tonight at ten — we hear from two leaders on opposing sides of the war in ukraine. we talk with president zelensky in kyiv, who says russia will not be allowed to take land in return for peace. translation: any territorial compromises would make - us weaker as a state. we have millions of compromises in life every day. the question is with whom? with putin? no. because there's no trust. and the bela rusian and the belarusian leader alexander lukashenko tells us he would be willing to allow russian troops to launch a fresh invasion of ukraine from his territory. all this as ukraine prepares to mark exactly one year

since russia's invasion. also tonight... the family of the missing woman, nicola bulley, call for the focus to be on finding her, not speculation about her private life. the prime minister is in belfast tonight for talks ahead of a possible deal on the northern ireland brexit arrangements. find ireland brexit arrangements. and scores past _ ireland brexit arrangements. and scores past kim. _ ireland brexit arrangements. and scores past kim. there was no stopping that penalty. the lionesses are back in action after last year's euros triumph, something south korea coming up on the bbc news channel. barcelona and manchester united serve up another thriller as marcus rashford scores again in his teams 2—all draw in the europa league playoff, first leg. good evening.

tonight we hear from two leaders, on opposing sides of the war in ukraine. speaking to the bbc in the run—up to the one—year anniversary of the full—scale invasion of his country, president zelensky tells us he won't concede territory to russia in any future peace deal to end the war. he insists doing so would leave ukraine "weaker as a state," and give vladimir putin cause to want to "keep coming back". meanwhile, one of the russian leader's staunchest allies, alexander lukashenko of belarus, has told the bbc he'd be willing to allow a russian invasion force to launch an attack from his country. we'll hear from steve rosenberg in the belarusian capital, minsk, in a moment. but first, here's our world affairs editor, john simpson, in kyiv. a year on, president zelensky may be stressed and deeply tired, but there's a definite spring in his step. compared with the last time i met him, four months ago, he seemed a lot more confident,

even though russia may soon unleash a new onslaught. translation: they are coming from several directions - and we understand it but we are holding defence. modern weapons, powerful weapons, when we get them, speed up liberation and peace because weapons are the only language which russia understands. the fact is, he knows that his nato friends are slowly giving him any of the weapons he needs, and he is sure ukraine can hold out until it is able to launch a major counterattack of its own. —— many of the weapons. so he is certainly not minded to make any concessions to russia. translation: any territorial compromises will only - weaken our country. why? it is not about the word compromise. why would we be afraid of it? we have a million compromises in our lives. they happen every day. the question is, with whom?

a compromise with putin? no, because there is no trust. dialogue with him? no, because there is no trust. so no question now of agreeing to let russia have any part of eastern ukraine, and, he says, no peace is possible while russia holds on to crimea. and meanwhile, looking back... a year ago, would you have thought that you would be sitting here, still president, and the war would still be going on? translation: today, - there is already confidence that we will have a positive, victorious result. there is more confidence in that. now, though, belarus is threatening to let itself be used by russian troops for an attack on neighbouring ukraine. it will be a big mistake, for him and for belarussia. it will be a historical mistake.

but if belarussia does involve itself with the attack, can you survive? we will fight. we will survive. we will survive, yeah. john simpson, bbc news, kyiv. more from john a little later. well, you heard president zelensky there, responding to the possibility that belarus could allow russian troops to launch a new attack on ukraine from belarusian soil. a year ago, alexander lukashenko granted permission for russian forces to mass on his border, from where their gound invasion began. lukashenko is a close ally of vladimir putin, but isn't recognised in the west as the legitimate president of belarus. steve rosenberg has more from the capital, minsk. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does. alexander lukashenko, the authoritarian leader of belarus. he has agreed to take questions about the war in ukraine, and his role in it.

