this is bbc news. our top stories: western leaders put forward a unified front as they call the military support to ukraine in fight against russia, just days before the first anniversary of the invasion. ukraine needs more artillery, armoured vehicles and air defence, so now is the moment to double down on our military support. a uk—based iranian broadcaster which has covered anti—government protests in iran extensively says it's had to suspend its operations in the uk following threats against its journalists. we visit the turkish city of antakya, where some of the country's significant historic monuments lie in ruins after the earthquakes that have

killed more than 16,000 people. translation: this was a beautiful area, all down turkey houses, all down turkey street. all destroyed, unfortunately. there's been an increase in people taking up treasure hunting in the british countryside — but should their discoveries be finders keepers? and queues as far as the eye can see. british children and teachers returning from half—term school trips in europe are hit by long delays at calais because of a strike by uk border staff. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. just days before the first

anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine, western leaders have appealed for countries around the world to unite in providing long—term military support for kyiv. speaking at a security conference in munich, rishi sunak said russia was betting the west would lose its nerve and now was the time to "double down" and provide more weapons. a separate meeting of g7 foreign ministers in the city agreed to tighten sanctions against moscow and quickly provide more weapons to kyiv. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from munich. this is a conference like few others — a chance for western allies, yes, to put on a show of unity, but also a chance to reaffirm their support for ukraine and demonstrate their resolve to stay the course. but not for everyone. but he also said this.

what is at stake in this war is even greater than the security and sovereignty of one nation. it's about the security and sovereignty of every nation. because russia's invasion, its abhorrent war crimes and irresponsible nuclear rhetoric, are symptomatic of a broader threat to everything we believe in. that argument was echoed by america's vice president, who said no country would be safe if russia could violate territorial integrity. and as for the torture and rape she said its forces had committed... we know the legal standards and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. in other words, this is about more than ukraine, an argument yet to be accepted by some of the african countries who say it is damaging their economies

and they want peace fast. we suffer disruption of supply chains, increasing prices, recession of the economy, this money of rushing in the west is used to buy weapons, to kill one another, could be better utilised to promote development. it utilised to promote development.- utilised to promote develoment. , ., , development. it is opinions like that that _ development. it is opinions like that that is _ development. it is opinions l like that that is concentrating minds here, with western policymakers realising that even after almost a year of war, they have still yet to convince some countries that it is right to arm and defend ukraine. so this war is being fought on the snowy plains of eastern ukraine, but there is a diplomatic battle, too, and the west is realising it has work to do. james landale, bbc news, munich. syrian state media says israel has carried out an air raid on the capital damascus. the state news agency

says at least 15 people are currently known to have died, after rockets struck a residential building. it said syrian air defences were active, but gave no further details. israel frequently attacks targets in syria linked to iran and hezbollah militants but rarely acknowledges its actions. let's get some of the day's other news. the uk government has played down suggestions that a deal on post—brexit trading rules for northern ireland is close to being agreed, saying there are still challenges to work through. the row has sparked political paralysis at stormont. but representatives of the eu say they're optimistic about the discussions. north korea says it test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the sea of japan on saturday. state media says the test demonstrated pyongyang's efforts to build nuclear counter—attack capabilities against what it said were heightened military threats by the us and south korea. washington, tokyo, and the eu have condemned the missile launch.

south africa's state—owned power firm has cut off electricity supplies until five in the morning local time as the energy crisis escalates. eskom says shorter blackouts will then be brought in until further notice. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa declared a state of disaster last week. the family of the former us presidentjimmy carter says he's decided to spend his remaining time at home, after a series of short stays in hospital. the carter center said the 98—year—old would receive hospice care. a uk—based iranian broadcaster, iran international, says it's had to suspend its operations in the uk after mounting threats against its iranian journalists. it comes after what the network calls a �*significant escalation in state—backed threats' from iran. the 24—hour channel will continue its output from its washington

dc offices instead. our reporter sofia bettiza has been following the story. shejoins me in the studio now. what more do we know? so, this was a difficult _ what more do we know? so, this was a difficult decision _ what more do we know? so, this was a difficult decision for- was a difficult decision for iran international. the tv network said that it was acting on advice from the metropolitan police, and just to give you some context, in november, two british—iranianjournalists british—iranian journalists were told by police that was a possible threat to their lives. so after that, armed police were stationed near their offices in west london. but on saturday, the network said that the threats had grown to such an extent that it felt it was no longer possible to protect its staff. in a statement, they said "this is notjust a threat to our tv station, but to freedom of speech into the british public at large". now a senior editor for british public at large". now a

