i'm so sorry, it's been impossible. we've been up against so much and itjust ain't ready. i'm really sorry. hello and thanks forjoining us. the uk's foreign secretary, liz truss, is warning moscow that invading ukraine would lead to terrible loss of life, like the soviet takeover of afghanistan. her warning comes ahead of a meeting between the us secretary of state, antony blinken, and his russian counterpart, sergey lavrov. they will be meeting in geneva later to discuss the crisis. russia says it is not planning an invasion, but it has massed tens of thousands of troops on the border. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from geneva. it's notjust the russians who are conducting military exercises. these are pictures released by ukraine's defence ministry, showing their forces training close to crimea. it was annexed by russia in 2014 and the kind of incursion that ukraine and its allies are trying to deter once again. i've been absolutely clear with president putin, he has no misunderstanding, if any — any assembled russian units move across the ukrainian border, that is an invasion. but it will be met with severe and coordinated economic response. in some of the most intensive american diplomacy for years, the us secretary of state has been touring western capitals. rallying support for ukraine and appealing directly to the people of russia. you deserve to live with security and dignity, but what really risks your security is a pointless war with your neighbours in ukraine. western allies are threatening russia with massive economic sanctions if there's any invasion. behind the scenes, there are differences over what those penalties shall be, but the public message is united. translation: we are in - absolutely close coordination with regard to joint sanctions because we have an absolutely joint assessment of the situation, but also, of the reactions with regard to the security of ukraine. this also applies to sanctions. fresh satellite images appear to show how russia has massed notjust troops near ukraine, but also, military equipment. from klimovo to the north to soloti on ukraine's eastern border and novoozerne to the south, near crimea. the diplomacy now moves to geneva where mr blinken arrived for talks with his russian counterpart on friday. but the discussions at this hotel tomorrow may be difficult because the gap between both sides is so large. the americans want to talk about avoiding war in ukraine, but the russians want to talk about their demands for nato to step back and allow moscow to establish a new sphere of influence across eastern europe. in eastern ukraine, they know what that might mean. pro—russian separatists have been fighting government forces here since 2014, and the scars are all to see. antonina is 72 years old and lives close to the front line. "it's a miracle we stayed alive," she says. "we could've died many times." she's pro—russian and fears a full—scale war. russia denies that is its intention. but its forces are training hard, close to ukraine. the question now is whether all these exercises might soon become the real thing. james landale, bbc news, geneva. let's get some of the day's other news. rescue teams in ghana say a huge explosion killed at least 17 people, and destroyed hundreds of buildings. police say the blast happened when a truck carrying explosives to a mine collided with a motorbike. ghana's president described the explosion as tragic. the british government is facing further criticism about the way it operates amid allegations that a number of backbench mps have faced intimidation that could amount to blackmail. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has insisted he has seen no evidence to support the allegations. the lower house of austria's parliament has passed a bill to make covid—19 vaccinations compulsory for adults. the bill, which is now likely to become law, will mean everyone over the age of 18 without a valid exemption must get the jab. the united states has charged four government officials from belarus with aircraft piracy over the diversion of a passenger plane in order to arrest a journalist. the incident took place last may when a ryanair plane travelling from greece to latvia was forced to divert to minsk. we will be covering this in business as well. shares in netflix fell almost 20% after the streaming platform missed its target for predicted new subscribers last year. the company said it expected to add just 2.5 million members in the three months to march, far lower tha n a nalysts had expected. the first planeloads of aid have arrived at tonga's main airport after saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami cut the pacific island nation off from the outside world. more aid is due with the first ship, sent from new zealand, due to arrive later carrying urgently needed drinking water, food and medicines. the un has estimated that more than 80% of tonga's population have been affected. that's about 84,000 people. at least three people have died. the un have warned that they remain "seriously concerned" about access to safe water for some 50,000 people throughout the country with many areas coated in a thick layer of volcanic ash. the queen has said her thoughts and prayers are with the people of the pacific nation. we can go live now to journalist marian kupu based in the tongan capital, nuku—alofa. we know the first ship has now arrived, and only now really is the rest of the world beginning to understand what you have been going through for the last week. what are the main priorities, the main concerns now? ., ~' , ., priorities, the main concerns now? ., ~ , ., ., now? thank you. the main concern — now? thank you. the main concern right _ now? thank you. the main concern right now - now? thank you. the main concern right now is - now? thank you. the main concern