james waterhouse — much worse can it get? james waterhouse for _ much worse can it get?et? james waterhouse for us in - much worse can it get? james waterhouse for us in kyiv, - much worse can it get? james| waterhouse for us in kyiv, and much worse can it get? james - waterhouse for us in kyiv, and steve rosenberg in moscow, thank you very much indeed. at least six people have been killed in the latest earthquake to hit the border region of turkey and syria. yesterday's tremor — with a magnitude of 6.3 — prompted a fresh wave of panic in the area. it came two weeks after the first quakes that killed more than a4,000 people. many buildings that had been weakened then have now completely collapsed, and rescuers are once again searching for people trapped under rubble. our correspondent anna foster reports now from southern turkey. well, millions of people have lived these last two weeks in a state of real fear and trauma after those earthquakes and after everything that has happened subsequently, they've lost friends and loved ones, many people are now homeless, aid has i

_ very costly for both sides. james waterhouse in _ very costly for both sides. james waterhouse ine minister, justin trudeau, says recovery teams are on the ground, looking to find and analyse the object shot down over yukon territory on saturday. the north american aerospace defence command has been on high alert since the us military destroyed a suspected chinese spy balloon last weekend. debris from that object is being investigated by specialist teams in the us. patrick bury is a former army officer and nato analyst — he told me more about the context of those incidents. i think the context is important. the us signed an agreement with the philippines in the last ten days or so for basing rights, to basically go back to the philippines over a period of years and establish military bases there. china would see that as an attempt to wring it in. secondly, over in ukraine, we have also got the russians starting their spring offensive — although they haven't announced it, that's what's going on. in that context, these things may make more sense in terms of the chinese balloon, and

. >> our correspondent, james waterhouse, is in kyiv, getting reaction to the news.been the deputy head of the office of the president of ukraine. >> today, a significant european union summit here in kyiv, where there were concrete outcomes, another pledge of billions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid and financial support. but also the subject of ukraine's potential membership to the european union. it came up during the summit, in the words of european council's president, he said, let us make this happen. can it happen, and when? i'm joined by the deputy head of ukraine's presidential office, thanks for joining us on bbc news. what do you make of the meeting? what was achieved, in your mind? >> this was a really important meeting amidst the were here and give. -- the war here and kyiv. right you are, todayhey oke about potential membership of ukraine to the european union which is very important. the recommendation was suggested to us by the european commission. the acknowledged work process and the implementation of these recommendations including the

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.e fighting continues in the east of the country, with heavy losses of troops on both sides. at least 8,000 civilians have been killed, according to the un, which says the true number is likely to be much higher, and ia million ukrainians have been forced to flee. one of russia's key targets is the strategic town of vuhledar in the donbas region. the latest russian attempt to take the town earlier this month ended in humiliating defeat. from the town, our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, with camera operator goktay koraltan, sent this report. deep in the forest near the town of vuhledar, we get a close—up of the war. the daily battle to hold off the russians, who aren't winning, but aren't giving up either. inside the town, ukrainian troops lobbing mortars and obscenities... bleep you, russia! ..moving fast to avoid being targeted themselves. a once prosperous coal—mining town is now a wasteland. we head towards the front line, with soldiers at the heart of the battle. t

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. marking one year of sorrow here in the capital.rs of the g7 group of the largest developed economies say they'll put new sanctions on russia. this as china offers up a peace plan, though western leaders are wary, given beijing's close ties to moscow. there's been little diplomacy to try to end the conflict over the last 12 months. it's the armies of both sides who've dictated the war. let's take a look at a map of ukrainian territory during the conflict so far. now before the invasion, parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east were held by russian—backed separatists, here in yellow. crimea was of course illegally annexed by russia, in 2014. but weeks into the invasion, large parts of the south, east and north of ukraine were under russian military control. ukraine has fought back thanks to artillery from europe and america, and seized back much of the north, but russia still occupies large parts of the east. and that's where the fiercest fighting is currently taking place, and our senior international correspondent 0rla guerin and c

