that pedro, we have a personal relationship, he will help. he said that he will increase the number of tanks. i think that it is within his powers to say how many more tanks he will provide. we mentioned other weapons, other technology. we have preagreed things to do with a defence, the hawks, other things that can strengthen our army. we expect that from the president as well. thank you. thank you, president zelensky. last week, _ thank you, president zelensky. last week, the _ thank you, president zelensky. last week, the polish president said that

if the _ week, the polish president said that if the war— week, the polish president said that if the war would last another year, there _ if the war would last another year, there would be a threat of russia invading — there would be a threat of russia invading another country. how are you stopping the russian aggression here? _ you stopping the russian aggression here? is _ you stopping the russian aggression here? 's it— you stopping the russian aggression here? is it theoretically possible for russia — here? is it theoretically possible for russia to invade another country? _ for russia to invade another country?— for russia to invade another count? ., ., country? unfortunately, yes, i believe this _ country? unfortunately, yes, i believe this is _ country? unfortunately, yes, i believe this is possible. - country? unfortunately, yes, i believe this is possible. and . country? unfortunately, yes, i. believe this is possible. and that can happen. i can explain why. you see, president putin needs to show success and victories, success on the battlefield in ukraine will happen. mass revenge won't happen. we'll be fighting, especially to get supplies, so he will be needing to show success elsewhere. everyone

understands that he might go somewhere where there is a weak spot. also russians since the soviet times that have various weak spots and conflicts. or separatists institutions. this is what is happening, and here you know the example of mulled over. our intelligence has invented a document, i'm sad about that. i quoted the information for the eu and in the press i mentioned to maia sandhu and it has proof that they wanted to replace the government of the country. how can they do that? let's think. where are their borders

with moldova? i don't see them. where can they land? we are talking about make transnistra —— attack. they can do that and develop a direction because i do not recall when the meeting happens, i think the 10th of february in brussels. after that, we have the in of february, the 24th, they needed two weeks to find another information attack. so the situation on the border at the line of contact in transnistra and ukraine, so they say that on their border there is some misunderstanding that we are going to hear gunshots. so they are

feeding us information to the media that ukraine is planning to enter transnistra territory. they tra nsnistra territory. they understand transnistra territory. they understand full well that we respect the territorial integrity of moldova, and we believe the transnistra territory is independent moldova territory. the council he provoked. from the start of the war, there were shots fired from transnistra into ukraine. they wanted us to enter into... i was mentioning that moldova have to solve this issue. it was a bad situation and from the start of the war there was information and hybrid war, so i believe that russia will be trying to get some success, rockets entering the romanian airspace. but they will constantly do such steps.

romanian national television. translation: after a year of war, the ukrainian _ translation: after a year of war, the ukrainian message, _ translation: after a year of war, the ukrainian message, mr- translation: after a year of war, - the ukrainian message, mr president?

translationz... translation: . .. apologies you realise we _ translation: . .. apologies you realise we have _ translation: . .. apologies you realise we have lost _ translation: . .. apologies you realise we have lost our- translation: . .. apologies you i realise we have lost our interpreter on this. we have been listening for some period of time that two ukraine's president zelensky clearly prepared to get a lot of time on this first anniversary to answering questions from journalists from all over the world. it would appear that there are still quite a few to come see would be useful if we could find the interpreter we will do what we can. i'm not entirely clear what has happened there so apologies for now, but it has been instructing the sheer volume of questions and the time that president zelensky is taking to relate methodically go through everyone's questions. he has over the course of the last hour and

more insisted that his country will ultimately prevail against russia. he has said that can and will happen, but with the caveat worth reminding if western allies keep their promises on military aid, on financial aid. and we know that there is a g7 meeting at the moment. we know that rishi sunak, britton's prime minister, is among those he was going to call again for great support for ukraine. certainly in terms of the rhetoric, there is enormous global support for ukraine today because this of course the first anniversary of russia's invasion of a sovereign nation, exactly one year ago russian tanks moved into ukraine having crossed over from moved into ukraine having crossed overfrom belarus. ithink moved into ukraine having crossed overfrom belarus. i think we have

managed to find the feed for the interpreter again, which is good news. electricityjust see whether we can hear a little bit more and take a few more of those questions. translation: just take a few more of those questions. translation:— translation: just for the sake of preserving. _ translation: just for the sake of preserving, defending _ translation: just for the sake of preserving, defending the - translation: just for the sake of| preserving, defending the european continent from the horrible war. because i believe that russia may proceed with attacks now. look at the countries. where they would like to have an influence, just like it was during the soviet times, where did they have their kgb? where did they have their armed forces deployed? now let's analyse where they might be happening and you will understand that this will be a case, we cannot let this happen. now let's have a question...

