this is bbc news with the headlines: we begin in memphis, tennessee — where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second—degree murder — and other charges — in the case of tyre nichols. his mother demands justice. i want each and every one of those officers to look me in the face. if they haven't done that yet, they couldn't even do that today. explosions as police headquarters in pakistan come under attack. officials say that they have gained control and seven people have been killed. the ukrainian president

urges those gathering in munich to speed up the support for his country. speed up the support for his count . , ., ., ., ., country. there is no alternative to send country. there is no alternative to spend because — country. there is no alternative to spend because it _ country. there is no alternative to spend because it is _ country. there is no alternative to spend because it is the _ country. there is no alternative to spend because it is the spin - country. there is no alternative to spend because it is the spin that l spend because it is the spin that life depends on. delay has always been and still is a mistake. fix, been and still is a mistake. a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin was sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for russia. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. we begin in memphis, tennessee — where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second—degree murder — and other charges — in the case of tyre nichols.

mr nichols — a young black man — died after a police beating in memphis, tennessee last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching nichols in a traffic stop close to his home. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not—guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols�* mother made this statement outside the court. i know my son is gone. i know i will never see him again but we have to start this process of justice right now and i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face. they haven't done that yet, they couldn't even do that today. they didn't have the courage to look at me and my face after what they

did to my son. so they are going to see me at every court date. every one. , see me at every court date. every one-- until— see me at every court date. every one.- until we _ see me at every court date. every one.- untilwe get- see me at every court date. every one.- until we getjustice| one. exactly. untilwe get 'ustice for my fl for more on this let's speak to david graham, staff writer at the atlantic who has been following this story. you haven't just been you haven'tjust been following on the story you have been reporting on policing in memphis for quite some time. you describe it as being owned the police and over policed. can you take as there are?— take as there are? when i talk to --eole in take as there are? when i talk to people in memphis _ take as there are? when i talk to people in memphis about - take as there are? when i talk to people in memphis about the - take as there are? when i talk to i people in memphis about the crime situation. on the one hand they felt that there wasn't enough police to protect them from crime, violent crime has been a problem in memphis for quite some time. it got worse in 2020 and 2021. they feel threatened by violence. at the same time they don't feel that the police are protecting them but harassing them. stopping young black man but other black people as well for minor offences, making their life difficult. getting into the criminal

justice system but not protecting them for crimes. they feel like they are getting the worst of both worlds. white back is memphis unusual in the united states to having these feelings? its not. that is why was reporting on memphis in the first place. it has unique dynamics. it is one of the poorer cities in the us and one of the more heavily african—americans cities in the us. they don't totally trust the police that they have. you the us. they don't totally trust the police that they have.— police that they have. you talk in a recent article _ police that they have. you talk in a recent article about _ police that they have. you talk in a recent article about going - police that they have. you talk in a recent article about going to - police that they have. you talk in a recent article about going to the i recent article about going to the location where tyre nichols was killed. the people that you met there who was also visiting the location. can you tell us about who you met there? it location. can you tell us about who you met there?— location. can you tell us about who you met there? it was a very moving exoerience- — you met there? it was a very moving exoerience- i — you met there? it was a very moving experience. i went _ you met there? it was a very moving experience. i went to _ you met there? it was a very moving experience. i went to the _ you met there? it was a very moving experience. i went to the spot - you met there? it was a very moving experience. i went to the spot and l experience. i went to the spot and it was very well outside the city. a suburban area, a very street. it was

