well, i had no idea what it was going to be like. whenever you meet somebody that you have admired for a long time in light of china's unacceptable action, i am in light of china's unacceptable action, lam postponing in light of china's unacceptable action, iam postponing my in light of china's unacceptable action, i am postponing my plans to travel this weekend to china will support you eu will support you in every way we can. we are not intimidated. we will not be intimidated. we will not be intimidated by the kremlin. because ukraine and the eu, we are family. the future of ukraine is within the european this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us secretary of state delays his trip to china because of the chinese surveillance balloon over us skies. in light of china's unacceptable action, i am postponing my plans to travel this weekend to china. the united states is to provide ukraine with longer range guided rockets as part of another support package worth more than two billion dollars. police in the uk say they believe mother of two nicola bulley from lancashire, who's been missing for a week, fell into a river whilst walking her dog. and the spanish fashion designer, paco rabanne, best—known for his metal clothing designs and his fragrances, has died at the age of 88.

washington has accused beijing of acting irresponsibly after a chinese surveillance balloon was detected over the united states. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has postponed a much—anticipated trip to beijing over the incident. china says the balloon is a civilian airship which had deviated from its planned route. however, us defence officials argue the balloon, seen above sensitive areas in recent days in the western us, was a high—altitude surveillance device. our security correspondent, gordon correra reports. i...have no idea what this thing is. a strange object in the sky, filmed by a member of the public in rural montana. and for those of you who think this

mightjust be the moon, it is not the moon, the moon is off to my right, i can see it... it's not the moon, nor a ufo, but, us officials claim, a chinese spy balloon. it seemed so brazen and just so insane to me, it wasjust, like, this thing is so visible. and it's now sparked a major diplomatic row. the chinese foreign ministry today first called for calm but later apologised, saying a scientific balloon mainly used for weather research had gone off course. but within hours, the us military responded by saying they did not believe beijing. the fact is, we know that it is a surveillance balloon, and i'm not going to be able to be more specific than that. we do know that the balloon has violated us airspace and international law, which is unacceptable. so, where did the balloon come from?

a us meteorologist has tracked the route it may have taken using a model normally used to look at the spread of pollutants. the bbc�*s data analysts and weather teams say this model takes account things like wind patterns and shows a trajectory from china across the pacific, crossing alaska then canada before entering the us. it was then spotted, supposedly first by civilians on a plane, over rural montana. here, us officials claimed, the balloon lingered. why? well, one possible reason we can see from this satellite imagery is malmstrom air force base nearby, an important base that houses intercontinental missiles. the us air force scrambled two fighter jets from nevada's nellis air force base, but the decision was taken not to shoot the balloon down because of the risk of debris causing harm below. so what do we know

about the balloon itself? here's what scientific experts we've spoken to think — that it's likely filled with helium, with solar panels to provide power, and it is manoeuvrable. there are instruments and sensors to collect data that could be used for science or surveillance. military specialists i've spoken to, though, say it's not likely to offer anything more than existing spy satellites can do. this balloon may not represent any significant security threat, but the incident highlights that the growing tension between the two countries now even extends to the skies above rural america. gordon corera, bbc news. ajury in the united states has found elon musk not guilty of fraud over tesla tweeting. mr musk was being sued by shareholders who claim they lost billions following tweets by the founder of the car—maker that he was taking the company back into private ownership. it never was.

