we can't go in the front door — it's locked. there are security men shooing us away. we have to go round the back. and the facilities are much more reduced, people don't bother to go there any more. the retired residents are unnerved by the arrival of lots of young men who mill around at night, but they're not the only ones who say the hotel is completely unsuitable for asylum—seekers. i found this 25—year—old from sudan heading to catch a bus to swindon. he's been in the hotel for three months, and says its isolated location means there's no way of learning about british society. there's nothing to do here. nothing. we stay the whole day at the room doing nothing. what do you do? nothing. nothing, actually. we started getting depressed. i've been talking with them to see some therapist. the home office has rented hundreds of hotels to house tens

of thousands of asylum—seekers, but few can be as strangely located as this — wedged as it is between a retirement village and a golf course. to provide beds for more than 51,000 asylum—seekers — and rising — the home office has booked out hotels in seaside resorts and cities, in villages and the countryside, at airports and on golf courses — anywhere they can find willing hotel owners. there are 395 hotels in all — 363 in england and 20 in northern ireland — but far fewer in the other two nations — ten in scotland and only two in wales. the leicestershire village of kegworth is one of the latest places to have the local hotel's business model changed overnight to housing asylum—seekers. yew tree lodge was the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym — as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlands airport. but that all changed last month. fredricka reynolds used to do all the flowers for the weddings,

but in an instant, that key part of her business was snatched away. they rang me on the thursday before the asylum—seekers came on the monday, and cancelled all my weddings for the foreseeable. that's a huge amount of work and income to me. and she told me it's notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i've got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that's closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum—seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it's the government policy that almost no—one is in favour of — not even the government — and it's costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel sandford, bbc news, kegworth. the twin sister of a woman shot dead by her partner is to meet with home office ministers

to discuss changes to gun licensing laws in the uk. kelly fitzgibbons was shot dead in march 2020, along with her two daughters, ava and lexi. her partner rob needham lied about treatment for depression on his shotgun application to sussex police in 2016. three years ago, kelly fitzgibbons was shot dead by her partner, rob needham — along with their two daughters, ava and lexi. the trauma of losing kelly, of losing the girls, of not having them as part of your life...is difficult enough. but knowing how they've died and what they went through, and how they're...you know, the girls were two and four — and how their short lives havejust been ended at the hands of their father. rob had a valid gun licence, but afterwards it was revealed police knew he'd lied about drug use

and mental—health episodes when it was granted. emma believes that cost three lives. today, she's meeting with the home office to voice her concerns over licensing. the frequency of reviews — they're only every five years, they should be annually. they need to increase the cost and the gun licensee needs to cover that. i think they need to not give gun licences to people that lie, and i think they shouldn't give gun licences to people that have reoccurring mental health or depressive episodes. it comes as a report in the wake of a shooting in plymouth has recommended urgent changes to gun control. 22—year—old jake davison killed five people — an inquest found there had been catastrophic errors by police when it came to vetting him. in the prevention of future deaths report, coroner ian arrow said there had been an abject failure to adequately train police officers and staff involved in firearms licensing decisions, that root—and—branch reform of firearms legislation is needed, and that current gun laws are at odds with public safety, and future deaths could occur

unless action is taken. the shooting devastated the community of keyham. local mp luke pollard says things must change. i think people are slipping through the cracks because the cracks in the system are now so big. 0ur gun laws are out of date — most of that legislation stems from 1968. the changes have been haphazard and ad hoc since then, and i'm afraid we're not having a proper assessment of people's suitability. the home secretary, policing minister and chief constables across england and wales now have until the beginning of may to respond to these inquest findings. the home office says it has already taken steps to tighten firearms licensing, including social—media checks and sharing of gp information. but campaigners say the government must go further, faster. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. more than a hundred metropolitan police officers, who are being investigated for domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, are being allowed to remain on normal duties,

according to information obtained by the liberal democrats. the force is awaiting the release of what's expected to be a highly critical report by baroness casey on the culture within the met, which was prompted by the murder of sarah everard. to celebrate the coronation of king charles, 1500 charities in britain will be offering people the chance to volunteer during the bank holiday weekend in may. 0ur royal correspondent, sarah campbell has been to visit one of them at the epping forest. i'm here at the scouts headquarters in epping forest with some explorer scouts who are learning new skills, currently raft building. these guys are all travelling to south korea for the scout jamboree, that's july this year. they'll be with about tens of thousands of other scouts from around the world, and it'sjust a really good example of the opportunities that are available to young people, and they wouldn't be getting

those opportunities, were it not for the army of volunteers which really keep the scouts going. and that's what the big help out is all about. it's trying to get new people into organisations like the scouts, lots of other organisations, to take part on may the 8th, the big help 0ut. now, you have worked with the king for many, many years with an organisation called business in the community, also on literacy projects with the queen consort. this is a real centrepiece of the coronation weekend, so i'm just wondering what they think of it? why is volunteering so important to the king and queen consort? well, i think, for the king, his life has been about his relationships with civil society. every community across the country, and indeed many other countries, he has understood the power of volunteers to make a difference. and in all the charities that he's been involved with, he's been particularly passionate about supporting, rewarding and encouraging and engaging more particularly young people in volunteering. his launch of the i will campaign ten years ago has come into fruition, i think, now, as we see vast numbers of more

young people being involved. so, he believes in the importance of volunteering. and the queen's work with literacy particularly, i've seen as the chair of the national literacy trust, her encouragement of literacy champions being launched as part of coronation volunteering in their the big help 0ut. so, in a sense, not surprising that volunteering is really going to be at the heart of the weekend? no, i think very indicative of both of their passions for supporting communities and making more difference, trying to engage different sectors, private, public, and the voluntary sector together. and obviously, we're talking about people signing up to organisations and charities, but your message, isn't it, is to big business as well? is that there are ways that you can help your employees do this? the king has spent a0 years encouraging companies to step up on their responsible business practice, whether in their environment or their community, and i think this weekend we can see many companies absolutely clear