right now is to - now? thank you. the main i concern right now is to clean the dust here in the country, because we have been experiencing dust everywhere. there is no rain and we have been told to expect rain on saturday onwards, but we have been experiencing that. another concern is our drinking water, i have been reporting this over the past few days, that we really do worry about clean drinking water as our tanks have been filled with dust, and we need clean water because these tanks, we collect rainwater for drinking, these tanks, we collect rainwaterfor drinking, but we are not able to use that because it is filled with volcanic ashes. ., ., volcanic ashes. therefore, how reliant are _ volcanic ashes. therefore, how reliant are you _ volcanic ashes. therefore, how reliant are you on _ volcanic ashes. therefore, how reliant are you on bottled - reliant are you on bottled water, and are readily available is it to you? that is available is it to you? that is a aood available is it to you? that is a good question, _ available is it to you? that is a good question, because i available is it to you? that is a good question, because it| available is it to you? that is i a good question, because it has been a concern from the public on how reliable this water is, and how long can they still continue. they have been testing, the local government, how tap water, and they have confirmed it is safe for drinking, but there is always doubt. from the local people. because everything is new to us, we haven't variance a volcanic eruption here, we haven't experienced the aftermath eruption, and what is happening and is it good or bad, and if we can boil the water, will it go away? there are a lot of questions and uncertainty with our drinking water at the moment here. now, this volcano _ water at the moment here. now, this volcano did _ water at the moment here. now, this volcano did in _ water at the moment here. now, this volcano did in fact _ water at the moment here. now, this volcano did in fact start - this volcano did in fact start erupting last year. at that in any way helps to forewarn or prepare commons of some of the dangers that can be posed to the nation —— tongas. dangers that can be posed to the nation -- tongas.- the nation -- tongas. after what we — the nation -- tongas. after what we have _ the nation -- tongas. after what we have gone - the nation -- tongas. after| what we have gone through, the nation -- tongas. after i what we have gone through, i think this is because last year we were very much aware that there is a live volcano on the western side, we have been hearing a little explosion, experiencing big black clouds, we also experienced lightning. so we were very much aware that there is a live volcano out there is a live volcano out there in the western side. so when the big explosion that we heard on saturday evening, everyone immediately new that the volcano just erupted. so thatis the volcano just erupted. so that is why we were very prompt to run and evacuate because we were very well aware that that is the volcano and all we need to do is move away from the western side move away from the coastal areas. but western side move away from the coastal areas.— coastal areas. but even regardless _ coastal areas. but even regardless of _ coastal areas. but even regardless of that - coastal areas. but even regardless of that sort l coastal areas. but even l regardless of that sort of pa rentless, regardless of that sort of parentless, it is still a terrifying thing to go through. i know the phone masts are back up i know the phone masts are back up and that there is some availability now in terms of being able to communicate with people, but the internet is still down, there is no sense that that will come back online anytime soon. i wonder how easy it is for people could contact to find love ones across the island? ., , ., , island? the outer islands... inaudible... _ island? the outer islands... inaudible. .. the _ island? the outer islands... inaudible. .. the only - island? the outer islands... | inaudible. .. the only voice inaudible... the only voice that goes outside, in terms of reporting all around the world, so also social media, just updating pictures and information so that the people, tongas are all over the world are aware of the situation and what is happening here in land. we are hoping soon we can get all connections and mobiles and everything to normality, which is impossible now, but at least a sense of communication soon. thank you very much for your time and efforts in communicating the problems of tonga at this stage. just reiterating that the first ship has now arrived from new zealand with aid to the nation, about 80,000 people in the country who are expected to be affected by what happened on saturday. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: adele postpones her las vegas residency a day before her very first show. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him the 'butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as - close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity- that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's foreign secretary has warned russia of a terrible loss of life if it invades ukraine and has urged its allies to stand up to moscow. the first ship sent to help the people of tonga following last weekend's volcanic eruption is due to arrive today. the new zealand navy vessel is bringing urgently needed fresh water. —— has now arrived. cities along the us east coast are seeing covid infections falling, as new cases of the 0micron variant taper off. we've seen that in the uk and south africa too. but, hospitalizations in the us from covid are still at an all time high. for the latest, the bbc spoke to president biden's chief medicaladviser, dranthony fauci, who had this to say about the state of the pandemic in america. we are averaging approximately 800,000 new infections per day on a weekly basis, have 156,000 people in the hospital, and we have 2000 deaths per day. that is not a level of control that we should feel we can settle with. two—thirds of adults in the uk have now had three doses of a covid vaccine. that still leaves 16 million who have not yet received a booster. and more than 4 million adults who have, so far, not taken up the offer of a firstjab. 