case of joe biden. they were found in his garage with his sports car, and it is clear that these are the documents that mike pence had that went in a secure location either. there's a lot of work forjustice department to do on this and come up seems to be a systemic problem here. this stuff is meant to be handed over at the end of your period in office to the national archives. there are laws that govern that. and you are seeing here politicians not following those laws. gar? you are seeing here politicians not following those laws.— you are seeing here politicians not following those laws. gary can help us understand _ following those laws. gary can help us understand what _ following those laws. gary can help us understand what kind _ following those laws. gary can help us understand what kind of - following those laws. gary can help i us understand what kind of documents we are talking about here. do we know what mike pence had kept? irate know what mike pence had kept? - don't. i don't at the level of classification. bear in mind, there are a number of different levels of classification right from top—secret intelligence that could cost lives

if it got into the wrong hands, down to briefing documents that you just don't want widely circulated. so with the scope is quite broad and we don't know in the case of mike pence orjoe biden went to the nature of the classification of these documents wear. we know in the case of donald trump, of course, that some of the things that he took down to florida for top—secret, and that is why he's notjust looking at potential charges in his case of violating the presidential records act, they are also talking about potential charges under the espionage act under obstruction charges because, of course, and donald trump's case, he failed to hand them back when asked. there was a subpoena and eventually an fbi neck —— and fbi search. switching from gary on the east coast to the west coast. the annual film awards season has kicked off with the oscar nominations which has taken place in hollywood. the science fiction movie about a multiverse everything

everywhere all at once leads the way with 11 nods, including best film. the banshees of inisherin, a dark comedy set in ireland, receives nine nominations and both its main actors, brendan gleeson and colin farrell, are nominated for best actor. also in the running for best actor is austin butler, who plays the title role in elvis. he's dedicated his nomination to the late lisa marie presley — elvis' daughter — who died earlier this month. and cate blanchett is in the running for best actress category for her lead role in tar in which she plays a renowned orchestra conductor. the netflix film all quiet on the western front has bagged nine major nominations, including best picture. it's the first german cinematic treatment of the 1929 novel by erich maria remarque, depicting the devastation of world war i from the perspective of a german soldier. the film's producer, malte grunert, told us about when he and others decided to go ahead with the project.

i was sent a script by our nominated screenwriter, leslie patterson and en, who had been trying to set this film up together with daniel drake has, a producer, as an english—language film, and had failed to do so for sort of a number of years. and when i when i came across edits, it had always been an important novel for me, and it seems like such a blind spot that this had never been done as a german language found in its original language. that me and edward brecker, ourfantastic director who has joined me and edward brecker, ourfantastic director who hasjoined me in the effort immediately, felt that this was such an obvious thing to try and do in german. bud was such an obvious thing to try and do in german-— do in german. and when he made that decision, do in german. and when he made that decision. when — do in german. and when he made that decision, when netflix _ do in german. and when he made that decision, when netflix -- _ do in german. and when he made that decision, when netflix -- was - decision, when netflix —— was netflix immediately supportive? bier? netflix immediately supportive? very much so.

netflix immediately supportive? very much so- we — netflix immediately supportive? very much so. we went _ netflix immediately supportive? - much so. we went to netflix and a couple other interested financiers, and netflix were very, very supportive and very insistent on a tab to be made in german. it is a very german novel. it's a best—selling german novel of all time, still today. it is a novel that feels very contemporary and its language and very relevant and its message, and they were immediately onboard, yes. bud message, and they were immediately onboard, yes-— onboard, yes. and evidentially, that was involved — onboard, yes. and evidentially, that was involved in _ onboard, yes. and evidentially, that was involved in the _ onboard, yes. and evidentially, that was involved in the oscar— onboard, yes. and evidentially, that was involved in the oscar is - onboard, yes. and evidentially, that was involved in the oscar is a i onboard, yes. and evidentially, that was involved in the oscar is a proof| was involved in the oscar is a proof of the efforts that you've made on this film. i wonder how it's been received in germany. it’s this film. i wonder how it's been received in germany.— received in germany. it's been received well. _ received in germany. it's been received well. there _ received in germany. it's been received well. there is... i i received in germany. it's been i received well. there is... i guess that german film industry and general public viewed act with the same kind as i and possibly intimidation that edward and i had.

if you tackle something that was made into a film that is part of film history, 1929 milestone adaptation and such a novel, there is a certain of respect and even fear of not being true to the novel or not doing it well enough. best of luck to that film into all of the films and actors and actresses nominated at the oscars. just very quickly, remainder of our top story, danny mcginnis tells us that german media are reporting that the chancellor, mr scholz, has decided to send battle tanks to ukraine after weeks of pressure from kyiv and its allies, other countries including poland will be permitted to be expert the german built leopard ii tanks to help give my�*s fight against russia's and asian.

that update ends this edition of outside source. thank you for watching. see you soon. hello. big temperature contrasts across the uk yet again today. this afternoon, in rural herefordshire, temperatures didn't get above freezing where fog persisted. to the east of scotland and aberdeenshire, a high of 16 celsius, thanks to something called the foehn effect — you can find more details about that on our website. in the next few days, though, all areas should start to see their temperatures returning back closer to average values. it's been unusually cold to the south, thanks to this strip of arctic air. it's been unusually warm to the north, thanks to us pulling air from quite a long way south in the atlantic. overnight, we'll actually start to see some of the milder sinking its way south across the uk. rain pushing across scotland and northern ireland.

clearer skies to the south, allowing a frost to develop — but if you watch the blue area carefully, it does get a little smaller as the night wears on, as that relatively milder air starts to expand across the midlands and into parts of wales. but where we have the clearer skies, we could be looking at rural lows —5,—6, and a chance of some dense patches of fog developing for the midlands, east anglia, and the west country for early on wednesday morning. as the day plays out, though, and this band of rain pushes its way south — the rain not especially heavy, but the cloud moving in — that should help to disperse the fog, so less probability of it lingering on through the day on wednesday. and we push that milder air south, so our temperatures through the day coming up across england and wales higher than they have been for a few days now. it is, though, a little cooler behind that front for scotland and northern ireland, because we move out of that unusually mild air. wednesday into thursday, some rain to the south overnight, high pressure pushes in, sets us up with a northerly airstream.

so for thursday morning, actually, we could be looking at quite a widespread frost, but it shouldn't be quite as hard across parts of england and wales as it has been in recent nights. northerly wind off the north sea, some showers across eastern counties, a bit more cloud here. bertainly colder for the likes of aberdeen, just six celsius. temperatures closer to average, more typically across scotland, and for england and wales, they're at 8s and 9s. and then looking further ahead with our forecast, high pressure tending to be very dominant. so nothing especially wet for us to contend with, which is positive news after all of the rain earlier this month.

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