. �* �*, ., ., ., , the uk. help customers _ the uk. but it's not going to help customers and _ the uk. but it's not going to help customers and businesses - the uk. but it's not going to help| customers and businesses paying the uk. but it's not going to help - customers and businesses paying huge energy bills at the moment. all energy bills at the moment. all we've got today is a cobbled together a list of things that could and should have been done over the last10-12 _ and should have been done over the last 10—12 years, and it doesn't even _ last 10—12 years, and it doesn't even tackle really important things like insulating homes, which could save even tackle really important things like insulating homes, which £400 on everybody's bill. so it's too little. — £400 on everybody's bill. so it's too little, too late.— £400 on everybody's bill. so it's too little, too late. ministers want enou:h too little, too late. ministers want enough offshore — too little, too late. ministers want enough offshore wind _ too

we have energy security here in the uk. this is how the uk _ energy security here in the uk.k generates electricity now to stop gas—fired power stations contribute over a third, a proportion the government wants to shrink. low—carbon, which includes nuclear and renewables, makes up nearly 60% of power generation. by 2030, the government because my ambition is for low—carbon to generate 95% of uk power with 25% of the total coming from nuclear by 2050. this is construction on a truly breathtaking scale and that is a problem for some. to its detractors, it is big, slow, it can be risky and at £20 billion plus a p0p, be risky and at £20 billion plus a pop, it's incredibly expensive. but for the government, big nuclear is an always on, low—carbon, truly domestic non—imported form of energy, and that security for the future. 0ffshore energy, and that security for the future. offshore wind power has already transformed the uk energy mix and the government aims to quadruple output by the end of the decade. it also wants to revive onshore wind, despite objections from many of its own

you popular notjust in the uk but around the world.— popular notjust in the uk but around the world.million uk members _ around the world. you have half a million uk members puts - around the world. you have half a million uk members puts 57 - around the world. you have half a l million uk members puts 57 million scouts around the world in almost every country and you are seeing a rise globally. young people want to do these sorts of activities, now, more than ever.— do these sorts of activities, now, more than ever. with the pandemic, everywhere — more than ever. with the pandemic, everywhere experienced _ more than ever. with the pandemic, everywhere experienced lockdowns, | everywhere experienced lockdowns, are we seeing people wanting to get outdoors more because of that? i think so, it is an opportunity to meet people and take part in activities, get out and about and explore the great outdoors and take part in adventures with their friends. ., ., , part in adventures with their friends. . ., ., ., friends. that was one of the water rockets going _ friends. that was one of the w

under uk tax rules, when you're resident here all your worldwide earnings are taxable in the uk, butlare their permanent home is elsewhere. they must not have a settled long—term commitment to stay here and do still have to pay tax on all their uk earnings. she will have taken the position she was domiciled in india, which may be a reasonable position, but then she made an active choice to claim the remittance basis, which means she's taxed only on money she brings into the uk, not on profits, income gains outside the uk, and that was a choice. it's a choice that could prove damaging for him. he's in charge of all our taxes, just put them up this week, and has been criticised for not doing enough for the poorest. his wife, who was born in india, has shares in this giant indian it firm which earn her millions. it was founded by her father, who's now a billionaire — one of india's richest men. we need complete transparency on this, so that we can all understand what scheme she may have been using to reduce her own tax. but to use a scheme, when the chancellor is out there day after day

n get across to the uk? i don't remember — get across to the uk?igures - get across to the uk? i don't remember the figures off - get across to the uk? i don't| remember the figures off the get across to the uk? i don't - remember the figures off the top of my head, but pertinent that you should ask, because it is clear the uk has paid millions of pounds. the fact the security has been so tight and secure, and migrants are not managing to get onto lorries or into the eurotunnel, this is why they are throwing themselves onto small embarkation is, and that is where it is tragic. remember, we saw 27 people died at sea just before christmas. coming back to this policy before the early may local elections, in the guardian, there is a snap poll by yougov of almost 3000 voters. interesting figures. of those 3000 voters, only 35% supported the measure, 43% opposed it. on the one hand, it is clear there is a serious problem, tens of thousands of people coming per year, the number keeps on going up. but to send them 6000 miles away to east africa on a one—wa

