adam easton and james waterhouse. the breaking l and james waterhouse.ationals are accused of conspiring to gather information that would be useful to an enemy between august 2020 and february 2023. stay with us, businesses coming up. good afternoon. a little less windy for the majority today, but on the whole, the weather still rather unsettled. we�*ve got further showers to come — in fact, we�*ve already had rumbles of thunder and flashes of lightning. this, of course, the overnight rain across southern and eastern areas — that gave a good 30 to a0 millimetres for most. more rain today for the north, and these lumps of cloud are those intense showers that have been pushing their way or developing further north and east with time. they won�*t be for all, but when they do occur, there will be some lively downpours, as i�*ve already mentioned. a wetter afternoon, as well, across northern ireland into the evening rush, for southern parts of scotland, and some showers developing towards the late evening across southern and eastern areas. and it is a fresher

straight now to kyiv and our correspondent there, james waterhouse. james, what more do we know? could this missile strike be? it how significant could this missile strike be? . ,, ., , how significant could this missile strike be? . , , ., , , how significant could this missile strike be? . ,, ., , , , how significant could this missile strike be? . ,, . , , , ., strike be? it appears this is a strike be? it appears this is a strike at the _ strike be? it appears this is a strike at the heart _ strike be? it appears this is a strike at the heart of- strike be? it appears this is a - strike at the heart of somewhere russia tries to portray as a fortress, really, the crimean peninsula. we have verified footage which shows a direct strike, it seems, on a building close to the naval base which is the headquarters. moscow installed officials have blamed ukraine for this attack, kyiv is yet to admit responsibility for this one. russia's defence ministry has confirmed the death of at least one service personnel member. it is clear that, symbolically at the very least, this is significa

longer term. james waterhouse live in _ tanks have longer term. james waterhouse live in kyiv. - theen undergoing treatment for cancer. denaro was arrested injanuary, at a clinic in palermo in sicily, after 30 years on the run. he was serving a life sentence after being convicted in absentia of numerous murders. he once boasted that he could fill a cemetery with his victims. mark lowen is our rome correspondent. just reminders what this mafia boss actually four sided over? he just reminders what this mafia boss actually four sided over?— actually four sided over? he recited over the feared _ actually four sided over? he recited over the feared and _ actually four sided over? he recited over the feared and ruthless - actually four sided over? he recited j over the feared and ruthless bosses in the sicilian mafia. he was convicted of a multiple life sentences because of the dozens of murders attributed him, including involvements in the murders of the two anti—mafia judges, who were very iconic figures, assassinated in 1982 ijy iconic figures, assassinated in 1982 by the mafia trying t

that was james waterhouse in kyiv.teenager who died while challenging an nhs decision over her life—preserving treatment say they were "brutally silenced" by the courts. the 19—year—old can now be named as sudiksha ti—roomoolesh, after legal restrictions were lifted. miss ti—roomoolesh had mitochondrial disease, and died earlier this month after a cardiac arrest ——before the uk court of protection could hear her case. her nhs trust — which cannot be named — said sudiksha needed end—of—life care rather than ongoing treatment. her family say they are "deeply disturbed" by how they've been treated by the hospital trust and the courts. we have been gagged, silenced and most importantly prevented from accessing specialist treatment abroad. had she been allowed to seek treatment six months ago, it may well be that she would still be with us and recovering. she said she wanted to die trying to live. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. mortgage brokers say lending

