we barely can get any sleep. >> yeah. >> alexander. thank you for this. i hope things have changed differently the next time we speak. alexander -- we appreciate what you're doing, the world the see you and we do have -- respect for. you alex wagner is in for -- tonight. it's 6:00, this is sky news breakfast, these are our top stories this morning. bombarded and encircled, the ukrainians flee to safety, as the shelves raid down, a special report from the of chernihiv. >> the shell was very close. [noise] [inaudible] >> ukrainian president says his

-- must be guaranteed, as russia claims its focusing its efforts on taking full control of the donbas region. cutting ties, cambridge signaled support for the separation of three nations from the british monarchy. a piano very's detained in northern ireland, after problems with documentation, a week after 100 staff were sacked. the food fighter drummer taylor hawkins, has died at the age of 50. >> the saudi arabian raid will go ahead, -- in jeddah. and, at a quarter to seven, i'm joined by anthropologist mary and i putter to pick over this morning's papers.

hello, good morning, and welcome. ukraine is waking up to a fifth weekend at war. but, in a fresh message of defiance, zelenskyy says his country's sovereignty must be guaranteed, and the ukrainian people except no less. he's also pushed for more talks with russia, as moscow signals a change in strategy. russian forces have effectively surrounded the city of chernihiv, we are bringing you a special report from a city under constant shelling. and as food and water runs out, in cities like mariupol, the uk has announced it will provide millions of pounds in age. so let's take a look than at some of the key developments in the war, which has entered its 30th day. russian forces appear to have shifted their focus, from a ground offensive aimed at kyiv, to instead prioritizing what moscow is calling liberation of

the contested donbas region. u.s. officials say russia has lost partial control of kherson, a city first captured by moscow. later today, u.s. president biden will hold talks with the polish president, before meeting refugees in warsaw. in the afternoon, he will make eighth address to ukraine. and french president emmanuel macron is expected to speak to vladimir putin in the coming days. he is working with greece and turkey to try to help people to leave the besieged city of mariupol. in chernihiv, in northern ukraine, those who escaped described it simply as hell. encircled on all sides by ukrainian troops, sky news witnessed the destruction of the city's final route for humanitarian aid. chernihiv lies on the main road from belarus to the main capital of kyiv. it's been continuously bombarded with missile access

to water and electricity. sky special correspondent alex crawford reports from the city now cut off, just to warn that her report contains images of shrapnel wounds. >> this is the last route in or out of chernihiv, across an open field where every vehicle can be a target. this city is surrounded on three sides by russian troops, at this point, and there is a stream of cars ferrying the civilians out of the combat zone. the window to get across the last remaining pedestrian bridge is rapidly closing. the russians have spotted this escape route, and minutes after we arrived, they hit it. the shelling is very close. [noise] [inaudible] >> get in, get in.

get in from here. >> okay, don't worry, there's no hurry. >> there's a mad scramble to get out, as the attacks keep on coming. >> go, go, go now. the russians have used this tactic repeatedly in this war. >> the last thing we want to do is have an accident. lines of civilians lay on the ground as a shelling goes on. they pick themselves up to walk through these bombings, they have no option, only -- and a prayer will get them through this. there are scores of people trying to flee, with bags on their backs they are guided for the fields by soldiers, whose guns are no match for this heavy artillery. the russians have cut off chernihiv now, and they're targeting those trying to escape their bombs. >> inside chernihiv, the mayor has filmed some of the

destruction. there are still an estimated 150,000 people trapped inside the city. it is strategically important because it stands right across the north route, chosen by russia for its events on the capitol. it is carnage, says the mayor. we take refuge in a gym in a basement, with a group of volunteer soldiers. everyone who has made it out of chernihiv, has withdrawn to nearby villages, themselves coming under bombardment. this gives the volunteer soldiers time to make phone calls home, one month on, fighting this war, their families and children are mostly well away from the chaos and death they are seeing here on a daily basis. >> [interpreter] my heart is just breaking, one father tells us. it's very difficult, because i'm so used to being with my family. they are my whole life. daybreak, the following morning, and they're trying to work out how to get aid into chernihiv, and the civilians out. the last route is closed, and it's still clearly being

targeted. when paramedic asked us for help, but he is yuriy, and he told us the bridge crossing point has been shelled, 15 minutes earlier. now, he is wounded. he has been deaf and by the blast, it was so close, and he's got several shrapnel wounds. bits have lodged in his leg, and he needs surgery. there is little that can be done on the roadside, but one of our team does when he can. where? from >> british. >> and shrapnel appears to have punctured his lung. he says he's finding it hard to breathe. targeting of civilians, and non combatants like medics is a war crime. he leaves to try to get to a hospital. with this parting message for the world's. >> our country needs your help, good luck. nearby are multiple remains of cluster bomb rockets.

