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today at one — we're live in ukraine, where presidentjoe biden, has made an extraordinary and hugely symbolic trip, to the capital kyiv. sirens wail. air raid sirens sounded during the visit, shrouded in secrecy, but meticulously planned, for weeks. president biden, commended the bravery of the ukrainian people, and stressed the unity of the international alliance against russia. kyiv stands, and ukraine stands, democracy stands, the americans stand with you in the world stands with you.
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and the other main headlines this lunchtime. the family of nicola bulley says they're in agony, as they wait for police to identify a body found in the river, close to where she disappeared. the true cost of a cup of tea — sexual exploitation on the tea farms that supply some of britain's most popular brands. scotland's finance secretary, kate forbes enters the race to replace nicola sturgeon as snp leader and first minister. and after a tour of the uk, dippy the dinosaur, finds a new home — in coventry. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we'll tell you how ireland are getting on in theirfinal women's t20 world cup group game against india, still searching for theirfirst win.
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good afternoon from kyiv, where an american president, has made an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone. it's joe biden�*s first trip to ukraine, since russia invaded almost a year ago. rumours had been swirling for 2h hours that a high level visitor would be here today, but the trip was shrouded in secrecy because of the inevitable security concerns. as president biden paid his respects to those killed in the war at st michael's cathedral, just a few hundred yards from our position here, air raid sirens sounded across the city, but there was no imminent threat. the president praised the citizens of ukraine for their "heroism" in fighting off russian aggression, while president vlodymyr zelensky said the "democratic world" had to "win this historic fight". only a few weeks ago, he'd made a surprise visit to washington to plead
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to the congress, for more weapons. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse has the very latest, on a significant day, in this year long war. in a city no stranger to big visitors, this was the biggest. the most powerful politician in the world, ukraine's biggest ally, arriving to the heart of the war, to the delight of his host. joe biden has been here before, but not as president. that is an important symbol for us, and we are proud of it. thank you very much for coming, mr president. i think it's my eighth trip, and much has changed. much has changed indeed. sirens wail. just listen to the sirens which accompanied their visit to
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kyiv�*s saint michael is cathedral. this is no doubt a significant and symbolic visit. you have the us president visiting in the middle of a full—scale conflict with all of those associated risks. but this also sends a message to moscow, that america won't shy away from supporting ukraine. president zelensky will see this as a chance though to ask for more. there was substance to the symbolism. another military package worth $500 million was announced with the promise it will keep coming. we know that there will be very difficult days and weeks and years ahead. russia's aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin's war of conquest is failing. translation: the result of this visit will undoubtedly be - felt on the battlefield, strengthening our troops and liberating our territories. there is still a delay between hardware being promised and used.
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in a war which is costly and just about every sense, time is not ukraine's friend. this is a conflict which started in 2014. it's nearly a year since russia's full—scale invasion. few expected kyiv would hold, let alone host america's commander—in—chief. james waterhouse, bbc news. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is here with me. picking up on that point from james, no us troops stationed here, we are in the middle of a war zone, the border is only 30 or a0 kilometres that way and yet we have an american president on the ground. the symbolism of that is incredible? huge symbolism and president biden was asked by a reporter, what was your main goal of this trip? he said i want to send the message i am not going anywhere. we are staying. this
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is a public, personal statement by president biden. yes, it looks very easy, he strolls out with his aviator glasses, he could be getting off a train in washington and instead he has travelled ten hours across by train. he knows it is a very loud message, they know that behind the scenes there are worries. that while public support in western capitals is still strong in supporting this war, it is dropping. western militaries cannot keep up with the pace of supplying the ammunition the hardware that ukraine needs. if it is notjust going to stand, if it is going to go forward in winning this war. that is why president zelensky said your visit makes us stronger in a war, he said, we want to end this year. that is what his allies would like to see, this war, they support it, but this war comes to an end quickly with the
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victory that ukraine wants, ukraine needs and so does its allies. an victory that ukraine wants, ukraine needs and so does its allies. an end ofthe needs and so does its allies. an end of the war by _ needs and so does its allies. an end of the war by the _ needs and so does its allies. an end of the war by the end _ needs and so does its allies. an end of the war by the end of _ needs and so does its allies. an end of the war by the end of the - needs and so does its allies. an end of the war by the end of the year? l of the war by the end of the year? it will be hard, but thank you. all eyes of course will be on the kremlin�*s response to today's historic events. president putin is expected to give a major speech tomorrow, his state of the nation address, as we approach the one year anniversary of his war. with that, from the team here in kyiv. back to you, ben. live, thank you very much indeed. the family of nicola bulley say they are in agony as they wait for police to identify a body, found in the river wyre in lancashire, near where she went missing. two people out walking raised the alarm when they saw the body, about a mile from where nicola was last seen more than three weeks ago. lancashire police have been widely criticised for their handling of the investigation, as nick garnett reports.
