this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain's prime minister says he's "up for the fight" to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants crossing the channel — the un refugee agency says it will punish asylum seekers. protesters clash with police in the georgian capital, tbilisi, over a draft law which is seen as putting limits on press freedom and civil society. the white house says it supports a bipartisan bill in congress that will give president biden new powers to ban the chinese—owned app, tiktok, in the us. the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars — the bbc speaks

to former gang members. and chelsea win a place in the last eight of the champions league. we will have that and all the latest stories. good to have you with us. we have a very busy programme for you. so let's get started. here in the uk, the prime minister rishi sunak says he's up to the fight to bring in new legislation that would detain and deport people arriving by boat to claim asylum. it comes as the un refugee agency says it is profoundly concerned by the plans that it says would breach the un refugee convention and undermine britain's humanitarian tradition. our political correspondent ian watson has more.

as the boats keep coming, so the political problems keep growing. rishi sunak it is trying to turned the tide. if this new law does not stop the boat, will he have failed? it boat, will he have failed? if we get this right, it will make a difference. we are in the early stages but we have given it long hard thought and as i said at the beginning of the year, i only promise what i believe i can deliver and i will absolutely deliver on what i promise. iii will absolutely deliver on what i promise-— i promise. if passed by parliament, _ i promise. if passed by parliament, what - i promise. if passed by parliament, what will. i promise. if passed by i parliament, what will the i promise. if passed by - parliament, what will the new law do was make it. almost anyone arriving on small boats from claiming asylum. they will be detained and moved to rwanda or another safe country and they will be banned from re—entering the uk. the government hopes that this will deter people from making the

crossing. this man who crossed the channel does not think it will change things. i the channel does not think it will change things.— will change things. i cannot see peeple _ will change things. i cannot see people stopping. - will change things. i cannot see people stopping. we i will change things. i cannot. see people stopping. we are seeing the numbers arriving our even higher. seeing the numbers arriving our even higher-— even higher. how can the new s stem even higher. how can the new system be _ even higher. how can the new system be put _ even higher. how can the new system be put in _ even higher. how can the new system be put in place - even higher. how can the new system be put in place and . even higher. how can the new. system be put in place and how quickly? there is more of a 50% chance that the government plans are not compatible with international law and that would make legal challenges more likely and the united nations high commissioner for refugees as that it is profoundly concerned by the government's new legislation. this is effectively closing off access to asylum in the uk for people arriving it regularly. we believe it is a clear breach of the refugee convention. find of the refugee convention. and labour claims _ of the refugee convention. and labour claims that _ of the refugee convention. and labour claims that the government plans are not possible. government plans are not possible-— government plans are not ossible. ~ ., ., , ., government plans are not ossible. ., ., , possible. we cannot afford any more of these _ possible. we cannot afford any more of these slogans - possible. we cannot afford any more of these slogans and - possible. we cannot afford any more of these slogans and not| more of these slogans and not solutions, government by gimmick. ramping up the

rhetoric simply finding someone else to blame when things go wrong. else to blame when things go wronu. , . ., , wrong. there is clear blue water between _ wrong. there is clear blue | water between government wrong. there is clear blue - water between government and the opposition on how to tackle the opposition on how to tackle the migrant crisis and it is an issue unlikely to subside before the next election. ian watson, bbc news. lets go to washington now and speak to jeremy konyndyk. he's the president of the ngo refugees international. from your perspective, on the other side of the pond as it were, what do you make of this move on the part of the uk government? i move on the part of the uk government?— government? i think it is in effect a breach _ government? i think it is in effect a breach of- government? i think it is in effect a breach of the - effect a breach of the convention. what the uk is doing here is requiring people be physically present in the uk to claim asylum yet providing them no way to legally do that which is why only 22 afghans have been resettled in the uk whereas the us as accepted almost 80,000. that is emblematic of the catch—22

situation the government is intentionally creating the refugees here.— intentionally creating the refugees here. how is this a problem _ refugees here. how is this a problem solved? _ refugees here. how is this a problem solved? as - refugees here. how is this a problem solved? as we - refugees here. how is this a | problem solved? as we were hearing in the report, migrants who are determined to get to the uk, this will not put them off. many interviewed in calais yesterday, they were saying we are prepared to do anything to get in the uk, even the thought of being put on a plane and headed to rwanda will not stop us. it headed to rwanda will not stop us. , headed to rwanda will not stop us, , , ., ., headed to rwanda will not stop us. , ., ., us. it is important to understand - us. it is important to understand people i us. it is important to i understand people are us. it is important to - understand people are fleeing situations that are much, much worse than the risk they face doing the channel crossing or from uk politics. many asylum seekers are coming from places like iran, afghanistan, eritrea, where they face real threats and persecutions. but we see consistently around the world with a community—based, deterrent centric asylum policy is that it does not work so as

