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simon jack, bbc news. the first minister of scotland has defended a decision to award a contract for two ferries to a struggling shipyard on the clyde. the vessels being built at ferguson's marine in port glasgow are now years late and millions of pounds over budget, and nicola sturgeon is under pressure from her opponents to explain her decision. our scotland editorjames cook reports from glasgow. the clyde has a proud history of shipbuilding, but the fiasco at fergusons risks tarnishing it. work is under way on both ferries here in port glasgow, but getting to this stage has not been plain sailing. in august 2014, fergusons went into administration and the then first minister alex salmond persuaded the businessman jim mccoll to take it over. a year later, the yard won the contract to build two ships for the state on ferry network, calmac. they were due to be completed in may and july 2018, but the project ran into trouble, and in august 2019, under nicola sturgeon's government, the yard was nationalised.

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hugh pym, bbc news. history could be made this weekend at the bafta film awards — if ari wegner wins the statuette for best cinematographer, for her stunning work onjane campion�*s the power of the dog, set in 1920s montana. wegner is the first woman ever nominated in the category — and she's in the running for an oscar two weeks later. she's been speaking to our culture editor katie razzall. i think there is a ceiling there that's very hungry to be broken. 25 years since our first run together... will ari wegner be the first female cinematographer ever to win a bafta or even an oscar? period western the power of the dog has 12 academy award and eight bafta nominations. you are marvellous, rose. and central to this visual feast of a film is a cinematographer who got into the business without realising quite how rare she was. i was so naive at the time. i had no idea that it was not a job that women usually did. she is now at the top of her game and, with the acclaimed directorjane campion, has crea

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: in russia — the main evening news on the country's flagship channel one was disrupted by a protest against the war on ukraine. highly unusual, in any case. a woman employee ran behind the newsreader, carrying a sign with the text: "no war. don't believe the propaganda. they are lying to you here." the programme quickly switched to a pre—recorded report, but not before the poster could be easily read. she is understood to have been arrested. maria snegovaya is a visiting fellow at george washington university, and adjunct senior fellow at the center for a new american security. she joins us from washington. maria, thank you very much indeed for your time. let me just start with this editor, a very bold thing to do to a nation, brave, some would say foolhardy. what do we know of her state of situation now? unfortunately, she definitely created a very courageous deed. she has disappeared, human rights defenders, lawyers, are looking for her across all of moscow

but is bbc news. —— that is bbc news. hello, there. it's mid—march, days are getting longer and the sunshine is getting stronger, and we'll see some of that as we go through out week ahead. there's going to be a lot of dry weather in the forecast. pretty mild, by day, in the sunshine. chilly at night still, with some patchy mist and fog, and there will be some rain this week but it is most likely to be through wednesday. now, for the here and now, we've got rain clearing to the east, this little area of cloud bringing some showers into scotland and one down into the south—west. now, these showers in the south—west may be heavy and thundery and they'll drift along the channel coast during the early part of the morning. at the same time, some showers moving out of northern ireland into central and southern scotland, along with northern england, with the best of the sunshine perhaps a little bit further south, into central parts of england and wales with highs of 1a degrees. now, there's going to be a good deal of dry weather around

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk, and around the world. russia reportedly ready to provide humanitarian corridors for trapped civilians in two hours time. ukraine called an earlier offer "completely immoral". the bombardment of cities across ukraine continues, despite international calls for a ceasefire. the us and europe search for new sources of energy, as oil sanctions on russia look ever more likely. and a symbol of russiamilitary defiance, but what does it actually mean? hello and welcome. russia says it it ready to provide humanitarian corridors from several ukrainian cities once more. defence ministery officials say this will be to evacuate civilians from the cities of kyiv, chernihiv, sumy, kharkiv and mariupol. but, like on monday, the routes offered by moscow are to russia or its ally belarus — a condition rejected as "completely immoral" by ukraine. the united nations has made an emotional plea for civilians in ukraine to be spared at an