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.ressing foreign journalists on friday, president zelensky also said he plans to meet china's leader, xijinping. he wants to discuss beijing's proposals on ending the war in ukraine. he said the proposal signalled that china was involved in the search for peace. translation: first of all, i am planning to meet with xijinping, and i think it will be beneficial for our countries and for the world security. together with china, we have large trade. this is not only about war. we are countries interested in keeping our economic relationships. what role ka njana what role kanjana play in securing evidential peace deal between russia and ukraine? —— can china play. earlier today, i spoke to michael 0'hanlon, who is a senior fellow at the brookings institute. i asked him if this is an indication of an ending conflict. it's early days on the peace process, as i think you know. and certainly everyone has their expectations. pretty modest at this point. but i still like this step forward. i think

james waterhouse, bbc news, western ukraine.has acquitted the former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, of bribing witnesses to lie about his notorious "bunga bunga" parties. the billionaire politician, who is 86, was accused of paying people to provide false testimony in a previous trial where he was charged with paying for sex with a 17—year—old moroccan dancer. mr berlusconi had denied wrongdoing. 0ur reporter sofia bettiza has been following the story. shejoins me in the studio now. what can you tell us of the outcome of this trial? this verdict was the culmination of a legal battle that lasted 11 years and made headlines around the world. it all started in 2010 when silvio berlusconi, who was then prime minister of italy, was charged with paying to have sex with an underage girl. she was a 17—year—old dancer, who was known by her stage name, repeat the heart stealer. after that. now, after that happened, judges believe that berlusconi paid off 2a people, mainly young women, so that they would lie in earlier trials about so—

james waterhouse, bbc news. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is here with me.t point from james, no us troops stationed here, we are in the middle of a war zone, the border is only 30 or a0 kilometres that way and yet we have an american president on the ground. the symbolism of that is incredible? huge symbolism and president biden was asked by a reporter, what was your main goal of this trip? he said i want to send the message i am not going anywhere. we are staying. this is a public, personal statement by president biden. yes, it looks very easy, he strolls out with his aviator glasses, he could be getting off a train in washington and instead he has travelled ten hours across by train. he knows it is a very loud message, they know that behind the scenes there are worries. that while public support in western capitals is still strong in supporting this war, it is dropping. western militaries cannot keep up with the pace of supplying the ammunition the hardware that ukraine needs. if it is notjust going to stand, if it is going to go forward in winning this w

our first report comes from james waterhouse.d, marking the moment when ukraine and the world... air raid siren sounds. ..changed forever. ..a much bigger land grab. we've just heard a siren go off for the first time. we haven't heard that before. after months of build—up, 150,000 russian soldiers crossed the border. millions headed the other way. a country under attack with its people caught in the middle. where russia retreated, horrors were revealed. ukraine's president became a wartime leader. his video addresses, now a nightly ritual. moscow is still framing this as a defensive war. translation: today, once again, we are in grave danger. _ using ukraine, the collective west is seeking to dismember russia to deprive it of its independence. these attempts are doomed to fail. the united nations has voted to demand russia stops its invasion. today, the uk is going to urge countries to support ukraine for as long as it takes. for now, in the west, there is broad unity but that could change, the longer this war goes on. ukraine ha

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has that story.ese russian prisoners of war. both sides have been accused of abusing captured soldiers in the past. so these are the belongings of some prisoners of war who arrived last week. now, it's unlikely they're going to speak freely. but what this is is an insight into ukraine's information war, as well as a look at how prisoners of war are used as currency. now kyiv wants to show us these men, who they insist are being treated fairly. they're using this workshop to take shelterfrom russian missiles. some hide their faces to further protect their identities. ukraine needs these soldiers to trade for their own. we're under supervision, but the guards don't interfere. this prisoner tells us he surrendered near the eastern town of soledar last month. several say they just want to go home. some here are just days off the battlefield, a mixture of conscripts, soldiers and mercenaries. many are pale, their eyes glazed over. sometimes history has echoes. this gritty fortress once held soviet and the

that is james waterhouse, our correspondent in kyiv. an unspecified object over northwest canada — the second such incident in north american skies in as many days. canadian officials said the object threatened civilian air traffic. debris from an object brought down off alaska on friday is being salvaged by us forces. tim allman reports. the f—22 fighter jet. one of the most high—tech, sophisticated pieces of military equipment in the world... ..which has certainly had plenty of target practice in the last few days. its latest victim, another mysterious visitor hailing from the north. canada was tracking a high—altitude object. at the direction of the prime minister, aircraft assigned to norad successfully took down this high—altitude airborne object. the airborne object in question, described as small and cylindrical, was travelling over canada's far north—west. it was shot down over the yukon territory, at an altitude of more than 12,000 metres. it came only a day after another object was intercepted in the neighbouring us state of a