that this is something they can do. it's great for their business, it's great for their employees, and it's pretty critical for communities in britain at this moment. 0k, well, let's talk to matt from the scouts to just find out how people can really get involved. this is the new mobile app, isn't it? that's absolutely right. so, if you go to the website, thebighelpout.org.uk you can download the app there from the app store. what can you can do is, once you've downloaded it, you canjust put in your postcode, you can select causes you're passionate about, whether that could be animal welfare or supporting the elderly, or young people themselves, like here. that's right. helping to build rafts. absolutely. rafts, knot tying, camp fires. but loads of different organisations, all who need volunteers. so, once you've chosen the cause you are passionate about, a load of opportunities will come up. and the reality is, that if you download it now, there will be some opportunities, but the nearer you get to the 8th of may, there will be opportunities both on the 8th of may itself, and after that as well, because this

is more thanjust one day. we see this about a celebration of service and volunteering. so, that is about being part of the coronation weekend, but actually longer term, its legacy is, can we get a volunteer revolution in this country? can we capitalise on the gains we saw during this pandemic, when 12.4 million people stepped forward and volunteered. you bring up the pandemic, it's interesting isn't it? as you say, loads of people stepped up to give jabs in our arms, and all the rest of it. they maybe took themselves away from other volunteering opportunities, and you want to get those people back. yeah, that's right. informal volunteering went up in the pandemic, but formal volunteering, where you need people to help out each week, whether that is samaritans or citizens advice or places like scouts, went down. and it's really important part of our community and how we end up ensuring that society is thriving. so, this is what the big

help out is all about. can we inspire people to get involved to volunteer, partly to say, yes, it's good for society, it's great for organisations like this, but it's good for you as an individual? it's good for your skills, it's good for your well—being, and it's really good to be part of something as well. and the country needs that. great, thank you very much indeed. i think we need to let the raft builders back to it. learning new skills, as i say, and going to south korea. would not have had that opportunity were it not for the 140,000 volunteers that there are to the scouts. so it's a really important message. that app available for download. it's called the big help 0ut. just want to bring you up—to—date with the line writers. it has opened a criminal case against a criminal prosecutor and judges who issued an arrest warrant for president putin

for war crime charges and ukrainian children being illegally taken to russia. 0ur response for that that a case has been opened. let's get the weather now with matt taylor. hello. it's a week for the spring flowers. some warm sunshine by day, the odd downpour, but some of the wettest conditions. all of us will see some rain. this chart shows how rainfall totals will be totting up darker colours with the wettest conditions for the week and the west, those brighter patches on the hills in the west we could see another 75 to 100 millimetres of rain and there's certainly been some wet weather around so far today. the satellite imagery, the view from space shows all this cloud pushing its way northwards. so it's a northerly flow actually from south to north that brings in the milder weather. brightest conditions continue in the far north of scotland. some sunny spells, mainly in scotland, cloudy this afternoon, outbreaks of rain or drizzle,

but brighterfor a time in northern ireland, northern england, the midlands and east anglia. and where you see some sunny spells here with gentle south—westerly winds, it's going to be feeling pretty warm for a march afternoon, 15, 16 celsius. finish the day with rain into northern ireland and some heavy showers across wales and southern england which will then develop elsewhere into the evening and overnight. we'll also see rain at times overnight. some drier moments, too, with some clear skies out into the west later on. but the main story, i think for many is that continuing mild theme, seven to ten celsius, temperatures to start tomorrow, probably a little bit higher than normal. expect by the afternoon in the middle of march. but after that spell of overnight rain ahead of the next one pushing in for later on tuesday and tuesday night, we're in a sort of quieter slot. we will have persistent rain in 0rkney, shetland to begin with on tuesday. some heavy thundery showers in the west transferring the way eastwards, but some will avoid the showers altogether. stick with sunny spells. a lot more sunshine around tomorrow compared with today and then more rain towards northern ireland later.

15, 16 celsius possible again, even as far north as eastern parts of scotland. so another spell of overnight rain tuesday and then into wednesday. that clears through. windier conditions for wednesday with this area of low pressure dominating. but it will be back to sunshine and showers. 0nly rain in the southeast, also across the north of scotland, the persistent rain that is. and then, as i said, back to sunshine and showers show heavy thundery with hail. but the big widespread story will be just how much windier it is, widespread gales. that means not quite as warm as monday or tuesday, but still temperatures significantly above average. and then for the rest of the week, we continue with a mild story, maybe something colder in northern scotland this weekend with a few wintry flurries on the hills. take care.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories: the chinese president, xijinping, has arrived in moscow for talks with vladimir putin — his frst visit since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine last year. european banking shares have dropped significantly — as the financial markets react to the emergency takeover of switzerland's second biggest bank, credit suisse. former uk prime minister borisjohnson submits evidence in his defence — over whether he misled parliament over parties in downing street during covid. the most comprehensive study yet on the impact of climate change is about to be released by un scientists — after 8 yea rs of research. the temperature up here

in the alps is rising by about twice the global average. it's already increased by 2 degrees celsius. and 20 years since the us—led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein — we look at the legacy. the chinese president, xijinping, has arrived in moscow for his first visit since russia's invasion of ukraine last year. the visit is a clear sign of support for russia — and its president vladimir putin — at a time when the kremlin is under intense international pressure.president xi's visit comes just days after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian leader for alleged war crimes.

beijing has described it as a trip "for friendship and peace". last month, china published a twelve—point plan calling for dialogue on the war in ukraine, but offered no concrete proposals to end the conflict. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow following events. this is xi jinping's first visit to russia since the russian invasion of ukraine and in that sense it is a demonstration of support for russia at a time when the kremlin is under huge international pressure over the war. basically by coming here i think the chinese leader is sending a very strong message globally that despite everything that's happened in the last year, despite russia invading a sovereign nation, waging a war against ukraine, despite all the nuclear sabre rattling we have heard from russia over the last few months, despite the fact there is now an arrest warrant with vladimir putin's name on it issued by the international criminal court, despite all of that china is determined to push on and expand cooperation and deepen its partnership with russia. not out of any love or loyalty to vladimir putin, but because china

believes it is in china's interests to do that. the two leaders have already proclaimed a no limits partnership, but it's a partnership in which china is the senior partner. russia's economy is one tenth the size of china's economy. and russia under heavy international sanctions is increasingly dependent on china, on chinese markets for russian commodities. the kremlin may well want china to supply it with lethal aid to help russia win on the battlefield in ukraine. so far china has been reluctant to do that. it doesn't want to spark secondary sanctions against chinese companies. the other question is can china help end the war in ukraine. there is some kind of chinese peace plan, not really a plan, kind of an initiative, or rather a chinese position on moving to a political settlement in ukraine.

