welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... ukraine's president zelensky speaks to the bbc and warns neighbouring belarus against helping russia launch a new offensive. it will be big mistake, for him and for belarus, it will be a historical mistake. but belarus�* leader, alexander lukashenko tells foreignjournalists he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again for any new invasion. translation: yes, i'm ready. you say invasion, we have different views of this. i'm ready to provide territory again. we'll have the latest developments, as we approach the first anniversary of russia's invaion of ukraine. also in the programme... the un launches an appeal

for $1 billion to help turkey recover from last week's catastrophic earthquakes. the british prime minister travels to northern ireland amid speculation about a post—brexit, trade—deal. there is this possibility of a deal being agreed early next week. the prime minister is here and is going to want to try to smooth the way with the political parties. the family of hollywood actor bruce willis say he's suffering from a type of dementia. he announced his retirement last year. and an array of celebrities attend a memorial service for dame vivienne westwood in london. the era—defining fashion designer died aged 81 in december. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia's invasion. ahead of that, ukraine's president zelensky has been speaking to our world affairs

editorjohn simpson, reflecting on what's happened and what may happen ahead. president zelensky said his troops could keep defending their country until they are able to launch a counter—offensive. and crucially he ruled out conceding any territory to russia in a potential peace deal. a warning that there are flashing images in this report. 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. 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. meanwhile, the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko,

says he's ready to allow russia to use his country as a staging post for a new offensive in ukraine. last year, the russian military�*s failed attempt to seize the capital kyiv was launched from belarus. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report. few people know vladimir putin as well as he does. alexander lu kashenko, 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. to the us now, and president biden says three aerial objects shot down by the us in recent days appear to have nothing to do with china. he told reporters they were probably being used by private companies or for research purposes. i've directed my team to come

back to me with sharper rules for how we will deal with these unidentified objects moving forward. distinguishing between those that are likely to pose safety and security risks that necessitate action and those that do not. but make no mistake — if any object presents a threat to the safety and security of the american people i will take it down. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a special grand jury in the us state of georgia has found no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election. donald trump has repeatedly claimed the result was rigged. several witnesses were found to have lied under oath during the investigation. the scottish national party says it will announce nicola sturgeon�*s successor as party leader and scotland's first minister on monday the 27th march. candidates have until next friday to be nominated. the spanish parliament

has given final approval to new laws that promote the rights of women and the lgbt community. the measures include paid medical leave for women who have painful periods, and making it easier to change a person's legally—recognised gender on identity cards. one minister described the legislation as a great step forward but it has proved controversial. to the situation in turkey and syria now, and 11 days on, people are still remarkably being pulled alive from the rubble left by the powerful earthquakes that hit the region. a teenage girl has been rescued from a collapsed building near the epicentre of the quakes. overall, the death toll is now more than 41,000. the united nations has launched a $1 billion humanitarian appeal for the turkish people. our correspondent caroline davies reports from the city of adana in southern turkey. an incredible story

of survival. carefully, with many hands, 17—year—old olena is lifted to safety after 248 hours under the rubble. these stories that have amazed the world are often down to a few factors and chance. to survive long term, so let's say over a week or ten days or something like that, you need mainly access to two things — air and some sort of water source. so we say people can survive without water intake maybe for about three to five days or so. but i do think there's probably a huge psychological component, in the sense that, if people have hope and they believe that they will be rescued, determination probably does play a factor. many fear how long it may take them to be back in a home. in the snow—covered province of kahramanmaras, tent cities have been erected to provide some shelter. in adana, a food

market is now a camp. but not for long. these tents have been in position for the course of the last ten days, but the authorities here say they are now dismantling them. you can see the tents over here and people taking some of their belongings as well. now, that's because the authorities say that there is greater need closer to the epicentre, but people who have been living here tell us that they are very worried. the authorities say people will be moved to live in other accommodation but some feel they are being moved on too quickly. fatma has been living in the camp since the earthquake hit. translation: it was rainy | and cold, plus we had to see dead bodies coming out of the building nearby. it was like a nightmare — i couldn't wash for ten days. this is the situation we are in. our mental strength has broken. the earthquake has already taken so much, but many feel they are now left in limbo, not knowing how or where