you impose more and more cruel and draconian measures and as they fail, it requires governments to upping the ante and the only way out of this is to create safe and legal routes for people to access and claim asylum. for people to access and claim as lum. , , ., , , asylum. this problem is worldwide. _ asylum. this problem is worldwide. across - asylum. this problem is worldwide. across the l asylum. this problem is - worldwide. across the globe they are facing this issue. for president biden it would be an election issue. we remember trump, of course, build the wall. it is highly toxic and partly by the uk is taking these steps.— partly by the uk is taking these ste s. ., . , these steps. one of the really depressing — these steps. one of the really depressing things _ these steps. one of the really depressing things over- these steps. one of the really depressing things over the - these steps. one of the really. depressing things over the past ten years is this race to the bottom amongst wealthy countries in their asylum policy and it is laughable frankly to say countries like the us or the uk could not accept more refugees when you consider that one in every five people who lives in lebanon todayis people who lives in lebanon

today is a syrian refugee, pakistan has one million afghans and just received 250,000 afghan refugees since the fall of the taliban. it is the fall of the taliban. it is the western rich country is not doing their fair share.- doing their fair share. jeremy konyndyk. — doing their fair share. jeremy konyndyk, thank _ doing their fair share. jeremy konyndyk, thank you - doing their fair share. jeremy konyndyk, thank you for - doing their fair share. jeremy konyndyk, thank you for your perspective, from the refugees international. police in the georgian capital tbilisi have used water cannon and tear gas to break up protesters against a controversial foreign agent law. earlier, the country's president gave her support to the protestors, saying they represented what she called free georgia. emer mccarthy reports. chaos on the streets of tbilisi. riot police advance in practice under the georgian capital after parliament gave its first approval to build

that would require any organisation receiving more than 20% of their funding from overseas to register as foreign agents. critics say it represents an authoritarian shift in the former soviet state. georgia's president through her support behind the protesters and said she will veto the law if it crosses her desk. translation: i veto the law if it crosses her desk. tuna/mom- desk. translation: i am addressing _ desk. translation: i am addressing you, _ desk. translation: i am addressing you, who - desk. translation: i am addressing you, who are l addressing you, who are standing on the avenue this evening, as i myself have stood many times. i am standing here in new york and behind me is the statue of liberty. this is the statue of liberty. this is the symbol for which georgia has always fought and for which we have come to this day. i am with you because today you represent free georgia. the us also expressed _ represent free georgia. the us also expressed its _ represent free georgia. the us also expressed its concern. - represent free georgia. the us also expressed its concern. it | also expressed its concern. it would stigmatise an silence independent voices and citizens of georgia who wish to do

nothing more than work together to build a brighterfuture, a future that is integrated with europe, a future which is democratic and free where georgia is an independent and sovereign country.— sovereign country. protesters sa the sovereign country. protesters say the law — sovereign country. protesters say the law is — sovereign country. protesters say the law is reminiscent - sovereign country. protesters say the law is reminiscent to. say the law is reminiscent to the 2020 law in russia used to crack on dissent. some also via the draft law could hurt the country's hopes of european membership. 0ne country's hopes of european membership. one of the eu top diplomats called it a very bad development that is incompatible with eu values and standards. he also worried it may have serious repercussions on the relationship between the block and georgia. emer mccarthy, bbc news. to the us now where senators from both republican and democratic parties have presented a bill that would give more power to the administration to ban chinese apps if they pose security threats, including the popular video—sharing platform tiktok.

