and coming up on the bbc news channel, potential new manchester united owners have until today to submitproposals. bids are expected from countries ranging from qatar to the usa. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister rishi sunak has been holding talks near belfast with representatives of all the main political parties in northern ireland, amid speculation that the government is close to agreeing a new deal with the eu on post—brexit trading arrangements. the northern ireland protocol allows goods to be transported over the border into the republic of ireland, without checks on the northern side. that means goods are inspected before reaching northern ireland, creating a border here with the rest of the uk. but the deal has always angered unionists, who say they've been cut off from the rest of the uk — and until the protocol is changed, they've refused to enter into a power sharing agreement at stormont. in the last few minutes, the dup has said some progress has been made today but there's still work to be done. our ireland correspondent chris page report

later that day, the bbc news channel carried live the press conference confirming that the body was msy�*s, followed by a summary of what had been said by presenter ben brown. a denunciation really of much of the press and media coverage and what the family said was media intrusion into their lives. these are our lives, they said, and our children's lives. leave us alone. les haw saw that and contacted us with his response. and chris waite summed up his thoughts for us on video. there were multiple repeats of details that had already stressed and upset nicola's family, including social media speculation and her health status. much of the reporting has been of little value and has only helped spiral unwanted attention on an already traumatised family. i would hope this might inform a kinder approach in the future. well, let's put those points to richard burgess, the director of news content for bbc news. thank you for coming again onto newswatch. richard, can we start with an issue that a viewer, rick, raised? thousands of people go missing every year. why did the bbc give so much atten

and coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll bring you the details of the europa league draw, as manchesternited and arsenal find out who they face in the last 16. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one live from the ukrainian capital kyiv, where exactly one year ago today at 4.30 in the morning, the bbc team here was woken up by the loud noise of a siren over our hotel's pa system. we remember the man's voice that followed sounding shaky, he was panicked, and he said all guests must head to the underground shelter because the country was under attack. we soon found out russian paratroopers had landed at an airfield just a few miles from here and tanks were heading to kyiv having crossed the borderfrom belarus. what has followed has been a year of tears and savagery, defiance and hope. what has followed has stunned the world and led to the worst fighting and largest refugee emergency on european soil since the second world war. what's followed has been a global crisis over food security, energy and the cost of living. and all for a war of choice that simply did not have to happen

how local communities are getting together to reopen leisure centres, closed coming up on the bbc news channelnight. but the big question for the year ahead, is whether any team, can get close to st helens, who are aiming for a fifth title in a row. next week marks the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. president zelensky has today been speaking tojohn simpson, reflecting on what has happened and on what may be ahead. mr zelensky claimed his troops could keep defending their country until they are able to launch a counter offensive and crucially ruled out conceding in a territory to russia in a potential peace deal. john simpson hasjust sent in a potential peace deal. john simpson has just sent this report from kyiv. with the anniversary of the russian invasion coming close, president zelensky is showing signs of increasing confidence. he's been visiting several of his main backers in britain and other nato countries, and the promises of weapons and support that he's received have clearly buoyed him up. when i met him today, he was defiant and seemed more than usually sure of h

bbc news. the bbc has announced its line—up of chief presenters for its revamped tv news channel, due to launchthe new line—up. it follows the decision to merge the two existing news channels. firefighters in dorset and wiltshire have told the bbc they raised complaints about a toxic culture of bullying and harassment in the service at least 18 months ago. a police investigation and an independent inquiry have been launched, after allegations female firefighters were sexually harassed at work and claims some firefighters shared photographs of women who'd died in car accidents, as well as making derogatory comments. our west of england correspondent danjohnson reports. they fly the flag for equality and respect, but are those values protected throughout this fire service? i've witnessed individuals manipulate and bully other members of crew, and the atmosphere has always been what i'd class as toxic. this former firefighter says not. they've had ample opportunities to look into this and they've decided not to. they've turned a blind eye to it and ignored it and brushed under the carpet for too l

coming up on the bbc news channel — leeds united may have a new manager with former watford and valencia opportunity to bet online has created a significant public health crisis — according to the head of an nhs service for gamblers, who says a new strategy is needed to help people who are addicted. it comes as the government is preparing to publish the biggest proposed changes in gambling laws since the advent of the smartphone almost 20 years ago. our culture editor katie razall reports. and it's in! the beautiful game and gambling. it's in the stadiums. it's on the shirts. online betting is now embedded in british culture. instant access to a casino thanks to the smartphone. fun or exploitation? it depends who you are. out of interest, have any of you gambled before? just put your hand up if you've gambled or if you gamble. james grimes has questions for students at the ua92 in manchester, the university set up by former footballer gary neville. james hasn't put a bet on for almost five years, but when he did, he tells them, it got out of hand. i had 20 payday loans, i owed every sing

