hello, i'm maryam moshiri. this is outside source. the united nations is set to vote on a resolution calling for russia to withdraw from ukraine and for hostilities to end. tomorrow marks a year since russia's invasion. we'll get the latest from our correspondents on the ground. i was expecting to find a certain weariness but it's actually quite the opposite. they still to a person say this is a war that we can and will win. more violence between israel and the palestinians — militants in gaza and the israeli military exchange fire after yesterday's deadly west bank raid. and in northern ireland, a police officer is in critical condition after being shot by gunmen in front of his son.

we begin with the war in ukraine. on the eve of the anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion, the united nations general assembly is preparing to vote on a resolution calling for russia to withdraw from ukraine immediately and unconditionally. more on the vote shortly. news from the us where in the past few moments, the white house has said it will announce sweeping new sanctions against russia. let's hearfrom will announce sweeping new sanctions against russia. let's hear from the press secretary. the against russia. let's hear from the press secretary-— press secretary. the united states will introduce _ press secretary. the united states will introduce sweeping _ press secretary. the united states will introduce sweeping sanctionsl will introduce sweeping sanctions against key sectors that generate revenue for putin, sections of the russian defence industry and accuracy were attempting to

circumvent our sanctions. there will be a vote very _ circumvent our sanctions. there will be a vote very shortly _ circumvent our sanctions. there will be a vote very shortly in _ circumvent our sanctions. there will be a vote very shortly in the - circumvent our sanctions. there will be a vote very shortly in the united | be a vote very shortly in the united nations. these are pictures from the un's general assembly, where the vote will take place shortly. similar votes have happened previously, and major powers like india and south africa have abstained, with russia's allies, including china, rejecting it. let's hearfrom finland's un representative. it is appalling to see a permanent member of the un security council disregard its obligations for maintaining peace and security. instead, we are witnessing a flagrant violation of international law and the un charten — wouldn't your country expect support from the united nations, from all of us, if your country would be invaded and part of it annexed by a neighbour? china's un representative says that countries which sent weapons to help ukraine were "adding fuel to the fire". he also called for peace talks. let's listen.

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russian invasion. this time, this is a kind of political sniff test. who is on the right side of history and who is on the wrong side of history? friendly speaking, i don't expect india or china to support this resolution, and this is very i will say disappointing. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s nada tawfik. first of all, it's also about the significance of this vote. yeah, i think on the _ significance of this vote. yeah, i think on the eve _ significance of this vote. yeah, i think on the eve of _ significance of this vote. yeah, i think on the eve of the - significance of this vote. yeah, i think on the eve of the first - think on the eve of the first anniversary, for ukraine, the western— anniversary, for ukraine, the western supporters, this is a really key moment to see where the world stands _ key moment to see where the world stands on _ key moment to see where the world stands on the war. and to show people — stands on the war. and to show people around the world who may be wondering _ people around the world who may be wondering just that. and what it's really— wondering just that. and what it's really been framed as is a protection of the un charter itself, so several— protection of the un charter itself, so several members have come up to the podium _ so several members have come up to the podium either brandishing the un charter— the podium either brandishing the un charter or— the podium either brandishing the un charter orjust evoking it to say

that it — charter orjust evoking it to say that it was _ charter orjust evoking it to say that it was established, the entire united _ that it was established, the entire united nations, to prevent future generations from experiencing the scourge _ generations from experiencing the scourge of war. and here you have russia, _ scourge of war. and here you have russia, a — scourge of war. and here you have russia, a permanent member of the security— russia, a permanent member of the security council, violating the most basic principle of international law and — basic principle of international law. and so for them, they see this as a key— law. and so for them, they see this as a key moment again to reaffirm the protection of the united nations. �* , , , , ., nations. and despite widespread su - ort nations. and despite widespread sopport from _ nations. and despite widespread support from those _ nations. and despite widespread support from those who - nations. and despite widespread support from those who plan - nations. and despite widespread support from those who plan to i support from those who plan to abstain or vote against, what are they saying? we abstain or vote against, what are they saving?— abstain or vote against, what are they saying?— abstain or vote against, what are they saying? we heard a little bit there from _ they saying? we heard a little bit there from china's _ they saying? we heard a little bit| there from china's representative, and therefrom china's representative, and i_ there from china's representative, and i think— there from china's representative, and i think it's really important to look further into china's position because — look further into china's position because out of the five past general assembly _ because out of the five past general assembly resolutions, china has abstained — assembly resolutions, china has abstained three times. and the west points— abstained three times. and the west points out— abstained three times. and the west points out that the ukraine war has really— points out that the ukraine war has really put _ points out that the ukraine war has really put china in a difficult position— really put china in a difficult position because the issue of sovereignty and territorial integrity is key for china. but of course — integrity is key for china. but of course they are one of russia's most

powerful _ course they are one of russia's most powerful allies, swihart and representative this idea that although the charter of course china supports _ although the charter of course china supports the charter, they believe a way forward to actually reach peaceful— way forward to actually reach peaceful negotiations is to kind of tamp— peaceful negotiations is to kind of tamp down on divisions and they said this resolution asjust kind of stoking — this resolution asjust kind of stoking cold war like tensions. we heard _ stoking cold war like tensions. we heard the — stoking cold war like tensions. we heard the same from iran. iran saying — heard the same from iran. iran saying this _ heard the same from iran. iran saying this is not an impartial resolution and does not take into account— resolution and does not take into account what they see some of the provocations from the west. so very much we _ provocations from the west. so very much we are — provocations from the west. so very much we are seeing some of the political— much we are seeing some of the political blocks and divisions realty — political blocks and divisions really show themselves here ahead of this vote _ really show themselves here ahead of this vote. it's been this way obviously— this vote. it's been this way obviously since the beginning of the war, obviously since the beginning of the war. but— obviously since the beginning of the war, but nevertheless votes like these _ war, but nevertheless votes like these give the world a chance to again see — these give the world a chance to again see how countries stand. and of course so — again see how countries stand. fific of course so symbolic on again see how countries stand. fific of course so symbolic on the eve again see how countries stand. el"ic of course so symbolic on the eve of the anniversary of the russian invasion. are we expecting in terms of numbers to be different than what we have seen in the past or not?

diplomats from the west ham me they expect— diplomats from the west ham me they expect at— diplomats from the west ham me they expect at least 130 nations to support — expect at least 130 nations to support this draught, but of course if they— support this draught, but of course if they want more than that because in the _ if they want more than that because in the past, — if they want more than that because in the past, they have been able to -et in the past, they have been able to get 140 _ in the past, they have been able to get 140 or— in the past, they have been able to get 140 or more work to support these — get 140 or more work to support these resolutions. and while it is not legally binding and it is symbolic, they say it is extremely important — symbolic, they say it is extremely important because the general assembly is the uppermost body in the un _ assembly is the uppermost body in the un that is able to deal with this issue _ the un that is able to deal with this issue. now given the security council has — this issue. now given the security council has been paralysed due to the russian veto. gk, council has been paralysed due to the russian veto.— council has been paralysed due to the russian veto. 0k, thank you very much indeed- — let's take a look at the scenes in countries around the world showing solidarity with ukraine. in paris, the eiffel tower has been lit up to mark one year of the conflict. the colours of blue and yellow will light up the tower to show solidarity with the people of ukraine each night until sunday. there's also been protests like this one outside the russian embassy in london. four of these demonstrators were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. let's see where the battlefield is now one year on. the heaviest fighting is in the east

and south of the country. the areas marked in red are under russian control, and purple is territory retaken by ukraine. in the east, russia continues to attack the donetsk region, trying to recapture towns liberated by ukraine. the fiercest fighting is around bakhmut and vuhledar. in the south, the forces are mostly around kherson. it was the only regional capital russia had managed to occupy in the initial phase of the war, though ukraine then took it back. that fighting is using large amounts of personnnel, equipment and ammunition backed by western allies, and this week, those nations pledged more military aid. on tuesday, us presidentjoe biden announced another $500 million in security assistance during a visit to kyiv. and today, the spanish prime minister paid a visit to the ukrainian capital. here's what he promised.