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.le, in the last couple of hours, china's foreign ministry has released a series of statements which it says are to help prevent the crisis in ukraine getting out of control. china says, firstly, nuclear weapons "must not be used in the ukraine conflict". beijing then goes on to say, "dialogue and negotiation are the only viable way to resolve the ukraine crisis." and china has called on russia and ukraine to "avoid attacking civilians or civilian facilities". the war has had a devastating impact on the lives and futures of the ukraine's 5.7 million school—aged children. let's talk now to margarita boyko, a school teacher in 0desa. thank you so much forjoining us, we really appreciate your time. i understand you made the decision to flee from mykolaiv. what made you take that decision? i what made you take that decision?— what made you take that decision? . , g ., decision? i was in mykolaiv durin: decision? i was in mykolaiv during the _ decision? i was in mykolaiv during the first _ d

james waterhouse, bbc news. melinda haring — a senior fellow at the eurasia center at the atlantic council — a us based international affairs think tank. a us based international thank a us based international you very much for being v us. thank you very much for being with us. how would you assess the significance of mr bidens visit today? it significance of mr bidens visit toda ? . , ~ today? it was huge. i think the visit was pitch _ today? it was huge. i think the visit was pitch perfect. - today? it was huge. i think the visit was pitch perfect. from i today? it was huge. i think the l visit was pitch perfect. from just today? it was huge. i think the - visit was pitch perfect. from just a pure political perspective, president biden was one of the last world leaders to shop in kyiv. it was a big surprise, he had a fake schedule so no one expected it. he had a blue and yellow tie on, his trademark aviators on and he was walking in the middle of an airstrike. it showed that america is not afraid, ukraine is n

james waterhouse, bbc news.and talk to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. there have been some high—profile visitors of late but could not get much better than president biden. you do not get much more powerful than presidentjoe biden and he emphasised that he was the first leader to speak with president zelensky when russian troops first rumbled over the border, when you first explosion sounded in the capital and he mentioned in his comments that when he spoke to president zelensky that he could hear the explosions in the backdrop and here we are one year to the day when that happened, the invasion began, he is back in kyiv in the middle of a war and the choice of kyiv is very symbolic. we understand from sources that other locations were suggested to the american president including what would be much safer options, a much easier option to go to lvivjust across the ukrainian border with poland. but instead he may the ten hour train drive year to the capital to send a strong a symbol as possible

let's go back to james waterhouse in kyiv. itical significance of this, as well as the symbolism, i don't think it gets any bigger. we have seen countless official visits to kyiv, from notjust before the invasion but throughout this conflict where leaders, western leaders have arrived and promised military help as well as its unwavering support for ukraine, for example. but today it has almost levelled up, in a sense, that we have the most powerful politician in the world, the main player amongst ukraine's western allies make an unannounced visit to kyiv, a capital city, a country which continues to find itself under a full—scale attack. this is an active war. we have the sight of president biden and president zelensky inside saint michael's cathedral, just behind me at a time when siren sounded, a reminder of the enduring threat of visiting at this time. but for president biden he would have known the associated risks and for him, he wanted to be here. there is some substance to this visit, we have had another $500 million mil

james waterhouse, bbc news, western ukraine.arns many young people suffer life—threatening emergencies on a daily basis and can't access the care they need. the government says it's reducing delays by investing in 800 new ambulances. here's ruth clegg. is that emily's favourite song? it's 7:00am in the watson household, and the morning routine has just begun. so for breakfast, christopher has about seven different meds. emily has seven as well, but a different combination. it's busy, it's intense, and for emily and christopher, it's life—saving. christopher has got a tracheotomy and emily has got choking issues. the 12—year—old twins were born prematurely and have complex medical needs. are you ok, emily? each one on their own could be life threatening. if we have a problem with christopher's breathing tube, his tracheostomy, and we're unable to resolve it, he'd be dead within minutes. get the lady to come round here and see. just before christmas, with ambulances in short supply, and hospitals declaring critical incidents, chri