this bill comes after the us government officials were barred from installing tiktok on their devices in january. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. when they talk about a ban, just took us through who will be banned what is the idea here? , , ., , be banned what is the idea here? , , ., here? this is potentially a ban, it could _ here? this is potentially a ban, it could simply - here? this is potentially a ban, it could simply be i ban, it could simply be restrictions on the use of tiktok or other apps that are similar to it tiktok, not only from china, from a number of countries that include north korea and russia. the idea behind this and what is interesting about this is we have bipartisan support in washington so democrats and republicans are all on board on this which i think reflects the widespread concern about tiktok and the concern has always been that us data contained within

the software could get into the hands of the authorities in china. the other concern is that china could in some way use tiktok to spread misinformation into the united states so there is a wide area of concern and you might also remember that president trump a few years ago tried to ban tiktok as well and at that stage the democrats were not on—board but now as relations between the us and china continued to deteriorate, there is this growing about this. tiktok, owned by a chinese company, in canada they have ban tiktok in any kind of government department. in the us are they talking about that? are they talking about any users across the state here? well, it is not at this stage it is not abroad ban on the use

of tiktok. we have heard government officials have been told in washington not to install the app on that phone so that is ratcheting this issue to a higher level but certainly the word ban has been bandied around quite a lot. they are not there yet at what i think washington into a large extent beijing be hoping is that relations more generally will improve, the level of trust improves between the two countries. we have the controversy of course about the chinese balloon, said by the united states to be a spy balloon and antony blinken abandoning a proposed trip to beijing. so this is where a possible ban on tiktok comes into force. possible ban on tiktok comes into force-— into force. later on in our business _ into force. later on in our business coverage - into force. later on in our business coverage will. into force. later on in our business coverage will be j business coverage will be getting a perspective on that from asia. that is coming little later.

stay with us on bbc news, still to come: i can see where this story is going. changing the story at the oscars — a small change on the way to diversity and inclusion. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym _ then he came outj through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged ai, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy.

paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really — _ i've never been married before. this is bbc news — the latest headlines: the un refugee agency says the british prime minister's plans to prevent migrants crossing the channel will punish asylum seekers. protesters clash with police in the georgian capital, tbilisi, over a draft law which is seen as putting limits on press freedom and civil society. in recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars in online romance scams. one of the most lucrative

originates in south east asia and is known as the �*pig butchering romance scam'. as the name suggests, the scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be butchered, or conned, out of as much money as possible. a bbc investigation's heard from some people involved in the dating scams. a warning that this report from zhaoyin fung contains scenes some viewers may find disturbing. whispers a whispered plea for help. translation: i'm a chinese man trapped in a scam compound in cambodia. �*didi', not his real name, left china for the promise of a well—paid job. instead, he was trafficked to cambodia, locked up in a compound and forced by criminal gangs to carry out an online romance scam

known as �*pig butchering'. translation: i'm recording this video secretly _ from inside the bathroom. in the scam, victims are known as pigs. scammers use fake online profiles to groom them before tricking them to invest in fake financial exchanges. didi worked i2—hour days targeting people in america and europe under the constant threat of violence. translation: someone in my team made a mistake today. _ he was beaten up in front of everyone, then dragged out of the office. videos shared with the bbc by activist networks show the type of violence didi witnessed is common in scam compounds. this is �*shao tsui', not his real name. he's a former scam boss. he's wearing a mask to avoid reprisals from criminal gangs. he says he make hundreds of thousands of dollars running a scam operation,

even writing a guide for other scammers to follow, but that he now regrets his actions. translation: the| pig butchering scam is all about using emotions. that's how you win their trust. the profiles we make up are always very handsome, rich, responsible and caring. it was a profile just like this that cindy fell for. the scammers stole the identity of an innocent social media influencer from south korea to target her with. jimmy came at a time when i was the most vulnerable in my entire life. cindy tsai is a successful businesswoman based in boston in the us. at the time, she was going through a divorce and had just found out she had terminal cancer. jimmy would message me every day. if i was sad in my interactions with my husband, he was always there. when my husband and i had decided that we were going to divorce, that's when it switched to much more of a romantic relationship.

after seducing cindy, jimmy tricked her into investing more than $2 million on a fake cryptocurrency platform, despite the large amount that i'd lost, i actually believe that i've been luckier than most. i've given the scammers enough of my time. i've given enough of my money, and i absolutely refuse to give them who i actually am. after four months in captivity, didi managed to escape and make it back home to china. we approached the owner of the compound where didi was being held for comment, but he did not respond. hundreds of gangs continue to carry out the pig butchering scam from compounds across south—east asia, targeting people all over the world. zhaoyin feng, bbc news.