anecdotally in the uk at _ on food prices. anecdotally in the uk at least, _ on food prices.n the uk at least, there is - on food prices. anecdotally in the uk at least, there is a - the uk at least, there is a huge shortage of sunflower oil, cooking oil, and there is some evidence that is happening in other countries. why is that in particular so badly hit, and will be see that easing off as time goes by?— will be see that easing off as time goes by? sunflower oil is particularly. — time goes by? sunflower oil is particularly. a _ time goes by? sunflower oil is particularly, a large _ particularly, a large components percentage of exports come from that region. it is far less critical in a way that i'm thinking about staples such as wheat or maize or rice, because some flyer oil is one of many vegetable oils, so there are readily available substitutes there, so, yes, there may be a shortage of sunflower oil, but there should not be a shortage of vegetable oil more generally, so i think thatis oil more generally, so i think that is sort of a different situation to some extent

in getting more refugees to the uk. ., , , , ., the uk. the uk. it has been frustrated. i apologise with _ the uk. it has been frustrated. i apologise with frustration - the uk. it has been frustrated. i | apologise with frustration myself and i have spoken about this previously. it takes time. i am responsible for searching the staff in region as well, hundreds of home office staff doing visa applications, processing on the ground, providing support. people sa it is ground, providing support. people say it is not— ground, providing support. people say it is not good _ ground, providing support. people say it is not good enough, - ground, providing support. people say it is not good enough, you - say it is not good enough, you boasted about a surge of staff to support the ukrainian refugees arriving there. i went there, it was two guys, a table and some crisps. first of all there is no boasting taking place, let me be clear. we have a centre in france. by, taking place, let me be clear. we have a centre in france. a bespoke centre. have a

uk.s obviously just that is obviouslyjust eight years away. and the government will also look to increase the uk's current 1a gigawatts of solar capacity which it says could grow up to five times by 2035. 0ur political correspondent ione wells is with me. ione, what do you think stands out from this policy? there has been quite a lot of toing and froing between the treasury and number 10. i think what stands out clearly as the two big bets the government are making here is a nuclear and offshore wind in particular, some pretty ambitious targets they have set out on both fronts. nuclear as you touched on, they want 25% of the uk's electricity to be produced by nuclear power by 2050, and that is going to require a massive expansion of nuclear power stations across the uk, which they say is something that they want to start the process of next year, opening a competitive bidding process for different power stations across the uk. secondly on offshore wind as well they want that to generate e

uk.tephen breyer new research suggests people are at an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after having covid—19. the first african—american woman to be nominated for the us supreme court could be confirmed later today. and the day the dinosaurs died — scientists say they've found fossils of creatures killed when a giant asteroid hit the earth and led to the mass extinction. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the ukrainian government has warned that russian forces are massing, ahead of a new offensive aimed at the east of the country, and its foreign minister has appealed to nato to supply more weapons to counter it. thousands of people are trying to escape the donbas region, ahead of russia's expected attack. let's go through some of the main developments in the war in ukraine. ukrainian officials are appealing to people in the donbas region to "take this opportunity" to flee "while it is safe". russian troops are regro

astu." making storms are stronger when they hit the uk? ., . ., hit the uk? the uk? our long-term climate prejections do _ hit the uk? our long-term climate projections do give _ hit the uk? our long-term climate projections do give us _ hit the uk? our long-term climate projections do give us some - hit the uk? our long-term climate projections do give us some hints. | projections do give us some hints. it tells us uk winters are very likely to get milder and wetter, again in the long term. this milder and wetter weather tends to come from the atlantic weather storms develop so that does start to suggest that winter stormy periods are becoming more frequent in the future. also, there is research into certain types of storms and in particular the kind that can give us a very strong winds, and it looks like these as well may become more frequent in the long term. more ex - losive frequent in the long term. more explosive cyclogenesis - frequent in the long term. more explosive cyclogenesis now, - frequent in the long term. more explosive cyclogenesis now, and

