it's nice to be on your show, clive. the important thing| show, clive.changes. and that particular process has, for years and years, not been transparent. we are calling for transparency, and the government knows very well that despite the last 12 years of a freeze in duty which we've been very instrumental in achieving, the government itself could cut fuel duty and help people out because they are enjoying a gargantuan amount of vat because of the high prices. but gargantuan amount of vat because of the high prices-— the high prices. but you're not suggesting _ the high prices. but you're not suggesting that _ the high prices. but you're not suggesting that the _ the high prices. but you're not suggesting that the price - the high prices. but you're not suggesting that the price risesj suggesting that the price rises we've seen over the weekend are nothing to do with ukraine? it’s nothing to do with ukraine? it's artl nothing to do with ukraine? it�*s partly nothing to do with ukraine, there's no doubt that geopolitical events are influencing the price

clive. thank ou for problems of the past. clive. thank you for that. _ problems of the past. clive.roblems of the past. clive. thank you for that, danny savage live - problems of the past. clive. thank you for that, danny savage live at| you for that, danny savage live at headingley. the government wants to see1 million more disabled people in work, in the next five years. the disability employment gap is stubbornly wide, with around half of disabled people in employment, compared to just over 80% of those who are non—disabled. our correspondent nikki fox has been to meet two people trying to find work. my biggest fear is that i could go throughout my life never working, and that really, really frightens me. amrit is blind and has a degree and a postgraduate diploma in psychology and counselling. when her children started secondary school, she started looking for work. it's been five years and she's still not got a job. she's even struggled to get voluntary work. i was told that the office was not suitable for me as a blind person, that they wouldn't be able to accommodate a desk fo

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tonight, clive, there is a warning _ attack. tonight, clive, there is a warning but _ attack.ning but tonight could be the night of all nights in the russian invasion of kyiv. but was chief international correspondent lyse doucet speaking to bbc presenter clive myrie. they are both in a shelter in the ukrainian capital kyiv where the time now is almost half past four in the morning. let's show you the scene, live, as we have it from one particular camera shot. we expect to be the centre of the city, but, it shows the city there where it may be several million people spending the night for the third or fourth night for the third or fourth night in shelters, hoping to get some protection against russian advances. do stay with bbc news. hello. the weather through the remainder of the weekend is continuing on that fairly dry, settled theme. we've got high pressure in charge of our weather. a bit more cloud pushing in and breeze across northern ireland and scotland but certainly, for england and wales, we've had fairly clear skies on saturday and it's gonna be a similar picture int

and, clive, your pick?a, _ because russia is banned — - an amazing skater for that age. she was part of the winning group team for the russian _ olympic committee. | earlier this week, she won the gold | medal, but that medal has not been presented because she was found to have had a banned substance l in her sample in december. the results of that have onlyjust come out. - the suggestion is that given - that she isjust15, would she have on her own potentially taking a banned substance? - the allegations beginning to float out there now — l none of this has been substantiated, | but this is why i'm saying we should| keep an eye on this — - the suggestion is that russian authorities are back to their old tricks, i in terms of wider—scale use of banned substances. - as i said, all allegations, - all suggestions, but the idea she has taken a banned substance of her own volition or on her own, | without anyone else being aware l of it, is something that peoplel are going to start investigating. there could be a

yes, that is right clive, that is certainly an - right clive, that is certainly an issue and russia isminister here trying to mobilise countries round ukraine, he pleaded with them to act however they could, swiftly, to avert war, and this was his message, that no—one, no nation would be able to sit out this crisis, that the impact of a major invasion would be felt around the world, with painful consequences. and it would be the end of the world order as we know it. now, his speech was met with a round of applause by many in the hall, on the other hand, we had the russian ambassador to the un very much trying to paint ukraine as the aggressor, but not much sympathy there, especially from western nations, who say that russia's actions clearly are the danger here. 0k, thank you for that. live in new york. that's all from us here in kyiv for the moment, we'll hand back to sophie in the studio in london. new allegations of avoidable deaths and injuries of mothers and babies have been uncovered at the health trust at the centre of the largest inquiry into maternity care in the history of th