one year ago, i say, you let russia use your country as a staging ground for invading ukraine. are you prepared to do that again? translation: i am ready to provide territory again but i am _ also ready to wage war, together with the russians, from the territory of belarus, but only if anyone, even one soldier, comes to our land from ukraine to kill my people. a year ago, there wasn't any threat to you from ukraine. you don't understand the situation very well. the usa and western europe pushed ukraine into this war. well, they've got the war they wanted. russian troops in belarus. these were only exercises, but they make ukraine nervous. it is watching closely for any sign

of belarus becoming the launch pad for another russian push. mr lukashenko enjoys making the russian troops feel at home. the other thing he does a lot of is accuse the west of fuelling this war. if you continue this escalation, you will get nuclear weapons, and russia has more than anyone. if nuclear war starts, belarus will cease to exist. so i am saying we need to stop, we need to sit down at the negotiating table because nuclear war will wipe out the usa too. he is offering to host vladimir putin and joe biden in minsk for talks. the us leader will be in poland next week. iam inviting president biden to belarus. it's not far from warsaw — 30 minutes and he's here. i will persuade the president of russia to come too.

we will sit down and reach an agreement. that is unlikely to happen. in the eyes of the west, alexander lukashenko is very much in russia's camp, doing the kremlin�*s bidding. steve rosenberg, bbc news, minsk. let's return to our world affairs editor john simpson in kyiv. a lot of speculation about belarus getting involved in this war again but what do you think the likelihood of that is? it but what do you think the likelihood of that is? ., , ,., but what do you think the likelihood ofthat is? ., , , of that is? it does sound scary, doesnt of that is? it does sound scary, doesn't it? _ of that is? it does sound scary, doesn't it? but _ of that is? it does sound scary, doesn't it? but they _ of that is? it does sound scary, doesn't it? but they are - of that is? it does sound scary, doesn't it? but they are pretty | of that is? it does sound scary, - doesn't it? but they are pretty much weasel words. as things stand, after all, there was facilitated the whole invasion of ukraine in the first place —— belarus facilitated. we all remember those lines of tanks, all came down through belarus, and every

day or every other day, aircraft taking off, russian aircraft are taking off, russian aircraft are taking off, russian aircraft are taking off from airfields in belarus and attacking ukraine. so all of thatis and attacking ukraine. so all of that is happening and what he is saying is that if a single ukrainian soldier invades belarusian soil, then we will get involved. that isn't going to happen, you can bet that ukraine will be really, really careful not to get involved in any way, even though it has to be said that the military people here, but i have spoken to over the months, don't have any real regard for the belarusian army. it isn't that powerful, it isn't that strong, it is not that well—run. the chances are really pretty minimal i think that belarus itself will get involved. but its territory will be

used, as it was before, and that is something that ukrainians have really got to worry about. {lila something that ukrainians have really got to worry about. ok, john, many thanrs- _ really got to worry about. ok, john, many thanks. john _ really got to worry about. ok, john, many thanks. john simpson, - really got to worry about. ok, john, many thanks. john simpson, our. really got to worry about. ok, john, i many thanks. john simpson, our world affairs editor, lived in kyiv. the prime minister has travelled to belfast this evening, amid speculation of a new deal between the uk and the eu on post—brexit trading arrangements. the northern ireland protocol had allowed goods to travel over the border into the republic of ireland without checks on the northern side. that meant goods were inspected before even reaching northern ireland, creating a border here with the rest of the uk. but that's always angered unionists, who say they've been cut off from the rest of the uk, and until the protocol is changed, they've refused to enter into a power—sharing agreement at stormont, leaving northern ireland with no government. our ireland correspondent emma vardy joins us from belfast. the prime minister is where you are

so is a deal in the offing? tensions over the northern _ so is a deal in the offing? tensions over the northern ireland - so is a deal in the offing? tensions over the northern ireland protocol| over the northern ireland protocol deal for people here like they have dragged on for a very long time so if there is a possibility of a deal being agreed early next week, the prime minister is here and he will want to try to smooth the way with the political parties. businesses will be very eager to hear if it will be very eager to hear if it will make their day—to—day life easier, getting goods overfrom great britain into northern ireland, but the big question politically is willa deal pave the way for the dup to go back into power sharing? the party firmly believes the protocol has weakened northern ireland's bury place in the uk and there is some scepticism over whether any deal will go far enough to really assure the most staunch unionist. ——. there is no guarantee that northern ireland will be getting a government backed, at least quickly anyway. emma hardy reporting live for a