but that has been met with a lot of scepticism in the west. i don't think china really believes that ukraine and russia are ready at this moment to sit down and negotiate an end to the war. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell has more on how chinese state media is portraying the trip. newspaper readers in china will have seen plenty coverage previewing president xi's visit to moscow and will have even noticed an article by vladimir putin just as readers in moscow have seen an article by present xi. putin's article speaks about the west how it is going backwards and losing its influence, contrasted to china and vladimir

putin said his government welcomed china's efforts to broker a peace in ukraine however it did say the talks needed to be genuine and also needed to reflect the current geopolitical reality, that expression could be talking about what the military observers say is facts on the ground, for example land which russia has already claimed from ukraine sounds could be suggesting we want to keep that as part of a peace deal. the government in kyiv will not go along with that, they have said russia needs to fall back of all those areas before talks can start, however the fact both xi and putin have mentioned the ukraine war

but also this process of peace talks means it is in all likelihood going to be front and centre when they have their talks in the coming days, you would love to be there when they are speaking behind closed doors, what will xi be saying to putin about the war really, will he be saying it is time for russia to pull back might he suggest you can keep going or harder and beijing will find a way to back you. i'm joined now by george magnus who's an associate at the china centre at oxford. he's also the author of �*red flags: why xi's china is injeopardy�*. thank you for your time, and i want to mention a news line in the last few minutes that in response to the icc case against president putin russia has said they have opened a criminal case against the iccjudges

and it feels as though tensions are ratcheting up but what is likely to come out of this meeting between the china and russia leadership. i think the will china and russia leadership. i think they will probably _ china and russia leadership. i think they will probably be _ china and russia leadership. i think they will probably be three - they will probably be three principal things i could think of, one as i am sure president xi jinping wants to see on the ground in moscow eyeball to eyeball with vladimir putin what the state of play militarily and what the russian plans might be an ukraine because the chinese have been discomfited by the chinese have been discomfited by the fact it is a year on and the best laid plans he may have been apprised of when they met in beijing last february have not really, have really gone astray from a russian militarily point of view. the second thing is russia is a vassal state of

china, they are going to sign a cooperation agreement, we assume this will probably span things like oil and gas and chinese goods being sold to russia, what military and political intelligence in the us and uk and the west is going to be attuned to whether there is anything that suggests military equipment, drones and ammunition and someone is likely to be part of that agreement which obviously is your correspondence said already, it would incur the risk of secondary sanctions for china which they have astutely been trying to avoid until now and the third is the peace plan. it is possibly a series of points that eventually are designed to recognise russian gains in ukraine

and lead to a ceasefire but the purpose of this is to spite the west rather than make any serious progress towards a lasting on a durable peace in ukraine. when you look at the peace _ durable peace in ukraine. when you look at the peace plan, _ durable peace in ukraine. when you look at the peace plan, the - durable peace in ukraine. when you look at the peace plan, the second l look at the peace plan, the second point says abandoning the cold war mentality should be on expanding military blocks, in terms of china's interest with taiwan for example where does it interest lie and trying to resolve this because in many parts of the world they do perhaps look at what has happened with ukraine and think was there some provocation with the expansion of nato and this war is ratcheting up of nato and this war is ratcheting up and causing chaos, economic catastrophe around the world i don't think we should _ catastrophe around the world i don't think we should be _ catastrophe around the world i don't

think we should be under _ catastrophe around the world i don't think we should be under any - catastrophe around the world i don't think we should be under any doubt| think we should be under any doubt that when the chinese criticise what they regard as cold war mentality on they regard as cold war mentality on the part of the west, it is a narrative they are very happy to propagate and happy for us to the site we are inclined to do that. actually they are no less involved and having promoted that cold war mentality themselves but they just do not like the focus on themselves having done that but i think the point really is what up's interest is as ensuring putin and russia do not come away with obviously having lost this conflict in any way. both china and russia see a moment in time where they believe the united states and the west at an terminal decline and they must now exploit this moment to accelerate or support that. they may be completely wrong

about that and we would hope they are but that is the motivation i think for china's support for russia and its insistence that putin should come away from this with something to show for it and i think that is really explains why xi jinping is going to russia now.— really explains why xi jinping is going to russia now. the world's financial markets have reacted with unease following last night's emergency takeover of the troubled swiss bank credit suisse. shares in credit suisse fell by more than 60 percent this morning after european markets opened — and the value of banking shares across europe has dropped sharply. credit suisse was bought by rival swiss bank ubs in a deal brokered by the swiss government over the weekend. let's speak to our business reporterjonathanjosephs. tell us when we are on market reaction. ~ ., ,

tell us when we are on market reaction-— reaction. we saw a very sharp sell-off and — reaction. we saw a very sharp sell-off and financial - reaction. we saw a very sharp sell-off and financial related l sell—off and financial related stocks when markets opened this morning. some of that has been reversed but they are still down, the likes of hsbc, prudential and barclays and in germany and france so some of the big players and that reflects the concerns from investors and the question is that a widespread financial crisis going on. policymakers and politicians are trying everything to try to reassure investors. we have heard this she should like rishi sunak has been speaking to his swiss counterpart, to ensure that is no repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. we have seen the european central bank and bank of england trying to reassure investors that there is no problem with financial stability. the head of the italian central bank has been

speaking in milan saying there is no liquidity problems and the financial system so all in all trying to reassure investors that are no further problems and that credit suisse's problems are isolated because it has had a long list of its own problems. in because it has had a long list of its own problems.— because it has had a long list of its own problems. in the us, there are some speculation _ its own problems. in the us, there are some speculation could - its own problems. in the us, there are some speculation could we - its own problems. in the us, there are some speculation could we see its own problems. in the us, there i are some speculation could we see a couple of smaller regional banks run into trouble but we have seen very swift action again. whether that is containable. swift action again. whether that is containable-_ containable. that is the key question. — containable. that is the key question, that _ containable. that is the key question, that is _ containable. that is the key question, that is why - containable. that is the key question, that is why the i containable. that is the key - question, that is why the central banks have made coordinated action over the weekend, updated the markets after the rescue deal was put together saying there will be enough us dollars and the system so people can get their money where and when they wanted so the do not have to worry and try to take it out of the system. to worry and try to take it out of the system-—

you're watching bbc news... the markets editor at the financial times, katie martin, provided insight into how the markets reacted earlier this morning... we saw quite heavy falls in european banking stocks across the board, obviously credit suisse shares fell heavily but also a decent amount of weakness in german and french banks. that has calmed down a little and it is early days and too soon to make strong pronouncements about what investors broadly think but it is at least comforting to see some of the sell—offs have calmed down right now.

