will send it leopard 2 tanks following international pressure. classified documents are found at the home of former us vice—president mike pence. his lawyer says he'll cooperate with an inquiry. new zealand has a new prime minister as chris hipkins takes over from jacinda ardern. more than 120 people die in afghanistan due to freezing temperatures. we'll have a special report. we've only been out here for a few minutes and eyebrows are frozen i feel like my face will fall off! imagine if you lived, day in, day out, in conditions like this. and over in hollywood, the fantasy film everything, everywhere all at once leads the oscar nominations with 11 nods. we'll look at what else has made the cut.

after much pressure and anticipation, there are reports in the german media that the country will send leopard 2 battle tanks to ukraine. reports suggest olaf scholz will give the go—ahead to send 1a tanks, paving the way for poland german—made analysts say this could be a game changerfor ukraine in its efforts to repel russian troops from its territory. sofia bettiza has the latest. he has been hesitant for days, but now, after mounting pressure, the german chancellor appears to have finally given the green light. according to german media, he will send at least 1a leopard tanks to kyiv. these are world—class weapons

stock produced in germany, they are widely seen as the best fit for ukraine. at least 16 european nato countries have them, but until now, they weren't allowed to export them because germany had to give permission. something that caused some frustration. the polish prime minister accused germany of acting in a way that was difficult to understand. in particular, germany. they have 350 leopard tanks operational and 200 tanks in storage. why to keep them in storage? poland and the free world cannot afford not to send leopard tanks are not to send modern weapon to ukraine. in tanks are not to send modern weapon to ukraine.— weapon to ukraine. in his evening _ weapon to ukraine. in his evening address, - weapon to ukraine. in his i evening address, ukrainian president zelensky thanked his european allies, but said that more needed to be done. translation:— more needed to be done. translation: , ., ., ., translation: there is a lot of talk about _ translation: there is a lot of talk about the _ translation: there is a lot of talk about the tanks _ translation: there is a lot of talk about the tanks that - translation: there is a lot of talk about the tanks that we i talk about the tanks that we need, a lot of effort, words and promises. but it is important to see the reality.

it is not about five or ten or 15 tanks. the need is greater. discussions need to end with decisions. decisions to really strengthen our defence against the terrorist. our allies have the terrorist. our allies have the necessary number of tanks. zelensky sees the app leopard tanks of a fire —— vital weapon. he says he needs 300. he is unlikely to get them. but if he were to receive even 100, that could be a turning point. and could help ukrainian soldiers break through russian lines and recapture territory this year. sofia bettiza, bbc news. elbridge colby is a former department of defense official and he explains why germany was reluctant to send tanks up until this point. it's a little bit of a mystery, michelle, and i think there has

been quite a bit of public speculation but i think the most commonly proffered speculation is that germany is very uncomfortable with having german tanks fighting russian forces on ukrainian soil and so forth. i don't think that explanation has tended to add up that much, so it is a bit of a mystery. if scholz tomorrow, as expected, announces the tanks, with the same result, so it is a bit mystifying. is this a significant moment, do you think? i think it is significant. on the one hand, look, tanks are important, they're not everything, but main battle tanks are important and ukrainian tanks are running out and the leopard 2 tank is one of the most capable. many talk about the american tank, the abrams, but the leopard 2 is most wanted. and the russians have tanks as well. so this significance is linked to the perception that by the russians and ukrainians appear to be planning offences later

in the winter or- i would caution on the other hand, there is too much of an emphasis, and i think the signals coming out from parts of the us government and the nato deputy secretary general is that this war is likely to become protracted. there may be back and forth and tanks will be important for that, but i don't see it as a panacea or a magic solution, but as one of the ways to support and ukraine and importantly as europeans are taking the lead if and as the war becomes protracted. you mentioned russia will be doing a very similar move in terms of preparation. how are they going to react to these tanks being exported to ukraine? i would not expect them to react radically. battle tanks are extremely significant and imposing if you will, but they are battlefield weapons and tactical weapons, they are not weapons that would allow ukraine

to strike deeply into russian territory or political targets of nuclear forces. one of the reasons i surmise that germany may have been reluctant is the fear of russian escalation and the russians certainly may have telegraphed that, in fact they have made some statements in that effect. but i would expect this to be within the boundaries of what we've seen already, but it does look like the war is going to continue, the russians have mobilised dramatically. if anything, that tells us they are preparing for a long, hardfought conventional war and that tells us it will be bloodied, but not necessarily dramatically escalating as a result of this. classified documents have been found at the home of the former us vice—president mike pence in indiana during a search last week. it's the latest in a series of similar discoveries, which began with an fbi raid at donald trump's mar—a—lago property in florida, and has more recently seen classified files found at offices linked to current presidentjoe biden and at his home.

