this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines. at the munich security conference, uk prime minister, rishi sunak, urges world leaders to step up military support for ukraine. ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles, and more air defence. now is the moment to double down on our military support. mr sunak will also meet with european commission president, ursula von der leyen, on the sidelines of the conference to discuss northern ireland's post—brexit trading arrangement.

hello and welcome to the programme. next week will mark the one year anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. in the past hour, the uk prime minister rishi sunak has told world leaders meeting in munich that the international response to russia's aggression in ukraine has not been strong enough. mr sunak said that the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake in the war. we need a military strategy for ukraine to gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield, to win the war, and a particle advantage on the battlefield, to win the war, and a political strategy to win the peace. to win the war, ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence so now is the moment to double down

on our military support. when vladamir putin started this war, he gambled that our resolve would falter. even now, he is betting that we will lose our nerve, but we proved him wrong then and we will prove him wrong again. together, we are delivering as much equipment in the next few months as in the whole of 2022. together, we must help ukraine to shield its cities from russian bombs and radiant rooms. bombs and iranian drones. that is why the uk will be the first country to provide ukraine with longer range weapons. and it is why we are working with our allies to give ukraine the most advanced air defence systems and build the air force they need to defend their nation. that was the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, speaking earlier. well, next week, vladimir putin is due to give an address

in moscow on tuesday — with us presidentjoe biden scheduled to give a speech in poland on the same day. the us vice—president, kamala harris, has also been addressing the munich conference. she spoke of "unprovoked" and "horrendous" crimes having been commited in ukraine. in the case of russia's actions in the ukraine, actions in ukraine, we have examined the evidence. we know the legal standards. and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. that was kamala harris, us vice president. joining us now is sir richard dalton, who is the former ambassador to iran. thank you forjoining us. i'd like to start off with the fact that iran is not present at these talks in

munich. how significant is that? it's unfortunate, because the iranian factor is important over the ukraine war, they should not be supplying russia with weapons. and also, the iranian nuclear issue, over which international negotiations are deadlocked, is the next most serious challenge to peace and security, and notjust in iran's immediate neighbourhood. the spill—over of a conflict connected with iran would involve a great many other nations. so even though there are diplomatic links with iran, it would have been usefulfor their delegation to be present in munich, for talks on the sidelines and to hear more directly from european leaders and they have so far, what is needed to try to bring back iran into compliance with its

international... nuclearagreements and how to diffuse the rain war. haw and how to diffuse the rain war. how would ou and how to diffuse the rain war. how would you bring _ and how to diffuse the rain war. how would you bring iran back to the table? what is the true state of those diplomatic relations with iran? , ,., ., those diplomatic relations with iran? , �* those diplomatic relations with iran? , ~ ., , iran? very poor. and not 'ust because «i iran? very poor. and not 'ust because of the i iran? very poor. and not 'ust because of the nuclear h iran? very poor. and notjust because of the nuclear and i iran? very poor. and notjust - because of the nuclear and ukraine issues. the domestic foment in iran has cast a long shadow over perceptions of iran, in addition to the suffering caused to those protesting and seeking regime reform or change in iran peacefully. what is needed is, notjust to consider whether we can get back to the nuclear deal which the united states torpedoed in 2018, or if that's not possible, whether it is right to look at an alternative, an interim agreement, which would scale back

iran's development of advanced technologies and make it harder for them to accumulate the missile material needed for a suite of nuclear weapons. there is scope for talks, as the european lead negotiator has said, where nuclear nonproliferation and iran are concerned, there is no alternative to the jcp 08, concerned, there is no alternative to thejcp 08, and it is to be hoped that, in due course, all sides will recognise that they have no better strategy for meeting their objectives, in connection with the nuclear programme, than reverting to constructive negotiations for an agreement. constructive negotiations for an agreement-— constructive negotiations for an aareement. ~ ., ., , agreement. welcome to the weaponry the have agreement. welcome to the weaponry they have allegedly _ agreement. welcome to the weaponry they have allegedly been _ agreement. welcome to the weaponry they have allegedly been supply, - agreement. welcome to the weaponry they have allegedly been supply, but. they have allegedly been supply, but i wonder if i could touch on the fact that they are not attending munich, they haven't been invited. would iran take this as a slight,

