year, but a good profit. previous year, but a good profit. 203 billion roubles. another good sign of the stability of russian financial sector. according to the focus... studio: you are watching president putin's state of the nation address live from moscow and bbc news on the bbc news channel and bbc world. it is only li%, perhaps five, depends on the opinion, whether the central bank of the ministry of finance, but we are approaching the target figure. these and other micro economic parenthesis will provides for the creation of interest rates on our financial sector, making financing more affordable. private citizens saving is another factor of

the economy and we must account for them in order to assure more inflow of money for our investments. i propose to create a special government programme for that purpose, to create extra conditions for our citizens, to invest their money. that they have earned within the country. and at the same time to encourage the preservation of the saving intention funds. at the same time, the assurance of bank deposits, whose repayment will be guaranteed. for voluntary pension savings, i suggest we put the figure up savings, i suggest we put the figure up to 2 million. the repayment figure up to 2 billion, million. we must also defend our citizens�*

savings and other long—term financial instruments including protecting them from possible bankruptcy. special decisions are required to attract the capital into high—tech businesses. they will be supported by stock floated on the internal market, both for the companies themselves and buyers of those shares. another factor of economic sovereignty is freedom of enterprise. private business, who has proved its ability to withstand the outside pressure, and to ensure the outside pressure, and to ensure the growth of economy, so every business initiative intended to help our country must be supported. i think it is right to come back to

the point of revising our criminal code, including the so—called economic offences. of course the government must control what is going on in that area, and cannot allow complete freedom, but we should not go too far, we must ensure decriminalisation, as i call it. both government and law enforcement authorities and ordinary citizens must carry on doing that work, and i asked the government includes preparation with the government to suggest extra measures to reduce the offshore dependence of economy. business must work within the russianjurisdiction. it must be a basic principle. and in that

respect, dear colleagues, a little philosophical digression, what i would like to say separately. we remember what problems and imbalances the late soviet economy face, so after the collapse of the soviet union, this planned system after the chaos of the 1990s, the country started to build a market economy and private sector, which was right. and the example was provided by western countries. you remember how many western advisers we had. and it looks enough tojust copy their models. they kept arguing between themselves, covers. europeans against americans, but what happened as a result, our national economy became western

oriented to a great extent. first of all, as a source of raw materials, most of all the source of raw materials. it is understandable, new fledging russian business was tuned first of all to provide making easy profit, easy money. what brought the profit, easy money. what brought the profit, obviously selling raw materials, natural resources, oil, gas, wood, timber. few people thought, and there was no opportunity to invest in more complicated industries. those industries were developing, to break that pattern, to break that pattern we require years and years of retuning the tax system to

large—scale investments, and we�*ve achieved real change issue. but we must take into account what was the situation of our large businesses? the technology was in the west. cheap sources of funding and a profitable sales market were in the west. accordingly, in the capital, started to flow there and instead of expanding production, buying equipment and technologies creating new workplaces here in russia, that money was spent to buy foreign land, yachts, real estate. obviously they started to develop local business later, but initially everything when there to a considerable extent. and

where we had riches, where we had money invested, they brought their children education, theirfuture, their life. we must, the government, it�*s very difficult for the government to prevent such a development because we live under a free market. the latest developments have convinced us that the west as a quiet haven was a fake and those who did not understand that in time, who were regarded —— regarded russia as a source of income and wanted to live mostly abroad, they lost a lot. they were robbed there. even the money made was taken away from them. you remember a sort of a joke, and address, my address to the russian businesses, i said you will get

tired, swallowing the ghost, when you carry on running past the offices of western officials trying to save you money. and another important thing... none of the ordinary citizens of our country regretted those who lost in the us. no one regretted those who lost their yachts and palaces abroad. and in the kitchen conversations, people definitely remember the 19905 privatisation, where industries, whole industries were sold for nothing and the flashy luxury of the so—called elites... the west never

stop trying to set, post—soviet countries and fire, including russia in the first place as a major part of our governing space, the set foreign terrorist honours, encourage regional conflicts, ignored her interests, using means of economic suppression, and large russian business, responsible for the work of strategic companies, determining the economic situation in the industry, that means states of things, when the business became depended on governments and friendly to russia. that situation is a great danger and threat to us. danger to our country. such a situation cannot be tolerated. yes, we all have a

choice. some people would like to end their lives in the sea is house, however to find some attractive western capital or resource at another one country, that is the right of any citizen, we are not arguing with that, but seem to understand that for the west those people will become secondary aliens who could be done everything with, including their money, connections and purchase titles, counts, aerials, peers, they are second—rate. this must be remembered. but there is another choice. another choice. to stay with

your motherland, to work for your countrymen, notjust set up new businesses, but also to change life around you in the towns and villages you believe in. those fighters, real fighters of business, are numerous year. the future of russian business belongs to them. everyone must understand the sources of welfare and future belong only to this, to this country, russia. and then we will really create strong and self—sufficient economy which will not be close to the world but use all its advantages. russian capital and money earned here must work for its country. its national

development. today we have broad prospects for infrastructural development, processing industries, internal tourism. domestic tourism. i want those who faced wolfish manners of the west, listen to me. don�*t get humiliated begging for money. it is useless. when you understand who you are dealing with, it is not worthwhile to try to beg for anything. you must build your life and your world, you are a strong people. iaddress life and your world, you are a strong people. i address are business people whom i have known for many years, you are strong people, you had good lives, launch new projects, make money and investing in russia, in enterprises

and workplaces, help education and health care, culture and sport. like that, you will increase your capital and you will earn recognition and gratitude of people for many generations and the state and society will certainly support you. applause well, let�*s consider it as a charge to our business. dear colleagues, russia is an open country, but a unique civilisation, there is no pretense to include subtlety and superiority in that, but it�*s our civilisation. this is the important

thing. it has been passed on to us by our ancestors, and we must preserve it for our descendants, and pass it on forwards. we will develop cooperation with friends, those who are ready for work, for working together, but remember, first of all, we have our own potential, our own creative potential, our own values and traditions. i want to mention the character of our people, it has always been generous and compassionate. russia is a country fully reflects those features, ghost trades. we are true to our world, we make good friends, we don�*t let down anyone. we support anyone in narrow circumstances. we always come through, we were first during the pandemic times to assist even

western nations, italy, during the very first days of the covid outbreak. don�*t forget that in the event of earthquakes, as is happening in syria and turkey, the russian people, the basis of the russian people, the basis of the russian sovereignty, the source of its power, the rising freedoms of our country, are not dependent on anything, but guaranteed by the constitution. we will withdraw our support to them. i want to see again, in this connection, the elections into local governments are, in the shares, and the presidential election in 2024 will be in strict compliance with russian law and constitutional procedures. elections provide presumed different

approaches to various situations, but the political forces are consolidated, and one in the most important thing... the security and welfare of a nation, the sovereignty and national interests. i want to thank you for that responsible and firm position, and the remainder of the words of our patriot, pyotr, spokenin the words of our patriot, pyotr, spoken in the state duma over 100 years ago, but consonant with our times, he said in the matter of protecting russia, we must all unite and agree our efforts, responsibilities and rights to support this single higher rates, the rate of russia to be strong.

applause among the volunteers on the front line, there are also members of the state duma of regional parliaments, law enforcement bodies, municipalities, rural settlements, all parliamentary parties leading not—for—profit organisations, who are involved in humanitarian assistance and aid to the front line. once again, thanks, thank you for that unpatriotic approach. a huge role in strengthening our civil society, solving our daily problems is plagued by local governments. the closest the common people. their

work is in many respects determining the social welfare of citizens and the social welfare of citizens and the confidence and development of the confidence and development of the whole country. i asked the presidential administration to develop an instrument of direct support to the best managements and administration teams in large, small and medium sized municipalities, to encourage their sense of responsibility for themselves and their friends and families. while that isn�*t latent thing to be taught from the early stage, it is also important therefore to develop our system of education and domestic culture, using presidential grants, cultural initiative foundations and other instruments. the state will support all forms of creative

search, forms of art, avant—garde, all genres and directions, to proudly serve the good beauty, harmony, to reflect on computed matters of life, to encourage the best human qualities. developing the cultural sale that will be one of the priorities in life and the donbas and other territories. to develop a culture, including museum funds and buildings to help people feel the interconnection between past and present, to link it with the future, to sense the belonging this to a single cultural historical space of the great russia. the

participation of teachers, sciences, specialists must contribute to the improvement of our curriculum, especially in humanities but also in sciences. to help the young people know as much as possible about russia. its great history, culture and tradition. we have a very bright younger generation that is prepared to work for the good of our country, in all spheres, including the government. it is for those people that the new horizons of professional growth must be open by the leaders of russia, for the future leaders of russia. the leaders of its regeneration. i want to say that, those people must volunteer for the most responsible

sectors, to act in a professional and decisive manner. including the school of military action, nothing can replace it. people are ready to sacrifice their lives for their motherland, wherever they are, wherever they work. i want to emphasise, those who were born in the donbas and fought for them will be the main support, the main support in the common cause of developing the regions. i want to address them and tell them that russia council new. —— counts on you. considering this task the country is facing, we must seriously renew our ways of training specialists. scientific and environmental poles were recently discussing the need to concentrate

the priorities, and resources talked meaningful scientific results. first of all, in sectors, we have good initiatives and of critical importance for the country�*s life, including transport, energy, residential building aquaculture. those new technologies are nearly always underlined by fundamental research, so fundamental research must be developed, the same as culture, and must, the scientists and researchers might have greater freedom for creativity. they can be brought in the contrasting beds of tomorrow. the fundamental fundamental science, fundamental research lives by its own laws, it must be, it will be a great and powerful stimulus for the young

people to become sciences, to become researchers and we have something to be proud of. last december i met young researchers, and one of the questions we discussed was residential housing, and this simple pro se question, we already have residential certificates for young sciences, last year we allocated another billion roubles for that purpose, and i charge the government to determine the reserves to expand that programme. over the last years, graduates of technical schools are in high demand, colossal demand. remember, unemployment rate is at a historical low now, and means people are working, require new professionals, but i think we must

expand this project, which creates new clusters, reuse trading bases. maintains close contacts with technical skills. maintains close contacts with technicalskills. based maintains close contacts with technical skills. based on the requirements of the economy, and this, it is important that this year attracts those trainers who have experience in working in complicated environments. it�*s important within the next five years to train over five years for electronic industries, metal industries, former, agriculture, transport, nuclear and other industries, that are key for ensuring safety and sovereignty and competitiveness of russia. finally, an important question, a very important question

about our superior, higher education. we have a way of facing the need of cardinal changes, considering new requirements for our professionals. everything best in the soviet system of education, and the soviet system of education, and the experience of the last decades, this is my proposal. firstly, to return to the traditional basis, training of specialists, highly educated specialists in our country. the training cause may consist up to six years, consist up to six years and there can be various training curriculum, depending on the profession of the trade and the demand of the labour market. second,

if the profession requires extra training, specialisation, the young person would be able to carry on being trained for a masters degree or further. being trained for a masters degree orfurther. thirdly, doctoral students will be singled out into a separate viewing. the transition to the next system must be smooth, it will require a loss of amendments in the legislation no basis of education. everything must be thought out, up to minute details. the young people must have new capacities for professional growth, and new opportunities but not new problems. i want to emphasise, the

students who are being trained today must carry on, be able to carry on training under the current programmes. we are not revising the diplomas or degrees, those who have already been trained under the current programmes, they must not lose their eyes. i ask the all russia popularfront lose their eyes. i ask the all russia popular front to take special control measures in that respect. this year was declared the year of teachers and pedagogues, and it�*s important to increase the social meaningfulness of this educational profession of the teachers. let�*s

remember that always. i want to say separately about the support of childhood and russian families. all russians, the so—called childhood budget has grown not by single percentages, but manyfold. it is the most vastly growing part of the russian national budget. i want to thank the members of parliament and other officials for this understanding. from the 1st of april, february, the...

donetsk and luhansk people�*s republic, and the kherson, where children were born from 2007. that is since that programme was implemented over russia. i want to remind you that the same decision was made for crimea and others.

he speak russian studio: president putin has been speaking for an hour and a half on his state of the nation address to both houses of the russian parliament and senior military leaders in moscow. let me take you through some of the key points he has made. he has blamed the war in ukraine on ukraine and the west. he said russia had to, in his words, liquidate the threat from what he called the neo—nazi regime in ukraine with a special military operation. so this

is the phrase we have consistently heard from president putin. we can return now to the translation of his speech. translation: , ., ., translation: it is important to develo - translation: it is important to develop that _ translation: it is important to develop that initiative, - translation: it is important to develop that initiative, to - translation: it is important to develop that initiative, to have l develop that initiative, to have families have more financial means to be able to solve more important problems. i suggest we increase it from the current 50,000 to 110,000 roubles. a5 from the current 50,000 to 110,000 roubles. as regards their expenses on health care and buying drugs, i also proposed to increase the government will repay that money from the income tax that citizens will pay to it. obviously, we require, not only to increase the amount of deduction, but also make it more in demand, to make the right

regime for it, to make it remote and not burdensome for citizens. to improve the quality of life for the demographic situation depends on these measures. i understand that these measures. i understand that the federal subjects are prepared to accelerate the development of cultural and sports facilities, the development of rural areas. that will obviously be supported. the mechanism as follows, the means for allocated national projects out of the federal budget for 2020 three will be able to be received by regions already now to interest free loans. next april they will automatically be repaid. a good instrument. we have that matter

under constant control and i want the commission of the state council to get involved in that project. we don�*t want to pursue the quantitative figures, that is just numbers. we must allocate extra financial resources to make them productive. it is especially important in upgrading the primary health care. we had that programme launched in 2021 and i asked the leaders of local governments and regional governments, as i said many times, it is not the figures and reports but physical, palpable changes in the quality of health care. i also charge the government to adjust the purchasing procedures of ambulance fans, which will allow

to provide inpatient health care right at their workplace. we have launched a huge programme for school rejuvenation. over launched a huge programme for school rejuvenation. 0ver3000 launched a huge programme for school rejuvenation. over 3000 school buildings will be renovated. most of them in rural areas, that was done on purpose. this year, this work has been carried out in don —esque and luhansk republics, zaporizhzhia. it is visible, it is real what is going on. this year, the federal finance for innovation of kindergartens will be allocated on individual basis, to prevent the disrepair of school buildings so that it never happens.