and coming up on the bbc news channel, britain's record—signing enzo fernandez makes his debut for chelsea london derby as fulham travel to stamford bridge. and coming up on the bbc news channel, britain's record—signing enzo fernandez makes his debut for chelsea in the west london derby as fulham travel to stamford bridge. good evening. a diplomatic row has erupted between the us and china after a balloon was spotted at high altitude in the skies over america, which it says is being used for surveillance. it's led to the secretary of state antony blinken cancelling a planned trip to china tomorrow. the chinese have apologised and declared the balloon is used for scientific research, and that it could have blown off—course. but that hasn't stopped the row from escalating. here's our security correspondent gordon corera. i...have no idea what this thing is. a strange object in the sky, filmed by a member of the public in rural montana. and for those of you who think this mightjust be the moon, it is not the moon, the moon is off to my right, i can see it... it's not the moon, nor a ufo, but

and coming up on the bbc news channel: can britain's davis cup team overcome the altitude in bogota, ecial balls, to beat colombia this weekend? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the partner of a woman who's now been missing in lancashire for a week, says he's focusing on staying as strong as he can for their two daughters. nicola bulley, who's a5, hasn't been seen since last friday morning, as she walked the family dog along a river bank in st michael's on wyre. her partner paul ansell says it's as though she's vanished into thin air. a major search has so far found no trace of her. 0ur north of england correspondent, danny savage, has the latest from the village. exactly a week on from when nicola bulley vanished, her friends staged a roadside appeal this morning — hoping to jog the memory of anyone who was passing last friday. this is nikki in happier times with her pet spaniel, willow. the dog was found close to where she was last seen alive by the river wyre. it's been an agonising week for her partner paul and their two young daughters. my whole focus is my two

and coming up on the bbc news channel. l day for welsh sport and the six nations as the players are due to reveal whether they will strike over contractual disputes. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a 23—year—old woman who travelled to syria and joined the islamic state group when she was 15 has lost her legal challenge to a home office decision to deprive her of british citizenship. it means shamima begum remains stuck in a camp in northern syria and is barred from returning to the uk. in 2019, the then home secretary sajid javid stripped ms begum of her british citizenship after receiving advice that she was a threat to national security. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. in february 2015, eight years ago, shamima begum left gatwick airport with two school friends to go and join the islamic state group in syria. the three of them travelled through a bus station in turkey and were smuggled across the border by a man who it later turned out was providing information to canadian intelli

and coming up on the bbc news channel...rotests from fans there are now revamped plans for a new look european super league with no permanent members and based on sporting performance. good evening. they're digging mass graves in turkey and syria as the death toll climbs rapidly. nearly 20,000 are known to have died in the earthquakes on monday. who knows how many more are still buried under the rubble, but time is running out to save them. the great fear now is for the survivors who are living on the streets with very little food and water in freezing conditions. the un secretary—general has promised more help is on its way, but warned that the full extent of the crisis is still unfolding, with people facing "nightmares on top of nightmares". we'll hearfrom quentin sommerville in antakya, close to the syrian border. lyse doucet has travelled to 0smaniye. but first, anna foster is in kahramanmaras, the epicentre. you're seeing now, in places like this, a real contrast. there are sites like this one, collapsed buildings that

coming up on the bbc news channel... first, spanish giants barcelona at home in the europa league tonight. the football commentatorjohn motson has died at the age of 77. his family said that he died peacefully in his sleep. known to fans as "motty", he covered ten world cups and 29 fa cup finals during a 50—year career with the bbc. andy swiss looks back at his life. city, back four unchanged... with his distinctive voice, his infectious enthusiasm and of course his famous sheepskin coat, john motson was football's man for all seasons. for 50 years, he captured the game's raw excitement... here's gascoigne... 0h, brilliant! oh, yes! ..with an unmistakable way with words. and there it is, the crazy gang have beaten the culture club! it's dramatic, it's delightful, it's denmark who are the european champions! john motson first commentated for the bbc in 1968, but his big breakthrough came four years later, an fa cup tie between newcastle and non—league hereford. radford again... oh, what a goal, what a goal! radford, the s

