this is bbc news, the headlines our top story — after talks with britain's prime minister, ukraine's president zelensky says the pair discussed western nations providing kyiv with fighter jets. mr zelensky has been on a surprise visit to the uk. too close to call, turkey appears headed for a run—off vote for president, after the country's most closely—fought election in decades. and members of the lgbt community in nigeria — speak out about being targeted by criminal gangs on dating apps.

president zelensky�*s visit to the uk in the last couple of hours, he is at chequers with the uk prime minister, rishi sunak. chequers is the countryside rural retreat of the sitting uk prime minister, and they were there to discuss, of course, ukraine's war with russia and the continuing support that the uk and other countries will provide. we got a little nudge about what their priorities were, because now we know, this phrase i am sure we are going to be hearing a lot more of, jets coalition. . they posed for a couple of words to but then the real talks got under way when our cameras were out of the room. they spoke for a couple of hours then afterwards they came out and president zelensky decided to talk about this phrase, jets coalition, saying that ukraine can't control the skies ahead of any

counteroffensive with russia. one of his big priorities now is is this jets coalition, fighterjets are essentially. we have some reaction from russia. let's take a look at what they have said. a russian spokesperson basically saying that the uk's actions would only lead to further destruction in ukraine as russia steps up what he called its special military operation. hardly surprising at all, that the kremlin in moscow very critical of more support going to ukraine. live now to yuriy sak, an advisor to ukraine's minister of defence. thank you for coming on the programme. let's use this phrase, jets coalition. what does he mean by that? ., �* ,

jets coalition. what does he mean by that? ., ~ a, , a, that? lord amir zelensky means that overall in the — that? lord amir zelensky means that overall in the world _ that? lord amir zelensky means that overall in the world there _ that? lord amir zelensky means that overall in the world there are - that? lord amir zelensky means that overall in the world there are more i overall in the world there are more than 4000 f-16 overall in the world there are more than 4000 f—16 fighter overall in the world there are more than 4000 f—16fighterjets. f—16s are the most universal, the most versatile, the most multi platform, which is really important for any kind of military operation. when our president says it is time for the coalition of nations to start building a jets coalition, he is following the already good precedent of building a tank coalition, and i would like to use this opportunity to, once again, thank the people of the united kingdom, the government of the united kingdom, personally, rishi sunak and ben wallace for taking the leadership and creating the tank coalition, which are already on the battlefield, helping ukrainian forces liberate our land, and of course, now, we have received the long range missiles, that was another example of uk leadership,

and now we are hoping that with the training of pilots, which has been announced, the uk will take leadership in the formation of the jets coalition as well. fire leadership in the formation of the jets coalition as well.— jets coalition as well. are you frustrated _ jets coalition as well. are you frustrated with _ jets coalition as well. are you frustrated with how _ jets coalition as well. are you frustrated with how this - jets coalition as well. are you frustrated with how this is - jets coalition as well. are you - frustrated with how this is taking? if you ask our pilots, frustrated doesn't go anywhere near describing their emotions. this is because we know that, for example, the training of pilots would have started a long time ago. we understand very well that fighterjets are a very complex capability. for every f—16 pilot you need about 25 engineer crew. we understand that there are a lot of logistics to be done, but at the same time, certain things could have been happening already, and we would have had already a couple of squadrons of ukrainian f—16 pilots. we hope that we will catch up now. i

just want to get your reaction to moscow, to what russia have just released in response to this, basically saying that the support from the uk is going to be more death and destruction in ukraine fuss oh we understand that russia is in a state of panic right now. we in a state of panic right now. - understand that russia sees international support for ukraine is unwavering and only increases,. all the other countries in europe and elsewhere are providing ukraine with military support. for us, ukrainians, we have made for ourselves a very clear decision a long time ago. we will fight it out ourselves, we will not ask our partners to provide bus soldiers. for us the most valuable thing that we have is our soldiers. for russia, the russian soldiers are expandable, they are used as cannon fodder for.