in the uk if they— promises that they can settle in the uk if they make it.ourney. it is also deeply unfair, because it advantages those with the means— because it advantages those with the means to _ because it advantages those with the means to pay smugglers over the vulnerable who cannot. global systems — vulnerable who cannot. global systems and conventions have failed to address _ systems and conventions have failed to address this global crisis and the world — to address this global crisis and the world has changed and renewed global— the world has changed and renewed global leadership is required to find new— global leadership is required to find new innovative solutions to this growing problem. today, the united _ this growing problem. today, the united kingdom and rwanda have liked a joint _ united kingdom and rwanda have liked a joint partnership to put an end to his deadly— a joint partnership to put an end to his deadly trade in people smuggling. this is part of the united — smuggling. this is part of the united kingdom's new plan for migration, t

refugees as the uk has done.ave seen extraordinary numbers of people saying come to my home, i'll give you a bedroom. others wanting to help people unite with family and friends. we have seen the outpouring of generosity. but they are thwarted, really, by the bureaucracy of whitehall. but what the government would say is, you do need to have security, you do need to have checks, we need to make sure who is coming over here. there could be bad agents, russians who seek to harm others, are there issues around making sure that these are very vulnerable refugees are looked after properly when they come here. but when you dial all down, the reality is that these systems and the processes are at odds with what people actually want to do, they are a bit for the war, and at the moment that remains quite a political problem. that remains quite a political roblem. . ~ that remains quite a political roblem. ., ~' ,, that remains quite a political roblem. ., ~ i. ., that remains quite a political roblem. ., ~ ., ., ., proble

and india, itapplies between india and the uk, and uk and india, it applies to both indian and uk companiess over to the uk to help them acclimatise and also become more efficient, so it is very much more nuanced and complicated a picture than merely visas and the number of them. it merely visas and the number of them. , . ., ., them. it is, and i want to become _ them. it is, and i want to become something - them. it is, and i want to become something that i them. it is, and i want to l become something that my colleague was talking about there, and the relationship between india and russia. we understand borisjohnson is offering to help india cut its reliance on russian oil. my question is, we didn't even want to? — would it even want to? i not here to talk about that relationship, but what i would indicate is that one of the planks that the prime minister is pushing at the moment is seeing whether we can strengthen the business between the business and the uk in the area of defence.— area of defence. one ma'or oint area of defence. one ma'or point that d area of defence. one ma'or point

so the idea that she had _ pay uk income tax. so the idea that she had no— pay uk income tax.e had no other choice than to register as _ she had no other choice than to register as non—dom was completely blown _ register as non—dom was completely blown out _ register as non—dom was completely blown out the water. all along, the reactions _ blown out the water. all along, the reactions to — blown out the water. all along, the reactions to the story coming from team _ reactions to the story coming from team sunak have been inconsistent, or at ieast— team sunak have been inconsistent, or at least sketchy. yes, sunak was trying _ or at least sketchy. yes, sunak was trying to— or at least sketchy. yes, sunak was trying to hose it down by giving an interview — trying to hose it down by giving an interview to rachel pfeiffer, saying this was— interview to rachel pfeiffer, saying this was a — interview to rachel pfeiffer, saying this was a smearjob and to leave his wife _ this was a smearjob and to leave his wife out— this was a smearjob and to leave his wife out of it, she shouldn't

and the uk will also be hit — the imf forecasts the uk economy will grow by 1.2% next year, which isut of all g7 nations. our economics editor, faisal islam has more from washington. just as the world appeared to be recovering from the aftermath of the covid pandemic, another unprecedented economic shock has hit — the war in ukraine. a severe setback to the recovery, says the international monetary fund, slowing growth, and driving up prices. in washington this week, finance ministers and heads of central banks are meeting to try to tackle these twin shocks to the system, as the imf sharply cut its forecast for the world economy at the same time as raising its forecasts for inflation. we view a number of clouds on the horizon. first and foremost, the war itself could escalate militarily, but also the sanctions could be tightened. then there is inflation growing and broadening everywhere, and that might lead to a more aggressive path of monetary policy tightening in many parts of the world, including the us, but also in europe or the uk, and that would weigh down growth. but this is a