independent experts, including the investigative group -- have identified them as clustered munitions, been used by both sides in this war. the angle suggest that these have been fired from russian positions. the united nations is investigating the use of cluster bombs as war crimes. there are constant sirens, warning of impending attacks on the nearby villages. those who have made it out, top of a nightmarish existence. it's haliburton. it's hell, this mother tells us. my children's godmother is still there, it's not possible to leave the shelter, there's no food, no gas, no electricity. it's just like mariupol, everyone is cut off. >> the rituals of death are followed in between the attacks, by those still struggling to live, but this isn't real living, it's just surviving. those trapped in chernihiv, don't know how much longer they can hold out. alex crawford, sky news,

outside chernihiv. outside chernisome breaking newe uk ministry of defense, and uk defense intelligence has just published its latest updates on the war in ukraine. it says, russia continues to besiege a number of major ukrainian cities including kharkiv, chernihiv, and mariupol. as we've just saw showed you, and also in mariupol as well. russian forces are proving reluctant to engage in large-scale urban infantry operations, rather preferring to rely on the indiscriminate use of air and artillery bombardments, in an attempt to demoralize defending forces. and, it warns, as it's likely russia will continue to use its heavy firepower in urban areas, and as it looks to limit its own already considerable losses at the cost of further civilian casualties.

sticking in ukraine, the foreign secretary has confirmed that the uk will provide 2 million pounds in vital food supplies for areas like chernihiv, encircled by russian forces. our chief political correspondent john creighton has the details. >> a special consignment of vital food supplies is on its way from the uk to the ukraine, specifically for some of the millions of ukrainians who are trapped in cities which are encircled by russian forces. the mission, announced today by the -- fall of the direct request from the government of ukraine. the donation will mainly be dried food, tinned goods and water. first, warehouses in poland and slovakia are been got ready to supply these goods to the government of ukraine, early next week. then, around 25 truck lows will be transported by road and rail to the local ukrainian

communities, in the greatest need. the british government estimates that over 12 million people are currently in need of humanitarian assistance across ukraine and the actual figure could be much higher. many of these people are trapped in basements without access to food or water, and the government estimates the nearly 6 million children remain in ukraine, many sheltering inside buildings that are coming under attack. the foreign secretary says that this vital donation will help support the ukrainian people in the face of what she calls, russia's barbaric invasion. she says the british government's teams are working day and night, with poland and slovakia, and the government of ukraine to ensure that those and most chris get the essential supplies they so badly need. >> jon craig or, our chief

complete political -- cambridge has suggested that any decision to separate from the british monarchy will be supported by the uk with pride and respect. this comes as the cambridge's tour jamaica, as the bahamas face protest over colonial links, and demands for reparations. our royal correspondent has more, and just of warning, her report contains flash photography. >> it's been a toll where, more than usual, the couple have been under pressure to address certain issues that are big talking points across the caribbean. we didn't expect this from prince william's only speech in the bahamas. a clear statement about how he and the royal family feel about other realms cutting ties. >> we say this, we support and pride and respect your decisions about your future. relationships of all, friendship in jurors.

>> it hadn't been the easiest of days. the weather, not playing ball. but there was no way they could miss a famous parade. >> wherever they, are and whatever the weather, it's often said that the royals are in the happiness business. and the issues going off during this tour, cannot be bigger, which means -- the stakes are really high when it comes to potentially -- >> at the end of the same street, we found a museum named after pompeii, the slave who led a rebellion at the end of 1830. part of our shared history, but some believe should be compensated for. >> we think of reparations as a way of gaining justice and repairing the damage that was endured through the transatlantic slave trade, and as well through the under development that was present