for us our soldiers are invaluable. we will proceed carefully and we will use the western hype precision sophisticated weaponry to ensure we liberate our land with most destruction on the part of the enemy and a minimum loss and our side. we are almost out of time but i want to ask you one quick question, this counteroffensive, is this spring offensive that we have been talking about for a long time. is it the fact that ukraine still isn't ready? the counteroffensive is not an event which you can clearly see the start of with the blow of a whistle. some so—called shaping operations have already begun. look at what is happening in and around back moat. but mote is a city that russia has been trying to capture. now we are counterattacking and taking over a

couple of square kilometres a day. that is our offensive actions and there is more to come. write thank you very much, i am afraid we do have to leave it there but we appreciate you coming to talk to us. all of this coalition of support depends on public opinion, too, and support from the various people to live right across europe. support from the various people to live right across europe. jamesjohnson is a former downing street pollster who worked under theresa may and now runs polling companyjl partners. we talk about the support you find in the uk specifically, about all the support for ukraine.- in the uk specifically, about all the support for ukraine. when you ask british people _ the support for ukraine. when you ask british people whether - the support for ukraine. when you ask british people whether they i ask british people whether they would like the british government to send jets to ukraine, two thirds of them support that, and indeed, the uk is one of the most bullish countries in terms of supporting ukraine. in the views of president zelensky himself, the british public

are positive. 57% of brits give him are positive. 57% of brits give him a favourable rating. for context, that means that president zelensky is more popular in the british public than king charles iii. there is real support for him out there. have you seen any change over time? it was a little higher at the start of the invasion, i think reflecting that shock and disgust from a lot of the british public at putin's actions. it has drifted down a little but only about eight or nine points or so, so very heavily in majority support territory, which is very different from the us, where, although support is high overall, there is a big partisan split. if you are a democrat you have a very different view of president zelensky, you are likely to be more favourable than if you are a republican. here in the uk conservative and labour views are aligned. conservative and labour views are aliuned. , ., aligned. interesting. the main driver here _ aligned. interesting. the main driver here but _ aligned. interesting. the main driver here but will— aligned. interesting. the main driver here but will be - aligned. interesting. the main driver here but will be a - aligned. interesting. the main driver here but will be a moralj driver here but will be a moral case, clearly, the political leadership in the uk feel that this

is an absolute moral imperative to support squarely behind the ukraine. they are politicians and they will look at the polls. so far their actions are square pretty firmly with what the public demand. are you consulted, do the politicians at this stage, look at polling like yours to make an informed decision? i think it is part of it, but often with decisions like this, polling and public opinion tends to come second. when i was doing polling for theresa may in number ten, i was not, very rightly, consulted on decisions posted on polling, because that comes a second priority. what the uk in general will be looking at is thinking that if there was a moment when public support for ukraine would have wavered, it was over the winter with rising energy bills. actually support for ukraine pretty much came through that winter untouched, and i think the uk will be happy with that.— untouched, and i think the uk will be happy with that. thank you very much for that. _

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ian wafoola reports from lagos. this is a covert operation on the hunt to catch a criminal. i want you guys to just keep your eyes on the ground. on one end of the phone, a suspected blackmailer on the other. a civil defence unit committed to catching him. for months, i've been investigating a form of blackmail that has become so prevalent in nigeria that it's got its own name. kito. when the country passed strict anti—homosexuality laws in 2014, many lgbt people went online to connect with others, hoping to avoid prosecution and violent attacks. but as the community went digital, so did the criminals. 0k. all over nigeria, lgbt people are being targeted by violent gangs who lure them as potential dates, only to kidnap, beat and extort them.

we have protected the identity of some of these victims for their safety. there is this guy we have been chatting for some time, so dating him, i said, ok, let me visit. they made a video of me like they said. what's the name of the school you attend? where are you from? what's the name of your parents? they were telling me that they will kill me if i don't bring the money. while victims of kito have told me that the police are sometimes complicit in the crime. i have been speaking to members of law enforcement helping to fight back. for me, there is nobody that is above the law in the country. blackmailing is a very bad offence. what this officer is doing is legal.