translation: ., ~ , ., have a question... translation: ., ~ ., , translation: thank you for this ossibili . translation: thank you for this possibility- mr— translation: thank you for this possibility. mr president, - translation: thank you for this possibility. mr president, surelyl possibility. mr president, surely yond— possibility. mr president, surely you'd know that some ukrainian chiidren— you'd know that some ukrainian children have been indicted and deported — children have been indicted and deported from the occupied territory and destroy city. this is an unprecedented situation. so many chitdren— unprecedented situation. so many children have been abducted and they were forcibly kept in boarding houses — were forcibly kept in boarding houses and facilities. sol were forcibly kept in boarding houses and facilities. so i have a very— houses and facilities. so i have a very simple _ houses and facilities. so i have a very simple question. how and when we return— very simple question. how and when we return those children? are we making _ we return those children? are we making some steps now? what can we do with— making some steps now? what can we do with the _ making some steps now? what can we do with the help of international organisations and partners? translation: we organisations and partners? translation:— organisations and partners? translation: ., translation: we cannot take the children back _ translation: we cannot take the children back by _ translation: we cannot take the children back by force because - translation: we cannot take the children back by force because we | children back by force because we cannot enter the territory of the russian federation. no, global

institutions can do that by force either. they cannot do it either because they don't have a mandate or because they don't have a mandate or because russia does not want to let them in, so what we can do, we can exert pressure on this. there's going to be united forjustice conference in lviv, and there will be a prosecutor invited, a high ranking leader, prosecutors, international organisations. and different solutions are going to be discussed. sexual violence tribunals, kidnapping of children, crime of aggression, etc, environmental matters. so that's one line of work. secondly, ombudsman is

working. we have a coordination centre that's working. it's very hard. russians think they did not steal anyone. they believe that they provided shelter for those who were fleeing nazis. the children will return home. and there will be accountability for what was done, so that's it at the moment. we are talking to the leaders about it. it is important that this matter has become one of the most important in the agenda. it is being discussed with leaders in the european union, and i'm convinced that the more we bring it up, the more we will be able to locate those families, the places where our children are, the

higher the chances that this helps. this is notjust a clear plan. the only thing that is certain is we need to de—occupy our land. and i don't think we will be able to return 100% of the children as of now, but after our victory, the children have to come back home. abc. ., ~ children have to come back home. abc. . ~ , ., children have to come back home. abc. ., , , ., , children have to come back home. abc. . ~ ,., y . children have to come back home. abc. . y . ., ., abc. thank you very much, thanks for the opportunity- _ abc. thank you very much, thanks for the opportunity- mr — abc. thank you very much, thanks for the opportunity. mr president, - the opportunity. mr president, opinion— the opportunity. mr president, opinion polls _ the opportunity. mr president, opinion polls in _ the opportunity. mr president, opinion polls in the _ the opportunity. mr president, opinion polls in the us- the opportunity. mr president, j opinion polls in the us suggest the opportunity. mr president, l opinion polls in the us suggest a growing — opinion polls in the us suggest a growing number— opinion polls in the us suggest a growing number of— opinion polls in the us suggest a growing number of americans i opinion polls in the us suggest a - growing number of americans believe the us— growing number of americans believe the us is— growing number of americans believe the us is giving — growing number of americans believe the us is giving too— growing number of americans believe the us is giving too much— growing number of americans believe the us is giving too much support - growing number of americans believe the us is giving too much support to. the us is giving too much support to ukraine _ the us is giving too much support to ukraine what — the us is giving too much support to ukraine. what was _ the us is giving too much support to ukraine. what was your— the us is giving too much support to ukraine. what was your message i the us is giving too much support to ukraine. what was your message be the us is giving too much support to. ukraine. what was your message be on the anniversary— ukraine. what was your message be on the anniversary to _ ukraine. what was your message be on the anniversary to those _ ukraine. what was your message be on the anniversary to those americans? i the anniversary to those americans? thank— the anniversary to those americans? thank you _

thank you. i translation: i thank you. translation: ., 4' thankyou. translation: ., ~ ., ., ~ translation: i would like to thank the american _ translation: i would like to thank the american people. _ translation: i would like to thank the american people. i _ translation: i would like to thank the american people. i would i translation: i would like to thank the american people. i would like . translation: | would like to thank| the american people. i would like to thank all of the american people that are supporting ukraine, the congress, the president, the tv channels, thejournalists congress, the president, the tv channels, the journalists and everyone that has been supporting us. and that percentage of americans as you have mentioned is increasing. i can tell them only one thing. if they do not change their opinion, if they do not change their opinion, if they do not understand us, if they do not support ukraine, they will lose nato, they will lose the clout of the united states, they will lose the leadership position that they

enjoy in the world. that they enjoy for a very fair reason. and they will lose the support of the country with 40 will lose the support of the country with a0 million of population, with millions of children. our american children any different than ours? don't americans enjoy the same things as we do? i don't think we are that different. and i am actually very happy that we have bipartisan support, but we keep hearing those messages from time to time, and they are dangerous. there are political leaders they are elected by people, and if this issue is raised, those political leaders need to be responsible and cautious because people are looking at them. who wants a third world war? would