they can rebuild their lives. 11 days on there is a real sense of the turkish authorities want to show some signs of progress but the broadcasters have been showing homes and rebuilt in areas that were almost entirely flattened by the earthquake. one turkish geologist has said these areas need to have ground checks done before more construction is done on top of them. speaking to the people here in southern turkey there is still a large sense of fear, also a sense of distrust and that maybe take a while and is a big challenge for the turkish government to repair. the uk's prime minister rishi sunak has travelled to northern ireland amid speculation that a deal is imminent between the uk and eu on post—brexit trading arrangements. officials from britain and the european union have been in intense talks on the northern ireland protocol, which was agreed as part of britain's departure from the european union.

our ireland correspondent emma vardy has this update from belfast. tensions over the northern ireland protocol feel, for people here, like they have dragged on for a very long time. so if there is this possibility of a deal agreed early next week, the prime minister is here and will try to smooth the way wit the political parties. businesses will be very eager to hear because it will make their day to day lives easier getting goods over from great britain over into northern ireland. and the big question politically is will a deal pave the way for the dup to go back into power sharing. the party firmly believes that the protocol has weakened northern ireland's very place in the uk and there is some scepticism over whether any deal will go far enough to reassure the most staunch unionists. so there is still no guarantee that northern ireland will be getting a government back, at least quickly anyway.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the letter lost in 1916 — delivered more than 100 years later. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it was sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the reprecussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. explosions. as the airlift got under way there was no let—up in the eruption itself.

lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea to the east of the island, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded the next generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, russian for peace. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines... ukraine's president zelensky warns belarus against helping russia launch a new offensive but the belarusians say they're happy to back another russian offensive. the un launches an appeal for $1 billion to help turkey recover from last week's catastrophic earthquakes. the governor of ohio has asked the white house forfederal support and on—the—ground assistance, after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed there earlier this month.

residents in the town of east palestine have reported headaches and nausea in the wake of the derailment, which is also thought to have caused the deaths of thousands of fish. clean—up operations are continuing in the town. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. the toxic smoke from the realm crash hangs over this town like a dark cloud. the train was leaving east palestine when the train went off the tracks leaving hazardous material. sulphur lingers in the air, people say they are ill, and dead fish have appeared in some of the creeks. for ben, even the sound of trains is now unnerving. he says the noises getting louder.— getting louder. this morning, wakinu getting louder. this morning, waking up _ getting louder. this morning, waking up before _ getting louder. this morning, waking up before my - getting louder. this morning, waking up before my alarm i waking up before my alarm because there is a train going off with these umpteen urns,

and ifeel they off with these umpteen urns, and i feel they are stating they are here, they are not going anywhere, and they are bigger and more powerful than the town and the entities that are put in place to regulate them. ~ ., , are put in place to regulate them. ~' ., , ., ., �*, them. like many other town's nearly 5000 _ them. like many other town's nearly 5000 residents, - them. like many other town's nearly 5000 residents, he - them. like many other town's nearly 5000 residents, he is i nearly 5000 residents, he is worried about drinking the water. officials say is safe. he isn't taking any chances, though, especially as he has kids. ., ., , ., kids. for the town, it is going to be like _ kids. for the town, it is going to be like a — kids. for the town, it is going to be like a 9/11 _ kids. for the town, it is going to be like a 9/11 moment, - kids. for the town, it is going to be like a 9/11 moment, it i kids. for the town, it is going j to be like a 9/11 moment, it is going to be a pearl harbor moment where people remember where they were when it happened. the memories are going to be ingrained early on and how they felt early on, that sense of unease and chaos. i feel like there is going to be a before and after from when that happened to living post that happened to living post that situation.— that happened to living post that situation. they clear up continues. _ that situation. they clear up continues. the _ that situation. they clear up continues. the rocks - that situation. they clear up continues. the rocks have . continues. the rocks have discoloured from weather toxic chemicals spilled. as you can see, train is once again going

