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 russia and in ukraine. also this lunchtime... a fresh earthquake in turkey and syria leaves more people dead, two weeks after the tremors that killed tens of thousands. a claim that the clock is ticking for british farmers as they struggle with high inflation, labour shortages and climate change. and it's empty desk friday — the world's biggest trial of a four—day working week where you do fewer hours for the same pay. and coming up on the bbc news channel — england take on pakistan in theirfinal women's t20 world cup group game looking to win and remain unbeaten in the tournament. good afternoon.

the russian leader vladimir putin has accused the west of starting the war in ukraine. almost a year after launching the invasion, mr putin has made a two—hour state of the nation address delayed from december. he claimed the west is seeking to destroy russia in a global confrontation. the existence of our country is at stake, he said. he also announced he's suspending russian participation in the last major nuclear arms control agreement with the us. ukraine says president putin has lost touch with reality. our correspondent richard galpin reports. for almost a year now, russia and ukraine have been at war. what was supposed to have been a quick strike by russian forces to defeat the ukrainian military failed. instead it has become a prolonged war, something vladimir putin had not

expected. in his estate of the nation speech today, the president once again portrayed his country as the victim, claiming it is the west, and not russia, that had started the war in ukraine. russia, said the president, wasjust war in ukraine. russia, said the president, was just trying to stop the conflict. translation: i the conflict. translation: ., ., ., translation: i want to repeat that it was the who — translation: i want to repeat that it was the who are _ translation: i want to repeat that it was the who are guilty, _ translation: i want to repeat that it was the who are guilty, are - it was the who are guilty, are culpable, for the war, and we are using ourforce to culpable, for the war, and we are using our force to stop it. the president _ using our force to stop it. the president went _ using our force to stop it. the president went further, with a long held claim that ukraine was home to large numbers of neo—nazis. translation: fie, large numbers of neo-nazis. translation:— large numbers of neo-nazis. translation: �* , ., ., ., ., ., translation: a year ago, in order to defend our historical— translation: a year ago, in order to defend our historical lands, _ translation: a year ago, in order to defend our historical lands, to - defend our historical lands, to liquidate the threat that came from the neo—nazi regime, we decided to

conduct a special military operation, and step—by—step, we have carefully, consistently, will settle the task we are facing. the president _ the task we are facing. the president also _ the task we are facing. the president also made - the task we are facing. the president also made the claim that the war was supported by a majority of the russian population. translation:— of the russian population. translation: the people of our country sunported _ translation: the people of our country supported our actions - translation: the people of our country supported our actions in l country supported our actions in defending the donbas, they showed real patriotism then. in defending the donbas, they showed real patriotism then.— real patriotism then. in another key statement. — real patriotism then. in another key statement, vladimir _ real patriotism then. in another key statement, vladimir putin - real patriotism then. in another key statement, vladimir putin said - statement, vladimir putin said russia would be suspending its participation in a key nuclear weapons agreement with the united states. the agreement places limits on nuclear warheads and allows inspections of nuclear facilities. president putin threatened to restart nuclear testing if america did the same. translation: ~ ., ., ., ., did the same. translation: ., ., ., ., ., translation: we are not going to do it first but if the _ translation: we are not going to do it first but if the united states - it first but if the united states conducts such a test, we will conducts such a test, we will conduct our own, too. we should not

be delusional about the impossibility to destroy the strategic parity. impossibility to destroy the strateuic ari . ~ ., impossibility to destroy the strateuic ari . ~ . ,, strategic parity. meanwhile, the us resident, strategic parity. meanwhile, the us president. joe _ strategic parity. meanwhile, the us president, joe biden, _ strategic parity. meanwhile, the us president, joe biden, was - strategic parity. meanwhile, the us president, joe biden, was in - strategic parity. meanwhile, the us president, joe biden, was in kyiv. president, joe biden, was in kyiv yesterday, and is now in poland, where he will be delivering a key speech in which he is highly likely to contradict most if not all of what president putin has said. as we've heard, following his visit to ukraine yesterday, president biden will deliver a speech in poland this afternoon, in which he will respond to mr putin's claims. mr biden is expected to describe the war in ukraine as a struggle between democracy and autocracy. well, many people in poland see the war being foughtjust across the border from them as a real threat to their own security, as 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 across the border. 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 unimaginablejust a year ago. and how effective are they? above 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 airspace. 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 west's response. sarah rainsford, bbc