anyone risk, it would anyone be able to accept that risk? the us is never going to give up on the nato member states. if it happens so that ukraine, due to various opinions and a weakening and depleting of assistance, loses, russia is going to enter baltic states, nato member states. and then the us will have to send their sons and daughters exactly the same way as we are sending our sons and daughters to war, and they will have to fight because it's nato that we are talking about and they will be dying, god forbid commit because it's a horrible thing. i wish... dying, god forbid commit because it's a horrible thing. i wish... we it's a horrible thing. i wish... we will leave — it's a horrible thing. i wish... we will leave that news conference for now, and very good afternoon to you. we are watching bbc news if you have

been with us for the last hour and a half or so, you will knowjust how lengthy this press conference has been by ukraine's president zelensky. it appears he is prepared to take many, many more questions we will keep an eye and ear across all of that of course, but really striking just how much time he has put there in kyiv today to devote to answering questions from all over the world. he has insisted that his country will win its war against russia as long as, he said, western allies keep their promises, and that his promises around military and financial aid. we are focusing so much on this of course because today is the first anniversary of russia invading ukraine. let's hearjust a key element of one of the things that president zelensky said much earlier on in this news conference, a place to do everything he could to achieve victory this year. let's hear a little of what he said. translation: we

hear a little of what he said. translation:— hear a little of what he said. translation: ~ ., ., ., translation: we need total global su- ort, translation: we need total global sunport. and — translation: we need total global sunport. and we _ translation: we need total global support, and we will— translation: we need total global support, and we will win. _ translation: we need total global support, and we will win. we i translation: we need total global support, and we will win. we will. support, and we will win. we will overcome, and we are working on that. this dialogue is absolutely just. it's a dialogue with many countries. we worked on uniting the european countries, notjust the european countries, notjust the european union countries, other countries. there are various status countries, including neutral ones. we worked on changing that neutrality, on non—neutrality to war. that's very important. we worked on that a lot. every day. and eu worked on that, and the army worked on that because victory on the battlefield gives some confidence. no one likes losers. it might sound horrible, but that's true. everyone wants to be a victor. and everyone has to work very hard in the country and outside the country. that's the only chance.

president zelensky a little earlier this afternoon. 12 months is the invasion, there is no sign of ending. millions are casualties and refugees. the war has affected the economy as well internationally. art reporterjeremy bowen has been looking back at the 12 months with people he is looking to along the way. the russians expected a quick victory, taking back what president putin believes is theirs. a year later the war is not close to over. ukrainians are fighting back in a war nato believes is vital to global security. this volunteer sniper kept the video of his first firefight.

i was crying because i was thinking that i did things which i've never done before. i was thinking about these dead guys, like, hey, they have families, some of them maybe have children. any sympathy you had at the beginning forjust poor russian soldiers has gone? they should suffer. they should not like just be killed, they should suffer about things which they've done. their families should never see them, even dead bodies. millions of ukrainian civilians have been forced from their homes. these were escaping from the suburb of irpin into kyiv last winter. it looked like a throwback to europe's dark 20th century. in fact, the war has initiated a new and dangerous era. the threat for people a long way from the battlefield is that the war might spread beyond ukraine. a year on, a new irpin bridge and the old challenge —

avoiding direct confrontation between russia and nato. the way that the ukrainians stopped the russians just back there changed every calculation about the war. nato saw it had an ally worth supporting and then moved very fast to do that. now, that has carried some heavy costs — economic, a massive military commitment and even a risk of nuclear war. now, the ukrainians are conscious that future nato governments might not want to carry that heavy a burden, which is why they're calling 2023 their year of victory. ukraine's fighting spirit is intact. but neither side has the edge it would need to win. these were ukrainian volunteers signing up a year ago, from 60—somethings to young men just out of school.

the war started here for maxim, then 19, and his friend dmytro, 18. what are you studying? i am studying economy. and i'm studying biology. good luck, guys. yeah, thank you. good luck. they didn't feel as brave as they tried to look. there was a lot of fear, i'm not going to lie, because i haven't experienced anything like that before. we had some stupid brave...braveness, bravery, and it helped us to overcome our fear. after a few days on checkpoints and some basic training, both dmytro and maxim were plunged into the fighting. when the war switched to the east, dmitri stayed in kyiv. maxim has fought and was wounded in some of the toughest battles in donbas. this video is from his body cam.

by the summer, in the ruins of eastern ukraine, as the battle for control of bakhmut was starting, maxim was an experienced fighting soldier. we were defending the... explosion. ..the chemical factory. he's still only 20. explosion. both maxim and dmytro share their president's view, no trading ukrainian land for peace with putin's russia. we have a joke, putin will be awarded as a hero of ukraine for hisjob that he did to unite ukraine, to build our economy, to build our army and to make ukrainian nation great. and that unity was strengthened when ukrainian troops fought their way into bucha,

outside kyiv, and found evidence of russian war crimes. a few miles from bucha, irina, on her own, buried her son in her garden after russians shot him on the 10th of march last year as he went to work. this was oleksei as a boy. he was 27 when he was killed. a year later, irina walks to the cemetery every day, where he was reburied. she dressed her boy in new clothes with a flower in his buttonhole, as he was engaged. she is tormented by what happened. she sobs. the russians wrecked her house after they killed her son. translation: we were hungry and cold. - you shudder all the time, can't get any sleep.