yesterday, my government announced the decision to send to ukraine, in coordination with our allies, fully operational leopard 2 a4 tanks. together with the contributions of other allies, these units will contribute to boost the capacity of the ukrainian armed forces. on top of this, we are already training ukrainian soldiers in the correct use of our leopards. the first batch of these troopers is already in spain. the anniversary of the invasion is an emotional moment for many ukrainians. let's look at the human cost after a year of war. the un says at least 8000 civilians have been killed and 13,300 injured, but it adds that "the true number is likely to be substantially higher." more than 18.8 million ukrainians have fled the country to escape the war. 10.4 million people have since returned. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has reflected on the last 12 months of russia's invasion. in an emotional message posted

on social media, he says... correspondent lyse doucet. let's get more from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. on how life is change for ukrainians one year on. there was still disbelief even in those _ there was still disbelief even in those last hours in the dead of night _ those last hours in the dead of night when russian troops rolled across _ night when russian troops rolled across the border attacking from land, _ across the border attacking from land. sea — across the border attacking from land, sea and air. ukrainians not daring— land, sea and air. ukrainians not daring to— land, sea and air. ukrainians not daring to believe that this could happen— daring to believe that this could happen in— daring to believe that this could happen in ourtime. daring to believe that this could happen in our time. you daring to believe that this could happen in ourtime. you remember even— happen in ourtime. you remember even some— happen in ourtime. you remember even some of the world's best russia experts _ even some of the world's best russia experts and _ even some of the world's best russia experts and people who would study president putin puryear said he would — president putin puryear said he would not — president putin puryear said he would not do that, he would not try to invade _ would not do that, he would not try to invade the capital of a neighbouring country. and so there was this— neighbouring country. and so there was this disbelief which quickly was

transformed into shock, into anger in capitals— transformed into shock, into anger in capitals around the world including this capital, keefe, of this vibrant european city. i remember that the lights were on, the streets — remember that the lights were on, the streets were full, the domes of saint— the streets were full, the domes of saint michael that you can see behind — saint michael that you can see behind us were golden in the night. and we _ behind us were golden in the night. and i've been speaking to many ukrainians here, and they were saying — ukrainians here, and they were saying they were jolted out of bed by the _ saying they were jolted out of bed by the boom boom boom and they quickly— by the boom boom boom and they quickly had to pull themselves together and make some very fast decisions — together and make some very fast decisions about what to do and to do it fast _ decisions about what to do and to do it fast. �* , ~ decisions about what to do and to do it fast. �*, ,, ., it fast. let's think about the cominu it fast. let's think about the coming 12 — it fast. let's think about the coming 12 months. - it fast. let's think about the coming 12 months. how- it fast. let's think about the coming 12 months. how are| it fast. let's think about the _ coming 12 months. how are ukrainians viewing theirfuture coming 12 months. how are ukrainians viewing their future after tomorrow, after the one—year anniversary of the invasion from russia? after the one-year anniversary of the invasion from russia?- the invasion from russia? well, first of all. _ the invasion from russia? well, first of all, i've _ the invasion from russia? well, first of all, i've heard _ the invasion from russia? well, j first of all, i've heard ukrainians here _ first of all, i've heard ukrainians here in— first of all, i've heard ukrainians here in the — first of all, i've heard ukrainians here in the capital saying they are going to _ here in the capital saying they are going to be careful in these days. there _ going to be careful in these days. there is— going to be careful in these days. there is been some nervousness that perhaps— there is been some nervousness that perhaps there could be some new strikes _ perhaps there could be some new strikes by— perhaps there could be some new strikes by russia to mark this day, some _ strikes by russia to mark this day, some symbolic act even though it has

to be said _ some symbolic act even though it has to be said that 12 months on, ukrainians— to be said that 12 months on, ukrainians have been used to living with this _ ukrainians have been used to living with this in — ukrainians have been used to living with this in their lives. they have been _ with this in their lives. they have been used — with this in their lives. they have been used to living with electricity cuts, _ been used to living with electricity cuts, with — been used to living with electricity cuts, with shortages, with curfews, with explosions, living through the enormous — with explosions, living through the enormous losses and the payment of the past _ enormous losses and the payment of the past year. but not to say that when _ the past year. but not to say that when i _ the past year. but not to say that when i came this time, my last visit was in _ when i came this time, my last visit was in november, as the winter closes _ was in november, as the winter closes empty and the harsh temperatures, i was expecting to find a — temperatures, i was expecting to find a certain weariness but it's actually — find a certain weariness but it's actually quite the opposite. they still to _ actually quite the opposite. they still to a — actually quite the opposite. they still to a person saint this is a war that — still to a person saint this is a war that we can and will win, and everyone — war that we can and will win, and everyone from government ministers we spoke _ everyone from government ministers we spoke to today to young women volunteering, training to fight on the front— volunteering, training to fight on the front lines, all they say we are going _ the front lines, all they say we are going to _ the front lines, all they say we are going to win this year. so you wonder— going to win this year. so you wonder whether the disbelief we had at this— wonder whether the disbelief we had at this hour last year about whether russia _ at this hour last year about whether russia would invade is now the disbelief— russia would invade is now the disbelief of this year that this war could _ disbelief of this year that this war could possibly end in this year and has ukraine would see it, will and in their— has ukraine would see it, will and in their victory. it has to be said

that— in their victory. it has to be said that president putin is doubling them _ that president putin is doubling them and he is is bent on victory as a ukrainians are. now let's turn to the middle east and the latest escalation of the conflict between israel and the palestinians. on wednesday, there was deadly violence in the city of nablus in the occupied west bank after israeli raids there. a general strike has now been called across the palestinian territories. we'll go into what happened in nablus in a moment, but first, let me take you to gaza, where the united nations�* middle east envoy tor wennesland has arrived. he's meeting leaders from the hamas militant group who control gaza. earlier, rockets were fired into israel by militants in gaza in retaliation for israeli raids. israel returned fire. this was gaza at dawn. you can see an israeli air strike hitting a building. the bbc�*s yolande knell has more. we saw this exchange of fire around dawn this morning. six rockets fired by palestinian militant groups in gaza who had threatened a retaliation after what happened in nablus,

and then five of those intercepted by israel's iron dome missile defence system. one of them came down in an open area, and very quickly afterwards, the israeli military used warplanes to attack sites it said were linked to hamas in gaza. we're not getting any reports of injuries there. now let's return to what happened in nablus on wednesday. israeli troops killed at least 11 palestinians during a raid there. it's the worst such violence in the west bank in about 20 years. it started with israeli undercover forces entering nablus in disguise. then more troops stormed streets packed with people. that led to a gunfight with palestinian militants. israeli troops opened fire and blew up a building. the israeli army says it killed three militants holed up in a house who refused to surrender, but a number of civilians were killed and dozens injured.