— to stay in the uk? you're quite riaht, to stay in the uk? i right, that is one of the more significant corollaries of this study that people around rishi sunak and his wife are saying, the reason she does not want to make that declaration that he would have to make to renounce non—dom status or stop taking that box on the tax form is because she does not want to say that she intends to live in the uk permanently. obviously, that would have quite

uk chancellor, rishi sunak, his wife, ash carty amartey, has volunteered to pay uk income tax on herant, a company founded by her father, from which she received £11.6 million in dividend income last year. as a non—domiciled uk resident, she is not required by law to pay uk taxes on her international income, but in a statement released to the bbc, she was our that tax arrangements did not seem compatible with the british sense of fairness. that update from simon jack. with the british sense of fairness. that update from simonjack. you can follow him on twitter and you can also follow me. thanks for watching. today wasn't quite as cold as yesterday because the wind wasn't as strong but we have still ended the week with temperatures below par for the time of year. we take that chilly arctic air with us into the start of the weekend, but as we move into next week a shift in the pattern. southerly winds delivering some warmer conditions across the uk. forthis some warmer conditions across the uk. for this weekend, some warmer conditions across the uk. forthis weekend, it some warmer cond

on the uk side, the — the negotiations. on the uk side, the trade _ the negotiations.ons. on the uk side, the trade minister hasj side, the trade minister has said britain's future prosperity lies with the usa. at the same time, the us, has made it very clear, that its focus is less on doing free trade agreements, beyond its borders, its focus is on domestically pro supporting the economy as it recovers from covid—19, a mismatch and sense of sense of urgency? absolutely, america first is still a us policy we are not 100% where this has gone difference in packaging in the post— trump era, what we will hear is to protect the good friday agreement and the protocol on the table, us strategy with individual states is unclear, not so easy to wide steps the fact you need a trade agreement with one of the world's largest economies, there is a lot to play for but there is a lot to play for but the important thing to state, is that us trade representatives is two days in the uk and aberdeen and london very significant agendas and being billed as such, a new sense of important re

asked about the war in ukraine he said the uk _ in the uk. in ukraine he said the uk could - in the uk. asked about the war in i ukraine he said the uk could provide tanks to poland who may in turn send heavy armour to ukrainian forces. india could still play a role he suggested, despite its neutral stance. . ~ ., stance. talking to the prime minister today _ stance. talking to the prime minister today it _ stance. talking to the prime minister today it is - stance. talking to the prime minister today it is clear - stance. talking to the prime | minister today it is clear that stance. talking to the prime - minister today it is clear that he has already intervened several times and i am sure it is no secret, he has intervened several times with vladimir putin really to ask him what on earth he thinks he's doing. yesterday the government dropped its attempt to delay a parliamentary investigation into the prime minister's conduct. his opponents say his time is up.— minister's conduct. his opponents say his time is up. partygate was a watershed

on all— and the uk from the european union. on all the _ and the uk from the european union. about, there's not - interesting. i think we have seen... you talk about, there's not much i you talk about, there's not much talk about— you talk about, there's not much talk about brexit, _ you talk about, there's not much talk about brexit, i— you talk about, there's not much talk about brexit, i think- you talk about, there's not much talk about brexit, i think people. you talk about, there's not much| talk about brexit, i think people i been _ talk about brexit, i think people i been cagey. _ talk about brexit, i think people i been cagey, because _ talk about brexit, i think people i been cagey, because they- talk about brexit, i think people i been cagey, because they think l talk about brexit, i think people i. been cagey, because they think that ship has sailed. _ been cagey, because they think that ship has sailed, but there _ ship has sailed, but there is emerging _ ship has sailed, but there is emerging evidence - ship has sailed, but there is emerging evidence that - ship

here in the uk, one of the uk's most senior criminal lawyers has called for the post office to be strippedinto the treatment of former sub—postmasters is expected to come to an end next month. the post office used its ability to take more than 700 branch managers straight to court, when faulty software appeared to make it look like money was missing from their branches. 0ur correspondent colletta smith has the story. i don't get it. i really don't get it. most of us were aware then, obviously, that horizon was having its issues, but then they still chose to prosecute me! and that is just malicious, nasty. pauline was sacked, made homeless and given a criminal conviction when her youngest daughter was only two. the computer system had shown a shortfall at her branch. she'd asked for help, but instead, the post office sent in their team of investigators. considering they're not the police, but they made you.... they made you feel like they were the police. what got me was the way they went about it. it was... it was, it was... they were so aggressive. the same happened to marion's husband, p