clive, ukraine has once _ join nato or not eventually?once again _ join nato or not eventually? clive, ukraine has once again asserted i join nato or not eventually? clive, | ukraine has once again asserted its intent, its long—term goal of joining nato one day, but what a way to get there. words matter if you are a diplomat, not least if there is a looming threat of being invaded. that said, ukrainian ministers know thatjoining the alliance —— they won't be joining the alliance anytime soon. the process takes years and one of the conditions is that you can't be at war. the country has been at war for eight in the east, but signing up would also put it in direct conflict with russia. the kremlin has made that clear, saying it would welcome a guarantee of not drawing though my joining, that it would ease security concerns. and they want an agreement... joining nato, in the words of the uk's uk ambassador of ukraine, that is not going to happen by wednesday. find ukraine, that is not going to happen by wednesday-— ukraine, that is not going

well, it does seem, clive, as though everyl does seem, clive, as though every day the dark warnings hereed conflict gets louder, and as you said earlier, the us are now evacuating the embassy in kyiv and moving everybody to the western city of lviv, and that is because they say they continue to see military build—up of significant military capabilityjust over the last two days on the ukrainian border, and so although the white house as they continue to say they do not know whether vladimir putin has made the decision to invade or not, they are worried about the troop movements. there is still a path open for diplomacy is the message from the white house, but coming with increased scepticism about whether thatis increased scepticism about whether that is what russia actually wants. the message today seems to be, if russia is serious about talks, in that case they need to see some de—escalation on the border — send your troops back to the home garrisons was the message from the pentagon spokesman. the one glimmer of hope is that after the call between president biden and boris johnson, a s

clive, in a very, very tricky spot- a _ prime minister? clive, in a very, very tricky spot.rtet of - prime minister? clive, in a very, i very tricky spot. a quartet of exits from downing street tonight, the prime minister has lost his chief of staff, his policy chief, the chief of communications and the senior civil servant who essentially ran his private office. important to say though there are two different things going on. the first three, well, they were all people who in one way or another were deigned to have had some responsibility for the fiasco in recent weeks and months over allegations of lockdown parties behind downing street's front door, and borisjohnson's allies will use that as evidence of saying, look, he gets it, he knows he has to change, thatis gets it, he knows he has to change, that is a clear out that should mean that is a clear out that should mean that things should work better, evidence that borisjohnson really has understood that his party believes he has to pull his socks up. but the other departure, the dramatic exit of munira mirza, is an altog

clive myrie, bbc news, in kyiv. thanks very much to clive.ntre of the city. just some updates, if you are justjoining of the city. just some updates, if you arejustjoining us, there were reports early on friday of exposed —— explosions and aircraft shot down over here. ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, said that dubber tours had entered the capital. there have been battles all across the country —— sabha tours. thousands of leading cities —— fleeing. mostly ukrainians have stayed. we have been hearing in here from one of our colleagues that many are sheltering in bunkers or underground metro stations. we saw clive with some of those. general mobilisation has gone out ordering all citizens who can carry arms to defend the country, i guess the curfew is coming to an end in that city and about half—an—hour. stay with us on bbc world news, if you can. hello there. we're ending the working week on a largely fine and settled note, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. the winds and showers continue to ease down during the overnight period. it'

clive.f the un general assembly today, and an assessment from us officials of russia's military progress so far in the campaign. russia's military progress so far in the campaign-— the campaign. yeah, defence officials at — the campaign. yeah, defence officials at the _ the campaign. yeah, defence officials at the pentagon - the campaign. yeah, defence - officials at the pentagon believed that russian forces have met much stiffer resistance in ukraine than they anticipated, and as a result have not been able to make the progress through the country they are expected to by now. but that comes with a warning, that as a result, russia may attempt to bombard kyiv and other cities with bombs and missiles in an attempt to cow them into submission. nonetheless, the white house has been stressing today that there are no plans to try and implement a no fly zone over ukraine to protect the country from aerial attack, because they say to enforce a no fly zone, american pilots would actually have to sho