news, in eastern poland. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv, let gojames waterhouse is in kyiv, but let's go first to to our russia editor, steve rosenberg, in moscow. steve, a long, often quite rambling speech by president putin, full of anti—western rhetoric — what did you make of it? well, having watched putin today, this is what struck me. here's a special military operation has not gone at all to plan, it has resulted in heavy russian military casualties, but in this speech today, we saw no hint of remorse, no hint of regret, no hint that mr putin is looking for a compromise, quite the opposite, he came across, actually, as a superconfident he could survive international sanctions, that he would retain the support of the russian people and

that he would secure some kind of victory in ukraine. not only do we see no compromise, but we saw escalation, with vladimir putin suspending russia's participation in this last remaining key nuclear arms control treaty between russia and america. and one more point to make, i only watched vladimir putin on television today, because journalists from so—called unfriendly countries, in russia's view, were not invited to the state of the nation address today. steere of the nation address today. steve rosenberg. _ of the nation address today. steve rosenberg. our— of the nation address today. steve rosenberg, our russia _ of the nation address today. steve rosenberg, our russia editor, - of the nation address today. steve rosenberg, our russia editor, thank you very much. and james waterhouse is in the ukrainian capital, kyiv. james, president putin said that ukraine provoked this war, that the west started it, what has been the reaction in ukraine, where you are? broadly speaking, ben, it has been a response of, we are not surprised, nor are we scared anymore. a lot of what vladimir putin he has said throughout this conflict and even before his full—scale invasion, he

used very provocative references towards the four ukrainian regions which he claims to have annexed. the reality is that russian forces don't have complete control of any of them. he described ukrainians bravely voting to become part of russia, through charm referendums he stage, and this is part of the russian occupation fight playbook, where they fight to seize territory and then stage charm referendums to try to legitimise and consolidate what they have taken. we have had some response from senior government officials describing vladimir putin as confused and irrelevant, and for them, it underlines their belief that russia needs to be repelled completely, and crucially for ukraine, punished for what it has done. but i think the reason there is less fear coming out of kyiv, certainly, is because vladimir putin has already escalated, in the words of so many people you speak to, how much worse can it get?—

much worse can it get? james waterhouse — much worse can it get? james waterhouse for _ much worse can it get? james waterhouse for us _ much worse can it get? james waterhouse for us in - much worse can it get? james waterhouse for us in kyiv, - much worse can it get? james| waterhouse for us in kyiv, and much worse can it get? james - waterhouse for us in kyiv, and steve rosenberg in moscow, thank you very much indeed. at least six people have been killed in the latest earthquake to hit the border region of turkey and syria. yesterday's tremor — with a magnitude of 6.3 — prompted a fresh wave of panic in the area. it came two weeks after the first quakes that killed more than a4,000 people. many buildings that had been weakened then have now completely collapsed, and rescuers are once again searching for people trapped under rubble. our correspondent anna foster reports now from southern turkey. well, millions of people have lived these last two weeks in a state of real fear and trauma after those earthquakes and after everything that has happened subsequently, they've lost friends and loved ones, many people are now homeless, aid has in many areas been slow to

arrive. at least 6000 after—shocks have been recorded since that first earthquake but when the ground started to move here last night, it clearly was not an after—shock, this was very obviously a powerful, new earthquake. they felt it and they knew. the ground heaved and twisted. the lights went out. another powerful quake two weeks after the first. the fear is still fresh and raw. across southern turkey and northwest syria, people wondered if they'd survive again. translation: iwas in front of the building. . the road moved like waves. the building was moving. the cars were going from left to right. we felt the first earthquake and this one was even worse. translation: it was really scary. i'd never experienced such a strong earthquake. i came to hatay as a volunteer to help earthquake victims.