not only in the bahamas, but really in the caribbean as a region. >> and away from the museum, kent and kevin were more indifferent. >> -- we were never given freedom, so slavery to me, it's like it's been abolished. so why go back. >> some have felt that elements of this tour have felt a bit colonial or outdated. from the couple, there been efforts to balance that. like a school, visit focusing on the impact of covid. and, throwing themselves into whatever has been asked of them, even in the pouring rain, they show themselves to be good sports. a competitive pair, realizing that they both have an important role to play when it comes to making this tour a success or not. brando mills, sky news, in the bahamas. , >> he p&o ferry has been

detained in northern islands. the ship was held due to failures on the crew familiarization. the vessel documentation and crew training. joining me now is skies kitty burn feel, who is in the newsroom for us. good morning to you, katie. some people would say we could see this coming. the result of sacking so many staff and then trying to quickly train new ones in such a short space of time. >> absolutely. good morning, vanessa. the ship is called european causeway has been detained, as you say, in northern ireland for a multitude of issues. which the maritime and coast guard agencies say they found. making it unfit to sail. of course, of his follows a hugely controversial decision last week by p&o ferries two sack 800 staff, on the spot, with no notice whatsoever. leading to criticisms around safety and whether these cheaper agency staff they're bringing in to replace them would actually have the required training and experience.

and then of course, one of the issues that brought up in this expect xin's crew training. now, we heard from the union last night, who of course, have been organizing protests around the country in the week of these firings. they see this easing of the european causeway by the embassy, shows the gangster capitalists p&o are not fit and proper to run a safe service after the jobs massacre. this move should be barred and the ships impounded and the sacked crews reinstate kid to get these crucial ferry routes back running safely. now they have been calling for the government to siege p&o's ships. but the transport secretary grant shapps says this inspection was carried out on his borders and that p&o will not be able to rush an experienced crew through training. now of course, the detention of one of their ships is just another headache for p&o in the wake of that second. their chief executive is now facing calls to resign, including from the prime minister.

the government now saying it may even introduce legislation, next week, to force them to reverse that decision. so, the pressure on them now just keeps on going. >> katie, thank you. the longtime drum of the american rock band foo fighters, taylor hawkins, has died at the age of 50. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> announcing his death, the band said they were devastated. -- his musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on with all of us forever. the band is currently in bogotá, in columbia, as part of a world tour. set to include the uk this summer. spotify has become the latest high-profile complete and operations in russia. the music streaming services safety concerns about staff and possibly even our listeners,

have pushed it to fully suspend its free service. spotify shuts it office in russia earlier in march. coronavirus cases in the uk have risen by around 1 million in a week. official data from the office for national statistics shows infections jumped to 4.2 6 million in the seven days since the end of march. this is just short of the 4.3 million in the first week of the year, which was the highest total since estimates began. the four victims who lost more than 10 million pounds in a uk currency firm collapse have won a remarkable battle to get their money back. the company's bank, barclays, has been fined and condemned by that regulator for a failure to conduct its business with do skill, care and diligence. barclay's has agreed to refund of victims. >> businesswoman, pauline, let her fellow front big victims in the battle and won back their

money. but it was an easy. >> it's been horrible and a lot of people got very ill. i think we've lost six or seven claimants who have died during that process. i think three died actually, within six months of discovering that their money had been stolen. i think that's pretty ghastly, today knowing that a lifetime's work has been scammed by some nasty fraudster. who had a license from the uk authorities. >> when premier ethics currency exchange firm went bust, 10 million pounds of its customers money was missing. the crush cost them retirement homes, life savings and pension pots. in some of its dealings with expats in portugal and spain, premiere ethics had been operating illegally. initially, there was little or no help for victims from their various agencies they appealed to. >> i spoke to her majesty's treasury quite a bit about this at that beginning. they said, no one is interested in fraud in the uk.

he said, the uk government will only get involved if it's a big international scam. and there's a certain amount of -- in the government and working together with our international partners to actually bring down some big crooks. he said, you know, it's good for us and it's good for the city of london. >> but the hundred and 67 victims campaigned and eventually the uk's financial conduct authority did investigate. with premiere fx gone, it put the companies bankers in the dark. it find barclays three quarters of 1 million pounds for its feelings. and the bank has agreed to refund the stolen 10 million pounds. the f c a said there was a failure by barclay's to conduct its business with do skill, care and diligence. premier fx collapsed after its owner, peter, died suddenly in 2018. he was licensed to buy the financial conduct authority, but only for transferring

currency. unlicensed, he was encouraging clients to deposit funds with him, and then mixing up their cash with the companies. retired manufacturing engineer graham, said his own loss was small compared with others. but -- >> if it was a five or i would chase them. fraud is an easy and fast growing form of robbery. and it's just not being stopped. it's not being checked. >> how surprised were you when you heard the good news? >> oh, very. i mean, extricate, really. >> with that money when, is a mystery. but in portugal, police are still investigating allegations of fraud. martin brent, sky news. >> it's been pretty lovely and sony recently. hasn't it? is it going to continue? let's find out.

