this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe i'm annita mcveigh and these are the latest headlines... the un secretary—general is in ukraine forfurther talks on extending a deal to export grain via the black sea. kyiv denies any involvement in reports that a pro—ukrainian group was behind september's attack on the nord stream pipeline. the un's refugee agency criticises the uk's plan to stop migrant boats crossing the channel saying the move would break international law. but the government remains defiant. they will enable us to take a very bold and forward leading steps in

order to reduce the rights of people to claim and to thwart their removal. the bbc is to speak to one of its highest paid presenters after he criticised the government's immigration plans on social media hello this is bbc news, the un secretary general, antonio guterres is in ukraine to hold talks with president zelensky about the continued export of ukrainian grain. brokered by the united nations and turkey lastjuly, and secured with russia, the deal enabled the shipping of ukrainian grain from odesa via the black sea, through the bosphorus strait in istanbul. but, now the deal is due for renewal and russia has signalled before it

agrees to an extension it wants more done to lift curbs on its own agricultural ports. our diplomatic correspondent james landale is in kyiv and explains why russia might be hestitant on signing off the deal renewal this grain deal that allows some grain to pass through the black sea from ukraine through to the world markets is actually two agreements, one is an agreement between ukraine and turkey and the united nations and then there is a separate agreement between russia, the united nations and turkey. and part of that deal with russia was to say, yes, russia would allow, open up some of those ports on ukraine's southern coast, but, at the same time, there was a separate sort of three—year plan for the united nations to encourage greater access for russian fertiliser and grains onto the world markets and it is that area that russia is complaining about, saying not enough has been done. only the ukrainian side of the deal has been upheld. and so that is why they have suggested that potentially there might be what they call obstacles to signing

off on the renewal of this grain deal at the end of next week, so that is what today's negotiations are about, to discuss what russia wants, what could be done to make sure that this deal continues because a huge amount is at stake. for more on the grain deal, i'm joined by intelligence analyst rhiannon phillips from london. you say? shejoinsjoins us you say? she joins joins us from london. thank you for your time to date. i london. thank you for your time to date. ., ~' london. thank you for your time to date. ., ~ ., , _ date. i would like to begin by askin: date. i would like to begin by asking you — date. i would like to begin by asking you to _ date. i would like to begin by asking you to look _ date. i would like to begin by asking you to look at - date. i would like to begin by asking you to look at the - date. i would like to begin by- asking you to look at the conditions lastjuly before this deal was brokered by the united nations and turkey and compare it to and the talks that have pinning, and give us your assessment if another deal is likely or possible.— likely or possible. thank you for havin: likely or possible. thank you for having me. _ likely or possible. thank you for having me. it — likely or possible. thank you for having me, it is— likely or possible. thank you for having me, it is important- likely or possible. thank you for having me, it is important to i likely or possible. thank you for. having me, it is important to look back and look at the trajectory of the conflict and whether it is having an impact on the talks that we are staying at the moment. we are

not seeing any sign of the conflict are baiting in the coming months ahead of the spring, so, what we are seeing at the moment is the narrative to what we saw back in november when all parties try to get this renewal again. we seeing a similar narrative, things are to be done, there are obstacles. one element that is really important to look at that is potentially different this time is we are seeing russia stepped up the hostile narrative in the weeks ahead of the potential renewal on the 18th of march. something we have not seen before. we have seen their demands and the concessions around fertiliser exports but we are seeing notable allegations coming from russia saying ukraine is using the black sea ports to import nuclear material from california. black sea ports to import nuclear materialfrom california. this is very different, this is quite in noticeable narrative, they are claiming that odesa bought, they are

using these ports to bypass. they are saying, bottom line, the narrative is that ukraine is utilising the black sea to two deal initiative to further their efforts for nuclear bio—terrorism. this is really important. this is something we might see russia used to scupper the deal. russia's position in the black sea is not as strong as people think. the question we have to ask ourselves is will they be able to strong—arm these parties? will the strong—arm these parties? will the strong—arm turkey, the un, and will the un call moscow's bluff again like they did last time? haifa the un call moscow's bluff again like they did last time? how much urain is like they did last time? how much grain is currently _ like they did last time? how much grain is currently leaving - like they did last time? how much grain is currently leaving the - like they did last time? how much grain is currently leaving the port | grain is currently leaving the port two . , grain is currently leaving the port two , grain is currently leaving the port two there has been significant dela s, two there has been significant delays. this — two there has been significant delays, this has _ two there has been significant delays, this has been - two there has been significant l delays, this has been increasing over the past three months. we are seeing that anything between 20 to

22 million tonnes of grain have been exported, sent back injuly when the first iteration was ratified. these have been disputed, it is quite difficult to know specific statistics, but it is significant that there have been delays in the mmp that there have been delays in the ramp up to the possible renewal and we have seen a diversification of markets, international markets, trying to diversify since the conflict started to try and cushion the blow of the delays. ultimately, it is not enough and they will need to be a lot more grain exported from these ports to make up.— these ports to make up. thank you very much — these ports to make up. thank you very much for— these ports to make up. thank you very much for your _ these ports to make up. thank you very much for your thoughts - these ports to make up. thank you very much for your thoughts on - these ports to make up. thank you | very much for your thoughts on that story today. the united nations refugee agency says it is very concerned about the uk government's planned changes to the law — which could see people arriving by small boats over the english channel first detained, then deported, without being able to claim asylum.

