hello, good morning, this is bbc news with the latest headlines. president the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, says an agreement to send battle tanks to ukraine will make a "big difference". president zelensky says they need to be delivered quickly. the key now is the speed and volume — the speed of training our military, the speed of supplying tanks to ukraine, the volume of tanks bought. nhs physiotherapists in england become the latest group to join the ongoing industrial action over pay in the health service. the number of new cars made in the uk falls to its lowest level since 1956. donald trump will be allowed back on facebook and instagram after a two—year suspension.

the legal definition of a landlord is to be debated in the supreme court today in a bid to help tenants in some of england's worst rental properties. if you want to get in touch with a comment about any of the stories we're covering today you can do that on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in sport, manchester united beat nottingham forest 3—0 in the first leg of their league cup semi—final. hello, good morning, and welcome to bbc news. russia has hit back at ukraine with a wave of missiles — the day after two western countries confirmed it would send tanks

to help kyiv�*s forces repel the russian invasion. one person has been reported killed and two injured in kyiv as around 30 missiles were fired at targets across the country. in his nightly address, president zelensky thanked germany and the united states for agreeing to send tanks, but said his country now needs more long—range artillery and aircraft. for months, he's campaigned for these, in public, and intensely behind the scenes, diplomatically. now, ukraine's leader is going to get this powerful, reliable, and potentially transformative, bit of kit. translation: the key now is speed and volume. - the speed of training our military, the speed of supplying tanks to ukraine, the volume of tank support. we have to form a fist

of tanks, a fist of freedom, after which tyranny will not rise again. we can do it together. on social media, he'd already thanked germany for what he called these important and timely decisions. but it took a long time. germany's leader, olaf scholz, has long been hesitant. he's balancing between a reliance on russia for his country's energy needs, with pressure from within, and neighbouring countries, to give ukraine the boost it needs. in the end, it was likely this helped. president biden announced that the us will also send tanks. putin expected europe and the united states to weaken our resolve. he expected our support for ukraine to crumble with time. he was wrong. his key aim — to keep ukraine well stocked, but also nato and the west united against russian aggression. this war is evolving and nato allies have constantly assessed what type of support they should provide. president putin made a big mistake when he invaded ukraine, because he totally underestimated the ukrainians.

but he also made a big mistake because, of course, he totally underestimated nato and nato allies and our unity, our resolve, to stand by ukraine, to support ukraine with an unprecedented level of military support. but despite enduring almost a year of this, the kit deemed so essential to helping ukraine isn't going to arrive quickly. soldiers need to be trained in how to use those german—made tanks, and there are reports the us hardware could take a year to come. with the tanks promised, ukraine's leader is already talking about what he needs next. translation: we also have to open up the supply of long range _ missiles for ukraine. it's important that we expand our cooperation in artillery and the supply of aircraft for ukraine. this is a dream, and this is a task, an important task, for all of us. this war, almost a year old now, is escalating. more countries are giving more kit to ukraine, as it tries to turn

the tide against russia. robin brant, bbc news. our europe correspondent jessica parker has more from berlin. well, germany was seen as really key to unlocking this issue of trying to get some more modern western battle tanks to ukraine. why? because it manufactures these leopard 2 tanks which are widely used across europe. and not only, therefore, did germany have to give permission to send some of its own — obviously, at the moment it's pledged 14 — it also has the final say in whether other countries can re—export those tanks to ukraine as well. so one country in particular, poland, which is an extremely strong supporter of ukraine, had been publicly agitating to get germany's permission in order to send 14 of its own leopard 2 tanks to ukraine as well. and now the hope is from countries like poland, other nations across europe who have tlese leopard 25 will also start sending them

across europe who have these leopard 25 will also start sending them so that you can build up enough to actually make this a potential game changer, although it really does depend on how many tanks are sent to ukraine on the battlefield. so germany really was seen as key. and of course, for germany it has been coming under huge amounts of criticism for what many felt was hesitation by olaf scholz to make this decision. and there were concerns, i think, amongst western allies that it was opening up rather obvious splits as well. so i think there'll be relief that olaf scholz made this move yesterday, but it's pretty clear that for him, he really wanted to ensure that america was making a similar gesture with its abrams tanks before he made any pledge on the leopard 2s. so he made that announcement yesterday. but really interestingly, he very much focused in his speech in the bundestag, trying to reassure worried citizens, because opinion in germany here is split as to whether this is the right thing to do.

jessica parker. we'll hear from our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse in kyiv shortly. but first let's get a sense of the reaction from russia to all of this. joining me now is francis scarr from bbc monitoring. francis, what has russian tv been saying? we francis, what has russian tv been sa in: ? ~ . , francis, what has russian tv been sa in? ., , saying? we have seen some aggressively _ saying? we have seen some aggressively damning - saying? we have seen some i aggressively damning rhetoric saying? we have seen some - aggressively damning rhetoric laced with threats from russian tv. one of the key talk—show hosts on russian state tv, considered a key figure in the kremlin media machine, has said that germany should now be considered a party to the conflict and that strikes on german territory should be considered legitimate. they have also been plenty of attempts to invoke the sense of victimhood from world war ii and remind russian domestic audiences of 1941 when hitler's tanks rolled into soviet territory. so we have seen accusations last night in the news bulletins for example of olaf scholz for getting germany's historic guilt

and turning a blind eye to what happened last time german tanks were churning up ukrainian territory. some of the rhetoric has been really quite aggressive, using language that you wouldn't normally expect to hear on tv, offensive terms used against members of the german government and the news presenter i mentioned said the current german government was like the fourth right. very strong language and rhetoric. ~ ., ., ,, ., rhetoric. what about russian military bloggers? _ rhetoric. what about russian military bloggers? honestlyl rhetoric. what about russian - military bloggers? honestly they have been really active throughout this conflict. what have they said about these tanks and the potential difference they could make. this about these tanks and the potential difference they could make.- difference they could make. this is uuite difference they could make. this is quite significant _ difference they could make. this is quite significant if _ difference they could make. this is quite significant if we _ difference they could make. this is quite significant if we are - difference they could make. this is quite significant if we are gaugingl quite significant if we are gauging the reaction the kremlin. the kremlin itself, dmitry peskov, poutine's spokesman, the idea these tanks would help ukraine was absurd and they will simply burn. some of these military bloggers have been agreeing with him, pointing to the numbers of tanks pledged so far by western countries saying they are far less than what ukraine has been