there was almost no one there. the street is recognisable to people who watch videos and it seemed deserted. as i sat there i realise there is a steady and endless stream of cars, quietly coming into this cul—de—sac to pay respect and make pilgrimage. a lot of middle age black women in particular. i spoke to several who rolled down their windows and said, is this the spot? and some of them said to me, i have a son. to explain why they were there. i said to me, i have a son. to explain why they were there.— why they were there. i have a son. that is quite _ why they were there. i have a son. that is quite poignant. _ why they were there. i have a son. that is quite poignant. do - why they were there. i have a son. that is quite poignant. do you - why they were there. i have a son. that is quite poignant. do you get| that is quite poignant. do you get the sense that we just at the start of this trial, tyre nichols was only killed last month, but do you get the sense that his death will change memphis and change the conversation around policing in memphis? it is a aood around policing in memphis? it is a good question- _ around policing in memphis? it is a good question. this _ around policing in memphis? it is a good question. this is _ around policing in memphis? it is a good question. this is the - around policing in memphis? it is a good question. this is the most - good question. this is the most prominent incident but this is not the first case where someone has been beaten by the police. there are

some real questions about that. some people think this is a turning point, other people worry that because it is so blatant and because the city has moved quickly to fire the city has moved quickly to fire the officers and the district attorney to charge them, it may not produce a wholesale change in the culture of policing. i think that does remain to be seen. i5 culture of policing. i think that does remain to be seen. is there a model for— does remain to be seen. is there a model for police _ does remain to be seen. is there a model for police reform _ does remain to be seen. is there a model for police reform in - does remain to be seen. is there a model for police reform in the - does remain to be seen. is there a model for police reform in the us, j does remain to be seen. is there a i modelfor police reform in the us, a model for police reform in the us, a city that we can look to that has had a problem with brutality and the parser has gone beyond that? i don’t parser has gone beyond that? i don't think there is — parser has gone beyond that? i don't think there is one _ parser has gone beyond that? i don't think there is one single _ parser has gone beyond that? i don't think there is one single model. - think there is one single model. where we have seen cities that have gotten worse in cities that have gone bad of gotten better. it does gone bad of gotten better. it does 9° up gone bad of gotten better. it does go up and down. we have seen a variety of places that things have been changed. in new york city, people being shot by police and that has improved. we have seen cities such as newjersey who have dissolved the police and started

over. cities have done different things to make things better. one of the smartest reformers are doing a cherry picking from different elements of different cities to produce the best model possible. very interesting. thank you for speaking to us. the authorities in the pakistani city of karachi say they've retaken control of the police headquarters, hours after it was stormed by militants. there are reports that seven people were killed when a pakistan taliban suicide squad stormed the compound . the assault on the five—storey building began with a grenade attack; it was followed by a series of blasts and a fierce gun battle. pakistani officials say three militants were among those killed; and more than a dozen people were injured. huge explosions were heard — take a look at this.

explosions the building houses karachi's most senior police officials, on a strategic thoroughfare near naval offices and the city's army command. these pictures from the scene were sent in from our bbc cameraman — as you can see, there is a heavy police presence and ambulance vehicles on hand. the militant group, pakistan taliban, say they carried out the attack. earlier i spoke to a local journalist in karachi who was at the scene of the attack until police cleared the area.

since this attack started, i got there as a localjournalist and was reporting from... a pedestrian bridge that was right across the building. the scene of crime. i saw at least two explosions there, and there was an area cordoned off as far as the eye could see. there was a blackout so any mobility could be hidden from the possible terrorist attack that could be launched from the building, because apparently, it was a five—story building and terrorists were on the top floor. the explosion that i heard were apparently, one of them was a person, an alleged terrorist etonating himself because they were wearing suicide jackets according to the security information that we have gathered. we're looking at some pictures of the building where the attack took place. i understand that you got a bit closer to the scene. yes, i was actually right

across where it was happening. the other media person since they got there earlier than i was they had a better visual, but they were at a safe distance, and so was i, but from a different angle. i was on top of a pedestrian bridge that is adjacent to the building, so i had an edge on visual there. hunain, tell me more about the location where this police headquarters is located. it's quite a sensitive location? yes, in every sense of the way, it was a very sensitive location. it is a smack in the middle of... it has so many important aspects to look at. first, it connects at least three districts of karachi, so is as important as a highway that two cities.