some of them is the digital director of bbc news. thank you for coming. why now? ., , ., , now? from the beginning of this war, we now? from the beginning of this war. we knew — now? from the beginning of this war, we knew that _ now? from the beginning of this war, we knew that we _ now? from the beginning of this war, we knew that we would - now? from the beginning of this war, we knew that we would be l war, we knew that we would be presented with a challenge and that would be how can we continue our service, get trustworthy news, news that really matters to all audiences and audiences inside russia and inside ukraine? and we are using our own platforms but then we are also using social media platforms and we've not been on tick—tock but we could see from the very beginning of the war that tick—tock became a place with a lot of information about the war but also disinformation about the war and we just felt that it would be wrong of us not to be there. tick—tock has developed very fast. it used to be primarily for entertai

bbc news app. this is the scene in the capital kyiv — ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has accused russia of committing a war crime by bombing a maternity and children's hospital in the besieged city of mariupol. a regional governor said at least 17 people you can see that the streets are very quiet. very early hours of the morning. a regional governor said at least 17 people had been injured. video footage showed a building which had been reduced to a shell, with windows blown out and huge crater nearby. russia insists ukrainian fighters had moved staff and patients out of the hospital and set up firing positions there. the world health organization says it's verified at least 18 different attacks on health facilities in ukraine since the invasion began. mariupol�*s mayor says more than 1,200 civilians have been killed in the city since russia began its bombardment. that is it from us. thank you so much for watching. do stay with bbc news. hello there. this week starts off on a cold, chi

this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a ukrainian soldier is pulled out alive from the rubble of the bombed theatre in mariupol, but intense fighting hampers efforts to rescue hundreds of others. very tense here. it looks like somebody heard planes overhead. i heard some explosions, and the soldiers told us to leave very quickly, which is what we're doing now. 80% of buildings in the port city mariupol have been damaged by the russian assault. those who've managed to get out have been describing what they've fled. translation: there is no mariupol. - we sat in a cellar for ten days and did not leave once. we neither had water or electricity. president zelensky criticises swiss firms who are carrying on doing business with russia, singling out the food giant nestle. how the ballet dancers of ukraine are being offered shelter and new opportunities in poland. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the united nat

this is bbc news. our top stories: russian attacks on ukrainian cities show no sign of letting up, civilians are trapped. the un's humanitarian chief urges all sides to ensure they can get to safety. this includes allowing safe passage for civilians to leave areas of active hostilities on a voluntary basis in the direction they choose. hundreds line up, hoping to escape to the west. moscow suggests they can go straight to russia or belarus. ukraine called the move "completely immoral." where they can, they escape the fighting into neighbouring countries. it's now the fastest—growing refugee crisis in europe since world war ii. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. for another day, the evacuation of civilians from key ukrainian cities has foundered. ukraine's foreign ministry blames russia for continuing to bombard mariupol, kharkiv and other major towns, making escape all but impossible. earlier in the day, moscow had offered the ukrainian government six new humanitarian corr

orla guerin, bbc news, irpin. let'sjoin our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, who's in the capital kyiv. what on earth do we make of a day like today, when the russians allow safe passage to some ukrainian citizens, but then bomb a maternity ward? ukrainians, including president zelensky, keep begging the world for help in a war which every day that passes beggars belief. we still don't know if russia deliberately targeted that hospital. that would be a war crime. but it fits the pattern in this war. the united nations has said 18 hospitals have been targeted so far, along with schools and orphanages and kindergartens. and in the case of marie uppal —— of mariupol, it is notjust a case that marie uppal —— of mariupol, it is not just a case that the marie uppal —— of mariupol, it is notjust a case that the maternity hospital was shattered, it is an entire city of suffering, for the past week, they've been without food, water, heat and gas. today was the fifth straight day where they tried

