us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. russia says the west is creating hysteria — and it's absurd to suggest an invasion will happen. the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators — it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. the presidents of the us and russia have held direct talks by phone to try to resolve tensions over ukraine. the white house said president biden had told his russian counterpart vladimir putin that the us and its allies would impose "swift and severe costs" on russia in the event of an invasion of ukraine. earlier, following a phone call with president macron of france, mr putin dismissed claims that such an attack was imminent as "provocative speculation". our north america editor sarah smith has more. it's clear that the us is

our top stories: us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" as russian military drills continue with belarus, the kremlin has accused the west of "hysteria". meanwhile, the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. breaking up the blockade — police in canada move in on truckers who cut off a major crossing to the us in protest against vaccine mandates. and copy—cat chaos in paris, as police fire tear gas at protesters in the french capital. and the story of ooka the dog, who loves paragliding over the french alps. hello and welcome. the presidents of the us and russia have held direct talks by phone to try to resolve tensions over ukraine. the white house said president biden had told his russian counterpart vladimir putin that the us and its allies would impose "swift and severe costs" on russia in the event of

presidentjoe biden�*s senior medical adviser on coronavirus, dr anthony fauci, has said it's time forality, despite the remaining risks from the virus. dr fauci admitted many states are facing tough choices. ido i do apologise, we will have to move on. here in the uk — the royal family is facing further turmoil — after the metropolian police said it would be investigating allegations of cash—for—honours, linked to one of prince charles' main charities. the inquiry centres on the prince's foundation, and accusations involving a saudi national. prince charles' aides say he had "no knowledge of the alleged offer of honours or british citizenship, on the basis of donation to his charities." the news comes as questions are raised about prince andrew, and how he'll pay possibly several million pounds, agreed in a financial settlement, with a women who accused him of sexual assault. prince andrew denies the allegation. i'm here! turbulent moments they may be for members of her family. one person, though, was, as ever, staying calm and carrying on. good morning, your majesty. how are you? wel

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. the armed forces minister warns the uk will not be able to fly british nationals out of ukraine if russia invades — and says russia's in a position where it could attack "at no notice". this risks escalating in a way that is really quite terrifying. this is the largest concentration of troops on the european continent in 70 years. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators — it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. tense scenes in the final of the club world cup, with chelsea leading palmeiras 2—1 at the end of extra time. hello and welcome, if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a day of high—stakes

presidentjoe biden�*s senior medical adviser on coronavirus, dr anthony fauci, has said it's time forack towards normality, despite the remaining risks from the virus. dr fauci admitted many states are facing tough choices. i do apologise, we will have to move on. there is no perfect solution to this. they are trying to balance the fact that the world and the united states and particularly certain parts of the united states are just up to here with covid, theyjust really need to somehow get their life back. you don't want to be reckless and throw everything aside, but you have got to start inching towards that and when you do that you then veer away from paying attention to something that might be important, so someone has got to ask the question which i do not have the answer to, what is the balance? really being strict to prevent any kind of infection or the negative impact on society of being too restrictive and people argue about that all day. i mean, is the impact on mental health, is the impact on development of children, the impact on schools, is that balanced against trying to

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with severe economic sanctions if ukraine is invaded. the uk government warns british nationals in ukraine it won't be able to fly them out if russia invades and says russia's in a position where it could attack at no notice. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. and champions of the world — chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup. ashleyjohn—baptiste is a bbc reporter who grew up in foster care and spent most of his life believing he was an only child. that is until his mid—20s, when he received a life—changing message. now on bbc news, he explores the separation of siblings by the uk