we understand, clive, that the mayor. — hours? we understand, clive, that the mayor. sadiq _ hours?iq khan, _ hours? we understand, clive, that the mayor, sadiq khan, had - hours? we understand, clive, that. the mayor, sadiq khan, had basically said to dame cressida, come up with a plan to improve this. she came up with a plan obviously worked on with people who were working alongside her. he looked at it, didn't like it. they were supposed to be a meeting at 4:30pm between them, and that meeting didn't happen. shortly afterwards, he pulled the plug. it should be said that this is a case of history repeating itself, because in 2008, the previous commissioner, sir ian blair, his role suddenly came to a halt at that was ended by the then mayor of london, bori5 the then mayor of london, boris johnson. now, of course, tonight, john5on. now, of course, tonight, the search begins for someone johnson. now, of course, tonight, the search begins for someone to take over the toughest at the most difficult job take over the toughest at the most difficultjob in policing. june difficult “0b in p

it is, clive, very hard to see _ for andrew? it is, clive, very hard to see that — for andrew? that. let us be honest about it. he has— to see that. let us be honest about it, he has been shown to have very poor— it, he has been shown to have very poorjudgment, i think many people would _ poorjudgment, i think many people would regard him as a liability and frankly, _ would regard him as a liability and frankly, what charity would want him? _ frankly, what charity would want him? ., ~ frankly, what charity would want him? ., ,, , ., president biden has urged russia to step back from the brink of war, saying it hasn't been verfied, that moscow has begun withdrawing troops from ukraine's border. he warns that a russian invasion still "remains distinctly possible," but that "united states and its nato allies are prepared for whatever happens, and russia would pay a steep economic price." earlier president putin said he didn't want war in europe, but that the west still needs to address his concerns about russian security, and nato's eastward expansion. borisjohnson says there are

well, clive, a flurry of diplomatic activity _ well, clive, a flurry of diplomatic activity in — wellclive, a flurry of diplomatic activity in the un. first that emergency general assembly special session _ emergency general assembly special session it _ emergency general assembly special session. it was called by the security— session. it was called by the security council after russia used its veto _ security council after russia used its veto to — security council after russia used its veto to stop action against it. we have — its veto to stop action against it. we have more than 100 nations who are going _ we have more than 100 nations who are going to— we have more than 100 nations who are going to speak over the next severat— are going to speak over the next several days. in this 193 member chamber. — several days. in this 193 member chamber, that has come to symbolise the collective conscience of the world — the collective conscience of the world. western nations hope that they will— world. western nations hope that they will be able to get wide—ranging support on a draft that

many thanks to clive for speaking to us from kyiv. let's cross to new york. continuing. civilian children, women and men have been injured and killed. homes have been injured and killed. homes have been injured and killed. homes have been damaged and sometimes destroyed. as of yesterday, the office of the united commissionerfor human rights reported at least 406 civilian casualties, including at least 102 deadin casualties, including at least 102 dead in these few days. the real figure could be considerably higher, as many reported casualties have yet to be confirmed. we know and we will hear much more, that at least 260,000 people have been internally displaced across ukraine fleeing to safety. we know that figure is likely to be much higher, potentially a significant proportion of the entire population, and of course we believe more than half a million refugees have been forced to choose to flee their country in search of safety. so, families are separated, the elderly and people with disabilities find themselves trapped and unable to flee, not even able to

as clive says. _ hiding to nothing. indeed so. as clive says. it _ hiding to nothing. indeed so.othing. indeed so. as clive says, it has been _ hiding to nothing. indeed so. as clive says, it has been a - hiding to nothing. indeed so. as| clive says, it has been a massive shift in eu thinking. 0ver clive says, it has been a massive shift in eu thinking. over three or four days over the weekend you were in munich at the security conference a week ago, could you imagine at that point we would be tonight? ida. that point we would be tonight? no, i couldn't have _ that point we would be tonight? no, i couldn't have imagined it, and what _ i couldn't have imagined it, and what is — i couldn't have imagined it, and what is striking about the situation is that— what is striking about the situation is that in_ what is striking about the situation is that in munich a week ago it was already— is that in munich a week ago it was already fairly clear that there would have been an invasion. what was not _ would have been an invasion. what was not clear is the extent that that invasion would h