>> after a spell of warm, sunny, spring weather, temperatures will be on a downward trend over the following few days. bringing the risk of wintry showers. exactly what we need, is into? after a brief start, missed and's frog will ski clear to sunny skies. however, clouds will shroud some northern and northwestern areas. there will be some sunny spells for most through the morning, with temperatures reaching the high teens. light winds in scotland and eastern england. we'll be considerably cooler than recent days. >> well, jacqui is. here she doesn't know about sports is not with knowing. jackie, what have you? got [laughs] >> well i don't know about that. [laughs] >> i do. i do. [laughs] >> thanks for that. as you know, we've got a sport

this morning. we've got the latest from the saudi arabian grand prix were formula 1 drivers were locked in a meeting long into the night, after an attack on an oil refinery near the circuit. we'll also look ahead to the's international football, where england manager, will lead his side against switzerland. plus, mixed fortunes for england's critic cricketers on the second of the final test with the west indies. and it was a battle of the brits in the tennis in miami, as cameron laurie took on jack --

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we'll tell you more next. >> the saudi arabian grand prix will go ahead as planned this weekend, despite an attack on an oil refinery nearby in jeddah. there was a huge fire seven miles from the circuit with rebels saying they caused. it drivers discuss the issue before second practice, delaying the start by 15 minutes. before another gathering afterwards that lasted until the early hours of the morning. it's thought several were unsure about continuing. but assurances have been provided by the saudi officials. >> stefano and the president, they're dealing with it.

there's been all the assurances from the organizers and we'll be going races. >> we've been assured that we are protected here. that's probably the safest place that you can be in saudi arabia at the moment. and, yeah, that's why we're racing. >> a unanimous decision by everybody? >> between the team, yes. >> the owners of the chicago cups baseball team are on the short list of by chelsea -- that's despite concerns from the club supporters after joe rackets was forced to apologize for islamophobic comments he made in 2019. -- also shortlisted with one person from stephen pad luci expected to be included as well. england's footballers continue their preparations by taking on switzerland at wembley tonight. manager garrett southgate has said he will be experimenting with the squad. >> yeah, they will be

definitely, we're gonna have debuts this week for sure. so a great moment for those players. we will always want to put them in with experienced players as well. so that we've got a good balance and it gives them that next chance of succeeding. >> ukrainian boxer alexander to kick has confirm on social media he is to start training for a rematch with anthony joshua. the contest happened following russia's invasion of his home country, ukraine. he beat joshua for his fourth heavyweight world titles back in september and we'll be talking to the promoter of that fight just after 9:30 this morning. some low or the resistance have given their west indies cricketers and lead on day two of their third and deciding test with england and grenada. a flurry of wickets, other side of lunch, put england in control at 95 to 6. the winds rallied the. josh da silva half century helping them to 232 for a. meaning there are now 28 runs

ahead. meanwhile, women's world cup host, new zealand, beat pakistan by 71 runs to maintain their very slim chance of qualifying for the semifinals. the captain led them to 26. and tennis, we're cameron lori beat fellow british, jack deeper in straight sets to reach the third round of the miami open. lori, at the top of your picture here, took a first set tiebreak before breaking in the seventh game of the second to win that six for. he will now face the french player in the next round. andy murray returns to action tonight, facing the top seed, daniel medvedev. meanwhile, will become the first polish tennis player to hold the world number one ranking after defeating victoria goal of itch in the second round of the miami open. the 20-year-old will replace ash barty at the top of the rankings, following her retirement early this week.

at the age of just 25. that's astonishing. remember, you can see that final practice section from saudi arabia from 1 to 45 this afternoon on sky sports, f one. i will see you. jacqui, thank, you you're watching sky news breakfast. coming, up a special report from our economic state, on the impact of sanctions on the russian economy. this is a game changer who dares to be fearless even when her bladder leaks. our softest, smoothest fabric keeping her comfortable, protected and undeniably sleek. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you.