the family of the missing woman, nicola bulley, has called for the focus to be on finding her, and not speculation about her private life. it's nearly three weeks since the 45—year—old disappeared while walking her dog in lancashire. bbc news has been told tonight that the home secretary has raised concerns with lancashire police over them revealing personal details about her struggles with alcohol and the menopause. and the force has now referred itself to the independent office for police conduct over contacts the police had with nicola before she disappeared. with the latest, here's danny savage. nicola bulley, the most high—profile missing person in britain. when she vanished nearly three weeks ago, there was no suggestion from police, friends orfamily she was vulnerable. but at a packed news conference yesterday, lancashire police revealed for the first time that she was classed as a high—risk missing person. based on a number of specific

vulnerabilities that we were made aware of, nicola was graded as high risk. they later added that she had significant issues with alcohol due to her struggles with the menopause. today there was a new statement from herfamily. and there has been an awful lot of unfounded speculation here over the last two and a half weeks. people have come to this village

looking for clues, carrying out their own investigations, not believing the police who have had to issue dispersal orders to stop people creeping around here at night. the detail about nicola bulley�*s alcohol problems being released has concerned some experts. at some point in the future i think the police need to give women the reassurance that if their mum or sister or daughter goes missing, it is not typical that this information is released into the public domain. it is only if it evidently helps the investigation, and i think people are still puzzled today as to why this level of information went into the public domain in the way that it did. lancashire police insist they are being as transparent as they can be. they have now referred themselves to the independent office for police conduct over contact with nicola bulley on the 10th ofjanuary, when they were called to her home over a concern for welfare report.

separately, the iopc is looking at the personal information detectives made public yesterday. the search for nicola goes on. her family hope she is still alive. danny savage, bbc news, lancashire. rail workers from the rmt union have announced more industrial action in their dispute over pay and conditions. strikes will now take place on the 16th, 18th, and 30th of march, and saturday april ist, for many the start of the easter school holidays. and there's to be an escalation of industrial action by nurses in england. the royal college of nursing says it will hold its biggest walk—out with a 48—hour strike next month over pay and working conditions. our health editor hugh pym is here with me. this is a significant escalation? well, it looks like that, clive, previous strikes by the royal couege previous strikes by the royal college of nursing numbers have been over two days, 12 hours each day and this will be 48 a was nonstop, in effect spanning three days from the ist of march until the third. it will start at 6am on the wednesday

and end at 6am on the friday. the other big difference is that previously, there were negotiations at local level between strike committees and hospital management over exemptions for intensive care, critical care, cancer care and that kind of thing but that won't happen this time. the rcn says there will be an absolute minimum level of service. if hospitals are concerned, they will have to negotiate at national level with the royal couege national level with the royal college of nursing. the union also argues there are other health staff who won't be striking, even some nurses, who ought to be able to provide the necessary back—up. the general secretary has said the government has refused to negotiate over pay so more people have been pushed out on strike. steve barclay, the health secretary covering england, has made the point that this is a significant escalation and patient safety is at risk. of course, in wales and scotland, the governments have made higher offers than in england and there are active talks going on with trade unions. thank you forjoining us.

a new leader of the scottish national party will be announced on 27th march, after a meeting of the governing body tonight. it follows nicola sturgeon�*s surprise resignation yesterday. so, who are the potential contenders? angus robertson is one of the favourites. he's currently the constitution secretary and used to be the snp's leader in westminster. finance secretary kate forbes has risen quickly through the ranks, and delivered the government's budget in 2020 just hours after her predecessor quit. she is currently on maternity leave. in the last two minutes, the deputy first ministerjohn swinney has ruled himself out of the race. —— in the last few minutes. justice secretary keith brown is seen as close to the party's grassroots and was elected the party's deputy leader in 2018. and humza yousaf, the health secretary, has held several senior posts in government. he's part of a newer generation of snp figures. james cook looks at the challenges for the new leader.