well, clive, a flurry of diplomatic activity _ well, clive, a flurry of diplomatic activity in — wellhat emergency general assembly special session _ emergency general assembly special session it _ emergency general assembly special session. it was called by the security— session. it was called by the security council after russia used its veto _ security council after russia used its veto to — security council after russia used its veto to stop action against it. we have — its veto to stop action against it. we have more than 100 nations who are going _ we have more than 100 nations who are going to— we have more than 100 nations who are going to speak over the next several— are going to speak over the next several days. in this 193 member chamber. — several days. in this 193 member chamber, that has come to symbolise the collective conscience of the world — the collective conscience of the world. western nations hope that they will— world. western nations hope that they will be able to get wide—ranging support on a draft that condemns _ wide—ranging support on a draft that condemns

thanks, clive. the day's other news.thers and babies have been uncovered at the health trust which prompted the biggest inquiry into maternity care in the history of the nhs. tonight's bbc panorama revealed that at least seven families have come forward, claiming they were failed by the shrewsbury & telford nhs trust. a major independent investigation into the trust's maternity services is due to report next month, but these latest allegations are too recent to be included. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, has the story. on the day charlie hadley went into labour, she heard a news report about poor maternity care at the very hospital she was sitting in. it was on the radio, and me and my husband, we both said, look, are we in the best care? they're not going to let any more accidents happen. but i was very wrong. after a forceful forceps delivery, charlie was mother to a bruised but healthy boy. but the doctor failed to check if she had been injured. i felt extremely faint but the midwives didn't seem

let's go back to my colleague, clive myrie, with the latest from ukraine. clive.e heard air raid sirens in the last ten or 15 minutes, so we have had to put ourflak ten or 15 minutes, so we have had to put our flak jackets ten or 15 minutes, so we have had to put ourflakjackets on, ten or 15 minutes, so we have had to put our flakjackets on, if you are wondering why this is happening. and our security correspondent, frank gardner, joins me now from london. there is a lot of hyperbole out there about this being the worst conflict in europe since the end of the second world war and so on. put things in perspective for us. what are your thoughts? it things in perspective for us. what are your thoughts?— are your thoughts? it looks like bein: the are your thoughts? it looks like being the worst _ are your thoughts? it looks like being the worst conflict - are your thoughts? it looks like being the worst conflict in - are your thoughts? it looks like l being the worst conflict in europe this century. a few years before that, in the mid—90s, there was a very bad conflic

thank you, clive.er news. students who start university in england next year could be paying off their loans for a0 years after graduating, according to new government plans. under the current system, loans are written off after 30 years. labour says the changes will hit those on low incomes the hardest. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreys, is here. talk us through the changes. well, tuition fees — talk us through the changes. well, tuition fees are _ talk us through the changes. well, tuition fees are going _ talk us through the changes. well, tuition fees are going to _ talk us through the changes. well, tuition fees are going to be - talk us through the changes. -tt tuition fees are going to be frozen for a couple of years which might feel like good new, to too future students but if you are starting next year, in 200323 you will most likely start repaying sooner as soon as you start earning £25,000 as a graduate. you likely to repay much more than under the current system, and you will be repayin

clive, two seemingly — putin is behaving? clive, two seemingly contradictory - putin is behaving?e true, it is the case the government really believes the sanctions will be heavy, they will be painfulfor russia and that they are very significant steps. but it is also the case that they don't believe tonight they will suddenly put a stop to the terrible scenes we have seen on our screens and that you have witnessed on the ground today. it is even the case of the foreign secretary believes we may be in for quite a protracted conflict here, something quite long and drawn—out, with russia and ukraine for some time. the current ukrainian government becoming insurgents and meanwhile, western sections strangling the russian economy over time in a way that ultimately will become unpalatable. what ever the prognosis and who tonight would predict any of this with any certainty, two things we know are already the case. but we all have to grapple with. number one, for the government, all of us, the public, the order that we have lived with for many years has been profoundly shaken by this, th