how long do you think the war might last? translation: until putin dies. that's how long we have to suffer. until that animal dies. the cemeteries are expanding and more offensives are coming. ukraine will get more support from nato. russia could get more from china. one big challenge for the war�*s second year — controlling the pace of escalation, keeping the killing in ukraine. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. ina in a moment we will talk to a ukrainian mp. let's take a look at a

photo posted by the ukrainian prime minister, a photo of him shaking hands with his polish counterpart in front of the first leopard two tanks they're delivered to the ukrainian capital. his caption says he is pleased with the decisive steps taken to ensure their victory in is waiting for the western first tanks promised from the coalition. and there are a lot of request for an awful lot more military help from western countries, but that key photo that shows the ukrainian prime ministerfor very photo that shows the ukrainian prime minister for very obvious reasons keen to put on his twitter feed in the last couple of hours. as i say, let's speak to one ukrainian mp who i'm very pleased to sayjoined me on the line—out.

let's speak now to oleksiy goncharenko, ukrainian mp for odesa. i'm interested in your thoughts that the your header has been a fight for a full 12 months now and i am interested in your reflections. i interested in your reflections. i would like to be thinking now about our victory in our lessons and innovation and rebuilding of ukraine, but we are where we are. but we are definitely not in the place how putin saw it one year ago. so in his hand, ukraine at the moment she part of the russian empire and he should take ukrainian men to go and to attack the next countries, baltic states, poland, romania, so he fell. this is the big victory not only for ukraine but for the whole free world. and that's why

i think that it's not so bad, but definitely we need to finish this war as soon as possible because this war as soon as possible because this war is a huge disaster for ukraine and we are leaving our best people. but also is a big challenge for the whole planet. food crisis, oil prices, inflation, refugee crisis, all types of crises are just worsening every day. so to finish with all these, we need to finish with all these, we need to finish with the war and restored ukrainian internal integrity and that will be a clear signal to other countries on the planet that you cannot behave in this way. find the planet that you cannot behave in this wa . �* . the planet that you cannot behave in this wa . . ., ., ,., the planet that you cannot behave in this wa . . ., ., ., this way. and what do you need above all else to finish _ this way. and what do you need above all else to finish the _ this way. and what do you need above all else to finish the war— this way. and what do you need above all else to finish the war than? - all else to finish the war than? what does ukraine need right now? long—range missiles, tanks and hundreds, fighterjets. so it's not so, light, strange and difficult question. it's very easy for us. we need with russia only understanding one language, the language of force.

tyrants cannot stop, they can only be stopped. to me to do this now, and for this wejust be stopped. to me to do this now, and for this we just need weaponry. ukraine showed to the work that we have a lot of courage, but for this courage we also need weaponry and that's the most important. long—range missiles, tanks and hundreds and fighter jets long—range missiles, tanks and hundreds and fighterjets and we will finish thejob. you hundreds and fighter 'ets and we will finish the job.— hundreds and fighter 'ets and we will finish the job. will finish the 'ob. you are getting some tanks — will finish the job. you are getting some tanks but _ will finish the job. you are getting some tanks but not _ will finish the job. you are getting some tanks but not the _ will finish the job. you are getting some tanks but not the sort i will finish the job. you are getting some tanks but not the sort of. some tanks but not the sort of numbers that you are describing there. we know for example the uk prime minister is urging the g7 to do more on this, but our own defence secretary here says the uk would be happy to supply fighter jets secretary here says the uk would be happy to supply fighterjets to eastern european allies so that they then in turn can then send their soviet era jets to you. what do you make of that sort of chain, of that language of that proposal because you talk about something immediate? first of all, i very think of for all the support we are receiving and

the uk has showed leadership from the uk has showed leadership from the first day. and i am actually happy that governments change, prime ministers change in the uk, the policy is not changing. i met rishi sunak several days ago in the munich security conference and spoke with him and again we are thankful for the support, but he has a good step to provide ukraine with some soviet style fighter jets. to provide ukraine with some soviet style fighterjets. but to provide ukraine with some soviet style fighter jets. but that is to provide ukraine with some soviet style fighterjets. but that is not a final decision. sooner or later, ukraine should switch to western fighterjets. these soviet once, they will know soon there will be no more soviet style jets in europe or in nato countries. so sooner or later we need to do this. so i hope that this training of ukrainian pilots which rishi sunak answer to my public question during the munich security conference say the training is starting in the ukraine, i hope it is starting and it will be quite

