and ijust thought i need to get some help. also on the programme... world leaders gather in kyiv three years to the day since russia russia does not hold all the cards in this war because ukrainians have the courage to defend their country. because russia's economy is in trouble. the mp mike amesbury is sentenced to ten weeks in prison for punching a constituent last year. and coming up on bbc news... can anyone catch liverpool as a win at manchester city

survivors who were in the room during the southport attack have 26 children were taking part in a yoga and dance workshop stabbed themselves. a warning you may find the details of this report distressing. event was organised, a taylor swift—themed yoga and dance

this is the first time that anybody who was in that room has spoken publicly. a schoolgirl whose identity we've protected and is supported by her parents, and the yoga teacher, reveal what happened that day. he opened the door and just grabbed a child. and the next child. and that's when i turned. he moved right next to me. and then he got me again. the teachers and their teenage helper knew they had to get everyone to safety.

so... we all run towards the door and called 999. of the girls to safety. with her in a toilet. "there's children inside." "go and get the children". leanne sobs. yeah, ijust... i just don't know what else i could have done.

and six year old bebe king both died on hart street. but died later that night. it's incredible bravery. you just don't feel brave when you're the adult. done what we'd done. and that gives nothing for the children who did die, like... that doesn't take that away. judith moritz, bbc news, southport.

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teenager and leanne lucas, the teacher, who sand hurtfuli seen teenager and leanne lucas, the teacher, who sand hurtful things on disinformation and hurtful things on social media they want to counter i think they want to find and i think they want to find positives from this horror and that is because they would like future is because they wpuld like in feture" be able is because they waulci like in future" be able to to be able to campaign about knife crime and other certain issues and so the decision, they long so the decision, they thought long and hard speaking and can §gg he? ab“? ;ee§e:�*§ §gg a“: is; from that difficult §gg he? ab“? fisfiea §gg a“: is; from that �* difficult was see from that how difficult it was and the teenager supported her filth? teenager supported by her but they gggg'giye teenager supported by her but they are hoping, one parents but they are hoping, one day at time, for a parents but they are hoping, one day at time, fora much parents but they are hoping, one day at time, for a much betterfuture. judith, thank you. you can see more of those interviews on panorama: the southport attack to watch on iplayer. if you ve been affected by any of the issues raised injudith�*s report, you can find details of organisations that can offer you information today is exactly three years since russia began its full—scale and destroyed swathes

of the country. "three years of resistance and of heroism of ukrainians". our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. it's become something of a ritual, european leaders travelling,,, to kyiv on the anniversary overnight to kyiv on the anniversary of russian full scale invasion. of the russian full scale invasion. if training they came, high if the training they came, high from officials from brussels, prime and presidents from across continent 6” fiesfieinéfi’e bee" f"? 7' fiesfieinéfi’e seem!” f"? t fiesfieinéfi'e butthisyearii 7’ fiesfieinéfi’e ediiifiéye’ai’iiteitw the continent but this year their show of support was more existential than ritual with ukraine on the back on the 7onth7e bgt'flgf'igm’ 7 7 7 77 777 777 7onth7e battlefieldand 7 77 777 7 77 7onth7e battlefield7and7at77 7 7 77 7onth7e battlefield7and7at7th7e77 7 foot on the battlefield and at the negotiating table. donald trump, if he pulls the plug on us military aid the ukrainian president will need he pulls the plug on us military aid till the �*ainian president will need he pulls the plug on us military aid till the help n president will need he pulls the plug on us military aid till the help he �*resident will need he pulls the plug on us military aid till the help he �*residen from need he pulls the plug on us military aid till the help he�*residen from his d all the help he can get from his visitors but for now was putting visitors but for now he was putting on a brave face. translation: dear this year should be year i’i,;ft f, year of 7 year of the beginning of a

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kyiv even of donald trump meets donald trump in washington. in kyiv e\ backers of donald trump meets donald trump in washington. in kyiv e\ backers doubted .d trump meets donald trump in washington. in kyiv e\ backers doubted some np meets donald trump in washington. in kyiv e\ backers doubted some of ardent backers doubted some of his recent claims. pill ardent backers doubted some of his recent claims.— recent claims. all the language we are about recent claims. all the language we are - about - being i 77 for the 77 77 forthe7ball,7777 7 7 forthe7ball,77 77nght responsible for the ball, you might as well say the swimmers were for attacking the shark responsible for attacking the shark in jaws, the responsible for attacking the shark injaws, the united states were responsible for attacking japan at pearl harbor, a complete inversion of the truth its orwellian. of the truth and its orwellian. in brussels foreign minister stood brussels eu foreign minister stood in silence amid the familiar sound of their big day kyiv, imposing more sanctions on alongside uk sanctions on russia alongside the uk and other allies. for its part russia maintained its pressure on russia maintained its pressed-e er; zelensky. euaaia maintained its erased-e an zelensky. he euaaia maintained its pressed-e an zelensky. he changes his president zelensky. he changes his stance more than his green the ru7ssia7n foreign t—shirts the russian foreign minister said. t—shirts the russian foreign ministersaid. it's t—shirts the russian foreign minister said. it's hard to ministersaid. it's hard te the stance of the understand the stance of the european countries. meanwhile the understand the stance of the europeé in:ountries. meanwhile the understand the stance of the europeé in ukraine ._ meanwhile the understand the stance of the europeé in ukraine enters while the understand the stance of the europeé in ukraine enters its ile the fighting in ukraine enters its fourth year since russia's invasion

