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a coronavirus vaccination. in a tearful online apology, adele has postponed her entire las vegas residencyjust 2a hours before opening night, blaming covid cases and delivery delays. # like a bat out of hell, i'll be gone when the morning comes...# the rock star meat loaf has died at the age of 7a. with hits including bat out of hell and i would do anything for love, he sold more than 100 million albums across a six decade career. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, talks between foreign ministers from russia and the us over fears that russia could invade ukraine have concluded. us secretary of state anthony blinken said there had been a "frank and substa ntive" exchange. he also warned of a swift and severe response, and "massive consequences" if moscow was to invade. but the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said there are no plans to attack ukraine, adding he hoped emotions will calm down. meanwhile, the first members of a 30—strong british military team have arrived in ukraine to help train local forces to use of anti—tank weapons. borisjohnson says any russian incursion would be a disaster for both countries and the world. russian surface—to—air missiles on the move in the country's far east, due to join what russia calls military drills close to ukraine next month — part of an invasion plan or merely russia visibly piling on the pressure? the atmosphere in geneva is febrile. the stakes couldn't be higher or the mood less optimistic. if the greetings seemed awkward, well, that is hardly surprising. is an invasion likely, as president biden suggested? mr lavrov seems to suggest it is up to the united states. and then, after a meeting that lasted just an hour and a half, tentative signs that diplomacy is not over. talks, mr lavrov said, had been open and useful. translation: this is not the end of our dialogue, l as i said, and next week, as secretary blinken has said on many occasions, we will get a written reaction to our initiative. mr blinken says he will share america's concerns and ideas in more detail next week, but... we have been clear if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that is a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and united response from the united states and our partners and allies. fresh satellite images show russia still massing men and equipment at strategic locations. american officials have said an attack of some kind could come soon, but diplomats haven't lost hope. we still believe that there is a slight possibility that the catastrophe can be averted, and that is what our american colleagues did, what uk colleagues are doing, the europeans, trying to persuade him that there is still a way to avoid a catastrophic war. but if it does come to a fight, ukraine says it is better prepared than before, releasing these pictures yesterday to drive home the point. the country's allies telling russia not to expect a walkover. the ukrainians will fight this. this could end up as a quagmire, . and i think that should be seriously considered by russia. for now, russia appears to believe there is still value in talking. mr lavrov said he hoped emotions would now cool. but the gulf which divides the two sides is still immense. the russians have made very high—level demands, calling for nato to pull back to 1997 borders, to never extend the option for ukraine and georgia tojoin nato, and for the united states to pull back its nuclear commitment to europe. this is clearly unacceptable. geneva's windswept lakeside has now been the backdrop for two rounds of high—level diplomacy. is there now a process that can avert conflict? it is too early to say. paul adams, bbc news. our diplomatic correspondentjames landale has more from geneva. i think at this morning has gone largely as expected, in other words both sides exchanged views, both sides set out their own agendas and both sides agreed to carry on and continue talking and continue engaging. from the russian point of view, they think that is a good sign, because the americans it said next week we will put some ideas actually on paper in response to russia pots demands that nato steps back from its positions in eastern europe, rules out membership ever ukraine and things like that, all of which the us have said are nonstarters, but at least that process has now been engaged a formal process and i think the americans are happy simply because the talks continue, they are able to look at the russians across the table and say look, as you heard in the reports, if there is any military action across ukraine's borders there will be swift and severe responses and the hope is the longer the russians keep talking, they don't get that process could potentially endure and if it does, it might have a role in delaying some kind of military action in the future. —— the longer that process could enjoy. so as we expected. and let's cross to moscow now where our correspondent carrie davies is. how much of a cause for optimism is this, at least from the kremlin�*s point of view? i this, at least from the kremlin's point of view?— this, at least from the kremlin's point of view? i think we should be uuite point of view? i think we should be quite cautious _ point of view? i think we should be quite cautious about _ point of view? i think we should be quite cautious about how— point of view? i think we should be | quite cautious about how optimistic or negative this is at the moment, as we heard from james, at the moment this was sort of to be expected, neitherside moment this was sort of to be expected, neither side thought there would be a massive breakthrough today and there has not been. in fact, both sides were adamant this is not negotiations, this is a candid exchange of ideas, in antony blinken�*s words. from russia's point of view, what they want this to be about is bigger thanjust of view, what they want this to be about is bigger than just a discussion about the escalation in ukraine, they want this to be a discussion about nato expansion and for the americans, they are very focused on the fact they want the situation in ukraine to be the escalated. that was a sticking point, but the fact that both have turned up, continue these discussions and there is some language that sounds a little more positive. we heard from antony blinken of words like the spirit of reciprocity, saying they are on a clear path to understanding each other�*s considerations and from minister lavrov saying these were open and useful, but at the same time, almost in the same breath, talking about some of the negative sides of the opposite side as well, so still no guarantee there will be some level of resolution here and thatis some level of resolution here and that is still proving quite difficult. ., ., , ., difficult. some commentators have exressed difficult. some commentators have expressed confusion _ difficult. some commentators have expressed confusion about - difficult. some commentators have expressed confusion about what i expressed confusion about what russia is really involved in these talks for, is it about ukraine? is it about nato? if it is about nato, why is it about nato now when there has been an expansionist programme for years? fix, has been an expansionist programme for ears? �* ., ., has been an expansionist programme for ears? ., ., , ., for years? a lot of people have asked why _ for years? a lot of people have asked why as _ for years? a lot of people have asked why as russia _ for years? a lot of people have asked why as russia decided . for years? a lot of people have i asked why as russia decided that nato is being such a concern at this particular point and sometimes it is difficult to be able to disentangle that. in terms of what some of these analysts are asking, what is it that russia wants out of this situation? on paper, russia has said we want a guarantee that ukraine will notjoin nato in the future at any point. there is not any current risk nato is actually going to... at risk, no current situation in which nato will accept ukraine, that is not imminent, but nato is not ruling out that ukraine could join in the future and that is part of its key policy that countries are able to make alliances with other bodies and the third party does not have a say in that. listening to some of the language russia has been using over the course of even the last few weeks, they have been talking at saying they are running out of patience with the west, they feel the west is trying to contain them, very similar language to the sort of language used during the cold war and i think that is deliberate here. russia is clearly trying to push, they say this is about their own security, own concerns with nato. a lot of people, analysts, particularly in the west, have argued if you set up a proposition saying nato have to accept it will not expand any further, you know nato will never agree, so how serious art russia in these talks? that is difficult to say and will be key to see what happens next. thank ou ve key to see what happens next. thank you very much- _ summit breaking news saying a metropolitan police counterterrorism detective inspector has been jailed for three years after being convicted of 19 voyeurism offences between 2017 and 2020, he secretly filmed 19 female models in hotels, flights and air b&bs across the country. thejudge in this flights and air b&bs across the country. the judge in this case jailed neil corbel and said he used a range of... he used false names and is strategically placed items delay micro cameras disguised as everyday items. he pleaded guilty last november and the chief magistrate at the time said it was so severe that he should be sentenced at the crown court rather than at westminster magistrates�* court and that is what has happened today. 19 voyeurism offences. mps have called the underpayment of state pensions to more than 100,000 women a "shameful shambles" and have warned that the mistakes could be repeated during the work to correct them. the department for work and pensions says it�*s resolving cases as quickly as possible, but the efforts have been described as ineffective, and the staffing costs for the correction work are expected to reach £24 million. sarah corker reports. for four decades, thousands of women under in the uk have been underpaid their state pensions. some are owed life—changing amounts of money. you expect that the pension department won�*t make errors, really. the bbc has been following the stories of those who have battled to get errors corrected. itjust doesn't seem right when so much time has been lost and so much money has been lost in the interim. and john�*s mother was short—changed for 20 years. it was £107,852, which is an amazing amount. so what went wrong? a damning reports by the public accounts committee shows mistakes going back as far as 1985. in total, 134,000 pensioners are owed an estimated £1 billion. some widows, divorcees and women able to claim through their husband�*s pension contributions have been underpaid. complex rules, outdated computer systems and manual handling have all been blamed. the dwp needs to sort out the error and get cracking with making sure that people and their estates where they have died have the payments that they are owed, but they also need to make sure they are sorting out their it systems in future, and crucially we want to see proper compensation. it was former pensions minister steve webb who first revealed the scale of the problems. it is clear to me that mistakes are still being made today. i hear from people who get letters telling them everything is fine, and when we check, it is not. the government needs to take this issue much more seriously and much more urgently. some women will be fully repaid, but others like jan in fife can only backdate claims for 12 months, that�*s because of when her husband retired. i first spoke to her last year. today, she is still fighting to get the full amount. i feel really angry. i feel let down by the system, and it�*s just so unfair. around 40,000 women have already died without getting the money they are owed. the dwp says it is resolving cases as quickly as possible, and a team of up to 500 civil servants will be working to trace those affected, but it is a huge task, and it could take until the end of 2023 to complete. all of this has a knock—on effect. experienced staff have been moved away from day—to—day duties to fix these issues, and that is already causing a backlog in processing new applications. sarah corker, bbc news. from today, some covid restrictions are easing in wales and northern ireland. in wales, restrictions on outdoor sporting events and outdoor hospitality have lifted. and in northern ireland, the rule of six has been dropped at hospitality venues. we�*ll hear the latest from our ireland correspondent emma vardy in a moment, but first our wales correspondent tomos morgan spoke to us from cardiff. the big one i think is now that spectators can grow to stadiums now. a big one here, the six nations in the principalityjust a a few weeks away, a huge boost economically, not just that he was rugby union but for south wales as a whole that people can go and watch this game again. also, outdoor hospitality restriction is easing, first minister saying things keep moving in the right direction, in hospitality restrictions, rule of six and two metres will go next friday and nightclubs will be able to reopen. he also said today that they have been following the science here in wales whereas in england he said that borisjohnson�*s government are more focused on headlines and not the covid situation. the are more focused on headlines and not the covid situation.— not the covid situation. the first and deputy _ not the covid situation. the first and deputy first— not the covid situation. the first and deputy first ministers - not the covid situation. the first and deputy first ministers in - and deputy first ministers in northern ireland have said of the relaxation of rules here reflects the fact they believe we are now passed the peak in terms of number of cases of omicron and number of hospitalisations, so from today, you could go back to a bar and order a drink at the bar, the end of the mandatory table service only ruled and that is a limit of a sick people to a table has also been dropped in restaurants. —— six people turntable. people had been quite frustrated and feeling they had to bear the brunt of the rules to try and control the virus. there is also another big change coming on wednesday next week, an end to the legal requirement to show vaccine passports in northern ireland if you�*re going to pubs and restaurants and cinemas, something else that has been welcomed here by businesses who felt they were pretty tricky to enforce on the doors. saying all that, relaxation are happening but the message from ministers here is asking the public to take some and still for people to take their own precautions. as covid restrictions are eased in england, people are beginning to return to offices. for many workers, and the city centre cafes, shops and restaurants which rely on trade from commuters, it�*s good news. but some people are concerned the changes have come too early. our business correspondent emma simpson has been speaking to people in coventry. hands up if you�*re happy to be back. cheering. no hesitation here, just a bit of plugging back into their desks. at this small head office in coventry, the team is reunited. morning, gang. how are we doing? hello. i�*m buzzing. i haven�*t seen everybody in the company yet, to be fair, so it�*s nice to see everybody, happy faces, good atmosphere. we're adaptable. we survive. that's what we do here. and you feel safe? yeah, i do feel safe. pet—xi is a training business, helping those most in need to find jobs. the boss says they work far better in person. i i really hope that is the last time i that we have to work all separately, because there is so much to be - gained from people working together. not just for the community, but for the team itself. - and they have had it really, really hard, i trying to work on their own, - remotely, so this has to be it now. down the road in the city centre, businesses like this one hope so, too. december was a ghost town, really. there was a huge drop—off in footfall and we lost a lot of business. i�*m hoping it will pick back up again now, with restrictions lifting and people actually want to be in offices again. you need the workers? yeah, 100%, yeah. not everyone�*s rushing back to the office, though. the pandemic has transformed how many of us work, and how many days people need to be in the office is now a big issue for employers trying to hire staff. flexibility is as important as salary now, in terms of worker's expectations. so if you don't offer that as an employer, you're going to be at the back of the queue for this talent shortage, for this 1.25 million unfilled jobs in the uk. so what they're looking for is ability to work productively, but flexibly from home, around 2—3 days a week. cities rely on workers. how many return will be key to their recovery as restrictions lift, hopefully for the last time. emma simpson, bbc news, coventry. downing street says it is not actively investigating allegations that mps calling for borisjohnson�*s resignation have been blackmailed by government whips. labour called for an inquiry after senior tory mp william wragg made the claims. let�*s get more from chris mason, our political correspondent. remind us what those claims were. conservative mp, william wragg, used a committee meeting yesterday morning to settle allegations that he said he had heard from conservative colleagues, backbenchers, who felt they had been subject to blackmail and intimidation from party whips, the mps whose business it is to ensure that government business gets through the house of commons, in other words that conservative mps vote as borisjohnson wants them to do. it has opened up a big question about what is legitimate behaviour as far as the whips are concerned, because yes, it does involve persuasion, but at what point is persuasion, but at what point is persuasion regarded as inappropriate? we have heard it since then from the formative conservative mp, now labour mp for bury south in greater manchester, he said he was told some time ago when he was conservative mp if he did not back the government in a vote, a long hoped—for new secondary school in his constituency would not happen. he is clearly irritated by that and has gone public, having crossed the floor to labour. the question is whether any existing conservative mps are willing to do the same, because this is a subplot in the context of all of the questions being asked about the culture of the government boris johnson leads.— culture of the government boris johnson leads. ., ., , ., johnson leads. how common is that this sort of— johnson leads. how common is that this sort of pressure _ johnson leads. how common is that this sort of pressure is _ johnson leads. how common is that this sort of pressure is applied? - johnson leads. how common is that this sort of pressure is applied? is l this sort of pressure is applied? is it the cut and thrust of politics we do not always hear about?- it the cut and thrust of politics we do not always hear about? there is a fair amount — do not always hear about? there is a fair amount of _ do not always hear about? there is a fair amount of cut _ do not always hear about? there is a fair amount of cut and _ do not always hear about? there is a fair amount of cut and thrust - do not always hear about? there is a fair amount of cut and thrust in - fair amount of cut and thrust in politics, yes. there are all sorts of tales from folklore from yesteryear of all sorts of things going on that would not exactly pass into the handbook of the 2022 human resources department guide to handling your staff, so yes, stuff in the past has gone on in all parties i suspect, which would make people blush now. olle takes is about the art of persuasion. if you remember a political party, your party will be a broad church. —— if you are a member. you will not agree with everything they want to do and you will have things you want to achieve, particularly in your own patch. persuasive tactics are deployed along the lines of you help us out on this boat i know you are a bit wobbly on and we will make sure the minister makes a visit to your constituency in a a few weeks�* time. those kind of conversations go on. there is an acceptance that they should not be a direct connection between public money going to an area and the behaviour of an individual mp, but threats, even threats that might not appear necessarily all that threatening but nods and winks and questions being raised by whips in the years of mps have happened for a long time. plenty are saying in the light of what the william wragg was saying, there is no evidence that christian weight food, this one example that has emerged, provides substantive evidence that proved his argument. —— christian wakeford. the question now is there are some conservative mps who have been talking privately amongst themselves about whether or not to share some of their communication with the whips, if they feel that communication and conversation has been inappropriate. a very big thing for them to do, one thing to do it after you have crossed the floor to the other side, another to do it whilst you are still a conservative mp. as i say, it matters because the context is one of a lot of pressure on the private minister which perhaps used in the last 24, 48 hours, but will return with the publication of this report from the senior civil servant sue gray at some stage we expect next week. as people do raise questions within the conservative party about the culture of the government borisjohnson leads and whether he is suitable to continue in that role. whether he is suitable to continue in that role-— whether he is suitable to continue in that role. , ., ., in that role. chris, for the moment, thank you- — the us rock star meat loaf has died at the age of 74. he sold more than 100 million albums in a career that spanned six decades — "bat out of hell" which was released in 1977 is one of the best—selling albums of all time. his family announced the news on facebook and said their hearts are broken. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. # like a bat out of hell, i�*ll be gone when the morning comes... meat loaf, bat out of hell. a sweat—drenched rock and roll epic that turned marvin lee aday into one of the biggest—selling rock stars in the world. there have been many tributes, among them cher, who sang with him on dead ringer for love, bonnie tyler, and from i�*d do anything for love, lorraine crosby. we just gelled. we gelled perfectly. and obviously that's why the song went the way it did. and so every time i think of meat loaf, i think about being in the studio with him. # i would do anything for love... # i�*d never lie to you, and that�*s a fact...# tearfully: you just knew. you knew it was going to be great, you know. i'm sorry, i'm getting... you just knew instinctively that the album was going to be huge. # and i would do anything for love...# born in dallas, his mother was a teacher and singer, his father a policeman, and his childhood was tough. he was an alcoholic and he would always beat me up as a kid. threw me through a plate glass window, threw me through a door. his escape was acting and musicals. he got a part in hair and then the rocky horror picture show. bat out of hell was a project he had been working on for years with the writer, jim steinman. the rock establishment was scornful, but the fans, especially in britain, loved it. # like a bat out of hell!# but its huge success and the pressures it brought almost killed him. then followed years of lawsuits. he claimed he never made a dime out of it. but he did go on to make some great records, but nothing would ever top bat out of hell. a glorious, over—the—top, emotional battering ram. a rock and roll masterpiece. meat loaf, who has died at the age of 74. how do you follow that? joining me now is steve steinman, a meat loaf tribute. no relation tojim steinman, at such a bizarre coincidence, i had to check you are not related. when did you first become aware of meat loaf? in my teens, like most people, i bought the album bat out of hell and the rest is history. then in my early 20s i ended up going on stars in their eyes as meat loaf and i have been touring the world doing these amazing songs from meat loaf and jim steinman and these amazing songs from meat loaf andjim steinman and great these amazing songs from meat loaf and jim steinman and great to see lorraine, i toured with her quite a lot, so a really sad day. i woke up to the news like everybody else and just a very sad day. he was a legend. just a very sad day. he was a leaend. ., ., , legend. you met him a few times, what was he _ legend. you met him a few times, what was he like _ legend. you met him a few times, what was he like in _ legend. you met him a few times, what was he like in person? - legend. you met him a few times, what was he like in person? i- legend. you met him a few times, what was he like in person? i hearj what was he like in person? i hear really lovely things.— really lovely things. character, massive character. _ really lovely things. character, massive character. such - really lovely things. character, massive character. such a - really lovely things. character, massive character. such a big l massive character. such a big bombastic man. he needed to be to sing the songsjim steinman right, so massive that you needed a character like that. he was the first guy to come along who did not look like a rock star. you had your mickjaggers and david bowies and then meat loaf it was like who is this fellow?— then meat loaf it was like who is this fellow? �* ., , , this fellow? amazing guy. it gives ho -e to all this fellow? amazing guy. it gives hope to all of— this fellow? amazing guy. it gives hope to all of us _ this fellow? amazing guy. it gives hope to all of us i _ this fellow? amazing guy. it gives hope to all of us i suppose. - this fellow? amazing guy. it gives hope to all of us i suppose. whatl hope to all of us i suppose. what you like about his music? it must be a very physical thing to sing them because they are so demanding. massive. the theatrics of it, i love all the theatrics. you can put in on any theatre stage and arena and they just work, the audience go with it and the storytelling, love to tell the story and that is what they are, these songs, massive stories. we do not get that any more. 30 years i have sung these songs and i have not got sick of any of them yet, i love them. ., ., ., , ., ., them. you do not put the wig on and them. you do not put the wig on and t to them. you do not put the wig on and try to pretend _ them. you do not put the wig on and try to pretend that _ them. you do not put the wig on and try to pretend that you _ them. you do not put the wig on and try to pretend that you look - them. you do not put the wig on and try to pretend that you look like - try to pretend that you look like him though, do you? h0. try to pretend that you look like him though, do you?— him though, do you? no, thank goodness! _ him though, do you? no, thank goodness! no — him though, do you? no, thank goodness! no red _ him though, do you? no, thank l goodness! no red handkerchief or him though, do you? no, thank - goodness! no red handkerchief or a dinner suit, we put big productions on, we tour arenas and concert halls and theatres all over the world and now with lorraine crosby who just saw, the lovely lorraine, it is lovely to keep these songs alive because that is what we�*re trying to do, not take anything away from meat loaf andjim do, not take anything away from meat loaf and jim steinman, just trying to show people what these songs sound like live and when we put the orchestra in, itjust unbelievable. they are just made for big stages and ijust love doing it, yes, it would not want to do anything else. meat loaf it said quite a few years ago i have never been hip or call it, just write. in has not mattered though, has it? it has not mattered if he has been cool or not. he though, has it? it has not mattered if he has been cool or not.- if he has been cool or not. he has 'ust been if he has been cool or not. he has just been himself _ if he has been cool or not. he has just been himself and _ if he has been cool or not. he has just been himself and not - if he has been cool or not. he has just been himself and not tried i if he has been cool or not. he has just been himself and not tried to j just been himself and not tried to be anything else, he was an amazing character. just the pure size of him would not put you down as a rock star but he made that work for him, he made his life out of his vision of what he looks like and an amazing career and a great actor as well, which i do not think he gets credit enough for, an amazing actor. i had enough for, an amazing actor. i had no idea he — enough for, an amazing actor. i had no idea he had _ enough for, an amazing actor. i had no idea he had been _ enough for, an amazing actor. i had no idea he had been in _ enough for, an amazing actor. i had no idea he had been in so _ enough for, an amazing actor. i had no idea he had been in so many films. we cannot have you here without hearing you as meat loaf. we have not got the orchestra or lights or big set, but what will you saying that? give us a few bars of something?— that? give us a few bars of somethin: ? ., , , ., that? give us a few bars of somethinu? ., , , ., , something? probably the song that is suited for this _ something? probably the song that is suited for this moment. _ something? probably the song that is suited for this moment. you - something? probably the song that is suited for this moment. you took - something? probably the song that is suited for this moment. you took the | suited for this moment. you took the words riaht suited for this moment. you took the words right out _ suited for this moment. you took the words right out of— suited for this moment. you took the words right out of my mouth. - words right out of my mouth. # heaven can wait # heaven can wait # wrapped up in my heart will take me through the lonely night # through the cold of the day # through the cold of the day # and i know, i know, heaven can wait # and all the gods come down here just to sing for me # and the melody will make me fly # and the melody will make me fly # without pain, without fear #. rest in peace, meat loaf.- # without pain, without fear #. rest in peace, meat loaf. thank you so much, rest in peace, meat loaf. thank you so much. i— rest in peace, meat loaf. thank you so much. i felt _ rest in peace, meat loaf. thank you so much, i felt i _ rest in peace, meat loaf. thank you so much, i felt i should _ rest in peace, meat loaf. thank you so much, i felt i should have - rest in peace, meat loaf. thank you so much, i felt i should have had - rest in peace, meat loaf. thank you so much, i felt i should have had a l so much, ifelt i should have had a cigarette lighter it�*s a wave —— to waver. the power of their songs as extraordinary. thanks to much for talking to us and talking to is about meat loaf, take care. thank ou. about meat loaf, take care. thank you- some — about meat loaf, take care. thank you. some breaking _ about meat loaf, take care. thank you. some breaking news - about meat loaf, take care. thank you. some breaking news to - about meat loaf, take care. thank you. some breaking news to bring| about meat loaf, take care. thank- you. some breaking news to bring you reauardin you. some breaking news to bring you regarding police _ you. some breaking news to bring you regarding police responding _ you. some breaking news to bring you regarding police responding to - you. some breaking news to bring you regarding police responding to 911 - regarding police responding to 911 calls in the united states. brookhaven police were told, responded to multiple calls when shots were fired at an apartment complex in georgia, i believe this is. while on patrol officers were checking the surrounding area, a call came in regarding a man being shotin call came in regarding a man being shot in an apartment. officers then found 831—year—old man by the name of doctor matthew wilson lying on his bed with a single gunshot wound to the head. —— a 31—year—old man. doctors assisted until paramedics arrived but doctor wilson could not be saved even though he was taken to a local trauma centre. police said it appears to be a random act of the reckless discharge of a firearm. doctor wilson was visiting relatives when this happened, but are looking for more information through their crimestoppers at lunch at phone number. so doctor matthew wilson, 31—year—old from surrey, has been found dead with a single gunshot wound in georgia. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it has been another quiet day, today. we have seen more cloud moving into the midlands, parts of southern england, after that very cold and frosty start this morning. these are the temperatures early evening, with some clearer skies across eastern parts of the uk, temperatures could be 4 or 5 degrees. for many, there will be more cloud around overnight, particularly across northern ireland, much of scotland, wales, western parts of england. further east across england, the cloud is going to be more variable, some breaks in the cloud could lead to a risk of frost. those temperatures not as low as they were last night. we could start the weekend perhaps with a few mist and fog patches around as well. but it�*s remaining dry pretty much everywhere because high pressure is going to remain right over the uk. there are some stronger, milder winds coming on across the uk across northern areas and we actually have a weather front not drawn on the chart straddling scotland bringing the rain back up to north and north—west, not much rain, otherwise it�*s dry. a lot of cloud, a bit of sunshine now and again perhaps, the wind light across england and wales and temperatures around eight or double figures in scotland and northern ireland. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... amid warnings that russia could be about to invade ukraine, two superpowers come face to face. russia and america hold urgent talks, with both sides laying out their security concerns. translation: no-one is hiding the fact that weapons _ are being handed over to ukraine, that hundreds of military instructors are flocking to ukraine. we've been clear. if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and a united response. a metropolitan police counter—terrorism detective, who secretly filmed models during fake photoshoots, has been jailed for three years for voyeurism. a £1 billion—shortfall in state pension payments to tens of thousands of women has been branded "a shameful shambles" by a committee of mps. a new push by the nhs hopes to reach the 4 million adults in the uk, who�*ve not yet had a coronavirus vaccination. in a tearful online apology, adele has postponed her entire las vegas residencyjust 24 hours before opening night, blaming covid cases and delivery delays. # like a bat out of hell, i�*ll be gone when the morning comes...# tributes are being paid to rock star meat loaf, who�*s died at the age of 74. his bat out of hell album is one of the best—selling of all time, and his career spanned music and film across six decades. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here�*s sarah mulkerrins. good afternoon. lets start with a shock in melbourne, where the defending champion naomi osaka is out of the australian open. she was beaten by the american amanda anisimova. osaka, a two—time champion, had eased through her opening two matches but after winning the first set was pinned back by the american. osaka was seeded 13th after taking a four—month break at the end of last season. anisimova battled through, with the unseeded 20—year—old winning the third set on a tie break. going into this match, i knew i had to be playing sharp if i wanted to give myself a chance. now me is always going to be playing well. she�*s an absolute champion, so i knew that i really had to step up my game and try and be aggressive. i think that�*s what i started doing in the second set and honestly i�*m so grateful that i was able to play so well today and get best when, it means a the reward for anisimova is a match against the world number one and home favourite ash barty. she�*s yet to drop a set at the tournament, she beat camila giorgi in straight sets. i would have loved to get the opportunity to play against my yummy osaka _ opportunity to play against my yummy osaka but _ opportunity to play against my yummy osaka but she deserves her think exciting. will of us out there and in the mens event rafa nadal�*s quest for a 21st grand slam title continues. he�*s through to the fourth round after beating russia�*s karen hatchenov. nadal looked to be cruising, wrapping up the first two sets relatively comfortably, dropping just 5 games. hatchenov then rallied to win the third set 6—3, before the spaniard upped the ante to win the fourth 6—1 and wrap up the match. the only former champion left in the men�*s draw is through to the second week. there was thrilling five—set battle between seventh seed matteo berretini and the youngest man in the draw. 18 year old carlos alcaraz from spain. berrettini had a two—set lead before alcaraz, fought back to take it to an exciting fifth set. but berrettini won the deciding tie—break to reach the fourth round. to rugby union, where the england captain owen farrell looks likely to miss the six nations opener against scotland after suffering an injury while training farrell was retained as england skipper earlier this week by head coach eddiejones, despite not playing since november because of an ankle problem. he had hoped to return against london irish in the challenge cup on sunday but has now been ruled out. england play scotland on february the 5th. arsenal�*s thomas partey says he will work to change his fortunes after a difficult few days for both club and country. he was sent offjust minutes after coming on as a sub in last nights league cup semi final defeat to liverpool. the red card came just two days after he played for ghana in their shock group—stage defeat to comoros that eliminated them from the africa cup of nations. we played the last three games with ten men. it�*s difficult enough to beat them. ten then becomes a real challenge then. and with major players we have out, we have to eradicate players who play consistently with 11 players and... on social media, partey said... scotland�*s scott jamieson is still at the top of the leaderboard, he�*s on 7 under par after day two of golf�*s world tour season opener in abu dhabi. players had to battle high winds, which made scoring tricky. england�*s ian poulter had a share of the clubhouse lead on 6 under par for much of the day, before late starterjamieson birdied his second last hole to lead outright. that�*s all the sport for now. "the show must go on," is the showbiz mantra, but adele�*s not sticking to it, postponing her residency in las vegas with only 24 hours notice. she posted a tearful message on social media to say half the crew had covid and she simply wasn�*t ready. she apologised to fans who�*d already arrived in the states, for what would have been herfirst live concerts for 5 years. mark savage has this report. "oh, my god," as adele would say. with just hours to go before her las vegas residency began, the sleep—deprived star took to instagram to tell her fans the shows were off. half my crew, half my team are down with covid, they still are, and it�*s been impossible to finish the show. and i can�*t give you what i have right now. and i�*m gutted. 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�*ve run out of time. fans who�*d already arrived in las vegas for the opening night said they were heartbroken. others asked why the announcement had come so late. others asked why the announcement came so late. but adele received comforting words from the lead singer of the 1980s band bros, who�*s spent the last decade playing in las vegas himself. we have not been allowed, for over a couple of years now, to actually get to our audiences, and she's really fighting against all the odds, and i really feel a lot of love for her and a lot of respect that it meant that much to her, and she was genuinely... you could see she was pained by it. but i really respect that she went out and made that announcement. she didn't get a press statement. she did that herself, and that takes a lot of courage. # go easy on me, baby... adele is not the only artist to be affected by covid. bryan adams, steps and bonjovi have all had to cancel shows after testing positive for the virus. others, like katy perry, who launched her own lavish show in las vegas last month, have continued to perform without a hitch. experts say this sort of disruption will continue. i think what we've seen - here is the level of sort of chaos and disruption that's caused by this. - this is not a predictable thing. any member of your crew or your team going down can actually _ throw your show out, _ and obviously, that's not something we can control all the time. people have to live their lives. there is a risk from the virus. we are going to see this. hopefully we can manage it as best we can. - adele says she will announce rescheduled dates for her 12—week las vegas run as soon as possible. until then, she hopes fans will stick to her mantra, go easy on me, until this setback is water under the bridge. mark savage, bbc news. with tickets, transport and hotel bookings impacted by adele�*s residency postponement, let�*s take a look at the rights for ticketholders. i�*m joined by consumer rights expert kate hardcastle. thanks very much forjoining us. where do people stand? i imagine it quite complicated, depending on how you booked the various elements? it's you booked the various elements? it�*s a very unfixable time, and it�*s a real challenge when you are trying to organise trips. particularly at this point style as well as testing there�*s everything from amenities, car parking at airports, the sites themselves, and each element for many of us are independently booked. we have to take to phones and e—mails, call centres can be challenging, it can take time to resolve these issues. if you have taken on the decision that you are going to see this concert, you have booked the elements like the flights and flights are still running, if the flight is operable, you need to on it and it is down to the goodwill of the airline to see if you can move that date or indeed look at things like insurance or credit card protection in terms of what you can do. unfortunately this is the challenge when you take on what you might see as a bit of a gamble to go and see international artist in an international location at the moment. things are so unpredictable. for many people who attack ticket holders. ~ ., , . what difference does the reason make to getting a refund? hat what difference does the reason make to getting a refund?