this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... western leaders agree to tighten sanctions against russia and speed up the delivery of weapons to ukraine. ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence, so 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. rescue teams pull three people out alive, from under collapsed buildings in turkey — almost two weeks after the quakes that killed nearly 46 thousand people.

coach passengers returning to the uk from france face delays at calais of up to six and a half hours. and there's been an increase in people taking up detectoring in the british countryside, but should their discoveries be finders keepers? western leaders have put forward a unified front in their support for ukraine, days before the first anniversary of the russian invasion. a meeting in germany of foreign ministers from the g—7 richest countries agreed to tighten sanctions against moscow and quickly provide more weapons to kyiv. the uk prime minister rishi sunak said that the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake in the war.

i am at the munich security conference at a pivotal moment in the ukrainians fight for freedom. that's why it is time to double down on the support we provide for ukraine. i've been having meetings with leaders from the united states and europe and we're united to make sure that ukraine succeeds and russia fails. i want everyone to follow our lead in giving ukraine that support, but not only do we need to help them when the war, we need to ensure a lasting peace, and that is something that i have been talking about two allies today. you been talking about britain helping to lead the effort to help ukraine and one of the examples is fighting their training fighter pilots. are you pushing allies to do the same thing? in my message to everybody here, it is to join the uk in stepping up support to ukraine, to double down on what we are doing. we are at a pivotal moment in this conflict, where if we provide ukraine with the extra means that they need, then they can turn the tide and liberate their country.

that is what i want to see happen, and that is why the uk is doing more. we were one of the first countries to provide main battle tanks and we are the first country to announce we will start training ukrainian pilots on nato standard aircraft, and provide long—range weapons. all of those are vital parts of how ukraine will win this war and we want everyone to do the same. ukrainian said they need fighter jets to, they say they need they need them to win, and it is just a matter of time. privately, that is what allies are saying, and if that is the case, why not say it in public? i am pleased the united kingdom is the first country i announced just a couple of weeks ago that would be training ukrainian pilots on nato standard aircraft. that is uk demonstrating leadership on this issue. these are complex bits of equipment. they do need training and that is what we are doing and starting out as early as possible. what i said today is that we will

happily provide assistance to any country that is able to provide ukraine with fighterjets right now. uk stands to support those countries as well. have you talked about that with poland? what i have done is say to all allies that we stand ready to support them if they can provide fighterjets to ukraine now, and for our part, we are also leading the world in training ukrainian pilots are nato standard aircraft. that is the right thing to do, because it is about giving ukraine the means to defend themselves and win the war. that is about more air defence, armoured vehicles, it is long—range weapons, uk is different and all of these things and it is important we continue to do so, because we all want to see ukraine succeced and this russian aggression to go checked and punished. that was rishi sunak speaking earlier. 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, in the case of russia's actions in ukraine, we have examined the evidence. we know the legal standards. and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. our correspondentjenny hill was at the munich security conference and sent us this update. we've heard a lot of statements of support for ukraine both today and indeed yesterday. the world leaders, the senior diplomats who are gathered here are united in their conviction that russia must not be allowed to win this war. and that, of course, is because of their concerns for the ramifications of such a situation. these people are used to gathering

here every year in munich to discuss the latest threats to global security. but you really get the sense that never before have they felt the fragility of what they would probably call the international order, certainly western democracy. and that is why they want to send out that message. presumably, they hope that vladimir putin is listening, that they will support ukraine militarily, financially. they will do whatever it takes to make sure that russia doesn't emerge victorious. now, amongst many of those sweeping statements, i think two particular things caught my eye. we heard, first of all, rishi sunak, the british prime minister, suggesting that ukraine needs some kind of long term security guarantee. and this was echoed and welcomed by the nato�*s secretary general, jens stoltenberg. almost immediately afterwards, both men said they need some kind of framework before ukraine becomes a nato member, which will ensure its longer term security. this will probably be codified, discussed certainly at the nato

summit this summer, a guarantee for its security once the war is over. and a second comment from ursula von der leyen, who was talking, if you like, about the practicalities of that ongoing support to ukraine. she was talking specifically about ammunition. now, ukraine is getting through ammunition almost faster than its western allies can keep producing it to replenish stocks. she said, well, look, during the pandemic we produced vaccines at mass scale across the eu using a model which made it easier for companies to take contracts to do that, she said. why don't we try and replicate that kind of model when it comes to the production of ammunition? so we'll have to watch that space. i suppose all of the leaders gathered here, despite those messages of support to ukraine, are all to a greater or lesser extent, worried about three issues back home. the first is, if they send in those weapons, if they continue to send in those weapons, how do they avoid