out to the uk which has i shout out to the uk which has provided _ shout out to the uk which has provided—ship missiles i shout out to the uk which has provided anti—ship missiles to ukraine, _ provided anti—ship missiles to ukraine, almost— provided anti—ship missiles to ukraine, almost certainly- provided anti—ship missiles to| ukraine, almost certainly they provided anti—ship missiles to - ukraine, almost certainly they were used in _ ukraine, almost certainly they were used in this— ukraine, almost certainly they were used in this case. _ ukraine, almost certainly they were used in this case. there's also - used in this case. there's also significance _ used in this case. there's also significance in— used in this case. there's also significance in this _ used in this case. there's also significance in this will - used in this case. there's also significance in this will push . used in this case. there's also - significance in this will push those ships— significance in this will push those ships further— significance in this will push those ships further offshore. _ significance in t

uk.here's a boost for offshore wind energy too, but critics say the government's plan fails to tackle the key issues. the government has rejected moving on a sprint on the key things that would have made the difference. onshore wind, solar and energy efficiency. ukraine's foreign minister calls on nato for more help. my agenda is very simple. it has only three items in it. it's weapons, weapons, and weapons. more pressure on the chancellor, rishi sunak, as his wife confirms she has non—domiciled status — which means she doesn't have to pay uk tax on income earned outside britain. and the day the dinosaurs died — scientists say they've found fossils of creatures killed when a giant asteroid hit the earth and led to the mass extinction. good morning. the government has unveiled its much—delayed energy strategy, which seeks to reduce the uk's reliance on imported fuel by boosting domestic power generation. it says up to eight nuclear reactors could be approved by the end of the decade, with

and on peace and the future, the uk promised to tame but i future, the uk promised to tame but with yourto come from those talks? more weapons and sanctions. we need long—range weapons now. i want to accept the support from the uk government and say thank you and acknowledge their leadership in support of ukraine, that is extremely important to us. and uk government and borisjohnson himself has shown leadership but we need more, we need long—range weapons and artillery and air defence. notjust to stop the russians as we already have and we are already counterattacking, but to keep them out of the country, to attack them and that appear to understand is only force and strength. that is what we need to receive now from the west and then i think we can work with this and stop this as quickly as possible. with this and stop this as quickly as possible-— with this and stop this as quickly as ossible. ~ ., ., ., ., as possible. what hope to have of havin: as possible. what hope to have of having success _ as possible. what hope to have of having success in _ as possible. what hope to have of h

mark. from the uk down to rwanda. mark, thank ou from the uk down to rwanda.thank you very much. _ jess parker, you've been talking to some of the people who want to cross the channel and come to britain — what's their reaction to this news? no wonder that we have spoken to so far had actually heard about this announcement. when we explained it to them, they seemed pretty bewildered. 0ne to them, they seemed pretty bewildered. one man's jaw visibly drop. it didn't deter people's determination to come to the uk, despite the dangers. it was in november that 27 people tragically lost their lives trying to cross the channel and that there was a political bust up between the uk and france. priti patel was uninvited from a ministerial meeting. boris johnson has talked about trying to forge some sort of returns agreement with the eu, a mutual policy fell away after brexit. but france has previously accused the uk have not really being serious to try to solve this issue. french authorities so far haven't commented on these latest developments but people here seem pret

let's return to the uk.illions of pounds, has non—dom status, meaning she does not have to pay uk tax on income earned abroad. she earns money from shares in an indian software giant founded by her billionaire father. her spokeswoman said she pays all tax due in the uk, but labour called for "complete transparency". our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the details. he's been called "dishy rishi". the chancellor and his wife, akshata murthy, are both millionaires. when he became a minister, he declared the fact she's a non—dom to officials that now its public, so is the shine coming off? the chancellor's been very honest, very clear and she is, after all, a private citizen, she's not a politician and i think her affairs were completely transparent. and, as you say, there's no hint of any wrongdoing at all. under uk tax rules, when you're resident here, all your worldwide earnings are taxable in the uk but so—called are taxable in the uk, but so—called non—doms do not have to pay uk tax on fore

already skies are hazy in the west of the uk. not sunny everywhere. 0ne the west of the uk.nd northern ireland they are not as high. the temperature by the end of the afternoon will reach the high teens in the midlands but fresher in eastern scotland. here is the forecast for tonight, fine weather forecast for tonight, fine weather for the bulk of the uk but here is that weather front approaching northern ireland bringing cloud and rain by the early hours of sunday morning, especially to western parts of northern ireland, elsewhere we are in for a dry and sunny start, sunshine from the word go for many parts of the uk for instance and # easter sunday. a different story for the west. a slow—moving weather front which should reach belfast by the afternoon, so a lot cooler. 13 degrees with the rest of the country around 15—20 c. that weather front will make more progress across the uk by monday, you can see it on the spine of the country. around it, cooler air from the atlantic which means the temperature will start to ease from monday onwards. no pressure to the north—west, a