— to getting a refund? not that much. if the decision _ to getting a refund? not that much. if the decision is _ to getting a refund? not that much. if the decision is made _ to getting a refund? not that much. if the decision is made by _ to getting a refund? not that much. if the decision is made by the - if the decision is made by the promoter that the show is going to get cancelled, you are down to what is going to happen next. if they give new dates which a lot of people are waiting on for may, you should be able to have a right to get new tickets. you should get a refund of “p tickets. you should get a refund of up but it depends where you book the tickets. so much is happening in terms of the conversations on social media. some people have but tickets through third—party and beyond and therefore have paid inflated rates. that�*s a concerning element because they may not be protected. people who booked directly are only getting the ability for a refund. dates are not yet rescheduled. an international trip means you could have booked time off work, or some of those flight packages just might not have the goodwill in it to move. it really is the fact that even if you got the tickets refunded or rebooked, all of the other elements might not be investors when it will come down to doing your own admin. it will be hard work being able to get on the phone, get in contact with companies and try to make the decisions that will help you get the right refund or hopefully rebooked for a tenure can go.— right refund or hopefully rebooked for a tenure can go. there has been a lot of latitude _ for a tenure can go. there has been a lot of latitude in _ for a tenure can go. there has been a lot of latitude in terms _ for a tenure can go. there has been a lot of latitude in terms of - for a tenure can go. there has been a lot of latitude in terms of if - for a tenure can go. there has been a lot of latitude in terms of if you i a lot of latitude in terms of if you want to postpone a trip and say i will take to flight butjust not now. but at the moment that is not really an option?— now. but at the moment that is not really an option? every organisation really an option? every organisation reall in really an option? every organisation really in this — really an option? every organisation really in this sector _ really an option? every organisation really in this sector has _ really an option? every organisation really in this sector has been - really in this sector has been affected. airlines, the travel community, i was in las vegas a couple of months ago, it�*s not back to its normal self yet. the city needs tourists, and the music industry, the live entertainment industry, the live entertainment industry has been impacted. how much goodwill can these organisations carry on giving as shows are unsettled. i think it is a risk when organisations take bookings. you have to understand where your situation falls. a lot of people have made this once—in—a—lifetime trip, to three years of savings and put all out and getting to where these shows, the big plans. the emotional disappointment too. we must not forget the music industry has this microclimate of lots of small businesses that will be affected. the people who make the sound happen, all of these things have been hugely impacted. it is in everyone�*s interest for the show to go on but if it cannot, the businesses behind it as does the consumers. the headlines on bbc news... senior diplomats from the us and russia have concluded urgent talks in geneva, over mounting fears of a potential russian invasion of ukraine. a former metropolitan police counter—terrorism detective who secretly filmed models during fake photoshoots has been jailed for three years for voyeurism. tributes are being paid to us rock star, meat loaf, who�*s died at the age of 74. an electric vehicle battery plant in northumberland has secured government funding. the factory is being built near blyth by a start—up company called britishvolt, and is expected to create three thousands jobs. bbc news understands that about £100 million of taxpayer�*s money is going into the project as well £1.5 billion of private funding. more details from our business correspondent theo leggett. a windswept building site in northumberland. in a few years, this will be home to the uk�*s first gigafactory. if all goes to plan, britishvolt�*s giant facility will be capable of making 300,000 batteries for electric vehicles every year. the fantastic thing today is the announcement of government support for the project, from the atf, automotive transformation fund, and what is that enabling us to do, we have now been able, in the capital markets, with the government support, to access the funding to get the building built. britishvolt says 3,000 newjobs will be created in the factory itself, and some 5,000 more at its suppliers. for a government that has been coming under fire lately, it�*s some badly needed good news. i think the key message here is that we are reindustrialising our economy and the north east has a huge part to play in that. the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is due to be banned from 2030. other countries are taking similar steps. the government wants the uk to become a major player in the fast growing international market for electric vehicles, and giving factories are a vital computer on that plan. and gigafactories are a vital computer on that plan. we need to be able to transport batteries which are very big. - for example the jaguar battery. is about the size of a dining table and weighs about 700 kilograms, so you need to be able _ to transport batteries easily between the factories - in which they are made - and the car building plants. in addition, the brexit deal means in a few years time, any cars exported to the european union will have to be mostly made of parts from the uk or the eu. installing batteries made injapan for example simply won�*t be possible. across europe, the race to build gigafactories is well under way, and germany has established a clear lead. here, another giant new battery plant is due to be built in sunderland to supply nissan�*s car factory. but experts are clear, many more gigafactories will be needed, if the uk�*s automotive industry is to prosper in the electric age. theo leggett, bbc news. an internal review by nhs lothian has identified that more than 350 women who are part of its increased risk breast screening programme may not have been invited for scans as regularly as they should. the health board has offered the women affected its sincere apologies. here�*s more from our political reporterjenni davidson . 369 women have been identified who may not have been recalled for breast screening appointments as often as they should have. they are all part of the nhs lothian�*s increased—risk breast screening programme which offers women at a higher risk of breast cancer more frequent checkups. now, 242 woman are believed to be in the nhs lothian area and another 127 are thought of moved away. they will be contacted by letter and offered new appointments and by the health board to offer its sincere apologise. the error was identified when it was noticed some women had not been recalled for appointments as often as they should have. that prompted a review of the programme, all 5,500 women. nhs lothian is keen to point out this is entirely separate from the normal breast screening programme of all women is from 50 to 70 and this has not been affected. they�*re looking into the error. the say they will make sure this does not happen again. a housing crisis has been declared in the isles of scilly. there�*s such a scarcity of housing, that the new gp has nowhere to live. 15 localfamilies could be homeless by march, forcing them back to the mainland, and some businesses say they might not be able to open because there�*s no accommodation for the staff. here�*s david dixon. housing problems on the mainland, particularly in our picturesque coastal towns, have long been a problem. there�*s been protests across the region, highlighting the rise in second homes and holiday lets, that prices many lower—paid workers out of the market. but over on isles of scilly, the problem is more acute. an awful lot of houses have gone from the private rented sector into holiday lets. in the last couple of years this been a house price boom etc. what has been the impact on businesses who need workers, particularly temporary workers, on the island? that is a big problem, becausec certainly last summer some businesses could not open fully because they were short—staffed. it is notjust key workers and those in the hospitality industry who are struggling to find somewhere to live. relatively well—paid positions like doctors and pharmacists are also stuck. we are currently in the process of recruiting for a new gp. we have recruited a new pharmacist. the difficulty is actually finding accommodation for both positions. we're in the process of recruiting for a new gp, but we also need to have accommodation for them when we find the right person. the island�*s council has voted to declare a housing crisis. they are pleading with people who might have some space to help out for the upcoming tourist season. we have quite a lot of social housing here, with people who perhaps are quite elderly now, families have gone long ago, they are only three or four bedroom house, rattling around in it, where there are young families with two kids in a one—bedroom flat. the council have bought a property to convert into worker accommodation and there are plans to build 40 houses, but that takes time, and for the upcoming tourist season, there�*s serious concerns that some businesses may not be able to at all. if you�*ve not commuted since the start of the pandemic, one thing you won�*t have missed is the stream of annoucements on trains. now the department for transport says it wants to silence what it calls "tannoy spam", to make england�*s train journeys more peaceful. will batchelor reports. train announcements. "this train is for- london, waterloo." some people love them... the more information that�*s given, the better. if you don�*t want to hear them, put your earphones in, because that�*s what we all do. it helps us to know more about the time. i mean, things to do. we're strangers, and we need to know what's going on. better to be safe than sorry at the end of the day. - i actually appreciate it when they announce saying, "don�*t forget your bag", because i have left things on trains before. "this train terminates at st alban's city." i ..some are less keen. if they just stuck to the stuff that�*s important, we�*d listen to it. all we get now is, people just give up. "see it, say it, sort it" — it's something that i see, hear, quite often on the trains. yeah, that's something. but i don't really sort of take much notice of it. i personally do think that probably gets overused. i i don't think necessarily people think about the meaning - of that saying any more. especially on like, a short stop train, you get one when you get off, and then there�*s one when you�*re approaching a stop, and then there�*s one when you get off at your stop. so there�*s like three in between the stops. even passionate train spotters get fed up with them, occasionally. this one. "..or leave the train - when the doors are closing." the doors aren't even open. no—one's got on or off. and it's common sense. why do we need to be told not to board or alight when the doors are closing? cos you have to hear it at every station. "we are now approaching london euston, our final destination." i now the transport minister wants to slash the number of loudspeaker messages we hear on ourjourneys. he�*s calling it a bonfire of the banalities. on a train journey, there are far too many announcements. i accept there�*s got to be the obvious safety announcements, but it�*s things, some of the stuff they tell you, they either state the obvious, or they just say stuff that you don�*t really necessarily need to know at that moment in time. hot bacon roll, a cup of tea. the department for transport is holding a year—long review, with train operators and passenger groups, to decide which announcements are a vital service... "this is finchley road." ..and which need to be shunted into the nearest siding. "doors will open on i the right hand side." train announcements are there to give important information. important travel information, important safety information, information about preventing terrorist attacks, keeping people safe, preventing people from leaving their belongings behind. so which of those kinds of announcements should be cut back then? "..station, brentwood." with the pandemic easing, and more of us returning to public transport, are we on track for quieterjourneys? or does the government need to... "mind the gap." ..between what it sees as banalities, and what many train passengers view as vital information? "the final stop..." will batchelor, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather. for southern parts of the uk it will not be as cold tonight as it was last night when we saw temperatures down to —60 —7. more cloud from the north—west but for areas that were frosty such as herefordshire and oxfordshire and worcestershire it has felt particularly chilly. that cloud not bringing rain. this is the rainfall accumulations for the next five days. most of it coming into the highlands of scotland we will see week where the fronts the north—west. the north—west. the reason it strives because it has been over the past ten days, high pressure over the uk in one shape or another and underneath the high pressure, these are the temperatures. earlier this evening, temperatures. earlier this evening, temperatures could be for a 5 degrees. this evening and overnight, more cloud particularly coming off the atlantic into western scotland, western parts of england and wales. across england, cloud nor variable could lead to the risk of a touch of frost, patches of mist and fog but was temperatures not as low as they were last night. not as cold this weekend generally because there will be cloud around. sunshine during sometimes. the risk of mist, forego and a touch of frost. heading in to saturday, quiet. week weatherfront straddling scotland. mainly sunshine, best in the east, temperatures not bad for the time of year probably making double figures in scotland and northern ireland. this is a familiar pattern. with high pressure setting to the south of the uk, it means we get atlantique wind around the top of it bringing mild air across northern areas into scotland and northern ireland. the really cold air is away across eastern parts of europe. a tale on sunday, a chilly start here and there, some sunshine, perhaps with the wind picking up, generally dry, a lot of cloud and temperature set at around seven or eight. into the beginning of next week, no significant change. high pressure, still dry, still quite a lot of cloud and the winds to at least start to freshen. this is bbc news. i�*m martine croxall. the headlines: amid warnings that russia could be about to invade ukraine, russia and america hold urgent talks in geneva, with both sides laying out their security concerns. translation: no-one is hiding the fact that weapons _ are being handed over to ukraine, that hundreds of military instructors are flocking to ukraine. we've been clear. if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and a united response. a former metropolitan police counter—terrorism detective who secretly filmed models during fake photo shoots has been jailed for three years for voyeurism. a £1 billion shortfall in state pension payments to tens of thousands of women has been branded "a shameful shambles" by a committee of mps. in a tearful online apology, adele has postponed her entire las vegas residencyjust 24 hours before opening night, blaming covid cases and delivery delays. # like a bat out of hell, i�*ll be gone when the morning comes...# tributes are being paid to rock star meat loaf, who�*s died at the age of 74. his bat out of hell album is one of the best—selling of all time, and his career spanned music and film across six decades. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, talks between foreign ministers from russia and the us over fears that russia could invade ukraine have concluded. us secretary of state antony blinken said there had been a "frank and substantive" exchange. he also warned of a swift and severe response, and "massive consequences" if moscow was to invade. but the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said there are no plans to attack ukraine, adding he hoped emotions will calm down. meanwhile, the first members of a 30—strong british military team have arrived in ukraine to help train local forces to use anti—tank weapons. borisjohnson says any russian incursion would be a disaster for both countries, and the world. this report from paul adams. russian surface—to—air missiles on the move in the country�*s far east, due to join what russia calls military drills close to ukraine next month — part of an invasion plan or merely russia visibly piling on the pressure? the atmosphere in geneva is febrile. the stakes couldn�*t be higher or the mood less optimistic. if the greetings seemed awkward, well, that is hardly surprising. is an invasion likely, as president biden suggested? mr lavrov seems to suggest it is up to the united states. and then, after a meeting that lasted just an hour and a half, tentative signs that diplomacy is not over. talks, mr lavrov said, had been open and useful. translation: this is not the end of our dialogue, l as i said, and next week, as secretary blinken has said on many occasions, we will get a written reaction to our initiative. mr blinken says he will share america�*s concerns and ideas in more detail next week, but... we have been clear if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that is a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and united response from the united states and our partners and allies. fresh satellite images show russia still massing men and equipment at strategic locations. american officials have said an attack of some kind could come soon, but diplomats haven�*t lost hope. we still believe that there is a slight possibility that the catastrophe can be averted, and that is what our american colleagues did, what uk colleagues are doing, the europeans, trying to persuade him that there is still a way to avoid a catastrophic war. but if it does come to a fight, ukraine says it is better prepared than before, releasing these pictures yesterday to drive home the point. the country�*s allies telling russia not to expect a walkover. the ukrainians will fight this. this could end up as a quagmire, . and i think that should be seriously considered by russia. for now, russia appears to believe there is still value in talking. mr lavrov said he hoped emotions would now cool. but the gulf which divides the two sides is still immense. the russians have made very high—level demands, calling for nato to pull back to 1997 borders, to never extend the option for ukraine and georgia tojoin nato, and for the united states to pull back its nuclear commitment to europe. this is clearly unacceptable. geneva�*s windswept lakeside has now been the backdrop for two rounds of high—level diplomacy. is there now a process that can avert conflict? it is too early to say. paul adams, bbc news. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more from geneva. i think this morning has gone largely as we expected it to go, in other words both sides exchanged views, both sides set out their own agendas and both sides agreed to carry on and continue talking and to continue engaging. now, from the russian point of view, they think that is a good sign, because the americans said next week we will put some ideas actually on paper in response to russia�*s very maximalist demands that nato steps back from its positions in eastern europe, that it rules out membership ever for ukraine and things like that, all of which the us have said are nonstarters, but at least that process has now been engaged with in a formal process. and i think the americans are happy simply because the talks continue, they are able to look at the russians across the table and say, look, as you heard in the reports, if there is any military action across ukraine�*s borders there will be swift and severe responses and the hope is the longer the russians keep talking, then the longer that process could potentially endure and if it does, then that might have a role in delaying some kind of military action in the future, so largely as we expected. dr eleanor bindman is a senior lecturer in eastern european politics at manchester metropolitan university — shejoins me now. thank you very much for doing so. how do the two elements of this fitting? it is about ukraine, also about nato expansion.— about nato expansion. yes, absolutely. _ about nato expansion. yes, absolutely. the _ about nato expansion. yes, absolutely. the issue - about nato expansion. yes, absolutely. the issue of - about nato expansion. yes, | absolutely. the issue of nato expansion has always been a really tricky one where russia is concerned. it is very much and always has been the expansion of nato to include members or potential members in eastern europe. ukraine recently has been talking up the prospect of nato membership. the problem is nato is very reluctant to let ukrainian for a number of reasons, so it is not a very realistic possibility, but partly because of the talk around it and the fact russia is a way to historically, since the collapse of the soviet union, been a very against the expansion of nato. this is where we get to this problem, becoming a very controversial issue. these talks, not the only set of talks, but they are pretty short. how have the positions between the two changed at all in that period of time? i two changed at all in that period of time? ., �* ~' , two changed at all in that period of time? ., �* " , ~ , time? i don't think they really have, time? i don't think they really have. but _ time? i don't think they really have, but the _ time? i don't think they really have, but the fact _ time? i don't think they really have, but the fact that - time? i don't think they really have, but the fact that the - time? i don't think they really - have, but the fact that the meeting was short today, it was always planned to be like that, that it would last around 90 minutes, which it did. so i do not think we should read it too much into that. i think the fact they have agreed to continue the talks, they will present their written demands and responses next week, is at least another week where we can safely say the threat of military invasion will not be happening in the next few days, but of course it remains a prospect in the future.- days, but of course it remains a prospect in the future. there is so much rhetoric, _ prospect in the future. there is so much rhetoric, so _ prospect in the future. there is so much rhetoric, so many _ prospect in the future. there is so much rhetoric, so many words - prospect in the future. there is so much rhetoric, so many words are used,it much rhetoric, so many words are used, it is hard to decipher really what everybody really wants. what is your understanding of what russia wants? i your understanding of what russia wants? ~ . your understanding of what russia wants? ~' ., ., wants? i think there are a few thins wants? i think there are a few things here. _ wants? i think there are a few things here, something - wants? i think there are a few things here, something they i wants? i think there are a few- things here, something they have talked quite openly about and some a little less so. it is partly about exerting pressure on at the ukrainian government, the relationship between the russian and ukrainian government being very poon ukrainian government being very poor, particularly in the last year or so. poor, particularly in the last year orso. it poor, particularly in the last year or so. it is about trying to get the ukrainian government to uphold the minsk agreement is in eastern ukraine, where there is an ongoing conflict. also about what russia perceives to be anti—russian moves ljy perceives to be anti—russian moves by the ukrainian government. is also about russia�*s place within european security framework, or security architecture, and about it exerting its position within that framework. how difficult is it though to get these two countries to climb down? both are notjust... speaking to the international audience, speaking to a domestic one too.— a domestic one too. yes, i think that is really _ a domestic one too. yes, i think that is really key _ a domestic one too. yes, i think that is really key and _ a domestic one too. yes, i think that is really key and you - a domestic one too. yes, i think that is really key and you can . a domestic one too. yes, i think| that is really key and you can see that is really key and you can see that on both sides, rhetoric at times has been very aggressive. very outspoken. i do not think that is very helpful, but exactly as you say, the target here is two respective audiences in the russia and us and we do get this very difficult position where if the two sides continue to be very entrenched and do not budge, negotiations ultimately will not go anywhere. hagar ultimately will not go anywhere. how much of a timescale have they got then to prevent some kind of incursion into ukraine? because talks will not go on forever. that is true. i think _ talks will not go on forever. that is true. i think actually _ talks will not go on forever. trisgt is true. i think actually they could go on for quite some time they. so people may remember that this build—up of troops on the border between russia and ukraine started last spring and there are concerns then that russia was planning some kind of invasion or attack, that did not happen, and then in the autumn there were more concerns and then of course we are where we are now and actually it could drag on for quite some months without any real kind of movement or resolution.— movement or resolution. thank you very much- — thank you. we will hopefully speak to our washington _ thank you. we will hopefully speak to our washington correspondent l thank you. we will hopefully speak| to our washington correspondent in just a few moments. a former counter—terrorism officer at scotland yard has been jailed for three years after admitting 19 offences of voyeurism. between 2017 and 2020, detective inspector neil corbel, who�*s 40, secretly filmed female models in hotels and airbnbs in london, brighton and manchester. the court heard corbel used a false name to meet his victims — many of them were models. he strategically placed cameras disguised as every day items including tissue boxes, phone chargers, digital clocks, headphones and glasses. mps have called the underpayment of state pensions to more than 100,000 women a "shameful shambles" and have warned that the mistakes could be repeated during the work to correct them. the department for work and pensions says it�*s resolving cases as quickly as possible, but the efforts have been described as ineffective and the staffing costs for the correction work are expected to reach £24 million. sarah corker reports. for four decades, thousands of women across the uk have been underpaid their state pensions. some are owed life—changing amounts of money. you expect that the pension department won�*t make errors, really. the bbc has been following the stories of those who have battled to get errors corrected. itjust doesn't seem right when so much time has been lost and so much money has been lost in the interim. and john�*s mother was short—changed for 20 years. it was £107,852, which is an amazing amount. so what went wrong? a damning reports by the public accounts committee shows mistakes going back as far as 1985. in total, 134,000 pensioners are owed an estimated £1 billion. some widows, divorcees and women able to claim through their husband�*s pension contributions have been underpaid. complex rules, outdated computer systems and manual handling have all been blamed. the dwp needs to sort out the error and get cracking with making sure that people and their estates where they have died have the payments that they are owed, but they also need to make sure they are sorting out their it systems in future, and crucially we want to see proper compensation. it was former pensions minister steve webb who first revealed the scale of the problems. it is clear to me that mistakes are still being made today. i hear from people who get letters telling them everything is fine, and when we check, it is not. the government needs to take this issue much more seriously and much more urgently. some women will be fully repaid, but others like jan in fife can only backdate claims for 12 months, that�*s because of when her husband retired. i first spoke to her last year. today, she is still fighting to get the full amount. i feel really angry. i feel let down by the system, and it�*s just so unfair. around 40,000 women have already died without getting the money they are owed. the dwp says it is resolving cases as quickly as possible, and a team of up to 500 civil servants will be working to trace those affected, but it is a huge task, and it could take until the end of 2023 to complete. all of this has a knock—on effect. experienced staff have been moved away from day—to—day duties to fix these issues, and that is already causing a backlog in processing new applications. sarah corker, bbc news. joining me now is the conservative mp richard holden. he sits on the public accounts committee. thank you very much forjoining us. this has been going on for decades. had on these women's wives? colossal im act, had on these women's wives? colossal imact, it had on these women's wives? colossal impact. it has — had on these women's wives? colossal impact, it has been _ had on these women's wives? colossal impact, it has been going _ had on these women's wives? colossal impact, it has been going on _ had on these women's wives? colossal impact, it has been going on since - impact, it has been going on since the year i was born actually and thatis the year i was born actually and that is only what we know about it. —— women�*s lives. on average s and a half thousand pounds, but on some cases over £100,000 has not been received by some of these women and it is just outrageous that it has taken so long for this to be sorted out. the amount of effort that is going in has taken too long to get here, we have never ended up at the situation where so much is done by manual data inputting, where easy errors can be made in these compact computer systems and it needs to be sorted as quickly as possible. —— we should never have ended up in this situation. we should never have ended up in this situation. ~ ., ,., , situation. we had some remedies there but even _ situation. we had some remedies there but even in _ situation. we had some remedies there but even in the _ situation. we had some remedies there but even in the course - situation. we had some remedies there but even in the course of. there but even in the course of seeking a remedy, some women might have a battle on their hands, what is your advice to them? mr; have a battle on their hands, what is your advice to them?— is your advice to them? my advice would be definitely _ is your advice to them? my advice would be definitely follow - is your advice to them? my advice would be definitely follow through the government uk pension system, lodge it yourself, but also contact people like me if you are one of these people in the specific circumstances, particularly if you are a much older pensioner aged over 80 and are receiving that minimum pension guarantee. i think it is really important that you do get in touch with people, because we need touch with people, because we need to really push this forward. 40,000 of the people affected by this already sadly passed away without getting the pensions they deserved and paid into comments i think this is something that we need to get right into the agenda and we are doing what they can but it is having a knock—on impact and it is something pensioners today are dealing with as well. you mentioned ensioners dealing with as well. you mentioned pensioners who _ dealing with as well. you mentioned pensioners who have _ dealing with as well. you mentioned pensioners who have already - dealing with as well. you mentioned pensioners who have already died, l pensioners who have already died, watch their families pensioners who have already died, watch theirfamilies do pensioners who have already died, watch their families do to make sure they can claim that entitlement? if they can claim that entitlement? if they even note the relative was due to get this money? —— what should theirfamilies do? to get this money? -- what should their families do?— their families do? you're exactly riaht, their families do? you're exactly riuht, it their families do? you're exactly right. it they _ their families do? you're exactly right, it they won't _ their families do? you're exactly right, it they won't be _ their families do? you're exactly right, it they won't be told, - their families do? you're exactly i right, it they won't be told, people right, it they won�*t be told, people can look into it and they can ask for their case to be looked at, but ijust think it is so sad that some people have been affected so substantially by this through the lives and the sum of the remedies coming from the dw p at the moment, they really need to deal with this very quickly because these are people in the later stages of life and they deserve to have this. the dwp sa s and they deserve to have this. the dwp says they are putting up pay significant resources, what is your hopefully changes being brought in to stop this happening again, set me on this scale?— on this scale? certainly one of our recommendations _ on this scale? certainly one of our recommendations from _ on this scale? certainly one of our recommendations from the - on this scale? certainly one of our recommendations from the report j recommendations from the report todayis recommendations from the report today is when they are looking at procuring new it services, do not need to just look purely at the base and cost, also need to look at the impact it could have on people. these it systems come at some date back 30 or 40 years and they really need to get with the programme, because we cannot see people. full well if it had been the other way round, the dwp would have been on them quickly. there needs to be an urgency regarding underpayments as well. thank you very much. some breaking news and derbyshire police are saying a man has been charged in connection with the murder and attempted murder of a couple in their 80s, 86—year—old freda walker and her ath old husband, ken walker, he was also a victim in this attack. —— 88—year—old husband. 33—year—old man has now been charged with murder and attempted murder of mr and mrs walker. talks have been taking place between russia and the united states. our correspondent barbara plett usher is in washington. what is the sense in the states about how well these short talks went? , , , , ., , went? the senses they were as successful— went? the senses they were as successful as _ went? the senses they were as successful as they _ went? the senses they were as successful as they could - went? the senses they were as successful as they could have i went? the senses they were as - successful as they could have been, which is no one expected a breakthrough and the diplomats on both sides have been telegraphing that they were not expecting a breakthrough. there has been no movement on this at all, but as mr blinken said, this was not a negotiation, it was a discussion to see how they could move forward and he said that it had been... that they had a better understanding of each other�*s point of view so in that sense it had been useful and they are basically keeping the diplomatic option alive. the russians had been demanding written responses to their security demands over ukraine and nato�*s presence in eastern europe. mr blinken said the americans would respond in writing. then that would lead to another meeting between him and his counterpart, so there is a diplomatic process in place. it is not clear where nato fits into this. nato had also offered talks with the russians but it seems the russians are more eager to speak directly to the americans, so that is going forward at any rate. no sign there is any compromise on the substance and also the military deployments continue and are escalating both on the russian side and also the defensive military aid to ukraine from the united states and its allies continues to increase. hagar allies continues to increase. how si . nificant allies continues to increase. how significant is _ allies continues to increase. how significant is it _ allies continues to increase. how significant is it that _ allies continues to increase. how significant is it that the - allies continues to increase. how significant is it that the secretary of state seem to beef up the language around any kind of incursion by russia, which seems to be stronger than president biden had stated earlier in the week? yes. be stronger than president biden had stated earlier in the week?— stated earlier in the week? yes, you are speaking — stated earlier in the week? yes, you are speaking about _ stated earlier in the week? yes, you are speaking about mr— stated earlier in the week? yes, you are speaking about mr biden's - are speaking about mr biden�*s statement that if there was a minor incursion it might be difficult to agree with allies on the strength of their response as opposed to a major incursion post at the white house and the president have since clarified that any movement of troops, russian troops, cross the border, it would be considered a major incursion and would get very strong sanctions response, but they have acknowledged that that if it is something less than military action, say a massive cyber attack or military tactics in the eastern part of ukraine, there would be a lesser response and they say it would be reciprocal and it is just the reality, it would be more difficult or more comp coated i should say to get a united european and us response because there are differences of opinion in terms of strength of sanctions. —— or more complicated. biden says a publicly and the messaging since then is there will be a unified response. for a moment, thank you very much. from today, some covid restrictions are easing in wales and northern ireland. in wales, restrictions on outdoor sporting events and outdoor hospitality have lifted. and in northern ireland, the rule of six has been dropped at hospitality venues. we�*ll hear the latest from our ireland correspondent emma vardy in a moment, but first our wales correspondent tomos morgan spoke to us from cardiff. the big one i think is now that spectators can go to stadiums now. a game in swansea, football, over the weekend. a big one here, the six nations in the principality just a few weeks away. a huge boost economically, notjust for the rugby union but also for south wales as a whole, really, that people can go and watch this game again. also, as you mentioned outdoor hospitality restrictions easing and the first minister saying that if things keep moving in the right direction, indoor hospitality restrictions, the rule of six and two metres will go next friday and nightclubs will be able to reopen. he has also said today that they have been following the science here in wales whereas in england he said that borisjohnson�*s government are more focused on the headlines and not the covid situation. the first and deputy first ministers in northern ireland have said that the relaxation of rules here reflects the fact that they believe we are now past the peak in terms of the number of cases of omicron and the number of hospitalisations, so from today, you can go back to a bar and order a drink at the bar, the end of the mandatory table service only rule and that limit of six people to a table here, well, that is also being dropped now in pubs and restaurants. as you might expect, it has been welcomed by the hospitality industry. lots of businesses in northern ireland in that sector had always been quite frustrated, always felt they had to bear the brunt of the rules to try and control the virus. there is also another big change here coming on wednesday next week, there will be an end to the legal requirement to show vaccine passports in northern ireland if you�*re going to pubs and restaurants and cinemas, something else that has been welcomed here by businesses. they always felt they were pretty tricky to enforce on the doors. but saying all that, those relaxations are happening but the message from ministers here is asking the public to take some level of personal responsibility in all this, still for people to take their own precautions. the us rock star meat loaf has died at the age of 74. he sold more than 100 million albums in a career that spanned six decades — "bat out of hell" which was released in 1977 is one of the best—selling albums of all time. his family announced the news on facebook, and said their hearts are broken. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. # like a bat out of hell, i�*ll be gone when the morning comes. ..# meat loaf, bat out of hell. a sweat—drenched rock and roll epic that turned marvin lee aday into one of the biggest—selling rock stars in the world. there have been many tributes, among them cher, who sang with him on dead ringer for love, bonnie tyler, and from i�*d do anything for love, lorraine crosby. we just gelled. we gelled perfectly. and obviously that's why the song went the way it did. and so every time i think of meat loaf, i think about being in the studio with him. # i would do anything for love... # i�*d never lie to you, and that�*s a fact...# tearfully: you just knew. you knew it was going to be great, you know. i'm sorry, i'm getting... you just knew instinctively that the album was going to be huge. # and i would do anything for love...# born in dallas, his mother was a teacher and singer, his father a policeman, and his childhood was tough. he was an alcoholic and he would always beat me up as a kid. threw me through a plate glass window, threw me through a door. his escape was acting and musicals. he got a part in hair and then the rocky horror picture show. bat out of hell was a project he had been working on for years with the writer, jim steinman. the rock establishment was scornful, but the fans, especially in britain, loved it. # like a bat out of hell!# but its huge success and the pressures it brought almost killed him. then followed years of lawsuits. he claimed he never made a dime out of it. but he did go on to make some great records, but nothing would ever top bat out of hell. a glorious, over—the—top, emotional battering ram. a rock and roll masterpiece. meat loaf, who has died at the age of 74. jonathan wingate is a music journalist and broadcaster. wouldn�*t it be amazing to open your mouth and have that volume come out? do you envy people with that talent? i mean, i do not think it was with him... everyone speaks about his performances being so bombastic and so loud and over the top, but he was actually a very underrated singer. he was really the missing link between elvis and jerry lee lewis, with that kind of huge production behind it. the music itself was blurring the boundaries between springsteen and phil specter and wagner and van halen, i cannot think of anyone else who could have come up of anyone else who could have come up with that apart from jim steinman and like huge globetrotting artist, it seemed like he existed in his own universe and had come down from his own planet. there are a lot more colours to his musical palate than people give him for. in colours to his musical palate than people give him for.— colours to his musical palate than people give him for. in your view he should aet people give him for. in your view he should get much _ people give him for. in your view he should get much more _ people give him for. in your view he should get much more recognition l should get much more recognition than for that one album, bat out of hell, that has dominated so much of what is said about him? yes. hell, that has dominated so much of what is said about him?— what is said about him? yes, he never really _ what is said about him? yes, he never really did _ what is said about him? yes, he never really did anything - what is said about him? yes, he never really did anything that i what is said about him? yes, he i never really did anything that could top it. i do not think any artist code, but it became such an iconic album and it�*s such a huge global success, it still sells i think 200,000 copies a year in the states, it is one of the top five biggest selling records of all time, but the interesting thing is the emotional resonance of the music. people are still falling in love and out of love and that is the soundtrack to their lives and these songs have just indelibly woven their way into people�*s hearts and it is 45 years old and that is down to meat loaf. i do not think anyone else could have fronted those songs. of course, he could not really exist without the songs either, he did not have a huge success withoutjim steinman behind him and i think he also came out of the perhaps height of punk, 1977 is, so while the cool stuff to listen to was the stranglers, he was doing this quite anachronistic rock and roll view almost and he seemed to have just... roll view almost and he seemed to havejust... he was never roll view almost and he seemed to have just... he was never part of the zeitgeist, but i don�*t think you ever really cared. his fans did not care and he did not care and when you have that much success, why would you? he you have that much success, why would you?— you have that much success, why would ou? ., , ~ ., ., would you? he was like the antidote to unk in would you? he was like the antidote to punk in many _ would you? he was like the antidote to punk in many ways, _ would you? he was like the antidote to punk in many ways, people i would you? he was like the antidote to punk in many ways, people who l to punk 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airwaves. ., ., ~ ., ., ~ airwaves. good to talk to you, thank ou ve airwaves. good to talk to you, thank you very much- _ airwaves. good to talk to you, thank you very much. time _ airwaves. good to talk to you, thank you very much. time for— airwaves. good to talk to you, thank you very much. time for a _ airwaves. good to talk to you, thank you very much. time for a look- airwaves. good to talk to you, thank you very much. time for a look at i you very much. time for a look at the weather. hello there. it has been another quiet day, today. we have seen more cloud moving into the midlands, parts of southern england, after that very cold and frosty start this morning. these are the temperatures early evening, with some clearer skies across eastern parts of the uk, temperatures could be 4 or 5 degrees. for many, there will be more cloud around overnight, particularly across northern ireland, much of scotland, wales, western parts of england. further east across england, the cloud is going to be more variable, some breaks in the cloud could lead to a risk of frost. those temperatures not as low as they were last night. we could start the weekend perhaps with a few mist and fog patches around as well. but it�*s remaining dry pretty much everywhere because high pressure is going to remain right over the uk. there are some stronger, milder winds coming on across the uk across northern areas and we actually have a weather front not drawn on the chart straddling scotland bringing the rain back up to north and north—west, not much rain, otherwise it�*s dry. a lot of cloud, a bit of sunshine now and again perhaps, the wind light across england and wales and temperatures around eight or double figures in scotland and northern ireland. hello, this is bbc news.. the headlines... amid warnings that russia could be about to invade ukraine, russia and america hold urgent talks in geneva, with both sides laying out their security concerns. translation: no-one is hiding the fact that weapons _ are being handed over to ukraine, that hundreds of military instructors are flocking to ukraine. we've been clear. if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and a united response. a man has been charged with the murder of 86—year—old freda walker and attempted murder of her 88—year—old husband kenneth at their home near shirebrook in derbyshire. a former metropolitan police counter—terrorism detective who secretly filmed models during fake photoshoots has been jailed for three years for voyeurism. a £1 billion shortfall in state pension payments to tens of thousands of women has been branded �*a shameful shambles�* by a committee of mps. adele has postponed her entire las vegas residencyjust 24 hours before opening night, blaming covid cases and delivery delays. tributes are being paid to rock star meat loaf, who�*s died at the age of 74. his bat out of hell album is one of the best—selling of all time, and his career spanned music and film across six decades. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. let�*s start with a shock in melbourne, where the defending champion naomi osaka is out of the australian open. she was beaten by the american amanda anisimova. osaka, a two—time champion, had eased through her opening two matches, but after winning the first set was pinned back by the american. osaka was seeded 13th after taking a four—month break at the end of last season. anisimova battled through, with the unseeded 20—year—old winning the third set on a tie break. going into this match, i knew i had to be playing sharp if i wanted to give myself a chance. naomi is akways going to be playing well and she�*s an absolute champion. i knew that i had to step up my game and try to be aggressive. i think that is what i started doing in the second set. i am so grateful that i was able to play so well today and get this win. it means a lot. well, the reward for anisimova is a match against the world number one and home favourite ash barty. she�*s yet to drop a set at the tournament, she beat camila giorgi in straight sets, 6—2, 6—3. i would have loved to playl against naomi, test myself against the very best. but in the position _ that we are in, amanda has played well, the match will be exciting, it'll be good for both _ of us to get out there and test ourselves against each other. i in the men�*s event rafa nadal�*s quest for a 21st grand slam title continues. he�*s through to the fourth round after beating russia�*s karen hatchenov. nadal looked to be cruising, wrapping up the first two sets relatively comfortably, dropping just 5 games. hatchenov then rallied to win the third set 6—3, before the spaniard upped the ante to win the fourth 6—1 and wrap up the match. the only former champion left in the men�*s draw is through to the second week. there was thrilling five—set battle between seventh seed matteo berretini and the youngest man in the draw, 18—year—old carlos alcaraz from spain. berrettini had a two—set lead before alcaraz, fought back to take it to an exciting fifth set. but berrettini won the deciding tie—break to reach the fourth round. to rugby union where the england captain owen farrell looks likely to miss the six nations opener against scotland after suffering an injury while training with saracens. farrell was retained as england skipper earlier this week by head coach eddiejones, despite not playing since november because of an ankle problem. he had hoped to return against london irish in the challenge cup on sunday but has now been ruled out. england play scotland on february the 5th. scotland�*s women have made it into the world cup play—off final, after two of their rivals withdrew. they�*ll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25th february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid—19 travel restrictions. the winners willjoin group a, along with australia, wales and hosts new zealand for of the delayed tournament, now starting on the 8th of october. cricket now and the chief executive of leicestershire says making the county game smaller in an effort to improve the fortunes of the england men�*s test team is a "ridiculous" idea. seanjarvis has been speaking to the sports desk podcast this week, with the current 18—team county structure under scrutiny following england�*s 4—0 ashes defeat. everybody is talking about reducing, i would like to see 20 teams, i would like to see shropshire or devon or lincolnshire actually come into the equation and maybe have two divisions of ten and grow it in that way. i think by introducing more teams, then we can have increased participation and increased inequality. —— equality. and you can hear more from sean jarvis on the sports desk podcast. available now on bbc sounds, this week�*s episode looks at how the england men�*s test side can recover from that ashes humbling, looking at things like the county game, the coaching, the culture and talent pathways. speaking a range of voices within and covering the game. that�*s all the sport for now. i�*ll have more for you in the next hour. downing street says it is not actively investigating allegations that mps calling for borisjohnson�*s resignation have been blackmailed by government whips. labour called for an inquiry after senior tory mp william wragg made the claims. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent chris mason about how this all started. william wragg, conservative mp, chancellor of the select committees, used a committee meeting yesterday morning to settle allegations morning to set out allegations that he said he had heard from conservative colleagues, backbenchers, who felt they had been subject to blackmail and intimidation from party whips, the mps whose business it is to ensure that government business gets through the house of commons, in other words that conservative mps vote as borisjohnson wants them to do. it has opened up a big question about what is legitimate behaviour, as far as the whips are concerned, because, yes, it does involve persuasion, but at what point is persuasion regarded as inappropriate? we have heard since then from the formative conservative mp, christian wakeford, now labour mp for bury south in greater manchester, he said he was told some time ago, when he was conservative mp, that if he did not back the government in a vote, then a long hoped—for new secondary school in his constituency would not happen. he is clearly irritated by that and has gone public, having crossed the floor to labour. the question now is whether any other existing conservative mps are willing to do the same, because this is a subplot in the context of all of the questions being asked about the culture of the government borisjohnson leads. how common is it though, that this sort of pressure is applied? is it the cut and thrust of politics that we do not always hear about? there is a fair amount of cut and a fair amount of thrust in politics, yes. there are all sorts of tales from folklore from yesteryear of all sorts of things going on that would not exactly pass into the handbook of the 2022 human resources department guide to handling your staff, so yes, stuff in the past has gone on in all parties i suspect, which would make people blush now. politics is all about the art of persuasion. if you are a member a political party, your party will be a broad church. you won�*t agree with everything they want to do and you will have things that you really want to achieve, particularly in your own patch. persuasive tactics are deployed along the lines of, you help us out on this vote i know you are a bit wobbly on and we will make sure the minister makes a visit to your constituency in a a few weeks�* time. that kind of stuff, those kind of conversations go on. there is an acceptance that there should not be a direct connection between public money going to an area and the behaviour of an individual mp, but threats, even threats that might not appear necessarily all that threatening, but nods and winks and questions being raised by whips in the ears of mps have happened for a long time. plenty are saying in the light of what the william wragg was saying, it�*s overdone, there is no evidence that christian wa keford, this one example that has emerged, provides substantive evidence that proves his argument. those in government say they don�*t think there is substantive evidence. but if there is it would be worht looking in to. the question now is there are some conservative mps who have been talking privately amongst themselves about whether or not to share some of their communication with the whips, if they feel that communication and conversation has been inappropriate. would be a very big thing for them to do, one thing to do it after you have crossed the floor to the other side, another to do it whilst you are still a conservative mp. as i say, it matters because the context is one of a lot of pressure on the prime minister, which perhaps used in the last 24, 48 hours, but will return with the publication of this report from the senior civil servant, sue gray, at some stage we expect next week. as people do raise questions within the conservative party about the culture of the government borisjohnson leads and whether he is suitable to continue in that role. "the show must go on," is showbiz mantra, but adele�*s not sticking to it, postponing her residency in las vegas with only 24 hours notice. she posted a tearful message on social media to say half the crew had covid and she simply wasn�*t ready. she apologised to fans who�*d already arrived in the states, for what would have been herfirst live concerts for 5 years. mark savage has this report. # oh, my god, i can�*t believe it... "oh, my god," as adele would say. with just hours to go before her las vegas residency began, the sleep—deprived star took to instagram to tell her fans the shows were off. half my crew, half my team are down with covid, they still are, and it�*s been impossible to finish the show. and i can�*t give you what i have right now. and i�*m gutted. 