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. as russian military drills continue with belarus, the kremlin has accused the west of "hysteria". meanwhile, the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. police in paris fire tear gas to clear demonstrators protesting against the government's covid restrictions. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks, a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the presidents of the us and russia have held direct talks by phone to try to resolve tensions over ukraine. the white house said president biden had told his russian counterpart vladimir putin that the us and its allies would impose "swift and severe costs" on russia in the event of an invasion of ukraine. earlier, following a phone

today— from the us presidentjoe biden today saying that suggests that it is more _ today sayingtary action, which is very— going to take military action, which is very sad — going to take military action, which is very sad. find going to take military action, which is very sad-— is very sad. and i should of course sa that is very sad. and i should of course say that russia _ is very sad. and i should of course say that russia says _ is very sad. and i should of course say that russia says they - is very sad. and i should of course say that russia says they do - is very sad. and i should of course say that russia says they do not . say that russia says they do not plan to invade. also ciervo and the ukrainian president has very much played down, so that is just the opinion of the defence secretary of the united states on that particular note, but i find it quite stark reading it. 0k, ok, shall we move to something lighter? this is the independent and the ladies' gold for the uk in the last day of the olympic games. this is uk's olympic curling team, who defeated japan 10—3. i don'

us presidentjoe biden will speak to the ukrainian president us presidentjoe biden has been speaking tokrainian president volodymr zelensky by phone — as efforts to de—escalate the crisis over ukraine continue. earlier, white house national security adviserjake sullivan repeated his warning that a russian invasion could begin "any day." moscow denies it has plans to invade, but has positioned over positioned over 100,000 troops along its border with ukraine. in other developments on sunday, more than a dozen countries have now to leave the country. us members of an international monitoring mission in eastern ukraine have begun withdrawing. dutch airline klm said it would stop flying to ukraine — and germany's lufthansa said it was considering suspending flights. and a consignment of stinger surface to air missiles have arrived in kyiv from lithuania — one of the nato member countries sending military support to ukraine. in the uk, the defence secretary ben wallace has drawn parallels with the diplomatic efforts that took place before the second world war. jonathan blake has more. taking

by the uk defence secretary ben wallace along with phone calls by the prime minister and us presidentjoe bidene done little to change the minds of russian leaders. and scenes of tanks rolling up to a european border have made some western politicians fearful of history repeating itself. in an interview with the times this morning, mr wallace said the current situation had, "a whiff of munich in the air from some in the west." which many had thought was a reference to attempts by european leaders to appease hitler before the second world war. but it's been stressed that he still believes attempts at diplomacy to de—escalate the situation are important. his cabinet colleague was asked to clarify his remarks. he's not talking about appeasement. i think the comparison ben was drawing, i know the comparison he was drawing, it was around the attempts for a diplomatic outcome that it turned out adversaries at the time were not really interested in. is he directing this at france, germany? no, no, the point he is making is that we are all working on this to find a diplomatic outcome. labour says it sh

us presidentjoe biden speaks to russian president putin, as the ukrainian president says warnings ofsian attack are creating "panic". the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators — it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. an emotional trip home for chagos islanders. exiled by britain 50 years ago, their return highlighting the territorial dispute between mauritius and the uk. hello, and welcome to bbc news. the armed forces minister, james heappey, says britain's military will not be able to fly uk nationals out of ukraine as it did in afghanistan. the united states has warned a russian invasion could com

the headlines — us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin of the costs of any invasionaine's border, but denies any intent to invade. many countries — including australia, italy, israel, the netherlands and japan — have told their citizens to leave ukraine. nonessential staff have been ordered to leave the us embassy in ukraine's capital, kyiv. meanwhile, the ukrainian president said invasion warnings could stoke panic, which he called "the best friend of our enemies". canadian police have begun clearing a blockade of the main us border. protesters against covid restrictions had stopped traffic crossing the ambassador bridge, a major link to the us. the self—styled freedom convoy movement was started by canadian truckers opposed to a vaccinate—or—quarantine order for drivers crossing the border. protests have been held in several towns and cities around the uk to highlight the impact of the cost

ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky is due to speak to the us presidentjoe biden later today. 0urondent in kyiv james waterhouse says despite the threat, life is continuing as normal for many ukrainians. the government here has described this information about what could happen as unhelpful, whether it will be a full—scale invasion, an air strike on the capital kyiv, or otherwise. they have called it less than helpful, but they are striking a defiant tone. the foreign minister says the country's diplomacy, military and economy are all stronger than they were eight years ago when russia first annexed crimea. he also gave an assurance that ukraine would be ready for any scenario. that said, it is a crisp day here. ukrainians are getting on with their sunday as normal, going for a coffee and a walk, completely at odds with the growing urgency in political language by western leaders as well as the growing movement of russian troops along the border as well as to the north, a movement of troops that is getting harder and harder to ignore. earlier my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to uk

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctionshem out if russia invades — and says russia's in a position where it could attack "at no notice". this risks escalating in a way that is really quite terrifying. this is the largest concentration of troops on the european continent in 70 years. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. and champions of the world! chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup.

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctionscused the west of "hysteria". meanwhile, the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. police in paris fire tear gas to clear demonstrators protesting against the government's covid restrictions. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctionsritish nationals out of ukraine if russia invades — and says russia's in a position where it could attack "at no notice". this risks escalating in a way that is really quite terrifying. this is the largest concentration of troops on the european continent in 70 years. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators — it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall.

us presidentjoe biden speaks to russian president putin, as the ukrainian president says warnings ofussian attack are creating "panic" and demands to see firm proof of a planned invasion. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. now on bbc news it's sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm chetan pathak. coming up on tonight's programme: in his 100th international, dan biggar wins it for wales as scotland are beaten in the six nations. manchester united are left with that familiar feeling again as southampton banish their old trafford demons. still no medals for team gb in beijing — missing out in the skeleton for the first time in 20 years. welcome, thank you forjoining us. we start with t

the headlines: us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. the armed forces minister warns the uk will not be able to fly british nationals out of ukraine if russia invades, and says russia's in a position where it could attack "at no notice". in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators. it's after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. and champions of the world! chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup. footballer christian eriksen made headlines around the world when he collapsed on the pitch while playing for denmark in the euro 2020 football championship. now with a heart—starting device, he is back in the premier lea

our top stories: us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severeere economic sanctions" as russian military drills continue with belarus, the kremlin has accused the west of "hysteria". meanwhile, the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. breaking up the blockade — police in canada move in on truckers who cut off a major crossing to the us in protest against vaccine mandates.

coordinated effort, we together art when exposing the truth and to, speaking with a unified voice, as presidentjoe bidented states, our nato allies and our partners have been and remain open to serious diplomacy. we have put concrete proposals on the table. we have encouraged and engaged russia through nato, the organisation for security and cooperation in europe, the united nations and bilateral dialogues. we have engaged in good faith. russia continues to claim it is ready for talks, while at the same time, it narrows the avenues for diplomacy. their actions simply do not match their words. and let me be clear, i can say with absolute certainty, if russia further invades ukraine, the united states, together with our allies and partners will impose significant and unprecedented economic cost. applause we have worked intensively with many of you in this room to ensure we are prepared to move forward with consequences. we have prepared together economic measures that will be swift, severe and united we will impose far—reaching financial sanctions and export controls. we will target russia's financial ins

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctionsif ukraine is invaded. the uk government warns british nationals in ukraine it won't be able to fly them out if russia invades — and says russia's in a position where it could attack "at no notice". this risks escalating in a way that is really quite terrifying. this is the largest concentration of troops on the european continent in 70 years. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. and champions of the world! chelsea beat palmeiras 2—1 after extra time in the final of the club world cup. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the presidents of the us and russia have held direct talks over the phone to try to resolve tensions over ukraine. the white house said president biden had told his russian counterpart vladimir putin that he us and its allies would impose "swift and severe cost�*” on russia in the event od an invasion of ukraine. earlier, following a phone call with presid

