welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: a warning for beijing — the us tells china not to sell russia weapons for its war in ukraine. nearly two weeks on from turkey and syria's devastating earthquakes, the search for survivors is coming to an end. poce looking for nicola bulley the woman who disappeared in the northwest of england say they've found a body. and the film highlighting the horrors of the first world war that's won big at the baftas.

hello and welcome. this week marks a year since russia's president, vladimir putin, ordered a full—scale invasion of russia's neighbour, ukraine. world leaders have this weekend been meeting at the munich security conference, and pledging their ongoing support to ukraine. but now, there's a new warning from the us — that china might start supplying weapons to russia. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says there will be �*serious consequences�* for china, if that happens. our correspondent, james landale, sent this report from munich. this war is almost one year old and it shows no sign of letting up. whether on patrol in the snow or dug in deep below ground, ukrainian troops are largely holding firm, backed by arms from the west.

but... there is still a lot to be done. we have to increase and accelerate our military support to ukraine, quickly. and now, potentially, a new development. the united states says russian forces are already getting surveillance and technology from chinese firms, but america's top diplomat believes china is considering going further, providing russia with weapons and ammunition. we have seen them provide non—lethal support to russia for use in ukraine. the concern that we have now is based on information we have that they're considering providing lethal support, and we've made very clear to them that that would cause a serious problem for us and in our relationship. that message was delivered at a security conference in munich, where mr blinken met his chinese counterparts behind closed doors. he was here to brief european counterparts on china's so—called peace plan,

which is expected shortly. he also met ukraine's foreign minister, who certainly doesn't want chinese arms in russian hands. china's foreign ministry accused the us of finger—pointing. translation: china is not a party to this crisis - in ukraine, but we are not standing idly by, nor have we thrown fuel on the fire. what china is doing is to urge peace and promote talks. until now, china has stayed largely at one remove from the war in ukraine but the fear among western policymakers here is that that may be about to change. and there's uncertainty about what it might mean. before the war, vladimir putin and president xijinping agreed what they called a partnership with no limits. it may be the west is about to find out if that's true. james landale, bbc news, munich.

let's take a look at the picture in russia a year on from the invasion of ukraine. more than 100 laws have been passed to prevent people opposing the conflict, or even calling it a war. anyone who does speak out puts themselves and theirfamilies in danger. a bbc investigation tells the stories of those who've been taking extraordinary risks over the past 12 months to oppose the war. nawal al—maghafi has that story. nina belyayeva spent four years as a district councillor in a small city in western russia. she'd been speaking out online against russia's invasion of ukraine. but last march, she took the stage at a council meeting after colleagues challenged her on the statements she'd made. determined to document the moment, she dismisses their angry calls to stop filming. translation: i am against the decision taken by the president| of the russian federation and against the actions that are being carried out today on the territory of the sovereign state of ukraine. i consider what's going on to be a war crime.

"shut your mouth," shouts one councillor. but she stands her ground at the podium. nina took a big risk to speak out. under laws introduced since the ukraine invasion, it's a crime to call it a war or demonstrate against it. and she's not the only one. translation: we got together and we realised that we cannotl and we will not remain silent. in the city of yekaterinburg, lyonya is part of a collective of street artists waging their own campaign against the state's pro—war propaganda. they've put stickers up around their town highlighting the deaths of russian soldiers in the war, a crime in itself. and lyonya is picked up by the police for it. translation: they took me to the police station. - i said, "i want my lawyer."

i get a good smack in the face for that. i'm, like, "i don't understand, i need a lawyer." i get the same again. the court dealing with his case sends him to a psychiatric hospitalfor a month to be assessed. but while he's inside, his friends carry on the work. the risks are more real than ever. for dima, another member of the collective, it's hard to believe how much has changed since the invasion. translation: i used to “oke that we'd all become h criminals or extremists. we'd be jailed for a drawing or a text. but when it happened, i was terrified. with so many freedoms being taken away, hundreds of thousands are estimated to have fled russia, including nina. for lyonya, being free is being able to choose where to live, so, despite the risks, he's staying put. nawal al—maghafi, bbc news. north korea has fired two short—range missiles

into the sea ofjapan, which it says can carry nuclear weapons. the launch comes two days after it resumed missile testing, by firing an intercontinental ballistic missile. in response to that launch, the us sent up strategic bombers and fighter jets. and next month, it's due to hold large military exercises with south korea. the us says the drills are defensive and are designed to deal with the growing threat posed by north korea and its nuclear weapons. chad o'carroll works for the korea risk group and explained why these launches are different from the kinds we have seen before. north korea has shown the capability to launch icmbs in short range tactical missiles over several years successfully. i think the key new thing