it made me understand the mental state because it was really scary moment. for many, the first thought was protecting their families. they gathered up everything that was precious to them and ran. this volleyball court was set up as a relief centre after the first earthquake, and by yesterday it was almost deserted. but when people felt the ground shake under their feet again last night, they fled back here looking for a place of safety. felice and her sister are homeless now. holding her nephews tight, she doesn't know what's next. translation: i'm - concerned for our future. i'm afraid for our children. i don't want them to be orphans. mentally, i'm upside down. i hope good things will happen. we are in a miserable situation, running here and there with so little belongings with us. the recovery effort is already huge. adana's mayor came here to try

and offer reassurance. translation: people filled this place up, and thousands - are on the streets again. it's ourjob to erect them tents, provide them blankets and food. now there are fresh images of loss and grief. millions of people desperately trying to heal have been traumatised again. in syria and here in turkey, there seems no end to the agony. anna foster, bbc news, adana. there's a warning today the clock is ticking for farmers and growers who are struggling to deal with a combination of high inflation, labour shortages, climate change and avian flu. the president of the national farmers union is calling on the government to protect the uk's homegrown food supply. today ministers said farmers will get £168 million worth

of grants this year to help boost food production. claire marshall reports. using her smartphone abby reader checks the electronic tags in the ears of her young cows. next year, these animals should start to provide herfarm and a top uk supermarket with milk. but she says climate change, the war in ukraine, the lack of labour, the rising price of fertiliser, is leading to a crisis in the food supply chain. there are empty sheds out there that should be growing fruit and veg. there are empty sheds that should have poultry in them to produce eggs. and this food just isn't coming through the system. from pandemic panic buying and more recent egg shortages to shoppers met this week with empty shelves of tomatoes. the system is vulnerable. today, farmers and landowners swapped the fresh fields for conference halls in birmingham.

this message was delivered from the podium by the president. the rhetoric of successive governments that we are a wealthy country, we canjust import our food, must be exposed as naive in the extreme in a rapidly and challenging world. for the delegates was a pre—recorded pat on the back from the pm. i've worked with farmers and the nfu for years. i've even rolled up my sleeves and done the early morning milking in wensleydale. they also got a bit more detail on how they will be paid post—brexit. i think we all want to keep our focus on the opportunity we now have to secure a sustainable, productive and profitable future for farming so that we strengthen the resilience of our environment, our businesses and our communities. there's a chill wind being felt by those living and working in the countryside.

just so many pressures. if the outlook doesn't improve, then the rural landscape could change forever. to save livelihoods along with nature the hope is that some answers may be found. claire marshall, bbc news, birmingham. the time is 18 and its past one. our top story this lunchtime... vladimir putin has used his state—of—the—nation address to defend his invasion of ukraine and accuse the west of provoking the war. coming up — how many pupils from poorer backgrounds are getting into grammar schools? we have a special report. coming up on the bbc news channel — leeds united may have a new manager with former watford and valencia boss javi gracia expected to be announced as the new head coach. the opportunity to bet online has created a significant

public health crisis — according to the head of an nhs service for gamblers, who says a new strategy is needed to help people who are addicted. it comes as the government is preparing to publish the biggest proposed changes in gambling laws since the advent of the smartphone almost 20 years ago. our culture editor katie razall reports. 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. 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." 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. 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. when it gets to the weekend, he gambles. case management between health workers at the nhs northern gambling clinic in leeds. three in ten people they now see here are women. 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'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. # where it began...# 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.