americans to leave within the next 24 to 48 hours and they feel strongly enough about it for presidentjoe biden call with his closest allies, british allies as well, talking about the dangers. mr sullivan did deny reports that mr biden had told allies that they believe the americans had made the decision and would attack next week. he said no, it was not that definitive. they did not know for sure when vladimir putin was planning, if he had actually been given the go order. but looking at the number of troops built up in the way they were arranged, based on intelligence that the us was picking up that he could very well give that order innovation period of time and so, they were informing allies as a result and preparing for that possibility. thank you very much. the french resident thank you very much. the french president will _ thank you very much. the french president will speak _ thank you very much. the french president will speak to _ thank you very much. the french president will speak to his - thank you very much. the french l president will speak to his opposite number tomorrow amid m

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin of the costs of any invasion, saying that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. moscow has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along ukraine's border, but denies any intent to invade. many countries — including australia, italy, israel, the netherlands and japan — have told their citizens to leave ukraine. nonessential staff have been ordered to leave the us embassy in ukraine's capital, kyiv. meanwhile, the ukrainian president said invasion warnings could stoke panic, which he called "the best friend of our enemies". canadian police have begun clearing a blockade of the main us border. protesters against covid restrictions had stopped traffic crossing the ambassador bridge, a major link to the us. the self—styled freedom convoy movement was started by canadian truckers opposed to a vaccinate—or—quarantine order for drivers crossing the border. protests have been held in several towns and cities around the uk to highlight the impact of the cost of living crisis on workers and theirfamilies. the auste

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladimir putin that he'll respond with "severe economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. russia says the west is creating hysteria and it's absurd to suggest an invasion will happen. the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. there is panic in our country, and all this information, it helps only for panic. doesn't help us. and also ahead — police in canada break up a protest against covid restrictions after several days of a major trade route to the us being blocked. tear gas on the streets of paris, as french police try to disperse a demonstration against covid regulations. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate maltby, columnist for the i and chair of the theatre critics circle, and jonathan walker, political editor at the birmingham mail. welcome to both of you. let's just have a quick run through those front pages. the sunday express says brexit�*s big wins are coming soon — that's according to new brexit opportunities ministerjacob rees mogg, who's been speaking to the p

diplomat to the administration, what kind| the administration, what kind of advice would you give presidentjoe biden the moment?— president joe biden at the moment? , ., j moment? i believe that they're doinu 0k moment? i believe that they're doing ok with _ moment? i believe that they're doing ok with this _ moment? i believe that they're doing ok with this problem. . doing ok with this problem. they were slow to recognise it, a few stumbles out of the gate but the biden administration is done the right thing. it work with europe, the uk, rally the transatlantic community to respond to vladimir putin's threats at the same time offer a diplomatic off ramp to vladimir putin. i don't know if you'll take it. the best case may an ugly continuation of threats and pressure. but the biden administration has handled this pretty well, i think. they didn't want this crisis, they could've had a better relationship with russia, but the prudent did the task and working with the key allies. and we are where we should be, but it's not a great place. should be, but it's not a great lace. ~ . , should be, but it's n

first, the headlines — us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond withsevere economic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. as russian military drills continue with belarus, the kremlin has accused the west of "hysteria". meanwhile, the ukrainian president warns against creating panic. the best friend for enemies — that is panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. police in paris fire tear gas to clear demonstrators protesting against the government's covid restrictions. doctors say thousands more lives could be saved by paying attention to earlier symptoms of heart attacks. a new campaign to spot the signs is launched by nhs england. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate maltby, columnist for the i and chair of the theatre critics circle, and jonathan walker, political editor at the birmingham mail. i'll be speaking to them in just a moment. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the sunday express says brexit�*s big wins are coming soon.