our north american correspondent david willis has the latest. after he left the white house, mike pence insisted he had not taken any secret documents home with him, but the revelation that documents have been found atjoe biden�*s residence prompted mike pence's aides to look a little bit closer and they came across about a dozen documents with classified markings at mr pence's home in indiana. now, following the discovery of those documents, not only ajoe biden�*s residence and garage, but also at mar—a—lago, the florida residence of donald trump, that has prompted questions about whether another special prosecutor should be appointed to look into what is going on here. there has already been a special prosecutor appointed to both the trump and biden cases. but this is a serious matter, make no mistake, because classified documents supplied to the senate intelligence committee, for example,

only leave the offices there in locked bags and that has also prompted some to question whether, given that there are millions of documents that the federal government mark �*classified' every year, whether there are simply too many that are getting that designation. but the indication is clear that there are a lot of people with access to those sort of documents who are not exercising perhaps the sort of care that they should in looking after them. what has been public reaction to this? clearly, as you mentioned there, david, it seems to be one after the other in terms of this discovery of classified documents. well, i think the public is somewhat bemused. but i think also, that there will be quite a few people who used to have senior positions in the federal government and perhaps used to work in the white house who, even as we speak, may be ferreting through their garages and their home offices, looking for

any evidence that they might have inadvertently ta ken with them following their time in the federal government. let's get some of the day's other news. the president of peru has called for a national truce as thousands of protesters remain on the streets, demanding her resignation. dina boluarte said weeks of demonstrations had cost the country more than a billion dollars. around 50 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces. the usjustice department has filed a lawsuit against google for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the california—based tech giant. the case was the second federal lawsuit against google over alleged antitrust violations and the first one since presidentjoe biden took office. google has denied it is a monopoly. scientists have set the so—called �*doomsday clock�* closer to midnight than ever before, moving its time to 90 seconds. that's ten seconds closer than it has been for the past three years. the clock is meant to illustrate how close humanity

has come to the end of the world, and the new time is down to threats of nuclear war, disease and climate volatility. the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan — ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021, millions of women and girls have lost their access to education and other freedoms. the country is now facing a humanitarian crisis, with its coldest winter in a decade, temperatures are as low as —31 degrees celsius. the united nations estimates that 97% of afghans are living in poverty. some 20 million people are facing acute hunger. two—thirds of afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance, including clean water and sanitation. and yet, the taliban is refusing to lift the ban on female aid workers — that ban was confirmed in a statement to the bbc today. our chief international

correspondent lyse doucet has travelled to the salang in the hindu kush region to see how bad things are. a winter wonderland of aching beauty, but brutal. we are travelling through the masses of the hindu kush, through the world's second—highest road tunnel, the salang tunnel. a place of legend. it's an engineering wonder, but a death trap. especially in winter, in avalanches and accidents. the only highway rescue at this spot is sakhi mohammed, selling chains for tyres in the coldest winter in a decade. translation: it gets so cold, you cannot see the road. - you can't walk, and the heaters in cars don't work.

this is the only way to reach sakhi mohammed's home. there is no road. nothing is easy in this life. this is what life is like here — literally lived on the edge. even for the littlest, with little cover from this biting cold. a home made of mud with the warmth of a large family. translation: i have heard people died of cold. - my kids recently got sick. some of my animals died. till now, i haven't heard people died in salang. even five—year—old jamshad helps keep them alive. they survive with a traditional stove and twigs. and under this red and gold

blanket, charcoal burns. you can taste the fumes in this room. this year, their heating costs soared, just like the rest of the world. translation: no aid agencies have come to help us, - not under the last government or the taliban government. an aid agency did come by this month. this family wasn't seen as needy. imagine the others. their oldest daughters didn't go to school. they couldn't afford it. 14—year—old zainab was the luckiest — she got to go, but then the taliban shut girls' high schools. such hard lives in such harsh terrain. afghan rulers come and go. nature's power ever—present. lyse doucet, bbc news, salang.