. ., , ., in the uk.me _ in the uk. we have had the statement from the home office _ in the uk. we have had the statement from the home office and _ in the uk. we have had the statement from the home office and presumablyj from the home office and presumably the government will not think it is in its interest to kind of confront the archbishop over this but backbenchers are often either afraid or encouraged to do it by downing street. it is not our response bertie but you go and say this because you are free to say this. is there any sign of that happening or is of a body keeping well clear? elevate the home office's response has been pretty much the same response they have issued all along. they believe this policy will break the sort of business model of smuggling gangs. they have also stressed that they believe the uk has a proud history of welcoming refugees to safe and legal roots but as you say, certainly, some mps have been waiting and saying they don't believe this is the place for religious leade

this is bbc news 7 welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the world. i m ben mundy — our top stories. borisjohnson has been holding face to face talks with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, during a visit to kyiv. downing street says they are discussing the uk s long term support to ukraine. ten humanitarian corridors are agreed to help thousands of ukrainians flee the war. one is providing an escape from mariupol, which has been described as "hell on earth". in other news... angry scenes in pakistan's parliament between supporters and opponents of the prime minister, imran khan, ahead of a vote of no confidence. campaigning has ended in the first round of france's presidential election, which takes place on sunday. and there we are. and mission accomplished — as the first all private astronaut team ever launched to the international space station — completes docking. hello. we'll start with the uk prime minister, because borisjohnson has travelled to kyiv — to hold face to face talks with the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. downing

«m, , uk. i know a big question, but potentially _ uk. no easy answers, i am afraid. there is one policy solution which is attracting quite a lot of attention, quite popular among refugee ngos and that is actually to get rid of the system we have at present which is where to claim asylum in the uk, you have to be in the uk. it is not possible to claim asylum abroad. that leads to people taking these unauthorised and dangerous journeys, taking these unauthorised and dangerousjourneys, so taking these unauthorised and dangerous journeys, so one taking these unauthorised and dangerousjourneys, so one proposal has not received much enthusiasm is to allow people to claim asylum at uk embassies abroad.— to allow people to claim asylum at uk embassies abroad. interesting to have ount uk embassies abroad. interesting to have young the _ uk embassies abroad. interesting to have young the programme, - uk embassies abroad. interesting to have young the programme, thank l uk embassies abroad. interesting to i have young the programme, thank you so mu

the uk.in genuine need will be properly protected, including with access to legal services on arrival in rwanda. he promised support for safe and legal routes, such as refugee resettlement schemes, but opposition parties are scathing. they are unworkable, extortionate and will cost the taxpayers billions of pounds and they reflect a prime minister who has got no grip, no answers to the questions that need answering and no shame. and ijust think britain deserves better than this. i absolutely accept we need to stop this happening, - but you do that by providing safe |and legal routes, not by sendingi people thousands of miles away- to a country that already has a poor human rights record that the uk has previously questioned. _ it just turns my stomach to see our government acting in our name can behave in such a way. i think a lot of people will be quite a gas. in the last four years the numbers crossing the channel in small boats has climbed from 297 in 2018 to almost 29,000 last year. this