the market is quite jittery, we have had a testing two weeks in global banking. credit suisse has had issues for years, seen as a problem child in european banking circles so it is not a huge surprise it should come to this but the speed with which the swiss authorities took control of the situation tells you we came quite close to a potentially problematic bank failure here and that is not a great sign for banking as a whole. if we were to see smaller regional banks in the us, running into big trouble, but remaining concerted action by central government, will that be basically 0k? will we go through further ripples but fundamentally the banking system will remain sound, can we say that? it is brave to assume the situation is over,

i think people we'll see stress particularly in small regional banks. we are seen governments and central banks and regulators are coming together to put forward a show of force and strength to say we have got this situation in hand, we will look at it and make difficult decisions which is what happened with credit suisse to make sure the system is sound. there is some disagreement as to how it has been handled in terms of the treatment of some bondholders in credit suisse, nonetheless it is all about shoring up confidence and showing authorities have the situation under control and trying to stop it spreading. there is no direct link between the issues of small us regional banks and the problems at credit suisse but it goes to show when markets get nervous especially when interest rates have been rising quickly, people are looking for cracks and vulnerability and that is what took down credit

suisse when its biggest shareholder said we will not stump up any more cash to smooth over your problems so this is a nervous market environment and it is worth treading carefully. exactly 20 years ago today, us forces, with the uk and other allies, invaded iraq in order to oust the dictator saddam hussein. it was part of the us called its �*war on terror�*, begun by president george w bush in the wake of the 9—11 terrorist attack in 2001. i'm joined now by james jeffrey who was the united states ambassador to iraq from 2010—2012. thank you forjoining us. when you look back at this turbulent period, what do you think the lasting legacy is. , ., ., ., , what do you think the lasting legacy is. , ., ., .,, ., what do you think the lasting legacy is. first of all it was a big mistake _ is. first of all it was a big mistake to _ is. first of all it was a big mistake to try _ is. first of all it was a big mistake to try to - is. first of all it was a big l mistake to try to overthrow is. first of all it was a big - mistake to try to overthrow a is. first of all it was a big _ mistake to try to overthrow a regime and occupy a country and transform

it, there was a real problem with hussein, it is why the saddam hussein, it is why the security council and 2002 passed a unanimous resolution giving him one last chance. we have real problems but the recipe was going and creating tremendous turmoil in iraq and the region and it has made american presidents and public less mowing to commit to global collective security and other missions. you would have to cannot this very negatively. h0??? missions. you would have to cannot this very negatively.— this very negatively. how do you think the us _ this very negatively. how do you think the us ended _ this very negatively. how do you think the us ended up _ this very negatively. how do you think the us ended up in - this very negatively. how do you think the us ended up in the - think the us ended up in the position a dent in the first place. white was that initial decision taken. ~ . , , ., taken. we are still trying to figure that out. i was _ taken. we are still trying to figure that out. i was deeply _ taken. we are still trying to figure that out. i was deeply involved . taken. we are still trying to figure

that out. i was deeply involved in | that out. i was deeply involved in my first tour and iraq but nonetheless fast of all we did not have a good plan on what to do after that we succeeded militarily. within the administration there was a division between those people who thought the answer to never again may would be to bleed fear so people would not dare attack and others including president bush without the answer was to bleed to democracy so people would not want to attack again. in those two very different policies undercut each other, we do not put enough troops and. nato had six times as many troops compared to bosnia as an l axle it was under resourced and that leads to failure. that change in 2006 which is why iraq is relatively stable and the

fighting ended by 2008—10 and we were able to leave is a different story. were able to leave is a different sto . , ., ,, , ., were able to leave is a different sto. , ., ,, ., story. the rise of iso is one of the follow-ups. _ story. the rise of iso is one of the follow-ups, whether _ story. the rise of iso is one of the follow-ups, whether you - story. the rise of iso is one of the follow-ups, whether you think - story. the rise of iso is one of the follow-ups, whether you think the j follow—ups, whether you think the position as of those terror groups within iraq and the wider region, are you still concerned about what could happen to those the thread within the region and beyond. it is still a threat. _ within the region and beyond. it is still a threat. i— within the region and beyond. it 3 still a threat. i was brought within the region and beyond. it 1 still a threat. i was brought back into government to run the civilian side of the islamic state effort and 2018 but again the system we put in place after 2006, the throw, it out of the good relationship with iraq which has its internal problems but as monostable was sufficient to respond to islamic state, it has been beaten back in iraq, it is still active in areas of syria under

government control but it is not a major threat, government control but it is not a majorthreat, it government control but it is not a major threat, it could be, it is very important we keep the pressure on and have this relationship with iraq that helps us do that. {sheen iraq that helps us do that. given what is happening _ iraq that helps us do that. given what is happening with - iraq that helps us do that. given what is happening with ukraine for example, the us government has had to maintain links, to some of the gulf countries that were seen in the past to be fermenting some of the terror threats. the picture is incredibly complex still. it terror threats. the picture is incredibly complex still. it is, i would say _ incredibly complex still. it is, i would say the _ incredibly complex still. it is, i would say the gulf— incredibly complex still. it is, i would say the gulf states - incredibly complex still. it is, i would say the gulf states run i incredibly complex still. it is, i i would say the gulf states run not trying to ferment terror to attack us, they were not active against extremism and their own countries to save their own hides. think of what happened in saudi arabia and the grand mosque in 1979. they did not want terrorism to take over the

middle east, in fact they helped as fight against this but many states were knocked into act against regional terror and that is one reason why it expanded as it has. 15 reason why it expanded as it has. is that a danger people look back with the benefit of hindsight and acknowledge that was not available because the 9/11 attack was utterly shocking, intelligence was difficult to get in countries like iraq and people like president bush might argue they did the best they can to pre—empt what they saw potential future attacks that is slightly behind it. ~ ,,., , future attacks that is slightly behind it. ~ , . behind it. absolutely, the basic decision to _ behind it. absolutely, the basic decision to act _ behind it. absolutely, the basic decision to act against - behind it. absolutely, the basic decision to act against iraq - behind it. absolutely, the basic. decision to act against iraq likely basic decision to act against iran in 1988 and bosnia and the invasion