summing up, the lawyer for the shareholders said that the billionaire was not above the law while mr musk�*s attorney said his client was not a tweeting monster. james clayton has been following the case. elon musk seemed nervous after he'd given evidence. how did i do he asked the media outside. and, he had asked the media outside. and, he had a lot to lose, potentially billions,. in terms of an individual tweets, this tweet had already been extremely costly. in august 2018, he tweeted out that he had funding secured to take tesla private. that would effectively mean buying out tesla shareholders, and many investors say they took mr mosk at his word, buying up tesla stock. after that tweet tesla price rocketed. but soon it became clear that the deal was far from done. tesla never went private. it's still a private company to this day. and

what that became clear, the share price fell. investors lost big money. the securities exchange commission had already fined mosk antalya $40 million for the tweet, and stripped him of his position as chairman of the board. and in addition to that, many shareholders sued. the last few weeks this court in san francisco has been hearing evidence. the question the jury how to decide which weather elon musk had knowingly tweeted out something that wasn't true. and if he had, what damages he should pay. mr mosk argued in court that he had acted in good faith and after deliberation, the jury concluded he did good faith and after deliberation, thejury concluded he did not good faith and after deliberation, the jury concluded he did not have to compensate investor losses. this is a lawyer who is an expert in securities fraud.— is a lawyer who is an expert in securities fraud. when we look at the case, securities fraud. when we look at the case. i _ securities fraud. when we look at the case, i thought _ securities fraud. when we look at the case, i thought it _ securities fraud. when we look at the case, i thought it was - securities fraud. when we look at the case, i thought it was a - securities fraud. when we look at the case, i thought it was a slam| the case, i thought it was a slam dunk. it comes out, says funding secured. i mean, that's as concrete of a statement as taking a company private as there can be. finding

elon musk not guilty i think is a travesty, because it means that from now on, executives can put out tweets, social media, and skirt the line they have very thin. 0n what's real and not real, as long as they can say they believe that in their own minds. can say they believe that in their own minde— can say they believe that in their own minds. , , , ., ~ own minds. many experts thought mr mosk would lose _ own minds. many experts thought mr mosk would lose this _ own minds. many experts thought mr mosk would lose this case. _ own minds. many experts thought mr mosk would lose this case. they - own minds. many experts thought mr| mosk would lose this case. they were wrong. 0ne mosk would lose this case. they were wrong. one of the worlds richest people has just saved wrong. one of the worlds richest people hasjust saved himself potentially billions of dollars. will have more on this story as it develops. the us is to provide ukraine with longer range guided rockets as part of another package of military support worth some 2.2 billion dollars. in addition to the ground—launched rockets, the package will include more air defence systems, anti—tank missiles and armoured infantry vehicles. it comes as france and italy also announced further military aid of their own after finalising plans to supply kyiv with a mobile

air defence system. 0ur north america correspondent nomia iqbal has more. this is a bit of a turnaround for the us in that ukraine really wanted this longer range missile. it's effectively twice the range of ukraine's weaponry. it's normally launched from the air. this one is launched from the ground, but it doesn't actually exist in the us military stockpile. so it has to be made by the weapons industry. it is thought it could take some time for ukraine to therefore get it, probably around about nine months. ukraine actually wanted missiles that cover a much longer distance, but the us is still uncomfortable about that. there's concerns that it could be used to hit targets deep inside russia. now, it's nearly a year since the invasion and the us has given more than $24.2 billion in security assistance. and so far there has been broad support. there has been a bipartisan support for president biden's position in helping ukraine, but there are some cracks in that consensus. you have republicans who are now in control of the house who have

said that they will not give a blank check to ukraine when it comes to helping them. at the moment, though, recent surveys do suggest around three in four americans believe that ukraine should still be supported by the us. but as we know, politics can change. and if they can, so can policy. let us now look back to our top story. us foreign policy towards beijing. after chinese surveillance balloon was detected over united states. joining me now is scott kennedy, who's a senior adviser and trustee chair in chinese business and economics at the centre for strategic and international studies. that's a washington—based policy research organisation. china says it's just a weather balloon. it's above montana then. what is so interesting about montana's weather?- what is so interesting about montana's weather? well, it's

