this is bbc news. i'm victoria valentine with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ahead of an anticipated spring offensive, ukraine's president zelensky warns belarus against helping russia launch a new attack. it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake. the british prime minister is in northern ireland for talks about a post—brexit trade deal, prompting hopes of a reformed power—sharing assembly. the spanish parliament introduces new laws approving teen abortion, transgender protections, and paid menstrual leave. the family of the hollywood actor bruce willis say the die hard and pulp fiction star is now suffering from

a type of dementia. and stars gather for a fashionable farewell. a memorial is held in london for dame vivienne westwood, who died in december aged 81. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia's invasion. ahead of that, ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, has warned belarus against helping a renewed russian offensive. speaking to our world affairs editor — mr zelensky said such a decision would be a big mistake. the belarusian leader, alexander lukashenko, says he's prepared to let moscow launch attacks again from his territory. here'sjohn simpson, and a warning there are flashing images in his 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 many 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. plenty more coverage in the run—up to the anniversary, plenty of special coverage. also lots more on the website. let's get some of the day's other news. 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.

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 have reported headaches and nausea in the wake of the derailment, which is also thought to have caused the deaths of thousands of fish. 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 27th march. candidates have until next friday to be nominated. the deputy first minister, john swinney, has ruled himself out of the race. nurses in england are to hold their biggest strike action next month when members of the rcn

walk out for 48 hours, from the first of march. the nhs confederation has warned the government it can "wave goodbye" to its plans to cut waiting lists in england, if it doesn't settle the dispute. the british prime minister, rishi sunak, is in northern ireland for talks with political parties amid growing speculation that a new deal over the post—brexit trading agreement could be agreed soon. officials from the uk and the eu have been in discussions over the northern ireland protocol. the 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 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, leaving northern ireland without a functioning government. joining us now is vicky pryce, who is former chief economic advisor and current board member of the centre for economics and business research. thank you forjoining us. this dispute is over two years old. what do we know of what might be proposed to resolve it? i think the most likely issue is which goods are going to be able to go freely from great britain to northern ireland without any checks and which ones need to be checked and there could be a system. rather than all of them, there could be a system with trusted traders are good that will only go from northern ireland to great britain and stay there, which can be exempt because they are not going to go anywhere else within the eu and then some other goods that are decided between the two sides which fell into the category of needing to be examined more closely because they will be subject to ongoing forwarding

to the rest of the eu through ireland. so that is going to be the most likely outcome of the discussions and the agreement that will be reached. the question is going to be what else? there is an issue about bc j, else? there is an issue about bcj, whether it will still have a role. what we hear is that it will but perhaps it will be a final rule rather than an immediate role, so there will be another body which will perhaps decide on an arbitration basis what any dispute resolution may need to be, so at least it will be a way forward to ensure that the northern ireland protocol bill which is in parliament at present could just be scrapped because it almost forced some of the changes to happen unilaterally from the uk. at least this would be decided, with a bit of luck, from both sides. ii with a bit of luck, from both sides. . ~ ,, . , sides. if we talk specifically about trade _ sides. if we talk specifically about trade and _ sides. if we talk specifically about trade and this - sides. if we talk specifically about trade and this idea i sides. if we talk specifically about trade and this idea of sides. if we talk specifically i about trade and this idea of a green line and a red line for

goods, depending on the nature of the goods, what difference would that kind of deal make to uk and eu trade? in would that kind of deal make to uk and eu trade?— would that kind of deal make to uk and eu trade? in terms of uk and eu trade. — uk and eu trade? in terms of uk and eu trade, it _ uk and eu trade? in terms of uk and eu trade, it is _ uk and eu trade? in terms of uk and eu trade, it is quite - and eu trade, it is quite interesting because as far as northern ireland are concerned, there are hardly any checks that take place anyway because the basically the uk has abandoned doing so so there will at least be a formal process. what it really means is at least there will be a way forward is to ensure that the tensions with the eu and even legal proceedings starting against the uk will be lessened quite considerably so that will allow perhaps some space negotiating what more can be donein negotiating what more can be done in terms of combining this improvement in relations with perhaps a better understanding of how trade can flow between the eu and the uk more generally, which of course has been an issue for a lot of traders, who found the whole process very bureaucratic and that of course could lead, with