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it was a search that stretched from a tiny hamlet to the lancashire coastline, on land, on water and by air and back again. the police were called just after 11.30 yesterday morning. the nearest road was closed and the footpath along the river, sealed off. police divers and specialist officers went into the water and recovered the body from the weeds and undergrowth at the edge of the river bank. a forensic tent, erected while the officers worked. the river at this point is tidal, but the body may have been trapped underwater, hidden from sonar and the search teams. a huge police operation which stretched to the irish sea and yet the discovery was made so close to where nicola bulley was last seen more than three weeks ago. the a5—year—old had just dropped her children at school. she had left her phone on a bench next to the river wyre and now, a body found downstream just a mile away. at the centre of it all, there is a distressed family
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who are waiting for news and now the focus turns to them. my my deepest thoughts and sympathies for the family of nicola bulley. it must be an horrendous experience they are going through right now. we need to let the police carry out and conclude their investigation. the investigation _ conclude their investigation. the investigation into nicola bulley's investigation into nicola bulley�*s disappearance on the 27th of january has attracted widespread speculation and criticism. in february the 3rd the police said they had no reason to believe anyone else was involved and didn't think a crime had been committed, she had fallen into the river. a week later with the search failing to find any sign of her, the police cast doubt on the hypothesis. five days later said the missing mum of two young children had specific vulnerabilities. later that day they went further and said she had struggled with alcohol and the menopause. the police, trying to
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explain why nicola bulley was a high risk missing person were accused of insensitivity and victim blaming. but today a former police chief from the force has been defending the investigation. we the force has been defending the investigation.— investigation. we expect high standards from _ investigation. we expect high standards from the _ investigation. we expect high standards from the police, i investigation. we expect high i standards from the police, quite rightly so. the media does a brilliantjob in holding the police to account, but some elements of the media basically made it much more difficult. instead of focusing on the priority of finding nicola and supporting the family, they have had to defend their actions every step of the way. the to defend their actions every step of the way-— of the way. the photographs of nicola bulley — of the way. the photographs of nicola bulley and _ of the way. the photographs of nicola bulley and the _ of the way. the photographs of nicola bulley and the yellow. of the way. the photographs of - nicola bulley and the yellow ribbons of hope still fill the village. but today this seems a sad and place as people wait for more news. for nicola's family, her partner and two children, hersister, motherand children, her sister, mother and father, children, hersister, motherand father, they have to wait. there has been no word from lancashire police about formal identification, that may come later today. we know trained officers have been with the
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family said yesterday. nicola's partner has said there are no words right now, just agony. the home secretary has said she was not wholly satisfied with the response from lancashire police chiefs danceable —— chief constable about the release of information about nicola bulley to the media. she said some investigations are ongoing, looking into how things have been handled and we must let that carry out and we will let the conclude and see what it comes back with. ok, thank you very much. paramedics and other ambulance staff across parts of england, and all of wales, are on strike again today. members of the gmb and unite unions are involved in a long—running dispute about pay and staffing. the government says the walk—outs are not in anyone's best interests. 0ur health correspondent nick trigglejoins me now. and nick, all this, andjunior doctors in england also about to announce the result of a strike ballot.