senior editorfor iran international spoke to the bbc a little earlier. let's have a listen. ~ ., a little earlier. let's have a listen. ~ . ., ., listen. what we heard from the olice listen. what we heard from the police was _ listen. what we heard from the police was that _ listen. what we heard from the police was that the _ listen. what we heard from the police was that the matter, - listen. what we heard from the police was that the matter, the threats, — police was that the matter, the threats, -- _ police was that the matter, the threats, —— the amount of the threats— threats, —— the amount of the threats was so much that actually _ threats was so much that actually the security concerns mounted, and it was not possible _ mounted, and it was not possible to maintain the security of the personnel. we know — security of the personnel. we know that this has not been a single — know that this has not been a single issue, this has been a continuous efforts against iran international, the metropolitan police — international, the metropolitan police said that there have been — police said that there have been 15_ police said that there have been 15 kidnapping and assassination attempts which work— assassination attempts which work oiled, which probably they were _ work oiled, which probably they were aimed at iran international.- were aimed at iran international. , ., were aimed at iran international. ., , international. this cannot be traced back _ international. this cannot be traced back to _ international. this cannot be traced back to september, l international. this cannot be - traced back to september, when a young woman, 22 years old, died at the hands of iran's morality police for not wearing her hijab properly. pressure has been mounting on the regime ever since?— ever since? that is right. the timin: ever since? that is right. the timing of _ ever since? that is right. the timing of this _ ever since? that is right. the timing of this is _ ever since? that is right. the timing of this is significant. l timing of this is significant. as you just mentioned, iran has

seen anti—government protests over the last five months, which have posed one of the biggest threats to the islamic republic since the revolution in 1979. now, the network is already barred in iran but it has become one of the main sources of news in a country where international journalists, i mean, independence journalists find it very, very hard to operate, and that is why in october, iran's government imposed sanctions against iran international, accusing them of inciting riots and supporting terrorism over their coverage of the government protests. now, iran international said they will continue to operate in their offices in washington, dc, and that their staff will not be silenced by these threats. not be silenced by these threats— not be silenced by these threats. ., ., ,, , ., not be silenced by these threats. . ., ,, ., threats. sofia, thank you for brinuain threats. sofia, thank you for bringing us _ threats. sofia, thank you for bringing us up _ threats. sofia, thank you for bringing us up to _ threats. sofia, thank you for bringing us up to speed. - turkish rescue teams have

located more survivors of earthquakes that struck almost two weeks ago. a total of more than 16,000 people are now known to have been killed in turkey and syria, 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. caroline davies reports. the devastation only gets closer. until you weave in the gaps between the slipped 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, this 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 these 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. this is bbc news. our main stories: western leaders put forward a unified front as they call for military support for ukraine in its fight against russia, just

days before the first anniversary of the invasion. and a new —— a uk iranians broadcaster which has covered anti—government protests in iran extensively says it has had to suspend its operations in the uk, following threats against its journalists. in the uk, following threats against itsjournalists. —— against its journalists. —— uk—iranian. rishi sunak, the british prime minister, has had a deal between eu nations and the uk is by no means done. he met ursula von der leyen on the sidelines of the munich security conference. they said they had been good progress towards finding a solution, but intensive work still needed. our political correspondence, ben wright, has this report. an issue which has soured

relations for ages, the rules governing trade between great britain and northern ireland. we will work through them harder, we will work intensively with the eu, but we are by no means done. there is work to do and that is what we will set about doing. the northern ireland - 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 that it has disrupted 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 to the uk has been the role of the european court ofjustice in settling disputes. compromise on that will be tough. more straightforward, a so—called green lane for good staying in northern ireland, and a red with more checks on goods heading south. that should mean lighter regulation firms trading within the uk.