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are watching sky news breakfast. our top stories this morning. ukrainian president says his country's sovereignty must be guaranteed as russia claims the

first part of its military operation is ending. the duke of cambridge have signaled support for the separation of three nations from the british monarchy. and a theory has been detained in northern ireland, after problems with documentation and crew training. mariupol city government says that around 300 people died in a russian airstrike last week. it on a theater been uses a bomb shelter. new footage has been emerge from inside a theater, it was filmed on the 16th of march after the reports that the russian strike. sky news has learned that pregnant women were moved their, after a maternity in the hospital in the city had been bombs. sally love quick has this report. >> it's taken more than a week for these images to reach the outside world. covered in dust, clearly in shock.

on first confirmation, some civilians survived a bombing of a theater in mariupol. eyewitnesses say 300 people lost their lives. it's not clear how many more may still be married here. the building had been packed with more than 1000 civilians. the word children clearly visible from the air. diana lived next to the theater, but escaped before the bombing. >> everywhere was flooded with people, i know that there were pregnant women brought from -- in the third hospital. that was bombed, days before. they were brought to the theater because it's like a big building. they put these women with kids or pregnant women in this dressing room for the actors. and it was in this part that was bombed. >> they were in the theater when it was bombed. >> they were right exactly on the point where is hit. >> diana says there are now so

many bodies that they're not married anymore, and body parts hanging from trees. those who are still living this nightmare, have little way of being heard. british photographer max clark recently escaped with these images, and stories of suffering. >> bodies are largely been buried by now, but we can certainly smell the piles of rubble that are inaccessible. dogs feeding on human bone. >> their cries for help cannot be hunkered. but the people of mariupol, need saving from this living health. sally mcquade, sky news, lviv, eastern ukraine. >> a war on the ground in ukraine continues to rage, a more invisible economic war being waged by the west against russia, is inflicting material damage on their economy, and reshaping the entire global

economy. our economics editor ed connally has been taking a look at the financial battle, the like of which has never seen. here is his special report. we >> [laughs] [noise] on the ground as trump's fight, bombs fall, and people of leaving the terror. this looks very much like a war between ukraine and russian invaders. but something else is happening here, to. for well europe and the u.s. has refused to fight militarily, or impose a no-fly zone, they are at economic war with russia. >> we have purposely design these sanctions to maximize the long term impact on russia. >> these sanctions will suppress russia's economic might. >> we will continue on a remorseless mission, to squeeze russia from the global economy piece by piece. >> this is a financial battle. when that could change the very

nature of the world economy. an invisible assault that goes further than anything we've ever seen before. >> this is something we did not do in world war ii with germany. >> it really is a new use of financial power, it's quite unprecedented. >> i'm definitely worried, yes. >> we are just taking a step back and considering the scale and the speed of what we're talking about here, in terms of sanctions from america and europe. you've got financial sanctions on individuals, all the guards, politicians, we've had them before but they've gone even further. you've got the financial messaging met network, swift, russia has been cut off from it, it makes it even more difficult to get money in and out. then you've got trade. new tariffs on goods coming out of russia. effectively, it is a pariah in the global trading system. all of this is happened very quickly, because when it comes the economic war, speed matters. >> this was an attempt by europe and the united states to tilt the battlefield and ukraine's favor.

i still think that's the way we're thinking about these measures, it is a sort of a siege against russia. a counter siege of an economic, financial trade variety, to try to alter the outcome in military terms, of a struggle that is not resolved. the list of measures go on. we've seen companies going beyond the rules, pulling out of russia even when they don't need to. like mcdonald's, these, up and mercedes. there is a ban on selling any products to russia with american technology in its. it's basically cut off from the most advanced computer tech. then there's the final punishment, perhaps the biggest, which comes down to wet many in russia saw as their financial trump card. reserves. >> there's a pile of money or gold that's a country such aside as an insurance policy, and russia has an awful lot of them. supposed to buy them time in the event of a financial crisis. here's the thing, a lot of those reserves are not in moscow, but actually in european countries, in paris,