— to stay in the uk? you're quite riaht, to stay in the uk?e quite right. that _ to stay in the uk? you're quite right. that is — to stay in the uk? you're quite right, that is one _ to stay in the uk? you're quite right, that is one of— to stay in the uk? you're quite right, that is one of the - to stay in the uk? you're quite right, that is one of the more i right, that is one of the more significant corollaries of this study that people around rishi sunak and his wife are saying, the reason she does not want to make that declaration that he would have to make to renounce non—dom status or stop taking that box on the tax form is because she does not want to say that she intends to live in the uk permanently. obviously, that would have quite big consequences for rishi sunak�*s political career. she has not actually lived in the uk that long, nine years effectively moved herejust that long, nine years effectively moved here just before that long, nine years effectively moved herejust before he that long, nine years effectively moved here just

to the uk government.putin can win the war. winning would be to turn ukraine into a vassal state of russia. i think that would be his initial plan and he has failed and what he is trying to find is a face—saving solution and as your correspondent said a few minutes ago i think to be able to succeed in capturing mariupol, the ruins of mariupol, having smashed the city to pieces together with enough territory so the eastern donbas region and crimea region link up but it is nothing like he set out to achieve. russia holds about one third of the donbas region. mariupol defeated him before and he is determined to get it this time. where does ukraine stand on that? he is determined to get it and at enormous cost it will finally succeed in overcoming the resistance in mariupol. to me it seems impossible for president zelensky to concede russia now occupies the entire eastern side of the country and somehow ukraine no longer has any rights over that and becomes either dependent or in some way part of russia. i thi

is climate change making storms stronger when they hit the uk?rs are very likely to get milder and wetter, again in the long term. this milder and wetter weather tends to come from the atlantic where the storms develop so that does start to suggest that winter stormy periods are becoming more frequent in the future. also, there is research into certain types of storms, and in particular the kind that can give us our very strongest winds of all, and it looks like these as well may become more frequent in the long term. more explosive cyclogenesis now, and this time with a snowstorm that slammed into the north—east usa injanuary, giving boston its joint snowiest day on record. parts of northern japan had their snowiest january, the city of sapporo saw more than 60 centimetres in 2a hours, the snowiest day in records going back more than 20 years. not the normal view of a greek island but this is naxos injanuary. even in a warming world, there will be bouts of severe winter weather. europe overall had a warmer than average winter. the same storm tha

could be strongest cuts uk there's not - strongest cuts uk there's not much rain and forecast either much further south in europe, this area of cloud brought some heavy rain to the mediterranean earlier on from an area of low pressure. another area of low pressure. another area of low pressure is moving away from the uk, heading its way down towards biscay with high pressure to the north of our shores you've got the run of easterly winds bringing our weather in from the baltic sea and finland. may well start with macleod on friday for england and wales, most likely to become confined to south wales and southern england. could be a few showers darted about as well. otherwise his stride, born the way of you get to the far north of scotland we've got that misty low cloud will likely hear. similar temperature contrast, cuyler mum is not seacoast but could make 18 or 19 in argyle and butte. or sheltered from those easterly winds. still have a high pressure to the north of the uk into we can cover that area of low pressure brings us what weather into france and also spain for the good of o

the uk chancellor rishi sunak�*s wife, akshata murty, volunteers to pay uk taxes on her overseas incomefollowing questions over her non—domicile status. actor will smith has been banned from all academy events or programmes for ten years after he hit chris after he hit chris rock at the oscars. the first black woman to be voted onto the us supreme court says she's delighted to be appointed. i have dedicated my career to public service because i love this country and our constitution and the rights that make us free. ukraine says at least 50 people are dead and dozens wounded after rockets hit a train station in the city of kramatorsk in eastern ukraine. kramatorsk had become a major hub in the war, for civilian evacuations from the donbas region. it's seen fighting by russian separatists for many years, and is now the focal point of vladimir putin's war effort. it's thought around 4000 people were in and around the station when the missiles hit, most of them women, children and the elderly. russia denies any involvement in the strike. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, has the v

the wife of the uk finance minister rishi sunak says she will now pay uk taxes on her overseas incomeafter legally avoiding it for years. campaigning has ended in the first round of france's presidential election, which takes place on sunday. i'm tim wilcox — live in paris— will all the lastest on the upcoming french presidential election. and to boldly go — the first— ever commercial mission to the international space station has lift—off. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian officials say ten humanitarian corridors have been agreed for today, to evacuate people from regions being besieged by russian forces. the routes include one for civilians to escape from the devastated southern city of mariupol, where some who have already fled describe an increasingly desperate situation. it's as russia is believed to have reorganised its military leadership in ukraine, giving overall charge to this man — general alexander dvornikov — who western officials say has extensive experience of russian operations in syria. meanwhile president zelensky has called for a "firm global response" to fri