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello, and welcome to this week's edition of the media show. once again, we're going to be talking about ukraine — but this time, through the prism of russian media. we'll be considering what information is available to russians to learn about what their forces are doing in ukraine, and we'll consider how the western media is or isn't choosing to be involved in that equation. we have a number of guests to help us with this story, but let's begin in russia with vera krichevskaya — she's co—founder of tv rain, which was the only independent tv station in russia. i say "was" because late last week, it was forced off air. vera, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. for people who don't know tv rain, just tell us about the station. good evening. we launched this television company, this news station in 2008. in 2010, we had our first broadcast. we were shut down by t

caroline hawley, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, living in peace to living in a warzone: our special correspondent fergal keane speaks to ukrainians he metjust before russia's invasion. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly, sick leader, and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. _ then he came out| through a fire exit and started firing shots. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. reporter: paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? - it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really — _ i've never been married before. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: russia's proposal for civilians to esc

andrew harding, bbc news, odesa. this is bbc news. our main headlines: president biden has met ukrainian refugees in poland, and gave a speech warning russia's vladimir putin nato would defend itself, if attacked. as the president prepared to speak, russian missiles hit a fuel depot in lviv, close to the polish border. reports say a superyacht, longer than a football pitch, currently in dry dock in italy, might belong to president putin. it's one of the biggest and most expensive yachts ever built, with a disco that turns into a swimming pool. but it's true ownership is wrapped up in secrecy and unlike other yachts belonging to oligarchs, it hasn't been seized by the authorities. angus crawford reports. the scheherazade, the ultimate in yacht chic, a billionaire's plaything. the question is, which billionaire? it's still not clear if that's president putin himself or one of his close friends. 140 metres in length, difficult to hide as it's refitted in this italian dock. it's thought to have cost more than $700 million to build. there

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's eight in the morning in singapore and two o'clock in ukraine, where many civilian and military targets have been hit including a television hit, including a television tower and a kindergarten. russia is continuing to bombard many areas of the country as it closes in on the capital kyiv. at least one person has died and 12 people were injured following an russian air strike on a block of flats following a russian air strike on a block of flats in the obolon district in the north of the city. as the violence continues, talks between russian and ukrainian representatives resume again on tuesday after a fourth round of discussions ended without a breakthrough. in the obolon district in the north of the city. jeremy bowen has the latest from kyiv. the attack happened not long before dawn. it could have been worse for the residents. many had gone to the shelters. kyiv is feeling the pressure of the war much more sharply. "it's a tragedy, and he's an idiot," he said," meaning putin. "i

this is bbc news. the headlines: the government in ukraine has said more than 4,000 people were evacuated from front—line cities on monday through seven humanitarian corridors. the country's deputy prime minister said three other evacuation routes did not operate successfully. she accused russian forces of firing on civilians who were evacuating in the kyiv region. authorities in the key port city of mariupol say that civilian deaths have risen above 2000 and mass graves have been dug to bury the dead. the international red cross said the situation inside the city was untenable and unbearable — with little food and water and no heating. the main evening news on russia's flagship channel one has been disrupted by a protest against the war on ukraine. a woman ran behind the newsreader carrying a sign with the test — "no war. "don't believe the propaganda." now on bbc news, the travel show is in thailand.

this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk, and around the world. no let—up in russia's bombardment of ukraine. the centre of kyiv has been shaken by two large explosions. some escape from the besieged city of mariupol, but for those left behind, the situation remains desperate. the number of people fleeing the country grows ever higher, most heading to poland. we'll be live in warsaw. as covid cases rise in china, the asian markets stumble — how bad will this latest wave of the virus be? the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, has said that negotiations with russia will continue on tuesday, via video link. he described the talks�* progress so far as "pretty good". but the reality of events on the ground in ukraine continue to tell a very different, and destructive, story. the centre of the capital, kyiv, has been shaken by two large explosions. these pictures capture a projectile in the sky over kyiv early on tuesday morning. it's not clear whether

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, and 2am in kyiv where ukraine's foreign ministry says russia has continued to bombard mariupol, kharkiv and other key cities — preventing the evacuation of civilians. the russians are now said to be in control of these areas shown in red. negotiations to agree humanitarian corridors broke down after moscow said it would open routes leading to its own territory or to belarus — its ally in the war. the ukrainians dismissed the proposal as completely immoral — and russia accused ukraine of blocking the corridors. in the city of irpin, 1,000 people were taken to safety, after ukrainian forces repelled russian attacks. 0ur international correspondent, 0rla guerin, is there and has been watching people flee their homes. the only way out, and he stumbles, hands shaking, but he summons his courage and carries on. the desperate exodus from irpin today across the wreckage of a bridge blown up by ukraine to slow the russian advance. how scared do you ha