and would they react in a manner expected of them? i and would they react in a manner expected of them?— and would they react in a manner expected of them? i don't think iran will take it as _ expected of them? i don't think iran will take it as a _ expected of them? i don't think iran will take it as a significant _ will take it as a significant slight, given that relations are so poor and given that russia wasn't invited either. they have already commented about the appearance at munich by invitation of certain representatives of the iranian opposition in exile, and they have expressed their scorn for the fact that european leaders we wish to meet such people. it is not in any way a game changer for the possibility of resuming talks, it is the fundamental differences, the fundamental issues, which currently divide the parties, which constitute the real obstacles. in divide the parties, which constitute the real obstacles.— the real obstacles. in terms of the wea on the real obstacles. in terms of the weaponry that _ the real obstacles. in terms of the weaponry that they _ the real obstacles. in terms of the weaponry that they are _ the real obstacles. in terms of the weaponry that they are supplying l the real obstacles. in terms of the l weaponry that they are supplying to russia, how effective is that? it’s

russia, how effective is that? it's ve russia, how effective is that? it�*s very effective. it can be targeted at ukrainian infrastructure. the numbers shot down by ukraine never quite match the number launched, so the technology is capable of getting through. we know it is very accurate technology and we know that war is the quickest means of advancing lethal technologies, that has been proved in all previous conflicts. iran is learning significantly from its deployments through russia and thatis its deployments through russia and that is a cause for serious alarm for other powers that neighbour iran and with whom, sometime in the future, there might be a confrontation.— future, there might be a confrontation. ., ~ , ., , . confrontation. thank you very much for our confrontation. thank you very much foryourtime- _

the uk prime minister rishi sunak has met with the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, as part of efforts to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute over trade in northern ireland. speaking after the meeting, mr sunak said there were still issues to work through and a deal is "by no means done". 0ur political correspondent, tony bonsignore reports on today's discussions, held on the margins of the security conference in germany. rishi sunak arrived in munich today with much at stake and not only in ukraine. as he meets european leaders, the pm also knows that another, more immediate prize is now within his grasp — a new agreement on the rules governing trade between great britain and northern ireland. there are still, though, difficult issues to be resolved. we're working through them hard and we will work through them intensely with the eu. but we are by no means done. there is no deal that is done. there's work to do and that's

what we will set about doing. under the current protocol, which took effect in 2021, goods are checked for compliance with eu rules before they enter northern ireland, effectively creating a border in the irish sea, which means those goods can freely travel on to the republic, which remains part of the eu, avoiding a barrier between the two. but many unionists and brexit—supporting mps dislike the protocol, saying it's too costly for business and threatens the integrity of the united kingdom by treating northern ireland differently. the dup has boycotted the government in stormont in protest. so what could a new deal look like? a big sticking point has been the role of the european court ofjustice in settling disputes. the uk is pushing for it to be at arm's length. we could see different rules for goods, depending on whether they're likely to stay in northern ireland or go south of the border, so—called green and red lanes. the hope is that this will make it

much easier for firms just trading within the uk, by applying minimal checks. the eu, which wants to move on from brexit, is also keen to reach an agreement. there's a willingness on both sides to find a compromise, to find a way out. and i think it's important. it's important for the eu, but i also think it's important for the united kingdom. talks will continue over the next few days. if they�* re successful, a new deal could be announced and put to mps in a crucial vote early next week. tony bonsignore, bbc news. a consortium led by the head of one of qatar's biggest banks has submitted a bid to buy manchester united. they're the second bidder to have confirmed making an offer before yesterday's deadline, after ineos, a company owned by british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe, also made a bid.

here's our sports news correspondent, andy swiss. it is one of the biggest clubs in world football, and it might soon have a new owner. among the bidders for manchester united, this man — sheikh jassim bin hamad al—thani, the boss of one qatar's biggest banks. in a statement he said the consortium plans to return the club to its former glories, both on and off the pitch and will seek to place the fans at the heart of manchester united. qatar has become increasingly influential in world football after hosting the men's world cup last year. but, as then, some fans have expressed concerns over the country's human rights record. another confirmed bidder is sirjim ratcliffe, one of britain's richest men who owns the petrochemical company ineos, and has already invested in a number of sports. manchester united's fans have long protested against their current owners, the american glazer family, who announced last year they would consider selling the club. now the battle to buy it is firmly under way. andy swiss, bbc news.