stay with us on bbc news. still to come: we look at which films are up for the biggest honour in hollywood, an academy award, and it looks set to be a big year for the blockbuster. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution. the earthquake - singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. _ tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing| desperation about it as the hours pass. l the new government is firmly

in control of the entire republic of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration camp have been commemorating the 40th anniversary of their liberation. they toured the huts, gas chambers and crematoria and relived their horrifying experiences. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: more than a 120 people have died in afghanistan due to freezing temperatures. reports and the german media suggest it will send tanks to ukraine in response to international pressure. classified documents are found at the home of former us vice—president mike pence — his lawyer says he'll co—operate with an inquiry. chris hipkins has been sworn in as new zealand's new prime minister after

the shock resignation of jacinda ardern last week, who said she didn't have enough in the tank to continue in thejob. mr hipkins was sworn in at government house in wellington, alongside carmel sepuloni, who becomes the country's first pasifika deputy prime minister. mr hipkins' labour party will face a general election in october. our correspondent phil mercer is following the story. how do these two leaders differ in style, jacinda ardern and the new prime minister chris atkins? it the new prime minister chris atkins? , , atkins? it is widely acknowledged - atkins? it is widely| acknowledged chris atkins? it is widely - acknowledged chris hipkins lacks the charisma, star power of acknowledged chris hipkins lacks the charisma, star power of jacinda acknowledged chris hipkins lacks the charisma, star power ofjacinda ardern acknowledged chris hipkins lacks the charisma, star power ofjacinda ardern stop acknowledged chris hipkins lacks the charisma, star power ofjacinda ardern stop in acknowledged chris hipkins lacks the charisma, star power ofjacinda ardern stop in 2017 when she was 37, jacinda ardern was the youngest female head of government in the world, and for the next four orfive government in the world, and for the next four or five years it was a pretty wild political ride not only forjacinda ardern but the people of new zealand as well, navigating the

christchurch mosque attacks in 2090, the white island volcanic eruption and the pandemic, that the government in new zealand imposed some pretty harsh measures, in order to keep new zealanders safe. so jacinda ardern is heading to the exit, critic bins is promising a ministerial reshuffle and a reset of various policies. he has described bashan as a global pandemic, so we do expect as new labour government to be concentrating on those cost of living pressures that have caused so much dismay to new zealanders, inflation new zealand stubbornly above 7%. and he has an election to face this year and tober, how are his party, the labour party doing in the polls? it his party, the labour party doing in the polls?- doing in the polls? if you believe the _ doing in the polls? if you believe the opinion - doing in the polls? if you | believe the opinion polls, doing in the polls? if you - believe the opinion polls, not very well. those snapshot of

boat opinion is suggesting labour party is slipping behind the conservative opposition, so this promises to be a big year for chris hipkins, he is, of course a man with very big shoes to fill, following the exit of jacinda shoes to fill, following the exit ofjacinda ardern. but to help him irrigate the next nine months or so towards that general election he isjoined by carmel sepuloni, the first deputy prime minister of pacific descent, in new zealand. new zealand has a history of some pretty talented and proud indigenous maori politicians, but carmel sepuloni is breaking new ground, in terms of new zealand's relationship with its pacific islands neighbours. as we say, an election in october of this year, so much work to be done by the new team. thank ou, phil be done by the new team. thank you, phil mercer. _

angela bassett made history on tuesday as the first marvel cinematic universe star to be nominated for an acting oscar for her role as queen ramonda in black panther: wa kanda forever. blockbuster films are often missing from the nominations but this year wakanda forever was not the only big earning project to feature. films like top gun: maverick and avatar also feature in the best picture category alongside to leslie, which made $27,000 in its first week. the film had a best actress nomination for british star andrea riseborough. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. it does not look good. she's right. in fact, it looks great. everything everywhere all at once, a mind—bending, universe—hopping fantasy, leads with 11 nominations, including michelle yeoh, the first ever woman who identifies as asian, to be nominated for best actress. just behind with nine