escalating this conflict? the second is, what about their voters back home? how do they make sure that public support for that strategy doesn't dwindle? and third of all and third, rather, if they keep sending their military hardware, their kit to ukraine, how do they make sure that doesn't leave their countries vulnerable to any attack on them in the worst case scenario? there's a lot to discuss here. the conversations will continue, of course, well into tomorrow. nearly two weeks after the devastating earthquakes, the body of the ghanaian footballer christian atsu has been found in the rubble of his home in turkey. this afternoon, his former clubs chelsea and everton paid tribute with a minute's applause. the 31 year old was currently playing for turkish club hatayspor. the death toll from the quakes is now more than 16,000 — with millions left homeless. the turkish city of antakya is one of the most severly damaged,

with residential areas and some significant historic momuments destroyed as our correspondent caroline davies reports. the devastation only gets closer. until you weave in the gaps between the slip slabs of concrete, deep into the old city of antakya. for 20 years, mehmet led tourists around these ancient streets. now even he can't find his bearings. "everything has changed," he says. stones and debris of collapsed homes block our path at almost every turn. translation: this was a beautiful | area where we took our groups to. | old antakya houses, old anta kya streets,

all destroyed, unfortunately. known as antioch in roman and medieval times, the city has been significant forjudaism, islam, and was one of the earliest centres of christianity. now, the gaping arches are all that remains of the orthodox church here. bell towers and minarets crumbled. outside a restaurant, mehmet makes a call to the owner. translation: i'm afraid to call people because i don't know- if they are dead or alive so i'm scared. i am relieved to hear your voice. the owner is alive but his business partner and their entire family have been killed. this was how the streets used to look. full of life and noise. now drained and empty. outside a butcher's shop, this man weeps for his nephew who used to work there. "my dear one has gone, the world has

ended for me," he says. across antakya, the devastation is still raw. but mehmet is taking comfort in the city's history and its record of resilience. translation: so many| cultures and civilisations have been and gone here. it has been destroyed and rebuilt. and this time it will be reborn again. caroline davies, bbc news, antakya. north korea has fired a suspected long—range ballistic missile from the area around pyongyang airport, according to south korea's military. japanese authorities say it landed in the water west of japan's exclusive economic zone. the united states has condemned the missile launch and says it will take all necessary measures to protect the us. the

to protect the us. japanese prime minister called the the japanese prime minister called the launch in outrageous act. the uk prime minister rishi sunak and president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, say there's been "good progress" in trying to reach an agreement to resolve the dispute over trade in northern ireland. but both agreed "intensive work in the coming days is still needed at official and ministerial levels". our political correspondent, ben wright reports. after a dash to belfast on friday, today a meeting in munich. while this summit in germany is focused on ukraine, rishi sunak and the eu leaders seems to be edging close to a deal on an issue which has soured relations for ages — the rules governing trade between great britain and northern ireland. we are working through them hard and intensely with the eu but we are by no means done and there is no deal that is done. there is work to do and that is what we will set about doing. the northern ireland protocol is a product of brexit, the decision approved by the uk and eu to effectively put a trade border down the irish sea.

it means goods can travel freely between northern ireland and the republic. but many unionist politicians hate the way it is disrupting trade and treats northern ireland differently from the rest of the uk. after rishi sunak�*s talks today with the head of the european commission, downing street said there had been very good progress to find solutions, so what might those be? a big sore for the uk has been the role of the european court ofjustice in settling disputes — compromise on that will be tough. more straight forward, a so—called green lane for goods staying in northern ireland and a red lane with more checks on goods heading south. that should mean lighter regulation for firms trading within the uk. politically, this is a very tricky needle for the prime minister to thread. first, he wants a deal that meets the concerns of unionist politicians in belfast and persuades them back into government at stormont. second, he needs to think about his own tory mps here. will it be sellable to the brexit purists who want much

of the current protocol ripped up? labour said they would support a new deal but rishi sunak might be very wary of trying to get a plan through parliament on the back of labour votes. third, he needs the eu to agree that it's time to do a deal. there is a willingness on both sides to find a compromise, to find a way out, and it is important for the eu but also important for the uk. applause. there has been a clear shift in tone as both sides look to finalise a deal that could mark a reset in uk—eu relations for the first time since brexit. but for, rishi sunak there are still big political hurdles to clear. ben wright, bbc news. queues are building in france as people returning from half—term break are hit by the impact of border staff strikes — with reported ferry boarding times on the french side in excess of six hours. our money & work reporter