and coming up on the bbc news channel. tell you how ireland are getting on in theirfinal women's t20 world cup group game against india, still searching for theirfirst win. good afternoon from kyiv, where an american president, has made an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone. it's joe biden�*s first trip to ukraine, since russia invaded almost a year ago. rumours had been swirling for 2h hours that a high level visitor would be here today, but the trip was shrouded in secrecy because of the inevitable security concerns. as president biden paid his respects to those killed in the war at st michael's cathedral, just a few hundred yards from our position here, air raid sirens sounded across the city, but there was no imminent threat. the president praised the citizens of ukraine for their "heroism" in fighting off russian aggression, while president vlodymyr zelensky said the "democratic world" had to "win this historic fight". only a few weeks ago, he'd made a surprise visit to washington to plead to the congress, for

part—time footballers hoping for more giant killing in the scottish cup and coming up on the bbc news channel time in phoenix as the kansas city chiefs beat the philadelphia eagles to win their second superbowl in four years. hello, good afternoon. one week on from the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, the death toll is now more than 35,000 and there are fears that number could rise considerably, and even double. seven days on, people are still being pulled alive from the rubble — this morning a little girl was rescued in turkey after 178 hours. but the united nations says the rescue phase is now �*coming to a close'. 0ur correspondent, caroline davies, reports from adana in southern turkey. the first moment in the daylight, this girl was rescued after 178 hours under the rubble, lifted overhead on a stretcher. these moments of relief are rare a week after the earthquake and hard—fought four. international rescue teams are operating across the earthquake area, digging deep under precarious towers of rubble. this chinese team rescued a man who had been buried for six days. a russian

coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we will look ahead to the start ofix nations championship. the first match is here in cardiff between wales and ireland. good evening. lancashire police say they believe that nicola bulley, who went missing while walking her dog last week, most likely fell into the river wyre. a major search for her continues, but no trace of her has been found. the partner of ms bulley has said he will never lose hope but he can not get his head around how she has vanished. danny savage reports. exactly a week on from when nicola bulley vanished, her friends staged a roadside appeal this morning, hoping to jog the memory of anyone who was passing last friday. her pictures are everywhere, but there is no trace of her anywhere. it's been an agonising week for her partner and their two young daughters. my whole focus is my two girls, just staying as strong as i can for them. i'm scared that if i put any focus into anything else, it's going to take my, you know, focus off that. right now, it is as though she has vanished into thin air, li

and coming up on the bbc news channel the champions league returns this evening as tottenham hotspur ay to ac milan in the last 16. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the united nations has welcomed a decision by syria's president assad to open two more border crossings from turkey to help the flow of aid. millions of people on both sides of the border are living in the open or in makeshift camps after devastating earthquakes last week. miraculously, two brothers aged 17 and 21 were today pulled from the rubble in turkey, some 198 hours after last week's quake. the focus now is on getting desperately needed aid and medical supplies to survivors. our correspondent caroline davies is in southern turkey for us, and reports now from a hospital damaged in the disaster. until now, the only crossing open to northern syria is at bab—al hawa. now bab al—salam and al rai, close by to the north east, are opening. elsewhere, there were other crossings used before the war from turkey, iraq and jordan to the south, but no indication these are opening yet. our correspondent, caroline

and coming up on the bbc news channel. new maternity policy as a game changing moment for the sport, which will normalise motherhood. 11 days on, remarkably there are still people being pulled alive from the rubble, left by the powerful earthquakes that hit syria and turkey. a teenage girl has been rescued from a collapsed building near the epicentre, in the province of kahramanmaras. the number of dead is now more than 41,000 people. our correspondent caroline davie reports from the city of adana, in southern turkey. an incredible story of survival. carefully, with many hands, 17—year—old olena is lifted to safety after 248 hours under the rubble. these stories that have amazed the world are often down to a few factors and chance. to survive long term, so let's say over a week or ten days or something like that, you need mainly access to two things, airand some sort of water source. so we say people can survive without water intake may be for about three to five days or so. but i do think there is probably a huge psycholog