tom bateman sent this update from a hospital in nablus. in the hospitals, the wounded and their relatives pour in. 15—year—old islam says he threw stones towards the soldiers. he got a bullet in the leg. his grandfather tells me young and old were hit. "they came in with so much rage, so much hatred against the palestinian people. it's the first time i've known it like that since 2004," he says. well, we're seeing more and more relatives arrive here, and on this ward alone, they are treating people in every room now with bullet wounds. one doctor i spoke to said this is one of the worst events of its kind he's seen recently. he called it a disaster. let's remind ourselves of the wider situation there. palestinians want an independent state in the west bank and gaza with eastjerusalem as their capital. all territories were captured by israel in a war in 1967. israel still occupies the west bank and has built settlements in parts of it. and although israel has pulled out of gaza, it tightly controls gaza's

borders and the un still regards it as occupied territory. and lately political tensions have been high with the palestinian authority, which controls parts of the west bank. they're under pressure for striking compromises. here's yolande again. there's been a lot of criticism of the palestinian authority in recent days because it dropped its demand for a resolution to come before the un security council for a vote after israel made some very big announcements on expanding settlements and legalising previously unauthorised settlement outposts. there was a lot of us pressure for it to do that, but what we understood is that there was a deal that was done in the background there to try to calm the situation by washington. and we have the israeli prime minister coming out saying that there would be a freeze for several months in the creation of new settlements. then we heard from hamas, which governs gaza, that really

a lot of criticism of that as well, saying that the palestinian authority had shown its weakness. so, there's been a collapse in control by the official palestinian authority security forces. and militant groups have emerged in nablus as well as in the nearby city ofjenin. the groups use tiktok and telegram to spread a message of armed resistance against the israeli occupation to a new generation of palestinians. israel has carried out raids in both cities, they say, to stop attacks on them. so far this year, more than 60 palestinians, including militants and civilians, have been killed. and tensions are high because of political change in israel, too. israel has a new far—right government with the return of prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has signalled even tougher actions against palestinians. so, there are a lot of contributing factors. this former us state department official sums it up. i think you've got a perfect storm brewing, and it's been— brewing for several years. number one, you have a 56—year—old

israeli occupation that _ shows no signs of ending. number two, you've got i a palestinian authority that has lost credibility, - particularly among young palestinians on the streets. three, you've got hamas, palestine islamichhad - in new formulations, _ lion's den and al—aqsa brigades, who are operating injenin - and nablus, traditionally areas that |are outside of palestinian authorityj purview, planning attacks on israel. and finally, you have the most right—wing, fundamentalist - and extreme government in the history of- the state of israel. we can speak tojoel greenberg of bbc monitoring, who's injersualem. i'm pretty confident and tentative outline there of what has happened so far but looking to the future, what happens next? what attempts are being made now for this diffusion of the situation and where are those coming from? i the situation and where are those coming from?— coming from? i think first of all the americans _ coming from? i think first of all the americans have _ coming from? i think first of all the americans have been - coming from? i think first of allj

the americans have been trying coming from? i think first of all i the americans have been trying to defuse the situation and actually began working on this before the flare—up in nablus. secretary blinken was here and in touch with the prime minister and the head of the palestinian authority. there is concern about the muslim holy month of ramadan which falls in march and april and that has usually been a sensitive time. first of all the americans are involved. you and your prison if you mention on the programme is as well to in touch with the parties so there is a attempt to step back with a raid in nablus and the rocket fire and is really aaron streck to put all this in peril again so i think there will be redoubled efforts. i should mention also the egyptians are very much involved in mediating between israel and palestinian militant factions in gaza.— israel and palestinian militant factions in gaza. how is it got so bad this time? _ factions in gaza. how is it got so bad this time? i _ factions in gaza. how is it got so bad this time? i think _ factions in gaza. how is it got so bad this time? i think it's - factions in gaza. how is it got so bad this time? i think it's kind i factions in gaza. how is it got so j bad this time? i think it's kind of a cle bad this time? i think it's kind of a cycle that _ bad this time? i think it's kind of a cycle that the _ bad this time? i think it's kind of a cycle that the parties _ bad this time? i think it's kind of a cycle that the parties have - bad this time? i think it's kind of i a cycle that the parties have fallen into. these really say they need to

go in on these raids to arrest people who are threatening their soldiers and civilians in the west bank. the palestinian young men and government resist them and there is this kind of spiral that affects gaza as well. so i think this is another example, an extreme example where there were many palestinian casualties this time of the cycle. and i think the attempts by the diplomats now are to try to get both sides to kind of step back and the israelis to scale things back in the militants in gaza and also the groups in the west bank to try to get some kind of calm and less violence on the streets was right now that's very difficult after that deadly raid in nablus. hand now that's very difficult after that deadly raid in nablus.— deadly raid in nablus. and finally the current _ deadly raid in nablus. and finally the current is _ deadly raid in nablus. and finally the current is really _ deadly raid in nablus. and finally the current is really governmentl deadly raid in nablus. and finally. the current is really government is the current is really government is the most far right conservative one so what impact do you think this is happening on everything? this government — happening on everything? t"i 3 government because of the makeup of the government is a lesson to mood for cover mouse. they have certain ideological goals, for several expanding settlements in the occupied territories with the palestinians see as a violation and offending any hope for an

independent state there. so this makes it more difficult for the administration and my for the buy demonstration, to work with government that they have always said they will not deal with the far right elements in the government, they will deal with the prime minister benjamin that yahoo, he is who they will address in the hope he will deliver and curb other members in his cabinet he may want more extreme measures. find in his cabinet he may want more extreme measures.— in his cabinet he may want more extreme measures. and it where they se arate extreme measures. and it where they separate the — extreme measures. and it where they separate the two _ extreme measures. and it where they separate the two sides, _ extreme measures. and it where they separate the two sides, and _ extreme measures. and it where they separate the two sides, and that - extreme measures. and it where they separate the two sides, and that in i separate the two sides, and that in yahoo from the far right elements of the government in their heads and with a deal with the government there? , ., with a deal with the government there? , . , , ~, there? they have said publicly many times that the _ there? they have said publicly many times that the us _ there? they have said publicly many times that the us ambassador - there? they have said publicly many times that the us ambassador here | times that the us ambassador here deal with mr netanyahu and so it's even of the americas and address himself to the prime minister in an attempt to maybe drive a wedge and get some kind of policy decisions on the is really side that will help them calm tensions. {lilia the is really side that will help them calm tensions.— them calm tensions. 0k, joel greenberg. — them calm tensions. ok, joel greenberg, thank— them calm tensions. 0k, joel greenberg, thank you - them calm tensions. 0k, joel greenberg, thank you so - them calm tensions. 0k, joell greenberg, thank you so much. three men have been arrested after an off—duty police officer was shot multiple times in front of his son after a session coaching young people

playing football in omagh, county tyrone. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell remains in a critical condition in hospital and is said to be fighting for his life. northern ireland's political leaders issued a joint statement condemning the "callous" attack at the youth sports complex in omagh. from there, here's our ireland correspondent emma vardy. he'd dedicated his career to locking up the paramilitaries and drug gangs that harmed communities in northern ireland, but dci john caldwell�*s work had also made him a high—profile target. after coaching football at this sports centre in omagh last night, he was approached by masked gunmen as he put footballs into the boot of his car. two gunmen appeared, fired multiple shots. john ran a short distance, and as he fell to the ground, the gunmen continued to fire shots at him. there were many other young people, children, awaiting pick—up by their parents, and those children ran for cover in sheer terror towards the centre.

the attack was witnessed byjohn caldwell�*s son and other children, as well as members of a running club who'd just finished their session. somebody said, "that's fireworks," but i thought, "no, that sounds like shots, about eight or nine." and next thing we saw people running back up towards the track. later, this burnt—out car was found nearby. the police operation is now focused on dissident republicans, armed paramilitaries who still operate in northern ireland and target officers, although their attempted attacks often fail. the main group under suspicion being the new ira. this has sent a huge shockwave across the organisation, - sojohn knows that his colleagues will now be working _ tirelessly round the clock to support his recovery, i but also to bring the offenders that have tried to kill- him to swiftjustice. this morning, an assembly was held at omagh high school for pupils who also saw the attack. how are they today?