robabl montana's weather? well, it's probably not _ montana's weather? well, it's probably not just _ montana's weather? well, it's probably notjust a _ montana's weather? well, it's probably notjust a weather i montana's weather? well, it's - probably notjust a weather balloon, it's most likely a surveillance balloon trying to collect information. the us has nuclear launch sites in montana and this is a way for the chinese to get information. they could do so with satellites, but sending a balloon also sends a signal and in some ways it's a trial balloon to see how the us would react given the certain current state of the relationship. they knew the us would see it pretty clearly and they knew we would see it as well. ~ , clearly and they knew we would see itaswell. ,, it as well. well, they probably fi . ured it as well. well, they probably figured the — it as well. well, they probably figured the us _ it as well. well, they probably figured the us would - it as well. well, they probably figured the us would see - it as well. well, they probably figured the us would see it. i it as well. well, they probably - figured the us would see it. and i guess there are some folks from the ground to have noticed things, but this was revealed to the world because the us department of defence wanted it to be so. and so the us decided to publicise it, make an issue of it, and then after a day or

two of dialogue in washington the state department decided to call secretary blanca and his forthcoming trip off. i5 secretary blanca and his forthcoming tri off. , , secretary blanca and his forthcoming trioff. , , secretary blanca and his forthcoming tri off. , , , ., . trip off. is this some tension that can be contained? _ trip off. is this some tension that can be contained? i'm _ trip off. is this some tension that can be contained? i'm thinking i trip off. is this some tension that i can be contained? i'm thinking back to 1960, when a surveillance aircraft from the united states caused a huge motion of tension between the two superpowers back then. ~ ., �* ~' between the two superpowers back then. ~ ., �* ~ ., then. well, i don't think we ought to ut too then. well, i don't think we ought to put too much _ then. well, i don't think we ought to put too much into _ then. well, i don't think we ought to put too much into this - then. well, i don't think we ought to put too much into this effort i then. well, i don't think we ought to put too much into this effort of| to put too much into this effort of surveillance as a source of fundamental tensions. surveillance as a source of fundamentaltensions. really, surveillance as a source of fundamental tensions. really, the us slashed china relationship already is not in a good place. some thought as a result of the meeting between biden and the ruler and bounty, the end of zero cobit, that this meeting could be a breakthrough. instead, i think the two sides have struggled over the past couple of months to decide what the agenda was going to be, and neither side have high expectations. so in some ways, this meeting was thrown off course because even a balloon could give

both sides reason for second thought. both sides reason for second thou:ht. ., ~ both sides reason for second thou:ht. . ~ i. both sides reason for second thou:ht. ., ~' ,, both sides reason for second thou:ht. ., ~' . ., thought. thank you so much for “oininu thought. thank you so much for joining us. _ thought. thank you so much for joining us, scott— thought. thank you so much for joining us, scott kennedy. - senior officials from the european union have said, "ukraine's future is inside the eu". the comments were made at a summit in the capital, kyiv, hosted by president volodymyr zelensky. there was no mention of a timeline, but the eu says it will support ukraine and its people against what it calls, russia's ongoing war of aggression, for as long as it takes. president of the european council, charles michel, spoke at a joint news conference. the eu will support you in every way we can. we are not intimidated. we will not be intimidated by the kremlin. because ukraine and the eu, we are family. and my second message.

we have also made a clear decision. your future is with us. your destiny is our destiny. india's government has started an initial review of adani group's finances — following fraud claims which sent the company's shares falling. the group was forced to scrap a 2.5 billion dollar share sale this week, after it was accused of stock manipulation and financial fraud by us investment firm, hindenburg research. adani has denied the allegations. job growth surged in the us injanuary, defying fears that the economy is heading for a downturn. the us department of labour said employers added 517,000 jobs last month — far more than expected. it's pushed the unemployment rate down to 3.4%, the lowest rate since 1969.