# sweet caroline...# 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." 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. 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. if you've been affected by addiction details of help are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 08000155 947.

the media watchdog ofcom says it's written to itv and sky to ask them to explain their reporting on the disappearance of nicola bulley. it comes after her family criticised parts of the media for their conduct during the search for her. ofcom said it was "extremely concerned" by those remarks. the snp leadership candidate, kate forbes, has insisted her campaign can survive after losing the support of four senior colleagues for her position on gay marriage. ms forbes said she would have voted against the same sex marriage bill had she been an msp when it was debated in 2014. live now to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, who's in glasgow. ajustana ajust an a few a just an a few days into what could

be a five—week campaign and of the heat so far has focused on where they declared candidates positioned themselves on social policy, faith, their personal beliefs might cut across political positions. kate forbes has always been open about being a practising christian and what we are seeing about what that means to her is being unpicked and she said this morning and her personal opinion it would be wrong according to herfaith personal opinion it would be wrong according to her faith to have children outside marriage. she also said she would vote against game sex marriage had she been an msp when it became law but she would not overturn the legislation if she succeeded nicola sturgeon. she said she defended everyone's rights in a pluralistic and tolerant society to live and love free of harassment and fear. the early days in this campaign but it is fair to say it has been a tricky first few hours for what is seen as one of the leading candidates kate forbes. lorna, thank you. a bbc investigation has found that a quarter of england's grammar

schools have hardly any pupils from the poorest families. that's despite most of the schools changing their admission policies in the last few years — to give pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance of getting a place. here's our education editor branwen jeffreys. # it's like a story of love. # can you hear me? not a typical grammar school. 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. 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 — a quarter of their plaaces are set for poorer children who've passed the test. as a result, their numbers have doubled. 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... 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. grammar—school places have grown by 19% since 2010 — twice as fast as the number of pupils overall. 62 have a quota for poorer pupils — a big increase from when we last looked.

almost as many give them high priority in another way. 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. 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 widen inequality and that's because, whether they take the test or not, pupils who go to nearby schools do less well than similar children in areas where grammar schools don't exist. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. now, how would you like to work fewer days for exactly the same pay?

well, nearly 3,000 workers across the uk have been doing that as part of what's thought to be the world's biggest trial of a four—day week. following the six—month pilot, nine in ten of the firms said they'll continue with the new working pattern, saying staff are healthier and happier. our business correspondent emma simpson has the story. you're through to citizens advice. they're at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis. they've never been busier, but they're also doing something radical. this 200 strong team in gateshead are getting full pay and an extra day off a week. i just feel like a completely different person. i'll be honest, ifeel like i've got more time on a weekend because i've got that day through the week. bethany�*s a team manager on her day off. after the pandemic she was up for trying something new.

hello, otis. we'd been through so much change and were just adapted to it, i was like, well, i'm sure we'll be able to manage it. and i did feel like i'd won the lottery. so did faye. she bakes cakes with her free time. i found that just having that one extra day off her week gives me so much more time to recover and recuperate after having such an emotionally draining and demanding job. it would take a lot for me to look for a job elsewhere now. they're not the only ones feeling the benefit. out of the 61 firms that took part in the 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. uk workers do some of the longest hours in europe. the results of this trial suggest that doing fewer hours can be more productive. it hasn't been easy, though, for the firms involved. this four—day week is still a long

way before becoming mainstream. here, they're sticking with the trial for now. the boss needs to make sure the benefits do outweigh the costs. we really want it to be a success. of course we do. but it has to stack up for the business. we are a charity at the end of the day, so all of the things that we want around increased flexibility to be able to have extended opening hours, improvements in customer service, they need to be there as well. and they are in the majority of the places where we have piloted this in our business, but they're not everywhere yet, we've been wedded to the traditional five day week for so long. time for a change? this trial suggests there's another way of working for those able and willing to take the plunge. emma simpson, bbc news, gateshead. if you have an extra day off, what will the weather it be like?