they are extremely shocked. some of them are numb with what happened to them. there were people that were crying. we tried to comfort them as well as we can. very, very difficult for them this morning because that coach of theirs is someone that they know very well. last night's violence has touched those born long after the days of conflict known as the troubles. it is being seen as the most serious attack on a police officer in northern ireland since the murder of ronan kerr, killed by an under—car bomb in 2011. the people who perpetrated this evil deed have no support across the entire community in northern ireland. we are all absolutely at one - and all united in terms of saying that this is something we never want to see in our society- and this needs to stop. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell is believed to have been targeted by the kind of criminals he'd spent much of his life putting behind bars. and while there remains a firm

belief these groups exist only on the fringes, it is a reminder of the daily threat police in northern ireland face. emma vardy, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news for the very latest we will bring you more on the one—year anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine and of course that is tomorrow. ahead of that there be people gathering in the main square in kyiv, the capital, and also commemorations around the world. we saw the eiffel tower lit up in blue and yellow and we saw the street south of the russian embassy in london painted blue and yellow in commemoration and solidarity with ukrainians. of course you can read all the very latest on that story on our website, bbc dot—coms flash news and don't forget you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmaryam.

stay with us and i am back with a few more minutes as he will have more on bbc news. hello there, good evening. it's been a very dry february so farfor much of the uk, and with high pressure dominating as we head through the weekend and into the start of next week, again it's largely dry and settled. of course it's meteorological spring, too, on wednesday. and some lovely springlike scenes coming in from our weather watchers across the midlands and wales in particular. plenty of blue sky and sunshine here earlier on today. really the lion's share of the sunshine across the central swathe of the uk because we've had weather fronts towards the south and towards the north. and all of that cloud in the north is continuing to sink southwards as we head throughout tonight. so, the clearest of the skies didtonight will tend to be towards southern counties of england, and it's here where we may well see a touch of frost into tomorrow morning

with lightening winds. elsewhere it's largely frost—free. the gales across the far north of scotland and shetland will ease down as we head throughout the night. so, on friday, high pressure out towards the west starts to build in as we head into the weekend. our cold front continuing to journey southwards, so this is how we'll kick off friday morning. there will be quite a bit of cloud around, some outbreaks of drizzle not really amounting to very much at all, a passing showerfor much of england and wales through the morning. sunny spells developing for northern england, scotland and for northern ireland, too. we might well catch a shower or two across northern ireland. some of those showers possibly wintry in nature across the hills of scotland. quite a bit of added wind—chill to factor into these temperatures, too. so, in theory, they'll be a bit high, 9—10 degrees celsius, but in practice, it will feel colder. and that high pressure is set to build in through the weekend and it's very firmly established into the start of next week. so, looking largely dry and settled, but because we're on the edge of the high pressure, the cloud out towards eastern coastal areas on saturday is likely to push its way further westwards.

so, turning cloudier as we head throughout the day, still plenty of wind—chill towards north sea—facing coasts. it will feel a lot colder than this. maybe one or two showers out towards eastern coastal areas, too. as we head through sunday, well, it's more of the same. the high pressure firmly centred over us. always the chance of one or two showers out towards the east maybe, but generally speaking, it should stay dry. and that high pressure lasts into the start of next week is well. temperatures roundabout the seasonal average. best of the sunshine in the west. cloudier and breezier further east.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source. the united nations is voting on a resolution calling for russia to withdraw from ukraine and for hostilities to end. tomorrow marks a year since russia's invasion. we'll get the latest from a ukrainian army officer on the ground. delete tiktok from your phones. that's what european union officials are being told, amid cybersecurity concerns. and here in the uk, the number of asylum seekers waiting for a decision on their case hits record levels. more now on ukraine,

on the eve of the first anniversary of russia's invasion. ukraine's intelligence service says the country is being warned to expect missile attacks to coincide with the anniversary. the bbc�*s clive myrie has been in ukraine all week and reports now from izyum, a city pummelled by war, with personal testimony from both sides in the conflict. ukraine uses drones as well, mainly the turkish—made bayraktar. and both sides in the war have increasingly been using smaller and cheaper commercial models, such as the dji mavic. i spoke earlier to lt colonel pavlo khazan, ukrainian commander of the drone recon team, whojoined me from zaporizhzhia region, regularly shelled by the russians. of course the last 12 months after

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and increasing very much. if in talking from the big invasion, february last year, they improved a lot. that is why we need to find new solutions how to protect our drones and how to use more smart decisions for our drones. edit and how to use more smart decisions for our drones-— for our drones. of course ukraine now is really _ for our drones. of course ukraine now is really giving _ for our drones. of course ukraine now is really giving a _ for our drones. of course ukraine now is really giving a lot - for our drones. of course ukraine now is really giving a lot of i now is really giving a lot of feedback to producers and end good collaboration with them, so they are improving very much. breaking news from los angeles, former hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein has been sentenced to 16

years more in prison in los angeles for rape and sexual assault charges dating back to 2013. the 70—year—old is already serving a 23 year sentence for a separate conviction in new york. more than 80 people to give you context have made right and misconduct claims against weinstein dating back as far as the late 19705. dating back as far as the late 1970s. he has denied ever having nonconsensual sex. 1970s. he has denied ever having nonconsensualsex. his 1970s. he has denied ever having nonconsensual sex. his sentencing comes three months after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in los angeles, he had tried to put a motion in for a new trial but that had been denied. the disgraced film producer sentenced to 16 more years to attest 23 years already in new york. we will have more on that as always on our website. if we get more information on it here. if we get more

information on it here. now here in the uk, the number of asylum seekers waiting for a decision on their case has soared to record levels. the backlog currently consists of around 166,000 people. almost 110,000 have been waiting for six months or more. while they wait, they can't work and need to be housed. last year more than three—quarters of all claims were successful, the highest for more than 30 years. the new figures were released as the uk home office announced that 12,000 asylum seekers will be fast—tracked in an attempt to cut the backlog. which uk prime minister rishi sunak wants to see largely eradicated by the end of this year. this was what he told our political editor chris mason in december. well, as prime minister, i made it a priority- to reduce illegal migration. what's happening currently isn't right, it's not fair, _ and it's putting unsustainable i pressure on our public services.

is it a failure as the home secretary described it? i want to fix it. so, how will the new fast—tracking of asylum seekers work? well, face—to—face interviews will be scrapped for those from afghanistan, eritrea, libya, syria and yemen, some of whom will have arrived on small boats across the channel. instead, they'll fill in a ten—page questionnaire in english. claimants will undergo a face—to—face interview if caseworkers are not satisfied with the information provided in the questionnaire. the home office says the vast majority of applicants from those five countries already have their cases accepted. here's the conservative party chairman greg hands on whether allowing asylum seekers into the country without a face—to—face interview is safe. there's still a very strong process in place. and this relates to most, mainly to countries entirely, actually, to countries where there's an expectation that asylum is likely to be granted.

so we're talking here about cases that would be granted. we're just going to do it more quickly in a more streamlined way, whilst making sure public safety is secure. there was a 60% jump in uk asylum applications in 2022 but the backlog has been mounting for years. here's the view of the director of the migration observatory, madeleine sumption, on some of the reasons for that increase. there's no single explanation for it. i mean, the key thing that comes out of the data is that fewer decisions are being made per decision—maker in the system. and one of the factors that's often been identified is the high staff turnover and low morale among decision makers. if you have newly recruited people, it takes them some time to get up to to speed. we've also seen some other factors like additional steps that have been inserted into the asylum process as a result of policy changes. a reminder that the home secretary suella braverman has made clear her aim to swiftly deport

asylum seekers who arrive via an irregular route. we need to ensure that we fix this problem of illegal migration. i that's my priority. and as the prime minister himselfl has said, he'll do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. we've had 45,000 people last year arrive here i illegally on small boats. that situation is unacceptable. we need to design. a robust framework. we need to have a deterrent so people stop making i the journey in the first place. well, it's notjust the uk which is a destination for asylum seekers. let's take a brief look at the figures for the european union: almost a million applied for international protection in the 27 countries that make up the eu, plus norway and switzerland, in 2022. that's up 50% from the previous year. the figure doesn't include the more than four million ukrainian refugees granted temporary protection in the eu. joining me is jacqueline mckenzie, partner and head of immigration law at leigh day solicitors.