nominations, the german war drama all quiet on the western front. now, if i've done something to you, just tell me what i've done to you. and on what's been a spectacular day for irish cinema, the dark comedy the banshees of inisherin. a quarter of today's acting nominations have gone to irish performers, including banshees' colin farrell and brendan gleeson. sit somewhere else. he must be somewhere behind us. films that have helped a soaring box office in 2022 have also been recognised. top gun: maverick has a best film nomination, as does the only movie that outperformed it at the box office, avatar: the way of water, and that matters to the oscars. a huge proportion of their revenue comes from the tv rights to the ceremony, and with audiences for awards shows plummeting in recent years, they know they need to try to get people watching again. pinocchio, you shouldn't lie! of course, a nomination still carries huge cultural cache. former best picture and best director winner guillermo del toro says today's nomination for best animated film for pinocchio means

as much to him as his previous ones. iam not lying! what does an oscar nomination mean? is it still the gold standard? in practical terms, it puts a lot of eyes on your movie. people that didn't see it before, now they see it, because it's nominated. if you win, the same thing, and it is undoubtedly the golden standard. # keep me close...#. one final factor that could also help boost ratings, best song nominations for rihanna for black panther: wakanda forever and lady gaga for top gun: maverick. it means we could see two of music's stars performing on the big night. lizo mzimba, bbc news. entertainment writer, shanellejinay, joins us from orlando, florida. what do you make of these nominations?—

what do you make of these nominations? i'm very excited about the _ nominations? i'm very excited about the nominations, - nominations? i'm very excited about the nominations, i'm i about the nominations, i'm excited for brendan fraser and angela bassett, rhianna, brian henry, michelle yeoh, i'm very excited. ~ ., ., , ., henry. michelle yeoh, i'm very excited. ~ . ., , ., 4, henry, michelle yeoh, i'm very excited. ~ ., ., ~ , excited. what do you think is different about _ excited. what do you think is different about this - excited. what do you think is different about this year, - excited. what do you think is different about this year, we | different about this year, we talk about these big blockbuster films making a comeback, what else is quite unique? comeback, what else is quite uniaue? ~ ., ~ , unique? what i think is quite uniuue unique? what i think is quite unique is _ unique? what i think is quite unique is that _ unique? what i think is quite unique is that there - unique? what i think is quite unique is that there are - unique? what i think is quite | unique is that there are some surprises, by surprises i mean who have taken a hiatus and come back in not only come back to get an oscar nomination, there are actors who have received critical acclaim on the television who are just getting recognition of the fill board, then veterans of the game like angela bassett who have been putting in the work for years, finally getting the risk —— recognition they deserve. risk -- recognition they deserve-— risk -- recognition they deserve. ~ , , .,

deserve. why there has been a move to the — deserve. why there has been a move to the blockbusters, - deserve. why there has been a move to the blockbusters, is l move to the blockbusters, is this just the way the industry is going now? i this just the way the industry is going now?— is going now? i believe so, blockbusters _ is going now? i believe so, blockbusters and _ is going now? i believe so, blockbusters and sequels, | blockbusters and sequels, talking about avatar and black panther: wakanda forever and panther: wa kanda forever and top panther: wakanda forever and top gun maverick third —— hold a certain nostalgia in connection with audiences, that plays a big role on how they. as that theme you will think they will go for years, we have seen the market change considerably, we have got streaming and netflix and disney bringing out their own productions, do you think those old chestnuts will reappear more and more? i old chestnuts will reappear more and more?— old chestnuts will reappear more and more? i believe so, audiences _ more and more? i believe so, audiences have _ more and more? i believe so, audiences have a _ more and more? i believe so, audiences have a voice - more and more? i believe so, audiences have a voice in - more and more? i believe so, audiences have a voice in the | audiences have a voice in the academy has a voice but audience have a voice as well, if they both keep on the pulse with what each other is feeling, what each room is feeling, what each room is feeling they will see a trend upwards, that's not to say there won't be some surprises along the way, they will be sticking around.—