three people, including a child were rescued alive from the rubble of a building in antakya in southern turkey on saturday — 296 hours after the earthquake. meanwhile, search teams in southern turkey also found the body of the ghanaian international footballer, christian atsu, in the rubble of his home. the us military says it's completed its search for debris from the alleged chinese surveillance balloon shot down off the coast

of south carolina two weeks ago. a statement said the debris recovered was being sent to an fbi laboratory for analysis. meanwhile, speaking at the munich security conference —— china's top diplomat condemned america's actions as a violation of international rules. translation: this is, i would say, absurd and hysterical. _ this is 100% abuse of the use of force. it is a violation of of international customary practice, in particular, the chicago convention on international civil aviation. we do not accept this. across the globe there are many balloons in the sky from different countries. do you want to down each

and every one of them? the death toll in the earthquake that struck turkey and syria nearly two weeks ago is now approaching 116,000. many international rescue teams have now left the region, but domestic teams are continuing to search through flattened buildings. the disaster has left millions homeless and sparked a huge international relief effort. we are going live now to munich. our we are going live now to munich. oi" transatlantic community we are going live now to munich. qij' transatlantic community and how that has risen to meet the needs of supporting the ukrainian people and our scissor and enduring relationship and i look forward to talking with you about the work we will continue to do together. it is a ureat will continue to do together. it is a great privilege _ will continue to do together. it is a great privilege to see you too,

and thank— a great privilege to see you too, and thank you for the kind words about_ and thank you for the kind words about the — and thank you for the kind words about the relationship between our two countries, which i agree with. they— two countries, which i agree with. they can — two countries, which i agree with. they can be — two countries, which i agree with. they can be no better demonstration than a _ they can be no better demonstration than a joint _ they can be no better demonstration than a joint response to the awful conflict, — than a joint response to the awful conflict, where we have stood together— conflict, where we have stood together and led the world in providing support to ukraine so it can defend itself and push back against — can defend itself and push back against russian aggression. i know that in_ against russian aggression. i know that in our— against russian aggression. i know that in our speech as we both agree that in our speech as we both agree that is_ that in our speech as we both agree that is the _ that in our speech as we both agree that is the right strategy, and one we hope _ that is the right strategy, and one we hope everyone will continue to follow _ we hope everyone will continue to follow i_ we hope everyone will continue to follow. i look forward to discussing more _ follow. i look forward to discussing more about that with you in a moment, _ more about that with you in a moment, but there are many other things— moment, but there are many other things we _ moment, but there are many other things we cooperate so closely on. they_ things we cooperate so closely on. they all— things we cooperate so closely on. they all talk at once i think what we just saw there, was a build—up to a sit down discussion that kamala harris, us vice president, and the british prime minister, are about to have. it was a pretty informal chat there, there was no podium, just the country's

flags there. they will be speaking in a moment, as they said. some key questions will be had, but they are essentially unified on the fact that they will continue to support ukraine, questions that were asked earlier included the fighterjets provision and the training, also some people were saying that whether the supply of the weaponry means that will be an escalation of the ukraine war. also when public voters of the countries that are supporting ukraine are going to support the continued supply of weaponry. we have been speaking tojenny hill on the subject, and we will continue to speak to her as and when we hear, the latest coming from that security conference held in munich. let us return to those devastating earthquakes that affected southern turkey and north—western syria.

caroline davies has this report for us. nearly two weeks on from the earthquake, there are still incredible stories of rescue missions that are happening, with people being pulled alive from the rubble. just yesterday, two more were pulled from the rubble in antakya, onea a 14—year—old boy and another a 34—year—old man, that, as he was rescued, was shown a video message from his parents, a video call where they showed him his newborn child. he has since been reunited with his wife and his child in hospital. but of course, these rescue missions are the exception at the moment. we know that the death toll has now risen to over 16,000 and that is potentially expected

to rise further. the vast majority of those reported dead are within turkey and in syria, the number stands at 5800, or just over. but at the moment, the authorities haven't updated that tally for several days. three people, including a child were rescued alive from the rubble of a building in antakya in southern turkey on saturday — 296 hours after the earthquake. meanwhile, search teams in southern turkey also found the body of the ghanaian international footballer, christian atsu, in the rubble of his home. that was a block of high—rise flats in the city of antakya. atsu played for the turkish side, hatayspor, and previously appeared in the english premier league with everton and newcastle. he was 31.