and coming up on the bbc news channel, two years on from the protests that saw it collapse, the europeaneague is back with proposals already dubbed a wolf in disguise. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. an appeal to raise desperately needed funds for those affected by two deadly earthquakes in turkey and syria has been launched this morning. the government says it will match the first £5 million donated by the public to the disasters emergency committee. it comes as the official death toll from monday's tragedy reaches 16,000. rescuers are still trying to save people trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings, but there's concern now too for survivors made homeless by the earthquakes. many have had to spend a third night outdoors in freezing conditions, some scavenging in the ruins of buildings to find wood to burn to keep warm. the world health organization is warning of a "secondary disaster" if survivors don't receive more help. 0ur correspondent tom bateman has the latest. in hatay province, people are left with the brutal struggle to survive. nature took their neig

and coming up on the bbc news channel, former yorkshire bowling coach richard pyrah withdraws from the disciplinary process related to allegations of historical racism at the county cricket side. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. more than 5,000 people are now known to have died after yesterday's devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria. many more have been injured, as thousands of buildings collapsed. the homeless are now having to endure freezing temperatures without shelter, as rescue teams and local residents scramble to free others trapped in the rubble, with some people being heard crying out in pain for help. the uk hasjoined dozens of countries in promising aid for turkey's gaziantep province, near where the epicentre struck, and well beyond. with the very latest, here's richard galpin. almost 36 hours after the huge earthquake struck this region, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble of hundreds of collapsed buildings. this little girl was found in one syrian town. the cries for help from the many people still trapped can also be heard in t

and coming up on the bbc news channel — liverpool and real madrid meet again in the champions league premier league team hoping to change their recent form against the defending champions. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six, live from kharkiv, in north—east ukraine, just 20 miles from the russian border. which is that day. we have been hearing air—raid sirens sounding periodically through the afternoon and while we are in the downtown area, there are a few lights twinkling behind me, not as many as they would normally be because of course, people are trying to conserve energy in the middle of this war. this was the day that presidents putin and biden have given their competing views of the war in ukraine. in his state of the nation address, vladimir putin defended his full—scale invasion. he blamed the west for provoking the war and escalating it. and crucially, he also pulled russia out of a key nuclear arms control treaty with the united states. meanwhile, president biden — who was in ukraine's capital yesterday — has made a major speech in poland, where he said... ukr

and coming up on the bbc news channel...ember for 16—year—old mia brookes, becoming britain's first snowboard slopestyle world champion in georgia. good afternoon. a deal could finally be agreed today on post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland, after more than a year of negotiations between the uk and european union. talks will begin shortly in windsor between the prime minister rishi sunak and the european commission president ursula von der leyen — it's thought the two leaders could sign off a deal in the next few hours. ursula von der leyen says she is looking forward to turning a new page with the prime minister. well, the existing trading arrangements have been a source of tension for some time. they mean certain goods have to be checked when they enter northern ireland from great britain — to make sure they conform with eu rules. that keeps open the land border with the irish republic — seen as an important way of stopping a return to violence in northern ireland. goods can travel freely on into the repub

and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on to the six nations, as england's new coach steve borthwick goes for a more youthful side. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bank of england has rasied interest rates to 4%, their highest level for m years, as it continues its attempts to curb soaring inflation. the latest rise, the tenth in a row, will mean higher mortgage payments for homeowners with a typical tracker mortgage. but people with savings should benefit. the bank also said that the uk is set to enter recession this year though it could be shorter than was previously forecast. and it also predicted a significant fall in inflation by the end of this year. our economics editor, faisal islam, has all the details. sophie, rates have been raised consistently and rapidly in just over a year, from nearly zero to today's 4%, however, the question arising today is the idea that it won't go up much further from here, maybe even not at all from 4%. the bank does say that inflation has peaked, so let's split that into goods prices, which have come down, and

overnight on sunday, the bbc news channel reported on the grammys, the music industry's annual awards angeles. here's a headline they ran in one of their half—hour bulletins in the small hours of monday morning. and beyonce�*s big night: she gets ever closer to winning the most grammy awards of all time. that picture, of course, was not of the singer beyonce but the actress viola davis, another award winner that night. this isn't the first time the bbc has mixed up two famous people of colour, and mary anderson commented... bbc news posted this statement... now, the uk has always been much slower than the united states in opening up its legal process to journalists and camera crews. things are changing, though, with limited filming in crown courts permitted since 2020, as it is in the supreme court and the court of appeal. and last week saw the start of a pilot scheme, whereby some reporting will be allowed of what happens in family courts — a part of the justice system which involves at least half a million people a year. one of the journalists who's going to be taking advantage of t