peter ruddick is with us. what can you tell us about this? what can you tell us about this? what we know is there are massive cues at calais, coaches trying to get back to the uk from these have turned trips. exactly one of the busiest days of the years for schools returning from ski trips during half term. we've seen pictures of incredible cues just outside calais. as you are saying p endo have been tweeting, warning people that there is a six and a half hour wait at calais for coaches at the moment. these que's xers were taken by a teacher who actually message to say they finally got through passport control. they're waiting for the next ferry and hope to be on board in the next 30 minutes or so. that's seven hours after they arrived. these cues coincide of a border for strike, which is happening by uk border south but on the calais side. however, the home office are very

keen to point out that they do not think the cues we're seeing here are down to the industrial action in itself. they say there are issues with the calais infrastructure and they say one of the busiest days of they say one of the busiest days of the year for coach travel. clearly, the year for coach travel. clearly, the strike dates are not helping or exacerbating the situation. either way, if you're faced a six hour wait with a coach full of kids after a long week away, that's not the best time to be dealing with doc we're is quite triggering. his getting any better? at the moment p and o quite triggering. his getting any better? at the moment p and 0 say the q better? at the moment p and 0 say the 0 weight is still around six hours. the peoplejust got the 0 weight is still around six hours. the people just got through about seven. the peak travel for these coaches coming through tends to be at lunchtime, mid afternoon to around now. we should expect things to esau. as i say, massive cues. a whole host of factors going on. the

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central emergency response fund to $150 million. to combat famine and to address and fund emergencies. i'm talking about 18 countries in the world, of which 12 are in the african continent. these resources will support some of the most vulnerable people in some of the most forgotten crises around the world, including those at risk of famine in africa. the bbc�*s kalkidan yibeltal is attending the summit in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa — he sent us this report. this is an annual gathering of african leaders in which generally issues of the past 12 months are discussed and agendas for the year ahead are set. it's being held here in addis ababa for the first time since a peace deal was signed between the federal government and forces from the northern region of tigray

in november last year to end one of the continent's deadliest conflicts. hundreds of thousands of people are believed to have been killed and millions are left dependent on aid. but since the peace accord, humanitarian access has increased, and most importantly, active fighting has stopped. the african union that brokered the peace deal sees these progresses as important achievements, but it still has to ensure that they are sustainable. and it also has to address other security problems in different parts of africa, most notably the democratic republic of congo and the sahel region in west africa. towards the east, the horn of africa region is experiencing what the un called the most severe drought in two generations, creating a massive food crisis. as millions face starvation this is yet another pressing issue for the leaders. during the two—day summit the leaders are expected to make calls for increased trading integration among countries

of the continent. kalkidan yibeltal, bbc news, addis ababa. an investigative jounalist from bulgaria says he has been banned from attending the bafta awards in london due to take place tomorrow, over security concerns. christo grozev features heavily in the nominated film navalny, a documentary about the poisoning of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny. bafta said in a statement... we spoke to christo grozev earlier who told us how he felt afterfinding out he'd been uninvited from the ceremony it's an odd feeling of being disinvited from an event where i had tickets also for my son and finding out we cannot attend. i do understand in an abstract way why

this is done. it security concern for the rest of the guests, i understand that's the bafta decision based on advice from police. i also think it should not be a simple decision. they have to take on to the other side of the equation which is a message something like this, and exclusion like this sends to investigative journalists around the world also sends to dictators who are going to have outcome. 12 i2 cheetahs i2 cheeta hs have i2 cheetahs have a from between the agreement between two governments we will see dozens of the cat sent over in the next decade. under a similar deal last week eight of the animals were delivered, cheetahs were declared extinct in india in the mid 20th century because of excessive hunting and habitat loss. supporters of the project say it will boost local economies and help restore

ecosystems for the opponents have raised concerns about the animals proximity to densely populated villages. now, there'll be plenty of metal detectorists out searching this weekend — it's become an increasingly popular hobby. what, though, should happen to the objects they unearth? the uk government wants to widen the legal definition of "treasure" — finds which have to be declared — so that, when important historical artefacts are found, they end up in public, rather than private, collections. this report from tim muffett. eyes down. fingers crossed. detectorists live in hope. bryan and julian have been metal detecting for decades. are you feeling excited? oh, very much so. let's hope it's that gold coin. or a ring pull, you never know. and still find it exciting. why do you love this hobby so much? why this hobby? that's a question i've been asked