0ur health reporterjim reed has been out with health teams, as they try to get the vaccine to groups who have, in the past, been much harder to reach. it is more than a year since the first covid vaccines and in portsmouth, barry is finally getting his first dose. mas portsmouth, barry is finally getting his first dose. was on the streets — getting his first dose. was on the streets to _ getting his first dose. was on the streets to be _ getting his first dose. was on the streets to be honest - getting his first dose. was on the streets to be honest with| the streets to be honest with you, since 2000 ten. i've done my research and i thought, well, i am my research and i thought, well, iam high—risk. my research and i thought, well, i am high-risk.- my research and i thought, well, i am high-risk. how do ou well, i am high-risk. how do you feel— well, i am high-risk. how do you feel having _ well, i am high-risk. how do you feel having that - well, i am high-risk. how do you feel having that done? l well, i am high-risk. how do i you feel having that done? they aren't even _ you feel having that done? they aren't even finished _ you feel having that done? they aren't even finished yet. - you feel having that done? they aren't even finished yet. this i aren't even finished yet. this is any stream _ aren't even finished yet. this is any stream coming - aren't even finished yet. this is any stream coming through this clinic, held at a project for those at risk of homelessness. :: , ., , ., , homelessness. 20% of people in portsmouth _ homelessness. 20% of people in portsmouth haven't _ homelessness. 20% of people in portsmouth haven't had - homelessness. 20% of people in portsmouth haven't had the - portsmouth haven't had the first vaccine so to get somebody here today that has that complex need that had its first vaccine is just amazing, it is one of the reasons why we do this. , ., ., a, do this. 57-year-old martin wood has _ do this. 57-year-old martin wood has come _ do this. 57-year-old martin wood has come in - do this. 57-year-old martin wood has come in with - do this. 57-year-old martin wood has come in with his| wood has come in with his dog for his third jab. can we ask you why you thought it was important to come down and get your booster today?— your booster today? because they don't — your booster today? because they don't want _ your booster today? because they don't want covid! - your booster today? because they don't want covid! i - your booster today? because j they don't want covid! i don't want to be unwell. i want to be able to get out still. haven't got long left, so...— able to get out still. haven't got long left, so... overall in the uk more _ got long left, so... overall in the uk more than _ got long left, so... overall in the uk more than 9096 - got long left, so... overall in the uk more than 9096 of- got long left, so... overall in i the uk more than 9096 of adults the uk more than 90% of adults have had at least one dose of a covid vaccine. the mass vaccination programme is still going, boosterjabs are still being rolled out. this year though, the nhs is really trying to get to those groups that are much harder to reach. people that might not have access to a gp or to healthcare in general. this part of ethics is home to a community of 2000 showman running funfairs across the country. at a mobile service near the site, 19 year medicine is having her second jab. medicine is having her second 'ab. ~ ., ., , jab. with got the funfair rides so we are _ jab. with got the funfair rides so we are now _ jab. with got the funfair rides so we are now always - jab. with got the funfair rides so we are now always dealing with hundreds of people day in day out. if everybody doesn't have the vaccine we're just going to keep going back in the same circle we've been going on for past two years. so life has got to carry on and we got to got to carry on and we got to go and get the vaccine, i suppose. go and get the vaccine, i soppose-_ go and get the vaccine, i suuose. ,, , suppose. the nhs staff here say that to communities _ suppose. the nhs staff here say that to communities like - suppose. the nhs staff here say that to communities like this, i that to communities like this, access to a gp is a major barrier to getting vaccinated, but it is also about correcting some of the myths spread on social media. we some of the myths spread on social media.— social media. we are always auoin to social media. we are always going to have _ social media. we are always going to have someone - social media. we are always going to have someone thatj going to have someone that doesn't want it. we can try our best, put the messages out there but there will always be someone out there who will say no. �* , ., ., , no. it's never going to be 10096? unfortunately, i no. it's never going to be| 10096? unfortunately, no. no. it's never going to be i 10096? unfortunately, no. i no. it's never going to be - 10096? unfortunately, no. i do not think it— 10096? unfortunately, no. i do not think it will _ 10096? unfortunately, no. i do not think it will be _ 10096? unfortunately, no. i do not think it will be but - 10096? unfortunately, no. i do not think it will be but we - 10096? unfortunately, no. i do not think it will be but we are l not think it will be but we are going to try our hardest. in the past, some