clive: yen stoltenberg, secretary-general of nato, me clear that all the assurances russians put out last days and weeks were lies. vladimir putin had made up his mind a long time agohat he was going to do, and today he executed that plan. as you say, it puts the people of this city,, close to 3 million, and across the country, many many million puts them in grave danger. 190, according to u.s. and western intelligence estimates, 190,000 russian troops encircled this country for weeks, to the north, to these, and to the south -- to the east, and to the south. what we heard around 5:00 this morning is the sound of air sirens going off, an announcement in russia from vladimir putin that a major attack had taken place, and the sound of the bombardment. crews and ballistic missiles being used, attacking military targets, according to the russians. then you had the ground assault, armored personnel carriers and tanks crossing over the border, and consequently, you have fear and a sense of dread in the city that everything that the west was talking about has actually come to pass, and as a

now let's rejoin clive myrie in kyiv. clive. thank you.erations close to the russian border. 0ur correspondent, emma vardy, joined the air crews on manoeuvres. radio comms: one-two established. policing the skies. we're over poland at dawn, about 50 miles from the border with russia. radio comms: number two, l when you're up on number one, if you could keep pressing forwards. there have been growing fears of russian aggression against other eastern european countries, and nato is taking no chances. 0ur role as a tanker is essentiallyjust to extend the range of the typhoons. they've got smaller fuel tanks. and after their next refuelling they'll be off on patrol? they'll come up to us, take some fuel, they'll go off and perform their mission. nato patrols in eastern europe began after russia's invasion of crimea in 201a. now they've been significantly stepped up. while these fighterjets are up so close to russian airspace, they're also able to gather a lot of important information on their radar about what russian military planes are in the

clive myrie, bbc news, in kyiv.russian forces begins on many fronts. the interior ministry said it was time for every ukrainian to take up arms to protect its homeland and he said he feared for his family. translation:— said he feared for his family. translation: sadly, today, we lost 137 heroes. _ translation: sadly, today, we lost 137 heroes. our _ translation: sadly, today, we lost 137 heroes. our citizens. - lost 137 heroes. 0ur citizens. ten of them were officers. 316 people have been wounded. defending snake island all the bodyguards died a heroic death. but they have not surrendered. they will all be awarded lost immensely the title of the hero of ukraine. let those who gave their lives for ukraine be remembered for ever. president zelenskyy- _ remembered for ever. president zelenskyy. turning _ remembered for ever. president zelenskyy. turning to _ remembered for ever. president zelenskyy. turning to the - remembered for ever. president zelenskyy. turning to the white | zelenskyy. turning to the white house.

clive myrie, bbc news, in kyiv.ty of ukrainians around the world, desperately worried about their families living in the midst of this conflict. nataliya poshyvaylo—towler is from the ukrainian world congress, an international body of ukrainian communities. she hasjust been to ukraine to visit her family and is now back in melbourne. she told me her family is safe for now, but that many ukrainians are fleeing the country. yes, i have been in touch with my family about 20 hours ago and i keep in touch with friends via social media means. yeah, they say... friends via social media means. yeah, they say. . ._ friends via social media means. yeah, they say... what are they tellin: yeah, they say... what are they telling you _ yeah, they say... what are they telling you about _ yeah, they say... what are they telling you about the _ yeah, they say... what are they telling you about the situation l telling you about the situation on the ground? talk us through some of the things they have been experiencing as they go thro

clive myrie, bbc news, in kyiv.ive pictures from kyiv, from the capitol there. the 5iren5 have been ringing out again on the second day of violence in the city. —— capital. there have been reports of explosions and an aircraft shot down over kyiv. we know that the sirens also blasting the second city of the lviv, as well. volodymyr zelenskyy said earlier that saboteurs had already entered the capital. stay with us. hello there. we're ending the working week on a largely fine and settled note, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. the winds and showers continue to ease down during the overnight period. it's a chilly start to friday morning but there will be a lot of sunshine around and it'll feel a little bit warmer than it did yesterday, too. now, here's the ridge of high pressure pushing in from the west. you can see fewer isobars, so lighter winds. this weather front, though, may bring more cloud northern ireland, western scotland later on. could start with a few blustery showers through the morning. these will fade