and coming up on the bbc news channel... hester city has been accused of more than 100 charges of breaching financial rules by the premier league following a long—running investigation. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. more than 1,700 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake that's hit southern turkey and syria. it happened in the early hours of this morning, and had a magnitude of 7.8, destructive enough to have been felt as far away as cyprus and egypt. the epicentre is near the turkish city of gaziantep. it was followed by a second earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5. the number of dead is expected to rise sharply as rescue teams reach people trapped underneath the rubble. turkey has declared a state of emergency, and appealed for international help. 0ur correspondent richard galpin has the very latest. the huge earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit provinces in both turkey and syria in the early hours of the morning. many were asleep at the time. it brought down hundreds of buildings and forced many to

and coming up in sporstday, later in the hour on the bbc news channel: we'll look ahead to six nationsmpions, with all eyes on dublin, where favourites ireland take on the grand slam champions france. good evening. five days after the terrible earthquakes in turkey and syria, which have killed more than 22,000 people, hope is fading of finding more survivors. but there are still some astonishing tales of hope. like this eight—year—old girl, tanem, who was rescued earlier today, in southern turkey, along with her father, after more than 100 hours under the rubble. time, though, is running out. we'll hear from the bbc�*s teams across the region, including for the first time from the government—held city of aleppo in north—west syria. it is extremely difficult to get into the area after the earythquakes shook the region, because so many different factions control territory, after years of war. we're also in turkey, in adana, where we've visited a hospital looking after rescued children, what happens to them now? but first, we're in antakya, where quentin sommerville has spent 2a hours fol

and coming up on the bbc news channel. rugby players will consider strike action had of hosting england in the six nations in cardiff next week due to contract disputes. hello, and a very good afternoon. nicola sturgeon has resigned as scotland's first minister and leader of the scottish national party. she says she can no longer give the full commitment she believes the job requires and says it's time for a new leader to take both the country and her party forward. the snp leader hinted that after eight years as leader what she called "polarised opinions" about her, may be getting in the way of broadening the appeal of the case for an independent scotland — so it's time for someone else to carry that case forward at a critical time. nicola sturgen will stay on until a new party leader is elected. we'll look back at her career and get political reaction from edinburgh and london, but first lorna gordon on nicola sturgeon�*s resignation. she is scuttled's longest serving first minister, the first female to hold the position

and coming up on the bbc news channel: chelsea confirm they have completed the signing of argentina midfielderfernandez from benfica for a record £107 million. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. it's thought to be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade across the uk, with tens of thousands of people on strike, in disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university staff, bus drivers all are on strike in different parts of the country, with teachers in the national education union the largest group of workers on the picket lines. it's estimated up to 85% of schools are affected. our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, has been speaking to some of those on strike in liverpool. cheering from london to stoke, from cardiff to aberdeen, teachers are out on strike across britain. at chesterfield high, in crosby, the school gates are closed. more than 1,000 children are at home, whilst teachers are on picket lines, in a dispute over pay. i've been doing it 20 years now and, unfortunately, you watch a lot of really good y

and coming up on sport on the bbc news channel, all set for a grandstand finish in new zealand as jack leach gives england the chance of a historic win in wellington. but will it be the last cheap upgrade for some time? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. historic, a breakthrough, a landmark the words of the prime minister and the head of the eu commission to describe a new agreement for trade between northern ireland and the eu. what has been known as the northern ireland protocol has proved bitterly contentious ever since it was introduced as part of borisjohnson�*s �*oven ready�* brexit deal would be no more. it would be replaced by the windsor framework, a new deal aiming to solve the current onerous trade barriers. untiltoday, under the northern ireland protocol, certain goods have to be checked when they enter northern ireland from great britain to ensure they conform. and goods can then travel freely onto the republic, which is in the eu, without extra checks. but critics say these rules mean northern ireland is treated differently from the rest of the uk. so what w

coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we'll get the latest from bristol asngland lionesses look to extend their winning run in the deciding match at the arnold clark cup. good evening. welcome to the bbc news at six. the uk's biggest retailer, tesco, has become the latest supermarket to impose limits on the sale of some fruit and vegetables. customers will not be allowed to buy more than three peppers, cucumbers or packs of tomatoes, for example. aldi is also introducing limits. asda and morrisons did the same yesterday. the shortages are being blamed partly on temporary supply challenges because of adverse weather conditions abroad. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. if you've been to the supermarket, chances are you'll have seen this. a shortage of tomatoes, cucumbers and some other fresh veg. and now, britain's biggest retailer hasjoined in with placing a limit on how much shoppers can buy. here's the problem. at this time of year, we rely on imports from overseas. we get a lot of tomatoes here from morocco, but it's a white—out, with harves