a bit of luck, to the uk joining more other areas that hasn't been able to join so far such as the horizon project, which is so important for universities and our scientists. it universities and our scientists.— universities and our scientists. it is quite a gamble. _ scientists. it is quite a gamble, all— scientists. it is quite a gamble, all of- scientists. it is quite a gamble, all of this, i scientists. it is quite a l gamble, all of this, and certainly rishi sunak�*s people were quite quiet about all of this, about him going to northern ireland. he is a busy hoping to present whatever deal he might strike next week it's possible to his cabinet on tuesday, any agreement is going to have to be backed by eu nations as well. where do you see any such deal receiving support and where is it going to be harder to convince people? i to be harder to convince maple?— to be harder to convince --eole? ~ . , to be harder to convince neale? ~ ., , ., people? i think the hardest one will be in northern _ people? i think the hardest one will be in northern ireland - will be in northern ireland itself, because as we know some of the political parties there are not very much in favour of having any separation from great britain, so the unionist parties are not total in agreement with what has been going on anyway with the protocol, and that is a real issue. the eu would probably

want it all settled so that they don't have any extra problems. they are struggling right now that their own growth issues. we hear are struggling with growth issues which are worse perhaps than what the eu is going to right now. so rishi sunak himself of course has pledged to get growth going again. what we need is a better relationship with the eu, which we now know, everyone is talking about the issues that brexit has brought with it, and if there is anyway and which we can soften it for the economy has a hole which has lost out quite a lot in terms of its trading intensity over the last few years since brexit will be good news. few years since brexit will be good news— few years since brexit will be good new-— almost two weeks after turkey's earthquake, there's growing anger over why so many buildings collapsed. more than 100 arrest warrants have been issued in connection with unsafe buildings and the government has been accused of turning a blind eye to building irregularities. our europe correspondent, nick beake, has spent the last

few days investigating the collapse of one building in gaziantep, where 136 people died. night and day they've been waiting for a miracle. but there's no sign of one. their relatives lived in the most expensive part of this city. that meant nothing as their apartment block turned to dust. emre, whose five loved ones are missing, says so many people are to blame. translation: they have the blood of the people i who died here on their hands. it is not right to scapegoat the contractor. the ones who approved this building are responsible together with the government and the state. the next morning we come back to try to find out why these four blocks collapsed, while all around others stood firm.

we learn from officials on the ground that at least 136 people have died here. a community ripped apart in seconds. everything is gone, she weeps. before revealing there had been concerns that water was weakening the building. translation: it was an accident waiting to happen. _ six months ago, the head of the residents' association told us about the problems in the building. she said our buildings might collapse at the smallest earthquake. let's strengthen the pillars, she said, but nothing happened. neighbours tell us a former security guard at the complex could give us more information. translation: | witnessed - the defects with my own eyes.

when i touched the concrete column, it would crumble to dust in my hands. as though it wasn't concrete at all. the iron was rusting in the columns, the rainfall was damaging and corroding the iron. in amid all this death and destruction, we need to remind ourselves that these days homes can be built or strengthened to withstand earthquakes of this magnitude. 2a years ago, this country got a big wake—up call when more than 17,000 people were killed in a previous quake. since then, the turkish authorities have failed to protect their people. whether it is those living in newbuilds or in older properties, too. 0pposition politicians say tens of thousands have now paid with their lives. in civilised countries, earthquakes happen and people don't die. unfortunately, in turkey, these kind of earthquakes happen every ten years

and people die and they say it is a destiny. no, it is not a destiny. if we just do what the science says, nobody dies. a man connected to our particular complex in gaziantep has been arrested. his lawyer tells us he has done nothing wrong and the building was well constructed. the local authorities says no complaints were made and so no inspections were ever carried out. president erdogan says it was not possible to be prepared for such a disaster. but in light of this story, one replicated across the country, how many in turkey can truly sleep soundly? nick beake, bbc news, gaziantep. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the fashion and film worlds come together to pay tribute to designer, dame vivienne westwood who died — aged 81 — in december.

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 on 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 bbc world news. the latest headlines: ahead of an anticipated spring offensive — ukraine's president zelensky warns belarus not to help russia launch a new attack. the british prime minister is in northern ireland, for talks about a post—brexit trade deal — prompting hopes of a reformed power—sharing assembly. spain's parliament has approved a law granting paid medical leave to women suffering severe period pain, becoming the first european country to advance such legislation. this is part of a broader legislation, which will allow people over 16 to change their legally—recognised gender without medical evaluation. 0ur reporter sofia bettiza has been following the story.