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that is right. so far doctors haven't been involved in any strike action this winter, but in the next few hours, the british medical association will announce the results of its ballots ofjunior doctors. when we sayjunior doctors, we are talking about half the medical workforce, basically up to consultant level. the bma have indicated that if they vote yes, they are likely to have a three day walk out possibly as early as mid march. before that we have got the nurse is going on strike for two days next week across half of services in england. the truth is, it is hard to see an end to this dispute at the moment. ministers are adamant they won't discuss this year's play word because it would fuel inflation if they increase it. but unions are refusing to discuss next year's pay award until the concerns about this year are resolved. in northern ireland we have no strike action taking place
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this week. but elsewhere in the uk, there has been some movement. in scotland, and offer of 1a% over two years has been made and welcomed by unions and they are consulting their members. in wales, there has been an offer of more money. not all the unions have accepted it, however. nick, thank you very much indeed. to keep up to date with strikes in your area, you can visit the bbc news website to see more detail about how they may affect you. a bbc investigation has uncovered widespread sexual abuse on tea farms which supply some of the uk's most popular brands including pg tips and lipton, as well as starbucks and supermarkets sainsburys and tesco. dozens of women in kenya told us they have been forced into sex by their managers while working on plantations owned for decades by two british companies. tom 0dula from bbc africa eye has this report — and a warning, it does contain
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some distressing scenes. half of all tea drunk in the uk comes from here — kenya's rift valley. it's a big business and we've discovered that sexual exploitation is rife. we sent an undercover reporter to pose as a worker. we are calling her katie. it was time for the general public to know what exactly happens in these companies. she goes for a job interview with a notorious manager, john. he's in charge of hundreds of workers on plantations owned by scottish firm james finlay & company. he tells her to follow him into a hotel room, where he puts pressure on her to have sex with him. members of the production team who are stationed nearby. i made a phone call
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to help her get out. i was so scared and so shocked, it must be really difficult for the women. james finlay & company says it immediately suspended john, and that it has reported him to kenyan police. john did not respond. the company has also launched its own investigation into whether its kenyan operation has an endemic problem with sexual violence. sainsbury�*s says these horrific allegations have no place in its supply chain. tesco supermarket says it's taking the claims extremely seriously and it is in constant dialogue with finlay's to ensure robust measures are taken. starbucks did not provide a response. we also sent katie under undercover on plantations owned for years by multinationalfirm unilever, where pg tips and lipton teas are produced. she was pressured for sex by the divisional manager under her direct supervisor.
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you you can satisfy me, i'll satisfy you. unilever has known about this issue for more than a decade. in 2011, a report found sexual exploitation was prevalent on unilever�*s plantations. the company introduced a zero tolerance policy and other measures, but little appears to have changed. unilever says it's deeply shocked and saddened by our allegations. while we were secretly filming, unilever sold its tea operation in kenya. the new owner, lipton teas & infusions, says it has suspended the managers named in our investigation and has launched an independent inquiry. tom 0dula, bbc news. and you can see that full programme sex for work: the true cost of our tea on panorama this evening on bbc one at 8 o�*clock.
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the time is 13:16. our top story this lunchtime: presidentjoe biden makes a surprise visit to kyiv, nearly one year on from the russian invasion of ukraine. coming up, the schools for children with special educational needs struggling to meet demand for places. coming up on the bbc news channel: ahead of a huge week in the europa league, manchester united boss erik ten hag rallies the manchester united fans to turn up against barcelona to beat the spanish giants together. bus networks are shrinking across britain, but the cuts have gone much deeper in some areas than others. bbc analysis suggests that in some places, services have been slashed by more than a third. so, what impact do these cuts have
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on the people that rely on their local bus routes? 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has been to leicestershire and north yorkshire, two counties that have seen significant reductions in services. i'm just going up to the bus stop for a couple of minutes. i've got my phone, if you need me. most days, john makes the short walk from his home to catch the only bus serving the leicestershire village of stapleton. he uses it for shopping or social trips to the nearest town, but the 159 is about to be axed. i, like probably many more people, will be lost when it's gone, devastated. i'm a 2a/7 carer and it's nice to think, i want to get out for an hour, i can go and get the bus, go downtown, even if i don't want to buy anything. the point is, it's taking independence away from a lot of people. the county council says it can no longer afford the heavy subsidy. in future, it will offer alternative bookable transport, for essential trips only. up and down the country, people are finding services have disappeared or been cut back.