of kuwait, that was responsible and connect and the security council voted 2000 and 215—0 to support that. it was how it was executed by the bush administration that was a mistake. 0ther the bush administration that was a mistake. other actions including military, diplomatic and such were possible, we opted for the maximum solution without planning for the day after which is why begotten such trouble. d0 day after which is why begotten such trouble. , ., ~' ,, trouble. do you think the us and other western _ trouble. do you think the us and other western nations _ trouble. do you think the us and other western nations have - trouble. do you think the us and i other western nations have learned from that in terms of when we look at ukraine we see increasing tensions with russia and china, and critics of the west might say nato expanded to far, they provoked moscow to a degree. that understanding of different cultures and political viewpoints, do you think the us administration has learned from iraq? it is

think the us administration has learned from iraq?— learned from iraq? it is hard to learned from iraq? it is hard to learn from _ learned from iraq? it is hard to learn from these _ learned from iraq? it is hard to learn from these things. - learned from iraq? it is hard to learn from these things. the i learned from iraq? it is hard to - learn from these things. the united states as a potentially isolationist country that is a earlier reports, the troubled banking crisis and the ukraine crisis, the us as leading a collective security and global economic political and doing that is very hard. you make mistakes and try to learn from the bad blunders and iraq as one but again it is hard. nato expansion is not the reason that putin is doing what he is doing but nato expansion helped him make a case arguing for what he wanted to do enemy and therefore we should have thought twice about doing that the baby did. my

have thought twice about doing that the baby did-— have thought twice about doing that the bab did. g , ., , the baby did. my question is whether intelli . ence the baby did. my question is whether intelligence gathering _ the baby did. my question is whether intelligence gathering is _ the baby did. my question is whether intelligence gathering is better- intelligence gathering is better understanding of the political viewpoint and other parts of the world has improved that there is a more open sense because some critics thatis more open sense because some critics that is what was missing. fiur that is what was missing. our intelligence _ that is what was missing. our intelligence totally _ that is what was missing. oi" intelligence totally got wrong that is what was missing. oi 1' intelligence totally got wrong the ability of ukraine to resist, before the country would collapse and a few days. what we did at the end have good intelligence that putin would launch a military operation but we did not think at the time was that he would try to do again what we try to do in 2003 and overrun and occupy and redeem change the country, that surprised us so i would say you keep getting surprised with intelligence. every intelligence agency with one minor exception thought saddam hussein had a nuclear weapons programme, they were all wrong.

thank you. more enablement. hello. it's a week for the spring flowers. some warm sunshine by day, the odd downpour, but some of the wettest conditions by night, all of us will see some rain. this chart shows how rainfall totals will be totting up darker colours with the wettest conditions for the week in the west, those brighter patches on the hills in the west we could see another 75 to 100 millimetres of rain and there's certainly been some wet weather around so far today. the satellite imagery, the view from space shows all this cloud pushing its way northwards. so it's a northerly flow actually from south to north that brings in the milder weather. brightest conditions continue in the far north of scotland. some sunny spells, mainly in scotland, cloudy this afternoon, outbreaks of rain or drizzle, but brighterfor a time in northern ireland, northern england, the midlands and east anglia.

and where you see some sunny spells here with gentle south—westerly winds, it's going to be feeling pretty warm for a march afternoon, 15, 16 degrees. the high finish the day low with rain into northern ireland and some heavy showers across wales and southern england which will then develop elsewhere into the evening and overnight. we'll also see rain at times overnight. some drier moments, too, with some clear skies out into the west later on. but the main story, i think for many is that continuing mild theme, 7—10 degrees, temperatures to start tomorrow, probably a little bit higher than normal. expect by the afternoon in the middle of march. but after that spell of overnight rain ahead of the next one pushing in for later on tuesday and tuesday night, we're in a sort of quieter slot. we will have persistent rain in 0rkney, shetland to begin with on tuesday. some heavy thundery showers in the west transferring the way eastwards, but some will avoid the showers altogether. stick with sunny spells. a lot more sunshine around tomorrow compared with today and then more rain towards northern ireland later. 15, 16 degrees possible again, even as far north as eastern parts of scotland. so another spell of overnight rain tuesday and then into wednesday.

that clears through windier conditions for wednesday with this area of low pressure dominating. but it will be back to sunshine and showers. rain in the southeast, also across the north of scotland, the persistent rain that is. and then, as i said, back to sunshine and showers show heavy thundery with hail. but the big widespread story will be just how much windier it is, widespread gales. that means not quite as warm as monday or tuesday, but still temperatures significantly above average. and then for the rest of the week, we continue with a mild story, maybe something colder in northern scotland this weekend with a few wintry flurries on the hills. take care.

parking this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... the chinese president, xijinping, has arrived in moscow for talks with vladimir putin — his first visit since russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine last year. european banking shares have dropped significantly, as the financial markets react to the emergency takeover of switzerland's second biggest bank, credit suisse. former uk prime minister borisjohnson submits evidence in his defence over whether he misled parliament over parties in downing street during covid. the most comprehensive study yet on the impact of climate change is about to be released by un scientists after eight yea rs of research.

we're hours away from the release of the most comprehensive assessment yet on climate change. environmental scientists around the world spent the last eight years analysing evidence about the climate crisis. their work for the united nations will be revealed at a meeting in switzerland today. the report will become the benchmark for all discussions by politicians and governments on how to respond to the growing threat the planet faces. if you want to experience our future climate, you need to visit the alps. europe's highest railway takes you high into the mountains. the greenhouse gases emitted since the industrial revolution have already raised global temperatures

by a little over one degree celsius, but up here, the effects have been much greater. the temperature up here in the alps is rising by about twice the global average — it's already increased by two degrees celsius, and it is having a devastating impact on the snow and the ice up here. near the top of thejungfrau mountain in switzerland is an observatory and weather station. built almost 90 years ago, they've been monitoring the changing alpine climate here for decades. it's even raining in summer up here now. 30 years ago, it was never raining up here — just snow. and there was a humidity, but now it's raining several days. and that is a big change. that's a big change, yeah. last year, the ice melt hit a new record — the glaciers of the alps lost 6%

of their total volume. the very best forecast for the future of alpine glaciers is that we can save about one third of the ice volume. this is the best case. and the worst case, we are going to lose everything. below the dome of the observatory, the biggest glacier in europe — the aletsch — stretches more than 20 kilometres into the valley. just look how its expected to retreat over the next few decades in that worst—case scenario. it's why dr huss believes un scientists need to send a tough message to the world's politicians. action is now urgently needed for the glaciers. we see the effects of climate change. this is illustrating how urgent it is to act now. the high alpine landscape appears eternal — literally frozen in time. but the truth is, without dramatic reductions in greenhouse—gas emissions, the ice up here at the top of europe will be lost forever.