and coming up on the bbc news channel...ulham have been flying high this season — can they reach the quarter finals of the fa cup for the first time in13 years? good evening. we start with the massive police search for a missing baby whose parents have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. police say the baby is believed to have had no medical attention since the time of birth in early january and they feel the risk is getting so great that they now have to consider the possibility that the baby has come to harm. constance marten and her partner mark gordon, who's a convicted sex offender, were found by sussex police in brighton last night after a member of the public reported seeing them. the baby was just days old when the couple disappeared since when they have been travelling across england by taxi, apparently trying to keep away from the police. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the latest. working their way slowly through allotments in north brighton, police officers from london

and coming up on the bbc news channel: pep guardiola will speak to the media this afternoon for the firstime since manchester city were accused of breaching more than 100 of the premier league's financial rules. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the uk has narrowly avoided falling into recession according to new figures, after the economy saw zero growth between october and december last year. the economy is in recession when it contracts for two consecutive three—month periods, and it did shrink between july and september 2022. it usually means the economy is performing badly, with companies making less money and cutting jobs, leaving the government with less tax revenue. the bank of england still expects a recession this year, but it will be shorter and less severe than previously thought. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. the world cup lifted the economy in november, but it also meant premier league matches were put off, one reason for a bigger than expected drop in december. while over three months it didn't shrink but stayed flat, brewers say pubs are

and coming up on the bbc news channel, seven football league clubs can reach the fa cup quarterfinalsr the next two days. bristol city are one of those. the championship club hosting manchester city. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister is in belfast, trying to win support for his new deal on post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland. rishi sunak says he's confident that the windsor framework, as the new agreement is called, addresses the concerns of the democratic unionist party and that it removes any sense of a border down the irish sea, which the dup objects to. he said his deal was not about "one political party" but about "what's best for people and communities". the leader of the dup, sirjeffrey donaldson, said the deal represented progress but he thought there were still issues with it. our ireland corrrespondent chris page is at the port of larne. you could say northern ireland has been on the front line of brexit in many ways. under the previous arrangement known as the protocol, goods arriving to ports like here in laugharne from

from ukraine's finance minister this weekend on talking business with aaron heslehurst on the bbc news channeld news and bbc iplayer. let's go to moscow now and speak to chris weafer. he's the founding partner of macro—advisory, which provides advice for investors and firms doing business in russia and the wider eurasian region. we've just heard of the catastrophic and widespread impact this has caused ukraine. turning our attentions to russia, how damaged is russia from a year of conflict?- from a year of conflict? you've not to from a year of conflict? you've got to look _ from a year of conflict? you've got to look at _ from a year of conflict? you've got to look at it _ from a year of conflict? you've got to look at it in _ from a year of conflict? you've got to look at it in two - from a year of conflict? you've got to look at it in two ways. l got to look at it in two ways. inaudible. a lot of people expected even a year ago because of the onset of sanctions on the economy, but it didn't, headline gdp only came down by 2.1%, under 4%... only came down by 2.1%, under 496... �* only came d

also appeared on the bbc website, to the approval of andy brockman: overnight on sunday, the bbc news channelony in los angeles. here's a headline they ran in one of their half—hour bulletins in the small hours of monday morning. and beyonce�*s big night — she gets ever closer to winning the most grammy awards of all time. that picture, of course, was not of the singer beyonce but the actress viola davis, another award winner that night. this isn't the first time the bbc has mixed up two famous people of colour, and mary anderson commented: bbc news posted this statement: now, the uk has always been much slower than the united states in opening up its legal process tojournalists and camera crews. things are changing, though, with limited filming in crown courts permitted since 2020, as it is in the supreme court and the court of appeal. and last week saw the start of a pilot scheme, whereby some reporting will be allowed of what happens in family courts — a part of the justice system which involves at least 500,000 people a year. one of the journalists who's going to be taking advantage of th