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many of them are commercially funded — like the 128 bus through north yorkshire, which now only runs every two hours and skips the village of ruston. so the older residents are having to walk up through the village, and it's a very steep hill, down the main road, which is a really fast—moving road, erm, to the bus stop, carrying their shopping. the bus companies say they're still getting fewer passengers than before the pandemic and they've had to cope with rising costs. i'm going to get on this bus to speak to the man who runs one operator here in yorkshire. hello, ben. hi, how are you doing? it is very much about money. ultimately, we are a - labour—intensive business. the last two years, we've - increased our driver wages by 25%, in order to remain competitive. 0ur utilities costs have gone up, so gas and electric, _ like they have for everybody, as well as parts for _ repairing vehicles. and we're expecting our fuel costs to go up as we go further- into this year as well. he says this reduced route
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is now covering its costs. the department for transport said it had now invested more than £2 billion in supporting the industry since the pandemic began and extended a temporary £2 cap on single fares across england until the end ofjune. along the 128 route, residents of pickering are fighting to stop their other bus, the 8a0, being cut. there's a possibility it might go, what would that mean for you? i'd have to quit myjob, because i don't drive, so i've no other transport. the council here hopes the 8a0 can be saved. many people have already watched their bus leave for the last time. katy austin, bbc news. research for the bbc shows half of state—funded schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities in england are over—subscribed, as they struggle to meet growing demand for places. some headteachers say they've been forced to hold classes in cupboards
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because of a lack of space. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has more details. this is maltby hilltop school in rotherham. like many specialist schools across the country, there's pressure on places. hello. freya! doing some fantastic walking. the classrooms and corridors are cramped and overcrowded, as they take on more pupils. how much of your time do you spend looking for space? well, i mean, it's continual. ten years ago, they had 82 pupils. now, they have 13a, and there is a waiting list. what i'm about to show you, this was a former resource cupboard, but now we have members of the visual impairment therapy team conducting therapy with our children in this space. in a resource cupboard? in a resource cupboard. afternoon! hi! good afternoon. i'm ashamed. you know, as the head teacher of this school, i genuinely do feel it is shameful that this is what we are providing for our children.
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so what is causing pressure on places? there is increasing diagnosis of special educational needs. some mainstream schools are struggling to cope. we're a little bit cramped. so, we're always a little bit cramped... funding is an issue. local authorities�* high—need budgets are tight, and new specialist schools aren't being built quick enough to cope with the rising demand for places. it's not ideal at all. we can't have more than four, five people in this room, and i have got seven children in my pizza club, and there's four members of staff. we just can't do it. we want the absolute best for them. these children here, this is like my nest and they are the birds, my little chicks. and i want them, you know, to fly, and i want them to flourish. some pupils have had to leave the school because they can't cope with the overcrowding. sarah was hoping this day wouldn't come. she's in school to collect her son cohen's belongings. he's no longer able to learn in the noisy, cramped portakabins and is now at home.