_ than nine years. 0k, many thanks. james waterhouse there. - ukraine is now the most heavily minedhe most dangerous jobs in the world. specialist british army bomb disposal teams — or sappers — have been training their ukrainian counterparts on how to clear the hundreds of thousands of explosive devices littering the countryside and slowing ukraine's offensive operations. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale reports from poland, where the training has been taking place. imagine doing this under enemy fire, trying to find a deadly hidden device which could also kill you. it's what these experienced ukrainian engineers have been doing for the past year. now, in neighbouring poland, honing their skills — with the help of british sappers who faced a similar threat in the heat and dust of helmand. ..and it's failed to function. machine gun fire. this is what they're facing... ..ground littered with russian explosives. ukraine's now the most heavily mined country in the world, and it's slowing their advance. russia's laid hundreds of thousands of mines across ukraine, scattered over

with more, here's our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse.rces today. i think it stops short of rowing back, but in a statement, they have said they are looking for clarification, citing what they now call "open sources" when they claimed that 3a senior officers, including admiral sokolov, were killed in this missile strike last friday. now, we had the initial claim from kyiv yesterday, this triumphant claim as to the senior officers who have been taken out, they say, but we had no evidence to accompany that. and this is always the issue when we're talking about deep into russian—occupied territory. and today, this morning, the kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov said, "we have nothing to say about the claims coming out of kyiv, "in regards to who may or may not have been inside the naval "headquarters in sevastopol," which is such a significant command structure and location for both russia's occupying forces and as well as in terms of a desirable target for ukraine. and then we have this statement from the special forces, which says, basically,

that's our correspondent james waterhouse there in kyiv.collected from "the most dangerous rock in our solar system" are being moved to a specialist laboratory in texas for analysis. it's hoped the debris taken from the bennu asteroid will provide some answers into how life began. jeffrey hoffman is a professor at mit's department of aeronautics and astronautics. he explained to me what these samples could tell us. there was so much that was picked up that it was hard to actually close it off. and so they had so much stuff that a little bit leaked out at the end. but that's great. i mean, who complains about bringing back more than you originally planned? but it's really important. i mean, first of all, it's important for people to realise when we think of asteroids, they normally think about the asteroid belt between mars and jupiter, but there's a whole bunch of asteroids that are what we call earth—crossing. and that's why you mentioned before that there is a possibility that bennu might someday actually impact the earth. it certainly co

james waterhouse there for us in kyiv. as just mentioned, president zelensky is in canada and about to address the canadian parliament in the next half hour or so, we have got the images we can show you of when he arrived a few moments ago. before he went to canada, he went to the us to visit president biden and is part of that, president biden and is part of that, president biden and is part of that, president biden announced a $325 million military aid package for ukraine. we have a quick listen into what prime minister trudeau is saying. we'll perhaps come back to it when we get a translation or when he starts speaking in english. let's hear president zelensky.— hear president zelensky. justin, thank ou hear president zelensky. justin, thank you very _ hear president zelensky. justin, thank you very much _ hear president zelensky. justin, thank you very much for - hear president zelensky. justin, j thank you very much for hosting hear president zelensky. justin, - thank you very much for hosting us, me and my wife and m

james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv.n of ukraine's tactic of specifically targeting sites in occupied crimea, but the apparent direct hit of russia's naval headquarters in sevastopol is hugely symbolic. it's not yet clear what operational damage will be caused for russia, but this is a place where it has exerted such dominance through its navy, where it launches missiles across ukraine, it blockades ukrainian ports. and i think what this attack does is undermine russia's

our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse, has more. last friday's attack on russia's naval headquarters was without a doubt dramatic. western supply missile hit the building but it was also significant not just for ukraine in terms of its attempt to try to weaken russia's control on a peninsula it has occupied so firmly for the last nine years. but it was also significant for russia too, because it is through its black sea fleet that it has exerted such dominance in terms of how it launches continued missile strikes across ukraine. it has blockaded ukrainian ports. until now, it has been unclear what the operation's significant strike was for russia. today, we had a flurry of claims from ukrainian special forces alleging to have killed 34 senior officers who were having a meeting at the time, including the commander of the black sea fleet. we got in touch with the military spokesman in ukraine who refused to name him directly, but they stand by their reports and a lot of pro ukrainian channels are taking delight from this. the kremlin