but we've agreed to withhold his identity wherever they are. i want to tell them there is no hiding place for a blackmailer in nigeria. this civil defence officer walks with the team of activists who pose online as lgbt dates, turning the tables on the blackmailers. once the target has agreed to meet the activists, call on the civil defence unit to arrest the suspect. today, i'mjoining one of the operations. this maroon car is the one that the victim is in and then the security officers are in a different cars. it's my hope that we can get to see an actual arrest of a key tourist and how it turns out. the suspect and the bait head into the mall. he's fallen straight into the trap. positioned outside in the blue vehicle is a civil defence unit ready to pounce. while today's operation might have ended in success for the unit, lgbt people across nigeria have told me

that despite these efforts, they are still feeling unsafe. the police did not respond to the bbc�*s request for comment. ian wafula, bbc news, lagos. we can speak to ian now. really good to see you. a really powerful — really good to see you. a really powerful moments there of your investigation. i powerful moments there of your investigation.— powerful moments there of your investigation. i 'ust wanted to ask ou about investigation. ijust wanted to ask you about some — investigation. ijust wanted to ask you about some of— investigation. ijust wanted to ask you about some of the _ investigation. ijust wanted to ask you about some of the challengesj investigation. i just wanted to ask i you about some of the challenges you have found when making that? fine you about some of the challenges you have found when making that? one of the thins have found when making that? one of the things that — have found when making that? one of the things that myself _ have found when making that? one of the things that myself and _ have found when making that? one of the things that myself and the - have found when making that? one of the things that myself and the team i the things that myself and the team struggled with was actually getting to have the victims to speak about a very personal experiences, and some of them were talking about the experience is for the first time. as you can imagine this was quite traumatic. personal level it was difficult listening to some of the stories, because speaking to at least four of the victims, most of them were suicidal, unfortunately, just because they had either been ostracised by their families, just because they had either been ostracised by theirfamilies, they could not go to the police to report what happened to them, and in fact,

one of the victims, very young guy, was about 20, had actually lost his entire savings of about 1000 us dollars, which he was going to use for his final year in school. he was devastated and after speaking to him we had to talk him down as to why he needs to push on and still have a bit of hope, despite what he went through. that was the most difficult point and, through. that was the most difficult pointand, and through. that was the most difficult point and, and just to ensure we keep the safety of our victims, because of the nature of the conversations we were having a quite dangerous, as you can imagine. what dangerous, as you can imagine. what kind of things — dangerous, as you can imagine. what kind of things can _ dangerous, as you can imagine. what kind of things can be _ dangerous, as you can imagine. what kind of things can be done to prevent this blackmail? i kind of things can be done to prevent this blackmail? i think what the activists — prevent this blackmail? i think what the activists in _ prevent this blackmail? i think what the activists in the _ prevent this blackmail? i think what the activists in the country - prevent this blackmail? i think what the activists in the country are i the activists in the country are advocating for is a review of the law, the marriage prohibition act, which came into law in 2014. it prohibits, among other things, same—sex marriage, same—sex relationships, and public displays of affection. they say this particular law is what is driving

huge numbers of blackmail against the lgbt community. in fact the community feels as though the law itself. in nigeria you can be charged for up to three years in jail. if you are found to have broken the law you are you could be in prison for up to 14 years. being 93v in prison for up to 14 years. being gay or a member of the lgbt community is actually a bigger offence than it is to be a blackmailer.— offence than it is to be a blackmailer. . , ., blackmailer. ian, we must leave it there, blackmailer. ian, we must leave it there. thank— blackmailer. ian, we must leave it there, thank you _ blackmailer. ian, we must leave it there, thank you very _ blackmailer. ian, we must leave it there, thank you very much i blackmailer. ian, we must leave it there, thank you very much for. blackmailer. ian, we must leave it. there, thank you very much for that. if you want to watch the full film it is on the bbc africa youtube page.