and frankfort, and in london. and when these financial sanctions were imposed, europe and the u.s., we are going to cut you off. >> we don't think that anyone has frozen the central bankers there, the way that western bankers have with russia's reserves. that's really a new use of financial power that is quite unprecedented. the upshot in the following days, a collapse in the russian currency, the ruble. it's unclear whether it will be able to pay any bids debt in the coming months, not because it doesn't have the money, because it's not allowed to use them money. a default as we know it. >> that brings us to the impact, in short, it could be very bad. for russia, a cataclysmic recession, perhaps even worse than in the ukraine. raising the question, was that the plan? if this is economic war, what constitutes victory? >> the battle could be, we want to weaken the russian economy, to the point that it is either unable to be a danger, and keep

making sure that it's unable to perform these actions again in the future, so there is indeed a war logic been applied. >> elsewhere around the world, it could also be severe, we could see a food crisis, especially in sub-saharan africa, which is enormously reliant on russian and ukrainian wheat. >> russia and ukraine altogether account for almost 30% of wheat export, as you know, fertilizers, as well. so cutting this production off for a number of countries, may have to impacts. one is that we are seeing global pricing rising,. and the other one is that some of these wheat, countries really need them badly. >> and then there's energy, russia has a huge reserve of natural gas, europe is heavily reliant on it. you might think that would've gone down since the invasion. but look at this, actually since the invasion, flows of

natural gas from russia to europe have gone up, to the highest level so far this year. in other words, even as europe imposes sanctions on russia, it is also funneling billions of euros of cash across to russia, to finance energy. >> if you are involved in a long protracted siege of russia, you have to pace yourself. this is the position of the german government, right. precisely because we are serious about this, we need to move in a deliberate fashion. >> in other words, there is real politics, pragmatism going on here. but for germany and the rest, this conflict is likely to do something else redraw the map. for decades, germany practiced austerity politics, trying to drive close to europe through economic ties. now the face of economic ties, does russia lead to the east towards india and china, and the western nations redouble their in alliance.

because all of this constitutes a new cold war. >> i do think the world is going to be different, because the degree of risk which people have recognized, strategic risk which exist in the world is not going to go away, even if in the short term the russians are for us to -- that has them a consequence for the way we do trade, and globalized for the world. this may only be the start for a bigger economic war, with bigger consequences. globalization, the way the world fits together, has long been at a crossroads. is this the moment it heads down a different path altogether? >> i just have some breaking news to share with you, this is coming from ukraine's prosecutor general office. it says that russia's invasion in ukraine has killed 136 children so far. that's the latest that is

coming in from the office of ukraine's prosecutor general. this of course comes just 24 hours or so, less than that, actually, of mariupol's seat in government comer ring that about 300 people have died in a russian airstrike, while they were just sheltering at a theater, that was being used as a bomb shelter in mariupol. so the latest coming in from ukraine, is there is 136 children have so far died since russia's invasion. that is coming from the office of ukraine's prosecutor general. now, in other news, -- bloom has traveled to the ukrainian border, to support refugees flee in the conflict, the actor is in moldova as part of his efforts with the unicef. according to the un high commission for refugees, more than 376,000 ukrainians have left the war torn countries in moldova.

from climate change to vietnam, the podium at the oscars has been often used to deliver bold political statements. this year, -- that is turning heads. troy kotsur, the world's first deaf actor to be nominated for an oscar. casey reports. >> it is a simple story, but coda it is one of the most radical oscar contender this year. authentically cast, and revolutionary in the way it offers insights to deaf culture. less than a decade ago, in the original french film that it is based on, most of the death characters were played by hearing actors.

in what's feels like a landmark moment for deaf people. actor troy cobb sir, is the first male deaf actor to be nominated for an actor. it's been 35 years since molly met lin's best actor oscar winning for children of a lesser god. sser god with an oscar history, c.o.d.a. will be remembered alongside the greats. not only for how deaf people are portrayed on screen, but for how it's success represents an acknowledgment in the industry, that authentic casting matters but there is still a long way to go. star of a quiet place to, militants in and says that it's wrong that only a handful of

deaf actors are working in film. we're thumb have . regardless of whether wins best picture, this boundary shattering film represents a win in who hollywood is willing to cast. katie spencer, sky news. cast.and it's half past nine ts morning, throughout the day you can see a special report from katie on all of the latest news at this year's oscars. still to come on sky news breakfast, we will be taking a look at papers with anthropologist marianne hot, and edward hadid. and edward hadid even when her bladder leaks. our softest, smoothest fabric keeping her comfortable, protected and undeniably sleek.