effective. , ,., . it is starting and it will be quite effective. , . , , effective. there is so much support for ou effective. there is so much support for you today. _ effective. there is so much support for you today. so — effective. there is so much support for you today, so many _ effective. there is so much support for you today, so many nations i for you today, so many nations talking about ukraine's resilience, bravery, tenacity. you're very polite to say that you welcome the support you're getting, but you need something immediate. is it frustrating when you hear very positive rhetoric like that, but you have outlined clearly what you need in an immediate practical terms? what is frustrating, you know, a year ago as a member of parliament, i never had military experience, but i never had military experience, but ijoined the defence. there was no other choice, no other option at that time. i decided not to leave kyiv to fight for the capital with our people, and i saw everything with my own eyes, and i can tell you if in march of last year we would have weaponry that we then received in may, then we would finish everything at that time. then it was

summer when russia still did not mobilise and if we had tanks, long—range missiles at that time, we would finish everything in autumn. so what is frustrating is that the free world is chasing after putin. so he attacked ukraine, we receive more support. he is closer to kyiv more, but all the time after him. so what we really need is to make a step ahead of putin and to finally finish him, and that is frustrating because we are paying for this very high—priced. isjust in human lives. before i let you go mac about refugees as well because i know you have a special interest in migration and refugee issues? millions of people displaced both inside your country and as we know scatter to many other countries. your thoughts on the trauma of that, what the people have been through and how on earth will they ever come home, will

they one day be able to come home and rebuild their lives? we they one day be able to come home and rebuild their lives?— and rebuild their lives? we are all traumatised. _ and rebuild their lives? we are all traumatised. my _ and rebuild their lives? we are all traumatised. my four-year-old i and rebuild their lives? we are all. traumatised. my four-year-old boy traumatised. my four—year—old boy heard explosions. and he said to me, 0 heard explosions. and he said to me, o daddy, don't worry, those are ours. he is four years old and he knows the difference between eye defence missile or missiles coming. it's something which i want no one, no boy or girl, should ever know. all ukrainians are traumatised, especially our displaced people. we will get free the sub we would have no other options. we will rebuild our countries, to show it is one of the best countries in the world. we would be the front light country of the world. we will be a stronger green, that is our future, we don't have any other option.—

green, that is our future, we don't have any other option. thank you for our time have any other option. thank you for your time for— have any other option. thank you for your time for us _ have any other option. thank you for your time for us you _ have any other option. thank you for your time for us you for _ have any other option. thank you for your time for us you forjoining i have any other option. thank you for your time for us you forjoining us. l your time for us you forjoining us. eight ukrainian mp for the city of odesa. with a special interest in migration and refugees as well. ukraine's foreign minister has told the un consul that a resolution passed by the general assembly should be the basis of any peace plan. the resolution calls for russia's full withdrawal from ukraine. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, said while there was a need for peace.

no member of this consul. should call off he's while supporting russia's work on ukraine and un charting. in this work, there is an aggressor and a victim. russia fights for conquest. ukraine fights forfreedom. if russia fights for conquest. ukraine fights for freedom. if russia stops fighting and leaves ukraine the war ends. if ukraine stops fighting ukraine ends. the foreign secretary james cleverly has spoken today at the united nations, as he sees that his aggression against ukraine is feeling. we should expect him to try and strong—arm us into backing down with every dirty course of instrument at his disposal. with cuts to green and energy shipments. with threats of

escalation. with poisonous this information and with cyber attacks. we must be prepared for this. we must recognise that these things are a sign of weakness rather than a sign of strength.— a sign of weakness rather than a sign of strength. foreign secretary jane sign of strength. foreign secretary jane cleverley- _ well, also at the un security council, ukraine's foreign minister, dmytro kuleba, asked the council to observe a moment's silence in memory of those who'd died as a result of the russian invasion. as delegates rose to their feet they were interrupted by russia's ambassador — who insisted the gesture was to honour all lives lost since fighting in eastern ukraine began in 201a. take a look i kindly ask everyone to observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the aggression. i thank you, mr president.

the representative of the russian federation has asked for the floor to make a statement. translation: mr president, we are getting up on our feet| to honour the memory of all victims of what has happened _ in ukraine starting in 2014, all of those who perished. i all lives are priceless, - and that is why we are rising, to honour the memory of them all. i thank the representative for their statement.

the scene at the united nations as we continue our coverage of the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. we would have much more to come as you would expect. but now with the time at five 37. you're watching abc news. we will take a look at the other menus but before we do that we will catch up with this latest sports news as well. thank you jane. england have lost their semi final at the women's t20 world cup to hosts south africa after collapsing during their chase of 165 in cape town. despite being strong favourites to reach the final. england struggled to contain the south africa batters. after a slow start tazmin brits top scored for south africa with 68

as her side finished their 20 overs on 16a forfour. england's batters began their pursuit well but then brits was key in halting that charge... taking catches in the first four wickets to fall including a full stretch dive. the pivotal over came from ayabonga khaka who claimed three victims derailing england's chase. it then boiled down them needing 13 from the final over... but the wickets kept on tumbling. captain heather knight england's last real chance bowled by shabnim ismail. south africa winning by six runs and the celebrations reflecting a troubled build up to the tournament. which opened with a shock defeat of their own to sri lanka. but now they're through to the final where they'll face defending champions australia after a shaky start, harry brook saved the day for england with an unbeaten century in day one of the test decider against new zealand in wellington. it was brook's partnership with fellow centurion joe root that changed the face of the game