let me ask you what you think about the government plans to fast—track the government plans to fast—track the asylum seekers in the uk? i am fairly sopportive _ the asylum seekers in the uk? i am fairly supportive of— the asylum seekers in the uk? i am fairly supportive of the _ the asylum seekers in the uk? i —ii fairly supportive of the initiative because we have seen a terrible backlog, over120,000 because we have seen a terrible backlog, over 120,000 people. because we have seen a terrible backlog, over120,000 people. i because we have seen a terrible backlog, over 120,000 people. i have clients who have been waiting two or three years and during that time, their lives are quite precarious. hold up in terrible accommodation, cannot work or do anything. they cannot work or do anything. they cannot do anything, they can apply to work. this is something activists have been calling for for a long time. there are countries where 98 and 99% of people are granted asylum. what on earth how you putting them through this process for? that is good. some concerns about it. one concern is that the processing appears to require quite complex form, within 20 days. there is a problem in the system already

which aids the backlog of poor quality advice and insufficient support. it's not going to happen. i wonder what will happen to those people who don't make that deadline? i think there are risks here. overall, it's an encouraging move. why do you think the government decided to make asylum seekers feel in a form like that setting people up in a form like that setting people up to fail if they want to deal with the backlog?— up to fail if they want to deal with the backlo: ? , ., �* ., , «e the backlog? they don't always think cleverly about _ the backlog? they don't always think cleverly about how _ the backlog? they don't always think cleverly about how to _ the backlog? they don't always think cleverly about how to do _ the backlog? they don't always think cleverly about how to do things, i cleverly about how to do things, that one of the problems. they must want to clear the backlog, they have listened to their own advice, internal advice, listened to their own advice, internaladvice, it listened to their own advice, internal advice, it makes no sense keeping people from afghanistan, about 10,000 of them in the system waiting to three years to decide on

claims, you might as welljust grant it. i have had a case very recently, a same—sex case, somebody claiming asylum on the basis of that and that is, the home office was able to grant asylum on the basis of evidence. they don't always need this long drawn—out process. i have attended some of those interviews, sometimes it goes on for days. at the end of them may disbelieve what been told and reinterviewed re—establish facts. it's not necessary for people coming from territories if they are claiming certain facts. putting evidence together and sending that to the home office is a sensible one, the requirement to do in english where people are mostly housed in conurbations around the country where there is not adequate

integration, there is no legal aid available so people are going to fall foul of the process. blew; fall foul of the process. very briefl , fall foul of the process. very briefly, what _ fall foul of the process. very briefly, what do _ fall foul of the process. very briefly, what do you - fall foul of the process. very briefly, what do you think. fall foul of the process. very briefly, what do you think the answer is?— briefly, what do you think the answer is? . , ., . answer is? the answer to which question? _ answer is? the answer to which question? the _ answer is? the answer to which question? the asylum - answer is? the answer to which question? the asylum backlog. | answer is? the answer to which i question? the asylum backlog. part ofthat question? the asylum backlog. part of that is caused _ question? the asylum backlog. part of that is caused by _ question? the asylum backlog. part of that is caused by the _ question? the asylum backlog. part of that is caused by the fact - question? the asylum backlog. part of that is caused by the fact that i of that is caused by the fact that there is not sufficient staffing. they need to adequately resource the department that deals with claims. i speak to people they are all the time. they have got no staff. they need to properly resource it. morale is very low. the home office needs to start believing the stories of people who come from countries where we already know the challenges. part of the backlog is not the home office's fault. we had a pandemic, there has not been face—to—face interviews online interviews not worked. part of that is not their

fault but they need to adequately resource the thing and processing and start believing people stories. so good to have you in the programme, thank you for answering our questions. programme, thank you for answering our questions-— stay with us on outside source, still to come... london's v&a museum buys david bowie's archive. a collection of his life, work and legacy will become public. the man known as the voice of football, john motson, has died at the age of 77. known to fans as motty, he started working on match of the day in 1971, commentating on nearly 2,500 games, including 10 world cups. our sports correspondent andy swiss looks back at his life. city, back four unchanged... his voice was as distinctive as his sheepskin coat. john motson was football's man for all seasons, capturing its excitement... here's gascoigne...

oh, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words. and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club! hejoined the bbc in 1968, but his big break came four years later. newcastle against non—league hereford and a moment of fa cup folklore. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! ronnie radford's goal, he later said, changed his life. when i see it again, as i have hundreds of times, i still think to myself, "please go in, don't hit the post." cos if that hadn't nestled in the newcastle net, no, i wouldn't be here now. soon motson was the bbc�*s number—one commentator, covering some ten world cups, including england's penalty heartache in 1990. and england are out of the world cup. but motson enjoyed the lighter side, too. he was the voice of our sport

for, well, pretty much 50 years, wasn't he? and a remarkable character, remarkable commentator. and he always seemed to get the mood right and get the occasion. and just lived and breathed football, didjohn. and when he finally retired from the bbc in 2018, the fans�* affection was plain to see. a fitting tribute to one of football's defining voices. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... on the eve of the anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, the united nations will vote on a resolution calling for hostilities to end. now to brussels, where staff at the european commission and the eu council have been ordered to delete tiktok from their phones and corporate devices over

cybersecurity concerns. tiktok, which is owned by the chinese company bytedance, has denied claims that it shares users' data with the chinese government. an eu commission spokeswoman called the new ban a protective measure. the reason the decision has been taken is to protect the commission, to increase the commission cyber security. also, the measure aims to protect the commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited for cyber attacks against the corporate environment of the commission. tiktok�*s rise to global dominance in the past couple of years has brought increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. last year, the us banned the video—sharing app from federal government—issued devices, citing national security concerns. and lawmakers there have even proposed a bill that would ban tiktok nationwide. it wouldn't be unprecedented, india has actually banned the app outright. meanwhile here in the uk,

a high—profile minister has urged users to delete tiktok. alicia kearns, who chairs the foreign affairs committee, urged the british government to follow europe's example. tweeting. .. last year, tiktok admitted that some of its staff in china can access the data of european users. but the company claims it operates like any other social media company. on the eu move, it's issued a statement saying... "we are disappointed with this decision, which we believe to be misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions." well, for more on this we can speak now to clothilde goujard, she's the technology reporter for politico in brussels. thank you forjoining us. how much surprise is there in brussels for this move?—

surprise is there in brussels for this move? , , , this move? there was some surprise to some extent _ this move? there was some surprise to some extent in _ this move? there was some surprise to some extent in that _ this move? there was some surprise to some extent in that it _ this move? there was some surprise to some extent in that itjust, i this move? there was some surprise to some extent in that itjust, the i to some extent in that itjust, the e—mail was sent early this morning but there was not a lot of warning beforehand. there were warning shots from high—level european officials, but there was no threat of ban on the table, tiktok needed to be careful about european laws. privacy and also. , ., careful about european laws. privacy and also. , . ., careful about european laws. privacy and also. , . . . and also. given that we have had fines for mata _ and also. given that we have had fines for mata for _ and also. given that we have had fines for mata for breaching i fines for mata for breaching european privacy rules, how much is this got to do with the european commission coming down on big tech and chinese big tech? it is commission coming down on big tech and chinese big tech?—

and chinese big tech? it is to the un and european _ and chinese big tech? it is to the un and european commission i and chinese big tech? it is to the | un and european commission has and chinese big tech? it is to the i un and european commission has been tabling and proposing a lot of different tech bills to try to make sure big tech and social media in general do better in terms of cracking down on harmful content but also wrapping up rules on privacy. but it is also part of a bigger problem or narrative in terms of countering china's rising we have seen just a few weeks ago the new�*s chief diplomat who actually said that china was borrowing from the russian playbook in terms of disinformation and called out china for doing that. you are also seeing that there is a willingness to be able to not rely as much on crucial tech hardware such as semiconductors and be able to build some of it in the european union. this is a bit of both but i would say it's mostly part of a push back against china.