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�*ve run out of time. fans who�*d already arrived in las vegas for the opening night said they were heartbroken. others asked why the announcement came so late. but adele received comforting words from the lead singer of the 1980s band bros, who�*s spent the last decade playing in las vegas himself. we have not been allowed, for over a couple of years now, to actually get to our audiences, and she's really fighting against all the odds, and i really feel a lot of love for her and a lot of respect that it meant that much to her, and she was genuinely... you could see she was pained by it. but i really respect that she went out and made that announcement. she didn't get a press statement. she did that herself, and that takes a lot of courage. # go easy on me, baby... adele is not the only artist to be affected by covid. bryan adams, steps and bonjovi have all had to cancel shows after testing positive for the virus. others, like katy perry, who launched her own lavish show in las vegas last month, have continued to perform without a hitch. experts say this sort of disruption will continue. i think what we've seen - here is the level of sort of chaos and disruption that's caused by this. i this is not a predictable thing. any member of your crew or your team going down can actually _ throw your show out, _ and obviously, that's not something we can control all the time. people have to live their lives. there is a risk from the virus. we are going to see this. hopefully we can manage it as best we can. - adele says she will announce rescheduled dates for her 12—week las vegas run as soon as possible. until then, she hopes fans will stick to her mantra, go easy on me, until this setback is water under the bridge. mark savage, bbc news. with tickets, transport and hotel bookings impacted by adele�*s residency postponement, consumer rights expert kate hardcastle explains the what the rights are for ticketholders. it�*s a very unpredictable time, and it�*s a real challenge when you are trying to organise trips. particularly internationally at this point sill, as well as testing there�*s everything from amenities, car parking at airports, the flights themselves, and each element for many of us are independently—booked. which means we have to take to phones and e—mails, which again, call centres can be challenging, so it can take time to resolve some of these issues. basically where your rights are if you have taken on the decision that you are going to see this concert, you have booked the elements like the flights and flights are still running, then if the flight is operable, you need to be on it and it is down to the goodwill of the airline to see if you can maybe move that date or indeed start to look at things like insurance or credit card protection in terms of what you can do. unfortunately, this is the challenge when you take on what you might see as a bit of a gamble to go and see international artist in an international location at the moment. we�*re still not back to normality. this headliner gig being launched at a point where things are still unpredictable is causing a challenge for many people who are lucky ticket holders. risk but disappointment as well. what difference the reason that�*s given make to your chances of getting a refund? not that much. if the decision is made by the promoter that the show is going to get cancelled, you are down to what is going to happen next. if they give new dates, which a lot of people are waiting on from adele, you should be able to have a right to get new tickets. you should have a right for a refund of up but it depends where you book the tickets. so much is happening in terms of the conversations on social media. some people have but tickets through third—party and beyond, and therefore have paid inflated rates. that�*s a concerning element, because they might not be protected at all. people who booked directly are only getting the ability for a refund. dates are not yet rescheduled. an international trip means you could have booked time off work, holidays might not be rebookable or some of those flight packages just might not have the goodwill in it to move. it really is the fact that even if you got the tickets refunded or rebooked, all of the other elements might not be and this when it will come down to doing your own admin. it will be that hard work being able to get on the phone, get in contact with companies and try to make the decisions that will help you get the right refund or hopefully rebook for a time you can go. there has been a lot of latitude if you want to postpone a trip and say i will take to flight butjust not now. but as you say at the moment that is not really an option? every organisation really in this sector has been affected. airlines, the travel community, i was in vegas a couple of months ago, it�*s not back to its normal self yet. the city people in there, the needs tourists, the spend, and the music industry, the live entertainment industry has been impacted. how much goodwill can these organisations carry on giving as shows are unsettled? i think it is part of the risk when organisations take bookings. we have to see them follow consumer rights. consumer rights and goodwill are different things. you have to understand where your situation falls. a lot of people have made this once—in—a—lifetime trip, two or three years of savings they have saved during covid and put all—out and getting to where these shows, the big fans. the emotional disappointment too. we must not forget the music industry has this microclimate of lots of small businesses that will be affected. the people who make the sound really happen, merchandising, food trucks on tour, all of these things have been hugely impacted. it is in everyone�*s interest for the show to go on, but if it cannot, it can lead to troubling times for the artist and also the businesses behind it as well as the consumers. the bbc has seen footage of what appears to be untreated sewage being discharged into the river thames in oxfordshire. it�*s from an overflow pipe connected to a treatment works run by thames water and local campaigners believe the company could be in breach of its permit. but thames water says it hasn�*t discharged untreated waste from the plant since march last year. zoe conway has this report. a camera being lowered into the river thames at cassington, oxford. the camera belongs to the campaign group windrush against sewage pollution. campaigner vaughan lewis worked in the water industry for 40 years. looking at the screen now, it looks like you�*ve got some brown fuzzy material coming down, looks like faeces, and there�*s some white, which again pieces look like toilet paper. the pipe is connected to this sewage treatment works which is run by thames water. it is not clear whether the discharge is illegal or not, but vaughan lewis can�*t see any permitted reason why what looks like untreated sewage should be discharging or spilling into the river. it hasn�*t rained for about five days in west oxfordshire, so no, that work should not be spilling. from what we�*ve seen on the camera, on the footage that we�*ve seen, there is a fundamental problem here. that is what appears to be happening. water companies are allowed to discharge untreated sewage into our rivers in exceptional circumstances, such as heavy rainfall. so they can be found to be breaking the law if they are doing it when the conditions are dry. but they can also be found to be breaking the law if they are not treating enough of the sewage before they discharge it. in a statement, thames water said... the environment minister rebecca powell says that if it is untreated sewage coming out of the pipe, it is completely unacceptable, and if it is found to be illegal, the environment agency will take action. zoe conway, bbc news. an internal review by nhs lothian has identified that more than 350 women who are part of its increased risk breast screening programme may not have been invited for scans as regularly as they should. the health board has offered the women affected its sincere apologies. here�*s more from our political reporterjenni davidson . 369 women have been identified who may not have been recalled for breast—screening appointments as often as they should have. they are all part of the nhs lothian�*s increased—risk breast—screening programme, which offers women at a higher risk of breast cancer more frequent checkups. now, 242 of the woman are believed to still be in the nhs and another 127 are thought to have moved away. they will be contacted by letter and offered new appointments and also by the health board to give them its sincere apologise. the error was identified when it was noticed some women had not been recalled for appointments as often as they should have. that prompted a review of the entire programme, all 5,500 women. nhs lothian is very keen to highlight this is entirely separate from the normal breast—screening programme of all women aged 50 to 70 and this has not been affected. they�*re now looking into the error. the say they will make sure this does not happen again. breaking news from yemen were aid agencies say that dozens, if not hundreds of people, have been killed and many more wounded, in an air strike. these are the latest pictures that we have, showing the destruction of what is a prison in a rebel stronghold which is in the northern part of yemen. it was an air strike that was said to have been made by the saudi coalition, the saudi led coalition, on this detention centre. the medical charity medecins sans frontieres says the casualties they are number at least 200 as a result of this air strike. they are the latest pictures that we have, more details when we have them. if you�*ve not commuted since the start of the pandemic, one thing you won�*t have missed is the stream of annoucements on trains. now the department for transport says it wants to silence what it calls "tannoy spam", to make england�*s train journeys more peaceful. will batchelor reports. train announcements. "this train is for- london, waterloo." some people love them... the more information that�*s given, the better. if you don�*t want to hear them, put your earphones in, because that�*s what we all do. it helps us to know more about the time. i mean, things to do. we're strangers, and we need to know what's going on. better to be safe than sorry at the end of the day. - i actually appreciate it when they announce saying, "don�*t forget your bag", because i have left things on trains before. "this train terminates at st alban's city." i ..some are less keen. if they just stuck to the stuff that�*s important, we�*d listen to it. all we get now is, people just give up. "see it, say it, sort it" — it's something that i see, hear, quite often on the trains. yeah, that's something. but i don't really sort of take much notice of it. i personally do think that probably gets overused. i i don't think necessarily people think about the meaning - of that saying any more. especially on like, a short stop train, you get one when you get off, and then there�*s one when you�*re approaching a stop, and then there�*s one when you get off at your stop. so there�*s like three in between the stops. even passionate train spotters get fed up with them, occasionally. this one. "..or leave the train - when the doors are closing." the doors aren't even open. no—one's got on or off. and it's common sense. why do we need to be told not to board or alight when the doors are closing? cos you have to hear it at every station. "we are now approaching london euston, our final destination." i now the transport minister wants to slash the number of loudspeaker messages we hear on ourjourneys. he�*s calling it a bonfire of the banalities. on a train journey, there are far too many announcements. i accept there�*s got to be the obvious safety announcements, but it�*s things, some of the stuff they tell you, they either state the obvious, or they just say stuff that you don�*t really necessarily need to know at that moment in time. hot bacon roll, a cup of tea... the department for transport is holding a year—long review, with train operators and passenger groups, to decide which announcements are a vital service... "this is finchley road." ..and which need to be shunted into the nearest siding. "doors will open on i the right hand side." train announcements are there to give important information. important travel information, important safety information, information about preventing terrorist attacks, keeping people safe, preventing people from leaving their belongings behind. so which of those kinds of announcements should be cut back then? "..station, brentwood." with the pandemic easing, and more of us returning to public transport, are we on track for quieterjourneys? or does the government need to... "mind the gap." ..between what it sees as banalities, and what many train passengers view as vital information? "the final stop..." will batchelor, bbc news. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. for southern parts of the uk, it will not be as cold tonight as it was last night, when we saw temperatures down to —6, —7. seen more cloud from the north—west but for areas that were frosty such as herefordshire and oxfordshire and worcestershire it has felt particularly chilly. that cloud is not bringing any rain. this is the rainfall accumulations for the next five days. most of it coming into the highlands of scotland where we will see weak weather fronts the north—west. high pressure over the uk in one shape or another and underneath the high pressure, these are the temperatures. earlier this evening, temperatures could be for a 5 degrees. this evening and overnight, more cloud around, particularly coming off the atlantic into northern ireland, western scotland, western parts of england and wales. across england, cloud more variable could lead to the risk of a touch of frost, patches of mist and fog but temperatures not as low as they were last night. not as cold this weekend generally, because there will be more cloud around. sunshine during the day sometimes. the risk of mist, fog and a touch of frost. heading itno saturday, quiet day. weak weather front straddling scotland. mainly sunshine, best in the east, temperatures not bad for the time of year probably making double figures in scotland and northern ireland. this is a familiar pattern. with high pressure sitting to the south of the uk, it means we get atlantic wind around the top of it bringing mild air across northern areas into scotland and northern ireland. the really cold air is away across eastern parts of europe. a tale on sunday, a chilly start here and there, some sunshine, perhaps with the wind picking up, generally dry, a lot of cloud and temperature set at around seven or eight. into the beginning of next week, no significant change. high pressure, still dry, still quite a lot of cloud and the winds to at least start to freshen. this is bbc news. i�*m martine croxall. the headlines: amid warnings that russia could be about to invade ukraine, russia and america hold urgent talks in geneva, with both sides laying out their security concerns. translation: no-one is hiding the fact that weapons _ we've been clear. if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and a united response. translation: no-one is hiding the fact that weapons _ are being handed over to ukraine, that hundreds of military instructors are flocking to ukraine. a man has been charged with the murder of 86—year—old freda walker and attempted murder of her 88—year—old husband kenneth at their home near shirebrook in derbyshire. a former metropolitan police counter—terrorism detective who secretly filmed models during fake photo shoots has been jailed for three years for voyeurism. a £1 billion shortfall in state pension payments to tens of thousands of women has been branded "a shameful shambles" by a committee of mps. adele has postponed her entire las vegas residencyjust 24 hours before opening night, blaming covid cases and delivery delays. tributes are being paid to rock star meat loaf, who�*s died at the age of 74. his bat out of hell album is one of the best—selling of all time, and his career spanned music and film across six decades. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. talks between foreign ministers from russia and the us over fears that russia could invade ukraine have concluded. us secretary of state antony blinken said there had been a "frank and substantive" exchange. he also warned of a swift and severe response, and "massive consequences" if moscow were to invade. but the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov said there are no plans to attack ukraine, adding he hoped emotions will calm down. meanwhile, the first members of a 30—strong british military team have arrived in ukraine to help train local forces to use anti—tank weapons. borisjohnson says any russian incursion would be a disaster for both countries, and the world. and the british defence secretary ben wallace is considering an invitation to moscow for talks with russia�*s defence minister. this report from paul adams. russian surface—to—air missiles on the move in the country�*s far east, due to join what russia calls military drills close to ukraine next month — part of an invasion plan or merely russia visibly piling on the pressure? the atmosphere in geneva is febrile. the stakes couldn�*t be higher or the mood less optimistic. if the greetings seemed awkward, well, that is hardly surprising. is an invasion likely, as president biden suggested? mr lavrov seems to suggest it is up to the united states. and then, after a meeting that lasted just an hour and a half, tentative signs that diplomacy is not over. talks, mr lavrov said, had been open and useful. translation: this is not the end of our dialogue, l as i said, and next week, as secretary blinken has said on many occasions, we will get a written reaction to our initiative. mr blinken says he will share america�*s concerns and ideas in more detail next week, but... we have been clear if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that is a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and united response from the united states and our partners and allies. fresh satellite images show russia still massing men and equipment at strategic locations. american officials have said an attack of some kind could come soon, but diplomats haven�*t lost hope. we still believe that there is a slight possibility that the catastrophe can be averted, and that is what our american colleagues did, what uk colleagues are doing, the europeans, trying to persuade him that there is still a way to avoid a catastrophic war. but if it does come to a fight, ukraine says it is better prepared than before, releasing these pictures yesterday to drive home the point. the country�*s allies telling russia not to expect a walkover. the ukrainians will fight this. this could end up as a quagmire, i and i think that should be seriously considered by russia. for now, russia appears to believe there is still value in talking. mr lavrov said he hoped emotions would now cool. but the gulf which divides the two sides is still immense. the russians have made very high—level demands, calling for nato to pull back to 1997 borders, to never extend the option for ukraine and georgia tojoin nato, and for the united states to pull back its nuclear commitment to europe. this is clearly unacceptable. geneva�*s windswept lakeside has now been the backdrop for two rounds of high—level diplomacy. is there now a process that can avert conflict? it is too early to say. paul adams, bbc news. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher has more on the us reaction to the talks. i think the sense is that they were as successful as they could have been, which is that no one expected a breakthrough and the diplomats on both sides had been telegraphing that they were not expecting a breakthrough. there has been no movement on this substance at all, but as mr blinken said, this was not a negotiation, it was a discussion to see how they could move forward and he said that it had been... that they had a better understanding of each other�*s point of view now, so in that sense it had been useful, and they are basically keeping the diplomatic option alive. the russians had been demanding written responses to their security demands over ukraine and nato�*s presence in eastern europe. mr blinken said the americans would respond in writing. then that would lead to another meeting between him and his counterpart, so there is a diplomatic process in play. it is not clear where nato fits into this. nato had also offered talks with the russians, but it seems that the russians are more eager to speak directly to the americans, so that is going forward at any rate. again, no sign there is any compromise on the substance and also the military deployments continue and are escalating both on the russian side and also the defensive military aid to ukraine from the united states and its allies continues to increase. luke harding is senior international correspondent at the guardian. he is currently in kyiv and has been travelling around the east of the country. we can speak to him now, welcome. what conclusions then are people drawing in ukraine from these talks in geneva? ~ . ., , in geneva? well, the curious thing is ukraine often _ in geneva? well, the curious thing is ukraine often feels _ in geneva? well, the curious thing is ukraine often feels like - in geneva? well, the curious thing is ukraine often feels like a - is ukraine often feels like a bystander in this process. as barbara was saying, the russians do not really wanted to negotiate with anyone other than the americans, they tend to portrait ukraine as in anti—russian projects, they have called it. some say look, the situation is tense but we have been at war for eight years, nearly 14,000 people have been killed since russia annexed crimea in 2014 and there is an ongoing conflict in the east of the country where i was recently where there was a gunfire, grenade launchers and so on. where i am in kyiv, it is snowing, people are going about their usual business, cafes full of people and so on, but ultimately as a two waiting game to see what vladimir putin does or does not do. haifa putin does or does not do. how convinced _ putin does or does not do. how convinced are _ putin does or does not do. how convinced are people _ putin does or does not do. how convinced are people there that will be an incursion of some kind? that is an interesting _ be an incursion of some kind? trust is an interesting question. i have been here for a couple of weeks and when i arrived, a lot of people were on holiday. i think the consensus was that putin was a bluffing, probably nothing would happen, it was designed to try and extract some kind of possessions from nato and the biden administration. what i noticed in the past couple of days is the mood turning somewhat, people are talking about is filling up their cars with petrol, buying supplies from the supermarket, just in case, and i think the seriousness of the situation now is really permeating the official community here, even though the governments of ukraine is trying to say to people no need to panic, or will be well. how much confidence to ukraine is having the international community coming to the rescue effort is needed? i coming to the rescue effort is needed? ~ , ., coming to the rescue effort is needed? ~' , ., ., , , needed? i think they are realists and realise _ needed? i think they are realists and realise there _ needed? i think they are realists and realise there will— needed? i think they are realists and realise there will be - needed? i think they are realists and realise there will be no i and realise there will be no american troops coming over the hill or that nato will not help with soldiers and this will be their fight if it comes to it. at the same time they are grateful for any kind of weaponry they get. the british are particularly popular after