obviously, it was cordoned off. secondly, there are so many heavy senstive security installations there. there are so many offices there are sensitive in all sense of the ways. thirdly, it is close to the hotel where psl players are staying. psl aid is happening, it is hardly a two kilometre drive of where they are staying. at least 18 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck near bulgaria's capital, sofia. the government says the vehicle appeared to have been illegally transporting about a0 migrants. 12 survivors have been taken to hospital; they were hiding under some timber. the health minister said the vicitms had died from lack of oxygen.

he said the survivors were frozen, wet, and had not been fed for days. the ukrainian president has urged world leaders to speed up their support for ukraine. volodymyr zelensky has been addressing the munich security conference, where delegates are focusing on global security issues. for the first time, russia has not been invited to attend. president zelensky said the speed of action was crucial — and that there is no alternative to ukrainian victory. my freedom been the subject of compromise — no, and it's a rock—solid no. i'm confident that we can gain victory not only over putin, but also over putins, not only over putins in russia, but all around the world. wouldn't this be a proof of that power of the idea of freedom? it will definitely be. let's hear more on this from justin crump —

he's the chief executive of the intelligence company sibylline — and a former british army tank commander. it's not a new message for us to hear from it's not a new message for us to hearfrom ukraine. zelensky has been saying that we need better weapons and need this now. it has always been a slow process because we have international diplomatic factors, particularly in germany and then you have the military factors, militaries don't want to give up their current weapons because they feel that they might need them in this time of crisis. on top of that we have the supply chain. since the end of the cold war has wound down from large—scale emissions production and large—scale weapon production. it is overcoming all of these challenges and what is amazing really is how much the community has pulled together to deliver what it has done. although ukraine once more, they have received a lot and will receive a lot more. can more, they have received a lot and will receive a lot more.— will receive a lot more. can we go back to that _ will receive a lot more. can we go back to that point _ will receive a lot more. can we go back to that point you _ will receive a lot more. can we go back to that point you made - will receive a lot more. can we go | back to that point you made about the supply base. production has had

to ramp up. can you put it into context for us, what were they making before and how many more times that a day making now? in the times that a day making now? in the time of the cold _ times that a day making now? in the time of the cold war, _ times that a day making now? in the time of the cold war, we _ times that a day making now? in the time of the cold war, we were - time of the cold war, we were preparing for a war in europe, huge consumption of ammunition. we have seen the fighting in ukraine and that was a fraction of what we may have seen in germany in the 1980s. you can see the remains of that in germany and they were huge. after 1990, we weren't really firing artillery ammunition at that sort of volumes at all. the focus became on different warfare, small number of vehicles, counterinsurgency and things like that. it was a change of the way that we need to use equipment, we had stockpiles from 1990 onwards and we let them run down. that has been the big change. russia on the other hand maintained its base, it was old—fashioned and never change. ic. its base, it was old-fashioned and never change-— never change. ic. let's focus on what is inside _ never change. ic. let's focus on what is inside ukraine _ never change. ic. let's focus on what is inside ukraine on - never change. ic. let's focus on what is inside ukraine on the i never change. ic. let's focus on i what is inside ukraine on the front row. i know that we have a map that we can refer to. can you update us

on the status of this key city, back moot. this is really key because putin is giving a speech next week the final capture of we will be back in half an hour. . the final capture of we will be back in half an hour.— in half an hour. . the russians are ben in half an hour. . the russians are iten attacking _ in half an hour. . the russians are ben attacking ever— in half an hour. . the russians are ben attacking ever six _ in half an hour. . the russians are ben attacking ever six months - in half an hour. . the russians are. ben attacking ever six months plus. it is always been about to be captured by them they have inched towards it but ukraine are determined to hold on to it past that point where putin can announce this victory, just to deny him that. i think that is the big focus now but it is approaching a time where the russians will finally control of it. is the russians will finally control of it. , ., , , ., the russians will finally control of it. is there anything we should look towards in this _ it. is there anything we should look towards in this anniversary. - it. is there anything we should look towards in this anniversary. i - it. is there anything we should look towards in this anniversary. i think| towards in this anniversary. i think there will be _ towards in this anniversary. i think there will be an _ towards in this anniversary. i think there will be an increase _ towards in this anniversary. i think there will be an increase of- towards in this anniversary. i think| there will be an increase of attacks as well as intensification on the ground. they hope to be held to absorb that shot, hold the line and then build up and strike back in a month or two time.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a former security guard has been sentenced to 13 years in prison of spying for russia. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops are finally coming home, the withdrawal was defeated but the army was defeated in the task had been sent to perform. terrifying repercussions on the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself,