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breakfast. with us this morning to review the papers, our and thrill bishop's mary-ann ochota -- thank you very much indeed for both of you for joining us. my goodness, i can spot the number of buses, edward, that you guys have pairing up, i

think we need it talk about that. let me start off with you, marianne. we are looking at the front page of the daily mail, and free speech to get legal supremacy. can you shed some light on this for us? >> so, this is the introduction -- it's out for consultation at the moment. this british bill of rights, which will be a piece of legislation that will effectively replace the bill of rights that currently stands in law, which was introduced under the labor government. and it's kind of -- i don't know, it's pretty much a kind of an obvious shot, that the position is not as something that is progressive, that is going to be about protecting british citizens, the values that we hold really

at the heart of our society. in law, he's using it as an opportunity to take a shot at the judiciary, and that, quote, whoa curry and political correctness. so the way he's phrased this, is that free speech will be given effectively a trump card, when weighing up our rights, so a right to be protected from harassment, for example, versus the right for someone to say whatever they want. and it's fundamentally, it's kind of a misrepresentation of the law. because there is not going to be a situation where, legally, people are allowed to say things that are currently illegal. so, things that are outright lie, liable, racist slurs, all that stuff will remain very much illegal. so, this is kind of an opportunity basically to kind of ramp up, pour a little

petrol on the cultural wars, and suggest that the current legislator that we have, doesn't let people speak their mind. it very much does, but it also protects people from hateful and illegal harms. >> absolutely. >> yeah, drink a cup of coffee and move on from that. >> have a coffee, a hot shot that will also do. that's my favorite. it keeps me going, the sugar rush. we're gonna come to you, obviously with everything that is going on in ukraine. we are looking at the front page, of the times here. this is about russians retreating to eastern ukraine. we have to take something like this, with alarm bells, don't you. because you kind of think, could this be applied to distract attention, basically. and then russia can strike when they feel people have maybe let their guard down. just shed some more light on this for us.

>> it's interesting, what you're saying, in terms of it seems as if putin and moscow, they've analyzed what they've done so far, and realize that in some aspects, it's not working. so in a sense, there possibly scaling back, and heading towards the eastern part of ukraine, the donbas. and it seems, if that was putin's overall goal, to go to the donbas. it makes you think, why on earth, in terms of the strategy -- the pain, the deaths. if what's hasn't happened so far, why do they go to these lengths to try and reach out, we were to integrate into the donbas. strategically, it seems very messy. the long and short of, it they are scaling back, and moscow says look, in terms of our

ambitions for going to the whole of ukraine, we are going to focus, now we're gonna go to the donbas. what you're saying is, is this is a distraction, is this kind of move things away and say, actually we're gonna concentrate on this particular area, and then for the west and for the media and for everyone to realize that that's what they're gonna do. in actual fact they're gonna do something completely different. >> yes, and that's something that we've all learned, haven't we? to basically watch that, and if they say one thing got to keep an eye on the other thing as well. the people of ukraine there. let me just bring things matters back home, and mary-ann, i'm looking at the front page of the telegraph which says that the prime minister claims that -- he got snubbed in his plan to keep energy kept. there's been a lot of talk

about this. perhaps after mr. johnson's job, does a support your take on this? >> yes, this suggests that there are tensions that are escalating between number 10, the prime minister, and number 11 the chancellor downing street. because these stories are being leaked to the press, partly, suggesting that boris johnson wanted to introduce some kind of assurances to the british public, that energy bills will be kept, in october, and they won't necessarily go up quite as much as they might. and sunak said, absolutely not, we don't know what's gonna happen systems down the line we make no promises along those -- he's coming for a lot of flak on how rebecca statement is on protecting the most vulnerable people in a cost of living crisis. and i definitely second that claim. >> and ed were there, just hidden, tucked away at the bottom of the daily telegraph,

boosters could be given early to ease infections. sounds like good news? >> sounds like good news, because apparently 5 million people had covid last week, or the latest stats. so instances of people waiting at six months, including the drive is to make sure that people get their jabs, in order to ease infection and it seems to be spreading. the amount of people i know who have managed to get the infection, even though things have eased, it seems that numbers are going up, so i suppose this is a good thing to bring numbers down, and ensure things don't get worse. >> okay, that's great, great to hear from both of you. mary-ann and edward i do, we're gonna be back in the next hour. do stay with, us we'll be back with you in just a few minutes time. time the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number?

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