the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has alleged that china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia, for its war against ukraine. he was speaking to cbs news, after meeting china s top diplomat, wang yi, on the sidelines of the international munich security conference in germany. he said he d warned mr wang of consequences, if material support was provided to moscow. mr blinken told cbs, that chinese firms were already providing non lethal aid for russia s invasion. james landale reports. for months now, vladimir putin has been wooing china s president so is all that diplomacy about to pay off? so far, china has neither endorsed nor condemned russia s invasion of ukraine, calling instead for a peaceful solution. but the us believes russian forces in ukraine are already getting surveillance and other information from chinese firms. and america s top diplomat now believes that china could be going further and providing weapons. we have seen them provid
us presidentjoe biden has welcomed the international criminal court s arrest warrant against russia s vladimir putin. the icc have accused president putin of committing warcrimes in ukraine. the us government is investigating the chinese parent company of tiktok for possible spying. tiktok says it will co operate with any investigations. a fraud victim has won a £153,000 refund after the bbc s money box programme contacted lloyds bank about him being targeted. now on bbc news, a 0scars review special and just a warning that you won t be surprised that this programme does contain flashing images. and the oscar goes to. ready? whoo! hello from los angeles. i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies review of the 95th annual academy awards. it will be remembered as a night when a bighearted, kinetic, adventurous, independent americanfilm, everything everywhere all at 0nce, took nome how many of hollywood s coveted golden trophies. best motion picture of the year. everythin
corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. the scottish national party s chief executive has resigned after taking responsibility for misleading the media about party membership. the snp revealed there had been a big drop in numbers this week. a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grainfrom week. a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grain from black seaports which was due to expire has been renewed. ukraine says it will continue for four months, russia says it agreed to just 60 days. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for talking movies: oscars review special. a warning that this programme contains flashing images. and the oscar goes to. ready? whoo! hello from los angeles. i m tom brook and welcome to our talking movies review of the 95th annual academy awards. it will be remembered as a night when a bighearted, kinetic, adventurous, independent americanfilm, everything everywhere all at once, took home how many of hollywood s coveted golden trophi
and a big win for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, after a succesful night at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister and the european commission are due to hold final talks on a new post brexit trade deal for northern ireland today. rishi sunak and ursula von der leyen will meet in windsor to discuss complex challenges around the exisiting deal what s called the northern ireland protocol. there will be a cabinet meeting in the afternoon, where an update on those talks will be given. if a final deal is agreed, the prime minister and ms von der leyen will hold a short joint press conference. rishi sunak would then make a statement in the house of commons. so, what is the protocol and why is it important? it was created after brexit to avoid border controls between northern ireland and the republic of ireland which is an eu member. effectively, it leaves northern ireland within th
i m martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead including 12 children after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it s still too early to predict who ll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. hello and welcome to bbc news. we are in windsor, about an hour outside london, not in westminster, which has seen of course so much of the brexit drama, but we are here today because we are told that ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak will be here in a couple of hours time, also, in orderto will be here in a couple of hours time