live streams flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the east of the island, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station this is bbc news, the latest headlines . five police officers in the us plead not guilty to murdering tyre nichols last month. his mother demands justice. gunfire and explosions as police headquarters in karachi come under attack. police headquarters in karachi come underattack. pakistani police headquarters in karachi come under attack. pakistani officials say that they have regain control and seven people have been killed. ukrainian president urges that world

leaders gathered to speed up their support for his country. the syrian observatory for human rights says those who died were picking truffles. the country's state media said that the attack took place here... some of the pickers are said to have escaped but dozens are said to have been kidnapped. here in the uk a deal could be in the works. the british prime minister rishi sunak had met northern ireland's political parties. there is rising speculation that the uk is close to reaching a new agreement with the european union 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 men's goods were

inspected before reaching northern ireland creating a border with the rest of the uk. there has always angered unionists who are eager to protect northern ireland's ties with the rest of the united kingdom. they feel they have been cut off and the rest of the uk. it's divided communities, while the dup collapse the government over it. the tensions over the northern ireland protocol have had consequences for everyday lives. today, i had positive conversations with parties in northern ireland about our ongoing discussions to resolve the northern ireland protocol. now, it's clear we need to find solutions to the practical problems the protocol is causing families and businesses in northern ireland, as well as address the democratic deficit. in belfast, rishi sunak met the parties privately. sinn fein, who support the protocol arrangements, were reassured by what he had to say. it's clear now that significant progress has been made

and we're very heartened by that. we now want to see a speedy conclusion of matters and above all else, we want to see the institutions restored, government restored here in the north. his last and longest meeting of the day was with the dup. remove the barriers to trade . within the uk internal markets. there's been scepticism over whether any deal would go far enough to reassure the most staunch unionists that northern ireland's trading position within the uk has been fully restored. i want to hear that brussels i will stretch itself to recognise the concerns that we have - as unionists and that this process will correct the wrongs. of the last negotiations. i do not believe that anyone should be led by a calendar. _ i am fundamentally focused on getting this right. - the prime minister may use today's talks to strengthen his hand in getting any final concessions from brussels, but his presence here shows we're at the end game. so, what do we know about what's

likely to be on the deal? an area of conflict has been the role of the european court ofjustice for resolving disputes. the uk government wants it at arms length. there's expected to be some form of green and red lanes, so goods staying in northern ireland from great britain can face less checks. businesses are hoping it will mean much less paperwork for getting goods over the irish sea, but it's not yet clear how it would all work in practice. while for some companies, the protocol brings advantages, getting changes matters to businesses like this one. they've been unable to get certain ingredients overfrom britain because suppliers don't want to deal with the red tape created by the protocol. so, the northern ireland menu is different to the smoothie menu in london? yes. because you can't get the same goods out here? yes, yes.

it's very frustrating because what it means is we've got to have a different menu than almost the entirely smoothie factory international business. but there are businesses like our own where itjust doesn't quite work for. this is a big moment for northern ireland for more than just trade. having no government affects many areas of life. there's no guarantee one would be restored quickly, but getting a new deal on the brexit arrangement is seen as a first step. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. one of china's most important tech investors, bao fan, has been reported missing. china renaissance, the investment bank he founded say they have been unable to contact him for days. the president of the group was detained last september according to media reports. he's the latest in a long list of financial executives to disappear — with many accused of corruption or caught up in beijing's crackdown on tech companies.