politically, this is a very tricky needle for the prime minister to thread. first, tricky needle for the prime ministerto thread. first, he wants a deal to meet the concerns of unionist politicians in belfast, and persuade them back into government at stormont. secondly, he needs to think about his own tory mps here. we'll it be acceptable to the brexit purist, he wanted much of the current protocol ripped up? labour has said it will support a new deal, but rishi sunak has said he would be very wary of trying to get a new planned retirement on the back of labour votes. thirdly, of course, he needs the eu to agree that it is time to do a deal. if agree that it is time to do a deal agree that it is time to do a deal. , agree that it is time to do a deal ,. agree that it is time to do a deal. , . , , deal. if there is a willingness on both sides _ deal. if there is a willingness on both sides to _ deal. if there is a willingness on both sides to find - deal. if there is a willingness on both sides to find a - on both sides to find a compromise, to find a way out, i think it is important, it is important for the eu, but i also think it is important to the united kingdom.- also think it is important to the united kingdom. there has been a clear— the united kingdom. there has been a clear shift _ the united kingdom. there has been a clear shift in _ the united kingdom. there has been a clear shift in tone, - the united kingdom. there has been a clear shift in tone, as i been a clear shift in tone, as both sides look to finalise a deal that could mark a reset in uk-eu deal that could mark a reset in uk—eu relations for the first time since brexit. but rishi sunak, there are still big political hurdles to clear. ben

wright, bbc news. british children and teachers returning from half—term school trips in europe have been hit by long delays at calais. uk border staff are currently on a four—day strike leading to people waiting in queues for up to six hours. peter ruddick has more details. what we know is there are massive queues at calais, mainly of coaches trying to get back to the uk from as you say these big halftone trips, is actually one of the busiest days of the year for schools returning from what often ski trips, actually, during half term so we've been seeing pictures of incredible queues outside calais and as you were saying p&o have been tweeting, warning people there is a 6.5 hour wait at calais for coaches at the moment. now, these cues, these pictures here were taken by a teacher who is actually messaged to say they finally got through passport control and are waiting for the next

ferry and hope to be on board within the next 30 minutes or so but it is seven hours after they arrived. these cues coincide with as you say a border force strike which is happening by uk border force staff but on the calais side. however, the home office are very keen to point out they do not think the queues we are seeing here are down to the industrial action itself. they say there are issues with the calais infrastructure and they say it is, as i was saying, one of the busiest days of the year for coach travel and clearly, the strike dates are not helping or, you know, are exacerbating the situation. scotland's health secretary humza yousaf has officially announced he's standing to replace nicola sturgeon as first minister. mr yousaf said he would go ahead with the controversial gender recognition reform bill. confirmation of that decision puts him at odds with ash regan, who has also confirmed she will stand. she recently quit the

cabinet over the issue and says she would bin the bill if elected. 12 south african cheetahs have arrived in india as part of a project to reintroduce the animals to the country. it's the second batch of big cats to be transferred to asia after south africa agreed to relocate 100 of them over the next decade. stephanie prentice reports. an arrival normally reserved for visiting world leaders or film stars but this helicopter carrying even more precious cargo for the park rangers waiting here — the first of a new batch of cheetahs shipped over as part of a deal with south africa. crowds gather to see it enter a gated holding enclosure, emerging excitedly and maybe slightly dazed by the flight. applause. this animal held here briefly to adapt to hunting and regain full fitness before being released into a national park. translation: i'm veryl happy to inform you that

all the cheetahs are completely healthy and very active. they're being released in kuno national park today and they are very alert, active and perfectly normal. cheetahs were declared extinct in india in 1952 after being used for hunting and shot for sport. now, they'll be protected by officials here as part of what they're calling the �*cheetah action plan'. stephanie prentice, bbc news. here in the uk, treasure hunting is becoming an increasingly popular hobby. but the debate is open what should happen to objects that treasure hunters find? the uk government wants to widen the legal definition of "treasure" so that when important historical artefacts are found, they end up in public, rather than private, collections. tim muffett has the story. eyes down, fingers crossed. detectorists live in hope. bryan and julian have been metal detecting for decades... are you feeling excited?