in 2022, we planned to build over 1300 new schools. 850 of them have already opened. there is another 400 to open. i ask you to carry on implementing those plans. some of them were planned in 2019 when over 90 billion roubles were allocated on an annual basis. we want to carry on at that level. we will grow the amount of infrastructure loans and we are planning to provide extra, 250 billion roubles to develop transport communal facilities infrastructure. so an extra 250 billion roubles to renovate public

transport in the regions, based on new technologies. might also ask especially to pay attention to small towns and rural areas. we have already decided to extend up to 2030, are clean air project, which is intended to sanitise environmental conditions in large cities. i want to draw attention of large companies and industrial bodies. their task is still there, to reduce the emissions of harmful substances. we have made good progress in the processing and recycling of waste. the priority is to carry on with eliminating old landfills and other dumps of harmful

substances. i ask the regions and their heads to develop special programmes of sites to be eliminated after the programme is complete. we carry on with improving our main water bodies including expansion of major rivers, but also are medium—sized and small rivers. i�*m asking all levels of authorities to take care of that matter. i am also asking you to prepare a draft progress for developing tourism territories. they must decide what is possible, where can we build and where can we not build in terms of tourist infrastructure. i ask the

duma to allocate extra time to that project. a few words of what is going on around. dear colleagues, another topic. going on around. dear colleagues, anothertopic. in going on around. dear colleagues, another topic. in early february this year, there was a statement by nato which was actually a demand to russia... studio: let's russia... studio: let�*s take a moment to summarise what we have heard so far from president putin in his state of the nation address. a5 from president putin in his state of the nation address. as i mentioned, he is blaming ukraine and the west for the war in ukraine. he said it was russia�*s responsibility, in his words, to liquidate the threat of what he described as the neo—nazi regime in kyiv via a special military operation. this is the phrase he has repeatedly used to describe russia�*s actions in ukraine. he said russia was

defending people�*s lives, defending our native home, was the phrase he used, but he said the west�*s goal was limitless power. he said the west was diverting attention from corruption scandals and other problems. he notably said russia was not fighting ukrainians. he said they had become hostages of what he described as the kyiv regime. and given the discussions that have been going on recently, including just yesterday in kyiv between president zelensky and president biden, vladimir putin said the more long—range weapons arrive from the west, the more we will have to push the threat from our borders. that is natural, he said. he said it was impossible to defeat russia on the battlefield. let me also bring you some reaction we have been getting to this speech so far. this from the white house describing vladimir putin�*s accusations that russia had been threatened by the

west as justification for invading ukraine as an absurdity. nobody is attacking russia, said the white house national security adviser. he went on and said there is a kind of absurdity that russia is under some kind of military threat from ukraine or anyone else. we have had this reaction from an adviser to president zelensky. he says, vladimir putin�*s speech shows the hopelessness of his position. russian elites will become irritated and doubt his abilities. and he went on, russia has arrived at a dead end and anything it does will only worsen its situation. tooting inhabits a reality where dialogue and international law are not possible. —— tooting. i want to also bring up today with the latest figures from the un human rights office on almost a year to the day

since russia invaded ukraine. in a statement issued in geneva, the un human rights commissioner volker turk said the toll on civilians was �*unbearable�*, adding that �*every day that violations of international human rights and humanitarian law continue, it becomes harder and harder to find a way forward through mounting suffering and destruction, towards peace.�* it is very difficult to get detailed information from some areas and therefore the real figure information from some areas and therefore the realfigure is going to be much higher. let�*s bring in... sergei goryashko, reporter for the bbc russian service. give is the takeaways from his speech so far, what is your assessment of it?- speech so far, what is your assessment of it? ., ., ., ., , assessment of it? you have already mentioned he _ assessment of it? you have already mentioned he blamed _ assessment of it? you have already

mentioned he blamed the - assessment of it? you have already mentioned he blamed the west - assessment of it? you have already mentioned he blamed the west for| mentioned he blamed the west for starting the war. he said the kyiv regime is responsible for attacks on don —esque and luhansk regions and russia did what it had to do with the start of the so—called special military operation back in february 2022. he made claims of planned economic measures to those who participate in the war. he also told russian businessmen to keep their money in russia because they will be able to get it abroad. and we are hearing now that putin is also blaming nato for those attacks on russian air bases. he also says that western countries are asking russia to talk about the treaty. it said it is nonsense to allow us

inspectorates in with attacks on russian aviation. we probably could expect to hear something more about how the war is going. because he never mentioned any real aims of his special military operation again. he didn�*t talk about how he will achieve those, he only mentioned russia is not only at war with ukrainians but with the neo—nazi kyiv regime. mal ukrainians but with the neo-nazi kyiv regime-_ kyiv regime. not that we would exect a kyiv regime. not that we would expect a detailed _ kyiv regime. not that we would expect a detailed plan - kyiv regime. not that we would expect a detailed plan for - kyiv regime. not that we would expect a detailed plan for the l kyiv regime. not that we would i expect a detailed plan for the year ahead, but no mention of that and certainly we wouldn�*t expect this, no introspection, and a self examination of why russia said they were going to be and where they actually are?—

actually are? no, not at all. we don't know _ actually are? no, not at all. we don't know what _ actually are? no, not at all. we don't know what russia - actually are? no, not at all. we don't know what russia is - actually are? no, not at all. we | don't know what russia is trying actually are? no, not at all. we i don't know what russia is trying to don�*t know what russia is trying to achieve, despite the claims of fighting nazis. again, problems with values on the west, problems with traditional values. values on the west, problems with traditionalvalues. he values on the west, problems with traditional values. he made a claim that the english church is trying to establish a gender neutral concept of god. i don�*t know whether it is true or not, but that was actually... putin is giving his quite usual remarks on his perception of the world. again, he is not talking about any kind of problems which russia is facing on the battlefield. so as we are speaking, he is still talking about

the influence of nato and the united states in the war in ukraine. again, he accuses western countries of helping ukraine and promises to put some more strategic weapons on the ground in russia. but still, despite many people were expecting putin to announce martial law in the country or maybe another partial mobilisation. he didn�*t do that. but right now, putin is saying russia is halting its new start treaty so russia will not follow the new start treaty for now. it says it is not quitting the treaty but for now it will not follow it. it was the only

document considering the weapons of mass destruction between the united states and russia, which was still working. now russia claims to put this treaty, which is not a great sign to the international security and stability. sign to the international security and stability-— sign to the international security and stabili . ., , . and stability. thank you very much. just before and stability. thank you very much. just before we _ and stability. thank you very much. just before we go _ and stability. thank you very much. just before we go back _ and stability. thank you very much. just before we go back to _ and stability. thank you very much. just before we go back to the - just before we go back to the speech, i want to tell you briefly about a document emerging. this is from 12 eu countries as they are discussing a tenth sanctions package against russia. a couple of lines from this, they are saying russia is transitioning into a full on military economy with a view to sustaining its war effort. they say that sanctions circumvention tactics and procurement efforts by russia are getting more numerous and

creative and they are saying a special focus should be creative and they are saying a specialfocus should be put creative and they are saying a special focus should be put on western components that are crucial to the russian military industry. some interesting lines coming out of this document. it is prepared by belgium, estonia, finland, france, germany, italy, latvia, lithuania and the netherlands as eu talks continue over another possible sanctions package against russia. right now, let�*s return to moscow anti—president putin�*s state of the nation address. forcedwhite translation: t0 nation address. forcedwhite translation: ., forcedwhite translation: to fight for the truth and _ forcedwhite translation: to fight for the truth and justice. _ forcedwhite translation: to fight for the truth and justice. now, - for the truth and justice. now, shoulder to shoulder on the front line warriors from all regions of our multinational homeland are fighting. their prayers are said in different languages but they are all directed to our victory and towards the welfare of their comrades. applause.

their hard labour, their exploits find a perfect response. people support our fighters. they can�*t stay aside. the front line runs through the hearts of millions of our people. they sent to the front line, medicines, warm clothes, everything that helps to preserve the lives of our guys. i know how

the lives of our guys. i know how the letters from children and schoolchildren warmed the hearts of those who fight on the front line. precious gifts. children�*s wishes touch them to the click. to the heart. they understand who they fight for, it is very important for the fighters and their families, from the very start of the special military operation. under the enemy fire, the evacuation of children and elderly people, they deliver food and clothes, they set up humanitarian assistant points for refugees. they risk their lives rescuing other people. only the popular front has gathered over 5 billion roubles, a flow of the

nation is constant. everyone�*s contribution is important. large businesses. but the contributions from, and people are especially moving. they sent part of their savings, wages, pensions to the military needs. such a show of unity is worth a lot. thank you for this sincere support and this unity. it is impossible to overestimate it. russia will respond to any challenges because we are all the same country, one hole and united people. we are confident and assured

of our force. the truth is on our side. thank you. russian national anthem plays studio: in moscow, the audience for president putin�*s state of the nation address singing the national anthem. vladimir putin speaking for almost two hours and the bulk of that speech, as you would expect,

reflecting that almost year long war in ukraine. although, of course, thatis in ukraine. although, of course, that is not what the russian president calls it, he calls it a special military operation. that is a phrase he used almost right at the beginning of his address. and throughout the speech he blamed the west and ukraine for the conflict. he said the responsibility for escalation in ukraine lies for what he described as western elites. and he described as western elites. and he said that as a result it was the responsibility of russia too, in his words, liquidate the threat of what he called a neo nazi regime. again, a phrase he has returned to again and again when talking about what is happening in ukraine. but there was

little introspection, little reflection problems that russia has had on the battlefield. not that most commentators or observers would have expected him to do that. instead, he focused his speech on attacking the west and attacking ukraine. he also spoke at some length about people realising, russians realising that the mother land values their contribution. this was a section of the speech where he talked about those who died or been badly injured as a result of the war in ukraine. there was a big round of applause from the audience as he spoke about a programme, a special foundation he said he was setting up to help them train, get medical support and so on. a big standing ovation as well when he spoke of the right of russia to be strong. but let�*s look at some of those comments he made about ukraine and about the

west. he said the west was using what was happening in ukraine to divert people�*s attention from corruption scandals and other problems. he said russia wasn�*t fighting ukrainians, he said they had become hostages of what he called the kyiv regime. and he said, as more long—range weapons arrive from the west, the more russia will have to push the threat from our borders. that is natural, he said. this is very relevant given what was under discussion yesterday between president biden when he arrived in kyiv to meet president zelensky. let me also bring in some of the reaction we have been getting to the speech, first of all from the white house, jake sullivan, the white house, jake sullivan, the white house national security adviser saying, nobody is attacking russia. there is an absurdity in the notion that russia was under some form of military threat from ukraine or anyone else. and this from president zelensky�*s special adviser, saint

tooting�*s speech shows the hopelessness of his position. russian people will doubt his abilities. and russia has arrived at abilities. and russia has arrived at a dead—end and anything it does will only worsen its situation. putin inhabits reality the dialogue on international law and justice are not possible. let me remind you of the latest figures from the un human rights office. they say that after almost one year of law in ukraine, verified civilian deaths stand at more than 8000, with more than 13,000 injured. but they caution, they warned that because of the difficulties of getting information from some areas, the realfigure will be much higher. we will continue to bring you lots of analysis on what president putin has had to say and all the other main use of the day, here at bbc news. thanks for watching.

hello. we hit 17 celsius yesterday but the weather is set to go a few changes over the next 36 hours. mild air today but this weather front sweeps through tomorrow and in doing so, introduces the blue colours, an indication of colder air. but in perspective, 17 to start the week, single figure temperatures during the second half of the week but this is closer to where we should be in february. today, very mild out there. lots of cloud. for brighter breaks as we have seen this money. tickly to the east of my gran, east wales and north—west england. eastern counties of scotland and england. outbreaks of rain, shetland on the western isles will ease at

times, so brighter moments here. there were any as windy as yesterday but the winds coming in from the south—west probably favours aberdeenshire, the murray coast the highest temperatures, 14 or 15 but most places there in double figures if not the low teens. i�*ll start to tonight, plenty of cloud but northern ireland scene changes this evening, outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards, which were clear to allow temperatures to drop. a bit of hill snow in scotland but it is across england and wales where rain and drizzle will develop more erratically later in the night. all of the seen temperatures lower than the past few nights. chilly start to wednesday. on the western side of the weather front will be pushing eastwards slowly through the day. but in doing so it opens the door to the north—westerly winds. already the north—westerly winds. already the first thing in north—western scotland and northern ireland. eastern scotland, rain clears up and england and wales, cloudy in the morning and outbreaks of rain and drizzle. sticking with a damp weather, south—east into the

afternoon but away from that, many other parts will cease in china times, a few showers and temperatures more widely into single figures by the end of the day. cooler night wednesday to thursday before the ridge of high pressure builds in. a few showers working southward through england and wales. wintry of the highest ground. clearing away from southern counties and the channel islands through the data sunshine. elsewhere, frosty start, some ice but scotland and northern ireland clouding over, outbreaks of rain through the highlands and islands. temperatures in single figures. it is what we will see into the weekend and the start of next week. more overnight frost and patchy fog.