through the town. once the evacuation was over, the track opened again, and this is what has upset residents so much of the fact that it has not even been that long since this disaster happened and yet the trains are still going through, carrying substances which they say they don't know what they are, and it is really concerning them. people had a chance to ask questions at a town hall meeting but norfolk southern which owns the train didn't show up saying it was worried about security, leaving residents feeling insulted. they feel they can take advantage of us because we are advantage of us because we are a small town but what roles through on those tracks is of more value than the lives of the residents of this community.- the residents of this communi . ., ., ~ community. norfolk southern has set aside more _ community. norfolk southern has set aside more than _ community. norfolk southern has set aside more than $1— community. norfolk southern has set aside more than $1 million - set aside more than $1 million to help people but residents say it doesn't even begin to address the long—term concerns they have about the environment and their health. nomia iqbal,

bbc news, east palestine, ohio. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say he has frontotemporal dementia, which affects behaviour and language. willis, who starred in blockbuster films such as die hard and pulp fiction, is 67. he announced his retirement in spring last year, following a diagnosis of aphasia — which causes difficulties with speech. the actor's family said his condition had since worsened. there are currently no specific treatments for frontotemporal dementia, which is an uncommon form of the disease. a memorial service for dame vivienne westwood has been held on thursday in london, with famous faces from around the world paying their respects. the legendary fashion designer and environmental activist died in december aged 81. stephanie prentice has more. here to honour the life of the fond friend, victoria beckham

in blackjoined by helena bonham carterfor a memorial to bonham carter for a memorial to the bonham carterfor a memorial to the late vivian westwood. her lost felt strongly by the british fashion scene with models turning out to pay their respects, as well as famous faces from around the world in the fashion, music, and art scene. and while many dressed in black, others brought patches of her signature style with flashes of colour and bold patterns in print. it was a fitting tribute for the grammar school girl who brought punk fashion into the mainstream and quickly built a global brand based on doing things her own way. based on doing things her own wa . ., , , ., way. the trousers all come with a little loincloth _ way. the trousers all come with a little loincloth on _ way. the trousers all come with a little loincloth on the - way. the trousers all come with a little loincloth on the back. i a little loincloth on the back. everyone wants to know what thatis everyone wants to know what that is for, it is just a loincloth, it isjust that is for, it is just a loincloth, it is just a gesture. loincloth, it is 'ust a gesturefi loincloth, it is 'ust a gesture. loincloth, it is 'ust a aesture. ., . , loincloth, it is 'ust a aesture. ., ., , ., gesture. now finally right to -- laid to — gesture. now finally right to -- laid to rest. _ gesture. now finally right to -- laid to rest. with - gesture. now finally right to -- laid to rest. with many. —— laid to rest. with many guests at the funeral reposting very�*s tribute to her saying

that honouring her properly was nearly impossible task. stephanie prentice, bbc news. tesla is recalling more than 360,000 vehicles in the united states due to safety concerns. the national highway traffic safety administration on thursday said the company's full self—driving software may cause a crash. the agency said the tesla software allows a vehicle to "exceed speed limits or travel through intersections in an unlawful or unpredictable manner". tesla said it's not aware of any injuries or deaths related to the recall issue. and now, a blast from the past, or rather the post. a letter lost in 1916 has been delivered to a flat in london more than 100 years later. our correspondent harry low has the story. when this envelope dropped through the letter box in a south london flat, the recipient was in for a surprise. initially i presumed it was from 2016. i noticed on the stamp it was actually king rather than a queen. on closer inspection finley

realised it had been sent over a century ago from bath, somerset. in 1916, george v was king and world war one rationing had been yet to be introduced. we were pretty shocked and baffled as to how it could have conceivably happened. then just really curious. as more than 100 years had passed he and his girlfriend decided to see what was inside. it is written by someone called cristobal to their friend katie who was mrs oswald marsh. she's apologising for what she had said and it opens with, "will you lend me your aid i feel quite ashamed of myself after what i said at circle." but obviously it never got through to her. it was posted from one wealthy family to another. cristobal to her friend katie marsh, the wife of stamp dealer oswald. for local historians this arrival offers a welcome window into the past. it does not happen every day, no. you could spend days and weeks researching people and then all of a sudden you get a gold mine and that's what