thank you very much. here in london, an extensive archive of david bowie's life, work and legacy will be displayed to fans for the first time. the collection was bought by the victoria and albert museum and will become public in 2025. it includes more than 80,000 items from six decades of his career, including costumes, hand—written lyrics and instruments. joining me is tom hagler the author of we could be... david bowie and his heroes. lovely to have you here. what is it about david bowie that is so mesmerising and such a draw for people? mesmerising and such a draw for --eole? , ., mesmerising and such a draw for --eole? , . , . mesmerising and such a draw for --eole? , . ,.. mesmerising and such a draw for n-eole? , . ,.. , mesmerising and such a draw for --eole? , ., ,.., ,., mesmerising and such a draw for ..eole? , ., ,.., people? great music and songs and so many different — people? great music and songs and so many different styles. _ people? great music and songs and so many different styles. there _ people? great music and songs and so many different styles. there it - people? great music and songs and so many different styles. there it is i many different styles. there it is hard to think of many bands from the time that were not influenced by him. he looked great, he could wear

anything. and he frequently did. fashion wise he influence the huge number of people, even his haircut was, you cannot imagine sid vicious without it. the theatricality, stage sets, he introduced something more than singing behind a microphone and moving sets, that influence people like madonna, michaeljackson, you might not accept that, it is an apocryphal story he influenced michaeljackson with the moonwalk. there is also this element of who he was as an outsider. odd, alien and a lot of... �* ., ., , was as an outsider. odd, alien and a lotof...�* ., ., , lot of... ahead of his time in so many ways- _ lot of... ahead of his time in so many ways. i remember - lot of... ahead of his time in so many ways. i remember the i lot of... ahead of his time in so i many ways. i remember the interview he gave withjeremy paxman about the internet. that interview was 25 years ago but he seemed to understand where things were going, in so many aspects of his career.

year was definitely a futurologist. he won an award in the late 905. he was involved in everything and i think he brought that back into his music, treated it like an art form. he was incredibly well read and he would put that into a pop format. but make it interesting. there was always something more, he used to say mickjagger looks at music as a 5ay mickjagger looks at music as a source of uplift for people. i look at it as a source of information. that sort of comes across the more you listen to his music.— you listen to his music. looking ahead at the — you listen to his music. looking ahead at the exhibition - you listen to his music. looking ahead at the exhibition how - you listen to his music. looking - ahead at the exhibition how exciting is it for people like you and people who may be is it for people like you and people who may he don't really know barry that well and want to get not more about him? the that well and want to get not more about him?— about him? the one at the vna, it had a few hundred _ about him? the one at the vna, it had a few hundred or _ about him? the one at the vna, it had a few hundred or thousand - about him? the one at the vna, it. had a few hundred or thousand items. this has 80,000 items. it is pretty much everything. what i find fascinating i5 much everything. what i find fascinating is he must have started collecting the stuff from the year

ago and it is almost he saw himself and this exhibition happening. he saw himself in terms of our history and culture. he was collecting it ready to put out saying at some point this will be poignant, people will come and watch this and the original one broke all the nda records. this one probably even more so. i records. this one probably even more so. , . , ., ., so. i expect he will be at the front ofthe so. i expect he will be at the front of the line. _ so. i expect he will be at the front of the line, will— so. i expect he will be at the front of the line, will you _ so. i expect he will be at the front of the line, will you get _ so. i expect he will be at the front of the line, will you get free - of the line, will you get free tickets? i of the line, will you get free tickets? , , , ., , tickets? i spent five years writing for the book. _ tickets? i spent five years writing for the book, i— tickets? i spent five years writing for the book, i hope _ tickets? i spent five years writing for the book, i hope so. - tickets? i spent five years writing for the book, i hope so. good - tickets? i spent five years writing for the book, i hope so. good to| for the book, i hope so. good to talk to you- _ for the book, i hope so. good to talk to you. thank _ for the book, i hope so. good to talk to you. thank you _ for the book, i hope so. good to talk to you. thank you for - for the book, i hope so. good to| talk to you. thank you for talking to us today. you can get all the latest stories you have been watching here and more on our website. you can also reach me and the team and i'm sure tom on twitter. get in touch. thank you for watching. stay with us on the bbc.

hello there, good evening. it's been a very dry february so farfor much of the uk, and with high pressure dominating as we head through the weekend and into the start of next week, again it's largely dry and settled. of course it's meteorological spring, too, on wednesday. and some lovely springlike scenes coming in from our weather watchers across the midlands and wales in particular. plenty of blue sky and sunshine here earlier on today. really the lion's share of the sunshine across the central swathe of the uk because we've had weather fronts towards the south and towards the north. and all that cloud in the north is continuing to sink southwards as we head throughout tonight. so, the clearest of the skies tonight will tend to be towards southern counties of england, and it's here where we may well see a touch

of frost into tomorrow morning with lightening winds. elsewhere it's largely frost—free. the gales across the far north of scotland and shetland will ease down as we head throughout the night. so, on friday, high pressure out towards the west starts to build in as we head into the weekend. 0ur cold front continuing to journey southwards, so this is how we'll kick off friday morning. there will be quite a bit of cloud around, some outbreaks of drizzle not really amounting to very much at all, a passing showerfor much of england and wales through the morning. sunny spells developing for northern england, scotland and for northern ireland, too. we might well catch a shower or two across northern ireland. some of those showers possibly wintry in nature across the hills of scotland. quite a bit of added wind—chill to factor into these temperatures, too. so, in theory, they'll be a bit higher, 9—10 degrees celsius, but in practice, it will feel colder. and that high pressure is set to build in through the weekend, and it's very firmly established into the start of next week. so, looking largely dry and settled, but because we're on the edge of the higher pressure, the cloud out towards eastern coastal areas on saturday is likely to push its way further westwards. so, turning cloudier as we head throughout the day, still plenty of wind—chill towards north sea—facing coasts. it will feel a lot colder than this.

maybe one or two showers out towards eastern coastal areas, too. as we head through sunday, well, it's more of the same. the high pressure firmly centred over us. always the chance of one or two showers out towards the east maybe, but generally speaking it should stay dry. and that high pressure lasts into the start of next week as well. temperatures roundabout the seasonal average. best of the sunshine in the west. cloudier and breezier further east.

hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source. the united nations is set to vote on a resolution — calling for russia to withdraw from ukraine — and for hostilities to end. tomorrow marks a year since russia's invasion. we'll get the latest from our correspondents on the ground. what do you think, or hope, you'll be writing in your diary at this time next year? translation: i hope i will write that we won this war long - ago, and we have peace. harvey weinstein is sent to prison fori6 harvey weinstein is sent to prison for 16 more years for rape and sexual assault.