here is the fact that the north koreans were making clear they could launch this icbm on saturday with a 9—hour veryquickly today to the us and south korean air drills last night with these tactical tests and i think the message basically is that for all the forthcoming us—south korean exercises, there is going to be a very significant north korean military demonstration in response. i think the key difference in 2023 is that north korea no longer is just testing you missiles, it's actually designing missiles that clearly work and it's now doing exercises to demonstrate their actual military, sorry, military drills, basically, with its missile capabilities, so i think what we are going to see when the us—south korea exercises come up is a lot of tit—for—tat missile tests on the north korean side and south korean military responses and there is a danger with this that as the tempo increases, there is a risk that something goes wrong,

there's a miscalculation, an accident and that, i think, is a big danger we should be anxious about moving ahead. the united nations nuclear watchdog, the iaea, says it's discussing recent uranium enrichment levels with iran. it comes after reports that inspectors detected uranium enriched to 84% purity, which is close to weapons—grade. iran has always insisted its nuclear programme is peaceful, but some countries are worried iran is taking steps to develop a nuclear weapon. it is not good news, especially given there is this concern that what iran calls a peaceful nuclear programme could cross the line and become a global nuclear crisis. we're there yet but there

and we don't know we ever will be but that's why the iaea is taking this seriously and having this discussion with iran to see what's going on. reports are saying inspectors detected uranium enrichment at 84% purity. now, that's not only the highest level ever detected by inspectors in iran, but frighteningly close to the 90% mark that is required to create a nuclear weapon and so what the nuclear watchdog needs to assess is, was this intentional or was it simply an accident, was it an accident in the way iran operates its centrifuges, for example, given the stakes, we're talking about a nuclear weapon, a potential nuclear weapon and it extremely concerning. and azadeh, iran and western nations not in good speaking terms at the moment as it is. not at all. the dialogue around returning to the iran nuclear deal has completely stalled, it's been stalled for months and there are two issues. the islamic republic feels extremely threatened at home after months of protests, after the death of mahsa amini,

a young kurdish woman who died in police custody last septemberand, in response, the government has unleashed a brutal crackdown. more than 500 protesters have been killed, some of them have been executed in what rights groups are calling sham trials so the west has responded with serious sanctions in response and that's also because the west is accusing iran of supporting russia's invasion in ukraine by sending weapons. and yet has that pressure worked? has iran changed its behaviour in any way? that's unclear. and certainly this latest development will be of great concern yet when the us special envoy for iran spoke to the bbc earlier this month, robert malley said the us still believes in giving governments and regimes a clear choice and offering iran the chance to return to the negotiating table. officials in turkey say most rescue efforts to find survivors from the devastating earthquakes two weeks ago that hit southern turkey and north west syria have come to an end. search operations have been winding down for days as the hope of finding people fades. more than 10,000 people

are known to have been killed across both countries. meanwhile, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, surveyed the damage in hatay province, as he toured the region by helicopter. with clean—up efforts getting underway in turkey, anger is building in some of the worst—affected areas.as bulldozers clear debris in the devastated southeastern city of antakya, many people are still waiting for their loved ones to be found under the rubble. translation: myj cousin has still not been found under the rubble. the search has to continue so that at least his body is found. we have been waiting for 15 days. we have been here since the day of the earthquake. translation: while we are suffering here, they tell us | to go and empty our homes because they will destroy the building, but my house is elsewhere, so wait until the people are out of the rubble first. we go there, they forbid us

to enter the houses. what are we going to do? ourthings, our lives are there and our loved ones are there. while mourning continues for the tragic victims of the earthquakes, the body of ghanaian footballer christian atsu was brought home on a repatriation flight on sunday. his body was recovered from the rubble of his apartment in southern turkey on saturday. the footballer lived in the country, playing for the hatayspor club. members of his family, and government and football officials, were waiting in accra. his coffin was carried from the plane by members of the ghanaian armed forces. thomas naadi reports from accra. christian atsu's body arrived in the country at about 7:25pm local time onboard a turkish airliner behind me. it was received by members of the family, representatives of the government and officials from the ghana football association.