asking for and that it will take quite some time for ukraine to learn how to use them. they have said that, yes, they are going to give ukraine additional firepower, that, yes, they are going to give ukraine additionalfirepower, but ukraine additional firepower, but they ukraine additionalfirepower, but they will not give that strategic edge over russia that will allow ukraine to regain its territory. to what extent do we, throughout this conflict, have we seen a gap between initial reactions on russian state television or from the bloggers and what has transpired on the ground in terms of russia's military capabilities?— terms of russia's military ca abilities? ~ ., . capabilities? well, the rhetoric we see in russian _ capabilities? well, the rhetoric we see in russian media _ capabilities? well, the rhetoric we see in russian media really - capabilities? well, the rhetoric we see in russian media really oftenl see in russian media really often has very little bearing on what's happening on the ground. when we saw the russian retreats from kherson, simply russian tv said nothing about it until the announcement came from the russian defence ministry. initially they referred to the official language used by the defence ministry, by the russian

military, before then getting their talking points and really expanding on them and making sure that the russian domestic audience is thinking what the kremlin wants it to think. . . , thinking what the kremlin wants it to think. ., . , ., ~ , to think. francis, thank you very much, francis _ to think. francis, thank you very much, francis scarr, _ to think. francis, thank you very much, francis scarr, from - to think. francis, thank you very much, francis scarr, from bbc l much, francis scarr, from bbc monitoring. we can now go to the ukrainian capital, our correspondentjames capital, our correspondent james waterhouse is capital, our correspondentjames waterhouse is there. before we talk about tanks and the other equipment president zelensky is calling for, tell us about the missiles aimed at various locations around ukraine this morning, including in kyiv. yes, usually tend to measure the seriousness of these widespread missile strikes by the length of time we spend underground. we have been here for a few hours. it is clearly a sustained and wide—ranging attack. in the small hours we heard reports of drone attacks, drones being in the air and reported explosions in the south—eastern city

of dnipro. no reported casualties there. and then a few hours ago the authorities were saying that there are 30 missiles in the air. the way ukraine's defences work is that when a missile is launched, either by sea, by land, orvia ground a missile is launched, either by sea, by land, or via ground to air, the regions in that flight path activate their air raid sirens. so in some parts of the country these sirens go off pretty frequently. but this morning we had the sirens, as well as very clear advice not to ignore them. so we have heard a number of explosions in the centre of kyiv. there are reports of a power station has been hit, one person has been killed, we are told, as well. and this is a continuation of russia's tactic of targeting ukraine's infrastructure to deprive people of power, and water and if you take kyiv, people are learning to live with regular blackouts, some

are scheduled, some aren't and moscow is hoping it puts pressure on the population to make them want to give up. so far that hasn't worked but sadly this tactic is continuing. are looking ahead to a spring offensive and beyond, let's talk about the delivery of the tanks. speed and volume, president zelensky emphasised in his nightly address last night, crucial to be filled in on the exact numbers that will arrive in the timeframe for their arrival but what options might they give ukraine when they do get to the country? give ukraine when they do get to the count ? ., ., , ., country? you are right, the question is time and — country? you are right, the question is time and quantity, _ country? you are right, the question is time and quantity, i _ country? you are right, the question is time and quantity, i think, - country? you are right, the question is time and quantity, i think, for - is time and quantity, i think, for ukraine. because i think at the moment it is clear that ukraine is only able to hold its defensive line. it's not currently in a position where it came across the front line like we saw last year in the autumn. to cross the front line and force the russians out completely so when these tanks

eventually arrive, if they arrive in significant enough numbers, ukraine says it needs 300, then it gives the country the potential to push forward. these are sophisticated pieces of kit designed for attack, so when used with infantry, when used with artillery or air strikes their effect can be highly significant. it is interesting, the us was keen to describe this commitment as not being offensive. giving ukraine the means to force russian troops back to their own country. but the kremlin, inevitably, has described this declaration is dangerous, and a saying in the words of the kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov, these modern tanks will burn like other foreign tanks. so it's gone down like you would expect. but ukraine is hoping they arrive quickly. but as we have seen in the past, western military hardware, it's not as

simple as bringing it across, it needs spare parts, you need supply lines and unique training and it all takes time. lines and unique training and it all takes time-— lines and unique training and it all takes time. james, thank you very much. takes time. james, thank you very much- james _ takes time. james, thank you very much. james waterhouse - takes time. james, thank you very much. james waterhouse in - takes time. james, thank you very much. james waterhouse in kyiv. | takes time. james, thank you very . much. james waterhouse in kyiv. the time is now 9:13am. the headlines on bbc news so far today. president zelensky welcomes western leaders sending tanks but urges them to be delivered quickly, as reports say kyiv is under rocket attack from russia right now. nhs physiotherapists walk out in england for the first time, they're latest to join strike action over pay. more on that in just a second. the number of new cars made in the uk falls to its lowest level since 1956. let's talk more about one of those headline stories. thousands of nhs physiotherapists in england are on strike today,

in an on—going dispute about health service pay. more than 4,000 physiotherapists from 30 nhs trusts are supporting the 24—hour strike. physiotherapists in wales are due to walk out next month. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. becky has worked as a physiotherapist for 30 years. like her colleagues, treating patients, notjust with sports injuries or back pain, but in intensive care units, a&e departments and post—operation rehab. but now, she says, many are burnt out. and that's why they've taken the big step of going on strike. because of the cost of living, they have to work extra shifts to manage their finances. and that causes, obviously, added burn—out to already busy days. and also, the nhs does run on goodwill, and the amount of physios and other nhs professionals that do... ..do overtime without actually getting paid for it as well. and i think that's another reason that people's goodwill has actually run out now.