we begin with the war in ukraine. 0n the eve of the anniversary of russia's full—scale invasion, the united nations general assembly is preparing to vote on a resolution calling for russia to withdraw from ukraine immediately and unconditionally. these are pictures from the un's general assembly — where the vote on the war in ukraine will take place shortly. let's hearfrom finland's un representative. it is appalling to see a permanent member of the un security council disregard its obligations for maintaining peace and security. instead, we are witnessing a flagrant violation of international law and the un charteh — wouldn't your country expect support from the united nations, from all of us, if your country would be invaded and part of it annexed by a neighbour? china's un representative says that countries which sent weapons to help translation: we support russia and ukraine moving towards each | other, resuming direct dialogue

as soon as possible, _ bringing their legitimate concerns into negotiation and setting out . feasible options, putting an early end to the crisis and giving peace a chance. i think on the eve of the first anniversary, for ukraine, the western supporters, this is a really key moment to see where the world stands on the war. and to show people around the world who may be wondering just that. and, what it's really been framed as is a protection of the un charter itself, so several members have come up to the podium either brandishing the un charter orjust evoking it to say that it was established, the entire united nations, to prevent future generations from experiencing the scourge of war. and here you have russia, a permanent member of the security council,

violating the most basic principle of international law. and, so, for them, they see this as a key moment again to reaffirm the protection of the united nations. more on the vote shortly, but first to some news from the us where the last hour, the white house has said it will announce new sanctions against russia. the united states will implement sweeping sanctions against key sectors that generate revenue for putin. go after more russian banks, russia's defence and technology industry, and actors in third—party countries that are attempting to backfill and invade our sanctions. let's take a look at scenes in countries around the world showing solidarity with ukraine. in paris, the eiffel tower has been lit up to mark one year of the conflict. the colours of blue and yellow — of the ukrainian flag — will show solidarity with the people of ukraine each night until sunday. there have also been protests like this one outside

the russian embassy in london — four of the demonstrators were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. the anniversary of the invasion is an emotional moment for many ukrainians. let's look at the human cost after a year of war. the un says at least 8,000 civilians have been killed, and 13,300 injured, but it adds that "the true number is likely to be substantially higher. " more than 18.8 million ukrainians have fled the country to escape the war. 10.4 million people have since returned. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has reflected on the last 12 months of russia's invasion. in an emotional message posted on social media, he says "russia has chosen the path of the murderer. the path of the terrorist. the path of the torturer." "this is the state choice of russia, and there will be state responsibility for the terror committed." let's get some insight now from our chief international correspondent lyse doucet on how life has changed for ukrainians one year on.

well, first of all, i've heard ukrainians here in the capital saying they are going to be careful in these days. there is been some nervousness that perhaps there could be some new strikes by russia to mark this day, some symbolic act even though it has to be said that 12 months on, ukrainians have been used to living with this in their lives. they have been used to living with electricity cuts, with shortages, with curfews, with explosions, living through the enormous losses and the payment of the past year. but i have to say that when i came this time, my last visit was in november, as the winter closes empty and the harsh temperatures, i was expecting to find a certain weariness but it's actually quite the opposite. they still to a person say this is a war that we can and will win, and everyone from government ministers we spoke to today to young women volunteering, training to fight on the front lines, all they say we are going to win this year.

so you wonder whether the disbelief we had at this hour last year about whether russia would invade is now the disbelief of this year that this war could possibly end in this year and has ukraine would see it, will and in their victory. it has to be said that president putin is doubling them and he is as bent on victory as a ukrainians are. let's bring you more on the news that we've heard in the last hour in los angeles. harvey weinstein has been sentenced to 60 more years in prison for rape of a woman. his sentence will run at the same time at a 23—year—old term he is already serving. let's cross to our correspondent sophie long. tell us more. . ,~ , correspondent sophie long. tell us more. . i. , , more. harvey weinstein has been sentenced- _ more. harvey weinstein has been sentenced. for— more. harvey weinstein has been sentenced. for three _ more. harvey weinstein has been sentenced. for three counts - more. harvey weinstein has been sentenced. for three counts of i more. harvey weinstein has been l sentenced. for three counts of rape and sexual assault that he had been convicted of last year. during the

sentencing the first person we heard from was a jane doe with a impact statement. she was emotional while she was speaking with the court and found it difficult to talk about what had happened to her. she had been carrying this trauma for years. she said what he did was illegal and it was her hip the stuff she talked about what happened to her made her less happy. she valued herself and had control of her life but after what happened with harvey weinstein everything had changed. she asked thejudge, and said, i hope you understand there is no prison sentence long enough to erase the damage. in response to that we heard from harvey weinstein the lawyer who appealed to the judge and said he is appealed to the judge and said he is a 70—year—old man who is in ill health. he listed the conditions he was suffering from. he said he was in a huge amounts of pain and that his youngest children were just nine and i2 his youngest children were just nine and 12 years old and he speaks on

the telephone to them. he asked for compassion and ask for one sentence of three years to run concurrently for all the charges he faced. unexpectedly, we heard from harvey weinstein himselfjust as the judge was about to hand out her sentence. he indicated he wanted to speak and would allow to do so. he said he can't stand and i apologise for that and thank the court for allowing him to speak. he said, i maintain that i am innocent and to speak. he said, i maintain that i am innocentand i to speak. he said, i maintain that i am innocent and i don't know her. referring to jane doe. she does not know me and we do not know each other. he went on to say there had been a cottage industry gain since the me to movement with people like him. he said i tried on my life to do good for people. i did not rape this woman, she perjured herself saying she had lied in court. he said, this is a made up story, to

gender. one is an actress. i try to bring people and enjoyment, please don't bring me a life sentence. after hearing an impact statement from the victim and harvey weiss and, thejudge handed down is sentence three sentences of eight years, six years, and three years, totalling to 16 years which comes on top of his sentence of 423 years which she is serving after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in new york. his lawyers wanted the to be served at the same time, but thejudge says to be served at the same time, but the judge says that would not happen. harvey weinstein, as i said, maintains his innocence. his lawyers, i spoke to outside the court said they would appeal his conviction. now — let's turn to the middle east, and the latest escalation of the conflict between israel and the palestinians.

on wednesday there was deadly violence in the city of nablus — in the occupied west bank — after israeli raids there. a general strike has now been called across the palestinian territories. we'll go into what happened in nablus in a moment. but first, let me take you to gaza where the united nations�* middle east envoy — tor wennesland has arrived. he's meeting leaders from the hamas militant group — who control gaza. earlier, rockets were fired into israel by militants in gaza — in retaliation for israeli raids. israel returned fire — this was gaza at dawn — you can see an israeli air strike hitting a building. the bbc�*s yolande knell has more. we saw this exchange of fire around dawn this morning. six rockets fired by palestinian militant groups in gaza who had threatened a retaliation after what happened in nablus, and then five of those intercepted by israel's iron dome missile defence system. one of them came down in an open area, and very quickly afterwards, the israeli military used warplanes

to attack sites it said were linked to hamas in gaza. we're not getting any reports of injuries there. now let's return to what happened in nablus on wednesday. israeli troops killed at least 11 palestinians during a raid there. it's the worst such violence in the west bank in about 20 years. it started with israeli undercover forces entering nablus in disguise. then more troops stormed streets packed with people. that led to a gunfight with palestinian militants. israeli troops opened fire — and blew up a building. the israeli army says it killed three militants holed up in a house, who refused to surrender. but a number of civilians were killed — and dozens more injured. tom bateman sent this update from a hospital in nablus. in the hospitals, the wounded and their relatives pour in. 15—year—old islam says he threw stones towards the soldiers. he got a bullet in the leg.