this is bbc news. i�*m luxmy gopal. the headlines at 11. almost a year since russia�*s invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin delivers his state of the union address accusing the west of starting the war and trying to destroy russia through sanctions. iremind i remind you the anti—russian sanctions are just i remind you the anti—russian sanctions arejust a i remind you the anti—russian sanctions are just a means, the end is to make russia suffer, to make our citizens suffer. after his historic visit to kyiv, president biden arrives in warsaw to meet european leaders. junior doctors in england become the latest nhs staff to vote to strike in another row with the government over pay. maximum stakes, affordability checks and controls on advertising,

just some of the reforms the government�*s likely to bring in as part of plans to overhaul gambling laws. and thousands of workers across the uk switch to doing fewer hours for exactly the same pay, after the world�*s biggest trial of a four—day working week. the russian president vladimir putin has blamed the west for the war in ukraine and said that the us and it allies were seeking "limitless power". he was addressing russian political and military leaders in moscow in his delayed state—of—the—nation speech. it comes almost a year after president putin ordered the invasion of ukraine by russian troops.

president putin claimed that people in eastern ukraine had been "waiting for russian assistance". translation: starting from 2014, the donbas has been fighting, - proving the right to live in its own land and speak in its native language. fighting without surrender in the environment of blockade and constant threats and hatred that was coming from the kyiv regime, waiting for russia to come for assistance. applause. he spoke about military alliances and how he had been "open to constructive dialogue with the west". translation: so we stick- to our position that the modern world must not discriminate between the so—called �*civilized�* countries and everyone else. we need honest partnerships that would exclude any exclusivity, to say nothing of the force.

we were open to a constructive dialogue with the west. we were insisting that europe and the entire world required an indivisible and equal security system. for many years we were proposing to our western partners to discuss that idea and to work for its implementation, but in response we got unintelligible or hypocritical statements. and he criticised the military support the us and nato have given to ukraine. translation: the kyiv regime's. aspirations to get nuclear weapons and they spoke publicly about that. the united states and nato were speedily deploying their military bases�* secret biological weapons, were mustering the future threat of military actions, were training the kyiv regime, the ukraine enslaved by them, for a huge war. and now they admit,

they admitted publicly, openly, without embarrassment. they look proud of their infidelity. they call it a diplomatic show, bluff. that means all the time when the donbas was burning, blood was shedding, when russia was sincerely aspiring to a peaceful resolution they were playing on people�*s lives. they were playing with this by dishonest cards, as they say. that�*s a disgusting way of fraud, of deceit. it�*s well known they destroyed yugoslavia, iraq, libya in the same manner. they can never clean themselves from that disgrace. and putin claimed western countries had imposed sanctions on russia to make its people "suffer". translation: the west has deployed,

well, not just informational _ or military, but also an economic front against us, but they will never achieve anything. moreover, the initiated sanctions are punishing themselves. they�*ve provoked price growth, closure of businesses and an energy crisis in their countries and to their own citizens they say that the russians are to blame for everything. what means have been used in that sanctional aggression? they try to sever connections with russian businesses, turn off information channels, electronic channels, deprive us from access to industrial markets,

to plunder our currency reserves, attempt to cause the exchange rates of the rouble to plummet, inflation, but i remind you the anti—russian sanctions are just a means. the end, i quote, is to make russia suffer, to make our citizens suffer. how humane of them! they want to make us suffer, to destabilize our society from inside, but their plans were not fulfilled. let�*s speak now to sergei goryashko, reporterfor the bbc russian service. thank you forjoining us. some of the things said by president putin such as his blaming the west for

provoking and escalating the war, i imagine it plays well to the audience but can we tell how much it will be believed by the wider population in russia?- will be believed by the wider population in russia? well, it's believed by _ population in russia? well, it's believed by some _ population in russia? well, it's believed by some parts - population in russia? well, it's believed by some parts of - population in russia? well, it's believed by some parts of the i believed by some parts of the russian population. for a year almost now putin managed to persuade quite a large part of russians that the russian army is just doing its job to protect the donbas people from kyiv aggression and that russia was left with no other choice. the news about new shipments of weapons to ukraine from western countries came up as an idea that the whole collective west is at war with russia, is trying to destroy russia.

and this is what putin keeps saying from day one of this military aggression in ukraine. so, the only thing is that for a year he says that the special military operation is going according to plan but first he didn�*t mention any plan even today, almost a year after he started the invasion. and he didn�*t mention any achievements of the operation. so the only one is that russia gained its historical territory, meaning ukrainian regions, parts of ukrainian regions, donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia. russia didn�*t manage to enter into the main region of zaporizhzhia and even luhansk and

donetsk are not occupied. russia is expecting problems on the battleground and putin didn�*t mention how he�*s going to resolve that in his speech. hejust mention how he�*s going to resolve that in his speech. he just said he�*s grateful for the soldiers and their support and that�*s pretty much all considering what�*s happening in the invasion. abs, all considering what's happening in the invasion-— the invasion. a year on from a war that russia _ the invasion. a year on from a war that russia expected _ the invasion. a year on from a war that russia expected to _ the invasion. a year on from a war that russia expected to last - the invasion. a year on from a war that russia expected to last days. the invasion. a year on from a war. that russia expected to last days or weeks, how important a role does this beach play in putin�*s strategy? it was a long—awaited speech. putin as president has to address both chambers of parliament annually and he didn�*t do that last year. so, there were rumours that the president didn�*t go with that speech because he had nothing to show, nothing to tell and russia didn�*t have major achievements on the

battleground. so, those rumours didn�*t turn out to be true because as we see now, russia still didn�*t have those achievements but putin decided to make the speech, blaming the west for everything, promising economic measures to firstly to those participating in the war he promised a fund for the soldiers who participated in the special military operation. he promised something about new economic measures to make opening business easier. but that�*s pretty much it. i think the main line in this address is he said in the very end of the speech, he said that russia is suspending its cooperation with the united states treaty and he claimed it�*s not a full withdrawal but we see that putin has signed a decree which says

russia suspends its cooperation which means russia will develop its strategic ground based. of course, this is major nuclear escalation because it was the only treaty whether us and russia are still participating together and disturbing sign. it�*s participating together and disturbing sign. participating together and disturbinausin. h , . disturbing sign. it's expected there will be a new _ disturbing sign. it's expected there will be a new offensive _ disturbing sign. it's expected there will be a new offensive launched i disturbing sign. it's expected therej will be a new offensive launched by russia in the spring. what did we learn about that from the speech? well, we learned in this case that putin is playing by his own rules. he tries never to say anything that�*s expected from him. there were rumours that putin will announce martial law in russia, that he will

announce another partial mobilisation. still, he didn�*t do that, he didn�*t talk about this planned or ongoing escalation on the battleground in terms of a russian offensive. so, as a person who served in the intelligence services, he is conducting all his business like a secret special operation. when he decides to do that, he�*ll try to do that out of the blue when no one is expecting him to announce that and to make it as unpredictable as possible. so, he didn�*t announce anything in terms of a new offensive, he didn�*t say that russia is, well, he didn�*t name any names of the special military operation in terms of what he wants, either to capture ukrainian regions or to capture ukrainian regions or to capture kyiv or the whole ukrainian territory. he only said that russia

is doing great, it�*s always going according to plan and russia will keep protecting its own citizens and the people in the donbas. still he says that. the fact he doesn�*t mention any new offensive on the battleground doesn�*t mean it won�*t happen again. so, he can absolutely announce that tomorrow or later today or in a few months. it�*s all about his unpredictable nurse. a5 today or in a few months. it�*s all about his unpredictable nurse. as we see problems on the battleground there are problems with shipments, with supplies, to russian soldiers and russia is struggling. still there is no sign of any problems at all in his annual speech.— all in his annual speech. thank you for our all in his annual speech. thank you for your analysis, _ all in his annual speech. thank you for your analysis, sergei. - professor paul moorcraft is a former ministry of defence officer and is writing a book on

vladimir putin. thank you forjoining us. how significant are the contents of putin�*s speech in terms of his overall strategy? putin's speech in terms of his overall strategy?— putin's speech in terms of his overall strategy? what struck me about the speech _ overall strategy? what struck me about the speech was _ overall strategy? what struck me about the speech was the - overall strategy? what struck me i about the speech was the response to his comments about the humiliations of the economy after the fall of the soviet union all these western experts came in. and yes, there was a triumphalism, all these young guys coming in saying how to run an economy. when he referred to that, you could see on the faces of his audience, although they were all hand—picked, you could see the angen hand—picked, you could see the anger. in other words, we humiliated the russians after the cold war. we treated them as almost defeated, humble peasants. and the russians have never forgiven us for that. my

point is, do not underestimate the russians. i�*m not getting to suggest napoleon made the same mistake or hitler but they russians feel aggrieved, they feel that nato has pushed too far. i�*m not excusing putin. i�*ve experienced russian atrocities but do understand do not believe our own propaganda either. i think that putin will push and make a major offensive in the next few weeks and he will push back and recover some ukrainian territory, which is a problem for the west because our whole support has been based on ukrainian advance. so what happens when the russian push back? that is quite dangerous. what it is interesting what you say about the speech trying to be a bit of an antidote to humiliation, russia�*s humiliation after the cold war.

isn�*t it interesting this war hasn�*t been seen as further humiliation given it was only meant to last a few days or weeks and here we are with no sign of an end to it. i few days or weeks and here we are with no sign of an end to it.- with no sign of an end to it. i take the oint with no sign of an end to it. i take the point from — with no sign of an end to it. i take the point from your— with no sign of an end to it. i if? «e the point from your correspondent. the details of the russian casualties under details some of the defeats are not general knowledge in russia. the russians know there�*s a problem. they are sophisticated people. they know that a lot of their sons are missing. that�*s why it was so important putin address this issue. what he didn�*t say is what he�*s going to do on the battleground. that is key because we haven�*t supplied these weapons, we being the west. we haven�*t sent tanks in, the polls have, but there

hasn�*t been that backfilling of the polls. the ukrainians do not have modern aircraft, because i think the russians are going to use air cover this time for their on the defensive. the ukrainians haven�*t wanted the tanks, fighterjets. so, they will be in this deficit. there will be russian advance, i fear. they will be in this deficit. there will be russian advance, ifear. how far they will advance and whether that means there could be a peace agreement, but there will be a big change and it depends what biden is saying at the moment. there are two symbolic speeches, state of the union and you also have to love that the americans are telling of the chinese not to give russians weapons. whereas in the west we have been pouring weapons into ukraine. you can see the russian point of view that nato is almost at will with russia, the amount of equipment we poured in. almost, because

obviously there is concern about escalation leading to nuclear war. but there is an effective war between nato i believe and russia and the russians are now ready to fight back. that was the point of the speech. the fight back. that was the point of the speech-— fight back. that was the point of the speech. fight back. that was the point of the seech. :, :, , the speech. the argument would be that it was russia _ the speech. the argument would be that it was russia that _ the speech. the argument would be that it was russia that began i the speech. the argument would be that it was russia that began the i that it was russia that began the aggression rather than nato. i think that�*s what critics would say in response. but if we talk about the us response and president biden�*s speech, we�*ve seen a lot of powerful, symbolic moves by the us. but how much do you think that power might translate strategically in the war? 1ng might translate strategically in the war? : , , , , :, might translate strategically in the war? a , , , :, :, war? as i suggested, there is a lot of money gone _ war? as i suggested, there is a lot of money gone in. _ war? as i suggested, there is a lot of money gone in, a _ war? as i suggested, there is a lot of money gone in, a lot _ war? as i suggested, there is a lot of money gone in, a lot of- war? as i suggested, there is a lot of money gone in, a lot of artillery j of money gone in, a lot of artillery and so on. but these are considered defensive weapons, although the americans worry ukrainians might fire artillery over the border or use long—range missiles. the key

issues are tanks, the leopards. the american ones are too complicated but leopards are designed and our eurofighter was actually designed 30-40 eurofighter was actually designed 30—40 years ago to fight the russians. there are a lot of weapons in the west. the germans have some spare, deep poles have lots. but they have not arrived in ukraine yet. so the russians are not stupid, they will strike before these newer weapons are right. and it�*ll take weeks or months to get the kit there, to train ukrainians on the kit, so that there is this strategic gap in the russians i think we�*ll move into that gap soon. gap in the russians i think we'll move into that gap soon. thank you so much for— move into that gap soon. thank you so much for your _ move into that gap soon. thank you so much for your thoughts - move into that gap soon. thank you so much for your thoughts and i move into that gap soon. thank you so much for your thoughts and for. so much for your thoughts and for taking the time to speak to us this

morning. following his surprise visit to kyiv, us presidentjoe biden is in poland today, a country that has emerged as one of ukraine�*s strongest allies. many in poland see the war russia is waging on their border as a real threat. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports. racing across eastern poland towards nato�*s latest line of defence. these are german troops, sent to stop the war in ukraine from spilling we were given access to their camp to see these patriot air defence systems now planted on polish farmland. the landscape of eastern europe is being transformed by a war that seemed unimaginable just a year ago. and how effective are they? 90%. so we are not the aggressors, we are just defending our own territory, our nato territory. the commander tells me all this

is a message to moscow to keep its missiles out of nato as space. and can you definitely shoot those down, can you definitely take them out? yeah, i�*m convinced we can do it, as soon as it crosses the border, doesn�*t matter if it is a helicopter, an aeroplane or a missile, we are allowed to engage this target. the ukrainian border isjust about 35 kilometres in that direction, the way that those missiles are pointing, and the german forces who operate them have told us that if there was a russian jet or a russian missile that crossed that border, then they would have under two minutes to react. the patriots were brought in after two farmers were killed not farfrom here. that time, it seems a ukrainian air defence missile misfired, but it shook people in these borderlands. adam tells me villagers worry the war that�*s so close to them will cross the border.