i'm clive myrie. the headlines: borisjohnson is in ukraine, holding talks with the country's president, as tension grows over whether russian forces on the border will invade. this is the scene live in kyiv, where the two leaders will be giving a news conference shortly. we'll bring you that live. in the fallout of sue gray's initial findings, the deputy pm dismisses anger from several tories and says the report will bring change. another conservative has gone on the record to call for the prime minister to resign. peter aldous, the mp for waveney, said he felt this was "in the best interests of the country, the government and the conservative pa rty". officers at the met police exchanged highly offensive racist, sexist and homophobic messages, claiming it was just "banter", according to a highly critical report from the police watchdog. 30—year—old daniel boulton has been found guilty of murdering his ex—girlfriend and her nine—year—old son in lincolnshire, in may last year. and bbc three returns to

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. >> clive doyle is a branch davidian survivor, and to this day a believer in david koresh. >> david was constantly talking to god. god told me to do this. god told me to do that. we accepted that. >> god speaks to me. i have a message to present. >> to outsiders koresh soon transformed the davidian church into a cult. >> the most important element of the cult is the leader. and they always describe the same way as being charismatic. >> i mean, there are some things that god has concealed in his written word that are to be brought to do right before the end of time. >> koresh preached end of day philosophies to his followers, a belief that was centered around an apocalyptic battle between evil armies led by a messianic leader who was the second coming >> his role was to open the seven seals that are mentioned in the book of revelation. >> in revelation the seven seals represent the apocalypse. the biblical end of days. in the bible only the lamb of god can open the seals. koresh preached that he had that power. by january 1992 disturbing rumors about the self-styled prophet had surfa

clive, back to you. nick, many thanks for that.mises. it comes after a week which has seen resignations from downing street and more tory mps submitting letters of no confidence in the prime minister. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is here. helen, who's he aiming this at? i think it's pretty clear that he is appealing to conservative mps who might be sitting at home this weekend considering putting on another one of those letters of no confidence, and what he is effectively saying is, look, hold fire. there were two new appointments in the downing street team last night. ditto harry, former bbcjournalist, who worked with borisjohnson when he was mayor of london, has been brought in as the new director of communications, and a slightly more unusual appointment — a cabinet minister, steve barclay, has become the new chief of staff, a role usually done by unofficial. the thinking behind that is that it sort of integrates the cabinet into the downing street operation. there have been questioned this morning about how feasibilit

clive, it may not be the time to quote lenin, but i can't help but think of his famous phrase where therere decades where nothing happens and there are weeks when decades happen. this week started with president putin quoting lenin in saying that ukraine was a fake country, created by lenin. and here we have it. a week in which a member of the un security council invades a country while they are presiding over a security council. we are seeing this unprecedented resolve and coordination of sanctions by western nations and even that is not enough to change president putin's mind. more than anything else, tonight is a night in europe where, just behind you, thousands of ukrainians spending the night in the underground and in bomb shelters. and they are thinking the unthinkable. we all thought it was the unthinkable, that russian forces could be on their way to kyiv tomorrow. mil could be on their way to kyiv tomorrow— could be on their way to kyiv tomorrow. �* , ., , , tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that _ tomorrow. all right, you, lyse doucet. that is _ tomorrow. all right, you, ly

time now to return to events in ukraine and wejoin clive.ns forces on high alert yesterday, prompting fears about what could happen next in the conflict between russia and ukraine. so how serious is president putin's nuclear threat? here's our security correspondent gordon corera. an ominous order yesterday from vladimir putin, telling military chiefs to move to deterrent weapons, including nuclear bombs, to a special mode of combat duty. the look on their faces gives some sense of their reaction. butjust how serious are the risks? just before its invasion, russia carried out a very public exercise involving nuclear weapons. this was seen as a warning to the west not to get directly involved in ukraine. and putin's latest statement is also being interpreted as a warning rather than a real sign of intent. he is clearly wanting to get people's attention distracted from what is going on on the ground, and he's had that... you know, to some extent, he's successfully had it. but at the moment, this is a battle of rhetoric that president putin is