justin rowlatt, bbc news, in the swiss alps. i'm joined now by harjeet singh from the climate network who has been in interlaken for a week now. he is a expert on the issues of climate impacts, migration and adaptation and has been supporting countries across the world on tackling climate change. thank you very much indeed for your time. can you explain to me what work you do on the ground? i’m time. can you explain to me what work you do on the ground? i'm with the climate — work you do on the ground? i'm with the climate action _ work you do on the ground? i'm with the climate action network, - work you do on the ground? i'm with the climate action network, and - work you do on the ground? i'm with the climate action network, and i i the climate action network, and i work in about 30 countries. about 200 organisations are a part of this network implementing actions on the ground so that we can help people tackle climate impacts, and also prepare them for future disasters, at the same time pressurising governments to take a lot more action towards the climate crisis. so we work on issues of social

justice as well.— so we work on issues of social justice as well. and you have been lookin: at justice as well. and you have been looking at some _ justice as well. and you have been looking at some of _ justice as well. and you have been looking at some of the _ justice as well. and you have been j looking at some of the information going into this report, is that right? going into this report, is that riuht? . �* , right? that's right. the organisations _ right? that's right. the organisations as i right? that's right. the organisations as part i right? that's right. the j organisations as part of right? that's right. the i organisations as part of the right? that's right. the _ organisations as part of the network have been making inputs to this report. have been making inputs to this reort. . , ., have been making inputs to this reort. ., , ., , have been making inputs to this reort. ., i. , ., ., ., report. can you give us an idea of what it is going — report. can you give us an idea of what it is going to _ report. can you give us an idea of what it is going to say _ report. can you give us an idea of what it is going to say and - report. can you give us an idea of what it is going to say and how i what it is going to say and how important in your view it is? it is an extremely — important in your view it is? it 1 an extremely important report coming after nine years, and this report brings together the analysis of six reports that have come, starting in 2018. the first was on the impacts of the temperature rise and compares it to a scenario that politicians have been talking about. there are other reports talking about impacts on what needs to happen in terms of pollution reductions, and what happens if we fail and what damage we will see. it is happens if we fail and what damage we will see-— we will see. it is bringing together research we _ we will see. it is bringing together research we have _ we will see. it is bringing together research we have seen _ we will see. it is bringing together

research we have seen over i we will see. it is bringing together research we have seen over the i we will see. it is bringing together. research we have seen over the last eight or nine years. 0bviously, research we have seen over the last eight or nine years. obviously, we know many in your sector are very concerned at the lack of action by governments. what hope is there that governments. what hope is there that governments will take notice now, just with another compilation of information you already have? this re ort has information you already have? t1111 report has something called as something of a policy market makers which mean sending a very clear message on what they need to do. so looking at the cause of the problem, which means how fossilfuels have caused the problem, and the root caused the problem, and the root cause of the climate crisis. and what would be the consequence of the impacts. we've already seen many extreme weather events, heatwaves, floods, and rising sea levels. people are being forced to migrate and are being displaced and we also see... so, how policymakers need now

to take action and ramp up action. and what we need is a political will. ~ , , ., ., i. will. why is it not there do you think? is _ will. why is it not there do you think? is it _ will. why is it not there do you think? is it because _ will. why is it not there do you think? is it because it - will. why is it not there do you think? is it because it is i will. why is it not there do you think? is it because it is too i think? is it because it is too difficult, lifestyle, economic structures. when you look at what people might want to do, it is incredibly difficult and very expensive. it is uprooting people's current lifestyles, isn't it? it is challenging. — current lifestyles, isn't it? it is challenging, there _ current lifestyles, isn't it? it is challenging, there is _ current lifestyles, isn't it? it 1 challenging, there is no doubt. we need to reform our societies and communities. but the reality is that over the last 30 years, we have been aware of their climate crisis for decades now. the reality is that fossil fuels companies have decades now. the reality is that fossilfuels companies have been spreading the misinformation so that they don't really act on the climate crisis. we have only reached a point where we are over consuming the resources. but we need to make a shift in our lifestyle if we really

want this to remain a habitable planet. we are over extracting resources, and if fossilfuels weren't a problem, we need to move away from fossil fuel based development. and however hard it is, it is possible. but we have also reached a point where we can adopt that, and we hope the support that is going to be released today puts a spotlight on the kind of actions we need to take —— this report. we during covid—19, we saw how communities came together. the kind of similar to the banking crisis we are seeing, and we have seen also policymakers acting upon it. so, we need to attack on a scale at which the political crisis demands us to. when you look at the way that europe has changed its energy sources in the light of ukraine, it shows the government will to act fast and at

at scale, it can do it. but at the moment, that a lot of the impacts are being felt in the global south. people who have less, i guess, ability to react swiftly. what do you think the crisis is going to come home even further to europe and the west. the come home even further to europe and the west. ., , come home even further to europe and the west. . , , ., the west. the reality is that even the west. the reality is that even the global north _ the west. the reality is that even the global north is _ the west. the reality is that even the global north is facing - the west. the reality is that even the global north is facing many l the west. the reality is that even | the global north is facing many of the global north is facing many of the global climate crises, and yet we are not waking up to the reality. it is also true that the global south developing countries have contributed least of the problem and are seeing the worst inch packs. we must draw a lesson from what is happening in the global south, and these impacts will intensify. even if we have more resources to adapt, they are also going to be facing this climate emergency. because

these countries are historically responsible in causing the problem, they have an obligation to support developing countries in the crisis, but at the same time moving towards renewable development. they have the resources and technology. they can do it. so this is why we can respond to the crisis, need to respond to the crisis. as someone says, if climate change were a bank, it would have been bailed out by now. so we have been bailed out by now. so we have the resources. if we have the right political will, we can avoid the climate crisis, and fewer people will be facing the impacts. in the climate crisis, and fewer people will be facing the impacts.— will be facing the impacts. in your own life, because _ will be facing the impacts. in your own life, because obviously i will be facing the impacts. in yourl own life, because obviously people individuals can do what they can, what have you changed about the way you live to try and help a bit? i must share that my wife and i started an organic farming initiative so we are doing organic