they discuss that a lot here. it�*s why poland has pushed its allies to arm ukraine better for the fight, including with leopard ii battle tanks. we saw ukrainian soldiers training on them here before they�*re sent to the front line. like all western weapons, the route in is through poland. it�*s why there�*s talk of a power shift now in europe to the east. and poland aims to back that up with force. weekend soldiers, like sylwia, are part of a drive to boost interest in the military, and create the biggest land army in europe. people here say the threat from russia seems more immediate, more real, though sylwia herself isn�*t rushing to enlist. the war is since one year with ukraine. i need to feel more safety, so that�*s why i do this training.

i will be very happy if i never use it, but i would like to have these skills. the war russia is waging on its neighbour is changing poland, too, right on the front line of the western response. junior doctors in england have become the latest health workers to vote for strike action in a dispute with the government over pay. members of the british medical association are expected to stage a 72—hour walk—out, possibly as early as mid—march. our health correspondent katharine da costa has this report. this winter�*s seen the biggest wave of industrial action in nhs history — affecting nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists. nowjunior doctors in england willjoin other health unions on the picket line in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay. when 98% of us vote to strike, i think it says a lot.

dr andrew meyerson moved from the us to london eight years ago to study medicine. now a junior doctor in a&e, he says too many of his colleagues feel burnt out, can�*t provide the patient care they�*d like, and are looking for better—paid jobs overseas. we�*re not asking for a crazy amount of money here. we�*re really, really not. we�*re asking to be able to afford to live in this country, to afford to be able to pay our bills, and to afford to continue working in the jobs that we absolutely love. we don�*t want to see... i wish that we don�*t see another day of strike action in the nhs. junior doctors in england received a 2% rise in april as part of a four—year deal worth a total of 8%. the basic salary of a junior doctor in theirfirst year�*s just over £29,000, but average wages can exceed 40,000 once overtime and night payments are included. but the bma estimates their pay has fallen steeply over the last 15 years as a result of rising inflation. it�*s calling for an increase of 26% to restore it to 2008 levels.

not safe, not fair! junior doctors last went on strike in 2016 in a dispute over their contract. this time, bma members plan a three—day walk—out in march, and to withdraw both routine and emergency care. more than 140,000 appointments have been cancelled due to strikes so far this winter. nhs leaders say an escalation of action is deeply concerning. the junior doctors represent a crucial part of the nhs workforce, and obviously with them out for a continuous 72—hour period, that�*ll present serious challenges for nhs organisations. and we really do need to see a resolution to this spiralling industrial action — not least because of the huge disruption for patients. the health secretary steve barclay�*s described strike action as deeply disappointing, and wants to continue discussing what�*s fair and affordable, as well as wider concerns around workload.

elsewhere, discussions on pay are ongoing in wales, while the bma�*s preparing to ballot junior doctors in scotland very soon. katharine da costa, bbc news. the charity samaritans is launching a new campaign that aims to empower people to start a conversation with someone if they think they need help. the small talk saves lives campaign comes as research by the charity suggests only half of adults in the uk would feel comfortable approaching and talking to someone in public if they were concerned about them. let�*s speak to anthony, who�*s a samaritans listening volunteer. thank you so much forjoining us. we�*ve had personal experience of the difference it can make with just a stranger approaching and asking for help. stranger approaching and asking for hel. :, ~' ,:, stranger approaching and asking for hel. :, ~ i:, :, stranger approaching and asking for hel. :, ~ :, :, , help. thank you for having me this morninu. help. thank you for having me this morning- yes. _ help. thank you for having me this morning. yes, many _ help. thank you for having me this morning. yes, many years - help. thank you for having me this morning. yes, many years ago i i help. thank you for having me this i morning. yes, many years ago i was in quite a low place and i didn�*t realise how low i was. people around

me could see the difference. it came to a day where i had nothing in my mind, i couldn�*t think will concentrate and i ended up going for a walk. i was looking at the samaritans sign for what i thought was minutes, seconds, minutes, hours. ijust remember that a lady came over and said, shall we get a coffee? it was that interaction that break my trance that i was in. which i said, nay, break my trance that i was in. which isaid, nay, thank break my trance that i was in. which i said, nay, thank you. break my trance that i was in. which isaid, nay, thank you. but break my trance that i was in. which i said, nay, thank you. but it was at that point i realised i was low and i needed to seek help. it is understandable _ and i needed to seek help. it is understandable people might find it difficult to know how to approach it and what to say. if you could give us a bit of advice, say if you saw me and you were worried because i was looking distressed, how would

you begin, what would you say? it�*s you begin, what would you say? it's havin: you begin, what would you say? it�*s having the confidence in yourself. we don�*t need to be trained or skill to have the conversation. the scenario you�*ve just said, i would come alongside and say, you look like you�*re having a bad day. is there anything you want to talk about? or i would say, do you want to grab a coffee? what you think of the weather? it�*sjust to grab a coffee? what you think of the weather? it�*s just that sort of conversation. in the weather? it's “ust that sort of conversation.— conversation. in your role as a samaritan. — conversation. in your role as a samaritan, you _ conversation. in your role as a samaritan, you know- conversation. in your role as a samaritan, you know first i conversation. in your role as a | samaritan, you know first hand conversation. in your role as a i samaritan, you know first hand the difference just letting people talk to you can make.— to you can make. absolutely. we send to you can make. absolutely. we spend too _ to you can make. absolutely. we spend too long. _ to you can make. absolutely. we spend too long, really, _ to you can make. absolutely. we spend too long, really, thinking l to you can make. absolutely. we. spend too long, really, thinking of things to say and sometimes people really need someone just to listen without interrupting orjudging. without interrupting or judging. without without interrupting orjudging. without saying, i�*ve been through that, you will get through it. because everybody�*s experience is

different. find because everybody's experience is different. : :, different. and you find there often this preconception, _ different. and you find there often this preconception, i _ different. and you find there often this preconception, i don't - different. and you find there often this preconception, i don't know. different. and you find there often i this preconception, i don't know how this preconception, i don�*t know how much truth there is to it, that men in particularfind it harder to talk and open up? i in particular find it harder to talk and open up?— in particular find it harder to talk and open up? i think there is some stiuma and open up? i think there is some stigma attached _ and open up? i think there is some stigma attached to _ and open up? i think there is some stigma attached to it, _ and open up? i think there is some stigma attached to it, men - and open up? i think there is some stigma attached to it, men tend i and open up? i think there is some stigma attached to it, men tend to | stigma attached to it, men tend to bottle things up and find ways of letting it out elsewhere. women are quite good at that, they will have conversations and say how they are feeling. but men, we do tend to bottle it up and it�*s really hard sometimes to acknowledge that actually you need someone. that�*s the whole point of the campaign, that something as small as would you like to grab a coffee can just start that conversation to help somebody. to put into words how they are really feeling, without feeling they are burdening anybody or that they are burdening anybody or that they are weak by doing that. because there is a horrible feeling that as

a man you�*ve got to be a man and you can�*t show weakness and that�*s really unhelpful. can't show weakness and that's really unhelpful.— can't show weakness and that's reall unhelful. :, ~' : really unhelpful. thank you so much for takin: really unhelpful. thank you so much for taking the _ really unhelpful. thank you so much for taking the time _ really unhelpful. thank you so much for taking the time to _ really unhelpful. thank you so much for taking the time to speak- really unhelpful. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to i really unhelpful. thank you so much for taking the time to speak to us i for taking the time to speak to us and help us know how we might be able to speak to people who need some help. thank you so much. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. another very mild day out there for late february. plenty of cloud. a few sunny breaks possible over to the east of high ground, but we will still see some rain at times, particularly across orkney, shetland this afternoon, and then later back into the hebrides once again. the odd patch of light rain or drizzle in the west. there will be some sunny breaks to the east of wales, eastern england, eastern scotland. temperatures widely into the low teens. 14 or 15 celsius possible around aberdeenshire and the moray coast. it leads us into a mild start tonight, but changes. northern ireland sees rain through the evening, then through scotland and then later in the night outbreaks of rain or drizzle developing erratically through england and wales. it�*s going to allow temperatures to drop more than recent nights, particularly in the west of scotland, northern ireland, where we�*ll start with sunshine

and a few showers, wintry over the hills. a cloudy, damp start in eastern scotland. brightening up here. england and wales, a cloudy morning with rain or drizzle. amounts will vary quite widely, but that will become confined to east anglia and the south—east later. most seeing the sunshine come out, but a much cooler afternoon with temperatures more widely in single figures. this is bbc news. i�*m luxmy gopal. the headlines: almost a year since russia�*s invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin delivers his state of the union address, accusing the west of starting the war and trying to destroy russia through sanctions. after his historic visit to kyiv, president biden arrives in warsaw to meet european leaders. junior doctors in england become the latest nhs staff to vote to strike in another row with the government over pay.

maximum stakes, affordability checks and controls on advertising — just some of the reforms the government is likely to bring in as part of plans to overhaul gambling laws. thousands of workers across the uk switch to doing fewer hours for exactly the same pay, after the world�*s biggest trial of a four—day working week. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. javi gracia is expected to be named as the new leeds united manager. the spaniard lead watford to the fa cup final in 2019, before managing valencia and al sadd in qatar. leeds have been without a manager for two weeks since sacking jesse marsch and are currently 19th in the premier league. they face bottom club southampton next, who are also without a permanent manager. liverpool�*s american owners

have said the club are not currently up for sale. the news comes from the club�*s ownerjohn w henry, who has said in an american interview that they are looking for investors and potentially selling a stake in liverpool, but that�*s all for the moment. henry and fenway sports group have been in place at anfield since buying the club for £300 million back in 2010. liverpool face real madrid in the first leg of their champions league last 16 tie tonight. it�*s the first meeting between the two since the chaotic scenes before the last champions league final in paris. a report released last week found uefa had "primary responsibility" for disruption ahead of the event, withjurgen klopp again stressing neither of the clubs were at fault. they played this final in paris, and i didn�*t watch it back this weekend

until the weekend, so the thing i realised immediately is not underwire didn�*t watch it back, but i had to have proper torture because we played a good game, they scored a decisive goal, we didn�*t. at that seven or eight months ago, these are now different teams, same clubs, different teams, different times. i can�*t wait to play the game, really, but going down to the burner boy is a tough place, as well. the celtic dragons roared in netball�*s super league as they beat team bath for the first time in seven years. chelsea beard came back to haunt her former side, scoring 35 goals as the welsh side came from behind to earn a hard fought 54—45 win. bath have yet to win a game this season after three defeats and are bottom of the table.

in cricket, england play their final group match at the women�*s t20 world cup today. they�*re up against pakistan in cape town. england have already qualified for the semifinals, but a win would ensure they finish unbeaten at the top of group two and likely avoid reigning champions australia. bowler sophie ecclestone thinks the team is improving under head coachjon lewis. i think it is the best environment we have been in for a while. he has come in and brought in a lot of relaxed, chilled vibes with us. we are really enjoying being part of the squad again and it has been exciting. my mum and dad are right here, which is really nice. they are having a great time out here and everyone feels happy around the group and there is a good vibe around, so it feels nice. to men�*s cricket and australian opener david warner will miss the final two tests in india because of concussion and a fractured elbow. the left—hander was replaced by matt renshaw during the second test defeat in delhi last week after being struck on the helmet on day two. warner, who was earlier hit

on the elbow, will return to australia to recover. india lead the four—match series 2—0 following a six—wicket win inside three days in the second test. that�*s all the sport for now. the family of nicola bulley described her as "the centre of their world" after police confirmed her body was found in a river in lancashire. the mother—of—two went missing more than three weeks ago, while walking her dog in the village of st michael�*s on wyre. her body was recovered from the river wyre on sunday, around a mile from where she was last seen. a 14—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17—year—old was stabbed to death in west yorkshire. police were called to kings mill lane in huddersfield atjust before 4.00am on monday and found the 17—year—old with serious injuries. he later died in hospital. as well as the 14—year—old, a 37—year—old man and a 19—year—old woman were also arrested in connection with the investigation.

the government are expected to announce reforms to the laws around gambling in the coming weeks. it will be the first significant change to legislation for 18 years and much has changed in the industry over that time. our culture and media editor, katie razzall, has this report. and it�*s in! the beautiful game and gambling. it�*s in the stadiums. it�*s on the shirts. online betting is now embedded in british culture. instant access to a casino thanks to the smartphone. fun or exploitation? it depends who you are. out of interest, have any of you gambled before? just put your hand up if you�*ve gambled or if you gamble. james grimes has questions for students at the ua92 in manchester, the university set up by former footballer gary neville. james hasn�*t put a bet on for almost five years, but when he did, he tells them, it got out of hand.