clive isjust moment, thank you very much indeed. thank you. fear that president zelensky might be out of his depth here. it's clear that he's been given the intelligence and support to be able to to lead his country from wherever that may be. would you imagine there is a plaintiff at that neo is now helping him with? i imagine there is a plaintiff at that neo is now helping him with? i think nato is providing _ neo is now helping him with? i think nato is providing a _ neo is now helping him with? i think nato is providing a lot _ neo is now helping him with? i think nato is providing a lot of— neo is now helping him with? i think nato is providing a lot of help to - nato is providing a lot of help to president zelensky and to be fair to president zelensky and to be fair to president zelensky, i think every major actor is out of their depth at this moment. the are in an unprecedented situation in the 21st century and that since world war ii have we had such a conflict unfolding on the stage in front of us. i give him a little bit of leeway and

we'lljoin clive myrie shortly for a full round—up of the day's main stories.onoured by a request from the queen that the duchess of cornwall be known as queen consort when he becomes king. the prince of wales has paid tribute to the queen, calling her 70 years on the throne as a "remarkable achievement". jane hill is at buckingham palace for us today. we've had the statement from her ma'esty which, amon-st we've had the statement from her majesty which, amongst other things, is looking forward to the year ahead. she says it is her greatest wish that camilla becomes queen consort when the time comes. let's discuss the day and the year ahead with victoria howard who is with me at the palace, the editor of the website, the crown chronicles, and website, the crown chronicles, and we can start with that thought

claire and i look forward to some naughty role-playing-- sexually adventurous cuckolder juliana and clive bixby, speaker salesman by day, spy by night. lover also by night and sometimes during the day. the speaker business, it-- it pretty much runs itself. i just want to keep it really low-key this year. you know, simple. yep. on the other hand, we could have a drink at that hotel bar we love.

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back to you, clive. thank you, darren.d of the team in kyiv, as hopes remain for at least a ceasefire from those talks taking place between ukraine and russia on the belarusian border. now on bbc one it is time for the news where you are. have a very good afternoon. he was contacted by the ukrainian side for support and he has been assisting ever since. the chelsea owner, long seen as having close ties to vladimir putin, handed control to a charitable control over the weekend. the bbc understands the foundation i get to accept his offer with concerns around his legal responsibilities and whether commission rules will allow them to assume control. the president of the polish football association has labelled fifa boss make decision to allow russia to compete in the world cup play—offs is disgraceful. the world governing body said they must base the football union of russia without the flag around them. poland have refused to play the next month, with a place at the world cup in qatar are stake that at the swedish and czech

clive meyer he spent the day with the people in kyiv as they waited to learn what might happen next.iles and piles of documents. what they contain, we don't know. but so great is the fear they could fall into russian hands, they must be destroyed. the enemy is literally at the gates. not far up the road, ukrainian armour, in a capital city braced for the worst. and in the trafficjam, in every vehicle on this highway sit families who, forweeks, have prayed for peace. this is the main road out of the capital. that way is poland, it's lviv in the west, and the city there. amoured personal and a whole line of traffic as far as the eye can see trying to get out. the nearby petrol station is doing brisk business. in an atmosphere of dread. but while some fear for their lives, others will wait for the moment. we want to stay in our apartment with our family. we don't want to leave and we are staying in kyiv. are you worried about what's going on? of course we worry, because i woke up at 5am and i listened. and until now, i don't believe about it, the situation, but we will wait. benaeth the

and against republics, claimed that several times were targeted in missile attacks, including in the clive cur, where russia, military forces rescued this elderly woman her cover any further if you follow with and staying in the don't ask and against republics, what is roman castro? f, as in the dumbass region with more the ukrainian army are retreating, but so they are destroying everything on they are on their way on this, on this retreat, according to a local officials are the crating, an army or targeting civilian infrastructure in people's home. and they're using a so called the a scorched earth policy against the civilians and not the military. now they added that to ukrainian military, the ones who are still fighting or placing their positions in near us civilians, homes and schools, and kindergartens, and virtually turning civilians into a human shields. once again, this according to local officials, and of course we can hear artillery strikes here in zone ned square. i am right now on saturday. a massive massive artillery attack was heard throughout the city. la. they were 152 mil