the unhcr's representative to the uk says the measure would break international law. but — british prime minister rishi sunak says he is up for the fight if the legislation is challenged in court — and insists action is needed to stop illegal crossings. our uk political correspondent ian watson has more: as the boats keep coming, so the political problems keep growing. rishi sunak is attempting to turn the tide and a new law aimed at deterring people coming to the uk by illegal routes. but if this doesn't stop the boats, by the time of the next election, will he have failed? if we get this right, it will make a difference. now we're in the early stages of it, but we've given it a long, hard thought and i said at the beginning of the year that, you know, i only promise what i believe i can deliver and i will absolutely deliver on what i promise. so if passed by parliament, what would the government's new law do? it'd stop almost everyone arriving in small boats

from claiming asylum here. arrivals would be detained and then removed to rwanda or another safe country. and they would be banned from re—entering the uk. the government hopes this would deter people from making the hazardous channel crossing. khalid came across the channel in a leaky dinghy in 2021 and he doesn't think a new law would stop others from doing the same. now, even seeing the numbers, numbers are even higher. they are still going to try to seek and run after that hope. and how quickly could the new system be put in place? in a letter to mps, the home secretary, suella braverman, said "there was a more than 50% chance that the government's plans aren't compatible with international law." that would make legal challenges more likely. and the united nations high commission for refugees has said it is profoundly concerned by the government's new legislation. this is effectively closing off

access to asylum in the uk for people arriving irregularly. we believe it's a clear breach of the refugee convention. and labour claims the government's plans are unworkable. the problem is that it is a corn, it is a rerun— the problem is that it is a corn, it is a rerun of— the problem is that it is a corn, it is a rerun of proposals they have tried _ is a rerun of proposals they have tried and — is a rerun of proposals they have tried and failed before and what they are — tried and failed before and what they are trying to do is cancel asylum — they are trying to do is cancel asylum decision—making without having _ asylum decision—making without having any return agreements in piaca _ there's clear blue water between government and opposition on how to tackle the migrant crisis, and it's an issue that's unlikely to subside before the next election. iain watson, bbc news. the uk home secretary suella braverman has been on media outlets, defending the policy — insisting the measures are lawful. here she is speaking to bbc breakfast a short time ago: these measures do not withdraw us

from the european convention on human rights, they will enable us to take very bold and forward leading steps in order to reduce the rights of people to claim and to thwart their removal. they will ensure that people who come here illegally who jump people who come here illegally who jump the queue and break our laws in doing so will not have a right to settlement in the united kingdom and it will enable, in fact, impose a duty on the secretary of state to remove people who fall under our scheme. these are necessary and compassionate measures that we need to take to stop the small boats. let's cross live to westminster now and get more on this with our chief political correspondent, nick eardley. suella braverman insisting these measures are lawful. labour and many other critics are saying they are not lawful and not workable. where does this go from here? how does the

government tried to make this work? and as the critics say, they say it is not workable, what you think will happen next? the is not workable, what you think will happen next?— happen next? the first step is to net it happen next? the first step is to get it through — happen next? the first step is to get it through parliament, - happen next? the first step is to get it through parliament, they i happen next? the first step is to - get it through parliament, they hope to do that by the autumn, the process will officially start on monday when you will get the first vote in parliament. i suspect the government will get it through the house of commons fairly comfortably, it might have a bit more trouble in the house of lords. even if it becomes legislation later this year, it is bound to see some legal challenges as we were hearing, there is a debate over the legality of this legislation in terms of the international obligations that the uk has to follow. it does feel a bit at the moment like the government is gearing up for at the moment like the government is gearing upfora at the moment like the government is gearing up for a political battle with the labour party ahead of the next general election where it will say, we have got a plan, we have gone further than ever before, even if it has stuck in the courts, we are trying desperately to do this,

labour will retort that this is a gimmick, it is not going to work, it might make the problem worse because it does not address the core issues of the speed with which asylum applications are processed, and it does not do enough to break down the criminal gangs who are taking people over the channel. it feels to me like this is going to remain a big political battle for now. even if it ends up in the courts, it could be one we see into the next general election. ., ~ one we see into the next general election. ., ,, , ., , . one we see into the next general election. ., ,, ,, , . ., election. thank you very much for that. the bbc says match of the day presenter, gary lineker will be "spoken to" and "reminded of his responsibilities", over comments he made about the government's immigration plans. writing on twitter he said the language used to set out the policy, was "not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 30s". a number of conservative mps have expressed anger at his comments — with the party's deputy chairman calling mr lineker — "out of touch".