a care home in the us state of iowa, has been fined 10,000 dollars after a dementia patient was mistakenly declared dead. the 66—year—old woman had been moved to a funeral home, but was later discovered by staff gasping for air inside a body bag. she died two days later. the pope's pilgrimage for peace, a warm welcome for the pontiff as he arrives in south sudan. after his long years in exile, so the air and sea leader nelson mandela is to be set free

unconditionally. a countdown critical moments. all 27 of this engines rocket at once. apart from its power, this is a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. 0ne humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. a spectacular homecoming after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world nonstop. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the us secretary of state delays his trip to china — because of the chinese surveillance balloon over us skies. the united states is to provide ukraine with longer range guided rockets as part of another support package — worth more

than two billion dollars. a some breaking news now: ajury in the united states has found elon musk not guilty of fraud over tesla tweet. mr musk was being sued by shareholders who claim they lost billions following tweets by the founder of the carmaker that he was taking the company back into private ownership. it never was. summing up, the lawyer for the shareholders said that the billionaire was not above the law while mr musk�*s attorney said his client was not a tweeting monster. to the uk now — and police in the northwest of england say they believe that nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog, probably fell into the river wyre in lancashire. the 45—year—old mother of two was last seen a week ago in st michael's on wyre. air and underwater drones, helicopters, police divers and dogs have all been used in the search. (read 0n) danny shaw, is a crime, justice and police commentator. sot the police have given an update

today, and they have said they are as sure as they can be that this woman has gone into the river. just north of preston in the north of england. and they do not believe that there is any third party involvement, that there is any suspicious circumstances, but it is a tragic accident. they don't know why she has fallen into the river, but they believe it has happened during a ten minute window a week ago between the 920 and 9:30am in the morning. she had gone to walk her dog after dropping off her girls at school. during that walk she was seen by other people walking the dog. she was logged into a work meeting call for some time. her phone was found on a bench near the river bank. the harness and the dog leads were found by the bench.

nicolette was still logged on to that call. the phone was still logged onto that call. and there is no evidence at all, there is no sign that she left that area. that is the crucial thing that has led police to believe that she has gone into the water. ., ~ , believe that she has gone into the water. . ~ , . ., , water. there are key challenges aren't there _ water. there are key challenges aren't there when _ water. there are key challenges aren't there when it _ water. there are key challenges aren't there when it comes - water. there are key challenges aren't there when it comes to i aren't there when it comes to searches involving rivers. what is your experience with this? iretell searches involving rivers. what is your experience with this? well this is ruite an your experience with this? well this is quite an unusual _ your experience with this? well this is quite an unusual missing - your experience with this? well this is quite an unusual missing personsj is quite an unusual missing persons inquiry and their sense that there is a very small time frame. quite often with missing persons inquiries, some will leave the house inquiries, some will leave the house in the morning and not return later on that day and there are many hours in many locations where they could have been. it can be quite complex. with this there is a very narrow window of time in which niccolo went missing before she was last seen in the time when she wasn't there. there is also sort of limited brooch

that she could have taken. there is no suggestion of all that she wanted to go away, or would have left the dog, would've left the children, anything like that. so in that sense, her relatives and families have said she sort of vanished into thin air, there are only limited possibilities as to what has happened to her.— possibilities as to what has happened to her. possibilities as to what has ha ened to her. .,, ., . , .,, happened to her. pope francis has arrived in south _ happened to her. pope francis has arrived in south to _ happened to her. pope francis has arrived in south to don. _ pope frances has arrived in south sudan, as the start of what the vatican is calling a pilgrimage of peace. he was welcomed by large crowds — the pope was joined at the airport injuba by the leaders of the churches of england and scotland. together, they're seeking to promote reconciliation in a largely christian country that's been ravaged by tribal conflict since it became independent 12 years ago. francis is honouring a 2019 promise to visit south sudan, when in a dramatic gesture, he kissed the feet of the country's rival leaders at the vatican. 0ur religion editor aleem maqbool is in the capitaljuba

with more on this story. in the centuries, there has never been a foreign trip by an arch bridget with the pope. a battle changed today, and they were joined at the church of scotland and well. so why hear�*s why are they making this unprecedented move in south sudan? well the idea is because it's a majority christian company delete word they all call themselves christian. the first vice president is presbyterian. well if you call yourself christians, then you need to live out those christian values. and what are their chances though of achieving a lasting peace? well according to what is happened in the past, they have a very slim chance actually because back in 2019 the