asjoe wilson reports. that is england were in a mess in wellington. new zealand prepared a pitch pitch to prepare their team. they caught and took three quick wickets. they forced england to reconsider their bold approach the batting, but actually not that deep. harry broke carried on regardless. no player in the history of cricket has gone a test match career with that many runs. no one has begun a test match just like them. this is his six test match and his fourth hundred. that is staggering. the man beside them as been as significant. joe root has been good. he remains the maestro. if he generally had anything left to prove he proved it with his own 100. new zealand had no

way to stop england when the rain that it for them. wellington, you just met new england. joe wilson bbc news. chelsea manager graham potter says his mental health and his family have suffered due to the pressure to get results. potter took over at stamford bridge in september... but has struggled recently winning just once in their last ten matches in all competitions. and potter claims a "suboptimal" pre season has been part of the problem... speaking to a couple of the ink experience players. they thought it was the worst preseason they had for various reasons. that that happened. where is the what were the reasons they have given for that? i where is the what were the reasons they have given for that?— they have given for that? i am, i don't think— they have given for that? i am, i don't think i _ they have given for that? i am, i don't think i want _ they have given for that? i am, i don't think i want to _ they have given for that? i am, i don't think i want to speak i they have given for that? i am, i | don't think i want to speak about that. i think it's more organisers generally was up for different reasons it didn't quite work as they would light. i can't say.

the draw for the last 16 of the europa league has been made with arsenal and manchester united both avoiding some of the bigger names remaining in the competition. united's reward for their impressive defeat of barcelona at old trafford last night is a tie against spanish side real betis. arsenal meanwhile, will take on sporting. in the europa conference league, west ham united have drawn cypriot side aek larnaca. george russell says he does not expect mercedes to be competing for victory at the start of the formula 1 season next week. and that red bull are the team to beat. russell's car broke down during testing today in bahrain... limiting the laps he was able to do. max verstappen in the new red bull car was second quickest after completing a7 laps. alfa romeo's zhou guanyu clocked the fastest time of the day over 133 laps. the first race of the season is in bahrain on march fifth. that's all the sport for now.

olly foster is back at 6:30pm with sports a. as promised we will look at some of the other top stories. the price of pasta has nearly doubled in two years as costs rise for a wide range of basic supermarket food items. that's according to new research for the bbc. looking at the figures, a standard 500—gram bag of pasta was 50p two years ago. now it's 95p. the bbc�*s been tracking the cost of a small basket of 15 everyday essentials. the total has gone up by £5.3a in two years. although official figures suggest overall uk inflation may have peaked at 11.1% in october, the rate of food price rises is still running at 16.7%. our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at the research and has more details on how prices are changing and why. this is some of the food we buy every day, and it gives us an idea

how our budgets are being stretched. take strawberry jam, it's up 57% in two years. oven chips are up a5%. and look at 500 grams of pasta — it's 90% more expensive. that's almost twice the price. we've been tracking these 15 popular items across the main supermarkets. it's the standard range, which most shoppers buy. now, these items together cost a third more than they did two years ago. food production is really energy intensive and the cost of gas has rocketed. but recently, gas prices have been falling. so why are food prices still rising? the food supply chain that provides the food on our supermarket shelves is incredibly complicated. the products change hands many different times before they come to us as the consumer. and so it takes a long time for the cost increases at the start of the supply chain to be passed down all of the steps until we actually encounter

them in the store. how high will food price inflation go? i think we're almost at the peak. we think that food price inflation is going to rise to something between 17% and 19% annually in the first part of 2023. and then food price inflation will start to drop off fairly quickly. shortages don't help. bad weather has disrupted supplies of fresh fruit and veg, which we rely on from overseas at this time of year. meanwhile, british growers have been planting fewer crops because of the soaring energy and fertiliser costs. they've also struggled to get people to pick them. if farmers aren't growing as much produce here, if they're growing different crops or they're just not planting stuff here because it's uneconomic, it's loss—making, then we'll have to import more from elsewhere. and that inevitably means inflation, because the cost of doing that is higher. more pressure on food prices, which only seem to be

going in one direction for now — and that's up. emma simpson, bbc news. emma mentioned a shortage of fruits and veg which we have been talking about at bbc news. producers in one of the countries yes regions things that could last through to me stop we have been reporting all week on the limits that some supermarket chains are placing on how much you can buy on any shop. theyjust discuss this with jack ward who is from the british growers association. good evening to you. does that sound right to you? the shortage could last until may? i think so. commencing on the point about inflation. in the fresh produce industry we have seen very little of that inflation. you're talking about strawberry jam