if we could start of to the response that christian atsu has been found dead. , . ., ., , dead. expectations were high when rescuers were _ dead. expectations were high when rescuers were finding _ dead. expectations were high when rescuers were finding people - dead. expectations were high when rescuers were finding people alive, | rescuers were finding people alive, but this latest development has broken a lot of hearts in the country. the president has said that ghana has lost one of its finest. the ghanaian football association has reacted to the news that express condolences to the family and the football fans. the football club will be observing a one—minute silence. a lot of people are struggling to come to terms with this latest development, because christian at sue was such a huge figure in this country. tell

christian at sue was such a huge figure in this country.— christian at sue was such a huge figure in this country. tell us more about him- — figure in this country. tell us more about him. he _ figure in this country. tell us more about him. he made _ figure in this country. tell us more about him. he made about - figure in this country. tell us more about him. he made about 65 - about him. he made about 65 appearances _ about him. he made about 65 appearances for _ about him. he made about 65 appearances for the _ about him. he made about 65 appearances for the senior . about him. he made about 65 - appearances for the senior national team, helping them reach the finals for the africa cup of nations in 2015. he played an instrumental role, winning the play of the tournament. a lot of ghanaians love him, and also, because of the charity work that he has been engaged in in this country, raising funds for new schools and community projects, and helping prisoners. what do we know about the plans for his funeral? brute what do we know about the plans for his funeral? ~ ., ~ ., ., what do we know about the plans for his funeral?— his funeral? we do know that the club has said _ his funeral? we do know that the club has said the _ his funeral? we do know that the club has said the funeral- his funeral? we do know that the club has said the funeral will- his funeral? we do know that the club has said the funeral will be l his funeral? we do know that the | club has said the funeral will be in his hometown here in ghana, but there hasn't been any further details regarding arrangement. we are still keeping our eyes on that. thank you very much, and there have

been tributes pouring in from the sporting world form former footballers passing on their condolences as to the loss of christian atsu in that earthquake. the model katie price has published a letter she has received from the metropolitcan police detailing "inappropriate and derogatory" images about her disabled son that were shared by a number of serving officers via whatsapp. eight officers are alleged to have targeted her son, harvey, who has prader—willi syndrome and autism. joining me now is our correspondent sean dilley. sean, i wonder if we can start off with what katie price has said. thea;r with what katie price has said. they are very serious _ with what katie price has said. tue: are very serious allegations with what katie price has said. tte: are very serious allegations to with what katie price has said. t"ts:1: are very serious allegations to a 2.6 million instagram followers. this is what katie price wrote. i feel the need to share this hand—delivered letter from the metropolitan police. it is

discussing, she said, that police officers from here have felt the need to laugh and use disgusting content on harvey, by creating a whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, _ whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, as _ whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, as i - whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, as i have - whatsapp group. yet it is interesting, as i have just said interesting, as i havejust said there, targeted her son. who is harvey? there, targeted her son. who is harve ? . , there, targeted her son. who is harve ? ., , , ., there, targeted her son. who is harve? ., _., there, targeted her son. who is harve? ., , , ., harvey? harvey is katie price's son. katie price — harvey? harvey is katie price's son. katie price is _ harvey? harvey is katie price's son. katie price is known _ harvey? harvey is katie price's son. katie price is known to _ harvey? harvey is katie price's son. katie price is known to many - harvey? harvey is katie price's son. katie price is known to many as - katie price is known to many as jordan in the uk. she is a tv personality and her own right, and a well—known model. harvey is now 19. he is a character within himself because he often appears on set with katie. he has learning disabilities and the nature of the misconduct allegations is that harvey was used, in some regard, in a targeted way, and that content wasn't reported by some of the current and former officers. , , , .,

officers. just reminders, where are the metropolitan _ officers. just reminders, where are the metropolitan police _ officers. just reminders, where are the metropolitan police on - officers. just reminders, where are the metropolitan police on this - the metropolitan police on this matter? this the metropolitan police on this matter? �* , ,, ., ., matter? as we know, there are vafious matter? as we know, there are various open — matter? as we know, there are various open misconduct - matter? as we know, there are i various open misconduct hearings. there is one set to take place in west london next week, so on the metropolitan police misconduct pays, they say, the allegations concern they say, the allegations concern the whatsapp group between 2016 and 2018, it was alleged that it was used to post discriminatory content and they have also said this is discreditable conduct, among other things. katie price first raised this 18 months ago. she said that she felt the officers and former officers concerned should be named. the allegations relate back to 2016 and 2018, but now, obviously as a point of fact, this misconduct hearing is 18 months after the met director of professional standards has investigated it. it's not uncommon for these investigations to go on a long time, but clearly this is something katie price feels