us presidentjoe biden insists russia is planning to invade ukraine, saying an attack is expected in the. make no mistake, if russia pursues its plans, it will be responsible for a catastrophic and needless war of choice. the prime minister has completed a questionnaire about alleged lockdown parties at downing street and returned it to the metropolitan police. after 1a long days, could it finally be a golden day for team gb? the men's curlers take on sweden in the gold medal match in the next hour, with at least a silver medal guaranteed. it's saturday 19 february. our main story: the big clean—up is set to begin after storm eunice brought damage, disruption and record—breaking gusts of wind to many parts of the uk. around 400,000 homes remain without power and a number of train operators are still warning people not to travel. but efforts to get things back on track could be hampered by a yellow weather warning for ice across northern england, northern ireland and scotland until 9:00am this morning, and the met office has also issued a yellow wind warning for south wales and the south

as a former diplomat to the us administration, what kind of advice would you give presidentjoe biden e doing ok with this problem. they were slow to recognise it, a few stumbles out of the gate but the biden administration has done the right thing. it has worked with europe, the uk, rallies the transatlantic community to respond to vladimir putin's threats at the same time offer a diplomatic off ramp to putin. i don't know if he'll take it. the best case may an ugly continuation of threats and pressure. but the biden administration has handled this pretty well, i think. they didn't want this crisis, they could've had a better relationship with russia, but the prudent did the task and working with the key allies. and we are where we should be, but it's not a great place. brtain�*s most senior police officer, the chief of the london metropolitan police, cressida dick, has resigned. she's leaving the post two years earlier than expected after the mayor of london expressed reservations about her ability to reform the police force. a recent police watchdog report into misconduct found evid

so what do you think somebody like us - think somebody like us presidentjoe biden needs to do now, strategicallyn, note that this _ now, strategically? i mean, note that this chinese- - now, strategically? i mean, - note that this chinese- russian note that this chinese— russian partnership has really been solidified, but continue the process of trying to have a diplomatic solution to the ukraine crisis, talks are still going on, even as the military buildup continues as well, and then find a way to deal with china too. of course the biden administration wanted the focus to be on china but it is now able to do that —— not been able to do that —— not been able to do that —— not been able to do that in the past few months because of all the challenges coming from russia. thank you angela forjoining us on bbc news. as we heard earlier, a possible russian invasion of ukraine is a top international concern — but communities in the east of the country have had to endure a conflict for years. some 14,000 people have been killed — soldiers and civilians. and despite an official ceasefire, the deaths con

we had a bit about from us presidentjoe biden on what he is introducing.people can expect?- what people can expect? well, toda the what people can expect? well, today the president _ what people can expect? well, today the president announced j today the president announced sanctions against banks and russian oligarchs, five banks, ten members of president putin's inner circle, not vladimir putin himself. those measures, aim does president biden put it, and cutting russia off, effectively, from the international or certainly the international or certainly the western financial system. but the threat of course, these sort of sanctions has been in place for some time, and has not deterred vladimir putin from invading ukraine. indeed, administration officials acknowledge it could take some time for some of these sanctions to actually have an effect. there is a lot of vladimir putin can do in the meantime. so we have seen resistance from some republican lawmakers, lindsey graham, south carolina senator, has said that he would like to see sanctions targeting vl

heads to moscow to meet president putin after earlier holding a telephone conversation with us presidentjoe biden also due to meet ukraine's president zelensky and possibly germany's chancellor later in the week. in eastern ukraine, kremlin—backed separatists have been fighting government forces since 2014. our international correspondent, orla guerin, reports now from one village that has been virtually destroyed by the conflict. russia lies across the water, a threat not seen, but felt. on this side of the frozen azov sea, all is quiet on the beaches in the ukrainian seaside town of shyrokyne. these days, less beach resort, more last resort. war came here in 2014, and kremlin—backed separatists are still dug injust a few miles away. "there are defences on the shore "and mines in the water", says the commander, sergei, who insists president putin is just flexing his muscles. for now, more waiting and wondering — will he, won't he invade? a worry notjust for ukraine, but for the world. and for this village, anotherfront line area, about two hours away. this entire village is a casualty of the con