with more, here's our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse.mation war, it is very hard at the moment to verify the claims that are being exchanged exchanged by both sides. we had the triumphant assertion from ukraine yesterday that admiral sokolov, the commander of russia's black sea naval fleet, that he was killed in last friday's missile strike on russia's headquarters in sevastopol in occupied crimea. kyiv said 3a senior officers were killed. this morning, you have dmitry peskov, the kremlin spokesman, saying he had nothing to say about these claims from kyiv. and then, shortly after that, russia's defence ministry released a clip of an apparent recent meeting featuring defence minister sergei shoigu addressing a packed room and who was doubled in on video call. shoigu addressing a packed room, and who was doubled in on video call so, it's very difficult to verify when this footage was taken, whether it was edited. but he appeared alive, engaged in the meeting. and then, we have a follow up statement from ukraine's special special forces, s

james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv.imea, but the apparent direct hit of russia's naval headquarters in sevastopol is hugely symbolic. it's not yet clear what operational damage will be caused for russia, but this is a place where it has exerted such dominance through its navy, where it launches missiles across ukraine, it blockades ukrainian ports. and i think what this attack does is undermine russia's continued occupation in a place that seems a cornerstone of its invasion from as far back as 2014. there is also a connection between this missile strike and ukraine's continued counteroffensive further north.

our correspondent in kyiv — james waterhouse — has the latest.with western missiles on russia's naval headquarters in occupied crimea. at the very least, it was a symbolic moment for both ukraine in terms of undermining russia's presence but also for russia itself because this is somewhere that it has tried to demonstrate a firm grip on and i think when you see the headquarters being blown up in this way, it wasn't immediately clear what operational impact this would have on russia and today we are seeing ukraine try to assert that it was indeed significant in that a sizeable chunk of the structure had been taken out. 3a senior offices, we are told, including an admiral. but no evidence has accompanied this statement. as you say, we tried to contact the spokesman. he has not named him, but they are standing by the broad sentiment of the statement and, of course, there are a lot of reports circulating around this to the delight of the pro—ukrainian channels. as for the kremlin, they haven't commented on these latest claims, and we don't expect the

james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv.g sites in occupied crimea, but the apparent direct hit of russia's naval headquarters in sevastopol is hugely symbolic. it's not yet clear what operational damage will be caused for russia, but this is a place where it has exerted such dominance through its navy, where it launches missiles across ukraine, it blockades ukrainian ports. and i think what this attack does is undermine russia's continued occupation in a place that seems a cornerstone of its invasion from as far back as 2014. there is also a connection between this missile strike and ukraine's continued counteroffensive further north. what they are trying to do is frustrate russian supply

russia seized and annexed the peninsula from ukraine in 2014. 0ur correspondent, james waterhouse, hasthat we are seeing, it appears that russia's black sea naval headquarters in sevastopol has been directly hit. now, if we go on what the moscow installed, officials are saying they blame falling debris, but the images suggest

let's hearfrom our ukraine correspondent — james waterhouse — who spoke to us from kyiv.n prize is behind president zelensky in the us because it is america which spearheads the western allies in terms of military support, humanitarian aid and financial packages. yes, it is right that there is a sizeable ukrainian community in canada. prime ministerjustin trudeau is also a loyal ally to ukraine. we've seen him here in kyiv make several visits, and canada itself provides its own packages, but they are dwarfed in comparison to what the us can and is able to provide. and i think, yes, the receptions you're seeing — outwardly, at least — are warm. we'll see that in canada. we saw a warm embrace with his american counterpart, joe biden, yesterday in the oval office. but i think we're seeing ukraine's president engaging in some quite difficult diplomacy now. there are negotiations which are having to be thrashed out. he was meeting some members of the republican party, where there are hardline members really questioning what a ukrainian victory could look like. they are frustra