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this is bbc news. the latest headlines: as the war in ukraine enters its second month, the country's president calls for demonstrations of support around the world. nato says it'll double the number of battlegroups deployed on its eastern flank in response to russia's invasion of ukraine. jamaica's prime minister has told the duke and duchess of cambridge that his country is moving on and intends to become an independent nation. andrew holness has been meeting prince william and kate on their visit to the caribbean marking the queen's platinum jubilee. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond reports from kingston. today looked like business as usual. the duke and duchess at a teacher training college, pursuing kate's passion for early years learning. but first, from the jamaican prime minister, a public reminder that he wants an end to the british monarch's role as head of state. this won't have been what the duke and duchess were expecting. the prime minister did campaign on a pledge to make jamaica a re

this is bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: on the frontline, ukrainian soldiers dig in north—west of the capital kyiv, with russian forces circling the city. there is a tangible fear in this place. that that russian offensive that has been stalled may be ready to regain momentum. america bans imports of russian oil and gas, as britain and the eu also target moscow's energy exports. we are enforcing the most significant package of sanctions in history and it is causing significant damage to russia's economy. after days of shelling, a temporary ceasefire means thousands of ukrainians and international students are able to escape the besieged city of sumy. it was so terrible and my parents... ..i left my parents in sumy. i hope i will see them another time. in russia, more protests against the war, despite the threat of prison, and more global companies — including mcdonald's — halt trade in russia. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and a

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. while the focus of russia's invasion of ukraine has been on the frontline fighting and russian bombardments, ukrainians are also worrying about another threat, russian spies and saboteurs, trying to weaken the country from the inside. a month into the war, fear and suspicion loom large, as andrew harding reports from the southern city of 0desa. siren wails. night fall in 0desa. the wail of an air raid siren. and in thousands of homes here, the dread. notjust of russian bombs, but of russian saboteurs. maybe even next door. a few nights ago the police came to bogdan milko's small apartment. his neighbours had reported seeing a flashing red light. maybe a signal to russian aircraft. "it was my neighbours," he says. "they are scared about security. i had to go to the police station and explain that i'm just a normal guy, i'm not trying to help the russians." as we leave his apartment, a crowd suddenly gathers around us in the dark, demanding to see our documents. "we have children," she

frank gardner, bbc news. well, peace talks are expected to resume on tuesday in turkey — and just ahead of them, ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky has made an offer to russia. he said his country could adopt the status of neutrality if that would help end the war, though it would have to be agreed in a referendum. on the battlefield, russian advances have stalled recently. this map shows the areas of ukraine currently under russian control. russian troops still haven't been able to encircle the capital kyiv — the closest they are is about 15 miles away. elsewhere, ukraine has set up humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians, but some of those corridors haven't opened yet because of fears russian forces might attack people who are fleeing. our next report is from jeremy bowen. i want to warn you that his report from kyiv contains some distressing images. the russians attacked an oil storage depot in western ukraine. the war is settling into a deadly daily grind. medics live and sleep at the hospita

this is bbc news. this is newsday. it's 8am in singapore, and 2am in the ukranian capital kyiv — where russian forces are closing in on the city. in the coming days — troops could lay siege to kyiv — cutting off food, water and other essential supplies. satellite images show a vast russian military convoy heading there, and russia's defence ministry, has urged citizens living near government buildings and other official sites, to leave their homes. we begin our coverage with this report from our international correspondent — 0rla guerin. loud explosion. one more russian missile strike brings terror to the streets of kyiv. the target this time, the main tv tower. the emergency services say five people were killed. and more russian firepower is closing in on the city. satellite images show this column of armoured vehicles and tanks. it's a0 miles long and less than 20 miles out. so, time for a do it yourself defence of kyiv. we found ordinary civilians, men and women, gathered this afternoon to m

jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. in the last few hours, ukraine's president vlodmyr zelensky has been speaking — our news reporter, mark lobel gave an update on what mr zelensky said including how many people had managed to escape through the humanitarian corridors. this is why i think ukraine will win on their end. they have time on the logistical situation is getting better by the day. russia is a manpower shortage and ammunition shortage and ammunition shortage that will start showing up soon. hinting that the tide is _ showing up soon. hinting that the tide is turning. _ showing up soon. hinting that the tide is turning. another i the tide is turning. another development was reported on a debate show that someone being critical of the war, likening it to afghanistan but much worse. referring to the humiliating invasion. one last thing, the issue of chemical weapons. what do we know crazily deeply concerning for the international community. the russian use of chemical worker weapons and the uk and us have often

this is bbc news. our main headlines. president biden has met ukrainian refugees in poland, and gave a speech warning russia's vladimir putin nato would defend itself, if attacked. as the president prepared to speak, russian missiles hit a fuel depot in lviv, close to the polish border. 0nto other news now, and authorities in shanghai say the city is too important to the national and world economy to go into full covid lockdown. the statement suggests china may be ready to abandon its zero—covid strategy, despite a rising number of infections. shanghai recorded more than 2,000 new cases on saturday. china has repeatedly locked down entire towns and cities following the discovery ofjust a few infections. but in shanghai, officials are closing down only affected neighbourhoods and relying on self—testing. earlier, i asked dr xi chen, an expert in health policy at yale university, if he thought this would change china's covid policy. clearly it is becoming more transmissible and less lethal now, peopl

victoria gill, bbc news. i'm joined now by professor matthew bunn from the harvard kennedy school, where he teaches the practice of energy, national security and foreign policy. he isa he is a former adviser at the office of science and technology in the clinton administration. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. what concerns does what happened friday morning have for you? 50 happened friday morning have for ou? ., ,, happened friday morning have for ou? ., _ �*, ., happened friday morning have for ou? ., _ , you? so obviously it's a very dangerous — you? so obviously it's a very dangerous situation - you? so obviously it's a very dangerous situation to - you? so obviously it's a very dangerous situation to have | you? so obviously it's a veryl dangerous situation to have a firefight at a nuclear power plant. it does not appear that the russian forces were trying to cause a radioactive release. they seem to be trying to have ceased a strategic point, and in fact the russians are now allowi

andrew harding, bbc news, 0dessa. this is bbc news. our main headlines... president biden meets ukrainian refugees in poland, before delivering a stark warning to russia's vladimir putin. as the president prepared to speak, russian missiles hit a fuel depot in lviv, close to the polish border. a p&0 ferry is being prevented from leaving northern ireland, due to safety fears. the maritime and coastguard agency, says the vessel, the european causeway, is being held in larne because of a lack of crew training and missing documents. with the latest, here's katie prescott. # you're not sailing...# in hull today, membersl of the rmt union blocked access to the dock from where the p&0's pride of rotterdam was setting sail. they also came out in liverpool and dover against p&0's sacking of 800 staff without notice and replacing them with cheaper agency workers. we've raised grave concerns around this. bringing a wholesale crew in on—board the vessel that they're not familiar with, to sail across the busiest shipping lane in the world, carrying passengers. it's go

fergal keane, bbc news, lviv. this is bbc news. the headlines: attacks on ukraine target more cities, and extend further into the country, as russians troops regroup around the capital kyiv. russia has called for foreign volunteers to fight alongside its troops in ukraine, suggesting there were thousands in the middle east ready tojoin. us officials said these could include fighters from syria. from moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. for russia's defence minister, sergei shoygu, it was a busy day. medals for his troops wounded in action. and a video call with the kremlin to announce that 16,000 volunteers from the middle east want to fight for russia in ukraine. "good idea," said the president. translation: if you see that some volunteers - would like to come and help people in the donbas, especially without being paid, then we should meet them halfway and help them relocate to the war zone. soon after, this. chanting russian tv showed what it said were pro—russia fighters in syria, ready and willing. they've help

welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: a 35—hour curfew under way in ukraine's capital as the mayor warns kyiv�*s at a difficult and dangerous moment. there is a real sense that the danger, the conflict, is coming closer, and a feeling now that nowhere is safe. amid the bombardment, a symbolic success as three eu leaders visit kyiv in a show of solidarity with president zelensky. you are fighting for your lives, yourfreedom, but we know you are also fighting for our lives and our freedom. a court in moscow fines the tv journalist who staged a protest against the war on russian state tv. she melted millions of hearts, singing songs from the disney film frozen in a ukrainian bomb shelter —— seven—year—old amelia safe with her grandma in poland. that difficult and dangerous moment that ukraine's mayor, vitali klitschko, spoke of is now upon ukraine's capital. the curfew he announced is in place, running right through to thursday morning, with locals prohibited from moving around the city without p

this is bbc news. the latest headlines: ukraine�*s president says there�*s a chance of surviving the war, as his military stops the russian advance on some key targets. the us condemns the latestjail sentence given to kremlin critic alexei navalny, washington says it�*s part of the crackdown on dissent, to hide the war in ukraine. as we�*ve been hearing, much of the focus of the current fighting is in the south of the country, where cities of key strategic importance lie along the coastline. 0ur security correspondent, gordon corera, has this assessment of russia�*s military tactics, almost one month on from the invasion. russia invaded ukraine from a number of directions, but it�*s the south where the fighting has been fiercest and which looks to be strategically most important. russian forces entered through crimea, which they had already seized in 2014. we�*ve just seen details of some of the fighting around voznesensk. it is one of a number of places where russia has met much tougher

this is bbc news. the latest headlines... russia signals a shift in its military strategy in the war, narrowing its focus to the east of the country. ukrainian troops successfully counter—attack around the capital kyiv. in the south of the country there are fears of starvation in the beseiged city of mariupol — more than 3.5 million people have left ukraine since the war began and millions more have been uprooted from their homes. for many, it's the country's trains that have delivered them from terrifying conditions, to safety. our special correspondent fergal keane along with camera journalist nik millard have been travelling with some of the railway workers, and their report begins in the western city of lviv. train horn honks it's the sound of reassurance in a world of chaos. horn honks the rescue express... horn honks ..rolling through the night... ..and the day, from lviv to the war zones of the east and back. keeping these trains running, running on time as they do, takes the work of so many

this is bbc news. a reminder of the headlines: fighting is intensifying near the ukrainian capital of kyiv, where they are preparing for an assault, possibly within days. satellite imagery shows some of the damage in the city of mariupol. the ukainian government says it was unable to evacuate citizens again on saturday. president putin has held talks with the leaders of france and germany about the situation in ukraine. let's get more from our europe editor, katya adler. french and german officials said it is difficult, vladimir putin is not open to realistic conditions for a ceasefire, and the kremlin says they used the opportunity to complain about alleged human rights abuses by ukrainians on russian soldiers, so you could say, well, you know, what is the point of these conversations? what else went on in those 75 minutes? i mean, emmanuel macron has held about ten of these calls already since russia invaded ukraine. he's been criticised by some at home and abroad as being naive or arrogant or being

this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. after nearly six years of being held in iran, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe is returning home to london. she's expected to land within the next hour or so. the british—iranian aid worker was arrested in 2016 and convicted of plotting to overthrow the iranian government — a charge she's always denied. another british—iranian national has also been released after serving a ten—year sentence. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the very latest. the sheer relief, the joy are written all over her face. this is the moment nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe and her relatives have dreamt of for almost six desperate years. gratitude for those that made it happen, as she arrived from tehran in oman, then she boarded another plane, carrying her back to the uk and her excited family. it's the beginning of a new life, a normal life. and there'll be bumps, no doubt, and all the normal squabbles we had before, but, yeah, we're really lo

that's all on the bbc news website, or download the bbc news app. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... heading back to the uk — nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian woman detained in iran since 2016, has been freed. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. cheering. more than 3000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and the dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats. of the west — offering reunification as quickly as possible — _ and that's what the voters wanted. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines... russia's bombardment of ukraine continues, as a theatre where civilians were sheltering in the southern city of mariupol is destroyed. president