bbc news at 0ne. it's goodbye from me. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. i'm laura mcghie. you are watching the bbc news channeld here's your latest sports news. the 2023 six nations get underwayon saturday, wales play ireland while scotland and england will battle it out for the calcutta cup at twickenham. scotland headcoach gregor townsend has named his team for their opener with finn russell at fly half and former captain stuart hogg at full back. but there's no place in the squad for established forwards zander fagerson and hamish watson or for glasgow warriors scrum half ali price. the last time we were at twickenham we played really well. there were no crowds that day. three years prior to that we were 31—0 down after 30 minutes. not the best performance that day. we came back and almost won the game. as a venue it is one of the toughest places to go. recent memories and evidence that if we play our game, if we are focused and accurate, we can make it really difficult for england. wales will be without a halfpenny for their six nations opener against cardiff. he was due to make his first start but has bee

and coming up on the bbc news channel...ter united come from behind to beat barcelona as they battle to keep their europa league dream alive? good evening from kyiv, a place i'd never been to before this time last year. 0n the eve of russia's invasion, i stood in this very spot and i presented this bulletin, as restaurants and pubs all over this city did brisk business. millions of people were just getting on with their lives. i'd arrived that afternoon on what turned out to be the last direct flight from london to kyiv, and there hasn't been another one since. i thought i'd be here for three, maybe four days. it ended up being closer to three weeks, and the promise of spring being just around the corner on that balmy february evening turned out to be a prelude to winter, and an unprovoked war. the un in the last hour has passed a resolution, demanding russian forces unconditionally withdraw from this country immediately. it is a non—binding vote, and vladimir putin shows no inclination to adhere to international law. throug

this is bbc news channel, we'll have the headlines and all the lastest news, straight after this programmeple are on strike. in england... there is a growing anger in this country. ..scotland... the workers united will never be defeated! ..northern ireland... horns sound ..and wales. how are people going to pay these bills? i workers spent more days on strike in 2022 than at any time since the i980s. unions and bosses are further apart than ever. so why are they striking and is there an end in sight? these strikes are completely unnecessary. i'm finding it really hard, like, to heat my house, to feed my children. our members have been. getting poorer and poorer. at the end of the day, i they deserve a pay rise. there has to be a reality check amongst the trade union colleagues about where that money would have to come from. no—one's taking it lightly but it's, kind of, the only way now we feel like we're going to be heard. if the union leaders - continue to be unreasonable, then it is my duty to take action. i'm not the grinch. i'm a trade union official and i'm determined to get a deal. t

on bbc london, the mayor promises free school meals for every primary and coming up on the bbc news channelliverpool's american owners say they're not selling the club just on the hunt for investment after previously saying they would consider new shareholders. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten, live from kyiv, where an american president has made an extraordinary visit to an active war zone. joe biden�*s trip here was short on time, just a couple of hours, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of this country. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and praised the ukrainian troops�* "heroic" fighting, while pledging another $500 million of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, he added that president putin's war of conquest was failing. our first report tonight comes from our international editor jeremy bowen, on a historic day in this year—long war. the air—raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael's church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be

a year after the war in ukraine began — and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channelk breaks another test record to put england on top in the second test against new zealand. action for three days, it's got a pretty difficult to deal with across the nhs. there will be other parts of the nhs taking industrial action in march. there will also be ambulance worker strikes on 6th march, 8th march, 20th march involving three separate unions. there is no strike action in scotland after a higher pay offer and some unions are considering an offerfrom the welsh and some unions are considering an offer from the welsh government. the royal college of nursing is in talk with ministers about pay in england. but no news yet on how that is progressed. thank you. police in northern ireland say they are treating the shooting of an off—duty police officer as a terrorist—related incident. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell, who had worked on high profile terror cases himself, is in a critical condition in hospital following wednesday's attack in front of his son in omagh. four men ha

and coming up on bbc news channel... it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. a select few people amongst us have personal stories which stir compassion, admiration and solidarity, and one of them is my guest today — waris dirie, the somali—born model, writer and activist. she was raised in poverty, the daughter of a nomadic herdsman. she became the muse of fashion houses in new york and paris, but she chose campaigning over the catwalk, speaking out against female genital mutilation, which she experienced and is now determined to eliminate. it is an issue about patriarchy and power, so is this a fight she can win? waris dirie, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. yours has been a life of extraordinary change and extraordinary contrasts. i just wonder, now you look back on your childhood, does it seem a very great distance away or does it still feel close and intimate? i would say far away. somehow, it seems so far, my life. if i look back or think back, ifeel like i've been here quite a while in this planet, really. it's maybe because i've done so much, so fast, th