this is the first time members of the chartered society of physiotherapy have gone on strike. the action covers around 4200 staff, although not all of them the action covers around 4,200 staff, although not all of them will be on shift today. and it involves 30 nhs trusts in england, roughly one in seven. next month will see two more days of strike action in trusts and health boards in both england and wales. those involved in talks with the government say the strike is the result of a crisis that has been a decade in the making. this is about making sure that physiotherapists, physio support workers and other nhs staff, can meet the health needs of the uk population, at a time when we know you only need to turn on the television to see what's happening in emergency departments and outside them. and waiting lists are getting longer and longer for the treatment that people so desperately need. the physiotherapists are just the latest group to go on strike. recent weeks have seen industrial action by nurses, ambulance staff and other health workers. like other strikes, the most urgent,

life threatening cases will be covered. but some patients will face cancelled appointments. so far, there is little sign of an end to this long running dispute. unions are determined to pursue a pay deal they say reflects the cost of living crisis. ministers argue they simply can't afford to pay them what they want. dominic hughes, bbc news. in response to the strike, health and social care secretary steve barclay said: "it is regrettable some union members are taking industrial action. i will continue meeting with unions to discuss what is fair and affordable." more than 25,000 health care staff in northern ireland are taking part in a 24—hour strike in a dispute over pay and staffing levels. some nurses, ambulance and hospital support staff from the unite, unison and nipsa unions are on picket lines, although emergency care will still be provided. they say they've been left with no alternative,

and last walked out in december. workers were told they would get a £1,400 pay rise this year, but unions say that's not enough due to high inflation and the rising cost of living. the number of new cars made in the uk fell sharply last year to its lowest level since 1956. a continuing global shortage in semiconductor chips has been affecting production. the society of motor manufacturers and traders says the uk doesn't have a strategy to make the country competitive as a destination for investment. let's speak now to stuart masson, editor at the car expert. thank you forjoining us. would you agree with what the smmt is saying? they say the uk doesn't have a strategy to make the country competitive for investment. that's correct. there _ competitive for investment. that's correct. there is _ competitive for investment. that's correct. there is no _ competitive for investment. that's correct. there is no clear- correct. there is no clear government strategy but also no clear strategy from most of the car manufacturers that build cars in the uk, and one of the problems we have

here with the uk car industry is that we have a lot of car companies, but none of them are british owned, they are owned by german, chinese, japanese or indian companies so they tend to make strategies about what is best for their global multinational companies in countries far away from here and that doesn't necessarily prioritise building cars here in the uk. that necessarily prioritise building cars here in the uk.— necessarily prioritise building cars here in the uk. that leaves the uk at the mercy _ here in the uk. that leaves the uk at the mercy of — here in the uk. that leaves the uk at the mercy of decisions - here in the uk. that leaves the uk at the mercy of decisions being - here in the uk. that leaves the uk i at the mercy of decisions being made based on very different rationale? absolutely. the decline in british car manufacturing over the last few years has come about for a number of reasons. one of which, as i've said, is decisions being made elsewhere. the uk is not a particularly cheap place to manufacture cars compared to other parts of the world, brexit is an issue as well, then we have in this transition period from fossil fuelled powered cars to electric field powered cars, we are falling behind. we field powered cars, we are falling behind. ~ ., ., , , .,,

behind. we have heard this phrase before, a behind. we have heard this phrase before. a few _ behind. we have heard this phrase before, a few times _ behind. we have heard this phrase before, a few times over _ behind. we have heard this phrase before, a few times over the - behind. we have heard this phrase before, a few times over the last l before, a few times over the last few years, continued global shortage in semiconductor chips is hitting production lines here. first of all, tell our viewers what these semiconductor chips do and why isn't the uk, or is the uk producing any of them itself? and if not, why not? the semiconductor chips, they are tiny microchips that control so many aspects of a car, from mirrors to engine components, gearbox components, safety systems. they are absolutely crucial to almost every aspect of how a car works, and that affects notjust cars in the uk but cars built around the world, and the newer the car is the more they are affected by having thousands of microchips that drive how the car works. so every car manufacturer has been affected. again, partly as a result of the uk not controlling its own destiny in the car industry. other car manufacturers have prioritised supplying cars in their own countries and building cars in

their own countries rather than worrying about satellite operations they have around the world. most of they have around the world. most of the semiconductor chips are built in asia, so tie china, and in particular career, so cars that are built there and car companies headquartered there tend to prioritise their own production rather than worrying about exports. there have been good news stories here in the uk but overall we are struggling as an industry to keep up with the pace that's going on elsewhere. i5 with the pace that's going on elsewhere-— with the pace that's going on elsewhere. , ., ., elsewhere. is so what can the uk do to chance elsewhere. is so what can the uk do to change this. _ elsewhere. is so what can the uk do to change this, or— elsewhere. is so what can the uk do to change this, or is _ elsewhere. is so what can the uk do to change this, or is it _ elsewhere. is so what can the uk do to change this, or is it going - elsewhere. is so what can the uk do to change this, or is it going to - elsewhere. is so what can the uk do to change this, or is it going to be . to change this, or is it going to be a really uphill struggle given the dominance in other parts of the world of motor manufacturing? it is auoin to world of motor manufacturing? it is going to be — world of motor manufacturing? it is going to be an _ world of motor manufacturing? it 3 going to be an uphill struggle because we are fighting against global trends, because we are fighting against globaltrends, but because we are fighting against global trends, but the uk collectively, industry and government, need to decide, do we want a car manufacturing industry in this country? if we do there is a lot of investment that is needed. we do have some really good examples,

the nissan factory in sunderland is the nissan factory in sunderland is the uk's largest producer of cars and their production is up around 16% last year, and the nissan cash k is the first uk built car to be the most popular car in the uk since the 19905, most popular car in the uk since the 1990s, but across a lot of our other cat at factories we are seeing declining production and lack of investment in electrification, we are seeing companies like jaguar land rover who have been shifting production out of the uk to a new factory in slovakia for the best part of the last decade, we are seeing stellantis, which owns vauxhall, has been closing factories or repurposing factories, which means that production has been down. ——nissan qashqai. they are reinvesting but there is a lot of change going on at the uk needs to decide whether it wants to be part of this, or are we prepared to let uk car manufacturing die a slow death? . ~' , ., uk car manufacturing die a slow death? ., ~ , ., , uk car manufacturing die a slow death? ., ~ i. , . meta is to reinstate the facebook and instagram accounts of former us