i had 20 payday loans, i owed every single person i knew money. i had the bailiffs coming round. james has invited us in for this workshop, an insight into what the students think about gambling. they literally put it on shirts and it's influencing the younger generation to think it's normal, and that's where they all get into it. your bet's winning, you can cash out and you can... i it doesn't mean you lose i as much money as if you let it go to full time. one of the statistics i heard was that the companies make most of their money from people who lose and people who are addicted. it feels like just a bit of fun. it's not really, is it? james tells me when he was gambling, he was on the minimum wage but treated like a celebrity. i was losing thousands of pounds with a gambling company and they gave me a vip box at a premier league football match. they gave me tickets to the horse racing, there would be £100 free bet in my account every week. i still get emails now, and i haven�*t gambled in nearly five years,

and i still get emails from gambling companies saying, "come back in. here�*s 100 free spins." this is about preventing the harm and preventing the exploitation of people like me who should have been asked questions about my affordability, who shouldn�*t have been sent free bets. it�*s 18 years since the last big change in gambling law. there were no smartphones back then, and many agree the law needs to catch up. there�*ll be an announcement soon and there�*s been intense lobbying on all sides. reformers are hopeful the industry will now be forced to pay a percentage of what they make, a so—called statutory levy to fund education, treatment and research. reformers also want new affordability checks to make sure gamblers can afford to lose what they spend. the levels will probably be decided after a consultation. and the government is looking at tightening controls on advertising and marketing around sport. and when it comes to football sponsorship, it looks like the government isn�*t planning to ban the gambling firms. instead, all premier league clubs

will voluntarily agree to take the company names off the front of football shirts. that won�*t go far enough for some campaigners who want them out of the stadiums completely. when it gets to the weekend, he gambles. case management between health workers at the nhs northern gambling clinic in leeds. once he's finished his current therapy... three in ten people they now see here are women. estimates vary wildly, but hundreds of thousands of people across the uk are known to be problem gamblers. typically our service users are gambling from the moment they wake up in the morning in their bed, they take their phone into the bathroom with them, they take it in the car when they�*re even driving to work or on public transport, they�*re gambling at work. the wide availability of the products, the instant nature of it, the way the industry is advertising and marketing to people creates a significant public health crisis and that�*s what we have. the adverts show the more sociable,

celebrity—endorsed side of gambling, and the betting and gaming council, which declined an interview, says most of the more than 22 million people who have a bet each month do so safely and responsibly. that was on the plane as we went on our last holiday. it was only afterjohn myers�* son ryan took his own life that the family discovered he had a gambling addiction. ryan had even emailed the gambling company a few months before, after waking up to find he�*d emptied his bank account. "i know i don�*t deserve it," he said, "but i was wondering if you could find it in your heart to maybe somehow refund some of what i deposited last night and then ban me." you get emotional thinking of what he was going through and how he must have felt at that time. you know what i mean? he'd lost all his money. well, the adverts need curbing. i'd like to see the government bring out adverts like they did with cigarettes and alcohol and show the downside of it. show the families getting taken out of the house because they've lost their houses.

show them getting taken to court because they've stolen money to gamble. let's face it, show the funerals. john hopes whatever the government proposes in the white paper, it will protect future ryans from gambling harm. row, row, row your boat! katie razzall, bbc news. for more on this i�*m joined by lord foster, formerly liberal democrat mp for bath, currently sitting in the house of lords and the chair of peers for gambling reform. thank you so much forjoining us, lord foster. do you think these proposals go far enough? frankly, we don't know what _ proposals go far enough? frankly, we don't know what the _ proposals go far enough? frankly, we don't know what the proposals i proposals go far enough? frankly, we don't know what the proposals are i don�*t know what the proposals are yet and we have been waiting for a very long time for the publish —— for the government to publish a white paper and tragically that delay has meant that people have lost their lives, as you have been

hearing. not only does gambling cause all sorts of problems or at least a third of a million people, and the 2 million family and friends affected by that, but of course tragically we know that there is at least one gambling related suicide every single day, so i look forward to the publication of the white paper, but i hope that it is going to contain measures that really are going to address this very serious public health problem. this going to address this very serious public health problem.— public health problem. this is the first time there _ public health problem. this is the first time there has _ public health problem. this is the first time there has been - public health problem. this is the first time there has been any i first time there has been any significant gambling legislation expected in nearly 20 years. that is before the advent of smartphones. are you surprised at house no action has been? :, :, , , :, , :, :, has been? yeah, it was ten years ago that i was has been? yeah, it was ten years ago that l was the — has been? yeah, it was ten years ago that i was the first _ has been? yeah, it was ten years ago that i was the first parliamentarian i that i was the first parliamentarian to call for restriction on the size of steak on fixed—odds betting terminals in pukki�*s shops, and the world has moved on so much since

then to the point of which, i will give one example to illustrate, if you go into an arcade and play a fruit machine there are very clear regulations around it about the stakes, the prices, the speed of play, whereas if you do an identical thing online there is nothing like the same level of restrictions because the legislation came in, as you rightly say, even before the advent of the smartphone. we have been very slow to catch up with online gambling and i hope one of the key measures we will see in the white paper will be having comparable levels of restriction and regulation around online gambling as we currently have two land—based gambling, but there is far more needs to be done in terms of advertising, in terms of affordability checks, in terms of introducing proper gambling ombudsman. so there are a lot of things that we are looking forward

to end the white paper and we just hope there will come as quickly as possible. hope there will come as quickly as ossible. , :, :, possible. the betting and gaming council has _ possible. the betting and gaming council has said _ possible. the betting and gaming council has said that _ possible. the betting and gaming council has said that it _ possible. the betting and gaming council has said that it would i council has said that it would support any review, but that any changes mustn�*t drive gamblers towards the unregulated black market online. do you think that is a fair argument, valid criticism? they would say _ argument, valid criticism? they would say that, _ argument, valid criticism? they would say that, wouldn't i argument, valid criticism? tue would say that, wouldn't they? if would say that, wouldn�*t they? if you talk to the gambling commission, the people who monitor all of this, it is the gambling commission who say very clearly that they are over egging the case, that it isn�*t as serious a problem, but of course we have to address black—market gambling, we have to deal with that and there are ways of doing that, but understandably the industry to want to see their profits being reduced. at one of the things we have done is we have had independent

evaluation carried out of the sort of reforms we want to see, which will reduce the profits of the gambling companies, hopefully will reduce the number of people who get into problems because of gambling, but at the same time will lead to more money coming into the exchequer because the money spent on gambling will be diverted to other more productive parts of the economy, so yes of course i understand the gambling companies don�*t want to see further regulation, but frankly, if we are going to adopt a public health approach, as we already do to alcohol, tobacco, to drugs, we adopt the same approach, then we can begin to tackle some of the serious problems that gambling discussing in this country. lard problems that gambling discussing in this count . :, :,, problems that gambling discussing in this count . :, :, ~ this country. lord foster, thank you ve much this country. lord foster, thank you very much for— this country. lord foster, thank you very much for your _ this country. lord foster, thank you very much for your this _ this country. lord foster, thank you very much for your this morning. i very much for your this morning. thank you. if you�*ve been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find organisations offering

help and support on the bbc action line website. just search bbc.c0. uk/actionline. a bbc investigation has found that a quarter of england�*s grammar schools have hardly any pupils from poorerfamilies, despite most taking steps to be more inclusive. this comes after an informal agreement between the government and the schools, intended to make them more socially diverse, expired last year. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, has been investigating. # it's like a story of love. # can you hear me #? not a typical grammar school. # all i needed was. the love you gave #. the pupils chosen through an academic test come from a wider range of backgrounds. a quarter of pupils are from families with very low incomes. # only you #. because here, places are set aside for girls who�*ve had free school meals. i sat down with some of these pupils for a chat, and they told me they were encouraged to be ambitious.

i didn�*t know how inclusive it was compared to other grammar schools, and i think it�*s really good that we have this kind of environment here that�*s supportive to all kind of backgrounds. i thought before i came that it was going to be quite, like, posh because that's what everyone told me before i came. but then, when i came here, i found it was, like, quite nice and positive and i liked it. my friends, for example — one wants to be a lawyer, j one wants to be something else. and it's like... they push you to be the best you can be and that's what i find really- grateful in a school like this — that you can be pushed i to your limits. grammar schools have a separate admissions test, and wealthier parents can pay for lots of tutoring. but these birmingham grammar schools have pioneered changes — setting aside places for poorer children who�*ve passed the test, and doubling their numbers as a result. because we have one in five of our children in our grammar schools now coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, meaning that we represent more fairly

the society and the communities that we serve. and that�*s what grammar schools should be about. they should be an academic elite — that�*s why they�*re there — but they shouldn�*t be a social elite. for example, put a simile in there, or maybe you've thought about a powerful adjective... this grammar school has changed. others are trying — aware they look more like private schools for the wealthy. some head teachers have told me better—off parents resist change. we�*re showing each school in the area that it actually exists in. and then you get the — yes, you get a comparable area to compare the schools to. grammar schools have been getting bigger. so, with one of our data experts, wesley, i�*ve been investigating. so some of them have priority, but also a change to the test scores? something like that? that�*s right. we�*ve looked at how many disadvantaged pupils they have, and checked that against their local area, then checked admission policies — are they trying to admit more poorer pupils?

grammar—school places have grown by 19% since 2010 — twice as fast as the number of pupils in their areas. 61 now have a quota for poorer pupils — a big increase from when we last looked. almost as many give them priority in another way. but a quarter have fewer than 5% of pupils from poorer families. almost all other secondary schools in england have many more. grammar schools will continue to face lots of questions, but no—one is suggesting getting rid of them. grammar schools should do more, absolutely. labour opposes the expansion of grammar schools — i don�*t think that�*s what we need right now — but at the same time, i think structural change shouldn�*t be the priority for government. my priority as secretary of state would be to deliver higher standards for all children in every state school. grammar schools offer a good experience for those that get in, but research shows they affect

all the schools around them — children who don�*t get in do less well than comprehensive areas. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. a report by citizens advice has estimated that roughly 1.6 million children in the uk are living in damp, mouldy or excessively cold rented accomodation. the report surveyed 2,000 renters across the country and found nearly a third saying they couldn�*t afford to heat their homes to a comfortable temperature. citizens�* advice is calling for minimum energy efficiency standards to be raised. the government is already taking action against social housing landlords to ensure that they properly fix damp issues. for more on this i�*m joined by simon francis, coordinator at the end fuel poverty coalition. thank you forjoining us, simon.

first of all, how severe an impact as this have on children? it first of all, how severe an impact as this have on children?- as this have on children? it has a really severe _ as this have on children? it has a really severe impact, _ as this have on children? it has a really severe impact, especially i as this have on children? it has a i really severe impact, especially on children. forthose really severe impact, especially on children. for those living in cold, damp homes that can have a detrimental effect on their lung health, both as children but also as they grow older. it can lead to couple —— complications. the link between mould and damp and prolonged health is well established. also, children living in these conditions will also see their educational attainment generally tend to be lower than bats or people living in warm homes. it makes sense that if you are trying to do your homework on a cold, damp property he will not be able to concentrate, get as good nightsleep if you lived in a warm home. it has both short and long—term impacts on children, especially. long-term impacts on children, especially-— long-term impacts on children, eseciall. :, , :, : especially. how has the prevalence of this changed? _ especially. how has the prevalence of this changed? is _ especially. how has the prevalence of this changed? is it _ especially. how has the prevalence of this changed? is it something i especially. how has the prevalence i of this changed? is it something you feel will get worse as people struggle with their energy bills? that

struggle with their energy bills? git citizens advice, their research showed the shocking increase of this happening at the impact of increased energy bills is happening. we estimate around half of all rented accommodation in the private sector, people are living in fuel poverty. to see that many people living in extreme conditions of fuel poverty, extreme conditions of fuel poverty, extreme tamper cold, that is incredibly concerning because that is what is being driven by the rising energy bills because as people�*s will stopped using energy as much, they have been unable to keep themselves as one. iloathed as much, they have been unable to keep themselves as one.— as much, they have been unable to keep themselves as one. what do you think needs to — keep themselves as one. what do you think needs to happen? _ keep themselves as one. what do you think needs to happen? citizens i think needs to happen? citizens advice for minimum energy efficiency standards to be raised, but do you think the responsibility lies with landlords, the government? he is culable landlords, the government? he is culpable for _ landlords, the government? he is culpable for this? _ landlords, the government? he is culpable for this? there _ landlords, the government? he is culpable for this? there are - landlords, the government? he: 3 culpable for this? there are three areas of action. firstly, obviously, we need to see those minimum

standards raised. government needs to strengthens strength and protection for people living in the rented sector. we also need to see better energy efficiency, both in terms of the private rented sector and in social housing. that may mean for some landlords needing a support scheme set up to help them invest in energy efficiency measures because not all landlords are multimillionaires, we get that. they might need that support their common interest free loans, because we don't want to say that past of the people renting. there is also a role here for local authorities because there are already rules in place in minimum energy efficiency standards and local authorities could do more to enforce those. some studies have shown the cost of doing that is because neutral because the local authority will raise as much in fines as it would to enforce the standards. there is a big role in local authorities in tackling this

challenge, as well.— local authorities in tackling this challenge, as well. simon, thank ou. let's get more reaction on vladimir putin's state—of—the—nation address. he used it to defend his invasion of ukraine and accuse the west of provoking the war. the president blamed ukraine's allies for escalating the conflict further and criticised them for supplying weapons to kyiv. the us has rejected mr putin's claims as "absurd". joining me now is alicia kearns, who is chair of the foreign affairs committee and a conservative mp. thank you forjoining us. what scope do you think there is following what we heard in president putin's speech for any swift or peaceful resolution to this work? the for any swift or peaceful resolution to this work?— to this work? the reality is that he has no interest _ to this work? the reality is that he has no interest in _ to this work? the reality is that he has no interest in a _ to this work? the reality is that he has no interest in a swift _ to this work? the reality is that he has no interest in a swift or - has no interest in a swift or peaceful resolution of the war. he saw in his narrative the suggestion he is only at war with ukrainian