and coming up on bbc news channel... it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur.ompassion, admiration and solidarity, and one of them is my guest today — waris dirie, the somali—born model, writer and activist. she was raised in poverty, the daughter of a nomadic herdsman. she became the muse of fashion houses in new york and paris,

bbc starts a new television service. bbc wales. and it's been a hundred years of the bbc in wales. so we'll be looking back, and looking forward. and coming up on the bbc news channelit's the champions league last 16, with tottenham in italy looking to take their chances against seven time winners ac milan. good evening and welcome to bbc news at ten, which comes tonight from cardiff in a week when the the bbc is celebrating a century of broadcasting in wales. our main story today is the race to get more aid into southern turkey and northern syria, where the number of dead after last week's earthquakes is now more than 40,000, with millions left without shelter in freezing conditions with little food and poor sanitation. the challenge in northern syria is particularly difficult, the political situation is unstable after years of war, and control of the border is split between the syrian government and rebel groups. but president assad of syria has now approved the use of two new border crossings, at bab al—salam and al—rai, to allow deliveries of un aid. a convoy crossed through bab al—salam this afternoon. until today, aid has been routed through a single crossing

there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. . that formal identification has not yet been carried out. hello you're watching bbc news. let's get more now police in the north of england say they found a body near where a woman went missing three weeks ago. 45—year—old nicola bulley was last seen walking her dog in the northwest of england on january the 27th. the police statement read in underwater search team and specialist officers have subsequently attended the scene, entered the water and have sadly recovered a body. 0ur reporter is in the village where nicola bulley went missing. in the village where nicola bulley went missinu. . , ., �* missing. in recent days what i've noticed is that _ missing. in recent days what i've noticed is that police _ missing. in recent days what i've noticed is that police activity i missing. in recent days what i've noticed is that police activity has! noticed is that police activity has mainly been on land for the mounted police on horses, we've seen officers patrolling. at any activity in ter

on bbc london, a year after the war in ukraine began, and coming up on the bbc news channel: a semifinalck as england lose to south africa at the women's t20 world cup and the hosts go through to play australia on sunday. good evening. welcome to the ukrainian capital kyiv, where exactly one year ago today, before dawn, the people of this city were woken up by the sound of air raid sirens, signalling russia's invasion. what's followed has been a year of tears and savagery, defiance and hope. many thousands have died. we've seen the worst fighting and refugee emergency on european soil since 1916. there's world food insecurity, a major energy crisis and rising global inflation. all because of a war of choice. president zelensky says the country has endured a year of pain at the hands of what he described as russian terrorists, but victory is inevitable, he says, with continued western support. we'll be hearing from orla guerin on the front—line, and our international editor, jeremy bowen, will reflect on 12 months of the war. but first, our kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse, reports on

applause as britain considers that request we report on the front line where and coming up on the bbc news channelo cause an upset in the premier league as they take on manchester united at old trafford. devastating earthquake in turkey. we report from one of the depots. good evening. time is running out for those buried beneath the rubble of the earthquake in turkey and syria after the deadly earthquakes that happened on monday morning. the humanitarian crisis is growing fast. more than 12,000 people are now confirmed dead, as rescue workers continue their search for survivors. but proper help from the state is not arriving fast enough. we report from the epicentre of the earthquake where survivors are spending their third night without shelter in freezing temperatures. quentin somerville will tell the story of a british search and rescue team as they try to save a woman buried in her home. and jeremy bowen reports from northern syria, a region already ravaged by years of war. in today's programme, our middle east correspondent anna foster was among the first journalists to reach the epicentre, a

moments of the match, non—league wrexham have lost to sheffield united and coming up on the bbc news channelthe world cup later this year, lioness�* manager sarina wiegman and her squad of 26 for this month's arnold clark cup. good evening. the unrelenting search for survivors has entered a second night across a vast area of southern turkey and northern syria, following the major earthquake which struck yesterday. it's being reported that more than 7,000 people have lost their lives, but officials are warning the number could rise significantly in the days to come. thousands are thought to be trapped under collapsed buildings, but the extreme cold is affecting the rescue efforts, and there's particular concern in syria, a country where agencies are already devastated by years of conflict. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster has spent the past two days travelling alone towards the epicentre of the earthquake in south—eastern turkey, and she was one of the first journalists to arrive there. she sent this report. here at the epicentre, every rescuer is waiting for this moment. after hours