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this is bbc news. russian forces have continued their offensive in ukraine with heavy bombardment west of kyiv. a correspondence at a steady stream of people have been fleeing the area on foot, taking only what they can carry with them to try to find safety. the israeli prime minister met president putin in russia to discuss the war in ukraine. they spoke for three hours and also discussed the situation in syria. he is now heading to berlin to meet the german chancellor. visa and mastercard are suspending their respective services in russia. mastercard said it will no longer support cards issued by russian banks and mastercard is issued outside the country will not work at russian merchants. visa says it will stop all transactions in russia in coming days.

orla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. new british intelligence reports suggest moscow's invasion has "largely stalled", with heavy russian losses and fierce ukrainian resistance. for places in ukraine like the city of odesa, yet to witness an offensive, residents are faced with a difficult decision — to leave or stay. russia is eager to take the crucial port city on the black sea coast. our correspondent andrew harding is in odesa as it prepares its defences, and he sent this report. on ukraine's black sea coast, they're getting ready for the russians. filling sandbags... ..and blocking the streets of odesa, an ancient port city once attacked by lenin, then by hitler, now braced for putin's invasion. some here cling to a sense of normality. "of course the war will come, with all its death and suffering, and for what?" asks 77—year—old alexander. others are already facing immediate, impossible decisions. in odesa's main orphanage, 18 of its children are too sick to be taken abroad. translation: they need oxygen. how

this is bbc news. the headlines: officials in the eastern ukrainian city of kharkiv say air strikes have killed at least six civilians near a post office. the victims were receiving aid when the missiles hit. the city, which is less than 25 miles from the russian border, has faced relentless shelling and bombardment. western leaders, meeting in brussels, have promised to increase military aid to ukraine, and send more troops to neighbouring countries in eastern europe. president biden and the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, said they were united against what they called russia's unjustified and unprovoked war. the us and other western countries have condemned the taliban's decision to shut girls secondary schools in afghanistan, just hours after they reopened for the first time in seven months. they said the decision harms the group's prospects for legitimacy, and urged the hardline islamist movement to reconsider.

jeremy bowen, bbc news. as we've been hearing, the attack on the zaporizhzhia plant led to global condemnation. there's no indication of increased levels of radiation in the area, but the international nuclear watchdog says it's deeply concerned. our science correspondent, victoria gill, now takes a look at what those concerns, might be. warfare at a nuclear power plant. the blaze, which was quickly extinguished, was in a training facility. and, critically, it didn't affect any of the six nuclear reactors. the reactor building complex is about a kilometre long and now only one of the reactors is reported to be operating, with the rest safely shut down. we, of course, are fortunate that there was no release of radiation and that the integrity of the reactors was not themselves compromised. in themselves was not compromised. ukrainian emergency crews tackled the fire, but nuclear experts say the situation is still precarious. we're not looking at another chernobyl accident, but the primary concern here is that

later in the bbc news channel... demonstrations are taking place in dover, hull and liverpool after the ferry company p&0 announced it was sacking 800 employees without any notice and replacing them with cheaper agency workers. the government says said it will review its contracts with p&0 ferries. the firm said its action were necessary to secure the future of the company. here's our business correspondent theo leggett. comrades, brothers and sisters... angry workers in hull today protesting against p&0 ferries. the demonstrations are expected in dover, liverpooland demonstrations are expected in dover, liverpool and larne. demonstrations are expected in dover, liverpooland larne. until yesterday, many of these people had jobs working aboard the company's vessels. now they are unemployed. 800 staff were abruptly laid off, theirjob is taken by agency workers as part of a cost—cutting drive. p&0 ferries is not the first company to try to save money by firing staff or changing their contracts, and it certainly won't

welcome to bbc news. our top stories: as missiles continue to bombard ukraine, the mayor of kherson confirms the strategically important port is the first major city to fall under russian control. officials say more than 2,000 civilians have now died since russia's invasion began. attacks come by land and air. ukraine's president says his nation remains defiant. translation: we are a nation that broke the enemy's plans i in a week, plans written for years, sneaky, full of hatred for our country, our people. more people try to flee the fighting. travelled to neighbouring countries. and chelsea's owner, roman abramovich, who denies links to the russian state, puts his premier league football club up for sale. hello and welcome to bbc news. welcome to those on pbs america and those around the globe. exactly a week ago, president putin appeared on tv to announce the start of a special military operation in ukraine. simultaneously, the first rockets rained down on ukrainian cities and russian forces crossed ov