it was then transported military morgue in the capital. ghana is in a state of mourning, and a few friends and football fans were allowed into the airport for the solemn occasion. president nana akufo—addo, former president john dramani mahama and the ghana football association have already expressed their condolences to atsu's family. the 31—year—old made 65 appearances for the senior national team and won the play of the tournament at the 2015 african cup of nations. he also engaged in lots of charity work to support the underprivileged. government officials say they will consult with the family about funeral arrangements in what will mark the beginning of the final journey of a football star who contributed a lot to this country. thomas naadi, bbc news, accra. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, bracing dip: the cold—water

swimmer setting a new record in the antarctic 0cean. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of| an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have i produced a sheep called dolly using a cell- from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world that the winner of best film was la la land. the only trouble was, it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing speeches by the team behind the modern musical. not for 20 years have locust been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time - the public will see this pope. very soon, ifor the sake of the credibility. and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, j be hidden from the world

for the rest of his life. i this is bbc news. the latest headlines — the united states has warned china not to sell russia weapons for its war in ukraine. nearly two weeks on from turkey and syria's devastating earthquakes, the search for survivors is coming to an end. here in the uk, a body has been found near the spot where a mother of two went missing three weeks ago in northern england. nicola bulley�*s disappearance last month has made headlines around the world, notjust because of the circumstances of her vanishing but also because of the criticism of the police search. the case has attracted a lot of attention in the press and on social media. there have been lots of questions raised over the police response. nicola originally went missing onjanuary 27th.

six days after she went missing, the police said nicola had simply fallen into the river and that had caused her death. a week later, her family cast doubt on that being the case. a few days later, the police revealed the missing mother of two had certain vulnerabilities, giving details of her private life and medical conditions. that particular development prompted widespread criticism of the police, with many questioning why such personal information was deemed acceptable to be shared. judith moritz reports. the search for nicola bulley has been on land, in water, and by air. now, finally, there's news that could be significant. the police were called just after 11:30 this morning to reports of a body in the river wyre. the nearest road was quickly closed off and the footpath along the water's edge also sealed. after a mammoth search which extended all the way to the sea, this discovery was made within a short distance of where nicola went

missing, near to the village of st michael's on wyre. she was last seen more than three weeks ago in a field, where she was walking her dog. her phone was then discovered on a bench next to the water. today, the body was found downriver, about a mile away. an underwater search team and specialist officers went into the water and recovered the body before it was taken away for the identification process to begin. a forensics tent was erected to preserve the scene. there will be a postmortem and then thereafter, there will, of course, be a coroner's inquest, so all the evidence has to be gathered as best and as professionally and as painstakingly as is required in order that the truth hopefully, at some point in the future, can be laid in front of the coroners' court and an inquest and a verdict can be delivered. it's too early to know whether it is nicola who's been found.

lancashire police say that herfamily is being kept informed as work's carried out to identify the remains. these aerial pictures show the stretch of riverjust after the bend where the discovery was made. it is an area which was searched with sonar equipment and divers, but search teams said that some parts of the water were hard to see because of debris. the investigation into nicola bulley�*s disappearance has attracted widespread speculation and after the police released personal details about her, there has also been a public and political backlash. and at the centre of it all, there's a distressed family who are waiting for news. judith moritz, bbc news, lancashire. let's get some of the day's other news. storms have left at least 19 people dead in brazil's sao paolo state. torrential rains triggered flooding and landslides in the coastal region north of the city of sao paolo. hundreds of people were left homeless and many more were evacuated as rescue crews raced to help people hit

by the storm. in eastern europe, thousands of anti—government demonstrators have taken part in a rally in chisinau, the capital of moldova, to protest against the pro—western government and high fuel prices triggered by the war in ukraine. russia cut gas supplies to moldova last year but protestors blame the government, saying it alienated moscow with its pro—western policies. burkina faso has announced the official ending of the french military operation there. last month, 0uagadougou ended a military accord with paris, known as 0peration barkhane, under which about 400 french special forces were deployed to fight islamist groups. there's speculation the country could turn to moscow for support in its fight against islamist insurgents. meta, the company behind instagram and facebook, has followed twitter�*s example in launching a verified subscription service for paying users. after providing a government id, a blue badge will be added to their profile.

the company's founder mark zuckerberg said the service would increase security and authenticity. the roll—out will begin in australia and new zealand this week. the bafta film awards have taken place in london, and it was a sweeping success for a german film by netflix called all quiet on the western front. it claimed seven prizes, including best film, breaking the bafta record for the number of awards won by a film not in english. 0ur arts editor katie razzall reports. the glitziest night of the british film calendar, where silver and shimmer rule the red carpet and the talent came to london to celebrate and be celebrated, sometimes with tears. the excitement�*s really building now as the stars stream along this red carpet, all heading into the royal festival hall to find out whether tonight they will win the best award british film can offer. cate blanchett has been the bookies' favourite for best actress from the off.