same leaders were invited to the vatican in a very dramatic moment, the pope kissed their feet. vatican in a very dramatic moment, the pope kissed theirfeet. while not a great deal has changed since then. and today the pope, in his opening speech, said no more of this when he is referring to violence and corruption and instability. and immediately, the president here said he would meet some of the factions he would meet some of the factions he hasn't met since 2018. the visit gets under way in earnest tomorrow and culminates in a mass on sunday. spanish—born fashion designer paco rabanne has died at the age of 88. his death was confirmed by a spokesperson for the spanish group puig, which controls the paco rabanne label he left two he made his name with space—age designs in the 1960s, made jewellery for givenchy and dior, and was also to add things, a successful perfume maker.

now let's talk to david lackie — who interviewed paco rabanne in paris — while working as editor at cosmetics magazine in 2008. david, what was he like to speak to? pablo didn't do anything without consulting his astrologer. so apparently the day before, he looked in his charts and it said that he was able to travel and do interviews. and hejust showed up. he was in the corner of a room and i got to spend a half an hour with him. he was very serious, very thoughtful, and so far ahead of his time with the whole space—age design movement. time with the whole space-age design movement. ~ �* ., . ., ., movement. where'd that come from, that idea for — movement. where'd that come from, that idea for space-age? _ movement. where'd that come from, that idea for space-age? well - movement. where'd that come from, that idea for space-age? well you - that idea for space-age? well you know what's _ that idea for space-age? well you know what's interesting, - that idea for space-age? well you know what's interesting, i - that idea for space-age? well you know what's interesting, i think i that idea for space-age? well you know what's interesting, i think a | know what's interesting, i think a lot of it came out of his history and architecture. he studied architecture and then worked for ten years in the field of architecture before he went into fashion. so if you look at his designs, in 1966 he

unveiled those 12 chain—link metal dresses that just trains fashion and caused a sensation. they were very architectural. i actually got to hold one and they were so heavy. i don't know how the models of them. it was really heavy. so i really think he brought an architectural eye and astrology. it was out there. from what i understand he told you he had a problem in spain with a ghost. he he had a problem in spain with a chost. ., ghost. he did. he told me he lived on the ocean. _ ghost. he did. he told me he lived on the ocean, and _ ghost. he did. he told me he lived on the ocean, and he _ ghost. he did. he told me he lived on the ocean, and he lives - ghost. he did. he told me he lived on the ocean, and he lives very - on the ocean, and he lives very remotely. he loves to do his astrology. and he had this ghost that was bothering him so he was telling me that he had to deal with this ghost. and that was just, i think, part of his genius. he combined all of these different elements and created some lasting designs that we still love today. he was a bit of a poet. talented and so many areas. how unusual is that? it is very unusual. usually when a

fashion designer sells his name or his company to another brand, that is the end of it. they go on into their own thing. but until the ivory end they would consult him. and i have reports from people who work there who said that he would show up in these boardrooms with the most fantastical ideas for all these products that even today was so far forward. and he said his ideas came when he was meditating, and when he was doing astrology and he needed to be by himself. and he said that's just where they came from. he was really a fascinating man.— really a fascinating man. those ideas so space-age, _ really a fascinating man. those ideas so space-age, but - really a fascinating man. those ideas so space-age, but as - really a fascinating man. those ideas so space-age, but as he| ideas so space—age, but as he touched that heavy metal, that he have much sympathy for the models who had to translate those visions into reality? i who had to translate those visions into reality?— into reality? i don't think he thou~ht into reality? i don't think he thought about _ into reality? i don't think he thought about that - into reality? i don't think he thought about that at - into reality? i don't think he thought about that at all. it | into reality? i don't think he - thought about that at all. it was all about the creativity. it was the shape of the fabrics. he would work with paper. you would work with plastic. he would work with metals. it was all about very much the texture and the shape of everything.