communities in the past, some communities in the uk have struggled to access health services. windus vaccine drive is over, the hope is that new relationship with the nhs can continue and improve lives in the longer term. adele has postponed her 24—show residency at the caesar's palace hotel in las vegas a day before it was due to begin. in a tearful message posted on social media, the singer said the show had been destroyed by delivery delays and covid. she said she'd tried absolutely everything to put it together, but itjust wasn't ready. mark lobel has more. 0h oh my god, as adele would say, with hours to go into one of the most anticipated concerts of the year came the devastating news. after a five year wait, devastating news. after a five yearwait, dell's devastating news. after a five year wait, dell's appearance in las vegas was to come two months after the launch of her album called 30 covering the dramatic impact of divorce and motherhood on her life but now their multi— grammy award winner can add to the impact of covid to her list. and what resembles a breakup video, the sleep deprived star tearfully sleep deprived star tea rfully told sleep deprived star tearfully told fans why the show can't go on. . , told fans why the show can't go on. ., , . ., , on. half my crew, half my thiem down with _ on. half my crew, half my thiem down with covid, _ on. half my crew, half my thiem down with covid, they _ on. half my crew, half my thiem down with covid, they still - down with covid, they still are. and it has been impossible to finish the show, and they can't give you what i have right now, and i'm gutted. and i'm sorry it's so last—minute. we've been awake for over 30 hours now trying to figure it out and we run out of time. adele then appealed to ticketholders to hold on, promising to reschedule her show. some may remember adele was forced to cancel the last two nights of her wembley stadium gig in 2017 after she damaged her vocal cords, but this year, some vagus acts are continuing as normal, such as katy perry's residency on the strip that has received some great reviews. adele has received comforting words from the american singer pink: and the lead singer of the hugely successful 80s band bross. there will no doubt be disappointment from herfans, disappointment from her fans, many of disappointment from herfans, many of whom have arrived from around the world. but she will be hoping they follow her mantra, to go easy on me until she finally says hollow to her lucrative 12 week run once this delay hopefully becomes water under the bridge. well, to give us more insight into adele's eleventh—hour announcement, we can now speak to perez hilton who's a celebrity blogger. you had tickets, didn't you? how do you feel? i you had tickets, didn't you? how do you feel?— you had tickets, didn't you? how do you feel? i was not able to net how do you feel? i was not able to get tickets, _ how do you feel? i was not able to get tickets, let _ how do you feel? i was not able to get tickets, let me _ how do you feel? i was not able to get tickets, let me tell- to get tickets, let me tell you. this was notjust the most sought—after event of the year, but i would say arguably the hottest show in las vegas in perhaps a decade or more. i love adele. i was a fan from the very beginning, and i am saddened by how this was handled. i personally think it is unprofessional and disrespectful to herfans is unprofessional and disrespectful to her fans on many fronts. she waited until the day before the show was supposed to start. this was opening weekend and fans flew from all over the world to attend. i actually anticipated that adele was going to delay the opening, because she and the opening, because she and the policy of the show was very stringent with regards to covid. by contrast, katy perry was not as strict, i did go see the katy perry show. there are, they were not asking or requiring proof of vaccination, nor did you have to give them a negative covid test for the katy perry show at resorts world, they were just enforcing mask usage and not even enforcing it that much but adele was demanding that you take a covid test and provide a negative result within 48 hours of the show and show proof of vaccination. so i thought because 0micron was spiking so hard that she would delay it but what was troubling to me is that it seemed as if covid was a secondary and the main reason the show is not going forward is because she is not happy with the results of where it is right now. but i'd say ok, i understand that, adele... but there was just really bad planning involved. i don't understand why she and her team have announced already that they are rescheduling all dates, through april! why not just delay it opening by a week or two or three weeks but they have rescheduled even their april shows. have rescheduled even their aprilshows. i! have rescheduled even their april shows.— april shows. if that's the case, april shows. if that's the case. what _ april shows. if that's the case, what is _ april shows. if that's the case, what is it - april shows. if that's the case, what is it that - april shows. if that's the case, what is it that fans april shows. if that's the - case, what is it that fans have been told? will it definitely been told? will it definitely be rescheduled or might it not go ahead? will there be refunds? because as you say, people will have flown in for this opening weekend because they will have had to take their covid test and be clear 48 hours in advance of the show at the opening night was supposed to be friday night, so what does this mean for people? people have spent a ton of money on this. unfortunately, all of the _ money on this. unfortunately, all of the people _ money on this. unfortunately, all of the people that - money on this. unfortunately, all of the people that flew - money on this. unfortunately, all of the people that flew in l all of the people that flew in from other places, they most likely will not have much recourse. they already took their flights, recourse. they already took theirflights, they recourse. they already took their flights, they already checked into their hotels. i do wish that adele offered to do something more for those people. something more for those --eole. ~ . ~ something more for those neale, ~' ., ~' ., people. like what kind of thin ? people. like what kind of thing? so _ people. like what kind of thing? so many - people. like what kind of thing? so many options. | people. like what kind of - thing? so many options. she could have — thing? so many options. she could have said _ thing? so many options. she could have said keep - thing? so many options. she could have said keep your. could have said keep your tickets, you are going to get a refund and i'm going to give you free tickets for when we do reschedule. let you free tickets for when we do reschedule.— reschedule. let me ask you this, what _ reschedule. let me ask you this, what happens - reschedule. let me ask you this, what happens now? . reschedule. let me ask you - this, what happens now? because now we've got a big old venue with no—one in it, we got a whole bunch of adele fans, some of which will love her anyway and some of which will be pretty unhappy. what happens next? . , pretty unhappy. what happens next? ., , ., ., next? that venue is going to sit empty. — next? that venue is going to sit empty. even _ next? that venue is going to sit empty, even though - next? that venue is going to l sit empty, even though adele could very well pay for the ushers and the venue to open this weekend and she could just have a conversation with adele. at least the fans would get something special and something and not leave home bitter and resentful for the entire experience, but you did bring up experience, but you did bring up the fact that the coliseum which is a large venue in las vegas, the former home of celine dion and had 24 shows scheduled with adele is now going to be empty for 24 nights. i actually have a suggestion about somebody who could fill in.— could fill in. you have ten seconds _ could fill in. you have ten seconds to _ could fill in. you have ten seconds to tell _ could fill in. you have ten seconds to tell me! - could fill in. you have ten seconds to tell me! i'm . could fill in. you have ten - seconds to tell me! i'm going to no seconds to tell me! i'm going to go with — seconds to tell me! i'm going to go with dolly _ seconds to tell me! i'm going to go with dolly parton. - to go with dolly parton. amazing, thanks very much! what do you think of that, dolly parton? reach me on twitter. hello again. thursday was a fairly chilly day, temperatures about 2—3 degrees below average forjanuary, but for many of us, we had sparkling blue skies for most of the day. and what a beautiful weather watcher picture this is from buttermere in cumbria. slightly less beautiful were the skies in east anglia. we had a shower stream coming down the north sea. and for norfolk and, to a degree, suffolk, quite a few showers here, but they are fading away. right now, as the winds start to change direction to more of a northwesterly, that shoves the showers over towards belgium and the netherlands. 0therwise we've got clear skies for many areas. and it's a cold one for sure, temperatures at their lowest, about —6, —7. southern wales, central, southern england the coldest spots. might be very cold and frosty, but it should be bright with plenty of sunshine to start the day for most of us. even this cloudier zone in the west will be prone to a few breaks during the morning, so you could see a few glimpses of sunshine for a time. cloud tends to thicken through the afternoon. could threaten an odd patch of light rain or drizzle for the western isles and highlands. 8—9 degrees in the west. 0therwise, temperatures at 6s and 7s. now, friday night is where we keep those clear skies. again, temperatures will fall away to give us some patches of frost. it is going to be patchy rather than extensive, so not as overall cold across england and wales. and the thickest cloud across northwest scotland, temperatures about 8 overnight in stornoway. this weekend, the tendency is for the weather to turn a little bit cloudier. there will be a lot of drier weather to come. some sunny spells, but we could have a bit of frost and fog to contend with as well. essentially, as we go through the weekend, high pressure's still there. we're starting to get this milder air recirculating back around the high and particularly moving into northern areas of the uk, where we'll see the highest temperatures, particularly for northern scotland. saturday, mist and fog could be an issue first thing in the morning. 0therwise, we've got some patchy of frost, but then we'll have some sunshine to compensate across central and eastern areas. in the west, it continues to turn milder, but that's because we've got extensive cloud, thick enough to bring some rain to western scotland, where temperatures reach 11 celsius. second half of the weekend, again, we could go into sunday with some fog patches around. some of it could be quite dense, a few frost patches as well. overall, a little bit more in the way of cloud for most areas, with some mist and hill fog patches around the coasts, a bit of drizzle for western scotland, where it'll continue to be particularly mild. that's your weather. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. slowing stream. netflix shares plunge as growth disappoints — and it warns of rising competition. washington versus big tech. the senate moves to limit the power of silicon valley's giants. but will the measures ever become law? 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