his house arrest lifted by a court in bucharest. we understand he and his brother are expected to speak to the press shortly. stay with us on bbc news. for many of us it started on a dry note with some sunshine. we will see showers during the course of the day before most of us it is dry and i have been some spells already. that was the scene in falkirk first thing this morning. the showers most focused around eastern areas of england. look at the brighter colours here. some of the greens, indicative of some heavy, perhaps even thundery showers as we go through the afternoon. further north and west it is drier, lengthy spells of sunshine and maximum temperatures getting up into the high teens, may be the low 20s across southern areas of england. but as we go through tonight and into the start of the weekend, we have got another area of
of life so far this year, as migrants try to reach europe across the mediterranean sea. authorities said they feared the death toll will rise. lawyers representing four british women who accuse the controversial influencer andrew tate of rape, assault and controlling behaviour have launched high court proceedings against him claiming compensation. andrew tate and his brother tristan are facing separate allegations of rape and human trafficking in romania, which police there are still investigating. the two men are currently under house arrest in bucharest, and deny the charges against them. lucy williamson reports. accusations from four uk women arrived today at andrew tate s door. the british lawyer delivering their civil claims of rape, serious assault, and coercive behaviour directly to his home in bucharest. but the doors to the compound remained closed. probably what i m going to do is just pop these through the grille.
by romanian prosecutors, following accusations of rape, human trafficking and exploiting women. he s denied the claims and he s told the bbc that he was acting under the instruction of god to do good things . he also dismissed the testimonies of women, who have accused him of rape and exploitation. andrew tate spoke to our correspondent lucy williamson in bucharest, and lucyjoins us now. we have been following this investigation closely for many months, eversince investigation closely for many months, ever since the brothers were arrested at the end of last year and we have been speaking to as many people as possible to try and get a picture of the situation. we have seen and heard testimony from several women, seen and heard testimony from severalwomen, including seen and heard testimony from several women, including one woman the bbc called sophie to protect her identity. those allegations of abuse and exploitation were a key part of the reason why we decided to speak to andrew tate
from four to six planes, because he says putin listens to only one thing, and that he says is strength. we will do everything to see him defeated in ukraine, there is more to do, britain will do more, it will contribute more. so that is live at the raf base in rumania, in bucharest. there have been a lot of developments concerning the russia ukraine conflict. this isjust developments concerning the russia ukraine conflict. this is just one of a few trips of key officials that is taking place on the european continent. ursula von der leyen, of course the european commission president, also on the move. she is travelling to ukraine itself, to the capital, kyiv, and she also said that she is going to show europe s unwavering support for ukraine in its fight against russia. so we will go back to bucharest in a moment, as
attempts in mariupol have failed. the german chancellor 0laf scholz will visit the uk prime minister borisjohnson today to discuss the confilict. to discuss the conflict. and on a visit to bucharest, the defence secretary ben wallace has said the raf will increase its contribution to protect nato s eastern flank in romania from four to six planes. our first report this morning is from the city of chernihiv, a city that survived a ten week seige from russian forces. 0ur correspondent, yogita limaye, has been given rare access to the area where russian forces have now pulled out. her report contains material some viewers may find distressing. another area the russians have withdrawn from, more unimaginable