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report.spondent: under the watchful eye of ancient ukrainian lers and guards march these russian prisoners of war. both sides have been accused of abusing captured soldiers in the past. these are belongings of some prisoners of war who arrived last week. it is unlikely they are going to speak freely, but what this is is an insight into ukraine's information or as well as a look at how prisoners of war are used as currency. now kyiv wants to show us these men they insist are being treated fairly. they are using this workshop to take shelter from russia to missiles. some hide their faces to further protect their identities. ukraine needs the soldiers to trade for their own. we are under supervision, but the guards do not interfere. this prisoner tells us he surrendered near an eastern town last month. several say they just want to go home. some here are just days off the battlefield, a mixture of conscripts, soldiers, and the mercenaries. many are pale, their eyes glazed over. sometimes history

let's hearfrom kyiv, now with our correspondent james waterhouse. s from the wagner group to have taken this village, what would be the significance of they have? this is usually the _ significance of they have? this is usually the bit _ significance of they have? this is usually the bit where _ significance of they have? this is usually the bit where i _ significance of they have? this is usually the bit where i try - significance of they have? this is usually the bit where i try and i significance of they have? this is| usually the bit where i try and tell you something definitive off the back of this footage, but this isn't one of those occasions. both sides typically pose in front of city and village signs, regardless almost of whether they control that particular location stop we do know, as you say, that the video was posted recently, and it was posted around the city, but i think it is what prigozhin says that is most interesting in this case. he says that his fighters are alone for a 30 mile radius around the city of back mate where there has

james waterhouse in ukraine... let's pause and take a look at the weather prospects. here is tomasz schafernaker. hello. well, the weekend is here, and you might be hoping for a dose of decent weather — and i can tell you, it's actually not looking bad at all for most of us. it should be a dry and bright weekend most of the time — and in fact, come sunday, actually turning really quite sunny across much of the uk. but at the moment, a lot of cloud across the country, and that's how it'll stay through the evening hours into early saturday. in fact, cloud thick enough to produce a little bit of drizzle here and there, just a few breaks in the cloud — but mild air over us right now and a very mild saturday morning for the time of the year. temperatures between 5—9 celsius — so certainly no frost this coming night. so here's tomorrow's forecast — actually a lot of cloud in the morning, but the cloud will thin through the course of the afternoon, so some bright or sunny spells developing. however, in northern ireland

morning, and that the weather conditions match those observed locally. 0ur ukraine correspondent, james waterhousein this conflict where it is hard to say anything definitive and this is one of them. we have a video posted by yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of the notorious wagner group in a village called krasna hora. it's tiny, and this is something that both sides do, they pose somewhere, regardless of whether they control it or not. but interestingly, he claims it is only his mercenary fighters that are engaging with ukraine's military for a 30—mile radius. whereas a month ago, after soledar fell to russian forces, wagner claimed it had taken it, moscow then said, "no, it was a joint operation." so there are increasing competing claims there. but it is clear that bakhmut, this eastern city we talk a lot about, is continuing to be surrounded, but that is also happening in other areas. but given how much russia is throwing at the front line in the east, certainly, the benefits become more symbolic than strategic with each day. kyiv, though, is nervous about a major russian offensive in the coming

james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv.er this morning volodymyr zelensky gave this message to the people of ukraine on the anniversary of the russian invasion. translation: great nation - of ukraine, a year ago on this day, from this same place, at around seven in the morning, i addressed you with a brief statement, lasting only 67 seconds. we will defeat all threats, shelling, bombs, missiles, kamikaze drones, blackouts, cold. we are stronger than all of this. it was a year of endurance, a year of compassion, a year of bravery, a year of pain, a year of hope, a year of perseverance, a year of unity, a year of invincibility. a fierce year of invincibility. its main conclusion is that we have survived, we have not been defeated, and we will do everything to win this year. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv. james, hello to you, you have been there since day one, i want to be gained by asking you for your reflections about the past 12 months? ~ ~ , months? well, i think it is the chain of events _ months?

our correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv. another pledge of concrete dollars...t of ukraine's winchell potential member ship to the european union. it came up in the summit. in the roles of charles michelle, he said, let's make this happen. can this happen? i am joined by the deputy head of the ukraine office. what did you make of the meeting? what was your document achieved in your mind? here in k iv, we document achieved in your mind? here in kyiv. we have _ document achieved in your mind? here in kyiv, we have the _ document achieved in your mind? here in kyiv, we have the european summit and the _ in kyiv, we have the european summit and the president coming the day before, _ and the president coming the day before, talk about bilateral relations. but today we spoke about potential— relations. but today we spoke about potential memory above ukraine to the european union, which is very important. — the european union, which is very important, we are now finding the seven_ important, we are now finding the seven recommendation implementation suggested to us by

let's speak now to our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, in kyiv. he russians thought this would be a short invasion and kyiv would be a short invasion and kyiv would be a short invasion and kyiv would be on their hands by now. he we are, year on. is would be on their hands by now. he we are. year om— we are, year on. is right. on that morning. — we are, year on. is right. on that morning. this _ we are, year on. is right. on that morning, this time _ we are, year on. is right. on that morning, this time last _ we are, year on. is right. on that morning, this time last year, - we are, year on. is right. on that morning, this time last year, the | morning, this time last year, the once unthinkable happened. so many ukrainians thought vladimir putin was bluffing when he gathered more than 150,000 troops across ukraine's vast borders. at the time he said he was carrying out military exercises. we now know he is preparing something formal sinister and this city felt very different. there are ceremonies today to mark this almost bittersweet anniversary, s

the bbc�*s ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, is in kyiv, and has been getting reaction from thepresident. today, a significant european union summit here in tf when there is some concrete outcomes and other pledge of billions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid and financial support and also, the subject of ukraine's potential membership to the european union. i came up during the european union. i came up during the summit in the words of the european council president, let's make this happen. can it happen and when? i'mjoined by the make this happen. can it happen and when? i'm joined by the deputy head of ukraine's presidential office and thank you forjoining us on the bbc news. with each make of the meeting? the war here in kyiv, we have ukraine — the war here in kyiv, we have ukraine summit and the college of coming _ ukraine summit and the college of coming together with the president and talking about the relations. a film and talking about the relations. a right you — and talking about the relations. a right you are, we spoke about potential— right you are, we sp

james waterhouse, bbc news, western ukraine.ted completely, the thwaites glacier would raise sea levels by more than half a metre. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, is there. west antarctica is a challenging place to work. it is the stormiest part of the world's stormiest continent. it took more than a month and more than a dozen flights to get the scientists and their equipment to the front of the glacier. ice—hardened ships brought in fuel and other bulky supplies, which were then dragged over the ice in an epic 1,000 mile overland journey. this was the final destination. a campsite at the point this vast glacier goes afloat. if we are thinking about what is sea level going to be like in ten years, this glacier is the place to be. boilers turned snow into water. hot water was used to melt down into the ice. for the first time ever, scientists could take measurements under the ice, to the surprise of some local creatures. they sent down ice fin, a remotely operated robot submarine, packed with scientific instruments. oh—ho—ho