government. that is just not true. look at the crimes of aggression taking place, the targeting of civilian infrastructure, the raping of women and men across the country. he has no interest in peace talks and we need to make sure that any effort by him to suggest a ceasefire is challenge seriously because he may use it as a feint to maintain the territorial gains he has made so far. ~ ., , ., ., ., ., ., far. where does that leave nato and ukrainian allies, _ far. where does that leave nato and ukrainian allies, then, _ far. where does that leave nato and ukrainian allies, then, and - ukrainian allies, then, and continuing strategically to go about this war? we continuing strategically to go about this war? ~ ., ., ., , ., this war? we have to redouble our efforts to ukraine. _ this war? we have to redouble our efforts to ukraine. it _ this war? we have to redouble our efforts to ukraine. it is _ this war? we have to redouble our efforts to ukraine. it is right - efforts to ukraine. it is right rishi sunak announced in the next three months we will give more weapons to ukraine that we didn't do last year. defence is not aggression. it is important we double down on that. it is important we continue with sanctions. it is clear from we continue with sanctions. it is clearfrom putin's we continue with sanctions. it is clear from putin's speech we continue with sanctions. it is clearfrom putin's speech he is worried about economics. we cannot

allow his temp two divide the global south and the global north to stand. it is him through his wagner group thatis it is him through his wagner group that is stealing natural resources from countries in africa.- that is stealing natural resources from countries in africa. where did ou see from countries in africa. where did you see this _ from countries in africa. where did you see this coming _ from countries in africa. where did you see this coming to _ from countries in africa. where did you see this coming to an - from countries in africa. where did you see this coming to an end - from countries in africa. where did you see this coming to an end if i you see this coming to an end if there is no scope for peaceful resolution or any diplomatic talks, if it does require further arms and support? where and when will this end? i support? where and when will this end? ., , support? where and when will this end? ,, w support? where and when will this end? ., , ., ., , ., end? i hope we do get to the point of the being _ end? i hope we do get to the point of the being peace _ end? i hope we do get to the point of the being peace talks _ end? i hope we do get to the point of the being peace talks and - end? i hope we do get to the point of the being peace talks and we . end? i hope we do get to the point| of the being peace talks and we can return all the occupied lands back to ukraine. at this point, putin still believes he can be successful. he still believes he can still push through, which is why he has announced this renewed mobilisation. how do we get to these peace talks if you say that he doesn't have a scope for peace talks and we need to redouble our efforts? fiur scope for peace talks and we need to redouble our efforts?— redouble our efforts? our “ob is to make — redouble our efforts? our “ob is to make sure that h redouble our efforts? our “ob is to make sure that when _ redouble our efforts? our “ob is to make sure that when he _ redouble our efforts? ourjob is to make sure that when he finally - make sure that when he finally realises that the game is lost he cannot take over ukraine. by then we

have to have got ukraine to such a strong position that when they go into negotiations they have a strong hands. thank you. hello. another very mild day out there for late february. plenty of cloud. a few sunny breaks possible over to the east of high ground, but we will still see some rain at times, particularly across orkney, shetland this afternoon, and then later back into the hebrides once again. the odd patch of light rain or drizzle in the west. there will be some sunny breaks to the east of wales, eastern england, eastern scotland. temperatures widely into the low teens. 1a or 15 celsius possible around aberdeenshire and the moray coast. it leads us into a mild start tonight, but changes. northern ireland sees rain through the evening, then through scotland and then later in the night outbreaks of rain or drizzle developing erratically through england and wales. it's going to allow temperatures to drop more than recent nights, particularly in the west of scotland, northern ireland, where we'll start with sunshine and a few showers, wintry over the hills. a cloudy, damp start in eastern scotland.

brightening up here. england and wales, a cloudy morning with rain or drizzle. amounts will vary quite widely, but that will become confined to east anglia and the south—east later. most seeing the sunshine come out, but a much cooler afternoon with temperatures more widely in single figures.

this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 12. almost a year since russia's invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin delivers his state of the union address, accusing the west of starting the war and trying to destroy russia through sanctions. i remind you the anti—russian sanctions are just a means. the end, i quote, is to make russia suffer, to make our citizens suffer. junior doctors in england become the latest nhs staff to vote to strike in another row with the government over pay. maximum stakes, affordability checks and controls on advertising — just some of the reforms the government's likely to bring in as part of plans to overhaul gambling laws. and thousands of workers

across the uk switch to doing fewer hours for exactly the same pay after the world's biggest trial of a four—day working week. the russian president vladimir putin has blamed the west for the war in ukraine and said that the us and it allies were seeking "limitless power". he was addressing russian political and military leaders in moscow in his delayed state—of—the—nation speech. it comes almost a year after president putin ordered the invasion of ukraine by russian troops. he spoke about military alliances and how he had been "open to constructive dialogue with the west". translation: so we stick- to our position that the modern

world must not discriminate between the so—called �*civilized' countries and everyone else. we need honest partnerships that would exclude any exclusivity, to say nothing of the force. we were open to a constructive dialogue with the west. we were insisting that europe and the entire world required an indivisible and equal security system. for many years we were proposing to our western partners to discuss that idea and to work for its implementation, but in response we got unintelligible or hypocritical statements. and he criticised the military support the us and nato have given to ukraine. translation: the kyiv regime's. aspirations to get nuclear weapons and they spoke publicly about that. the united states and nato were speedily deploying their military bases' secret biological weapons,

were mustering the future threat of military actions, were training the kyiv regime, the ukraine enslaved by them, for a huge war. and now they admit, they admitted publicly, openly, without embarrassment. they look proud of their infidelity. they call it a diplomatic show, bluff. that means all the time when the donbas was burning, blood was shedding, when russia was sincerely aspiring to a peaceful resolution they were playing on people's lives. they were playing with this by dishonest cards, as they say. that's a disgusting way of fraud, of deceit. it's well known they destroyed yugoslavia, iraq, libya in the same manner. they can never clean

themselves from that disgrace. he claimed western countries had imposed sanctions on russia to make its people "suffer". translation: the west has deployed, well, not just informational _ or military, but also an economic front against us, but they will never achieve anything. moreover, the initiated sanctions are punishing themselves. they've provoked price growth, closure of businesses and an energy crisis in their countries and to their own citizens they say that the russians are to blame for everything. what means have been used in that sanctional aggression? they try to sever connections with russian businesses,

turn off information channels, electronic channels, deprive us from access to industrial markets, to plunder our currency reserves, attempt to cause the exchange rates of the rouble to plummet, inflation, but i remind you the anti—russian sanctions are just a means. the end, i quote, is to make russia suffer, to make our citizens suffer. how humane of them! they want to make us suffer, to destabilize our society from inside, but their plans were not fulfilled. professor paul moorcraft is a former ministry of defence officer and is writing a book on vladimir putin. he had this assessment

of putin's speech. what struck me about the speech was the response to his comments about the humiliations of the economy after the fall of the soviet union, all these western experts came in. and yes, there was a triumphalism, all these young guys coming in saying how to run an economy. when he referred to that, you could see on the faces of his audience, although they were all hand—picked, you could see the anger. in other words, we humiliated the russians after the cold war. we treated them as almost defeated, humble peasants. and the russians have never forgiven us for that. my point is, do not underestimate the russians. i'm not going to suggest napoleon made the same mistake or hitler but they russians feel aggrieved, they feel that nato has pushed too far.

i'm not excusing putin. i've experienced russian atrocities but do understand do not believe our own propaganda either. i think that putin will push and make a major offensive in the next few weeks, and he will push back and recover some ukrainian territory, which is a problem for the west because our whole support has been based on ukrainian advance. so what happens when the russian push back? that is quite dangerous. it is interesting what you say about the speech trying to be a bit of an antidote to humiliation, russia's humiliation after the cold war. isn't it interesting this war hasn't been seen as further humiliation given it was only meant to last a few days or weeks and here we are with no sign of an end to it? i take the point from

your correspondent. the details of the russian casualties and the details of some of the defeats are not general knowledge in russia. but the russians know there's a problem. they're sophisticated people. they know that a lot of their sons are missing. so, that's why it was so important putin said, let's address this issue. what he didn't say is what he's going to do on the battleground. that is key, because we haven't supplied these weapons, "we" being the west. we haven't sent the british tanks in, the poles have, but there hasn't been that backfilling of the poles. so, the ukrainians do not have the modern aircraft, because i think the russians are going to use air cover this time for their armoured defensive.

the ukrainians haven't had the new tanks, fighterjets. so, there will be this deficit. there will be russian advance, ifear. how far they will advance and whether that means there could be a peace agreement, but there will be a big change. professor paul moorcroft speaking to me earlier. joining me is our correspondence from moscow. first, in terms of how symbolic and strategically significant that speech was, what were some of the standout contents in what putin said? ., �* , standout contents in what putin said? . �* , ., said? that's right. full of patriotic _ said? that's right. full of patriotic bluster - said? that's right. full of patriotic bluster the - said? that's right. full of. patriotic bluster the speech said? that's right. full of- patriotic bluster the speech today. the president once again portrayed his country is the victim, saying that it was the west and not russia that it was the west and not russia that started the war in ukraine. russia said the president was just trying to stop it. he repeated this false narrative that's common in

kremlin propaganda about the west is somehow using ukraine as a weapon in its war against russia. and he even accused the west of occupying ukraine, which is a kind of staggering case of what they call whataboutism, you accuse your opponents of misdemeanours that you commit. one year ago it was russia that invaded ukraine and last september it was russia that illegally annexed four ukrainian regions. but certainly, the most important announcement in the speech was that russia will be suspending its participation in a key nuclear weapons and arms control treaty with america. this is the new start treaty, which places limits on nuclear warheads and allows for inspections by both sides. mr putin even threatened to restart nuclear testing if america does the same, of

course. but in recent weeks, it is washington that's accused moscow of violating the treaty by refusing to allow inspections. find violating the treaty by refusing to allow inspections.— allow inspections. and looking at the contents _ allow inspections. and looking at the contents of _ allow inspections. and looking at the contents of the _ allow inspections. and looking at the contents of the speech - allow inspections. and looking at the contents of the speech and i the contents of the speech and listening to that, it seems that a year on from the invasion it feels that we are further away than ever from seeing an end to this. yes. from seeing an end to this. yes, that's right- _ from seeing an end to this. yes, that's right. no _ from seeing an end to this. yes, that's right. no suggestion - from seeing an end to this. is: that's right. no suggestion at from seeing an end to this. isis that's right. no suggestion at all of any sort of peace deal, of any de—escalation. this was classic putin. he was aggressive, he was bowled, there was lots of bluster, he reeled off these long lists of grievances. so, no, idon't he reeled off these long lists of grievances. so, no, i don't think any sign of any off ramps as they say in diplomatic language. interestingly in moscow today we are expecting the arrival of wang yi, china's top diplomat and there are reports that wang yi is going to

bring some peace plan blueprint with him. i think i believe that when i see it, judging by the speech today from putin. he's not ready to sign any peace plan in from putin. he's not ready to sign any peace pla— any peace plan in warsaw we are seeinu any peace plan in warsaw we are seeing president _ any peace plan in warsaw we are seeing president joe _ any peace plan in warsaw we are seeing president joe biden - any peace plan in warsaw we are seeing president joe biden is - any peace plan in warsaw we are i seeing president joe biden is there seeing presidentjoe biden is there and we are expecting to hear a speech from him. how's that going down in moscow? 50? speech from him. how's that going down in moscow?— speech from him. how's that going down in moscow? so, president biden makin: that down in moscow? so, president biden making that surprise _ down in moscow? so, president biden making that surprise visit _ down in moscow? so, president biden making that surprise visit to _ down in moscow? so, president biden making that surprise visit to kyiv - making that surprise visit to kyiv yesterday. there wasn't any official reaction from moscow. but on state media at the speech was reported on. we again saw this kind of. narrative that zelensky�*s master had come to kyiv, thereby suggesting the ukrainian government as a puppet government in control of the west. it remains to be seen what will be the reaction from mr biden's speech today. the white house has suggested that part of it will be dedicated to

a message directly to the russian people, so we will have to see what that is. ., ~' , ., people, so we will have to see what that is. ., ~ m ~ i, m people, so we will have to see what that is. ., ~ ~ i, i, that is. thank you. what you are seeinu at that is. thank you. what you are seeing at the — that is. thank you. what you are seeing at the moment _ that is. thank you. what you are seeing at the moment are - that is. thank you. what you are seeing at the moment are live i that is. thank you. what you are - seeing at the moment are live images from warsaw where we are expecting presidentjoe biden to deliver a speech there. he is due to be delivering that at the royal palace garden in warsaw. but before that, he is expected to be holding talks with president duda of poland. in terms of the contents of the speech, president biden is expected to portray the war as a battle for democracy and talk about commitment double string nato's eastern flank. it is expected to be a counterpoint to putin's stated the speech —— commitment to bolstering nato's eastern flank. poland wants more us involvement because of course it's got nato's longest border with

ukraine and has been the main way in for weapons and way out for refugees. there is expected to be talking points in the meeting that he has with the president of poland. you're watching bbc news. we will be bringing you those images of presidentjoe biden's arrival as we get them. we've still got you on the life scenes from warsaw. live images there. we'll be expecting president biden to arrive. as i said, he is expected in his speech to be a bit of a counterpoint, really, to what president putin was saying. biden is expected to frame the conflict as a battle for democracy. if we listen a

little bit there, you can hear some of the sound coming from those scenes. this comes a day after president biden's surprise visit to kyiv, as we were hearing from a moscow correspondent. if you're just if you'rejustjoining us, you are seeing images from the scene of the us presidentjoe biden riding in warsaw. —— are riding in warsaw, ahead of the speech he is expected to make. he is expected to be having

discussions with president duda of poland before the speech. that is expected to be in the coming minutes. so, we will leave those scenes for now. we'll leave the scenes of presidentjoe biden who hasjust arrived in warsaw. and we will bring you more as we get it and we will bring you more on the speech that he is expected to be making. that should be coming up later. we will return to those scenes as soon as there is anything more to develop on them. the headlines on bbc news. almost a year since russia's invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin delivers his state of the union address,

accusing the west of starting the war and trying to destroy russia through sanctions. junior doctors in england become the latest nhs staff to vote to strike in another row with the government over pay. maximum stakes, affordability checks and controls on advertising — just some of the reforms the government's likely to bring in as part of plans to overhaul gambling laws. sport, and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. wales head coach warren gatland has delayed naming his side to face england in the under threat six nations match on saturday. the sites are due to play at the principality in the third round of the event but the match remains in doubt with wales's players threatening to strike over a dispute with welsh rugby bosses about contracts. the

wru have insisted its working on a deal with the regions ahead of wednesday's deadline to resolve the player demands. javi gracia is expected to be named as the new leeds united manager. the spaniard lead watford to the fa cup final in 2019, before managing valencia and al sadd in qatar. leeds have been without a manager for two weeks since sacking jesse marsch and are currently 19th in the premier league. they face bottom club southampton next, who are also without a permanent manager. liverpool face real madrid in the first leg of their champions league last 16 tie tonight. it's the first meeting between the two since the chaotic scenes before the last champions league final in paris. a report released last week found uefa had "primary responsibility" for disruption ahead of the event, withjurgen klopp again stressing neither of the clubs were at fault.