0h, 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 up, 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 britannicus... 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. now, what's the link between three hugely successful mobile games — snake, angry birds and clash of clans? they were all developed

in helsinki. how has finland's capital become the global hub of the lucrative gaming industry? our gaming correspondent steffan powell has been there to find out. when you think of the cities of the world that are hotbeds for innovative technology, you're probably imagining silicon valley or tokyo. you might not be thinking of this place. but it's these streets here in helsinki — a cityjust the size of glasgow — that houses some of the most innovative, influential and successful mobile games companies in the world. this place is home to some of the best games talent out there. it's the birthplace of world—famous games like the original snake, angry birds and clash of clans. it's where netflix chose to set up its first internal games studio. so, how has this happened? i think we're just generally very interested in technology. we have this ability of —

and it's in the culture, that we can try and fail and then we try again. you don't have to worry about failing. and when you don't have to worry about failing, obviously, you are much braver. we have the social security network, so you don't actually have to mortgage your own house if you want to start a company, and then also, the government is supporting gaming companies a lot. more than 30% of the developers who work in the games sector here have moved to live in helsinki from around the world. and there's an organisation whose job it is to attract them. where are people coming from? i think they are coming from all places — america, from europe, of course, it's the easy way of moving around — in europe, but from everywhere, from the states and asia. there's no limit. helsinki is known for its work—life balance. we don't have those money incentives for many things but actually, you get more here because, yes, we have maybe less salaries than in silicon valley but you don't have to pay for the schools and you don't have to pay for health.

—— have to pay for health insurance and everything like that is covered, so, actually, you have more money in your pocket. success stories like supercell, the studio behind clash of clans, have also been helped to grow by a heritage of mobile technology expertise that dates all the way back to nokia phones in the 1990s. expertise that is still paying off all these years later. steffan powell, bbc news, helsinki. finally, hundreds of dogs have paraded through rio dejaneiro to mark brazil's carnival celebrations. have a look at these cute pictures. the yearly pooch parade attracts dogs of all shapes and sizes, dressed by their owners as everything from minnie mouse to superheroes, clowns and bees. rio fills with brazilians and tourists from all around the world for five days of celebrations and elaborate parades in rio's sambodrome and on the streets. amazing. much more on all of

those stories on our news website. also on the bbc news app. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston goodbye. hello. we've a fair amount of cloud out there, a little bit of drizzle here and there, too. how about sunday overall? well, actually, for many of us, it's not looking too bad. a fairly bright day, not necessarily all that sunny but it will be generally dry — at least across england, wales and northern ireland. now, from the motion of the cloud, you can see the weather's coming in generally from the south—west. that's a mild direction, so it is mild out there. and notice this large area of low pressure just sweeping to the north of us. now, it's not mild everywhere — in fact, in eastern scotland through the early hours, temperatures will be pretty low and after the damp weather, there is a chance of one or two icy patches but in contrast, the rest of the country really

will be very mild indeed sunday morning — around eight degrees in many major towns and cities. so, in the north—west, rain and gales — in fact, the gales may strengthen as we go through the course of the day. really windy around the north coast of northern ireland, too, but elsewhere, yes, a breezy day but a bright day and some sunny spells possible, too. temperatures will be typically around 12 degrees or so. now, let's have a look at sunday evening and the gales continue to strengthen across the north of scotland, turning severe as we head into monday, and it's all because of this low pressure. you can see a lot of isobars there. tight pressure gradient — that means strong winds. but to the south of the low pressure, we have a mild south—westerly spreading — at least, across the bulk of the uk. so, here's the forecast for monday, then, and you can these mild south—westerlies, yes, dragging in a fair amount of cloud but a few breaks in the cloud as well and temperatures could actually get up to around 1a or 15 degrees. different story to the north

with gale force winds. it is cold — only seven degrees in lerwick. the forecast for tuesday continues to show these mild south—westerlies across the bulk of the uk so it stays of course mild but this weather front is approaching and that herald a change for later on in the week in fact behind that weather front will see slightly colder air arriving from around wednesday and into thursday. it's not going to turn particularly cold but those temperatures will be widely into single figures — you can see by the time we get to wednesday and thursday, the temperatures are closer to around nine degrees but you know overall, it's still on the wild side.

this is bbc news. the headlines: western leaders have put forward a unified front as they call for military support for ukraine in its fight against russia, just days before the first anniversary of the invasion. britain's prime minister rishi sunak said the sovereignty and security of every nation was at stake. a uk—based iranian broadcaster which has covered anti—government protests in iran extensively says it's had to suspend its operations in the uk following threats against its journalists. it comes after what iran international calls a "significa nt escalation in state—backed threats from iran." the number of people confirmed to have died in the earthquakes in syria and turkey has risen above 16,000. millions are also left homeless. the turkish city of antakya is one of the most severly