president donald trump. he was suspended two years ago over posts praising people who stormed congress in an attempt to overturn his election defeat. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has more details. the attack on congress, when supporters of donald trump tried to stop the certification ofjoe biden's election victory. while it was going on, the then president posted a video on facebook and instagram, expressing his support for the rioters, and then in another post, he repeated false claims about fraudulent voting during the 2020 election. initially, he was banned from the platforms indefinitely. facebook later said it would review its decision after two years. if i run and if i win, we will treat those people from january 6th fairly. ever since donald trump announced he was running for the white house again, there has been growing pressure on meta from the former president's supporters to reinstate the facebook and instagram accounts, where he had more than 50 million followers. meta's nick clegg said a review had found that mr trump's accounts no

longer represented a serious risk to public safety, and that he would be allowed to return in the coming weeks. the former president's response was typically bullish. what this means is that by giving donald trump access to the largest social media platform in the world, he has the most access that he has had since before january 6th for calls to action. and this isjust simply a risky move.

but will donald trump actually return to facebook or instagram? even though he has been allowed back on twitter by elon musk, the former president hasn't posted anything there, yet. in the coming months, the race to become the republican nominee to fight the 2024 election will intensify. and given the reach and power of meta's social networks, the platforms could prove irresistible. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. a man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a former health secretary matt hancock on the london underground. footage posted online appears to show a man shouting at mr hancock and following him on to a train, in what his spokesperson called "an unpleasant encounter". he is not believed to have been hurt in the incident. police said a 61—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of common assault and a public order offence. the international olympic committee has suggested that russian and belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the paris

2024 summer games if they participate as neutrals. in a statement, the ioc said it was exploring a pathway, saying no athlete should be prevented from competing just because of their passport. it had initially called for competitors from russia and belarus to be excluded from international sports competitions following the invasion of ukraine. the move has been criticised by ukrainian athletes and the rights group global athlete, who said it strengthened "russia's propaganda machine." a record number of people switched banks in the last three months of last year. cost of living increases are thought to be behind it as cash incentives led almost 400,000 customers to move their current accounts. up to £200 was offered by some banks to those switching their custom. however, that number still only represents a fraction of the millions of accounts used across the uk, so lots of people who could perhaps benefit from switching haven't done so. i'm joined now by our cost of living

correspondent kevin peachy. good morning. switching banks, switching energy supplier, people notoriously are bad at doing that, making the switch. tell us more about why people have been switching their current accounts in greater numbers. it their current accounts in greater numbers. , . , their current accounts in greater numbers. , ., , ., ., ., ., numbers. it is a very old adage that --eole numbers. it is a very old adage that peeple tend — numbers. it is a very old adage that peeple tend to _ numbers. it is a very old adage that people tend to swap _ numbers. it is a very old adage that people tend to swap their— numbers. it is a very old adage that people tend to swap their partnersl people tend to swap their partners more often than they would change their banks. this has changed a bit in recent years. it has become easier to switch your main current account to a new bank. you can do that within seven days through the current account switching service. the new bank will automatically adopt the details of your regular payments. so it has become a bit easier and technology has made it a bit easier too. there was a report not that long ago it was because people were fed up with the service it got from the bank, was the main

reason behind switching and they saw little in terms of a financial benefit in doing so. well, there has changed because as you say last year there was a host of banks offering up there was a host of banks offering up to £200 as a bonus for anyone switching their main current account to them. and clearly that is attractive to people when they were pressed by rising bills, by rising prices, the soaring cost of living meant they were looking for any income they could find and clearly the £200 was attractive. as a result, as you say, we have this record for the final three months of last year, 376,000 people moved their current accounts to a new bank. they would have done that for a variety of reasons but clearly the cash incentive was one of them. that was a record for any quarter since the system began ten years ago and for november when the switches peaked, that for itself in one month was a record too. aha,

peaked, that for itself in one month was a record too.— was a record too. a bigger cash incentives. _ was a record too. a bigger cash incentives, easier _ was a record too. a bigger cash incentives, easier to _ was a record too. a bigger cash incentives, easier to actually i incentives, easier to actually complete the switching process. with these sorts of offers available for people to switch their accounts, are they bigger tie—ins if they moved to a particular bank? they bigger tie-ins if they moved to a particular bank?— they bigger tie-ins if they moved to a particular bank? there are often a few caveats — a particular bank? there are often a few caveats here _ a particular bank? there are often a few caveats here and _ a particular bank? there are often a few caveats here and there. - a particular bank? there are often a few caveats here and there. but - few caveats here and there. but generally of course the banks want your customer, they want you to move over. this coincided too with better savings rates, so people opening savings rates, so people opening savings accounts may have been attracted to move some money there too. and clearly it's all in the background of rising interest rates. but the money in their bank account of course eaten away, the buying power of it eaten away by the rising cost of living. it has dipped a little bit since the start of this year. that competition has faded a bit but there are still cash incentives out there. and there are also incentives from savings providers as well. so there is a bit of competition still there and we

will see whether that continues as expected. the interest rates that are being offered, the increase in those tend to dip away on savings accounts and maybe some of these incentives dip away a bit too. kevin, thank you very much. kevin peachy, our cost of living correspondent. time for a look at the weather forecast with carol. good morning. good morning. it was a chilly start for many but not as cold as it has been earlier this week. dry as well. the best of the sunshine will be in the west, across the north and east, a view showers, some blown inland as we go through the course of the day. they will be hit and miss, many of us will miss them and in between, bright skies or sunny skies but a brisk wind coming down the north sea will take the edge off the temperatures here. temperatures today, up to about 8—9. this evening and overnight, many showers will fade. we could see some mist and fog forming, for example in north—west

england, the west midlands, northern ireland, south—west scotland, and by the end of the night, a new weather front will bring in some cloud and light rain and drizzle to the north—west. cold enough tonight for some frost. that is how we start day tomorrow. frosty, then mist and fog lifting but for most of us, once again, dry eye patchy light rain and drizzle in the north—west and temperatures similar to today. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. kyiv has come under fresh attacks by russian drones and missiles, the day after western leaders agree to send tanks to support ukraine. nhs physiotherapists walk out in england for the first time. they're the latest to join strike action over pay in the health service. the number of new cars made in the uk falls to its lowest level since 1956.