to cricket now and england play their final group match at the women's t20 world cup today. they are up against pakistan in cape town. england have already qualified for the semi—finals, but a win would ensure they finish unbeaten at the top of group 2 and likely avoid reigning champions australia. bowler sophie ecclestone thinks the team is improving under head coachjon lewis. i think he come in and bought a lot of relaxed and chilled vibes. everyone is loving playing and we are really enjoying being part of the squad again and it's really exciting. my mum and dad are here which is really nice. they are having a great time and everyone feels a lot happier in the group and everyone's got a good vibe, so it's really nice. that's all the sport for now. junior doctors in england have become the latest health workers to vote for strike action

in a dispute with the government over pay. members of the british medical association are expected to stage a 72—hour walk—out, possibly as early as mid—march. our health correspondent katharine da costa has this report. this winter's seen the biggest wave of industrial action in nhs history — affecting nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists. nowjunior doctors in england willjoin other health unions on the picket line in an increasingly bitter dispute over pay. when 98% of us vote to strike, i think it says a lot. dr andrew meyerson moved from the us to london eight years ago to study medicine. now a junior doctor in a&e, he says too many of his colleagues feel burnt out, can't provide the patient care they'd like, and are looking for better—paid jobs overseas. we're not asking for a crazy amount of money here. we're really, really not. we're asking to be able to afford to live in this country, to afford to be able to pay our bills, and to afford to continue working in the jobs that we absolutely love. we don't want to see... i wish that we don't see another day

of strike action in the nhs. junior doctors in england received a 2% rise in april as part of a four—year deal worth a total of 8%. the basic salary of a junior doctor in theirfirst year's just over £29,000, but average wages can exceed 40,000 once overtime and night payments are included. but the bma estimates their pay has fallen steeply over the last 15 years as a result of rising inflation. it's calling for an increase of 26% to restore it to 2008 levels. not safe, not fair! junior doctors last went on strike in 2016 in a dispute over their contract. this time, bma members plan a three—day walk—out in march, and to withdraw both routine and emergency care. more than 140,000 appointments have been cancelled due to strikes so far this winter. nhs leaders say an escalation of action is deeply concerning. the junior doctors represent a crucial part of the nhs workforce, and obviously with them out

for a continuous 72—hour period, that'll present serious challenges for nhs organisations. and we really do need to see a resolution to this spiralling industrial action — not least because of the huge disruption for patients. the health secretary steve barclay�*s described strike action as deeply disappointing, and wants to continue discussing what's fair and affordable, as well as wider concerns around workload. elsewhere, discussions on pay are ongoing in wales, while the bma's preparing to ballot junior doctors in scotland very soon. katharine da costa, bbc news. the family of nicola bulley described her as "the centre of their world" after police confirmed her body was found in a river in lancashire. the mother—of—two went missing more than three weeks ago, while walking her dog in the village of st michael's on wyre. her body was recovered

from the river wyre on sunday, around a mile from where she was last seen. a iii—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 17—year—old was stabbed to death in west yorkshire. police were called to kings mill lane in huddersfield atjust before 4am on monday and found the 17—year—old with serious injuries. he later died in hospital. as well as the iii—year—old, a 37—year—old man and a i9—year—old woman were also arrested in connection with the investigation. the government is expected to announce changes to the laws around gambling in the coming weeks. it'll be the first significant reforms to gambling legislation for 18 years — after big changes in the way the industry is run, and the growth of online gambling. changes are expected to rules around advertising — especially in sport — and the introduction of affordability checks. for more on this i'm joined by the mp for swansea east and chair of the gambling related harm appg, carolyn harris.

what do you think is the proposal that's likely to make the biggest difference? ,, i, ., , that's likely to make the biggest difference?— difference? statutory levy. that would be an _ difference? statutory levy. that would be an immense - difference? statutory levy. that i would be an immense difference, because currently the industry pays money into a fund which is then redistributed to people or to projects who need treatment, etc. but that money is influenced by the industry. a statutory levy would allow research projects which are not necessarily narrative the industry wants to run on. it would then be able to apply for money and would accept money. currently there is no research because researchers feel it's cumbersome to get the money when they are being told by the industry what they need to discover at the end of it. so a statutory levy would be the most important thing to come out of this. one of the things i've seen online is a petition signed by tens of thousands of people who are calling

for gambling adverts and sponsorship to be banned completely in football. is that something that's likely to happen and if not why not? i don't know if it will — happen and if not why not? i don't know if it will happen. _ happen and if not why not? i don't know if it will happen. we've - happen and if not why not? i don't| know if it will happen. we've heard rumours that the sporting industry, the premier league may introduce a voluntary ban. what would have happened is any deals that would be done over the last few months will go way past the time of the white paper coming in. so, if they've signed a three or five year deal then you can't stop that, that's a contract which they have to comply with. so, some football clubs have made those contracts already, so we are going to see gambling advertising for quite awhile. i think we need more curbs on what kind of advertising we see. the issueis kind of advertising we see. the issue is that its normalised gambling. children and young are growing up seeing advertising for

gambling during sports activities. the general public are fed up of seeing gambling advertising coming on the screens. the general public are fed up with it. how successful that campaign will be, i don't know but i think we will see curbs around gambling advertising. smartphones have changed _ gambling advertising. smartphones have changed the _ gambling advertising. smartphones have changed the landscape - gambling advertising. smartphones have changed the landscape of- have changed the landscape of gambling and online gambling and smartphones have been around for a decade and a half. why is it that there's been no major legislative change to gambling in that time? good point. the act is 2005 and the iphone was invented in 2007. the legislation is two years older than the technology. 50 you would have heard the saying that we have an analogue legislation and a digital environment and that's what's happened. untilwe environment and that's what's happened. until we started looking at fixed odds betting terminals in

2016, nobody challenged the industry. they've run amok and been very clever in how they view technology to their advantage. now we've come to a point where after a lot of lobbying and putting a lot of pressure on the government from people like me and campaigners, the government have said they'll take a look at it. that's why it's so important to get it right. it's taken a long time, a lot of evidence, there is a lot to people relying on the government to do the right thing. not stop the industry from making money, not to stop people from gambling, that was never our intention. we need to protect the small minority of people who make the most profit for the industry and those of the people who have disordered gambling and are unable to stop themselves from gambling. it is a mental and public health issue, it rests firmly within the industry to take responsibility and they haven't, so only

legislation and it can't come quick enough now. legislation and it can't come quick enough nova— legislation and it can't come quick enouah now. i, ., , i, , ~ i, ~ enough now. carolyn harris mp, thank ou. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website — bbc.co.uk/actionline. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. —— with helen willetts. it's been so mild for the last couple of days. temperatures well above where they should be. helped along by this bit of wintry sunshine in scarborough earlier this morning. that mild weather continues throughout the day but it's with a lot of cloud on the whole. there will be a bit punctuating the cloud elsewhere but this is where the front is on its way. after that mild day we've got

another mild night with all this cloud and rain. a few showers to get ahead of the weather system. we aren't expecting frost overnight tonight but turning chillier in the north—west behind this weather front. that's the change in wind direction to a north—westerly, which are still with that weather front there is a lot of cloud tomorrow, outbreaks of patchy rain, some of it a bit heavier, perhaps a bit wintry over the tops in the north and temperatures will be three or [i temperatures will be three or 4 degrees down on those yesterday particularly in scotland and northern ireland. much more sunshine on offer but we will pick up some night—time coming up. —— night—time frosts.

this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines: almost a year since russia's invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin delivers his state of the union address, accusing the west of starting the war and trying to destroy russia through sanctions.

junior doctors in england become the latest nhs staff to vote to strike in another row with the government over pay. maximum stakes, affordability checks and controls on advertising — just some of the reforms the government's likely to bring in as part of plans to overhaul gambling laws. thousands of workers across the uk switch to doing fewer hours for exactly the same pay, after the world's biggest trial of a four day working week. i will bring you some breaking news. the wales rugby team announcement has been delayed. they have delayed naming their team, due to take on england in the six nations this weekend, because of talk of a potential player strike. this quote

was due to be announced around by, and while the press conference itself is going ahead, the team will be named, that is amid ongoing talk of a player strike. there will be more details on that in this post is at 1:30pm. ati:30pm. thousands of workers across the uk have switched to doing fewer hours for exactly the same pay, as part of what is believed to be the world's biggest trial of a four—day work week. following a six—month pilot, more than nine in ten of the businesses that participated say they will continue with the new working pattern, pointing to staff being "healthier and happier". our business correspondent emma simpson has more. this is what a friday looks like at environmental consultancy firm tyler grange. all the staff are off. they get 100% of their pay, but do 80% of the hours. what started as a trial is now a permanent switch. we've seen our happiness go up significantly and we've seen our fatigue come down through the trial, so we can prove

that our team are happier, less tired, and are making more money. it's pretty cool. so how did you do it? zero admin, i like to call it — we're trying to get rid of as much of the admin as possible that you didn't need to do. board meetings, where it used to be two hours long — they're now half an hour. if you give people this incredible incentive of a whole day of your time a week, they're going to work really hard to become more productive. just ask linda, the office manager. a day off for me is to get to do the things that i want to do. like this — the litter picking. doing something back for my community near where i live. it gives me more time to reflect and be with nature. are you happier? lam. much happier. healthier? healthier — definitely much healthier. as you can see, it gives us a little bit of exercise, as well. could you ever go back to a five—day week now? i wouldn't want to, no. they laugh. i wouldn't want to, no. it's something that i think more companies should take on. the results are in for the 61

firms who took part in this six—month trial. 39% of employees surveyed said they were less stressed. there was a 65% reduction in sick days. and companies who provided data said revenues stayed broadly the same. fewer hours on full pay may not be possible for every employer, but with many companies finding it hard to attract staff and pay higher wages, could this four—day week be a solution, and help with the uk's long—running problem of low productivity? i think this trial will be a game—changer in terms of momentum in the uk toward a four—day week, and i'm hopeful that it is going to spur more government interest in this at all levels of government, and more experimentation and some support for companies who want to go forward. how to get the right

work—life balance. fewer hours on full pay won't become mainstream any time soon, but this trial suggests there are alternatives to the traditional five—day week. emma simpson, bbc news, birmingham. we can talk now to professor brendan burchell of cambridge university, who is one of the lead researchers on this report. thank you forjoining us. it sounds too good to be true! happier employees and a more productive workforce. how exactly does the study gauge the level of productivity? i imagine it is not necessarily something easy to measure across different industries. that's right. we asked each of the company is how they measure their performance, it sometimes those profits, number of customers, whatever. we measured it from the beginning to the end of the trial

and, ifanything, beginning to the end of the trial and, if anything, those figures have gone up, not down across the board. on the face of it it seems counterintuitive, but perhaps not, that happier employees are more productive. is it mostly down to the fewer sick days that were being taken? is it down to lower stress levels meaning people could work better. what exactly do you think was going on? we better. what exactly do you think was going on?— was going on? we did a lot of talkin: was going on? we did a lot of talking to _ was going on? we did a lot of talking to these _ was going on? we did a lot of talking to these companies i was going on? we did a lot of- talking to these companies through the trial to see how each of them were coping with these changes. there were lots of different ways in which the productivity went up. often people saying that they were unable to work at the same rate if they had a five day week, that they were pacing themselves. they knew it was a long time to friday on a monday. my guess is the most important thing is, once employers knew that if they found smarter ways

of working, cutting out the wastage, it was a massive benefit for them, a 50% increase in their weekends. so everybody was looking to find ways to do things better. they were using creative solutions to find out and it has worked. we creative solutions to find out and it has worked.— creative solutions to find out and it has worked. ~ . ,. , it has worked. we heard it described in the report — it has worked. we heard it described in the report is _ it has worked. we heard it described in the report is a _ it has worked. we heard it described in the report is a game _ it has worked. we heard it described in the report is a game changer. - it has worked. we heard it described| in the report is a game changer. one that could revolutionise the way that could revolutionise the way that we work and the economy, but not every industry can shrink to a four—day week. not every industry can shrink to a four-day week.— not every industry can shrink to a four-day week. people often say to me well, four-day week. people often say to me well. i — four-day week. people often say to me well, i couldn't _ four-day week. people often say to me well, i couldn't work _ four-day week. people often say to me well, i couldn't work in - me well, i couldn't work in hospitals or whatever. what we found through the trial is that if people think creatively about how it works for them, then they very often can come up with the solution. it is not the same for all. the most common solution was for everybody to have friday off, but in other

organisations they staggered the way, maybe half the people had a monday off, the other half friday. other people to give you over the whole year and took time off and there were less busy. there are lots of ways of achieving this. even those organisations were that kneejerk reaction is a good work in a hospital or whatever, kneejerk reaction is a good work in a hospital orwhatever, i kneejerk reaction is a good work in a hospital or whatever, ithink kneejerk reaction is a good work in a hospital or whatever, i think it could. there is great potential there. in fact, could. there is great potential there. infact, i could. there is great potential there. in fact, i think it will be at that tipping point sometime not too far off for any employer advertising five—day weeks will not be able to attract the best talent. do you worker four—day week? i be able to attract the best talent. do you worker four-day week? i work at a three-day _ do you worker four-day week? i work at a three-day week! _ do you worker four-day week? i work at a three-day week! for— do you worker four-day week? i work at a three-day week! for a _ do you worker four-day week? i work at a three-day week! for a couple - do you worker four-day week? i work at a three-day week! for a couple of| at a three—day week! for a couple of years now! i work in an organisation where everybody works five days and thatis where everybody works five days and that is difficult. it is more difficult for individual employees to reduce their time, but when

everybody in the organisation is doing it, then it works. well, thank you brandon. you are winning at life with your three day week there! i want to bring you some breaking news. prosecutors in romania have requested a further extension to the detention of the british influence are andrew tait and his brother, tristan. this will be the third period of extension that the prosecutors have asked for. the two men have been held in custody for a couple of months while police investigate allegations of human trafficking and rape. the current period of detention is due to expire on 27th february. we will keep you updated when we get more on that. the charity samaritans is launching a new campaign that aims to empower

people to start a conversation with someone if they think they need help. the small talk, saves lives campaign comes as research by the chairty suggests only half of adults in the uk would feel comfortable approaching and talking to someone in public if they were concerned about them. anthony, a samaritans listening volunteer, also has experience of using the service himself. i asked him about his experience. yes, many years ago i was in quite a low place and i didn't realise how low i was. people around me could see the difference. it came to a day where i had nothing in my mind, i couldn't think or concentrate and i ended up going for a walk. i was looking at the samaritans sign for what i thought was minutes, could have been seconds, minutes, hours. ijust remember that a lady came over and said, "shall we get a coffee?"