his grandfather tells me young and old were hit. "they came in with so much rage, so much hatred against the palestinian people. it's the first time i've known it like that since 2004," he says. well, we're seeing more and more relatives arrive here, and on this ward alone, they are treating people in every room now with bullet wounds. one doctor i spoke to said this is one of the worst events of its kind he's seen recently. he called it a disaster. let's remind ourselves of the wider situation there. palestinians want an independent state in the west bank and gaza, with eastjerusalem as their capital — all territories were captured by israel in a war in 1967. israel still occupies the west bank and has built settlements in parts of it. and although israel has pulled out of gaza, it tightly controls gaza's borders and the un still regards it as occupied territory. and lately — political

tensions have been high with the palestinian authority which controls parts of the west bank. here's yolande again. there's been a lot of criticism of the palestinian authority in recent days because it dropped its demand for a resolution to come before the un security council for a vote after israel made some very big announcements on expanding settlements and legalising previously unauthorised settlement outposts. there was a lot of us pressure for it to do that, but what we understood is that there was a deal that was done in the background there to try to calm the situation by washington. so there's been a collapse in control by the palestinian authority security forces. and militant groups have emerged in nablus — and in the nearby city ofjenin. the groups use tiktok and telegram to spread a message of armed resistance against the israeli occupation. israel has carried out raids in both cities — they say, to stop attacks on them. so far this year, more

than 60 palestinians — including militants and civilians — have been killed. and tensions are high because of political change in israel, too. it has a new far—right government — with the return of prime minister benjamin netanyahu, who has signalled even tougher actions against palestinians. so there are a lot of contributing factors. this former us state department official sums it up. i think you've got a perfect storm brewing, and it's been— brewing for several years. number one, you have a 56—year—old israeli occupation that _ shows no signs of ending. number two, you've got i a palestinian authority that has lost credibility, - particularly among young palestinians on the streets. three, you've got hamas, palestine islamichhad - in new formulations, _ lion's den and al—aqsa brigades, who are operating injenin - and nablus, traditionally areas that |are outside of palestinian authorityj purview, planning attacks on israel. and finally, you have the most right—wing, fundamentalist - and extreme government in the history of-

the state of israel. stay with us on outside source. still to come — we report from the ukrainian town of izyum, where ordinary people have been keeping daily war diaries. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this has had its fair share of bullets, a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world that the winner of the best film was la la land. the only trouble was it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing

speeches by the team behind the modern musical. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope very soon for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope. benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is on the eve of the anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine, the united nations will vote on a resolution — calling for hostilities to end. now to brussels, where european union staff have been ordered to delete tiktok from their phones over cybersecurity concerns. tiktok, which is owned by the chinese company bytedance, has denied it shares users' data with the chinese government.

an eu commission spokeswoman called the new ban — a protective measure. why this decision has been taken, is to protect the... to increase the commissions cybersecurity. also, the measure aims to protect the commission against cybersecurity threats and actions which may be exploited or cyber attacks against the corporate environment of the commission. tiktok�*s global popularity has brought increased scrutiny from governments around the world. last year, the us banned it from government—issued devices, citing national security concerns. and lawmakers there have even proposed a bill that would ban tiktok nationwide. that wouldn't be unprecedented — india has actually banned the app outright. and here in the uk, a government minister has urged users to delete tiktok. alicia kearns tweeted.

last year, tiktok admitted that some of its staff in china can access the data of european users. but the company claims — it operates like any other social media company. on the eu move, it's issued a statement saying: clothilde goujard is the technology reporter for politico in brussels. i asked her whether this ban was prompted by a european crackdown on big tech, or a crackdown on chinese surveillance. it's a bit of both. it is true that the european commission and the eu at the moment have been proposing a lot of different tech bills to make sure that big tech and social media in general do better in terms of cracking down on harmful content,

but also ramping up their rules on privacy. it is also part of a bigger prominent, or narrative, in terms of countering china's rise. we saw a few weeks ago the eu achievement department who, actually said that china is no borrowing from the russian playbook in terms of this information and called out china for doing that. you are also seeing that there is this willingness to also be able to not rely as much on crucial tech hardware such as semiconductors. and be able to build some of it in the european union. it's a bit of both, but i would say it is mostly a pushback against china. some more news on the story in the last few minutes. canada is launching a joint federal and

provisional investigation into tick—tock concerning the platforms use of personal information and disclosure. that is according to the primary information officer of canada. we're going to end this edition of outside source with a special report from ukraine. our correspondent clive myrie has been to the city of izyum in the north east of the country — to hearfrom ukrainians who have kept a daily war diary these last 12 months. two narratives of this

war are being written. two testimonies. in the north—eastern city of izyum, those histories have merged, as we piece together transcripts from russian soldiers calling home of the diary of one ukrainian woman. witnesses to the madness. what you'll hear and see are the voices and words of both sides responding to the same events, to get a hint of the carnage and waste of one year of war. on may the 2nd last year, izyum was under russian control. but ukrainian forces were hitting back with heavy artillery. one russian conscript, on the phone to a friend, doesn't want to fight. translation: we're ending up in izyum. l they are sending us straight to the front line, the hellhole,

on the same day, lyubov writes a new entry in her diary. she's been chronicling herfeelings about the war from the beginning. translation: may 2nd, 2022. it is impossible to work without tears. god, this is hell. the entire city is scarred, smoked walls, homes without roofs, without windows, piles of bricks, glass and debris. i don't know how people survive. that's so powerful. reading that back now, almost a year on, how do you feel? translation: now, when i read it, it's always painful. _ it's really tough. two months later, onjuly the 22nd, the fighting for izyum is intense. the russian hold on the city is precarious, and one soldier calls home to his wife.

translation: how are things going? translation: yesterday, they hit us pretty bad. - and caught in the middle are civilians, like lyubov. down here? yes. to escape the fighting, she was hiding in a damp and dark cellar. translation: july 22nd, 2022. apparently, two people were killed. i'm frightened again. just when i was thinking about leaving. i can't make up my mind what's right or best.

out of the darkness came light. on september the 6th, these ukrainian troops entered the city. this senior lieutenant, nicknamed kubrat, tells me when they reached izyum there wasn't much resistance, but everything was mined, the entire city. a warehouse blew up. and what of the russians? trying to retreat. and that's here in izyum? some were captured, here on the ground, with their hands tied. others made it out. and one man calls home. writing down her thoughts was the only way lyubov could cope with the trauma of her city's occupation.

and your final diary entry is for the day before the russians leave. translation: this has been the scariest year of my life. l so little joy and laughter. so much fear, pain and tears. and what do you think or hope you will be writing in your diary this time next year? translation: i hope i will write that we won this war long - ago, and we have peace. a hope shared by millions. that as the ice covering the city melts, another year of war won't pass before the snows come again. clive wright was.

don't forget you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam. hello there, good evening. it's been a very dry february so farfor much of the uk, and with high pressure dominating as we head through the weekend and into the start of next week, again it's largely dry and settled. of course it's meteorological spring, too, on wednesday. and some lovely springlike scenes coming in from our weather watchers across the midlands and wales in particular. plenty of blue sky and sunshine here earlier on today. really the lion's share of the sunshine across the central swathe of the uk because we've had weather fronts towards the south and towards the north. and all that cloud in the north is continuing to sink southwards as we head throughout tonight. so, the clearest of the skies tonight will tend to be towards southern counties of england, and it's here where we may well see a touch of frost into tomorrow morning with lightening winds. elsewhere it's largely frost—free.

the gales across the far north of scotland and shetland will ease down as we head throughout the night. so, on friday, high pressure out towards the west starts to build in as we head into the weekend. our cold front continuing to journey southwards, so this is how we'll kick off friday morning. there will be quite a bit of cloud around, some outbreaks of drizzle not really amounting to very much at all, a passing showerfor much of england and wales through the morning. sunny spells developing for northern england, scotland and for northern ireland, too. we might well catch a shower or two across northern ireland. some of those showers possibly wintry in nature across the hills of scotland. quite a bit of added wind—chill to factor into these temperatures, too. so, in theory, they'll be a bit higher, 9—10 degrees celsius, but in practice, it will feel colder. and that high pressure is set to build in through the weekend, and it's very firmly established into the start of next week. so, looking largely dry and settled, but because we're on the edge of the higher pressure, the cloud out towards eastern coastal areas on saturday is likely to push its way further westwards. so, turning cloudier as we head throughout the day,

still plenty of wind—chill towards north sea—facing coasts. it will feel a lot colder than this. maybe one or two showers out towards eastern coastal areas, too. as we head through sunday, well, it's more of the same. the high pressure firmly centred over us. always the chance of one or two showers out towards the east maybe, but generally speaking it should stay dry. and that high pressure lasts into the start of next week as well. temperatures roundabout the seasonal average. best of the sunshine in the west. cloudier and breezier further east. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme.

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