and what of the irish contingent? would the banshees of inisherin and their film about a friendship gone wrong win the hearts of bafta voters? now, if i've done something to you, just tell me what i've done to you. you didn't do anything to me. their rift takes the film to very dark places. the banshees of inisherin. tonight, it was named 0utstanding british film, to the joy and amusement of its director. i know every irish person in the cast and crew are kind of going, "best what award? !" but... laughter. kerry condon. the film's supporting actors cleaned up, too. in an awkward moment, kerry condon picked up her award after the wrong person was initially announced. both: barry keoghan! best supporting actor went to her co—star, an actor who spent time in care as a child. also for the kids that are dreaming to be something from the area that i came

from, this is for youse. austin butler won best actor for his hip—swinging, beat—perfect turn as elvis. # ..you may to to school... cate blanchett. and cate blanchettjoined the all—white acting category winners — her third best actress bafta, this for the film tar. every year, these idiosyncratic, remarkable performances just break down the myth that women's experience is monolithic. but the night belonged to one film, all quiet on the western front — an epic that lays bare the horrors of war. all quiet on the western front. seven baftas, including the top awards for best director and best film. all quiet on the western front tells the story of young men who, poisoned by right—wing political nationalist propaganda, go to war thinking it's an adventure, and war is anything but an adventure.

a sobering thought that reflects the times we live in. katie razzall, bbc news. how would you like to take a dip in potentially freezing water? no, me neither. but cold water swimming has its fans. it's said to have health benefits, including boosting your immune system and reducing stress. now, a woman from chile has taken things to a whole new level in the waters off antarctica, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. in a normal swimsuit, with nothing for insulation, barbara hernandez dives into the antarctic 0cean. she's a veteran when it comes to this sort of thing but even for her, this was quite the ordeal. translation: it was super difficult because it's a veryl long swim and after completing the first mile, i felt i'd never reach the end.

i felt my arms getting more and more heavy because the blood stopped circulating to the hands and feet. the waters here at this time of year are around two celsius — just above freezing — and barbara swam 2.5km — a new world record. but she insists that that was not her motivation for this extremely chilly dip. this is something that goes far beyond a medal or a record. we can finally talk about antarctica, talk about what each of us can do to protect the oceans, the living waters. 0nce she'd crossed the finishing line, another swimmer — in a full wetsuit — helped her to get out. by now, she was actually suffering from hypothermia. undaunted, her next aquatic challenge will take her to new zealand. her only rival, she says, is fear. tim allman, bbc news. rather her than me! that's it

from us for now. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston. from all of us in london, goodbye for now. hello. it was a very mild weekend and it looks as though monday is going to be every bit as mild, but how about the week overall? here's the summary. that mild start monday and tuesday. we're expecting a cold front to reach us on wednesday, so there will be some rain midweek. and then, after that, it's going to turn a little bit colder. so, here's the forecast, then, and starting with the satellite picture, you can see the clouds are still streaming in out of the south—west, so a mild direction, hence those higher temperatures. and the weather map also shows isobars — and plenty of them — across northern scotland, and that means those strong winds will continue through early monday. so, the forecast, then, shows lots of cloud through the early hours but a few clear spells as well. wet in western scotland and the early morning temperatures will be typically around double figures across the board, maybe

a little fresher in the south where we will have had a few clear spells. so, lots of cloud first thing but clouds will break to give way to sunny spells, maybe to the east of the high ground around the midlands to the south. temperatures could actually reach 16 degrees celsius in eastern parts of the country but where the clouds persist, more typically around 11—13 degrees. so, that's monday. how about tuesday? a weather front is approaching which will introduce, eventually, colder air but it's still to the west of us — we're ahead of it — and ahead of it, we've got that south—westerly airstream and a lot of cloud around on tuesday, and the cloud will be thick — i don't think there'll be many sunny spells developing on tuesday. temperatures still managing to reach around 11—13 degrees celsius. and then, a change happens on wednesday. a cold front sweeps across the country and pushes the milder air towards the east, but it's not desperately cold air — in fact, we're expecting the temperatures to return to the seasonal norm so, yes, it's a northerly from a cold direction but it's not all that cold. i think it's going to feel

colder because of the cloud and the rain and the stronger wind on the north sea, so the temperatures even as high as ten degrees in one or two spots and, yes, there is a chance of a few wintry showers but that's mostly across the scottish mountains. so midweek, yes, a mixed bag with outbreaks of rain. here's the summary with the outlook. a mild start to the week. rain midweek with that slightly colder air arriving. and then end of the week, it could actually improve once again. bye— bye.

this is bbc news — the headlines: china's hit back at america's suggestion it was considering supplying weapons to russia for its war in ukraine — saying beijing would never accept us attempts to dictate sino—russian relations. until now china is thought to have been careful not to cross the line of weapons deliveries. officials in turkey say they've ended rescue efforts in all but two provinces following the recent devastating earthquake — as hopes fade of finding anyone else alive. no further survivors have been located since early on saturday. search and rescue efforts are continuing in the hardest hit provinces. police searching for nicola bulley, the british woman who went missing more than three weeks ago, have started the process of formally identifying a body

found in the river wyre close to where she disappeared.