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this is where he should be. he should be learning and he should be with his friends. _ he started to have panic. attacks, hyperventilating. he wants to be here, but it's... the space is not allowing it. in a statement, the government says it's providing £2.6 billion — between now and 2025 — to help deliver new school places. this is a school which celebrates every success... look at you, in the pool, on the trampoline, washing your hands... ..but this head teacher is worried that far too many children are being failed by the lack of space and resources in specialist schools across england. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in rotherham. for more on this story, you can watch a documentary on bbc iplayer — it's called send help. the mayor of london will extend free schools meals
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to every primary school pupil in the capital for a year. the scheme, which will cost around £130 million, will come into effect from september. sadiq khan says he wants to ensure parents don't worry about how to feed their children. what we do know is across london and, indeed, across the country, many families are struggling because of the cost—of—living crisis. the child poverty action group have estimated that there are 210,000 children in london not receiving free school meals, but whose families are living in poverty. unfortunately, to receive free school meals, you've got to have a household income of less than £7,a00 — after tax — irrespective of the number of children you have. and speaking to teachers and parents, we know its leading to children not doing as well at school. the race is on to succeed nicola sturgeon as snp leader and first minister of scotland. kate forbes, who's currently scotland's finance minister, has announced that she is standing. so too are scotland's health
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secretary humza yousaf and former minister ash regan. 0ur correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow for us. and, lorna, this leadership contest is beginning to take shape. yes, it is. kate forbes the latest to announce her candidacy this morning, saying that scotland and the snp were at a major crossroads. she promised competent leadership to deliver independence and she said she wanted to lead the snp with integrity and commitment, and she pledged to reach out and listen. this morning, humza yousaf the health secretary launched his campaign. his pitch was that he has the experience, he has been in government for more than ten years here in scotland. he is seen by many as a continuity candidate, he said thatis as a continuity candidate, he said that is no bad thing. and he also said he wasn't wedded to nicola sturgeon�*s preferred strategy for another independence referendum. i have some concerns about using a westminster general election as a de—facto referendum. i'm not as wedded to it as the first minister i know has
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said that it's her preference. so i'm not going to go in with a preference just now. i'm going to listen to what the membership has got to say. but be in no doubt, the westminster election, for scotland, of course it will be about that question of independence. ash regan is the third candidate who has announced she will stand. she supports the idea of using the next election as a de—facto referendum. she of course resigned from the scottish government last year because she said she couldn't support the controversial gender recognition reform bill. we have heard from nicola sturgeon this morning, whose sudden resignation has sparked this. she said she will not endorse any of the candidates to succeed her. she says like every other snp party member, she will have one vote. that is how it will work, one member, one vote. there are more than 100,000 members of the snp. they will get to decide who becomes the next party leader. and in effect, he becomes the next verse minister of scotland. the
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nominations to stand close on friday. it is not a foregone conclusion, they have to get 100 votes from 20 different branches. and then there is a wider vote throughout the membership. we will find out who the leader of the party is on march the 27th. thank you, lorna gordon reporting. the legendary sports presenter dickie davies has died at the age of 9a. and that is all we have time for today. i have hoped you have enjoyed spending at least part of the afternoon with us. you are all invited next week. he was best known for hosting world of sport on itv for almost 20 years — from the 1960s, until it ended in 1985. he also covered the olympics, boxing, darts and snooker. fellow presenters described him as a "giant of sports broadcasting". dickie davies, who's died at the age of 9a. world war one epic all quiet
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on the western front dominated at the baftas last night, taking home seven awards, including best film. the german—language drama's seven wins broke the bafta record for the most awards for a film not in english. you may remember dippy the diplodocus — probably the world's most famous replica dinosaur skeleton. for more than a century, dippy stood in london's natural history museum, but more recently, he's been touring the uk. and now, he's been found a more permanent home, in coventry, as john maguire reports. the wonder and the awe of being the first to see dippy the diplodocus in its new home, in the centre of coventry. i think it's so cool how long the tail is, and how they've kept it upright, without it falling down to the floor. dippy is a replica, made up of casts of various diplodocus discoveries, to form the huge skeleton that first
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stood in london's natural history museum in 1905. now, dippy is made up of 292 parts — all the way from the very tip of its whip—like tail through the replica skeleton, all up to the skull at the very front. it's been on display in the natural history museum in london for the best part of 100 years, but now it's in coventry, this is dippy�*s new home for at least the next three years. in 2017, it set off on a tour around the uk and was seen by 2 million visitors, so the hope is that dippy will continue to draw the crowds — this time, here at the herbert art gallery and museum. we're expecting around 300,000 visitors in the first year and, actually, we think that might be quite a conservative estimate as well.
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dippy was transported in 29 wooden cases and took five days to reconstruct. this morning, daisy was given the honour of putting the final plaster of paris bone in place. it's basically like a 3d jigsaw puzzle. yeah. apart from anything else, it's absolutely huge. |dippy's got an amazing history, j and so we're really pleased that it's out and about again. from today, visitors will be able if not to walk with dinosaurs, then at least to stand below and beside one, marvelling at its scale and imagining life on earth tens of millions of years ago. john maguire, bbc news, coventry. the latest on dup the dinosaur. —— dippy. time for a look at the weather.

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