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the uk play a big role in africa. for some support. i hoping for some support. i understand. i know the rwandan government would say they are helping with the humanitarian situation, but of course there is a lot of money at stake too. thank you very much. let's return to ukraine, where despite warnings from the mayor of kyiv not to head back to the city, increasing numbers are returning — either to visit family or to go back to their homes. for the first time since the start of the war in ukraine, more people have come into the country from poland than have left. increasing numbers have been returning — either to visit relatives or go back to their homes. the latest figures from the polish border service show yesterday 19,200 people left ukraine but 22,000 went the other way. over 650,000 have crossed from poland since the start of the invasion. danjohnson has been talking to some of those heading home. this is where millions have said goodbye. to their families, their country, and the life they knew. but some are now

this is bbc news 7 welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine, saying it's adding fuel to the conflict. missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targetted a factory making anti—ship weapons and threatens more to come. russia has banned boris johnson, the uk foreign secretary liz truss and defence secretary ben wallace from entering the country. disaster teams in south africa are on high alert forfurtherfloods as more rain is expected over the weekend. our correspondent is there. plans to send asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda are a breach of international law, according to the un's refugee agency. russia has formally warned the united states and its allies, against supplying further weapons to ukraine. the kremlin said the arms shipments could lead to what it called, unpredictable consequences. speaking during an interview, president zelensky has acknowledged that up to 3,000 ukrainian soldiers have died and as many as 10,000 have been l

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you know, when i was younger, nobody in the uk read the new york times.newsagents to get a copy, as you did with le monde, actually, whereas now the nyt is something which everybody will click on. i'lladmit to being a subscriber, i find it very useful. you know, le monde wouldn't be doing this without having crunched some numbers. they know there are people out there. and what brexit has showed as well is that there is a demand for news about europe in english from a non—british perspective. and if they can tap into that, it could be very, very successful. but various people have tried this over the years with mixed success. yeah, i was going to ask, has it been tried before? what's happened ? i mean, for example, we've got der spiegel, which has had an online english language edition from germany for a number of years now, and spiegel is germany's leading news magazine and is incredibly well regarded in germany. but the english language edition has had some great successes, but also been hamstrung by poor translation, misunderstanding the kind of editori

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welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe.ays it's hit a factory near the ukraine capital kyiv which produces anti—ship and air—defence missiles — and warns it will intensify its missile attacks. it's after the sinking of the flagship of russia's black sea fleet. ukraine claims its missiles destroyed the moskva, but the kremlin says it was damaged by a fire on board. meanwhile in an exclusive bbc interview in his war bunker, ukraine's president says continuing attacks from russia are damaging chances of a peace deal. bucha is in this process closing these possibilities. bucha, borodyanka, mariupol.

in the uk illegally.e prime minister to say, we are told, the british people voted several times to control our borders, not to close them, but to control them. it is a plan to make sure the uk has a worldwide asylum officer for those fleeing trauma. we expect to hear more from the prime minister on that plan. right now it�*s time for a look at the weather. carol, i believe it is going to be feeling very warm tomorrow? absolutely right. 22 celsius across many parts of england and way above average. the easter weekend, the first half is looking warm, sunshine around and the best of which will be in the east. for easter sunday and easter monday, there is an increasing chance of rain as weather fronts try to push in from the north and the west. behind them it will turn fresher. we still have mist and fog this morning to lift but it is continuing to do so. around the coast and the west and english channel coast line, we are looking at mist and fog lapping onshore through the course of the day. a lot of dry we

owns in the uk would be subject to uk tax.f you move abroad, even from another— if you move abroad, even from another country to the uk, and say that you _ another country to the uk, and say that you are — another country to the uk, and say that you are living here permanently, you've got no intention to return, _ permanently, you've got no intention to return, then you could, of course, _ to return, then you could, of course, pay tax under uk rules. if you think— course, pay tax under uk rules. if you think about it, there are millions— you think about it, there are millions of people born abroad currently— millions of people born abroad currently living in the uk, but there — currently living in the uk, but there are _ currently living in the uk, but there are only 116,000 who have applied _ there are only 116,000 who have applied for non—domiciled tax status~ — applied for non—domiciled tax status. so it would be perfectly possible — status. so it would be perfectly possible to arrange her tax affairs in a different way. th