back now to ms braverman — who said she was "disappointed" by gary lineker�*s comments. i think it is not helpful to compare our measures which are lawful, proportionate and compassionate to the 1930s germany. i also think we are on the site of british people here. it is plain for anyone to see that the british people have had enough of the situation, thousands of people coming here illegally at huge cost to the taxpayer and undermining our laws and in fact, the british generosity. that needs to stop. we need to take necessary steps now that if you are coming here illegally, you will be detained and you will be removed and that is what this bill will do. a group of afghan and iranian women campaigners are backing a call for gender apartheid to be recognised as a crime under international law. crime of apartheid exists in international

law, but it applies only to racial groups, not to gender.launched on international women's day, the campaign advocates that the current laws covering discrimination against women do not begin to capture the systematic nature of legal discriminaion women face in afghanistan and iran.the move is aided by the iranian nobel peace prize laureate shirin ebadi; together with the first female deputy speaker of the afghan parliament, and a commissioner of the afghan independent human rights commission let's turn to the former soviet republic of georgia now — where there have been violent protests against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. the demonstrations were centred in the capital, tbilisi — they saw police using water cannon and tear gas. it comes after the parliament backed a law which would force non—governmental organisations and independent media, which receive certain levels of funding from overseas, to declare themselves as foreign agents. emer mccarthy reports. chaos on the streets of tbilisi.

riot police advanced on protesters in the georgian capital after parliament gave its first approval to a bill that would require any organisations 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 threw her support behind the protesters and said she will veto the law if it crosses her desk. translation: i am addressing you who are standing _ on rustaveli 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 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 its concern.

it would stigmatise and silence independent voices and citizens of georgia who wish to do nothing more than work together to build a brighter future, a future that is integrated with europe, a future that is democratic and free where georgia is an independent and sovereign country. protesters say the law is reminiscent of the 2012 law in russia that has been used to crackdown on dissent. some also fear the draft law could hurt the country's hopes of european union membership. one of the eu's top diplomats, josep borrell called the draft law a very bad development that is incompatible with eu values and standards. he also warned it may have serious repercussions on the relationship between the bloc and georgia. stay with us on bbc news, our headlines this hour.

the un secretary—general is in ukraine forfurther talks on extending a deal to export grain via the black sea. kyiv denies any involvement in reports that a pro—ukrainian group was behind september's attack on the nord stream pipeline. the un's refugee agency criticises the uk's plan to stop migrant boats crossing the channel saying the move would break international law. but the government remains defiant. in recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to online romance scams. one of the most lucrative of these, being run by criminal gangs across south east asia, is called 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 world service investigation has spoken to former scammers. a warning that this report

from zhaoy—een fung contains scenes some viewers may find disturbing. a whispered plea for help. translation: i am a chinese man trapped in a scam compound in - cambodia. deedee, not his real name, left china for the promise of a translation: i am a chinese man trapped in a scam compound in - deedee, 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'. i am 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. deedee worked 12—hour days targeting people in america and europe under the constant threat of violence. 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 deedee witnessed is common in scam compounds. this is a former scam boss. he is wearing a mask to avoid reprisals from criminal gangs. he says he made 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 is how you win their trust. the profiles we make up our 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.

he came at a time when i was the most vulnerable in my entire life. cindy is a successful business women based in boston in the us. at the time, she was going through a divorce and had just found out she had terminal cancer. he 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, he tricked her into investing more than $2 million on a fake cryptocurrency platform. despite the large amount that i lost, i actually believe that i have been luckier than most. i have given the scammers enough of my time, i've given them enough of my money, and i absolutely

refuse to give them who i actually am. after four months in captivity, deedee managed to escape and make it back home to china. we approached the owner of the compound where deedee 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. i'm joined now by michael roberts. he runs rexxfield, a cybersecurity firm specialising in disrupting cyber—crime and has been working on pig butchering scams. thank you very much for your time today. it is an extraordinary name which grabs the attention. a horrific crime. behind this

exploitation, as we have seen, there is the other layer of exploitation. how unusual is that in the world of cybercrime? it how unusual is that in the world of cybercrime?— cybercrime? it is an interesting aradox cybercrime? it is an interesting paradox because _ cybercrime? it is an interesting paradox because you _ cybercrime? it is an interesting paradox because you do - cybercrime? it is an interesting paradox because you do not. cybercrime? it is an interesting i paradox because you do not know cybercrime? it is an interesting - paradox because you do not know who to root for, if the slaves who are running the scams successfully scam the victims in the west financially, they are punished. but if they fail, we have, we root for the financial victims in the west because the didn't lose money. we need to look beyond the victims at the sociopaths at the top of the scams. tell beyond the victims at the sociopaths at the top of the scams.— at the top of the scams. tell us more about _ at the top of the scams. tell us more about how _ at the top of the scams. tell us more about how you _ at the top of the scams. tell us more about how you are - at the top of the scams. tell us more about how you are trying | at the top of the scams. tell us i more about how you are trying to disrupt these scammers at the top who are exploiting both the scammers they have under their control as well as the victims around the world. ., , ,., , well as the victims around the world. ., , , ., world. our model is based on disrupting — world. our model is based on disrupting at _ world. our model is based on disrupting at the _ world. our model is based on disrupting at the beginning, l world. our model is based on| disrupting at the beginning, at world. our model is based on - disrupting at the beginning, at the source of the scam. we are trying to bring about a change in the way