donald trump is to be allowed back on facebook and instagram after a two—year suspension. the legal definition of a landlord is up for debate in the supreme court today, in a bid to protect tenants in some of england's worst rental properties. we will have more on that story in a couple of moments. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's mike. good morning. manchester united are well on their way to wembley and the league cup final after beating nottingham forest 3—0 in the away leg of their semifinal at the city ground. of their semifinal at the city the winners of the tie will play either newcastle or southampton in the final. jim lumsden reports. forest fans would flinch at the memory of united's last visit back in 1999. they were thrashed 8—1. united now are in the running forfour trophies. and marcus rashford in the form of his life, 20 goals to his name this season, make that 21. forest were strangers to the ball

for a while until sam surridge thought he had scored on the break. var begged to differ. the disallowed goal lit the forest fire. de gea keeping this one at bay. united are a better side since erik ten hag began his old trafford shake—up. wout weghorst brought them back into the comfort zone. they put three past forest at old trafford in the premier league before christmas, and looked ever more likely to mirror that feat. it was bruno fernandes who added the third and fired his side into pole position for a trip to wembley. jim lumsden, bbc news. rashford was substituted towards the end of the game, with manager erik ten hag keen to keep him fresh, given the form of his star man. i'm happy with marcus, his performance and his development. from the start of the season he's growing, and he keeps doing that.

so what we have to aim for with him — and in the first place, he's responsible for that — to keep his process going. if he's in that mood and that spirit, i think he's unstoppable. there's controversy at the australian open, where novak djokovic's father srdjan has been filmed posing for pictures with supporters of russia's president vladimir putin. srdjan djokovic, seen here on the left with his son, was pictured alongside a man who was holding a russian flag, carrying putin's face, and wearing a t—shirt printed with the pro—war "z" symbol. russian and belarusian flags and symbols have been banned at melbourne park since a russian flag was displayed during a match on the opening day. the first of the women's semifinals is under way in melbourne and after brakes on either side, elena rybakina against victoria azarenka is going with serve again in the opening set, currently 5—5.

and britain's alfie hewett is through to two wheelchair finals in melbourne — he is the world number one in singles, and is through to his third successive final after beating japan's takuya miki. and along with fellow briton gordon reid, he then beat a japanese pair, as they chase a fourth successive doubles title in melbourne. fast bowlerjofra archer was one of the stars of england's 2019 cricket world cup victory on home soil, but he's had such bad luck with injuries since his last test match nearly two years ago. he's now back in the england squad for the one—day series with south africa, which starts tomorrow, and he still has hopes of a place in england's ashes squad this summer. playing with the guys again, especially the style of cricket, is very exciting, but i think i need to probably spend the next two, three, four months, you know, just fine—tuning the body, making myself a bit more resilient. i want to play in the ashes so i am going to have to do all the hard yards and everything i need to do to tick those boxes.

such a big talent and england fans delighted to see him back. that's all the sport for now. the supreme court will rule on a landmark case later, which could help protect tenants from so—called "ghost landlords". housing campaigners want a legal definition on who is responsible for property repairs, in cases where the owner of the building is different from the tenant's immediate landlord. jim connolly has been to meetjess, who struggled to work out who was liable when her flat needed urgent work. which one was it? just this one here. it was in a general state of disrepair. the shared bathroom was giving off electric shocks. and we didn't have a fire door either. it did end up being quite unpleasant. you can see it flowing out. that is the water. but poor living conditions were just the start of it. when jess complained to who she thought was her landlord, things got complicated. the owner of the property wasn't the person who let it out to her.

it made it impossible forjess to get anyone to take responsibility. even when things did get fixed, jess says it took a long time. it felt like we were chasing a ghost. any works that needed doing, it was all through text, so there was no peace of mind. you don't know who you are going to. at the time, it was a lot. jess moved out two years ago and even took her landlord to a tribunal. it ruled they should pay back her rent but she hasn't had a penny. the owner of the property told us she doesn't manage it and is appealing the basis for the tribunal�*s findings. the person who rented the flat tojess did not respond to our requests for a comment. this is all connected to something called rent to rent. it is where a person or a company offers a landlord a fixed rental income for the whole property while managing and maintaining it. to make a profit, they then divide it up and let the place out on a room by room basis. often splitting larger rooms and living rooms to make more money. rent to rent is not illegal

and it can work well for some property owners. but campaigners worry it is open to exploitation. so, currently, the way the law works is that a tenant can only take action against their immediate landlord. and what that does is it creates a real blueprint for property owners to put a sham company on the tenancy agreement, to simply cram as many tenants in as possible, ignore fire safety features. and it is a question of when, not if, there will be a number of people dying in one of these death trap properties. this has created a big legal question. who is a landlord? is it the person someone signs their contract with? or is it the property's owner? the supreme court is about to make a decision on a case which could have a big impact on who people can take legal action against. those representing landlords in the court have concerns, too. of course, landlords should be responsible for who they let to, but there are simply things they can't control. if someone has taken a property and lied to them, what would you expect them to do? it is not possible for them to stop that.