opposition leader and his move forward party gained a lead in both seats and in the popular vote in thailand, to give them the mandate to form a new government. he faces complex negotiations to build a governing coalition. speaking after the results put him ahead in the poll he warned that a heavy price to pay if there is interference in the outcome. i pay if there is interference in the outcome. ., pay if there is interference in the outcome. . ., ., , �* outcome. i am not worried but i'm not outcome. i am not worried but i'm rrot careless- _ outcome. i am not worried but i'm not careless. but _ outcome. i am not worried but i'm not careless. but the _ outcome. i am not worried but i'm not careless. but the consensus i outcome. i am not worried but i'm i not careless. but the consensus that came out of the election, it would be quite a hefty price to pay for someone who is thinking of abolishing the election result of forming a minority government. it is bubbly far—fetched for now and i think the people of thailand would not allow that to happen. here think the people of thailand would not allow that to happen.- not allow that to happen. here in the uk, jacob _ not allow that to happen. here in the uk, jacob rees-mogg - not allow that to happen. here in the uk, jacob rees-mogg has i not allow that to happen. here in | the uk, jacob rees-mogg has had

not allow that to happen. here in i the uk, jacob rees-mogg has had to the uk, jacob rees—mogg has had to deal with a stage invader while he was making a speech to the national conservative conference in the uk. he was just about to start speaking to the right—wing gathering when he was joined to the right—wing gathering when he wasjoined by to the right—wing gathering when he was joined by an uninvited to the right—wing gathering when he wasjoined by an uninvited guest. here is what happens. ladies and gentlemen you look like nice people. but i would like to draw your attention to a few characters of fascism. jeering how a jolly good fellow has had to leave.

he can. staying here in the uk, there are _ he can. staying here in the uk, there are calls _ he can. staying here in the uk, there are calls for— the tax to be removed from sunscreen. sunscreen is classified as a �*cosmetic�* product — and currently attracts 20 % tax. graham satchell reports. like because it's not spoken about enough, people aren't cautious enough, people aren't cautious enough and bothered about using suncream. bud enough and bothered about using suncream. �* enough and bothered about using suncream. ~ .. ., enough and bothered about using suncream. ~ ., , suncream. and the fact that is quite rice of suncream. and the fact that is quite pricey of nutley _ suncream. and the fact that is quite pricey of nutley puts _ suncream. and the fact that is quite pricey of nutley puts people - suncream. and the fact that is quite

pricey of nutley puts people off. i pricey of nutley puts people off. melanoma is largely preventable with the use of sunscreen. today the charity is calling on the government to scrap vat on sunscreens to make them more affordable. new data from them more affordable. new data from the charity has found that 50% of people think that sunscreen is to expensive, and 10% don't use it at all because of the cost. it also found 67% of respondents would use sunscreen more if it was cheaper. the government told us that while they keep all taxes under review they keep all taxes under review they have no plans to make changes here. the charity says that reducing the cost of sunscreen would be a cost—effective way of cutting the overall incidence of skin cancer and would save lives. graham satchell, bbc news. the human race likes to test itself. whether it's running a marathon — climbing a mountain — or going into space — people want to push themselves further and further. the latest example is a researcher from florida who's spent more time in one place than anyone

else on earth. tim allman explains. it is a world of wonder and mystery. we don't know all that much more about life beneath the waves than we do the stars in the heavens. but drjoseph dituri is trying to do something about that. he has spent 74 days living underwater — a world record. quite an achievement, but it comes with a cost. so the thing that i miss most about being on the surface is literally the sun. the sun has been a major factor in my life. i usually go to the gym at five and then i come back out and i watch the sun rise. dr dituri is taking part in an experiment called project neptune 100. one of the things they're trying to assess is how the human body responds to long—term exposure to extreme pressure — research that could help future deep sea marine missions. the record is a small