that was his thing. no, practicality wasn't always part of the whole idea. �* .., , wasn't always part of the whole idea. �* , wasn't always part of the whole idea.�* , ., idea. because it so space-age, because it's — idea. because it so space-age, because it's impractical, - idea. because it so space-age, because it's impractical, will. idea. because it so space-age, because it's impractical, will it| because it's impractical, will it last? do you see other designers copying what he did? absolutely. to this da , copying what he did? absolutely. to this day. those _ copying what he did? absolutely. to this day, those metal _ copying what he did? absolutely. to this day, those metal dresses - copying what he did? absolutely. to this day, those metal dresses that l this day, those metal dresses that he did and 66 could be worn on a red carpet today. and they still are. so yeah, he has lasting power. far beyond his contemporaries. i think you are going to see his legacy go on for many years to come. and if we look at the1 on for many years to come. and if we look at the 1 million fragrance that he launched that i went to, its top fourin he launched that i went to, its top four in the world still to this day. so yeah, he had a knack for what was coming and have.— so yeah, he had a knack for what was coming and have. a reminder of our breaking news this hour. in the past few minutes tesla

ceo elon musk has been cleared of fraud charges brought by shareholders in the carmaker. we will have more on that story on our website. we will have more on that story on our website. hello. it's been quite a cloudy day for most of us today. but this weekend overall, it's actually not looking bad at all. saturday still a little overcast for most of us, but come sunday, i think the sun will be out, and it should feel quite pleasant. so here's the forecast, then — at the moment, this evening, mild air is still spreading across the uk, and will be in place across the country during the course of saturday. but after that, saturday night into sunday, a change in the wind direction, and we will see colder air establishing itself across the uk. now here's the cloud at the moment, or in the last few hours or so, you can see quite a uniform, thick sheet of cloud across the country, broken up here and there. and that's how it'll stay through the course of the evening and overnight.

so just a few clear spells here and there, and actually the cloud will be thick enough across some western areas to produce a little bit of light rain or drizzle. no frost this coming night, temperatures will range from around five celsius in lerwick, to about nine celsius in stornoway — and for most of us it'll be somewhere in between, so mild for the time of the year. it starts off pretty cloudy, but some glimmers of brightness already developing. notice that across northern ireland and scotland here, for a time, there will be some rain as this cold front moves in gradually from the northwest. temperatures will be around double figures, i think, right across the board. now, that rain won't last for very long — and in fact, as it makes itsjourney further south, it will mostly fizzle out by the time it reaches, say, the peak district, and also wales and the midlands. so the south of the country will not be getting rainfall tomorrow.

now the big area of high pressure will stick around for a few days. it's also an intense area of high pressure — so strong, really anchoring itself across the uk, light winds. we're right in the centre of that high pressure, and you can see the winds blowing around it. so here in the centre, with the light winds and sunny skies, it will actually feel quite pleasant. even though the temperatures are going to be a little bit lower — i think we're talking about eight celsius for most of us — it should feel fairly pleasant. now the high pressure isn't going away anywhere in a hurry — it does mean, though, that we could have some misty, foggy mornings into next week. and of course, with clear skies and light winds, that does mean a touch of frost first thing, as well, across many parts of the uk into next week.

good evening. i'm rebecca wood and here's your latest sports news. chelsea's british record signing enzo fernandez made his debut, but it didn't help the side secure three points in the west london derby. it was another debutant who almost gave chelsea the lead. david fofana rounded fulham's bernd leno, only to see his effort blocked by tim ream. a "penny" for todd boehle's thoughts might not be the right expression after their expenditure in january, though. graham potter's side stay below fulham in the table but move up to ninth, nine points off the top four. but potter feels the club is on the right path for the long—term. i can see the profile, in terms of the age. they are ready to compete now, but i believe they will

get better and better, so that is exciting for us.