farming in india and promoting organic crops and we are conscious in the lifestyles of how we use electricity and how we travel. so there is a lot that we can do individually. but at the same time, we would like governments to create those opportunities. we would like to use public transport a lot more and but developing countries don't have such resources, and that's why if there is a political will promoted by the right of resources. thank you very much for your time today. more now on our top story. the chinese president, xijinping has arrived in moscow. it's his first visit to russia since the invasion of ukraine last year, signalling clear support for president putin, at a time when the kremlin is under intense international pressure to stop the war. earlier i spoke to professor sergey radchenko,

an expert in russia's foreign relations. i began by asking him whether president xi could persuade moscow to push towards a peace deal with ukraine. to shore up his position and offer russia support symbolic and practical support. russia is dependent on china, it is looking around to export more stuff to china, china supplies semiconductors to russia, that is usually important and we are not even broaching the question of lethal aid china might provide so for all those reasons the visit of xi as significant. ukraine will be part of the conversation but i do not see

china also supplies semiconductors to russia, that is also very important, and we are not even broaching here the question of lethal aid china might provide to russia. so, for all those reasons the visit of xi jinping is significant. ukraine will be part of the conversation, but i do not see xi jinping cracking the whip and forcing putin to the negotiation stable. it will not happen. why do you say that, and could china force that position on president putin anyway? china is not interested in escalation. that is fair to say. china does not want this conflict to go beyond what it already is. 0n the other hand xi does not want to throw putin under the bus so russia's defeat is not in chinese interests or what they will push to once as a frozen conflict, that is an china's internet and aligned to the peace plan which seeks some kind of negotiated solution through dialogue but does not exclude territorial concessions. we do not see ukraine agreeing to this anytime soon, nor is putin and a position where he says i am so desperate negotiate, i want to solve this conflict by military means. why is it in the china

interest to be frozen? god forbid, we could see their use of nuclear weapons. that god forbid, we could see their use of nuclear weapons.— of nuclear weapons. that is not something _ of nuclear weapons. that is not something that _ of nuclear weapons. that is not something that china _ of nuclear weapons. that is not something that china wants. i of nuclear weapons. that is not i something that china wants. that could potentially be followed by instability in russia itself. we could have civil war. god knows what we could have in russia as a result of russia's defeat in ukraine. china, in general, is afraid of instability and it does need to see this happen in russia. 0verall there is the practical consideration, that is the practical consideration, that is to say putin as the lightning rod for western action, and she jumping might conclude that he would be next and that might constrain china foreign policy manoeuvres.

the former uk prime minister borisjohnson is to publish evidence in his defence — before he faces questions from mps over whether he misled parliament about parties held in downing street during the covid lockdown. his own government brought in the laws, banning many gatherings at the time but mrjohnson was fined for attending drinks parties. misleading parliament is seen by other mps in the uk as a serious breach of the parliamentary rules. borisjohnson will appear before a committee of mps on wednesday in a televised session investigating his actions. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent rob watson — and i began by asking him how unusual it is to see a former prime minister investigated in this way. it is unprecedented. i have been covering british politics for 30—110 years and i have never seen anything like it. i think we will see borisjohnson deciding the best form of defence is attack, and we have been heavily briefed about the nature

of his defence, which will have three prongs to it, to it, number one to say it is not true, he did not mislead parliament because when he said lockdown regulations were being observed he genuinely believe that, that's what he was being advised. the second attack being this committee of mps, some of them are biased against me, you cannot trust them. and the third is the way in which this committee is operating, what might be called the level of proof needed is lower than you would expect any court of law, something like it will have to be more likely than not he misled mps, where as his team are saying it should be significantly more likely than that. so expect a robust defence from borisjohnson on wednesday.

is the political risk for opponents thatjohnson may end up a martyr? it's an interesting question, casting borisjohnson potentially as a donald trump figure in british politics. the short answer is i do not know. i think i would frame it slightly differently, the question is do the number of people who think good old borisjohnson, he had a hard time, everybody had a hard time in lockdown, do those people outnumber those who think we have had quite enough of borisjohnson these last few years. the conservative party itself is split into two, one faction, probably smaller thanks thinks he is electoral magic, the only bloke who can do something about the mass of deficit

the conservatives are experiencing compared to the second group who think the public have had enough of borisjohnson and the drama that goes on around his undoubtedly large persona. we are expecting more details on what the defence will be, and we will be bringing televised live coverage of his to the proceedings on wednesday. at least one person has been shot amid protests in kenya's capital nairobi. the nationwide demonstrations have been planned by opposition leader raila 0dinga over his claim, without evidence, that the last election was stolen. he also accuses the government of failing to address the high cost of living. ferdinand 0mondi reports from kibera slums, where mr 0dinga draws fanatical support.

this is kibera, an informal settlement here in nairobi, and where the opposition leader raila 0dinga draws most of his supporters. sorry, i'm panting because a few seconds ago, i was choking in tear gas. i got caught in the police water gun that was trained to evade both the police and the protesters, and they've been engaging the police and running battles all day. this was supposed to be a peaceful protest, but it appears not now. the protesters say they are frustrated because they have not been allowed to get out of the residential areas, into the city. but the opinion of the police there, as you can see, they are trying to restrain themselves as much as possible, as the missiles go their way. now, the opinion of the police and the government is that they are trying to prevent these protesters from going in to the central business district where they can wreak more havoc. i'm trying to move around, and in another side of the city, i already saw one person has been shot. the people there were claiming that this wasn't really a protester but a mechanic caught

in the crossfire. all the roads leading to state house where the opposition leader raila 0dinga was supposed to present his petition later today have all been barricaded. at the moment, we do not know where he is, but we shall be keeping it here to follow the proceedings as the day goes by. ferdinand 0mondi, bbc news, kibera, nairobi. almost 400 hotels across the uk are being used by the government to house tens—of—thousands of asylum seekers. seaside resorts, airports and even retirement villages are among the locations being used, as part of a home office scheme which is costing more than six—million—pounds every day. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more.