it is difficult, though, because both parties are victims. butjust because both parties are victims, that doesn't mean that landlords should be held responsible for that. the court will give clarity on who legally is a landlord but for people like jess, all they want is for someone to take responsibility. it could look like any other rental situation from the eyes of someone who doesn't have the knowledge of what is going on. are they who they say they are? is it their place? jim connolly, bbc news. jim connolly is here. you can see why the term ghost landlord has been used because if you have a tenant in this situation, it is really difficult for them to pin down who is responsible and who they should speak to if they need help with something. that they should speak to if they need help with something.— help with something. that was absolutely _ help with something. that was absolutely jess' _ help with something. that was absolutely jess' problem, - help with something. that was absolutely jess' problem, she | absolutelyjess' problem, she described it as chasing a ghost because the person she thought was her landlord probably wasn't and the person she was dealing with was always on text, it was like there was nobody to pin down and when she went to get her rent back, that continued and she has still not had any of the rent back that she was

owed. there are obvious problems for tenants like her when they don't know where to go and they are being left a bit trapped in the system. and we know that the rental market is growing all the time, people are finding it difficult to get on the property ladder if that is what they want to do. more people are renting. do we have any kind of sense of the number of people who might be in this situation? it is number of people who might be in this situation?— this situation? it is interesting, if ou this situation? it is interesting, if you speak — this situation? it is interesting, if you speak to _ this situation? it is interesting, if you speak to both _ this situation? it is interesting, if you speak to both sides - this situation? it is interesting, if you speak to both sides of. this situation? it is interesting, | if you speak to both sides of the debate, those representing the landlords and those representing the tenants at the supreme court today, they say the supreme court are looking at this because it is a growing issue. when it comes to numbers, it is quite hard to say because of the nature of what we are talking about. in reality, it is probably in the region of about 10,000 of these meant to rent companies out there, that is the estimate from the tenants organisations we spoke to. the sense of the scale of the number of people living in this type of accommodation, well, there are 450,000 houses of multiple occupancy in england and wales, that is the best and latest estimate but not all

of them will be rent to rent but a large proportion of them will be so you can see where the problems are. it is worth pointing out that rent to rent is not illegal in itself and works well for a lot of landlord. i was about to say, it is entirely legal and for some people, as you said, it works perfectly well. yes. said, it works perfectly well. yes, it does not _ said, it works perfectly well. yes, it does not bite _ said, it works perfectly well. yes, it does not bite but _ said, it works perfectly well. yes, it does not bite but some - said, it works perfectly well. is: it does not bite but some people are exploiting the situation. is it the same as subletting? subletting is generally illegal, it is where somebody rents out a room without telling the landlord. what is happening here, rent to rent, when it is done properly, and organisational person will go to the landlord and say, i will rent out your property and divide landlord and say, i will rent out your property and divide it up landlord and say, i will rent out your property and divide it up and rent it out on a room by room basis. there is a contract in place and the correct insurance, they have gone to the council and done it all properly and got the right licenses. there is nothing wrong with the process and the people that like it, it looks really good because it brings down the prices for tenants, the room by room basis and it means. who owns the property, they don't want to get involved in the day—to—day management if they want —— that they

don't have to get involved if they don't have to get involved if they don't want to but the problem is when it gets exploited by dodgy companies. the thing that strikes me is it is a common enemy for both sides of the supreme court which is a weird situation. both sides want a very different outcome at the end of it but both of them have the same problem in the middle which is dodgy, corrupt, criminal rent to rent companies. they are the problem. it is which way it goes well sort of impact different people in a different way. 50 well sort of impact different people in a different way.— in a different way. so in terms of urou -s in a different way. so in terms of groups representing _ in a different way. so in terms of groups representing tenants' - in a different way. so in terms of i groups representing tenants' rights, what are they hoping for from the supreme court hearing today? itigihat supreme court hearing today? what the want supreme court hearing today? what they want is — supreme court hearing today? what they want is for _ supreme court hearing today? what they want is for it _ supreme court hearing today? what they want is for it to _ supreme court hearing today? what they want is for it to go _ supreme court hearing today? twat they want is for it to go to a supreme court hearing today? ikff�*ué�*ii they want is for it to go to a point where a landlord can be defined as the person who owns the property because that means if this rent to rent company, this dodgy rent to rent company, this dodgy rent to rent company, this dodgy rent to rent company disappears or vanishes, there is no one to pin it to, then there is no one to pin it to, then the tenant still has somebody they can go to to get the rent that they are owed back. on the other side of it, you have got the landlords that say, that is not fair because a lot of our members are being tricked by these companies and why should they

be responsible? it is a bit of a strange situation with this common enemy in the middle of it. i think both sides are expecting that whichever way it goes, there is a chance that the supreme court may just recommend that the law needs to be looked at entirely because on both sides, people are being left exposed to risk.— exposed to risk. finally, briefly, ou exposed to risk. finally, briefly, you mentioned _ exposed to risk. finally, briefly, you mentioned to _ exposed to risk. finally, briefly, you mentioned to me _ exposed to risk. finally, briefly, you mentioned to me a - exposed to risk. finally, briefly, you mentioned to me a few- exposed to risk. finally, briefly, i you mentioned to me a few minutes ago that this is quite a big topic quite a hot topic on social media platforms, people being told, look, you want to make money from property without owning it, this is what you do. , ., ., ., without owning it, this is what you do. .. ., ., , without owning it, this is what you do. , ., ., ., , ., «e do. yes, a lot of people market themselves _ do. yes, a lot of people market themselves as _ do. yes, a lot of people market themselves as property - do. yes, a lot of people market themselves as property gary's i do. yes, a lot of people market i themselves as property gary's on instagram and tiktok and places like that and what is happening is, they are saying, you can easily do this, it is a simple process, just find a property and divide it up. but the reality is, even when you speak to legitimate rent direct companies, they say there is a lot of work involved, you have to manage the rooms and a lot of people and you have to jump through a lot of legal hoops to do it properly. i think the argument from both sides of the debate is that these property gurus

are setting up more problems in the future because more people are being brought into it without realising how difficult it is and it probably draws in people who may be do it illegitimately as well.— illegitimately as well. thank you for “oininu illegitimately as well. thank you forjoining us- — following his kidney failure diagnosis in 2018, dj ace from bbc radio 1xtra was warned it could take up to six years to find a suitable donor because of his ethnicity. in 2021, he was successfully matched with his donor naomi, and has now set up a campaign to help others who are waiting for life—saving transplants. it comes after the nhs recently called for more organ donors of black and asian heritage. graham satchell has more. this is radio 1xtra's dj ace. yes, yes, what's going on? it's your boy ace, heavyweight champion of radio, mr 10k! and we are in the building all of the way until one o'clock. ace was told in 2018 that one of his kidneys had stopped working.