social networking platforms, e—mail providers, website hosts do business. they have a firewall to the outside world. we are commercial, but our nonprofit ngo is trying to get them to disrupt at the beginning. the problem is the scam happens here, the grooming happens here, the scam happens here, the police respond here. the problem is, ijy police respond here. the problem is, by the time it gets here, the scammers have already burnt down the infrastructure to use for the communications of the scam and set “p communications of the scam and set up a new infrastructure and they start again. traditionally, law enforcement does not work. we need to move the action to the beginning, not the end. and? how do you make that happen, change that model of response so that law enforcement get sent faster and earlier in the timeline you describe? i am working with several agencies to persuade them to go from the criminal investigation bureau model to

implementing a criminal disruption bureau model where we do not solve crimes, we look for them at the beginning and cut them off. we cancel the single whatsapp number thatis cancel the single whatsapp number that is being used, like cindy, who are contacted through. we find common ip addresses, there are even whatsapp business accounts used by the scammers which have thousands of numbers attached. we can burn it all down in one fell swoop. and if other platforms work with are ngo, we can disrupt the source. instead, they say it is not ourjob, we will wait until law enforcement as us do it. there will always be victims, but what more can individuals do to protect themselves and other themselves to be cautious if they think something seems too good to be true or if they have the slightest suspicion that something is not quite what it ought to be? disruption through education. make sure you tell your grandmothers,

grandparents, how these things go down. yesterday, i received three whatsapp calls just like cindy described, i am working with them now, and i am counter grooming them because i want to find out where they are, capture the ip address and burn down the network. on our website, people can register, as a citizen disrupter, they will be newsletters showing people how they can disrupt the scams en masse. citizen disrupter is, very interesting, thank you very much for talking to us about the pig butchering romance scam. an update now on the oil spill off the coast of the central and these pictures show how the oil has now started reaching the shore. this video was filmed around the town of pola, on mindoro island. it's understood that the oil is from the tanker, m t princess empress, which sank eight days ago. it was carrying over eight hundred thousand litres of industrial fuel oil.

iamon i am on twitter. you are watching bbc news. hello again. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow across southern england and south wales, and the coldest night of this year so far with temperatures in the highlands falling to —15. we have a grip on the weather, but the milder yellows in the far south—west, here temperatures are not falling away as much. the weather front is bringing rain, sleet and snow and will continue to do so. it will ease for a time but the rain pushes east and the snow moves across wales, into the snow moves across wales, into the midlands, northern england and east anglia. north of that, sunny skies and a peppering of winter

showers in the north and east close to the post. as we head into the evening and overnight, the rain continues east, some snow across wales, in through the midlands and north home counties and east anglia as well as northern england. if you are travelling, bear this in mind. it is going to be a cold night with widespread frost but not as cold as last night. the next area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic with weather fronts. tomorrow, pressure coming in from the atlantic with weatherfronts. tomorrow, look at the rain across southern areas, snow pushing north, a respite, and as the next system comes in, it will introduce rain, and at the leading edge, some snow. very mild in the south—west and still call for the rest of us. the met office has issued a yellow warning for this area, on average, 15 to 20 centimetres of snow and at lower levels less than that, on the trans

pennine routes it could be double that. treacherous conditions as the low pressure drifts across as taking the snow with it. on thursday night, rain pushing across the south of england, snow pushing north across wales, the midlands, northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland. it will be windy into friday. the snow will be blowing, treacherous travelling conditions, it will ease off as we go through the course of the day and we will end up with a largely dry day. wintry showers across the north, temperatures two in the north and 10 degrees in the south.

this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh and these are the headlines... the un secretary—general is in ukraine forfurther talks on extending a deal to export grain via the black sea. kyiv denies any involvement in reports that a pro—ukrainian group was behind september's attack on the nord stream pipeline. the un's refugee agency criticises the uk's plan to stop migrant boats crossing the channel saying the move would break international law. but the government remains defiant. the bbc is to speak to one of its highest paid presenters — gary lineker — after he criticised the government's immigration plans on social media.

and we speak to former romance scammers who reveal the tactics they use to con people out of hundreds of millions of dollars. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn watson. good morning. chelsea will hope this proves the turning point to their season, back—to—back victories for the first time since october. and it came on the biggest night of all, a 2—0 win over borussia dortmund overtunring a one goal first leg deficit as they reach the quarter finals. it wasn't without drama though, as natalie pirks reports. european nights under the lights have been a staple at stamford bridge. but with rumours swirling about the future of their manager, fans feared this could be the last time they see them for a while. in contrast, the yellow wall was bouncing with confidence. dortmund had won ten matches on the spin.

it is royce, it's a great save by kepa. chelsea had to score. kai havertz had the best chance to bring them level. something had to give. surely, step forward raheem sterling. sterling scores! his first goal since january. chelsea hadn't scored two in a match since december, but just after half time they were given a helping hand. it's a penalty. remarkably, havertz was once again denied by the woodwork. orwas he? the ref made him retake it. second time's a charm. same technique, this time he finds the corner! coolest man in the place. finally, the full time whistle rang round the bridge. 600 million spent by him. one major reason to smile from the manager. well, this was a huge night for chelsea's under—fire manager, graham potter. with all hope of other trophies gone this season, he needed big performances across the board and a little bit of luck. and he got both to give him a reprieve, at least, from the negative headlines.