has happened here. a gold mine, is that how you think of it? yes because they're so much information to us within a couple of days research. in the statement royal mail said... incidents like this happen very occasionally, and we are uncertain what happened in this instance. it seems a pretty incredible occurrence that i suppose it would have justjust gotten hidden somewhere in a sourcing office that has been in operation for over 100 years and someone has dug it up and just stuck it in with the day's post. but pretty amazing that it was sat there after all that time. with many deliveries disrupted in the past few months postal service this feels like a case of letter late than never. we all have those days don't we — bad hair days. well, i want to tell you now about a 10—year—old boy from lincolnshire in the uk, who is celebrating his unique, unruly locks.

sam barley has a rare condition that's known as uncombable hair syndrome — a genetic disorder characterised by hair that's difficult to comb. there are only 100 cases worldwide — and sam has made it his mission to raise awareness. hi, i'm sam and i am ten years old. iam here hi, i'm sam and i am ten years old. i am here to talk about my hair because i want to raise awareness that an claimable hair syndrome is a thing because people come up to me and say have you bleached it, have you dyed it, have you done something to your hair? this have you dyed it, have you done something to your hair?- something to your hair? this is something _ something to your hair? this is something he _ something to your hair? this is something he has— something to your hair? this is something he has wanted - something to your hair? this is something he has wanted to i something to your hair? this is| something he has wanted to do for the last year or so, the more comments he gets, the more he has wanted to raise awareness. he is a unique boy and i am proud of him. i awareness. he is a unique boy and i am proud of him.- and i am proud of him. i think he is really — and i am proud of him. i think he is really special. _ and i am proud of him. i think he is really special. he's - and i am proud of him. i think he is really special. he's a - he is really special. he's a really— he is really special. he's a really nice brother to have an comb — really nice brother to have an comb of— really nice brother to have an comb of all hair syndrome. when we initially _

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hello there. the winds are really picking up overnight. we're expecting some travel disruption and perhaps some damage across northern parts of the uk, where the winds will be strongest — particularly over scotland, over the pennines and in the north—east of england, with the peak of the wind strength expected during friday morning. it's all due to this deepening area of low pressure currently heading to the north of scotland. that is storm otto, that will sweep its way down into scandinavia. it's the first named storm of the season, although it was actually named by the danish met service. it'll be a very windy start to friday morning, a very mild start as well. the rain in the south being replaced by showers, but it's the strength of the wind that's the story. could be touching 80 mph in the northern isles for a while, and generally across scotland, gusts of 60 or 70 mph. similar strength over the pennines and some very gusty winds to the east of the pennines as well.

now, the winds do gradually ease down through the day and we'll see this band of thicker cloud with some patchy rain heading down into southern parts of england and wales. other areas should see it brightening up and some sunshine coming through. the showers becoming fewer in scotland as the winds continue to ease during the afternoon. a mild day — temperatures 9 celsius in scotland, highs of 1a or 15 in east anglia and the south—east. northern ireland, though, will turn more cloudy in the afternoon, some rain coming in here as well, and this other area of low pressure comes in overnight. not particularly windy, but it will bring some wet weather for northern areas for a while, maybe some snow over the scottish mountains. most of that wet weather is out into continental europe by saturday morning, leaving behind this band of thicker cloud and patchy rain, southern scotland heading into the central belt. sunshine to the north of that and elsewhere in the uk, we'll see some sunshine at times, there will be some cloud as well. breezy perhaps in southern areas of england. otherwise, the winds are much lighter on saturday and it's another mild day. for the second half of the weekend,

we've got another area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic — that will strengthen the winds during sunday and bring some wetter weather for a while in northern ireland, but more particularly across scotland. and we'll see some patchy rain for northern england as well. further south, it may well be drier, a little bit brighter, perhaps some sunshine in southern parts of england. the winds, though, do pick up, always the strongest in the far north—west of the uk. second half the weekend doesn't look quite so mild, but we've still got temperatures of 10—12 celsius.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. russian missiles and drones rain down on ukraine's civilian infrastructure, causing untold damage. it's been happening for months. this is ukraine's energy war,

a constant battle for heat and light, with an army of engineers racing to keep