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 1am in the ukranian capital kyiv — where russian forces are closing in on the city. in the coming days — troops could lay siege to kyiv — cutting off food, water and other essential supplies. satellite images show a vast russian military convoy heading here, and russia's defence ministry, has urged citizens living near government buildings and other official sites, to leave their homes. we begin our coverage with this report from our international correspondent — 0rla guerin. loud explosion. one more russian missile strike brings terror to the streets of kyiv. the target this time, the main tv tower. the emergency services say five people were killed. and more russian firepower is closing in on the city. satellite images show this column of armoured vehicles and tanks. it's a0 miles long and less than 20 miles out. so, time for a do it yourself defence of kyiv. we found ordinary civilians, men and women, gathered this afternoon to make

dominic hughes, bbc news. the jockey rachael blackmore has ridden into the history books again — becoming the first woman to win the cheltenham gold cup, the most prestigious event in national hunt racing. another big race for rachael blackmore... she was the runaway victor on her horse, a plus tard, pushing last year's winner, minella indo, into second place. it follows her success last year when she became the first woman to win the grand national. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello. it's been the warmest day of the year so far. temperatures reached 17.5 degrees celsius in wiggonholt, which is in west sussex. now, overnight tonight, we're going to keep fairly breezy conditions. that will have two effects for our weather. it won't be quite as cold as it was last night, with a frost patchy and limited, really, to northern areas. and there won't be as much mist and fog around either. a few patches potentially through the vale of york, east scotland, but n

announcer: and now, "bbc world news". >> that is bbcs america. russia launches airstrikes deeper into ukraine. hitting more cities. shelling in the central eastern city of mariupol hits a nursery on the shoe factory. we report from the ground. >> this site is one of complete devastation. the snow is still -- the smoke is still rising from the ruins of this building after the missile struck. >> and on the front line in the south of the country, ukrainian fighters hold their ground despite the relentless gelling. >> the fear in civilian neighborhoods like this one is that this is just a start. because russian ground troops are being blocked from sleeping through the city,hey will now do what they have done and so many other parts of ukraine. and simply intensify their area of but martin -- of bombardment. >> president biden escalates sanctions against russia, banning imports of dime and seafood and vodka, stripping the kremlin of its trade benefits. >> we are on the ground in ukraine, where 2.5 one million people have fled the fighting. >> welcome

orla guerin, bbc news, irpin. in the north—east of ukraine, in the city of sumy, thousands of civilians are escaping to relative safety after the russians agreed to a humanitarian route. some 7,000 people were evacuated from the city on tuesday, including hundreds of international students who were taken to safety in two convoys of buses and cars. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford is in poltava, where people have been arriving from sumy. they've not eaten like this for two weeks. because these children have been hiding beneath ground, as their city above was bombed and shelled by russian troops. this morning, they made it to safety. their care home evacuated from the front line. the director tells me the air strikes were the scariest. as we speak, a door bangs somewhere and shejumps. translation: it's not normal. it's so far from normal. at the start, we didn't tell the youngest children that there was war. they didn't know, but theyjust started drawing tanks because they heard the shooting. that'

sarah rainsford, bbc news. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov met his ukrainian counterpart for talks in turkey earlier today. they're the highest—level diplomatic contacts between the two countries since the war began. afterwards, mr lavrov said moscow wanted ukraine to remain neutral as a country. ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba said both sides agreed to try to find a solution to the humanitarian crisis, but insisted that ukraine would never agree to russia's demands to surrender. the discussions have been taking place in antalya, from where our diplomatic correspondent james landale sent this report. foreign ministers don't usually hug, but dmytro kuleba could probably use one. ukraine's top diplomat came here, though, not for a warm turkish welcome, but for the chance to make peace. and this is the man who potentially could help — sergey lavrov, russia's veteran foreign minister, 18 years in post with the ear of vladimir putin. for 90 minutes, they sat only a few feet apart, but the gap be