so it's chelsea and not a buoyant dortmund that are powering into the quarterfinals. natalie pirks, bbc news, stamford bridge. so, as natalie was saying there, relief for graham potter with his team tenth and struggling in the premier league finally a reason to celebrate and believes this is an important moment. there's always going to be those types of questions, and noise. myjob is to help the team, help the players, prepare the team as best we could. to support them, because they have been suffering as well, the players, nobody has enjoyed the run we have had. so that's why today was important for us. we wanted to progress, we have, and we are happy. now to a pledge by the governement, to offer girls equal access to school sport. cast your mind back, england's historic euros win last summer. but it transpired football was not being offered equally

at school to boys and girls. that prompted the team to write to the government to change that and now they've promised £600 million of investment, equal access to all sport and a mimimum of two hours of pe for every child each week. and a lasting legacy after that win. "woefully inadequate." that is the assesment of michael vaughan's lawyer of the england and wales cricket board's investigation into whether the former england captain made an alleged racist comment in 2009. the closing arguments for the case — which has seen yorkshire cricket club and seven individuals, including vaughan, charged with bringing the game into disrepute — were heard yesterday. the case follows allegations made by former yorkshire player azeem rafiq. the judgments are due to be released

in writing by the end of the month. andy murray says he expects wimbledon will allow russians and belarusians to compete this summer and he will "not be going nuts if that is the case". murray has previously said he was "not supportive" of last year's ban and has expressed similar sentiments ahead of an announcement about this year's championship policy. in an interview with the bbc murray says it is a "really hard" call for wimbledon to make. the three—time grand slam champion donated more than £500,000 of his 2022 prize money to help ukrainian children affected by the russian invasion. now murray is due to be back on court later today when one of the biggest tennis tournaments outside the grand slams — indian wells — gets under way... there are questions around emma raducanu's participation though after suffering with tonsilities. she didn't manage to train or play this week and hasn't been on court competitively since the australian open in january. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those

stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport the rmt union has called off next week's strikes by members at network rail, after receiving a new pay offer. the development will raise hopes of a breakthrough in the long—running dispute between rail workers and their employers. howard johnson reports. after months of transport chaos, finally some good news. the rmt union has called off strike action of members who work for network rail. the company that looks after the upkeep of britain's railway network. maintenance workers and signallers had been due to walk out on thursday and saturday of next week. the rmt union said all strike actions concerning network rail had been suspended following the receipt of a new pay offer. so far, details of what the offer is have yet to emerge. london euston is one of the busiest

train stations in the country and it has been the site of many delays and cancellations over the last few months. so this news will be received positively by commuters. but this is just one of many disputes between rail companies and transport unions. members of the rmt from ia train operators are due to strike later this month. with the start of the easter holidays for many. and london underground drivers are to strike on the 15th of march. since last year, britain has been gripped by a wave of industrial action by hundreds and thousands of workers, including post office staff, nurses and teachers as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation and the deepening cost of living crisis. a department for transport spokesperson welcomed the rmt�*s latest move but added... the rmt�*s leaders must put the best and final offer to their members in the train operating companies who are still due to strike in the coming weeks and who are not

being given the opportunity to vote on an offer. the rmt union says further updates on the national rail disputes will be given in the coming days and a vote on the new pay offer will be put to its members. howard johnson, bbc news. hundreds of people attended a vigil in cardiff last night for three young people killed in a car crash, which has left two others critically injured. it comes as the police force is being criticised over why it didn't find them sooner. our wales correspondent hywel griffith reports. a moment to honour three young lives. friends who went on a night out together and never made it home. darcy ross was 21, the same age as her close friend eve smith. they died alongside rafeljeanne, aged 24. it was one of his friends who arranged tonight's vigil.

yeah, we were very close. got a lot of memories together. been through a lot of stuff together. friends for years. pretty much, we were like brothers. i just wish obviously we knew a lot sooner and was able to see through the trees so he was found a lot earlier. could potentially have saved him, maybe. the police say the car crashed early on saturday morning. it was found almost two days later after a member of the public spotted tyre tracks. the officers' response is now the subject of an independent review. for now, feelings here are a mixture of grief, shock and some anger. there's also fear that more lives are still in the balance, as the car's two other passengers remain critically ill in hospital. the hundreds who came here tonight

wanted to celebrate three lives lost and share in each other�*s sorrow. emotions are still raw here, with many questioning whether the police could have found their friends sooner. hywel griffith, bbc news, cardiff. it's been one month since devastating earthquakes hit turkey and syria, killing more than 50,000 people. but, as well as stories of heartbreak — there were also many of hope. the bbc�*s breakfast reported on the remarkable tale of dr malcolm russell — who, along with his team, rescued a man who had been trapped under the rubble in turkey for five days. now — serdal has been able to meet those who saved his life — as tim muffett reports. this is what bravery looks like. the earthquake happened on the monday and we were well into the deployment, and on friday one of our team heard