welcome to the wiltshire — a hotel, golf course and retirement village set in rolling hills near royal wootton bassett, home to more than 100 mostly older residents. now also home to more than 80 asylum—seekers, who moved in in december. the leisure village residents pay to access the hotel's pool, gym and golf course, but have had to enter by the back door since the asylum—seekers moved in. down in the village, i found resident and former tv presenter christopher morris, now 84 years old and quietly fuming. we find it difficult now to access the facilities. we can't go in the front door — it's locked. there are security men shooing us away. we have to go round the back. and the facilities are much more reduced, people don't bother to go there any more. the retired residents are unnerved by the arrival of lots of young men who mill around at night, but they're not the only ones who say the hotel is completely unsuitable for asylum—seekers. i found this 25—year—old from sudan heading to catch a bus to swindon. he's been in the hotel for three months, and says its isolated

location means there's no way of learning about british society. there's nothing to do here. nothing. we stay the whole day at the room doing nothing. what do you do? nothing. nothing, actually. we started getting depressed. i've been talking with them to see some therapist. the home office has rented hundreds of hotels to house tens of thousands of asylum—seekers, but few can be as strangely located as this — wedged as it is between a retirement village and a golf course. to provide beds for more than 51,000 asylum—seekers — and rising — the home office has booked out hotels in seaside resorts and cities, in villages and the countryside, at airports and on golf courses — anywhere they can find willing hotel owners. there are 395 hotels in all — 363 in england and 20 in northern ireland — but far fewer in the other two nations — ten in scotland and only two in wales. the leicestershire village of kegworth is one of the latest places to have the local hotel's business model changed overnight

to housing asylum—seekers. yew tree lodge was the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym — as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlands airport. but that all changed last month. fredricka reynolds used to do all the flowers for the weddings, but in an instant, that key part of her business was snatched away. they rang me on the thursday before the asylum—seekers came on the monday, and cancelled all my weddings for the foreseeable. that's a huge amount of work and income to me. and she told me it's notjust the loss of thousands of pounds. me and my boys used to go swimming every saturday there. i've got two little ones and every time we drive past there, they want to go swimming and, unfortunately, that's closed now. because of the small boats crossing the channel, the number of asylum—seekers in hotels has gone from 3,000 to 51,000 in just three years. it's the government policy that

almost no—one is in favour of — not even the government — and it's costing the taxpayer £6 million a day. daniel sandford, bbc news, kegworth. more than a hundred metropolitan police officers, who are being investigated for domestic abuse or sexual misconduct, are being allowed to remain on normal duties, according to information obtained by the liberal democrats. the force is awaiting the release of what's expected to be a highly critical report by baroness casey on the culture within the met, which was prompted by the murder of sarah everard. it's been described as �*5 days and nights of madness and partying' with build up events for weeks beforehand — and now the spanish extravaganza known as �*las fay—ass festival�* has drawn to a close — extravaganza known as �*las fallas festival�* has drawn to a close — as stephanie prentice reports. and a warning, there

are flashing images coming—up. fireworks explode. the last day of an extravaganza, with colourful sculptures, some costing $200,000, burned to the ground. by day, the main streets of valencia have been a continuous street party, with processions combining satire and art. and these colourful firecrackers hung in the streets and let off day and night. when i was injapan and taking the spanish course, i see about a little movie about this. so i really want to see it in real. so i'm really happy to see it in real. i love the decorations, and the people, these streets are so crowded, it's so interesting. i want to see what's going to happen because it's my first time here. the festival traces its origins back to 1497, but this year is being credited with igniting southern eastern spain's tourism industry. 2023 marks the first year that it's back to full strength since the pandemic. and as local valencians say, it's what rises from the ashes that counts.

stephanie prentice, bbc news. i see tomorrow. hello. it's a week for the spring flowers. some warm sunshine by day, the odd downpour, but some of the wettest conditions. all of us will see some rain. this chart shows how rainfall totals will be totting up darker colours with the wettest conditions for the week and the west, those brighter patches on the hills in the west we could see another 75 to 100 millimetres of rain and there's certainly been some wet weather around so far today. the satellite imagery, the view from space shows all this cloud pushing its way northwards. so it's a northerly flow actually from south to north that brings in the milder weather. brightest conditions continue

in the far north of scotland. some sunny spells, mainly in scotland, cloudy this afternoon, outbreaks of rain or drizzle, but brighterfor a time in northern ireland, northern england, the midlands and east anglia. and where you see some sunny spells here with gentle south—westerly winds, it's going to be feeling pretty warm for a march afternoon, 15, 16 celsius. finish the day with rain into northern ireland and some heavy showers across wales and southern england which will then develop elsewhere into the evening and overnight. we'll also see rain at times overnight. some drier moments, too, with some clear skies out into the west later on. but the main story, i think for many is that continuing mild theme, seven to ten celsius, temperatures to start tomorrow, probably a little bit higher than normal. expect by the afternoon in the middle of march. but after that spell of overnight rain ahead of the next one pushing in for later on tuesday and tuesday night, we're in a sort of quieter slot. we will have persistent rain in 0rkney, shetland to begin with on tuesday. some heavy thundery showers in the west transferring the way eastwards, but some will avoid the showers altogether. stick with sunny spells. a lot more sunshine around tomorrow compared with today and then more rain towards northern ireland later. 15, 16 celsius possible again, even as far north as eastern parts of scotland. so another spell of overnight rain

tuesday and then into wednesday. that clears through. windier conditions for wednesday with this area of low pressure dominating. but it will be back to sunshine and showers. early rain in the southeast, also across the north of scotland, the persistent rain that is. and then, as i said, back to sunshine and showers show heavy thundery with hail. but the big widespread story will be just how much windier it is, widespread gales. that means not quite as warm as monday or tuesday, but still temperatures significantly above average. and then for the rest of the week, we continue with a mild story, maybe something colder in northern scotland this weekend with a few wintry flurries on the hills. take care.

today at 1:00pm, china's president is on a state visit to moscow today, with russia hoping for chinese support in the war in ukraine. president xi jinping will be the first foreign leader to meet vladimir putin since a warrant was issued for his arrest on war crimes charges. we'll be live in moscow for the latest. also this lunchtime... as the alps lose their ice, un scientists release their most comprehensive assessment so far on the impact of climate change on our planet. this report is a clarion call to massively fast—track climate efforts by every country and every sector and on every timeframe. turbulence on the markets after the rescue of the troubled bank credit suisse. it's revealed that almost 400 hotels across the uk are now being used