is scottish independence running out of road? downing street is blocking a second vote on this nation leaving the uk. instead, nicola sturgeon suggested treating the next general election as a referendum in all but name. but now she's going, the snp may abandon that approach, leaving some veteran campaigners frustrated with the status quo. honestly, its extraordinary how you can think that if you want to have a referendum, then you're told that this is an issue that doesn't matter. if you try to have it in an actual general election context, you're told that's not the kind of issue that a general election is about. now everyone really realises this is hotel california because there is no way you can leave. but this supporter of independence says nicola sturgeon�*s party is partly to blame for that logjam and should focus on achieving independence, not retaining power. delivering statehood for scotland is an extremely complex project.

the question of currency, borders, european union membership, the foreign policy implications, and these are huge dilemmas for the snp leadership. do you think they're keeping independence just bubbling away without ever really getting to a referendum? the phrase i use is that independence is to be kept on the boil without letting it overflow. in that sense, they're more interested in perpetuating electoral dominance. that tension in the snp between governing and campaigning has existed for a long time. being in power here in edinburgh has certainly provided the party with a commanding platform, but it's also brought plenty of baggage. labour, campaigning here in glasgow against council cuts, sense an opportunity to recover ground lost to the snp and perhaps to help sir keir starmer become prime minister. if you look specifically at their record, let's be honest, it's 15 years of snp failure and here in glasgow that's one prime example of that.

they have destroyed local government, they've destroyed the relationship of respect between local government and our national government, and they have decimated local budgets. there are other pressures. nicola sturgeon tried to make it easier to legally change gender but was blocked by the uk government. the snp's green party partners want her successor to try again. the gender recognition reform act was passed by the scottish parliament and supported by members of every party in that parliament. it would be absurd for any first minister who believed in scottish devolution to go against the will of the overwhelming majority of scottish msps. nicola sturgeon denies this is the end of the road for her independence dream, but if the path were clear, would she really be quitting? and we have some more details this evening on how the process is going to work. nominations are already

open. anyone who wants to run for the leadership of the scottish national party has to garner enough support by a week tomorrow, and then, from that point on, there will presumably be a contest, we very much expect a contest, which will happen over two weeks in march with the winner being announced after the ballot closes on monday the 27th of march. and then the scottish parliament will have to decide whether they want to vote that person in as first minister which seems very likely. one person who as you said a few moments ago will not be standing asjohn swinney, the deputy first minister, saying this evening, the snp needs to carefully consider and with a fresh perspective our aims. he says he is encouraging an open debate within the snp to chart the direction and that, many will see as a reference to this conference which was going to this conference which was going to discuss the tactics for independence, including this controversial idea of perhaps turning the next general election

into a referendum on independence by default. that has been postponed. james cook in edinburgh, thank you. the hollywood actor bruce willis has been diagnosed with dementia. his family announced the news in a post on social media, saying it was a "relief to finally have a clear diagnosis." the 67—year—old, who's famous for films such as films such as die hard and the sixth sense, stepped back from acting last year because of a condition affecting his ability to speak and write. the owner of british gas, centrica, has announced record profits of more than £3 billion for last year, largely due to the higher oil and gas prices we all saw last year. in part, that was because of the war in ukraine. our business editor simonjack is here. yes, we saw it with shell and bp. british gas owner centrica made record profits of £35 billion last year, more than three times they amount it made the year before.

centrica's gas and electricity generation business benefited from energy prices that hit new records after the russian invasion of ukraine. you can see the price charts just there. but centrica is really two different businesses. the part that produces gas and generates electricity from nuclear and renewables accounted for 98% of its record profits. its retail arm, british gas made, 2% of that, £72 million, supplying over seven million residential customers, so a £10 profit per customer. british gas may not be making much money, but it made headlines when agents for british gas were filmed forcing customers in arrears onto pre—payment meters. all energy companies have now been ordered to halt those installations. now some ask why centrica can't use its big production profits to lower retail bills. but competition rules prevent it from selling the energy it produces more cheaply to its own retail arm than other companies. the company paid £1 billion

in uk tax last year, including £52 million in recently introduced windfall levies, and expects to pay £2.5 billion over the next four years. uk oil and gas companies now pay a tax rate of 75% on uk profits. labour said today that is not enough, and urged the government to abolish rules that allow companies to offset new uk fossil fuel investments against those profits. centrica say they don't expect to ever make profits like this again, which might be little comfort to customers of all energy companies, who will see prices rise again in april as government assistance is reduced. simon, thank you very much. accident and emergency departments are failing to meet the needs of disabled people, according to the head of the royal college of emergency medicine. dr adrian boyle says too often, a&e is a safety net for those who should be able to get treatment in the community, but services are no longer there. the government says it's reducing long waits by increasing bed capacity, investing in new ambulances