passionately about. tit is something katie price feels passionately about.— is something katie price feels passionately about. in her posting ofthat passionately about. in her posting of that letter, _ passionately about. in her posting of that letter, she _ passionately about. in her posting of that letter, she asking, - passionately about. in her posting of that letter, she asking, what i passionately about. in her posting. of that letter, she asking, what she specifically asking for? and investigation, or something else? the investigation has obviously she is the mum of her son, and what mother doesn't love her son? particularly when the language is so, allegedly discriminatory, and let's remember, they haven't had these misconduct allegations proven against them, they are not criminal allegations, but as a mum, she probably wants the harshest and up to going. there is due process, the metropolitan police will need to look at the allegations and decide whether it is 51% more likely that they are proven allegations, or 51% more likely they are not. at any point, there may decide to find any of these eight individuals guilty of misconduct. they then need to decide which section, if any, to impose. they are obliged to choose the least

serious that would address the issue. of serious concern to the metropolitan police, particularly against the backdrop of recent stories, is anything that would bring discredit to the reputation of policing as a whole. these are going to be very front and centre in the minds of the misconduct panel when they hear what is expected to be a four—day panel. they hear what is expected to be a four-day panel-— they hear what is expected to be a four-day panel. thank you very much for that. four-day panel. thank you very much for that- we — four-day panel. thank you very much for that. we will _ four-day panel. thank you very much for that. we will catch _ four-day panel. thank you very much for that. we will catch up _ four-day panel. thank you very much for that. we will catch up with - four-day panel. thank you very much for that. we will catch up with the - for that. we will catch up with the weather. the best of the assumption has been across the far north of scotland, although things are a bit chillier. it could look different tomorrow because this clown has got a long way to travel, but it will bring with it some outbreaks of rain. hell of it the cloud is still thick enough to bring some light showers, some damp weather still across northern ireland, and across some parts of england and wales. the main weather front,

parts of england and wales. the main weatherfront, what parts of england and wales. the main weather front, what there parts of england and wales. the main weatherfront, what there is parts of england and wales. the main weather front, what there is a parts of england and wales. the main weatherfront, what there is a bit, is this patch of rain that we got across southern scotland heading into the central belt, and then the sunshine to end the day in the far north of the country. temperatures can be at their highest, again across east anglia, and the south—east of england, 1a or 15 degrees. this evening and overnight the winds will continue to drop, still quite breezy bow for a while across southern parts of england. the winds are much lighter now though across scotland and will stay that way until late in the night. we have got rain and drizzle to move away from scotland, it should turn right across many parts of the country. clear skies in the north—east of scotland means the risk of some icy patches, with temperatures close to freezing. 0therwise, those temperatures probably around seven or 8 degrees, winds are picking up by the morning on the north west of scotland and we are starting to see some rain here as well. with strong winds in scotland, it will be cloudy tomorrow, some rain at times in the north which could be quite heavy. it looks rather cloudy but generally dry across northern ireland and northern england, brighterfurther northern england, brighter further south northern england, brighterfurther south tomorrow, more in the way of sunshine than today across south

wales and suddenly england. those temperatures 11 to 13 degrees, so that's a little milder in scotland thanit that's a little milder in scotland than it is today, despite the wind and some rain in the north. we start the new week with this run of very mild west to south—westerly winds. there is a weather front stuck in scotland, and for a while that area of low pressure will bring some windy weather overnight and first thing in the morning into the north of scotland, perhaps gales for a while. a breezy day really come on monday. we have that weather front bringing rain stuck across scotland, but otherwise a lot of cloud around, maybe the best of the breaks across eastern parts of england, east wales, those temperatures still look pretty good for the time of year, 11 to 13 degrees. later in the week we start with this mild air and in the middle part of the week it may turn wetter. the wind direction changes, and that would tend to drop the temperature is just a little later on in the week. that is the story, really, over the weekend. there may be some sleet and snow over northern

hills, but not much, and temperatures will be a bit lower from thursday onwards.

this is bbc news. the headlines. uk prime minister rishi sunak urges world leaders to "double down" on military support for ukraine in a speech to the munich security conference. he says allies must give the country "advanced, "nato—standard ca pabilities". mr sunak has also met with european commission president, ursula von der leyen, on the sidelines of the conference as speculation grows that a deal is close on northern ireland's post—brexit trading arrangement. rescue teams pull three people out alive, from under collapsed buildings in turkey — almost two weeks after the quakes that killed more than 116,000 people across southern turkey and northern syria.

and a qatari consortium has submitted a bid to buy