to hear i had kidney or renal failure was quite shocking. and all i wanted to know is like, how do i stop it, how do reverse it? and to hear that the only solution was a kidney transplant was, yeah, quite harrowing. there's black people that don't need to be sitting in dialysis beds. a new social media campaign starts today, called we for us uk. the long and short of it is that i need a kidney. but then you're still at a disadvantage because there aren't enough kidneys to match people of colour. it tells the stories of black and minority ethnic people waiting for a kidney transplant. and they said, "yeah, you know, . you're going to need a transplant." i remember i was sitting i there with like my crunchy nut cornflakes and they were just like, "yeah, no, - it's not good news." ace is on his way to a dialysis unit, part of the royal free hospital in london. how are you finding dialysis?

for me, the first two years were difficult, but the last year for me, year number three was the hardest. tiring. very frustrating, but i want to do it. most kidney patients will have dialysis three times a week. each session can take four orfive hours. it can be a debilitating process. at the beginning it was very, very worrying and quite stressful, if i'm honest. it really took a toll on my mental health and how i felt about myself and my situation. year three, i think, was the most difficult for me. ace began to realise there were more black and asian people in the dialysis unit than white people, and that they stayed longer. i would go to dialysis and me and three other asian people would sit in one section, and we werejust looking at each other for months and months on end, and our white counterparts would come in, they'd be there for like two or three months and they'd be in and out. my youngest is nine years old, my youngest child, . and i want be knocking _

about with her for the longest time. 100%, yeah. it was frustrating. i was like, why is this happening? why are we sitting here looking at each other, when other people that obviously don't have the same skin complexion or are not from our background, are able to just come in, have the treatment for three or four months, and then get that transplant and go? how do we get people - from ethnic minorities — yes? — to have more living kidney transplants? i ace is meeting kirit modi from thejain and hindu organ donation alliance. why are the black and asian community so bad at talking about donation? and why is it such a taboo subject within our community? if you look at all the reasons, i the main barrier is that there isn't enough discussion and i awareness about this issue. my experience is that the vast majority of people, _ after having engaged i in those conversations, will support organ donation. the conversations that we need to have are around why there's this stigma about organ donation within our community.

it could be religious, it could be just a lack of trust or old wives' tales. but no one should be listening to information or old urban myths from years ago. we shouldn't be using really rubbish excuses for not helping out people that look like us, that are waiting for organs. ace and his match, who was found, who is naomi, are both here now. a very good morning to you both. good morning. after waiting more than three years, ace received a new kidney from a live donor, naomi. they appeared together on bbc breakfast last year. very, very good, yeah. i know what i've done, _ and i understand the benefits of it. that's why i've done it. and i'm just grateful that we're both really healthy and well. i she's amazing. that's my twin. we talk all the time. i love her with all my heart. she's given me a second chance to do things that i wasn't able to do before. she's released me from the shackles of dialysis. she's an amazing person. i can't put into words...

..the way i feel about my donor's family. the we for us campaign puts names and faces to people waiting for a transplant, and those who've had treatment. i cannot thank them enough for giving me a second chance at life. this is about us, we helping us, and i'd love everybody to go on there and check out some of the faces and the people that you could be helping if you just did a little bit more in regards to organ donation. that was graham satchell reporting. donald trump is to be allowed back on facebook and instagram, after he was suspended following the capitol riots two years ago. the owner of the social media sites, meta, said a review had found the former president's accounts no longer posed a serious risk to public safety. i'm joined now by helen kennedy, professor of digital society at sheffield university.

thank you forjoining us. just to go thank you for “oining us. just to go back to a thank you forjoining us. just to go back to a couple _ thank you forjoining us. just to go back to a couple of _ thank you forjoining us. just to go back to a couple of years _ thank you forjoining us. just to go back to a couple of years ago, i back to a couple of years ago, around the time of the capitol riots, just remind us, when former president trump was banned from the meta platforms, what was his threat level to society deems to be? well. level to society deems to be? well, i am not level to society deems to be? well, i am not an — level to society deems to be? well, i am not an expert _ level to society deems to be? well, i am not an expert on _ level to society deems to be? well, i am not an expert on us _ level to society deems to be? well, i am not an expert on us politics, i i am not an expert on us politics, i'm an expert on digital media platforms, so clearly, he was deemed to be a very high level threat. he was deemed to be inciting the violence that took place and that was what led to the ban. but it wasn't an isolated incident. it was hear�*s, i think, wasn't an isolated incident. it was hear�*s, ithink, ongoing mobilisation of his presence across a range of platforms and a broader sense that, you know, a volatile country became more volatile and

more polarised and more divided as a result of his presidency and he is kind of extreme politics. and result of his presidency and he is kind of extreme politics. and nick clea ., the kind of extreme politics. and nick clegg, the former _ kind of extreme politics. and nick clegg, the former deputy - kind of extreme politics. and nick clegg, the former deputy prime l clegg, the former deputy prime minister, of course, who is now the president of global affairs at meta, in announcing that donald trump was going to be allowed back on the platforms, said people had a right to hear what politicians were saying, the good, the bad and the ugly, and added that there will be new guardrails built into limit distribution of posts that don't explicitly break the rules. explain that a bit more for us. what do you think that means exactly?- think that means exactly? well, to take the first _ think that means exactly? well, to take the first part _ think that means exactly? well, to take the first part of— think that means exactly? well, to take the first part of what - think that means exactly? well, to take the first part of what he i think that means exactly? well, to take the first part of what he said, | take the first part of what he said, that we have a right to hear what politicians have to say, i think that that is true in an ideal situation, but with the spread of misinformation online, which donald trump is a key actor within, we are not in an ideal situation. so we need to think of that and not sort