little of that inflation. you're talking about strawberryjam going up, the price of strawberries hasn't gone up anything like that. looking at the supply situation, what we are seeing now is evidence ofjust how fragile our supply chain can be. particularly in the face of what were seen in some volatile weather situations. at this time of the year, we should be at the height of the system in terms of vegetables, especially with vegetables we see from the uk, like carrots and brussels sprouts, which were badly affected by the drought conditions last summer. and there were badly affected by frost around christmas. there has been a significant drop off in the volumes coming through from those crops. there was a report today at about 37% reduction in leak supplies. we are going to see suppliers run short in the next few weeks until we get to the new season of crop. normally, we would apply

rely on spain and southern europe to fill a gap in terms of product from those countries, but those countries have experienced unusual weather events and their crops are being compromised by the weather. put the two together, and i think over the next three or four months we will see significant shortages in every kind of vegetable.— see significant shortages in every kind of vegetable. goodness. i think that is really — kind of vegetable. goodness. i think that is really striking, _ kind of vegetable. goodness. i think that is really striking, the _ kind of vegetable. goodness. i think that is really striking, the picture i that is really striking, the picture you paint there. also, i'm irate insane there is an issue with british growers, not as many british growers producing right now because of energy costs? that is a problem as well? . , , ., , , as well? that is right stopped because of— as well? that is right stopped because of the _ as well? that is right stopped because of the protected i as well? that is right stopped because of the protected end| as well? that is right stopped l because of the protected end of as well? that is right stopped i because of the protected end of the sector like cucumbers and tomatoes. the growers are unable to get the prices they need from the market to cover the increased energy costs. the response has been to delay planting until the weather improves. they are less reliant on energy and

less risk is involved. when we should be expecting thejewish production of coke cucumbers, the crops aren't there. what we will see is growers who are typically growing three crops of cucumbers during the year growing less maybe two r one, because they cannot afford the energy costs required.- energy costs required. could an hinu energy costs required. could anything positive _ energy costs required. could anything positive come i energy costs required. could anything positive come out l energy costs required. could | anything positive come out of energy costs required. could i anything positive come out of this also? by which, i mean, the fragility, to use your work, with that focus finds it somewhat? consumers or supermarkets, would have to look at where we are getting our fruit and paying the right price for it. with all the issues there really focus minds in terms of the food change system? that really focus minds in terms of the food change system?— really focus minds in terms of the food change system? that is correct. the fresh produce _ food change system? that is correct. the fresh produce industry _ food change system? that is correct. the fresh produce industry is - food change system? that is correct. the fresh produce industry is doing i the fresh produce industry is doing a fantasticjob in terms of producing value for money in the last few years. it is left us with

nowhere to go. when the going gets tough, and we have seen inflation in production costs in excess of 20%, there have been the margins in the past four or five years, typically one to 2%, to build up any surplus to offset the impact of recent inflation. what we seeing now is growers are turning their back on fresh produce production and preferring to grow wheat which is less expensive to grow. there is risk involved. all of this, at a time when we should be increasing hours consumption of fresh fruit and veg and correspondingly increasing our production of the fresh fruit and veg. we have to think about how we can produce these crops sustainably, financially sustainably and environmentally sustainably, and what would be a different environment over the next decade. interesting to talk to you. so much

more we could discuss but thank you for your time. that is jack ward from that british growers association. police in northern ireland have arrested a fourth man in connection with the shooting of an off—duty senior police officer in omagh on wednesday. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot as he was loading footballs into his car with his son after a session coaching a children's football team. he has life—changing injuries and remains in hospital in a critical condition. political leaders have been meeting the police chief constable to discuss the attack, as our ireland correspondent chris page reports. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell is well known in northern ireland and well liked in his community. his friends say his bravery was underlined by how he shouted to children to run for safety as he was being attacked himself. people at his football club, where he was coaching the under 15s, are struggling to take in the news.

a man of the calibre ofjohn to even be involved in a wee rural club and gift his time isjust extraordinary, and definitely, you know, for such a thing to have happened to him, it is unbelievable. our colleague has been hurt but it's thinking of the children, it's thinking of everything that has actually happened, the fear, the terror that they have had to endure and that they have suffered, and there's obviously going to be a fallout from that. the nature of the shooting, which happened when dozens of young people were at this complex, has added to the sense of public anger. political leaders have declared their opposition to political violence by coming together to meet northern ireland's chief constable. it is so important in moments like this that we stand united and we do stand here united as one voice in our condemnation against this horrific attack on a police officer. i would also say to the evil people who carried out this heinous attack

and to their organisation, you are not the future of this place. and the head of the police service said paramilitaries opposed to the peace process were trying to be more active. we are working around i the clock to try and disrupt the terrorist activity. we remain concerned at the tempo and we are working closely - with other security partners to make sure we remain on the front foot. i four men have now been arrested in the investigation which is focused on the dissident republican group known as the new ira. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell is still in a critical condition in hospital. chris page, bbc news, belfast. junior doctors in england will go on strike for 72 hours from 7am