by several ex—wives as well. it's one of those things you just don't know what you're going to come across. these machines are like having access to a time machine. what is it you've found here? tarpaulin ring from a wartime tent. just don't know what's coming off, and that's the wonder of the hobby. but if you do find something significant, what happens next in england, wales and northern ireland depends on whether it's defined as treasure. as things stand, an artefact is classed as treasure if it's more than 300 years old and made in part from a precious metal, such as gold or silver, or if it's more than 300 years old and one of a number of items found together, or a hoard as it's known. treasure is offered to museums first, to see if they want to buy it. it's a way of keeping nationally important items on public display. the treasure act protects our

heritage, enables finds that we make in fields like this to go into national museums, so everybody can share them. if it's not treasure, it can be sold straight to a private collector. that's what happened to this roman helmet found in cumbria. made of copper, which is not a precious metal, it wasn't deemed treasure, and it was sold for more than £2 million to a private collector. so this is our birrus brittanicus. chelmsford museum nearly missed out on this rare roman figurine because it's made of a copper alloy and not a precious metal. because it wasn't classed as treasure, when we were looking to acquire this, the detectorist had sold it to a buyer abroad. we had to have the government intervene, essentially, and put in a trade export ban to keep this within the country. the government is proposing to change the legal definition of treasure. it would encompass all exceptional finds over 200 years old, regardless of what metal they're made of.

and a new significance test would apply. if an item is connected to a particular area, individual or historical event, it could be classed as treasure. what do you make of these proposed changes? would they help your museum? yes, they'll be very positive for us. we'll be able to get first refusal on keeping any items like this, that are historically significant but not made of a precious material. but with metal detecting, you never quite know what's around the corner or below your feet. tim muffett, bbc news. the first full scale carnival in rio dejaneiro since the start of the pandemic has officially begun. carnival 2023 started with drumbeats and block parties across the city. one of the first street parties was the annual "carmelitas" in the bohemian neighbourhood of santa teresa. every year, hundreds of street bands and thousands of tourists, as well as locals seeking a good time descend on rio during the world—famous party.

it will peak on sunday and monday night with the annual samba school parade competition. that's it from me. this is bbc news. hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud streaming our way today on a westerly breeze. earlier on, the best of the sunshine was across northern parts of scotland. other parts of scotland have seen some cloud and some rain. that will pull away this evening and overnight. and many other parts of the country will become dry as well. a few breaks in the cloud, perhaps the best of those probably in northeast scotland. so the risk of some icy patches here with temperatures close to freezing. otherwise those numbers are more comfortably sitting at around seven or eight degrees. tomorrow will be a windy day in scotland. we'll see the cloud thickening. some rain at times, very different day in northern scotland. that rain will be heavy at times. we've got a cloudier picture across northern ireland, northern england. it may well stay dry. further south brighter, more in the way of sunshine than we've had today across southern parts of england and south wales.

another mild day temperatures ii to 13 degrees. so those temperatures are a little bit higher than they were today in scotland, despite that stronger west to south—westerly wind, which will be touching gale force in the far north—west of scotland later on. and we'll see that rain moving away from northern areas of scotland, the northern isles. and then the second weather front slips down into the northern half of scotland. to the south of that, we still have a lot of cloud around. many places may well be dry overnight and a pretty mild one. the lowest temperatures probably across east anglia and the south east of england after those high temperatures during the day. heading into the beginning of next week, we still have this very mild west to south—westerly wind. along that temperature boundary, of course, we find a weather front that will get stuck in scotland and there is quite a deep area of low pressure well to the north of scotland, that will bring some windy weather overnight. first thing on monday morning, the winds could be touching gale force. it'll be a breezy day. elsewhere across the country, we've got the weather front bringing that patchy rain across central parts of scotland and to the south a lot of places will be dry.

there'll be a lot of cloud. probably the best breaks in the cloud, eastern england and eastern parts of wales. and those temperatures still sitting around 11 to 13 degrees. so we have a mild start to the new week. it'll probably be mild into tuesday as well. middle part of the week could see a little bit of rain arriving and then the wind direction changes and things will cool down just a little bit. so these are our city forecasts over the week ahead and you can see how those temperatures do drop away a bit later on in the week. not desperately cold and we start the week with temperatures as high as 14 or even 15 celsius.

rishi sunak will meet with the european commission president on the sideline of the conference to discuss northern ireland's post—brexit trading arrangements. rescue teams pulled three people alive from collapsed buildings in turkey almost two weeks after the earthquake that killed nearly 36,000 people. returning to the uk from france and facing delays of up to six and a half hours. and there's been an increase in people taking up to ring in the british countryside but should their discoveries be finders keepers?