deliveries this week of anti—tank weapons which were flown over to kyiv and ijust weapons which were flown over to kyiv and i just think barbara�*s point about the ukrainian army is correct, soldiers i talk to say that they are much better trained and they are much better trained and they really well fight and i think it does come to a full—scale invasion it will be very bloody and brutal battle with casualties on both sides. brutal battle with casualties on both sides-— brutal battle with casualties on both sides. ~' ., , ., ., both sides. luke from the guardian in k iv, both sides. luke from the guardian in kyiv. thank— both sides. luke from the guardian in kyiv, thank you _ both sides. luke from the guardian in kyiv, thank you very _ both sides. luke from the guardian in kyiv, thank you very much. i at least 100 people have been killed or wounded in an air strike by the saudi—led coalition which hit a detention centre in yemen, aid agencies say. it happened when a facility was struck in saada, a stronghold of the rebel houthi movement, early on friday. it follows nights of intensified bombing raids in the wake of a deadly houthi attack on the uae, a saudi ally. saudi arabia has led a coalition of arab states in a war against the rebels since 2015 which has devastated yemen. a former counter—terrorism officer at scotland yard has been jailed for three years after admitting 19 offences of voyeurism. between 2017 and 2020, detective inspector neil corbel, who�*s 40, secretly filmed female models in hotels and airbnbs in london, brighton and manchester. the court heard corbel used a false name to meet his victims — many of them were models. he strategically placed cameras disguised as every day items including tissue boxes, phone chargers, digital clocks, headphones and glasses. anna adams has this report. they thought they had been booked for a modelling assignment, but instead, dozens of women were secretly filmed by an off—duty police officer while they were undressing. he called himself harrison and said he was a pilot, but in fact, he was detective inspector neil corbel from the met. he covertly recorded 31 women between 2017 and 2020 and stored the images on his police laptop. corbel, who has now resigned from the met, admitted to 19 counts of voyeurism. he was sentenced to three years in jail. he was tracked down by fellow officers, after an 18—month investigation. there is still disbelief when i hear of officers doing things such as this, because it�*s a betrayal. it damages trust and it damages confidence. it really hurts, because i know how hard i work and i know how hard my officers work, the met works, to look after people, to care for people. one of the women who we are calling jessica was booked by corbel after he found her photos on the modelling website purple port. he seemed professional, at first. he introduced himself and said how he did photography as a hobby and how he had seen my portfolio, there seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary about it. but this was no normal photoshoot. corbel had used spy cameras hidden in an alarm clock and a phone charger to secretly record her when she was naked. later, on a dinner date, he even brought her a book that mirrored his own lies. he brought me a book called catch me if you can, about a man pretending to be a pilot, just like he claimed to be. it's strange. just weird. jessica was eventually called into a police station and told she was one of corbel�*s victims. they showed me a video that he had recorded of me undressing and asked me to identify myself. ijust said "yeah, that's me," and asked them to turn it off. i didn't want to watch it with an officer sat opposite me. it raises further questions for the met, just weeks after another officer, wayne couzens, was given a whole life sentence for the kidnap and murder of sarah everard. jessica says both cases have changed the way she now views police officers. it makes you not trust the police. people call the police when they are in vulnerable positions and they want someone they can trust. ijust think it's shocking. a man has been charged with the murder of two pensioners at their home near shirebrook in derbyshire. freda walker was killed in a violent attack at her home. her 88—year—old husband, kenneth walker, suffered life—threatening injuries. the couple were found by a concerned neighbour on saturday. vasile culea has been remanded into custody after being charged with murder and attempted murder. man has been found with a single gunshot to the head. neighbours reported hearing multiple shots being fired and the police said the shooting was random and involved the reckless shooting of firearms. mps have called the underpayment of state pensions to more than 100,000 women a "shameful shambles" and have warned that the mistakes could be repeated during the work to correct them. the department for work and pensions says it�*s resolving cases as quickly as possible, but the efforts have been described as ineffective and the staffing costs for the correction work are expected to reach £24 million. sarah corker reports. for four decades, thousands of women across the uk have been underpaid their state pensions. some are owed life—changing amounts of money. you expect that the pension department won�*t make errors, really. the bbc has been following the stories of those who have battled to get errors corrected. itjust doesn't seem right when so much time has been lost and so much money has been lost in the interim. and john�*s mother was short—changed for 20 years. it was £107,852, which is an amazing amount. so what went wrong? a damning reports by the public accounts committee shows mistakes going back as far as 1985. in total, 134,000 pensioners are owed an estimated £1 billion. some widows, divorcees and women able to claim through their husband�*s pension contributions have been underpaid. complex rules, outdated computer systems and manual handling have all been blamed. the dwp needs to sort out the error and get cracking with making sure that people and their estates where they have died have the payments that they are owed, but they also need to make sure they are sorting out their it systems in future, and crucially we want to see proper compensation. it was former pensions minister steve webb who first revealed the scale of the problems. it is clear to me that mistakes are still being made today. i hear from people who get letters telling them everything is fine, and when we check, it is not. the government needs to take this issue much more seriously and much more urgently. some women will be fully repaid, but others like jan in fife can only backdate claims for 12 months, that�*s because of when her husband retired. i first spoke to her last year. today, she is still fighting to get the full amount. i feel really angry. i feel let down by the system, and it�*s just so unfair. around 40,000 women have already died without getting the money they are owed. the dwp says it is resolving cases as quickly as possible, and a team of up to 500 civil servants will be working to trace those affected, but it is a huge task, and it could take until the end of 2023 to complete. all of this has a knock—on effect. experienced staff have been moved away from day—to—day duties to fix these issues, and that is already causing a backlog in processing new applications. sarah corker, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: senior diplomats from the us and russia have concluded urgent talks in geneva, over mounting fears of a potential russian invasion of ukraine. a man has been charged with the murder of 86—year—old freda walker and attempted murder of her 88—year—old husband kenneth at their home near shirebrook in derbyshire. tributes are being paid to us rock star meat loaf, who�*s died at the age of 74. let�*s return to our top story — the moves to avert a potential russian invasion of ukraine. i�*m joined by former us ambassador to the eu anthony gardner. he was in post during the russian incursion into ukraine and annexation of crimea in 2014. thank you very much forjoining us. what are the main differences then between 2014 and now?— what are the main differences then between 2014 and now? there is no doubt that ukraine _ between 2014 and now? there is no doubt that ukraine is _ between 2014 and now? there is no doubt that ukraine is now _ between 2014 and now? there is no doubt that ukraine is now better i doubt that ukraine is now better prepared in terms of equipment it has, its force and its morale, for sure. now the west has taken a decision to actually equip it properly, which was not true. the sanctions that we took a while to poke to be into place, six months, ten pink —— a pin prick. it was only after the downing of the aircraft in july of 2014 that we moved to sectoral sections which really hits the russian economy. i say that because now i think the situation will be different if there is an investment. the rhetoric certainly would go far beyond what we did back then to expand the sectoral sanctions to really hit the russian economy where it hurts. on the other side, however, the russians are also better prepared. welfare fund is also much larger, they have increased oil prices because of their actions and back in 2014 that was not the case and they have used the interfering period to ensure that you should we them from the swift financial system they could get by, so they are also better prepared. get by, so they are also better reared. get by, so they are also better prepared-— get by, so they are also better reared. ., ., ., , prepared. the agenda are different, the united states _ prepared. the agenda are different, the united states and _ prepared. the agenda are different, the united states and russia i prepared. the agenda are different, the united states and russia seeml prepared. the agenda are different, i the united states and russia seem to be coming at this from different perspectives and sticking to their viewpoints. perspectives and sticking to their viewoints. ., , perspectives and sticking to their viewpoints-— viewpoints. that is true, the russians _ viewpoints. that is true, the russians have _ viewpoints. that is true, the russians have put _ viewpoints. that is true, the russians have put on i viewpoints. that is true, the russians have put on the i viewpoints. that is true, the i russians have put on the table viewpoints. that is true, the - russians have put on the table some frankly absurd requests that they must know are impossible to accept which suggest they have other aims and i would also suggest putin has already achieved some of those aims, one is now he is the centre of attention, everyone wants to speak to her lavrov and putin. that was key for putin that russia was being forgotten, now everyone is talking about it. the second that i mentioned, gas and oil prices have risen considerably which helps the russian economy. the third is he is sowing division and disunity amongst the alliance. we have kept it together so far but it is extremely hard and i�*ve lived through this to keep unity between 27 members of the eu and us and uk and canada and so on and he knows that and he is playing on it. he has a free option to do more should he choose to do so. it to do more should he choose to do so. , ., ., , , ., so. it is more than 'ust his ego thou~h, so. it is more than 'ust his ego though. isn-t_ so. it is more than 'ust his ego though, isn't it? i so. it is more than just his ego though, isn't it? he— so. it is more than just his ego though, isn't it? he certainly. so. it is more than just his ego i though, isn't it? he certainly views the world through _ though, isn't it? he certainly views the world through a _ though, isn't it? he certainly views the world through a particular- though, isn't it? he certainly views| the world through a particular lens, but i do not agree at all with the analysis he is certain that nato poses a threat to russia, only in his twisted mind he believes that. he does not believe ukraine is an independent country, he believes it is controlled by the west and he thinks he is due... he wants to make sure ukraine is now reunited with the motherland and he cannot abide a democratic and stable and prosperous ukraine on the borders of russia, thatis ukraine on the borders of russia, that is the real problem. haifa ukraine on the borders of russia, that is the real problem. how much confidence can _ that is the real problem. how much confidence can ukrainians - that is the real problem. how much confidence can ukrainians have i that is the real problem. how muchj confidence can ukrainians have that the international community, led by the international community, led by the us, would really come to their aid if it came down to it? i the us, would really come to their aid if it came down to it?— aid if it came down to it? i think it has been _ aid if it came down to it? i think it has been made _ aid if it came down to it? i think it has been made pretty - aid if it came down to it? i think it has been made pretty clear. aid if it came down to it? i think| it has been made pretty clear we will not be sending soldiers and boots on the ground, but equipment has been sent and i think sanctions could be more serious, but it will be extremely hard to impose really biting sanctions, even at the eu will have trouble doing this. we have seen the recent rhetoric that even the nord stream gas pipeline from russia to germany is not clearly on the table. the foreign minister there seems to be putting it on the table, the chancellor does not seem to be putting it on the table, so it is not clearjust how abiding these sanctions would be. ambassador anthony gardner, we appreciate you talking to us, thank you very much. let�*s bring you the latest coronavirus data for today, there were 95,787 new cases of covid reported in the country today according to the government. the figure is based on positive lab confirmed pcr tests but also enclosed most positive lateral photos that were potted in england and all that were reported in northern ireland. the government said a further 288 people have died, people dying within 28 days of a positive test, and that brings the total to 153,490. separate figures published by the office for national statistics shows there have been 177,000 deaths registered in the uk, thatis 177,000 deaths registered in the uk, that is where covid—19 was mentioned somewhere on the death certificate. the us rock star meat loaf has died at the age of 74. he sold more than 100 million albums in a career that spanned six decades — bat out of hell, which was released in 1977, is one of the best—selling albums of all time. his family announced the news on facebook and said their hearts are broken. our arts correspondent david sillito reports. # like a bat out of hell, i�*ll be gone when the morning comes...# meat loaf, bat out of hell. a sweat—drenched rock and roll epic that turned marvin lee aday into one of the biggest—selling rock stars in the world. there have been many tributes, among them cher, who sang with him on dead ringer for love, bonnie tyler, and from i�*d do anything for love, lorraine crosby. we just gelled. we gelled perfectly. and obviously that's why the song went the way it did. and so every time i think of meat loaf, i think about being in the studio with him. # i would do anything for love... # i�*d never lie to you, and that�*s a fact...# tearfully: you just knew. you knew it was going to be great, you know. i'm sorry, i'm getting... you just knew instinctively that the album was going to be huge. # and i would do anything for love...# born in dallas, his mother was a teacher and singer, his father a policeman, and his childhood was tough. he was an alcoholic and he would always beat me up as a kid. threw me through a plate glass window, threw me through a door. his escape was acting and musicals. he got a part in hair and then the rocky horror picture show. bat out of hell was a project he had been working on for years with the writer, jim steinman. the rock establishment was scornful, but the fans, especially in britain, loved it. # like a bat out of hell!# but its huge success and the pressures it brought almost killed him. then followed years of lawsuits. he claimed he never made a dime out of it. but he did go on to make some great records, but nothing would ever top bat out of hell. a glorious, over—the—top, emotional battering ram. a rock and roll masterpiece. meat loaf, who has died at the age of 74. joining me now from new york is david browne, a senior writer at rolling stone magazine. welcome. what was the impact that meat loaf had on you and your youthful psyche when bat out of hell came out? ., .., , ., ., came out? that record, it is hard to underestimate _ came out? that record, it is hard to underestimate how _ came out? that record, it is hard to underestimate how huge _ came out? that record, it is hard to underestimate how huge that i came out? that record, it is hard to| underestimate how huge that record was, especially here in america, coming out in 1977. on one hand it was a massive sounding record, a full spec to bruce springsteen thing cranked up, filled with teen angst and make out in a car stories and all sorts of things and also he was one of the most relatable rock stars of that time, he wasn't punk or glam, he was this somewhat overweight stringy haired guy who just said i am who i am and a lot of people related to that. he was a real true everyman rocker. do you think that is _ real true everyman rocker. do you think that is the _ real true everyman rocker. do you think that is the secret _ real true everyman rocker. do you think that is the secret of - real true everyman rocker. do you think that is the secret of why - think that is the secret of why those songs are so enduring, they were not part of a movement that was of its time? i were not part of a movement that was of its time? ., . ~' were not part of a movement that was of its time? ., ., ~ ., of its time? i do and i think that is ma be of its time? i do and i think that is maybe what _ of its time? i do and i think that is maybe what made _ of its time? i do and i think that is maybe what made it - of its time? i do and i think that | is maybe what made it timeless. there was something about it that was not dated and it was really obvious when he came back in 1993 with a bat out of hell two and that was a most 15 years out of his first success and suddenly he was so massively embraced that people were almost dying for him to come back, notjust make a bat out of hell two as he called it, but to be back in their lives and i think people read a lot into his ups and downs. again, given he did have that regular guy persona, he battled back from not being able to sing while, albums flopping, all this stuff, and there was back and truly grateful to be back and that was another massive moment for him in the early 905. you moment for him in the early 90s. you did interview — moment for him in the early 905. you did interview him, what was he like? i actually never did! i did interview him, what was he like? i actually never did!— i actually never did! i thought you had. no, i — i actually never did! i thought you had. no, i never— i actually never did! i thought you had. no, i never did _ i actually never did! i thought you had. no, i never did as— i actually never did! i thought you had. no, i never did as far - i actually never did! i thought you had. no, i never did as far as - i actually never did! i thought you had. no, i never did as far as i. had. no, i never did as far as i recall. had. no, i never did as far as i recall- i _ had. no, i never did as far as i recall. i think— had. no, i never did as far as i recall. i think you _ had. no, i never did as far as i recall. i think you would - had. no, i never did as far as i - recall. i think you would remember, wouldn't you? _ recall. i think you would remember, wouldn't you? i _ recall. i think you would remember, wouldn't you? i would _ recall. i think you would remember, wouldn't you? i would remember. i | wouldn't you? i would remember. i have to say. _ wouldn't you? i would remember. i have to say. one — wouldn't you? i would remember. i have to say, one highlight, - wouldn't you? i would remember. i have to say, one highlight, i - wouldn't you? i would remember. i have to say, one highlight, i was i have to say, one highlight, i was interviewed once in his apartment that he be sure about him, he was not there, but right there it his dining room table, above his dining room table was the original bat out of hell oil painting that was framed, had a little light over it and everything and that was an amazing thing for someone like me to see who had grown up with that album, to see the original massive oil painting of that cover right there, it was pretty cool. you must have felt his _ there, it was pretty cool. you must have felt his presence _ there, it was pretty cool. you must have felt his presence in _ there, it was pretty cool. you must have felt his presence in the - there, it was pretty cool. you must have felt his presence in the room | have felt his presence in the room evenif have felt his presence in the room even if he was not there. what do you think his legacy will be? there were so many tribute act5 who maybe now around the world are wondering if this will be the moment where it all ends or actually they will be used in bookings. == all ends or actually they will be used in bookings.