with more — here's our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse.ops short of rowing back. but in a statement they have said they are they are looking for clarification, citing what they now call open sources when they claimed that 34 senior officers, including admiral sokolov, were killed in this missile strike last friday. now we have the initial claim from kyiv yesterday, this triumphant claim as to the senior officers who have been taken out, they say, but we had no evidence to accompany that. and this is always the issue when we're talking about deep into russian occupied territory. and today, this morning, the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov, said we have nothing to say about the claims coming out of kyiv in regards to who may or may not have been inside the naval headquarters in sevastopol, which is such a significant command structure and location for both russia's occupying forces and as well as in terms of a desirable target for ukraine. and then we have this statement from the special forces, which says, basically, we're going to double

with his analysis, here's our correspondent in kyiv, james waterhouse.sky is enjoying a warm reception in canada, another loyal ally which has provided its own military support.— loyal ally which has provided its own military support. there is a sizeable ukrainian _ own military support. there is a sizeable ukrainian community l own military support. there is a| sizeable ukrainian community in own military support. there is a - sizeable ukrainian community in the country as well. but i think we are seeing ukraine's leader engage in quite a difficult period of diplomacy. he hasjust left the us, where he was warmly greeted by his counterpartjoe biden, but there are, there have been discreet meetings behind closed doors around notably with republican politicians, where there is growing scepticism over what they see as a continued back check for ukraine —— blank cheque. and questions over what a ukrainian victory might look like. so while the reception is warm, there is a lot that president zelensky is needing to fight for. just look at the latest military p

james waterhouse has more from kyiv. important to make clear, this is not the grain deal of old. the country to export two thirds of what it once did, more than 30 million tonnes of grain. this is the second time a vessel has attempted a route through the black sea, which was declared by ukraine and ukraine alone. it has no means of policing or enforcing this route because of russia's naval dominance in this area, and crucially it doesn't have any agreement from moscow at this stage. the kremlin has been long frustrated with its own inability to export its own agricultural products because of existing sanctions. nevertheless, last week we saw the first two vessels make their way into chornomorsk and 0desa on the south—west of ukraine, along this route which kyiv declared. and now we are seeing the first grain ship leave. there was a cargo vessel last month that had been trapped on the coast which made its way along this route as well. that was intercepted by russian forces, where they boarded it, russian soldiers boarded it on a helicopter and carried out an inspection. so, it's

our correspondent in kyiv james waterhouse has more.riday attack on russia's naval headquarters in sevastopol was without a doubt dramatic, the site of western supplied missiles directly hitting the building, that was also significant notjust for also significant not just for ukraine also significant notjust for ukraine in terms of its attempts to try and we can brush up�*s control on eyre peninsula it has occupied so firmly for the past nine years but it was also significant for russia too because it is through its black sea fleet that it has exerted such dominance in terms of how it launches continued missile strikes across ukraine. from there it has blockaded ukrainian ports. but until now it's been a clue what the operational significance of the strike was for russia. today we had a flurry of claims from ukraine special forces, leading to have called 3a senior officers who were having a meeting at the time including the commander of the black sea fleet admiral soccer law. we have got in touch with a military spokesman in ukraine who

james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. this is clearly a continuation of ukraine's tactic of specifically targeting sites in occupied crimea, but the apparent direct hit of russia's naval headquarters in sevastopol is hugely symbolic. it's not yet clear what operational damage will be caused for russia, but this is a place where it has exerted such dominance through its navy, where it launches missiles across ukraine, it blockades ukrainian ports. and i think what this attack does is undermine russia's continued occupation in a place that seems a cornerstone of its invasion from as far back as 2014. there is also a connection between this missile strike and ukraine's continued counteroffensive further north. what they are trying to do is frustrate russian supply lines and isolate swathes of occupied territory in the hope that troops will run out of supplies. now, president zelensky hasjust completed a visit to the us. he's in canada currently, and i think what we're seeing now is battlefield progress increasingly getting l