us presidentjoe biden.omats say russia has now amassed up to 190,000 troops around the borders of ukraine, calling it "the most significant military mobilisation in europe since the second world war." world leaders are meeting in munich for a security conference, but russia isn't attending for the first time in two decades. from munich, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports. the closest to war in europe for years. these shots only fired in russia's naval exercises in the black sea. but so close to ukraine's southern coast and so much bigger than ukraine's own fleet. a shot across the bow to kyiv. and a country now surrounded by moscow's military might. 0n the northern border, another show of force, exercises with belarus. today in moscow, president putin met the belarusian leader, closest of friends. the long table used for visiting western leaders is gone. president putin tells him they will both participate in new drills tomorrow, and sends a message to nato too. translation: i must st

the us presidentjoe biden has also announced new sanctions on technology exports, banks and individuals on the russian economy. with the details here start diplomatic correspondent james details here start diplomatic correspondentjames landau. for correspondent james landau. for days, correspondentjames landau. for days, for weeks western politicians paid court to pull the russian leader back from the russian leader back from the brink. yet their diplomacy, their deterrence, their phone calls failed. now the world must face the consequences of this man's defiance. a burden that inevitably falls largely on this man's shoulders. putin is the aggressor, _ on this man's shoulders. putin is the aggressor, putin - on this man's shoulders. putin is the aggressor, putin chosel is the aggressor, putin chose this war. and now he and his country will bear the consequences. today i am authorising additional strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to russia. this is going to impose severe cost on the russian economy both immediately and over time. economy both immediately and ov

presidentjoe biden�*s senior medical adviser on coronavirus, dr anthony fauci, has said it's time forricans to start moving back towards normality. dr fauci acknowleged covid—19 infections would likely rise as restrictions were lifted and said tough choices lie ahead. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. early last year american democracy came under attack from within. supporters of defeated president donald trump stormed the us capitol and provoked deadly violence. my guest today is democratic congressman jamie raskin, a key player in the subsequent impeachment of donald trump and the congressional investigation into that january six assault. all this as congressman raskin has faced up to personal tragedy. what happened when the pillars of personal and political life came crashing down all at once? congressmanjamie raskin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me. it is a real pleasure, congressman. you have chosen to share with the public the worst experience of your life, frankly the worst experience anybody can imagine, that

so what do you think somebody like us presidentjoe biden needs to do now, strategically?but continue the process of trying to have a diplomatic solution to the ukraine crisis. talks are still going on, even as the military buildup continues too, and then find a way to deal with china too. of course the biden administration wanted to focus on dealing with china but it has not been able to do that in the past but it has not been able to do that in the past few months. let's get some of the day's other news. the death toll from the covid—i9 pandemic in the united states surpassed 900,000 on friday, according to thejohns hopkins university coronavirus tracker. new cases linked to the omicron variant are falling, but daily deaths continue to rise, with an average of 2,400. currently, only 64% of the population are fully immunised — that's despite highly effective vaccines being widely available. five people have been killed by an avalanche in the austrian state of tyrol. rescuers say the victims were buried under snow near spiss, close to the border with switzerland. a sixth p

presidentjoe biden�*s senior medical adviser on coronavirus, dr anthony fauci, has said it's time forricans to start moving back towards normality. dr fauci acknowleged covid—19 infections would likely rise as restrictions were lifted and said tough choices lie ahead. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week... imitates arnold schwarzenegger: i need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle. blimey! the terminator�*s on zoom! robert de niro�*s waiting and he's talking italian. and... # just one cornetto! can you hear me? hello? yes, can you hear me? are you muted? no, are you frozen? all i'm getting is me back. i can hear me. 0k, hang on. sorry! hang on! what have you done? have you dropped the phone? yeah, sorry. i can hear you now. hello? you've got me? yes, there we go. good, i've got more used to talking to you like this than in real life now. yeah, and i'm more used to talking to you while you're walking up and down wherever you're going. did you know that a fifth of all zoom meetings last year took place while people were walking and running? and i reckon that's all yo