bump and we love it and i really appreciate it, i'm honoured to have it. but we still have more science to do. the science doesn't stop here. i'll set the lights down low... so much so, he's planning to stay down there for another few weeks. 100 days seems like a good, round number. after all, as the song goes, life is better under the sea. tim allman, bbc news. no to football and barcelona have won their first spanish league title forfour won their first spanish league title for four years, won their first spanish league title forfouryears, beating won their first spanish league title forfour years, beating a won their first spanish league title for four years, beating a spaniel 4-2. for four years, beating a spaniel 4—2. barcelona sealed it for the fourth time, replacing last years champions, real madrid. thousands of elated barcelona fans poured into

the catalan capital on sunday and their coach said that clinching his first title as manager of the club brought about a feeling of happiness and satisfaction. translation: it and satisfaction. translation: , ., , and satisfaction. translation: , ., ., translation: it shows that we are doinu translation: it shows that we are doing things — translation: it shows that we are doing things well, _ translation: it shows that we are doing things well, that _ translation: it shows that we are doing things well, that we - translation: it shows that we are doing things well, that we are i translation: it shows that we are doing things well, that we are on i doing things well, that we are on the right path. it gives us the stability and credibility and despite the criticism that we have heard this season, and deservedly so sometimes, because we didn't compete well in europe. but we did well in the spanish league. we showed that we were competitive. an ice cream parlour in the uk has been forced to change the name of this product , formerly known as �*percy pig' ice cream. it comes this �*polite' request from marks and spencer which owns the copyright for their percy pig sweets. the retailer said fabio's gelato could still use the product, just not the name. so, the ice cream parlour launched a competition to rename

the product with the result being announced in a few days. a couple of the contenders — �*gettin piggy with it�* . hello. after the weekend that brought us the warmest weather of the year so far, things are feeling cooler and fresher. we have a cold front that has moved its way through. not as warm but there will be some sunshine around. there will be some sunshine around. there will be some sunshine around. there will be some shows coming up through the course of the day that many others will avoid them, particularly towards the south and the west. that cold front cleared away from the south this now, high pressure building on from the atlantic. that will be largely in charge of the week ahead. through today a lot of dry weather, particularly through wales, south—west england, through the midlands and southern england. some shows cropping up for eastern and northern england, scotland, and perhaps northern ireland too. most of them fairly hit and miss but there could be the odd heavy thundery one, perhaps in the southern uplands towards the

pennines as well. temperatures around 12 to 16 degrees today, so that's about 5 degrees lower than we saw yesterday in some spots. most of those showers in the east fade away through this evening and overnight, so largely dry and clear. we just have another area of cloud and showers moving in across the north—western sort of scotland. quite a fresh start to tuesday morning, four or 5 degrees even in our more urban areas. after that fresh start tomorrow promises lots of blue sky and sunshine. there will be glad bubbling up through the day, so one or two isolated showers. what was likely for the far north of england come into scotland and perhaps a rogue one or two for northern ireland. temperatures tomorrow probably a degree or so upon today, although the breeze still coming in from the north—west. i was about 12 to 17 degrees. high—pressure sets across the uk as we head into the middle part of the week. that is largely keeping weather fronts at bay. not completely dry, there will be rain approaching the western isles on wednesday. small chance of a rogue shower cropping up in east anglia and the south—east as well, but most

places looking dry. not wall—to—wall sunshine but certainly quite a bit of blue sky, just a bit of cloud drifting around here and there. temperatures 16 or 17 for most of us, little call across scotland where there is more clout and breeze. heading through thursday into friday, high—pressure still with us. we may well see the remnants of this cold front moving its way over that area of high pressure. there will be one or two showers around, you can see a few of them in the forecast, but generally a lot of dry and settled weather for the week ahead as high—pressure is in charge. temperatures built again through the week onwards. goodbye.

ukraine's president zelensky. he's been meeting the prime minister at chequers, with the uk promising a new package of air defence missiles and attack drones. of course we concentrate on military support. i thank you very much for this package that you prepare. great, huge, really what can save the lives for all our people. thank you so much. mr zelensky said he wants more fighterjets to control the skies over ukaine but downing street has repeated it has no plans to send them. also this lunchtime... a level and gcse exams are getting fully under way for many pupils. in england the exam regulator says grades will still take account of the covid pandemic.