and expanding community services. a warning this report by our disability news correspondent nikki fox contains upsetting images from the beginning. baby cries. this is what a crisis in emergency care means for this young boy. hours spent waiting in pain. we are in hospital probably every couple of weeks. we have some longer stretches, don't we? but we've been in there a lot. the only place ivan can get seen is in a&e, and lately he's been waiting up to 12 hours. he has complex disabilities, but the reason why he's going in so much is for constipation. it shouldn't be being managed in accident and emergency. thatjust blows my mind completely that that's what we've been told to do to manage it. for over a year now, elissa's been fighting for her son

to get regular treatment at home, but there aren't any community services that can help. seeing ivan in so much pain, having to wait so long and being so distressed, how do you feel? it must be awful. it's heartbreaking. he does have a trauma response to going into the hospital. so he recognises where we're going and he starts to panic. it's friday evening, and anjum's had no choice but to come to a&e again. i'm sorry. i don't know whether they're tears of frustration or anxiety or what it is, but i feel really guilty. lately, anjum has been spending 45 hours a week here,

all to sort her blocked catheter. just feel really anxious because i'm... ..wet and in pain and just really uncomfortable. i come into hospital all the time. itjust makes me feel like i'm draining the system that is already stretched. after you. lovely. i met up with anjum between hospital visits. what kind of pain are you in, anjum, when you're waiting for that amount of time? i spend a lot of time lying down because of problems with my tummy. so, yeah, if i'm waiting in my wheelchair for 15 hours, it's agony. doctors say that too often disabled people are being forced to use emergency care when many problems could be sorted by using local services. disabled people are particularly disadvantaged with emergency care, partly because the departments are so full and the hospitals are so full that they're ending up having to wait a lot longer in areas which are really not well designed for them. and for elissa's son, ivan,

who also has sensory issues, it's even more distressing. you and ivan have been having to go back and forth to a&e for a year now. are you worried about the long—term impact that's going to have on your son? i am worried about it. i don't know how long it can be sustained. i've had to give up myjob. my husband's had a lot of time off work. ivan�*s missed education and time with his family. it's hard to get your head around the idea that a little boy, like, a three—year—old boy is having to go through that amount of pain, those kind of waits. but it's happening, and ivan can't be the only the only child that's fallen through the cracks like that. he won't be. nikki fox, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. president biden says the three unidentified objects shot down by us fighterjets in recent days appear

to have been harmless and not part of a chinese survelliance programme. of a chinese surveillance programme. mr biden said he hadn't apologised to china's president xi, and doesn't intend to. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has visited kyiv for talks with president zelensky. he said the uk would continue to support ukraine in its fight against russia if he becomes prime minister. he also said there "has to be justice" over possible war crimes. england's women footballers convincingly beat south korea this evening for— zero in their first tournament game since winning the euros last summer. the lionesses are now unbeaten in 27 matches. our sports correspondent jane dougall was watching. england! the legacy of winning the euros is already evident. i've been inspired after the euros quite a lot because i play for a few teams now. new fans and seasoned supporters desperate to watch the champions, even when they are facing lower ranked teams like south korea. head coach sarina wiegman has led

england to 26 unbeaten games. this one looked to be the same. a penalty gave georgia stanway theirfirst, delighting the excitable young fans. the floodgates were opened. a solo run from chloe kelly and it was two. it is a brilliant fast start! england were enjoying themselves now. they quickly scored a third before the ball fell to laurenjames. and it's james! herfirst england goal. a winning start to the competition and the year for the lionesses. their unbeaten record still intact. jane dougall, bbc news, milton keynes. now time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there, the winds are going to be strengthening overnight and it is going to be very windy by tomorrow morning, particularly across northern parts of the uk and in scotland, over the pennines and north—east england, there could be some travel disruption and may some damage. it is all due to an area of

low pressure that will be deepening overnight as it