and the us presidentjoe biden has announced new sanctions, on technology exports, banks and individualsvere cost" on the russian economy. putin is the aggressor. putin chose this war. and now he and his country will bear the consequences. today i'm authorising additional strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to russia. this is going to impose severe costs on the russian economy, both immediately and over time. we are purposely designing the sanctions to maximise the long—term impact on russia, and minimise the impact on the united states and our allies. let's cross live to washington now and speak to dr alina polyakova, president and ceo of the center for european policy analysis think tank. thank you forjoining us. we have spent some time watching this eu summit, and it seems to be further, more severe sanctions they are putting in place, i will mention just a couple of them to our viewers and also to you. so also, they say, just going to ursula von der leyen, she said the export ban will hit the gas sector, making it impossible to upgrade oil refineries and said

it has of course been response from around the world, including the united states, the us presidentjoe bideng major loss of life. president biden will be addressing americans on thursday today about the consequences he says that russia will face. russia, just a bit of breaking news, russia's defence ministry has denied attacking ukrainian cities, saying it is targeting military infrastructure, air defence and air forces with high precision weapons stoppages according to the country's state agency, citing the ministry. let's cross now to steve rosenberg. actually. we have david willis here. david, we had the statement from president biden and he said the world is praying for ukraine, while president putin praise on ukraine. president putin praise on ukraine-— president putin praise on ukraine. , ., ukraine. yes, indeed and the liuhts ukraine. yes, indeed and the lights are _ ukraine. yes, indeed and the lights are still— ukraine. yes, indeed and the lights are still on _ ukraine. yes, indeed and the lights are still on my - ukraine. yes, indeed and the lights are still on my after . lights ar

the headlines — us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with "severeconomic sanctions" if ukraine is invaded. the white house said that an invasion could happen at any time. many countries have told their citizens to leave ukraine. meanwhile, the ukrainian president said invasion warnings could stoke panic, which he called "the best friend of our enemies". canadian police have begun clearing a blockade of the main us border. protesters against covid restrictions had stopped traffic crossing the ambassador bridge, a major link to the us. in paris, french police fire tear gas at demonstrators after a convoy carrying protesters against coronavirus restrictions made it into the capital. more than 7000 officers have been deployed in a bid to stop the demonstrators. in 1976, john curry became the olympic, world and european champion in figure skating, but off the ice, the impact his life and career had on sport and the lgbt+ community was even greater. this is his story. when i see and i think ofjohn curry, i think of somebody who helped me see that you are

presidentjoe biden�*s senior medical adviser on coronavirus, dr anthony fauci, says it's time for americansality, despite the remaining risks from the virus. dr fauci admitted many states are facing tough choices. there is no perfect solution to this. they are trying to balance the fact that the world and the united states and particularly certain parts of the united states are just up to here with covid, theyjust really need to somehow get their life back. you don't want to be reckless and throw everything aside, but you have got to start inching towards that and when you do that you then veer away from paying attention to something that might be important, so someone has got to ask the question which i do not have the answer to, what is the balance? really being strict to prevent any kind of infection or the negative impact on society of being too restrictive and people argue about that all day. i mean, is the impact on mental health, is the impact on development of children, the impact on schools, is that balanced against trying to be covid pristine and protect against infection? i don't

a mob stormed the capitol as lawmakers met to confirm presidentjoe biden's poll win on 6th january lastow. today's gathering was held at her sandringham estate in norfolk, where herfather, king george vi, died in 1952. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. the pace of her life is slower, now. her doctors want her to take things carefully. but on this weekend of private memories, of her beloved father and her late husband, the queen was meeting local people in the ballroom at sandringham, and the conversation flowed. probably be quite different because nowadays won't we do things quite differently? she move slowly and carefully now, steadied by a stick, but there were no hesitations on the exchanges with the guests. i was told it had to be upside—down for the press. they can see it. laughter. i don't mind! i don't matter. well, i think i can probably read it upside down, too. i think you probably can. there was a jubilee cake, the first of many for the queen to cut, and a jubilee scroll congratulating her on the 70 years of her reign. 70 years. extraordinary, isn't it? it's