russia said at the time that only one serviceman was missing. 0ur correspondent james waterhouse is inupplied missile landing in the heart of sevastopol in occupied crimea — well, that's against the grain, let's put it like that. now, we have tried to get in touch with the special forces spokesman. he didn't mention admiral viktor sokolov by name, the commander of the black sea fleet, nor did he provide any evidence with the claims we are hearing today. so, we don't yet know for sure that kiev�*s claim of 34 senior officers losing their lives in that attack, whether that's true or not. now, there is a chance ukraine acted on intelligence and took out a sizeable chunk of russia's command structure. but i think there are two more obvious reasons as to why we are seeing ukraine carry out more targeted strikes inside crimea. they directly help ukraine's continued counter—offensive further north, where the gains are far more marginal and less obvious. and secondly, should ukraine liberate crimea, as it wants to do, and should ukrainian troops enter crimea — it's a big if — then there will b

our correspondent, james waterhouse, has the latest from kyiv. it seems like certainly if we go on the verified footage that we are seeing, it appears that russia's black sea naval headquarters in sevastopol has been directly hit. now, if we go on what the moscow installed, officials are saying they blame falling debris, but the images suggest that this is a direct hit. we don't know the further implications, whether in terms of who is in there. but this is a place where russia has really asserted its dominance. it is the black sea fleet from which it has launched missile strikes across ukraine. it has blockaded ports. and this is a peninsula that russia annexed back in 2014. it's almost a cornerstone of russia's invasion. and i think regardless of whether kyiv claims responsibility for this one, it did last week when it hit a dry dock with british supplied storm shadow missiles destroying a submarine and a warship. it is clear ukraine is continuing with its strategy of trying to target sites in crimea to both undermine russia's occupation, but a

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has more.exchanged by both sides. we had the triumphant assertion from ukraine yesterday that admiral sokolov, the commander of russia�*s black sea naval fleet, that he was killed in last friday�*s missile strike on russia�*s headquarters in sevastopol, in occupied crimea. kyiv said 3a senior officers were killed. this morning, you have dmitry peskov, the kremlin spokesman, saying he had nothing to say about these claims from kyiv. and then, shortly after that, russia�*s defence ministry released a clip of an apparent recent meeting featuring defence minister sergei shoigu addressing a packed room, and who was dialled in on video call but admiral sokolov? so, it�*s very difficult to verify when this footage was taken, whether it was edited. but he appeared alive, engaged in the meeting. and then, we have a follow—up statement from ukraine�*s specialforces, saying they are now clarifying just whether he was killed or not. they say they now cite what they call open sources in their recent claims.

we heard two people were killed in the strikes as well. james waterhouse there.d armed police need clarity about their legal powers. rishi sunak was backing a home office review, after a metropolitan police officer was charged with murdering a 24—year—old man, chris kaba, in south london last year. scores of met officers have now stood down from their firearms duties, because of that charge. the head of the force has written to the home secretary, saying that it's right that his officers are held to the highest standards — but that the current system undermines them. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. this morning routine police patrols around westminster remained noticeably armed. the metropolitan police says it has enough officers willing to carry out routine firearms duties. but carrying a gun for the police is a voluntaryjob and sources say up to 300 met officers have handed in their ticket. scotland yard wouldn't confirm it. the shooting of a man last september and the announcement of a murder charge of an unarmed officer triggered the protes

our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv. james — 12 months on, what's changed? 12 months on? on the ukrainian side very little has changed. you have - very little has changed. you have four regions which russia has announced as being annexed a year ago which are not completely under russia's control so this time last year you had zaporizhzhia, don yet, but three on regions which are still still very contested and in the time since the southern city of was liberated. and in the last four months we saw a counteroffensive launched south of zaporizhzhia where gains have been far less obvious but hugely costly and nevertheless ukraine is retaking territory, slowly. we see missile strikes into occupied crimea and we see the russians very much on the defensive footing but, nevertheless, ukraine is somewhere off the desired liberation very much fighting for. so why did russia announce the annexations? we saw the scenes in red square last night with vladimir putin talking. he thanked the people in the region for passing on their love of the country to their children. it