it was that interaction that broke my trance that i was in. which i said, "no, thank you." but it was at that point i realised i was low and i needed to seek help. it is understandable people might find it difficult to know how to approach it and what to say. if you could give us a bit of advice, say if you saw me and you were worried because i was looking distressed, how would you begin, what would you say? it's having the confidence in yourself. we don't need to be trained or skilled to have the conversation. the scenario you've just said, i would come alongside and say, "you look like you're having a bad day. "is there anything you want to talk about?" or i would say, "do you want to grab a coffee? "what you think of the weather?" it's just that sort of conversation.

in your role as a samaritan, you know first—hand the difference just letting people talk to you can make. absolutely. we spend too long, really, thinking of things to say and sometimes people really need someone just to listen without interrupting or judging. without saying, "i've been through that, "you will get through it." because everybody's experience is different. and do you find there is often this preconception, i don't know how much truth there is to it, that men in particularfind it harder to talk and open up? i think there is some stigma attached to it, men tend to bottle things up and find ways of letting it out elsewhere. women are quite good at that, they will have conversations and say how they are feeling. but men, we do tend to bottle it up

and it's really hard sometimes to acknowledge that actually you need someone. that's the whole point of the campaign, that something as small as "would you like to grab a coffee?" can just start that conversation to help somebody. to put into words how they are really feeling, without feeling they are burdening anybody or that they are weak by doing that. because there is a horrible feeling that as a man you've got to be a man and you can't show weakness and that's really unhelpful. some breaking news. ofcom has said it is extremely concerned by comments by the family of nicola broulee and has written to itv and sky to ask them to explain their actions. nicola was the mother of

two who went missing more than three weeks ago while she was walking her dog and her body was recovered from the river on sunday, a couple of days ago. in a family statement that was read out by police, the family said that they were surprised and find it appalling the way that the media and people had speculated over her disappearance and singled out the media outlets itv and sky in particular, saying that the family had been approached byjournalists from itv and sky in the aftermath of nicola bulley�*s body being found, despite the family having asked for privacy. it is off the back of those comments that ofcom has now said it is extremely concerned. the headlines on bbc news: almost a year since russia's invasion of ukraine,

vladimir putin delivers his state of the union address, accusing the west of starting the war and trying to destroy russia through sanctions. junior doctors in england become the latest nhs staff to vote to strike in another row with the government over pay. maximum stakes, affordability checks and controls on advertising — just some of the reforms the government's likely to bring in as part of plans to overhaul gambling laws. two weeks after earthquakes flattened much of the region and killed more than 16,000 people, southern turkey has been hit by another earthquake. the country's disaster and emergency agency said a 6.3 magnitude tremor struck close to the city of antakya at 8.00pm local time. it was followed by three aftershocks, the strongest of which was a 5.8, near the town of samandag.

a familiarfeeling. the ground shaking. insta nt fear. the rush to safety. reports of more deaths began to trickle in. just weeks after the area was devastated by an historic earthquake. translation: same fear, same feeling of unease. we can't enter inside. if we do, we can't stay. we don't know, we don't know what to do. god, have mercy on us. yet more buildings have collapsed. that means more rescue operations to save people trapped in the rubble. officials warn people to leave any potentially dangerous buildings. so instead, they once again gathered around ruins. this latest earthquake was felt across the region, including syria. the country was already torn apart by a civil war. its hospitals are overwhelmed.

translation: if we continue to live in this fear and if there are more aftershocks, we'll stay in tents. we will look for shelter until the situation calms down. officials have recorded more than 6,000 aftershocks and is the first deadly earthquake hit weeks ago. this latest episode is a reminder that the danger is not over yet. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. a bbc investigation has found that a quarter of england's grammar schools have hardly any pupils from poorerfamilies, despite most taking steps to be more inclusive. this comes after an informal agreement between the government and the schools, intended to make them more socially diverse, expired last year. our education editor, branwenjeffreys, has been investigating. # it's like a story of love. # can you hear me #?

not a typical grammar school. # all i needed was. the love you gave #. the pupils chosen through an academic test come from a wider range of backgrounds. a quarter of pupils are from families with very low incomes. # only you #. because here, places are set aside for girls who've had free school meals. i sat down with some of these pupils for a chat, and they told me they were encouraged to be ambitious. i didn't know how inclusive it was compared to other grammar schools, and i think it's really good that we have this kind of environment here that's supportive to all kind of backgrounds. i thought before i came that it was going to be quite, like, posh because that's what everyone told me before i came. but then, when i came here, i found it was, like, quite nice and positive and i liked it. my friends, for example — one wants to be a lawyer, j one wants to be something else. and it's like... they push you to be the best you can be and that's what i find really- grateful in a school like this — that you can be pushed -

to your limits. grammar schools have a separate admissions test, and wealthier parents can pay for lots of tutoring. but these birmingham grammar schools have pioneered changes — setting aside places for poorer children who've passed the test, and doubling their numbers as a result. because we have one in five of our children in our grammar schools now coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, meaning that we represent more fairly the society and the communities that we serve. and that's what grammar schools should be about. they should be an academic elite — that's why they're there — but they shouldn't be a social elite. for example, put a simile in there, or maybe you've thought about a powerful adjective... this grammar school has changed. others are trying — aware they look more like private schools for the wealthy. some head teachers have told me better—off parents resist change. we're showing each school in the area that it actually exists in. and then you get the — yes, you get a comparable area

to compare the schools to. grammar schools have been getting bigger. so, with one of our data experts, wesley, i've been investigating. so some of them have priority, but also a change to the test scores? something like that? that's right. we've looked at how many disadvantaged pupils they have, and checked that against their local area, then checked admission policies — are they trying to admit more poorer pupils? grammar—school places have grown by 19% since 2010 — twice as fast as the number of pupils in their areas. 61 now have a quota for poorer pupils — a big increase from when we last looked. almost as many give them priority in another way. but a quarter have fewer than 5% of pupils from poorer families. almost all other secondary schools in england have many more.

grammar schools will continue to face lots of questions, but no—one is suggesting getting rid of them. grammar schools should do more, absolutely. labour opposes the expansion of grammar schools — i don't think that's what we need right now — but at the same time, i think structural change shouldn't be the priority for government. my priority as secretary of state would be to deliver higher standards for all children in every state school. grammar schools offer a good experience for those that get in, but research shows they affect all the schools around them — children who don't get in do less well than comprehensive areas. branwen jeffreys, bbc news.

thousands of fabulous workers have gone on strike. it is a big step for many of the staff. they are life—savers, but many ambulance staff feel it's their profession, which is now in need of emergency help. this is the story of one of them. my name is sarah ouigley. i'm 48 years old. i have three children of my own and two stepchildren. and i'm from leicester. for the last nine years, sarah's worked as an emergency medicaltechnician, driving ambulances and saving lives. all right, i'll see you later. she was inspired to do the job after ambulance staff helped save her daughter's life when she became seriously unwell with a virus. because of their quick response and diagnosis and finding out what to do and what was going on, yeah, it could have been fatal and she could have

had lasting damage. it was a very, very scary time, yeah. don't get me crying! despite her love for the job, sarah is going on strike and we are following her. this is the fourth one we've done, so, yeah, feeling all right. fourth one? fourth one, yeah. are you not getting fatigue? fatigue? it's the reason that we're doing it, so i keep going. sarah's never been on strike until these recent walk—outs. she's doing it because she says the service is being run into the ground due to a lack of investment. we've had instances of people pulling up into the ambulance area in their own cars with very, very poorly people. and that's devastating. that doesn't make you proud. what are the comments that you're getting that are negative from people? get back to work.

there were expletives in there. get back to work, you lazy, greedy so—and—so's, that kind of thing. does any of that hurt? not really. i just take that as people are not actually understanding the whole bigger picture. what's the mood like here today? awesome. it's a really good turnout. i think people are kind of... we don't want to be on the picket line. this is not where we want to be. there'll be some people watching at home who say, everybody wants a pay rise, but you guys do such an importantjob that you shouldn't be going on strike. what do you say to that? i understand where people are coming from who don't quite know the whole picture. we're putting people's lives at risk in the way that it's being run at the moment. there didn't appear to be any negativity. there's a lot of people papping their hooters and stuff like that and thumbs up, and that's really good. the government says that your demands are unaffordable, so how much longer will you keep going on strike? we are going to keep going on strike until we go into some

meaningful negotiations. we need to be in talks, that's it. navteonhal, bbc news. in 1982, as the bbc�*s correspondent in buenos aires, it fell to harold briley to break the news that argentina had invaded the falkland islands and his reports continued throughout the conflict. now, more than four decades later, and at the age of 91, harold is being honoured by the islanders for his work during the war. chrissie reidy reports. the assault on the islands was timed to begin at first light with a commando raid to take possession of the airportjust outside the capital, port stanley. the voice of bbc world service journalist harold briley, reporting on the radio during the falklands war of 1982. his reports were invaluable to the islanders and now, four decades on, harold, who's 92 next month, has been honoured by the people of the falklands who've named a new children's park after him.

it's a recreation ground sandwiched between two roads, one of which is named after the then governor, sir rex hunt. the other road is named after the commander of the task force, sir sandy woodward. and in between is my recreation park named after me, harold briley! harold was based in buenos aires for two and a half months. it was a very dangerous place to be because the argentine dictatorship in six years had a period of repression in which they killed 30,000 of their own, mostly innocent people, including 130 journalists. so it was dangerous to be there. and i got quite a few death threats because they were listening to bbc broadcasts. can you tell me what the first indications were that this military invasion had taken place? yes, in fact, as the invasion was taking place, we got word on an argentine news agency saying

it was going ahead. harold was awarded the obe for his services to journalism and broadcasting in 1990. but this latest honour from the islanders, he says, means something different. chrissie reidy, bbc news. it is mild out and about again today, even where we have cloudy skies. once we clear some rain through tomorrow it will turn colder, back down to the february average. with very little rain after the weather front that moves through tonight and tomorrow, it is behind the weatherfront tonight and tomorrow, it is behind the weather front that we have the colder air in place for thursday and friday. at the high pressure close by, it looks set to stay, with temperatures right about average for late february, 6—9 c. it is 11 or 12

even where we have the cloud at the moment. where we see the best of the sunshine there is less pleased today so it will feel pleasantly warm and could push towards 1a or 15. we have to wind strengthening in the west later and more rain moving in. that is really the story through this evening and overnight. there will be some heavy rain pushing through northern ireland and the west of scotland. ahead of that there is likely to be a few showers. behind that we will see broken skies and, broken clouds, rather and it will be a few showers. just a hint of things a few showers. just a hint of things a bit cooler during tomorrow in the north—west. that is because of change of wind direction after this weather front. change of wind direction after this weatherfront. that change of wind direction after this weather front. that colder air purchase right away southward through the course of tomorrow. it will take its time. the clydebank slow to clear east anglia. once it

does there will be a scattering of showers following, wintry over the hills in the north. this is a good few degrees down on today and yesterday. the high—pressure noses in for thursday so we could have a return to frost on thursday morning, quite a chilly start. a bit wintry over the welsh hills. just like wednesday, more bright skies around, more sunshine for many, except the north of scotland. a next weather front is toppling in here and northern ireland. there will be some of that remaining on friday before it clears away, then it looks dry and fine for many.

today at one... president putin accuses the west of starting the war in ukraine. in a speech almost a year after the invasion, mr putin claimed the west is trying to destroy russia. translation: everyone was pretending that nothing was happening. _ i want to repeat, it was them who are guilty, who are culpable for the war, and we are using our force to stop it. applause. meanwhile us presidentjoe biden is in poland where he will respond to mr putin's claims and call the war a struggle between democracy and autocracy. we'll be live with our correspondents in