on monday the 13th of march. they want a pay increase to make up for 15 years of inflation. our health correspondent catherine burns explains who will actually be walking out when junior doctors take this action. this is going to affect routine care and also emergency care. by law, doctors can't walk out of any departments unless there are employers can safely staff them with other colleagues. in practice, what that means is calling in more senior doctors, consultants, and asking them to do their work. now, that would have knock on effects on planned surgeries, appointments, clinics etc. also, consultants are not that happy right now, so, various health leaders are seen, we are asking an already unhappy group of doctors to come in and help us with and another unhappy group of doctors. they don't know how willing they are going to be to do that, so that's going to be very interesting. so, they have a couple of weeks to sort that out. nominations of close in the elections to replace a nicola

sturgeon. three mps are in the final ballot. the winner will be announced on the 27th of march. the publisher, puffing, says it will release a classic collection of rules dolls work after the criticism about editing his work to remove potentially offensive works. earlier this week, the role of estate said books like the bfg, and charlie and the chocolate factory would be more acceptable for young audiences. some have said they shouldn't be airbrushed. altered books will no go now go on sale along with the updated versions of his children's books. at this discuss this with our entertainment correspondent. my goodness, there was an awful lot of people with something to say about

the updating, if we want to call it that. this is really interesting, isn't it? �* , that. this is really interesting, isn't it? �*, that. this is really interesting, isn'tit? �*, , isn't it? it's so quick. this has been a remarkable _ isn't it? it's so quick. this has been a remarkable week i isn't it? it's so quick. this has been a remarkable week in i been a remarkable week in publishing, jane. it happened last week when word got out that penguin random house, puffing, the children's publishers and were bringing out the version of the rules dog group, a this group was no longer going to be fat. the totes were no longer going to be described as ugly. the only loopers were no longer going to be tiny, there were two small. and the cloud men were going to be cloud people. and on and on it went. then the complaints started coming in. the prime minister thought he thought it was ridiculous. solomon rushdie said the

rolled doll estate should be ashamed for allowing these changes. yesterday, maybe the final one that put the nail in the coffin, the queen course on giving a speech to celebrate two years at a book club and she specifically mentioned that authors should be allowed to express themselves exactly as they wanted to be. very pointed words. she did not mention rules dog specifically but authors. then we had the news today of this massive about turn that penguin random house would be publishing a 17 book classic collection with the original books on such. ,, w' collection with the original books on such. ,, ., ., ., on such. quick clarification, colin, doesnt on such. quick clarification, colin, doesn't mean _ on such. quick clarification, colin, doesn't mean people _ on such. quick clarification, colin, doesn't mean people can - on such. quick clarification, colin, doesn't mean people can buy i on such. quick clarification, colin, i doesn't mean people can buy whatever version they choose customer you can buy the new version or the original version. . , f

version. that is right. they're -uttina version. that is right. they're putting them _ version. that is right. they're putting them out _ version. that is right. they're putting them out on - version. that is right. they're putting them out on differenti putting them out on different publishers. penguin are putting out the classic original and puffing will do the sanitised version. which do you think will sell better question mark i have a hunch. taste question marki have a hunch. we will be question mark i have a hunch. we will be discussing it when it happens. colin patterson our entertainment correspondent. let us look at the weather. hello. pretty chilly out there, isn't it, so you may have noticed that cold, dry northerly wind. it's here to stay this weekend, but the weather itself isn't looking too bad at all. sunny spells on the way and generally dry. not completely, there are a few showers in the forecast. so, here it is. through the night, clear spells developing across many western and central areas and a touch of frost, but that stronger breeze closer to the north sea coast will prevent a frost from forming. so, two degrees in aberdeen, three in hull, about that in norwich as well. chilly start to saturday, but lots of sunshine, particularly out towards central and western areas. clouds will bubble up through the course in the morning

into the afternoon, and a few showers dotted around as well pushed in by that north—northeasterly wind. temperatures will be around 7—8 degrees. that's actually bang on the average for the time of year, but it will feel colder because of that dry northerly wind. and it looks as though sunday is going to be about the same. bye— bye.

today at six: junior doctors in england announce three days of strikes in march over pay. the 72—hour action will involve over a0% of the medical workforce and will affect both routine and emergency care. it is going to cause significant disruption and be difficult to deal with across the nhs.— disruption and be difficult to deal with across the nhs. doctors have lost 26.196 with across the nhs. doctors have lost 26-196 of _ with across the nhs. doctors have lost 26.196 of their _ with across the nhs. doctors have lost 26.196 of their pay _ with across the nhs. doctors have lost 26.196 of their pay over i lost 26.1% of their pay over 15 years — lost 26.1% of their pay over 15 years. we are not worth less than a doct or— years. we are not worth less than a doct or in— years. we are not worth less than a doct or in 2008. downing street has called the strike action "disappointing". also on the programme: police in northern ireland say the shooting of off—duty officer john caldwell in front of his son is being treated as terrorist—related

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