well, that's all from me for now, the news where you are is coming up shortly, but, first, back to clivev. reeta, thank you for that. let's get a final word from our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. it's been suggested the city where we are could fall in the next few days as russian troops surround the area and basically lay siege, a frightening prospect for a population of, what, 3 million? we have population of, what, 3 million? - have these words we use in war, we talk about city falling. what would a fall in a few days mean? it would mean bloodshed, bloodshed on a scale we haven't seen. everyone talks about the second world war, but certainly since the war in the balkans in the 1990s because what we are seeing now are very well trained ukrainian troops taking up position on the streets, travelling with the armoured vehicles, getting into position, they are going to be the frontline to fight but you also see elderly women shaking their fists at the russians going right and that extraordinary story about an island off the black sea coast, when the russians approached and

thanks, clive. here's some of today's other news.gland by the end of last october, according to a government watchdog. the national audit office, which monitors public spending, praised the roll—out overall — saying the wastage was far lower than projected. experts had assumed 20% of stocks might not be used, because of handling and storage problems or expiry dates. rape victims are being "continually and systematically failed" by the criminaljustice system, according to a new report. the report says specialist courts which deal solely with rape offences are needed — to cut a large case backlog, and to reduce the trauma suffered by victims. at present, it takes nearly two years for a case to reach court. the bbc understands the government is taking advice on the feasibility of specialist courts. in the us, three former police officers present at the death of george floyd in minneapolis have been found guilty of denying him his civil rights. tou thao, j alexander kueng, and thomas lane were charged with showing "deliberate indifferenc

at ten o'clock clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news.

clive myrie, bbc news, in kyiv.ne's president zelensky has ordered general military mobilisation is fighting against invading russian forces continues on many fronts. more detail has been revealed of the impact of the first day of fighting. 0ur reporter is here. louisa, 2a hours since russia attacked, just coming up to that moment. the ukrainian president showing some more details about how precarious the situation is.— the situation is. how precarious _ the situation is. how precarious his - the situation is. how. precarious his situation the situation is. how- precarious his situation is, which is absolutely incredible. he spoke in this television address where he said, he used the term that he is russia's number one target, and his family is the number two target. he is married, his wife, they have two children, one as a teenager, one is much younger, around age, he has spoken around the danger they are in, and he confirmed he remains in the capital. let's listen in to hear what he said. translation: j listen in

i can't see any return to public clive for prince andrew given this latest settlement. >> interestingtewart, thank you so much for that. laura? >> joining me on all of this, a criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. bernardo, so good to have you this morning. the first question is, why now? as you heard in anna's report he says he doesn't have any idea who this person is even though despite the fact her claims have gone on for quite some time. he's alleged this for quite some time. why settle now? >> it was bound to happen, laura. this is not taking anyone by surprise. they had to see whether they could make it out through the civil process to see if this lawsuit was going to continue. once the judge said the lawsuit can actually continue, that's when they decided, i'm going to settle. you've got to think, so much has happened in the last couple of months. with the conviction of ghislaine maxwell, so much information was put into the public eye. there was no way prince andrew could successfully succeed with a civil lawsuit, so it was time, especially with the devastating bbc

america and britain were angling for diana to sit on a couch, notably oprah winfrey, barbara walters, cliveutches of panorama with martin bashir, someone who was pretty much unknown. martin bashir got to diana by approaching her brother, lord spencer, and made allegations about how she was being spied on. he claimed her car had been fitted with a tracking device, her telephone lines were bugged. >> martin bashir came to her apartment with what he called his anti-bugging team and went right over to a radio and produced what he said was a electronic bug, a listening device. >> bashir even convinced her that the boys' nanny was having an affair with prince charles. he convinced diana that her private secretary was in cahoots with prince charles's private secretary. >> diana had good reason to believe martin bashir's deception. charles's camp had been trying to undermine her for years. and she'd been spied on before. >> the abhorrent ways in which bashir deceived her played right into her biggest fears. >> with the squijie gate tapes diana had had her private phone conversation recorded and the