here in the uk, a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for russia. david ballantyne smith admitted passing secret information to the russian authorities, after being caught in an undercover sting operation. british police described smith's actions as "reckless and dangerous". tom symonds reports. secretly filmed, david smith, the embassy security guard with an access all areas pass, stealing secrets for the russians. scottish, married but separated, a lover of military memorabilia, the court found he hated britain and felt sympathy for vladimir putin. sentencing him, thejudge said there was no doubt he'd handed over sensitive material. you were fully aware that you should not have copied any of these documents and were equally aware that where these documents to get into the wrong hands, they might harm british interests or pose a threat to the safety

of people working at the embassy. investigators found in may 2020, smith used embassy notepaper to write to the russian embassy offering details of british officials in berlin, security passes and documents. to gather more evidence, m15 set up a sting operation involving two russian speakers whose real names have not been disclosed. smith was told that a mysterious russian called dimitry was coming to the embassy for a meeting. he was asked to photocopy some documents. it seems as though a russian defector was about to spill his country's secrets to the uk. but dimitry was working for the met and m15 and smith fell for it. those supposedly secret documents, they were nothing of the sort, were later found in smith's locker. a covert camera captured smith taking pictures

of the visitor on the cctv system. he seemed to hope the russians knew who dmitry was. then another hidden camera captured smith meeting the second fake russian, also sent by m15. irena wanted his help identifying the factors. they met the next day. he was arrested in august 2021 in potsdam, close to berlin. police found documents and videos filmed inside the embassy. smith was motivated by anti—uk, pro—russian views. he understood that the information he was collecting was damaging to british interests, probably understood he was likely to put people at risk of harm and yet he shared it with the russians anyway. and with hundreds of euros found in his flat, police are also sure he did it for money.

you can get more information on that story on our bbc news website and you can get in touch with me on twitter. bye bye for now. hello there. storm otto dominated our weather during today across the north of the uk, north east england and scotland we saw some very strong and gusty winds. a gust of 83 miles per hour in aberdeenshire. pershore in worcestershire, though, further south saw a top temperature of 17 degrees celsius. a very mild day, certainly temperatures above where we would expect at this time of year. on the satellite picture, this curl of cloud, that was storm otto moving away eastwards. there is another weather system now working its way in this one less potent, but it will continue to bring some outbreaks of rain, a band of rain pushing southwards and eastwards across england and wales. this area of wet weather in scotland turning to snow over high ground and giving rise to some ice as we head into saturday morning. quite a chilly night across northern

scotland, but further south, very mild indeed. double digit temperatures from birmingham to cardiff as to london into tomorrow. then a band of cloud and patchy rain pushing across the south of england, another band of cloud affecting central and southern parts of scotland, parts of northern ireland and the far north of england, bringing some outbreaks of rain. but in between those various rain bands and to the north of scotland, we should see some spells of sunshine. just one or two showers. and temperatures seven degrees for aberdeen, but 15 the high in norwich. into saturday evening, we will continue to see some splashes of rain for central and southern parts of scotland and into north east england. but broadly speaking, saturday night will be quiet with this ridge of high pressure and the high pressure will hold on in the south into sunday, whereas further north this weather system will work its way in and that will bring cloud and some outbreaks of rain across scotland, some quite heavy rain over high ground in the northwest of scotland.

some patchy rain perhaps for northern ireland and the far north of england. further south, though, some spells of sunshine, a breezy day, in fact, a windy day up towards the north of scotland, although not as windy as it has been today, and temperatures between ten 31111111 degrees. so it is going to be another very mild feeling day and it stays mild as we head into the start of the new week. frontal systems up to the north. so some rain at times in the north of scotland, but to the south of that will be in a wedge of mild air. so temperatures to start the new week widely into double digits. it does look like turning a little more unsettled and perhaps a little chillier later in the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines... five former memphis police officers charged with murder over the death of tyre nichols have pleaded not guilty in their first court appearance. mr nichols�* death sparked protests against police brutality in the us. authorities in the pakistani city of karachi say they have retaken control of the police headquarters hours after it was known by militants. it was followed by a gun battle. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has urged the munich security conference to hurry up its delivery of military supplies.

he warned that any delay would be a big mistake and there was no