us presidentjoe biden speaks to russian president putin, as the ukrainian president says warnings ofs panic in our country. and all this information, that helps only for panic. it doesn't help us. borisjohnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall.

this is bbc news — our main headlines us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin thatitary drills continue with belarus — the kremlin has accused the west of �*hysteria'. let's get more now on our main story. fergal keane is in kyiv and has been speaking to ukrainians at a protest in the city. the event was organised by a right wing nationalist group, but those attending were from across the political spectrum. this is the first real manifestation we've had of public feeling since the anxiety of a possible russian invasion has increased over the last 2a hours. what you can see around me here is people of all ages and seemingly from all sides or all shades of political opinion coming out onto the streets here in a very important place in terms of ukraine's progress to democracy. people saying they will resist any russian intervention. why have you come here? the main reason is to show the unity of the people before the threat of russian occupation. this is the main reason, that we are all united, because different people, different political positions, different politic

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he'll respond with �*severe economic sanctionssed the west of �*hysteria'. voters in switzerland will go to the polls on sunday to decide whether to tighten tobacco laws — including a ban on advertisements anywhere that young people might see them. campaigners say switzerland has been slow to adopt measures due to lobbying by tobacco companies. our correspondent, imogen foulkes reports from bern. switzerland, a byword for good health and clean air but 2 million people here, almost one quarter of the population, smoke. most started when they were teenagers. every year 9500 people die from the tobacco—related illness foot of a cost billions on health and economic costs. that is why it is so important people to limit advertising, discounts and sponsoring. switzerland lags far behind the rest of europe over tobacco control. in a survey of 80 countries it ranked second to last. campaigners blame lobbying by the industry. the words biggest tobacco companies have headquarters in switzerland. they contribute $6 billion a year and 11,000 j

the us presidentjoe biden will convene a national security council meeting on sunday to discuss the situation white house said that russia could launch an attack against ukraine at any time. meanwhile borisjohnson told a security conference of world leaders in munich that the military alliance nato, a group of 30 nations, was united at "a moment of extreme danger". ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky — who was also in munich — said his country would not be provoked into conflict by russia but was determined to protect itself with or without support from western allies. paul adams has the latest from kyiv. no need to panic yet. a country already at war for eight years still somehow taking this crisis in its stride. i am not scared but my friends, some of them are nervous a little, but i don't think that we will have a war. gunfire. but in the east, the situation is increasingly volatile. ukraine's interior minister and visiting journalists forced to flee when their convoy came under shell fire, close to areas controlled by pro—russia separatists. the separatists are evacuating their civili

us presidentjoe biden warns russian leader vladamir putin that he�*ll respond with �*severe economicarus — the kremlin has accused the west of �*hysteria�*. let�*s stay with that story now. earlier my colleague lewis vaughanjones spoke to sergei markov — former member of the russian assembly, the dumas, and a former aide to president putin — and asked him if the russian troops on the border will invade. no. so there are no circumstances under which those troops will invade ukraine? if they will recognise the republics and the kyiv regime start aggression against them, probably the russian army will have to crush them. but it will not be so much an invasion, but more liberation of the eastern region so far. so you�*re saying if those russian troops crossed the border, it wouldn�*t be an invasion, it would be a liberation? is that what you�*re saying? yes, a liberation if the kyiv regime will start attacking against us. but ukraine is its own sovereign nation, do you not recognise that? no — no, ukraine is not a sovereign nation now, because ukraine has no ukrainian government. the gov