of naively believe in free speech as a sort of straightforward good. so there is the risk of a higher—level penalty for people that have already been banned in the past. so if donald trump violates the rules, his punishment would be greater than mine, say, having never violated the rules in the past. but we don't know the details of these guardrails, just like we don't know the details of a lot of decision—making that takes place behind—the—scenes in social media platforms. so it is hard to elaborate exactly what would be deemed to be an action that merited a certain level of punishment. that remains a bit of an unknown, and that leads people to sort of wonder whether platforms are kind of differentiating the degree of punishment that they meet out to different platform users. it

of punishment that they meet out to different platform users.— different platform users. it sounds as though. — different platform users. it sounds as though, forgive _ different platform users. it sounds as though, forgive me _ different platform users. it sounds as though, forgive me if _ different platform users. it sounds as though, forgive me if i - different platform users. it sounds as though, forgive me if i have i different platform users. it soundsj as though, forgive me if i have got this wrong, you are querying whether this wrong, you are querying whether this was the right decision, because if somebody is allowed back on a platform, you know, they post something, they say something, the genie is out of the bottle again almost, isn't it, and really, is there any kind of adequate check that the platform can apply retrospectively?— that the platform can apply retrospectively? that the platform can apply retrosectivel ? , , , retrospectively? yes, um, it is very complicated. _ retrospectively? yes, um, it is very complicated, right, _ retrospectively? yes, um, it is very complicated, right, to _ retrospectively? yes, um, it is very complicated, right, to moderate i retrospectively? yes, um, it is very| complicated, right, to moderate the content that is on social media platforms. it is very difficult. donald trump clearly has a set of very extreme politics that he articulates on the platforms that he is allowed on. he is not the only one. you know, this is happening kind of all the time across platforms, social media platforms are trying to moderate content. we don't know exactly how much of a

priority that is to them, compared to making a profit and another thing that we don't know much about is the exact nature of platformsbusiness models but we can assume that the more uses a platform has, the more likely it is to make a profit. —— platforms�* business models. we don�*t know how far donald trump�*s ability to make a profit is at play here. just briefly, of course donald trump in the interim has got his own platform, truth social, so do what extent we think he would be going on these other platforms like facebook and instagram anyway, given that he has got his own platform on the go as well? ~ ., , ., ., has got his own platform on the go as well? ~ .,, ., ., . «e as well? well, he has not gone back on twitter since _ as well? well, he has not gone back on twitter since he _ as well? well, he has not gone back on twitter since he was _ as well? well, he has not gone back on twitter since he was allowed i as well? well, he has not gone back| on twitter since he was allowed back on. he has an arrangement with his own platform, trues social, that he will post their first before posting anywhere else so that is a really good question, what will he do? we

don�*t know that. and maybe he will stay quiet on these bigger platforms for a while until that agreement with truth social is not in place any and maybe he will mobilise bigger, existing platforms at crunch time, when he stands for the presidency again. certainly, they are vastly bigger than the platform he owns and so they would give him a bigger platform and a bigger voice. thank you forjoining us. the cast and crew of the pioneering american children�*s tv show sesame street have paid tribute to its co—creator, lloyd morrisett, who has died aged 93. they praised his kindness and wisdom. lloyd morrisett came up with the idea of using tv to teach young children basic skills like counting and recognising letters. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol.

good morning. good morning. after good morning. after a good morning. after a chilly good morning. after a chilly start, good morning. after a chilly start, after a chilly st; temperatures good morning. after a chilly start, temperatures recovering quite nicely today, underthis temperatures recovering quite nicely today, under this area of high pressure. we will see them return to roughly where they should be at this time of year. also a brisk wind coming in from the north sea. that has been bringing in some showers, notjust in the north and east this morning, some of them have been drifting a bit further inland. we have had one or two showers peppering the north coast of northern ireland. as we go through the day, the status quo more or less prevails. a lot of dry weather around and a brighter, sunnier day than yesterday, the best of it in the west. in the east, we are prone to a bit more cloud coming in from the north sea and that is producing the north sea and that is producing the showers. not all of us will see one and in between there will be bright or sunny skies. if you are on the coast exposed to the northerly breeze, it will feel chilly but we are looking at temperatures between about 5—8. through this evening and overnight, many of the showers will fade. we could see some mist and fog

patches forming in the west midlands, north west england, northern ireland, south—west scotland, and we will have a new weather front coming in across the north—west which will introduce thicker cloud and some spots of light rain and drizzle. it will also be a cold night, colder than last night for some and we are looking at some frost to start the day tomorrow. talking of tomorrow, we still have a ridge of high pressure around the uk but you can see this where the front trying to come the north west. it will weaken as it bumps into the high pressure. we will start off on a cold note with mist and fog which will lift. then there will be a lot of dry weather. you could see the odd shower in the midlands or the west country but they will be very isolated and this is our first weather front, producing the cloud and also patchy light rain and drizzle and a second one which is a bit more active, coming in a bit later. these are the temperatures, 5—8. that active weather front, temperatures, 5—8. that active weatherfront, as it comes temperatures, 5—8. that active weather front, as it comes south, during friday night and into saturday, will weaken as it moves into the high pressure. there won�*t

be much more on it than a band of cloud and the odd spot of rain. ahead of it, brighter skies and behind it brighter skies with some sunshine, bara behind it brighter skies with some sunshine, bar a few showers across the north and also the west of the country. any mist and fog in the south lifting quite readily. as we head into the weekend, look at sunday, low pressure takes over, the isobars telling their own story with a weather front coming in so wet and windy but we have got high pressure coming in for the beginning of next week. it looks very much like into the weekend, temperatures will rise a touch but worth noting on sunday it could be wet and very windy with gales across the far of scotland. —— the far north.

the weather forecast with carol. good morning. hello. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: residents in kyiv take shelter as russia carries out fresh drone and missile attacks, just a day after western leaders agree to send tanks to ukraine. the key now is the speed and volume — the speed of training our military, the speed of supplying tanks to ukraine, the volume of tanks bought. the volume of tanks support. donald trump is to be allowed back on facebook and instagram after a two year ban following the capitol riots. the number of new cars made in the uk falls to its lowest level since 1956.

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