and viewers in the uk can watch the full film — the pig butchering romance scam — on bbc iplayer now. let's get some of the day's other news. australian prime minister anthony albanese's set to visit the us to hold a bilateral meeting with president biden next week. it's thought the prime minister could sign a long—awaited pact to build a fleet of nuclear submarines as part of the joint security programme between australia, the united states and the uk. russia and ukraine have exchanged scores of prisoners of war, the latest swap in more than a year of fighting. russia's defense ministry said 90 russian prisoners of war had returned from ukraine in the latest exchange. kyiv said 130 ukrainian service personnel had been released from russian custody. 87 of the ukrainians are said to have taken part in the defense of mariupol before its capture. cyclone freddy is expected

to make landfall again in mozambique later this week, after it struck madagascar for a second time on monday, bringing strong winds and torrential rain. madagascar�*s government says eight people were killed and more than a thousand homes were destroyed. let's take a look at the latest sport. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news where we start with football and chelsea are through to the uefa champions league quarter—finals after a 2—1 aggregate victory over borussia dortmund. dortmund held a 1—0 lead going into the match but raheem sterling got the opening goaljust before half—time to make it 1—1 on aggregate. and then just into the second half a penalty from kai havertz, missed and then retaken because dortmund players encroached into the area, made it 2—0 and edged them ahead in the tie. 2—1 overall and a place in the last eight for the 2021 champions.

the players were tremendous, the supporters were tremendous. you have to be against a team that are doing so well. ten games on the bounce winning. i think over two games, we deserved to go through. we played a good game against dortmund but we didn't score. today, we did. and i thought it was a special night. it was much more straightforward for benfica against bruges. they turned their two goal first leg lead into a 7—1 aggregate win, rafa silva with the opener. two goals from goncalo ramos either side of half—time then made the tie safe for the portuguese. ajoao mario penalty and then one from substitute david neres completed their scoring. it finished five—one in lisbon after a late consolation goal for the belgian side. formerfinalist andy

murray will get his indian wells campiagn underway on wednesday when he takes on argentina's tomas martin etcheverry. the tournament will be without novak djokovic, the men's world number one is unable to enter the us due to his covid vaccination status, while women's defending champion and world number one iga swiatek will be participating. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport.but from me and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. everything everywhere all at once, a film with a predominantly asian cast leads the field with 11 nominations as we head into the academy awards on sunday. but new research has shown that the oscars is still dominated by white men. the inclusion list, a new online initiative that showcases diversity, or the lack of it, over the awards 95 year history has found that only i6% of all winners since 1929 were women and less than 2% were women of colour. just 6% of all winners have been from underrepresented ethnic groups. but as our los angeles correspondent sophie long reports, things are changing, albeit not as fast as many would hope.

black panther wakanda forever showcases black culture. not only was it a box office hit, it also has five 0scar nominations. forangela nominations. for angela bassett, it nominations. forangela bassett, it was a long time coming. did you just think, oh, that's wonderful or did you think co, oh, about damn time. i would say a little bit of both. but no, absolutely wonder. and at this point in my career, to be any sort of inspiration for those who are coming behind, because i certainly had those that i looked towards when i was starting out and meant the world to me.— starting out and meant the world to me. �* ., ,, ., world to me. but the omission of actors _ world to me. but the omission of actors like _ world to me. but the omission of actors like baylor _ world to me. but the omission of actors like baylor davis - world to me. but the omission of actors like baylor davis for. of actors like baylor davis for her role in the woman king led

to criticism of the academy for failing to acknowledge black talent. ~ ., ., , talent. we are doing every thing we — talent. we are doing every thing we can _ talent. we are doing every thing we can to _ talent. we are doing every thing we can to diversify i talent. we are doing every i thing we can to diversify our membership, create mentoring programmes, to really inspire more women to enter the business and also we have now a new programme for midcareer women and just underrepresented groups but we are not the industry, we cannot dictate hiring, but we are doing everything we can to try and level of the playing field. i just never thought i would come back_ just never thought i would come back here — just never thought i would come back here-— back here. only six of 20 nominees _ back here. only six of 20 nominees in _ back here. only six of 20 nominees in the - back here. only six of 20 nominees in the main - back here. only six of 20 i nominees in the main acting categories are people of colour. among them is brian tyree henry. i colour. among them is brian tvree henry-— tyree henry. i was inducted into tyree henry. iwas inducted into the academy _ tyree henry. iwas inducted into the academy in - tyree henry. iwas inducted into the academy in 2020, | tyree henry. i was inducted l into the academy in 2020, so tyree henry. i was inducted i into the academy in 2020, so i was able to vote, and it was truly incredible. it was very diverse, the class i was in —— inducted with but there is still work to be done. there is still work to be done. there is still of progress to be made that at the same time, what i love is a recognition coming