some knocking and some voices. the building they were in was a hotel that had collapsed. 77 volunteers from the uk international search and rescue team and four specially trained dogs had been flown to turkey shortly after the devastating earthquake. this particular rescue was our most prolonged for the entire period of time we were there. ten metres of breaching through concrete with a mixture of tools, hand tools that we're literally trying to get things into buckets, pass them back. groaning. after 20 hours, the team found and rescued a woman who'd been entombed in a tight space for four days but was otherwise uninjured. she alerted them to another man, serdal, who was still trapped. serdal was passing in and out of consciousness, so we knew he was more critically ill. hello. it's malcolm, the doctor.

it seemed that his legs were trapped underneath a sort of concrete block. and at that point, that's where we have to start making decisions about what's going to happen next to the rescue. and you were chosen to actually do the extraction. why was that? i'm quite a small and nimble member of the team, and these voids are very, very small. getting serdal out took several more hours. in hospital, he tweeted his thanks to malcolm, sarah and the rest of the team, but he also wanted to talk to them. you're about to speak to serdal, what's going through your mind? i'm slightly intrigued as to what he's going to remember. we were in some very, very tight and awkward positions. but you kind of you build an attachment to someone when you're in there for that long. you never really get to recontact people that you rescue, so this is a complete one—off. malcolm. hello, nice to see you. serdal. my mummy.

we are so happy. she say, thank you very much, very much. - ah, it's our pleasure. 0h, she's beautiful. thank you. you are my hero. always be, you know. oh, that means a lot to us. and we're very, we're really, really pleased. the whole team was so excited to hear that we were getting to speak to you. it's understandably emotional, but this is also a rare chance for malcolm and sarah to learn more about someone they've rescued. serdal�*s words are spoken by an interpreter. did you end up having any injuries other than dehydration? translation: i can't walk easily. the leg muscle is a little bit tired. i

that's the only problem. wow! did you know how long you'd been there by the time we came to you? translation: in the building i don't remember the time or the date. - there was no light, no food or water. l it was like i was in a dream. you're very courageous, having kept your spirits going through such a long time. thank you all. thank you. hello, serdal, it's tim here from bbc? hello. what is it like to speak to malcolm and to sarah? translation: amazing for me to see malcolm and sarah. - they are my light, _ they brought me back to life. i'm so appreciated, | i owe them my life. we're just delighted to hear that you've done so well. the whole team is really, really pleased and excited for you. goodbye. bye. bye, serdal.

what's it like to speak to the man whose life you saved? oh, that was just... yeah, like i said, this doesn't normally happen. normally, in our dayjobs, we normally don't have contact again from anyone that we've rescued or a patient. so to actuallyjust see him again is completely different from the image that i had from when we were in hatay. yeah, it was amazing, really. it was, it was quite emotional to see when his daughter came on and his mother, you know, the impact that it's had on his whole, whole family. i of 12 lives saved by the uk team in turkey amidst a disaster that killed tens of thousands of people. a story of bravery, endurance and immense skill that ended well. tim muffett, bbc news. exclusive data obtained by the bbc shows police forces in england and wales are recording more cases of dogs being dangerously out

of control — with more than 21,000 offences last year. the number of dogs being seized is also going up, meaning police have had to spend millions on kennels and vet bills — as danny savage reports. whoa, whoa, whoa. the aftermath of a dog attack in london. police try and contain the animal with a fire extinguisher. but look at the strength in its pull. a 13—year—old child is being treated on the ground nearby. sirens. this is a growing problem in the uk. it was a cross between a rottweiler and a shar pei. it was behind the letterbox waiting for me. it heard me coming down the path and it was ready as soon as i lifted that lid of the letterbox, the snout was there. didn't see the snout, i wasn't expecting it, but it was there and it was a clean bite. sarah king started 2022 with ten fingers. she finished it with nine.

still hurts, very numb, very sensitive. there's things i can't do. holding your phone, your mobile, you actually use your full handspan. little things, definitely, it has affected me. it feels like that training dogs is of growing importance. clever boy, yes! this dog is not a dangerous animal, but more than 20,000 dog attacks on people or assistance dogs were reported last year and the number of dangerous dogs seized has soared over the last few years. at the moment, if you've got money, you can have a dog. simple as. there's no kind of safeguards, there's no checks done. and basically, i think that's part of the problem. looking back in retrospect, could have been my throat. janet was attacked by two of her neighbour's dogs. pictures of her injuries at the time are too graphic to show. nearly a year on, she has to do physio and is expecting more

operations on her arm. they were with their owner, so it was a big surprise and a big shock to be attacked. and i didn't realise how much damage a dog can do in seconds. just especially you don't see it coming. dangerous dogs are a growing problem and all too often animals are left to bite again with little meaningful action taken against owners. danny savage, bbc news. i'm joined now by rob bays, canine behaviourist & training manager at battersea dogs and cats home, and with him is percy. who seems incredibly well—behaved. has been waiting there very patiently for a few minutes with you. good to happy with this. obviously this is an area of huge concern, we've been reporting on more and more dog attack cases recently, and what do you think is behind the rise in casesit has been