along the way, they will be sticking around. what is your to - sticking around. what is your to ick sticking around. what is your top pick for _ sticking around. what is your top pick for best _ sticking around. what is your top pick for best film? - top pick for best film? honestly my topic was one that did get picked, it was the woman king, if we want to go with films in the group, i'm leaning towards top gun maverick, it was a great watch, it was fun, i enjoyed it.- it was fun, i en'oyed it. tom cruise it was fun, i en'oyed it. tom cruise and _ it was fun, i enjoyed it. tom cruise and those _ it was fun, i enjoyed it. tom cruise and those cool - it was fun, i enjoyed it. tom l cruise and those cool grasses, what can go wrong. in terms of the diversity element, we are seeing some impressive progress there, especially in the best actress category. absolutely, ou actress category. absolutely, you can't _ actress category. absolutely, you can't talk— actress category. absolutely, you can't talk about - actress category. absolutely, you can't talk about this - you can't talk about this without giving a shout out 214 everything everywhere all at once, long overdue, very well—deserved, oh my goshjamie lee curtis who has been in the game for a long time, it's a very big category, and some very big category, and some very worthy people. we very big category, and some very worthy people.- very worthy people. we will have to to _ very worthy people. we will have to to see _ very worthy people. we will have to to see if _ very worthy people. we will

have to to see if you - very worthy people. we will have to to see if you are - very worthy people. we will. have to to see if you are right about the stop that. thank you very much. there isjust enough time to tell you about a jacket that has turned up at the vintage store that is 170 years old, it was found at barnes beer in northern england and believed to be made by indigenous canadian and likely dates back to the 1800s and was brought to the uk in a clothing bailfrom the usa. a bit of top vintage there. that's it for us from now, you can reach me on my socials. i am on instagram and twitter. in the meantime, thank you very much for watching. we will see you really soon.

hello. tuesday brought some huge temperature contrasts across the uk. it was —9 in oxfordshire in the morning and then 16 degrees in the afternoon in aberdeen. but i think over the next few days, the temperatures will balance out a little bit more — it'll be closer to the seasonal norm. we'll also lose the frosts in the south of the country where, recently, it has been very cold, and here's an example in the south of the uk. those temperatures won't be quite so low overnight as we head into next week. ok, let's get into the forecast, then. here's wednesday's weather map, and a cold front is moving across the country, introducing a little bit of rain early in the morning across northern parts of the uk through scotland and northern ireland. little bits and pieces of rain and murky conditions further south as well. there will be a touch of frost first thing anywhere from east anglia through the southeast down towards the west country, but the vast majority of us will have temperatures above freezing first thing. also the possibility of some mist and fog in the midlands,

west country, possibly east anglia as well for a time. so, let's have a look at the forecast, then, for wednesday. here's that weather front as it moves from the north southwards, perhaps reaching northern wales, the peak district, early in the afternoon — lincolnshire, too. behind it, the skies actually clear, so some sunshine later in the day for belfastjust before sunset. belfast, glasgow, ten degrees here. then notice that weather front sinks southwards and there will be some rain towards the rush hour, i think, in the south of the country, and then eventually clearing the kent coast late wednesday evening. thursday, we've got an area of high pressure building across the uk nosing in, and that spells a lot of sunny weather — it really is going to be a fine day for many of us on thursday. a little on the cool side, i think, on the north sea coast, so with that northerly breeze, perhaps one or two showers, i think beautiful weather out towards the west and those temperatures close to the norm for the time of the year — around nine in belfast,

not far off that elsewhere across the country. then the outlook as we head into the weekend, you can see temperatures actually recovering to around double figures as we head towards sunday, and we're talking about generally dry weather. that's it from me, bye—bye. this is bbc news.

the headlines: germany appears to be on the verge of supplying ukraine with leopard two tanks. reports from berlin suggest the chancellor, olaf scholz, has bowed to intense pressure to approve the exports. other countries could also be allowed to re—export their german made tanks. lawyers for the former us vice—president, mike pence, have revealed that a small number of classified documents were found at his home last week. the papers have been handed over to the fbi. investigators are already looking at the handling of such documents by president biden and donald trump. chris hipkins has been sworn in as new zealand's new prime minister after the shock resignation of jacinda ardern last week. he took office alongside carmel sepuloni, who becomes the country's first pasifika deputy prime minister. now on bbc news, panorama.