from my peers and contemporaries that idea, we feel it, we know exactly what needs to be done and it's really bad moving the needle forward. . , , forward. there has been progress- _ forward. there has been progress. new - forward. there has been progress. new research| forward. there has been - progress. new research shows the hashtag #0scarssowhite in the hashtag #0scarssowhite in the movement it created eight years ago had an impact. b’s the movement it created eight years ago had an impact. 896 of, eiuht years ago had an impact. 896 of, eight years _ years ago had an impact. 896 of, eight years before, _ years ago had an impact. 896 of, eight years before, eight - years ago had an impact. 896 of, eight years before, eight years | eight years before, eight years after. — eight years before, eight years after, i7%, for people of coioun _ after, i7%, for people of coioun it _ after, i7%, for people of colour. it is notable. i mean, thai's— colour. it is notable. i mean, that's not— colour. it is notable. i mean, that's not a _ colour. it is notable. i mean, that's not a bad shift. it's nowhere _ that's not a bad shift. it's nowhere near what it needs to be which — nowhere near what it needs to be which is 40%, which reflects the us— be which is 40%, which reflects the us population. that's the percentage of underrepresented racial— percentage of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in the united — racial and ethnic groups in the united states matters where that number should be in 2023. icon_ that number should be in 2023. icon see — that number should be in 2023. i can see where this story is going. i can see where this story is anoin. �* i can see where this story is oiiin _ �* ., i can see where this story is oiiin_ �* ., .,, ., i can see where this story is anoin.�* ., ., �* going. but a hashtag can't chanie going. but a hashtag can't change everything - going. but a hashtag can't - change everything everywhere all at once, a combination of films that represent underrepresented communities are new diversity standards to be brought in next year might

help. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. in this time on monday, we will have all the results from the oscars, the winners, losers, 0scars, the winners, losers, the tears, the speech the outfits. join me on monday morning for that but next, the top business news. hello there. up to now, most of the snow that's been falling has been across more northern parts of the uk, especially northern scotland. and we've got some snow and ice here at the moment, but that cold arctic air has swept down across all areas now. and coming into that cold air, this weather front is sliding in from the atlantic. that's bringing some wetter weather, a mixture of rain, sleet and some snow, snow perhaps up towards the m4 corridor. and there could be a couple of centimetres in places in time for the early morning rush hour. in from the atlantic. that's bringing some wetter weather, a mixture of rain, sleet and some snow, snow perhaps up towards the m4 corridor. and there could be a couple of centimetres in places in time for the early morning rush hour. icy conditions here further north with clearer skies. it's going to be very cold and frosty. temperatures could be —13 in the glens of scotland. that wetter weather across southern parts

of england and wales moves away fairly quickly. but then we'll see some more wet weather coming in from the southwest and that will start to turn to snow as well. more cloud across wales, southern england and the midlands. further north, some sunshine, fewer snow showers around. but wherever you are, it's going to be a cold day. again, temperatures three to five degrees. let's focus on that wetter weather coming into the southwest, it's moving in more quickly now and it's moving a bit further north as well. so we'll see that rain turning to sleet and snow more widely during the evening rush hour and more significant snow in places as well, perhaps five to ten centimetres. that snowier weather then moves away later on in the night. and then we see a next area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic. this one is slowing down a bit and the snowier weather is moving northwards more slowly. so we do see some wet weather coming back in from the southwest on thursday. for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlands turning to snow across north wales, northern england during the afternoon. snow beginning to arrive here, still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's

still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical.

hello, again. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: wall street falls sharply after the head of us central bank warns of further interest rate rises ahead. economic data have come in stronger than expected which suggests the ultimate level of interest rate is likely to be higher than previously anticipated. the trade war between the us and china continues, with the white house supporting a bill that will give president biden the power to ban chinese tech giants such as tiktok. who runs the world? millions will be celebrating international women's day today, but we take a look at some challanges women in the workforce still face.

still face in the workforce still face. and driving hands free around the streets of london,