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse had this reaction from kyiv.said, he has said throughout this conflict and even before his full—scale invasion, he used very provocative references towards the four ukrainian regions which he claims to have annexed. the the reality is that russian forces don't have complete control of any of them. he described ukrainians bravely voting to become part of russia through sham referendums he staged and this is part of the russian occupation playbook, where they fight to seize territory and then stage sham referenda to try and legitimise and consolidate what they have taken. we've had some response from senior government officials describing vladimir putin as confused and irrelevant, and for them it underlines their belief that russia needs to be repelled completely and — crucially for ukraine — punished for what it's done. but i think the reason there is less fear coming out of kyiv certainly is because vladimir putin has already escalated, in the words of so many people you speak to, how much worse can it get? as we

here's our correspondent, james waterhouse. it is symbolism for ukraine. the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, was having meetings with president zelensky yesterday. you can hear the sirens on what is a significant day. it's a reminder of the threat which kyiv and most of ukraine faces on a daily basis with this invasion. nevertheless, eu officials are in the city. they've already discussed continued russian sanctions, economic punishments, help with ukraine's infrastructure as russia continues to strike power stations across the country. and it's also talked about ukraine's european path. now, what president zelensky is saying is that his country deserves to start negotiations with the eu on possible membership. last year it became an official candidate. butjoining the european union takes years, if not decades. it also takes the approval of the 27 member states. but the very subject of the european union for ukraine is so loaded because it's about ukraine demonstrating its sovereignty despite it becoming

thank you very much, james waterhouse, in kyiv.on that has been spotted flying over sensitive sites in recent days. the balloon was most recently seen high above the western state of montana, which is home to several nuclear missile sites, and it's also been spotted over alaska and canada. china has not commented on the claim. a huge monument described as the "stonehenge of the north" will be opened up to the public from today. experts say the thornborough henges complex in north yorkshire is one of the most important ancient sites in britain. english heritage was given control of the monument by the landowners and it will now be opened to visitors. our reporterjohn maguire will be there having a good look round later. if you want to get to the big circle point you have to walk all the way right round those fields. we have john the way right round those fields. we havejohn there. matt the way right round those fields. we have john there. matt would the way right round those fields. we havejohn there. matt would know, matt has got t

james comer thank you, that is james waterhouse in kyiv this morning. —— james, thank you. as last time but clearly really unnerving for people there. oh, hugely so. i mean, when the 0h, hugely so. i mean, when the ground started to shake last night we felt a lot of aftershocks in this region since that initial earthquake two weeks ago but this one really felt significantly different. it was powerful, it was strong. you saw people running out of buildings in fear. where i am this morning, this is a volleyball court but of course you can't see much of it because it is covered with blankets and mattresses and duvets. this place at this time yesterday morning was almost deserted, but last night when that new quake happened, they think as many as 600 people arrived here to get some kind of safety because of course in this city and so many cities across southern turkey, people live in those big high—rise buildings. so when they start to shake again, think about everything you have witnessed and lived through in the last fortnight, and the fear that rises once again. people came

james waterhouse, bbc news, western ukraine. largest warehouse is in copenhagen. boxes of aid are put together here ready to be sent to the earthquake—struck regions. adrienne murray has been behind—the—scenes to see how the operation and logistics work. it's the size of three football pitches. this is the world's biggest humanitarian warehouse. the assembly line behind me is where boxes of aid and dozens of different types of emergency kits are put together ready to be sent out to crises around the globe. the first round of earthquake relief was sent from here last week. the bundles on these pallets contain thermal blankets and these are going to be shipped out to turkey by truck. we've sent a lot of medical kits, hygiene kits, but i mean, what they need most at the moment is blankets, plastic sheeting, tents. it's an enormous operation, and if you take a quick look around you can see just how highly automated it is. monorails and forklift trucks are constantly on the move, and over there are robots. robert, roberta and robin a

let's got live now to kyiv and our correspondent james waterhouse.er leyen struck a more cautious tone, and i think president zelensky privately knows it is a process that is likely to take years, but there is a broader political game for him here, because in striving tojoin political game for him here, because in striving to join the european union, it is ukraine effect exercising its sovereignty, reflecting the will of the people, which for the last few years has been to join bodies like the european union and nato, and that is that sovereignty which continues to come under threat on a daily basis, so there is a lot in play and what is such a loaded subject. is such a loaded sub'ect. president zelens is such a loaded sub'ect. president zetensky arse _ is such a loaded subject. president zelensky also making _ is such a loaded subject. president zelensky also making the - is such a loaded subject. president zelensky also making the point - is such a loaded subject. president| zelensky also making the point that joining the european union is in the f