with continuing drone attacks on the fourth year since russia's invasion with cc and jing drone attacks on the fourth year since russia's invasion with cc and a 1g drone attacks on the fourth year since russia's invasion with cc and a 1g drone a warzs on the fourth year since russia's invasion with cc and a 1g drone a war of>n the capital and a relentless war of attrition on the eastern front. james landale, bbc news. in a moment we'll join our russia editor steve rosenberg who's in moscow, but first let's speak to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse in kyiv. but not all of them? that is right. i think it is who not there that is rightlithink it is who not there �*fij the not there that reflects the change of strategy we are seeing from ukraine and its and ukraine and its european and canadian allies. america is not making it clear it about) it clear it about how clear it about how this lear it about how this war it about how this war should thinks about how this war should end. forcing the accused ukraine of starting the work. usually this time of year a chance for president of year is a chance for president zelensky to his allies zelensky to rally his allies around him politically and that has always included the us, joe biden visited two years ago but now all of the

press conferences have been overshadowed by the words of donald trump and the insults he has aimed at kyiv and the pressure the white house is trying to exert on kyiv to the proposal, the proposal accept the proposal, the proposal that america gets access huge that america gets access to huge of ukrainian natural amounts of ukrainian natural minerals in exchange for future security guarantees. understand security guarantees. we understand according to the deputy prime thz 7the final agreements are ironed out so77 there ironed out so there is being ironed out so perhaps there is scope for future cooperation between scope forfuture cooperation between and but of now is washington and kyiv but as of now is the summit takes place you have a —:= 7 77777§f7v741>r717d777775777 77 77 7 77 7777§f7w1>r717ai7e§d7éig77 77 77 7 77 77 7 lil/lila iéqdéig7qor7liag7 collection of world leaders working out how to counter a complete out how to counter a cemptete in foreign out how to counter a comptete in foreign policy pending in american foreign policy and there are huge questions over current abilitr;i to current ability to do that are its current ability to do that we had on defence spending, enforcing a ceasefire it eventually ceasefire when it is eventually egr�*ed end the war in ukraine. signed to end the war in ukraine. thank you. our russia editor steve rosenberg joins me now from moscow. steve, what are russians

saying three years on? first of all, you speak to russians on the street the word russians on the street use the word world, the state world, officially the state media this is a special need military operation but russians see and operation but russians see tanks and artillery on the television, saying bread prices are set ta rise they artillery on the television, they z z; this a war 7 thisa warand 7 thisawarand of 7 call this a war and of course the this a war and of course the call this a war and of course the consequences of the full—scale consequences of the full—scale invasion have devastating first invasion have been devastating first invasion have been devastating first and foremost for ukraine but there and foremost for ukraine but there have been serious consequences for have been serious consequences for russia in terms of battlefield in terms of 777r5£e7r751£75¥ attract; casualties, drone attacks on russian drone 7 drone ak7777 7 drone ak7n7 drone attacks on russian casualties, drone attacks on russian towns and cities and in terms of the towns and cities and in terms of the pressure on russian economy so pressure on the russian economy so pressure on the russian economy so ' " is a fatigue people there is a fatigue amongst people there is a fatigue amongst people with this work. russian officials with this work. russian officials eaiffi cnia aafire'auééiafi fiffleialé 77 7 like to say russia survived a to fi'ffi tfiié eareaueeiafi emanate 77 7 to russia survived aee'efi eeie aliefifhliijaee'eh eee'e'ele 77 7 to russia survived a of sanctions imposed tsunami of sanctions imposed by the 7 7 of7s7anctionsimposed the —**m* west but there is pressure here, but is pressure here, west but there is pressure here, interest rates 21%, rising prices, interest rates 21%, rising prices, west but there is pressure here, potato prices went up 90% last year, interes prices 21%, rising prices, west but there is pressure here, interes prices went rising prices, west but there is pressure here, interes prices went up ng prices, west but there is pressure here, interes prices went up 90% 'ices, west but there is pressure here, interes prices went up 90% last, west but there is pressure here, interes prices went up 90% last year, the russian press this morning west but there is pressure here, interes price press: up 90% last year, the russian press this morning saying bread prices set to saying bread prices are set to rise

by 10—12% from the 1st of march so people would like this to be over, some people saying they want it to be over on russian terms but i think the kremlin is confident the war will end on russian terms and the confidence comes from the fact russia has been making progress on the battlefield in eastern ukraine. moscow believes it has the initiative on the battlefield but also confidence from what donald trump has said in the white house. his criticism of volodymyr zelensky. steve, thank you. as european leaders spend time in kyiv in a show of support for ukraine, the french president is in the us to meet donald trump at the white house. our north america correspondent nomia iqbaljoins us from washington dc. nomia, is president trump likely to agree that europe should be included in the talks to end the war? i think donald trump will only want

to include europe if they can come up to include europe if they can come up with an agreement that the war ends as soon as possible. he said on friday he considers emmanuel macron a friend but he also said the french president and you mentioned the british prime minister had not done enough to end the war so that gives you a sense of his priorities. emmanuel macron and donald trump are friends and emmanuel macron knows how to handle the american

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appeal have been exhausted. after the sentence, there was a moment in court mike court where mike amesbury�*s solicitor asked for bail while the sentence may be appealed. he was and will spend denied bail and amesbury will spend tonight in prison. whether he intends to appeal the sentence is something that currently remains unclear. we waiting to hear unclear. we are waiting to hear more. ., ~' unclear. we are waiting to hear more. . ~ i. time, telling the bbc of the horror of being confronted by a man armed world leaders gather in kyiv three years to the day since russia launched its full—scale invasion of ukraine. coming up on bbc news: have a positive impact", as they come face to face in the champions trophy

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