shejoins me in the studio now. what are the standout bits of this legislation? it entitles women with severe period pain to take as much time off work as they need. it will require a doctor's approval but crucially it will be the social security system, not approvals, that will have to pay for that sick leave. spain's equality minister received a standing ovation in parliament on thursday and she said that periods will no longer be taboo, there will be no longer women going into work with pain, taking painkillers to hide the fact that they are suffering and that they are unable to work. we have a clip from her. translation: ~ ., ., ~ from her. translation: ~ ., w ., translation: we have taken a hue ste translation: we have taken a huge step forward. _ translation: we have taken a huge step forward. we - translation: we have taken a huge step forward. we must - translation: we have taken a huge step forward. we must be | huge step forward. we must be guaranteed a right to decide about our own bodies but also the possibility of minstrel health to be recognised as part

of our health rights, access to contraceptives and menstrual health products and sexual education. health products and sexual education-— health products and sexual education. , ., ., education. listening to that, it sounds — education. listening to that, it sounds aggressive. - education. listening to that, it sounds aggressive. is - education. listening to that, it sounds aggressive. is it i education. listening to that, it sounds aggressive. is it in | it sounds aggressive. is it in practice this is the first country in europe to a judas paid leave for women with period pain. onlya paid leave for women with period pain. only a few countries in the world offer this at the moment, like japan, indonesia and zambia, that is in spite of the fact that one in spite of the fact that one in three women suffer from severe period pain. that is really interesting, those collection of countries. i wonder how this is going down in spain. has it been controversial? has there been a lot of support? and are there concerns about whether this might actually effect equality in the workplace and whether employers might actually choose to employ more men so they don't have to deal with this? that is a really good point and it is a divisive piece of legislation. the main criticism is that it could stigmatise

women in the workplace, and as you said, that employers might be more inclined to hire men. also important, this is part of a broader legislation that was passed on thursday. that will allow minors from the age of 16 to have abortions without permission from their parents and it will also allow people to change their gender from the age of 1a without the need for age of 1a without the need for a psychological or medical evaluation. both of those issues are very controversial. in spain but also in lots of other countries. today many are calling this a historical day forfeminist rights. really for feminist rights. really interesting. forfeminist rights. really interesting. thank you so much. bruce willis has been diagnosed with dementia. the family of the 67—year—old, who starred in movies like die hard and pulp fiction, said he had a form of dementia which affects his ability to speak. susan dickinson, the ceo of the association for

fronto—temporal dementia, told us more about the condition. when a person has frontotemporal dementia, what they lose is, is these abilities to plan and organize their daily actions and even more importantly, sometimes to understand how their actions are received by other people around them. so, for instance, you might get somebody losing their social filter saying something rude, oryou might get somebody who sees something in a store or a candy bar and they want it and they'll just take it because they've lost the understanding of the social rules. you have to pay for something to take it from a store. the final thing i'd say is, is some people lose self awareness, so they themselves may not realise how much they are changing and why their loved ones around them are upset by those changes. time for an update on all the latest sports news. hello, they've had many

a high—profile meeting before, but barcelona and manchester united would rather not be in the europa league this season, one would imagine. they have served up another exciting encounter in spain. the first leg of their play—off tie finished 2—2 at the new camp. typified by ten minutes that produced three goals. marcus rashford equalising for united before an own goal gave them a 2—1 lead. raphinha's cross eluded everyone to get a draw for barcelona. each side felt they should have had a penalty as the managers complained of being on the wrong end of refereeing decisions. in such a game, we created many chances. you can't expect actually, but we did. a little bit disappointment that we didn't score. i think we should have scored minimum four goals tonight.

and also have to make that point, it's a big influence not only on this game but this round. it was 2—1, a clear foul on marcus rashford. we can discuss if it is in the box or outside the box, but definitely it's a red card. the usa have beaten canada 2—0 in the she believes cup in a match between the current world and olympic champions. both goals in the first half. canada wore t—shirts saying, enough is enough, amid the ongoing dispute with their federation. brazil and japan also in the competition, they met in the opening game with brazil coming out on top. marta setting up the only goal of the game. that was in the 71st minute. japan had a chance to equalise near the end but kobayashi put her shot over the bar. an important marker for these teams ahead of

the world cup in the summer. england have begun their defence of the arnold clark cup with a comfortable victory over south korea, winning 4—0 to extend their unbeaten run to 27 matches. 1—0 at half—time, two in the first five minutes of the second half, including chloe kelly 16 seconds after the restart saw england pull away. lauren james got the fourth, herfirst for her country, as they look to defend the trophy they won last year. 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 a fond friend, victoria beckham in black riveted dress joined by helena bonham carter wearing a classic tartan design for a memorial to the late vivienne westwood. her loss 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 touches of her signature style with flashes of colour and bold patterns and prints. it was a fitting tribute for the grammar school girl from glossop, a small town in england, who brought punk fashion into the mainstream and quickly built a global brand based on doing things her own way. the trousers all come with a little loincloth on the back. everybody wants to know what that's for, it's just a loincloth, it's just a gesture. now finally laid to rest, her legacy will continue in both fashion and in culture. with many guests at the funeral reposting vogue magazine's tribute to her, saying that honouring the great english woman properly was a near impossible task. stephanie prentice, bbc news. london fashion week starts today and to mark the event snap and vogue have joined forces to bring an augmented reality exhibition —

its aim to show how ar is redefining the way we experience fashion. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @vvalentinenews. 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.

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