a big concern and a big concern for charities such as battersea as well. there are several factors that could be impacting. data shows that the dog attacks were more on the rise pre—pandemic, but that is not to say the pandemic has not been a factor itself, so before the pandemic and we see during the pandemic demand for dogs went up significantly, which led to lots of breeding and not necessarily regulated breeding either, so lots of breeding either, so lots of braiding inappropriately and potentially not with the dogs or animal's best interest or welfare in mind. there are lots more dogs in the uk at this moment in time, and with the over breeding comes lack of socialisation, and during the pandemic with as being so limited and be able to go out and about, just lack of training and exposure to the world, so now some of these dogs are experiencing things of the first time and it's quite overwhelming for them. battersea research has _ overwhelming for them. battersea research has revealed _ overwhelming for them. battersea research has revealed almost - overwhelming for them. battersea research has revealed almost 9096 overwhelming for them. battersea i research has revealed almost 9096 of research has revealed almost 90% of

the heavy disbelief how a dog is raised as a vital factor in determining whether or not they will become aggressive. so if someone has a situation where their dog is behaving aggressively, some of the time or a lot of the time, what can they, they have missed out on that vital early socialisation, what can they do about that now? absolutely, trainin: is they do about that now? absolutely, training is essential, _ they do about that now? absolutely, training is essential, such _ they do about that now? absolutely, training is essential, such a - they do about that now? absolutely, training is essential, such a big - training is essential, such a big part bringing up a dog and fundamentally as a dog owner you are responsible for making sure your dog is appropriately trained, so they are let under control and safety public space and inside your home at all times as well. if an owner has experience that their dog has acted aggressive in the past, the best advice battersea would give us to contact a professional as soon as possible. that may be an independent trainer that is regulated by a governing board, equally contacts on like battersea. we have plenty of resources available on our website, both from a training perspective, lots of advice for owners but also information on how you can find a qualified trainer that is reputable and trained with the right methods

that can help both you and the dog and prevent further incidents in the future. ., , ., , ., future. lots of people out there sa in: future. lots of people out there saying they _ future. lots of people out there saying they offer _ future. lots of people out there saying they offer dog _ future. lots of people out there saying they offer dog training, i future. lots of people out there i saying they offer dog training, but i guess it's about finding the right match and someone who has the right method, so tell us a little bit more about the advice, people can contact battersea and look to see whether someone is accredited or not but what other advice would you give someone if they are looking for the right trainer?— right trainer? there are so many --eole right trainer? there are so many people out _ right trainer? there are so many people out there _ right trainer? there are so many people out there offering - right trainer? there are so many| people out there offering training and with the pandemic social media became a prominent platform for offering training advice, which is goodin offering training advice, which is good in a sense that training and behaviour advice is much more accessible to people nowadays, but the main challenge we are facing in the main challenge we are facing in the industry at the moment is the dog training industry is unregulated, so there is no official regulation process for trainers and behaviourists, which leaves independent bodies to regulate their own trainers or individuals that are aspiring to become trainers. if someone is looking for a trainer, the best advice we can give is to contact your rescue centre, someone like battersea would be able to

offer advice on how to search for that trainer, and if you're looking independently, it's worth looking into the style of training they're using, to here are battersea we use positive start training, reward based training, rewarding appropriate behaviours, and that is genuinely the place we would given types of training your dog, helps build the relationship in and prevents future incidents. it is also important you look for trainers that are accredited through the necessary qualifications and education providers as well. a good sort of reputable training body would provide a code of ethics which will be outlined for all their trainers that they have to adhere to. if those sort things are in place, open you will look at some of his quite reputable and has put himself through the necessary education to be able to train both you and your dog appropriately. thank you very much. just before you 90, thank you very much. just before you go, a quick word on the gorgeous percy, is he looking for a home or is he your dog? kegr

percy, is he looking for a home or is he your dog?— percy, is he looking for a home or is he your dog? key is not my dog, unfortunately- _ is he your dog? key is not my dog, unfortunately. i— is he your dog? key is not my dog, unfortunately. i would _ is he your dog? key is not my dog, unfortunately. i would love - is he your dog? key is not my dog, unfortunately. i would love to - unfortunately. i would love to happen because he is absolutely beautiful. he came into as a couple of years ago as a stray and was fortunate enough to be rehomed by one of our staff members, so we'll get to see percy every day, which is quite nice, and he comes in and helps out with some of the dogs that are in the centre socialising and helping them find their homes as well. ~ . . helping them find their homes as well. . ., ., ., ., helping them find their homes as well. ~ . ., , and rob. a weight loss jab has been approved for use by the nhs in england. sema—glue—tide, which gained popularity in the us, makes people feel fuller, so they eat less, as annabel rackham reports. weight loss can be a lifelong battle for some people. but now a new drug designed to help obese people has been approved for use in england. the national institute for health and care excellence says semaglutide, orwegovy, is safe, effective and affordable for the nhs. kailey wood lives in america and she's been using a similar drug to semaglutide for seven months,

and has lost a third of her body weight. she says it helped when nothing else did. previously, when i would have a meal, i would fill my plate and i would have the whole plate. and it's not even that i was gorging myself. it's just i would eat everything on my plate and my body wouldn't tell me, you're full. when you take this medication, it takes the work out of telling yourself, "should i eat this? shouldn't i eat this?" you just, you stop eating when you're full, you turn down foods that maybe you wouldn't have turned down before. patients approved to use the drug will inject themselves once a week and will be allowed to stay on it for up to two years. it works by mimicking a hormone which is released after you eat and suppresses appetite by making you feel full. it has been recommended to those who have a bmi near the top of the obese range and a weight—related health condition such as high blood pressure or heart disease. but it's not without risks. we also need to be mindful that this treatment does have a potential side effect.

in this circumstance, mostly gastrointestinal side effects, such as nausea and vomiting. not all patients will experience that, but it's really important that the care is there for patients to be able to ensure that the benefit is being achieved, and that they're also not suffering with side effects from the treatment. obesity is thought to cost the nhs more than £6 billion a year and there are hopes that this new drug could help reduce those figures. annabel rackham, bbc news. large parts of the country have woken up to some snow on the ground following the arrival of a cold spell from the arctic. some commuters are facing disruption and the met office is warning power cuts are likely. these pictures from hampshire show heavy snowfall overnight and this morning and there are weather warnings for further snow to come across the north of england, north wales, northern ireland and most of scotland. wtih me is our weather

presenter chris fawkes... nice to see you in the studio with me here. tell us a little more about what is going on at the moment, first of all. we weather s stem moment, first of all. we weather system moving — moment, first of all. we weather system moving from _ moment, first of all. we weather system moving from the - moment, first of all. we weather system moving from the english | system moving from the english channel overnight and this morning, and what that has been doing is bumping into the cold there that has been moving in across the uk over the last few days, and that has brought us the overnight snow. the amount from place to place is varied, here in central london it is struggle to stick but i'm reliably informed that we have had around two or three centimetres and crystal palace, so still within london but the amount of snow has a lot from place to place. the snowiest bits have been across and into parts of hampshire, as we were reporting a moment ago, seven centimetres of snow in snow in odeon in hampshire, but still be larger snow totals are in scotland were across northern areas it is a kind of different weather picture, it is very cold air, we've had the lowest temperature of the year so far, —15

degrees earlier this morning reported, but we have heavy snow showers, and that is kind of bringing a continuation of the disruption we've seen here over recent days, but we got a bit more still to come this afternoon. we'll take a quick look at this, because we are going to see a zone of heavy precipitation going to wales, and we could see over ten centimetres or some of the healthier, so they could be some localised disruption there and then the risk of snow, a few centimetres goes on to the midlands for this evening's rusher, there might be one or two localising packs with that. ., ., ~' might be one or two localising packs with that. ., ., ,, ., ., might be one or two localising packs with that. ., ., ., with that. looking ahead over the next couple _ with that. looking ahead over the next couple of — with that. looking ahead over the next couple of days, _ with that. looking ahead over the next couple of days, what - with that. looking ahead over the next couple of days, what can - with that. looking ahead over the| next couple of days, what can you tell us? fix. next couple of days, what can you tell us? �* . , next couple of days, what can you tellus? . . , next couple of days, what can you tell us? . . , ,, ., tell us? a much bigger bass the on the wa , tell us? a much bigger bass the on the way. a — tell us? a much bigger bass the on the way. a met _ tell us? a much bigger bass the on the way, a met office _ tell us? a much bigger bass the on the way, a met office yellow - tell us? a much bigger bass the on l the way, a met office yellow warning that covers a large part of the uk, an extensive area covered at the moment because we are narrowing down on the areas that will be most heavily impacted by this, but there say on friday, there is the potential for some very destructive falls of snow and i think particularly we are looking at some of the high ground across wales and the pennines as well, where we could see something like 30 or a0

centimetres of snow drifting in winds that will cost around 50 miles an hour, so that is likely to lead to power cuts are will likely strand vehicles in snow. plan ahead for this. ~ ~ , vehicles in snow. plan ahead for this. ~ ,, , ., . vehicles in snow. plan ahead for this. ~ ,, ,., . , ., this. we will keep a close eye on that. from the weather to the weather with carol. hello. many will see a mixture of rain, sleet and snow in the next few days but some of the snow is likely to be disrupted. there is the into friday. what we have today some rain, the odd flick in the south, but we will see more snow moving across wales and into the midlands and east anglia. a little getting in across northern england. northern ireland, northern england. northern ireland, northern england and scotland, largely dry, feeling cold, in peppering the wintry showers along the coasts in the north and east. tonight, there was the rain, more snow for a time before that peters out the neck system comes in from south—west. it will be a cold night, not as cold as last night, but we can see

temperatures getting down to even below —10. tomorrow, ice on untreated surfaces, a nexus and bringing in rain was snow on its leading edge, respite and then the next system follows on blind, will be cold for us all except for the south—west.

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