— all ends or actually they will be used in bookings. -- they will boost in bookings- — used in bookings. -- they will boost in bookings. his _ used in bookings. -- they will boost in bookings. his legacy— used in bookings. -- they will boost in bookings. his legacy will- used in bookings. -- they will boost in bookings. his legacy will be - used in bookings. -- they will boost in bookings. his legacy will be all. in bookings. hi5 legacy will be all those songs that have enjoyed and so many others, i would do anything for love, those songs will be sung in karaoke bars for decades and i think his legacy will also be the very theatrical aspect of what he did, his presence, which all came of course from his background on stage and in broadway he was in cut hair, he was in the rocky horror picture show. he was a larger—than—life character in every way, musically, physically, vocally, he wasjust character in every way, musically, physically, vocally, he was just a commanding presence and also someone you could completely relate to, despite his overly ways and i think that will probably be how so many people remember him.— that will probably be how so many people remember him. thank you very much for your— people remember him. thank you very much for your time. _ people remember him. thank you very much for your time. no _ people remember him. thank you very much for your time. no problem. - let's ta ke take a look at the weather forecast. rather frosty out this morning. it was, particularly across southern parts of the uk. the coldest night of the year so far in wales. will not be as cold tonight. we will see more cloud coming in from the atlantic and a lot of that is around at the moment, but there will be eight few breaks for a while across eastern scotland, down the eastern side of england as well, maybe a few breaks developing elsewhere too but generally a lot of cloud, so a frost free for much of the country. where we have breaks in southern and eastern areas will be quite chilly or maybe a pinch of fast by morning. cloudy skies will dominate because many parts of the country tomorrow, best of the sunshine across more eastern areas. a weak front moving into western scotland, not much rain here. otherwise dry. temperature is not bad, eight online degrees in england and wales, high—temperature is probably across scotland and northern ireland and whence will pick up further here. a lot of cloud on sunday so a limited amount of sunshine and temperatures around is normalfor sunshine and temperatures around is normal for this sunshine and temperatures around is normalfor this year, sunshine and temperatures around is normal for this year, seven or eight celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... amid warnings that russia could be about to invade ukraine, russia and america hold urgent talks in geneva, with both sides laying out their security concerns. we've been clear. if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe and a united response. translation: no-one is hiding the fact that weapons _ are being handed overto ukraine, that hundreds of military instructors are flocking to ukraine. a man has been charged with the murder of 86—year—old freda walker and attempted murder of her 88—year—old husband kenneth at their home near shirebrook in derbyshire. a former metropolitan police counter—terrorism detective who secretly filmed models during fake photoshoots has been jailed for three years for voyeurism. aid agencies say dozens of people have been killed and many more have been wounded in an air strike by the saudi—led coalition on a detention centre in northern yemen. adele has postponed her entire las vegas residencyjust 2a hours before opening night, blaming covid cases and delivery delays. tributes are being paid to rock star meat loaf, who's died at the age of 7a. his bat out of hell album is one of the best—selling of all time, and his career spanned music and film across six decades. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. we're starting with some bad news for england rugby union today. captain owen farrell looks likely to miss their opening six nations match, after suffering an injury in club training. it was only confirmed this week that farell would keep the captaincy by head coach eddiejones, despite him not playing since november because of an ankle problem. he'd recovered from that and was hoping to return for saracens against london irish in the challenge cup this weekend. england first game is against scotland on february the 5th. scotland's women have made it into the world cup play—off final after two of their rivals withdrew. they'll take on kazakhstan or colombia in a one—off match in dubai on 25th february, with hong kong and samoa unable to play due to covid—19 travel restrictions. the winners willjoin group a, along with australia, wales and hosts new zealand for the delayed tournament, now starting on the 8th of october. there was a shock at the australian open as the defending women's champion naomi osaka went out in the third round, beaten by the unseeded american amanda anisimova. osaka, who's a two—time champion in melbourne, was seeded 13th due to just coming back to the game after 11 months off. but she'd eased through the opening rounds and started well against anisimona winning the first set, then the american fought back to level it and then after surviving two match points, she took the decider in a tie break. going into this match, i knew i had to be playing sharp if i wanted to give myself a chance. naomi is akways going to be playing well and she's an absolute champion. i knew that i had to step up my game and try to be aggressive. i think that is what i started doing in the second set. i am so grateful that i was able to play so well today and get this win. it means a lot. the reward for anisimova is a match against the world number one and home favourite ash barty. she's yet to drop a set at the tournament, most recently beating camila giorgi 6—2, 6—3. i would have loved - to play against naomi, test myself against the very best. but in the position that we are in, amanda has played well, - the match will be exciting, it'll be good for both of us| to get out there and test - ourselves against each other. in the men's event, rafa nadal�*s quest for an outright record of 21 grand slam titles continues. he's through to the fourth round after beating russia's karen hatchenov. nadal looked to be cruising, wrapping up the first two sets relatively comfortably, dropping just 5 games. his opponent then rallied to win the third set 6—3, before the spaniard upped the ante to win the fourth 6—1 and with it the match. nadal is the only former champion left in the men's draw. scotland's scott jamieson is still at the top of the leaderboard after day two of golf�*s world tour season opener in abu dhabi. the high winds on the course caused plenty of problems for the players. butjamieson coped well enough, dropping just two shots to finish on 7 under. he's one ahead of england's ian poulter and james morrison and viktor hovland of norway. the chief executive of leicestershire county cricket says making the county game smaller, in an effort to improve the fortunes of the england men's test team, is a ridiculous idea. seanjarvis has been speaking to the sports desk podcast this week, with the current 18—team county structure under scrutiny following england's 4—0 ashes defeat. everybody is talking about reducing, i would like to see 20 teams, so i would like to see shropshire or devon or lincolnshire actually come into the equation and maybe have two divisions of ten and grow it in that way. i think by introducing more teams, then we can have increased participation and increased equality. and you can hear more from sean jarvis on the sports desk podcast, available now on bbc sounds, this week's episode looks at how the england men's test side can recover from that ashes humbling, looking at things like the county game, the coaching, the culture and talent pathways, speaking a range of voices within and covering the game. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on the underpayment of state pensions to more than 100,000 women, which mp5 have labelled a "shameful shambles." we can talk now tojohn chattell. he recently found out that his mother was owed more than £100,000. 100 and and eye-watering sum of mone . 100 and and eye-watering sum of money- how _ 100 and and eye-watering sum of money. how did _ 100 and and eye-watering sum of money. how did you _ 100 and and eye-watering sum of money. how did you find - 100 and and eye-watering sum of money. how did you find out - money. how did you find out something was wrong. i money. how did you find out something was wrong. i checked a while ago. — something was wrong. i checked a while ago. did _ something was wrong. i checked a while ago, did not— something was wrong. i checked a while ago, did not think _ something was wrong. i checked a while ago, did not think about - something was wrong. i checked a while ago, did not think about it . while ago, did not think about it for a while, she had gone into care in 2011. i was talking to my wife about my mother—in—law and the pension she was getting which was double what my mum was courting. i thought it did not sound right, similar lives, married, brought up kids, i checked on it and i got the impression what she was getting was right but i kept pushing it. i got through to a very helpful person at the cardiff office who looked into it for me and came back with the figures she worked out. aha, it for me and came back with the figures she worked out. a, lot it for me and came back with the figures she worked out.- figures she worked out. a lot of mone . figures she worked out. a lot of money- what — figures she worked out. a lot of money. what difference - figures she worked out. a lot of money. what difference will. figures she worked out. a lot of| money. what difference will that figures she worked out. a lot of - money. what difference will that now make to your mother? for her, for herself because she _ make to your mother? for her, for herself because she has _ make to your mother? for her, for herself because she has got - herself because she has got dementia, she would not have a clue what's going on sadly because she does not know who i am more anybody is any more. earlier on it would have been a difference, how she lived her life. certainly in the days, it will go a long way to helping in the care home. what is our view helping in the care home. what is your view of _ helping in the care home. what is your view of how _ helping in the care home. what is your view of how this _ helping in the care home. what is your view of how this was - helping in the care home. what is your view of how this was allowed helping in the care home. what is i your view of how this was allowed to happen over such a long period of time, affecting so many women? ianthem time, affecting so many women? when i first found out — time, affecting so many women? when i first found out about _ time, affecting so many women? when i first found out about it, _ time, affecting so many women? when i first found out about it, the _ i first found out about it, the shocking thing was notjust mum, it's other people. you have to chase to find these things out. there had been a miscalculation, i think she had could have accrued about 6% of my father's pension, he died in 1999 and we found out what was owed in back payments. it would make a huge difference to a lot of people. the mps and the _ difference to a lot of people. the mp5 and the public accounts committee, select committee, have called it a shameful shambles. what would you hope would happen to prevent something like this happening again?! prevent something like this happening again?— prevent something like this happening again? prevent something like this hauuaeninaain? ., �* ~ ., ., happening again? i don't know how the work happening again? i don't know how they work but _ happening again? i don't know how they work but more _ happening again? i don't know how they work but more attention - happening again? i don't know how they work but more attention to . they work but more attention to detail, i don't know. it'sjust not good, really. you should not chase what's rightfully yours, i don't think it's right.— what's rightfully yours, i don't think it's right. you have to chase it for your — think it's right. you have to chase it for your mother. _ think it's right. you have to chase it for your mother. what - think it's right. you have to chase it for your mother. what would i think it's right. you have to chase i it for your mother. what would your advice be to other families? it for your mother. what would your advice be to otherfamilies? some people will have died not knowing they were owed this money. i know, and it will have _ they were owed this money. i know, and it will have gone _ they were owed this money. i know, and it will have gone back _ they were owed this money. i know, and it will have gone back with - and it will have gone back with them. i know the laws have changed but certainly to look into it and double check everything which i have done for friends of mine since this happened. luckily there's was ok but it's worth having a good look into it's worth having a good look into it and seeing if what you are getting is correct. it it and seeing if what you are getting is correct.— it and seeing if what you are getting is correct. it has come late but at least _ getting is correct. it has come late but at least it _ getting is correct. it has come late but at least it will _ getting is correct. it has come late but at least it will benefit - getting is correct. it has come late but at least it will benefit your - but at least it will benefit your mother somehow. thank you for talking to us. mother somehow. thank you for talking to us— mother somehow. thank you for talking to us. the bbc has seen footage of what appears to be untreated sewage being discharged into the river thames in oxfordshire. it's from an overflow pipe connected to a treatment works run by thames water and local campaigners believe the company could be in breach of its permit. but thames water says it hasn't discharged untreated waste from the plant since march last year. zoe conway has this report. a camera being lowered into the river thames at cassington, oxford. the camera belongs to the campaign group windrush against sewage pollution. campaigner vaughan lewis worked in the water industry for a0 years. looking at the screen now, it looks like you've got some brown fuzzy material coming down, looks like faeces, and there's some white, which again pieces look like toilet paper. the pipe is connected to this sewage treatment works which is run by thames water. it is not clear whether the discharge is illegal or not, but vaughan lewis can't see any permitted reason why what looks like untreated sewage should be discharging or spilling into the river. it hasn't rained for about five days in west oxfordshire, so no, that work should not be spilling. from what we've seen on the camera, on the footage that we've seen, there is a fundamental problem here. that is what appears to be happening. water companies are allowed to discharge untreated sewage into our rivers in exceptional circumstances, such as heavy rainfall. so they can be found to be breaking the law if they are doing it when the conditions are dry. but they can also be found to be breaking the law if they are not treating enough of the sewage before they discharge it. in a statement, thames water said... the environment minister rebecca powell says that if it is untreated sewage coming out of the pipe, it is completely unacceptable, and if it is found to be illegal, the environment agency will take action. zoe conway, bbc news. two major companies are suffering on the us stock market at the moment, amid slower—than—expected growth, and rumours of production problems. streaming giant netflix saw its value fall by around £30 billion overnight, after its latest results were accompanied by a warning that it will struggle to keep up the pace of growth for new customers. meanwhile, shares in peloton plunged by more than 20%, after reports its boss said it was resetting the number of exercise bikes and treadmills it makes. joining me now is our business correspondent ramzan karmali. we will come to peloton in a minute. netflix made a lot of manual last year, why so downbeat? the netflix made a lot of manual last year, why so downbeat?- netflix made a lot of manual last year, why so downbeat? the last few months of last _ year, why so downbeat? the last few months of last year _ year, why so downbeat? the last few months of last year made _ year, why so downbeat? the last few months of last year made £450 - months of last year made £450 million in profit and it had a pretty good run. the share price if you own the shares over the last five years, you have done pretty well. up 200 and 50% and in fact in 2020, the share price went up by 67% alone. it had a good run. what it is seeing is in the first three months of this year the expect to .5 million new subscribers. that might say a big number but the art expecting to have 4 million. a lot lower than what they were expecting. don't forget, to buy subscriptions can start from £6 to £14. they are still getting those subscribers to sign on. maybe not in the numbers they were hoping for. hand sign on. maybe not in the numbers they were hoping for.— they were hoping for. and they benefited from _ they were hoping for. and they benefited from the _ they were hoping for. and they benefited from the pandemic. they were hoping for. and they - benefited from the pandemic when everyone was watching.— everyone was watching. exactly. netflix and _ everyone was watching. exactly. netflix and peloton, _ everyone was watching. exactly. netflix and peloton, people - everyone was watching. exactly. netflix and peloton, people call| netflix and peloton, people call them pandemic businesses. zoom is another company that has done very well. basically, pandemic seems to be coming to an end, to many people. investors think is this the right place to have my money? peloton, resettin: , place to have my money? peloton, resetting. what _ place to have my money? peloton, resetting, what does _ place to have my money? peloton, resetting, what does that - place to have my money? peloton, resetting, what does that mean? l resetting, what does that mean? there are rumours out of the states that they are going to pause the production of one of its bikes, the lowest cost byte, and all of its treadmills for around six weeks. i think things are a little bit more precarious than at netflix. don't forget, to buy a bike they start from £1350 and then you have to buy a subscription on top. quite a big outlay. the pandemic, it's a pandemic business, where well, in fact, in 2020 the share price rose 434%. quite a massive amount. since its peak last year it has lost 85% of its value. people are starting to think actually i can go outside and ride a bike or there are older alternatives. gems are opening up. the competition is greater to get your but. the bass was pretty downbeat. he started talking about job cuts. in the past we have said lay—offs would be be absolute last lever we would ever hope to poll, however we need to re—evaluate our structure and size our team with the utmost care and compassion. very unlike one of these massive american tech businesses to say, very unlike them to come out bluntly and say we have to cutjobs. them to come out bluntly and say we have to cut jobs.— have to cut 'obs. okey, thanks very much. the headlines on bbc news... senior diplomats from the us and russia have concluded urgent talks in geneva, over mounting fears of a potential russian invasion of ukraine. a man has been charged with the murder of 86—year—old freda walker and attempted murder of her 88—year—old husband kenneth at their home near shirebrook in derbyshire. tributes are being paid to us rock star meat loaf, who's died at the age of 74. two thirds of all adults in the uk have now had three doses of a covid vaccine, which means 16 million people haven't yet had a boosterjab. and there are more than 4 million adults who haven't taken up the offer of a first dose. our health correspondentjim reed has been out with nhs teams who are trying to get vaccines to people who've been harder to reach. it's more than a year since the first covid vaccines, and in portsmouth, barry is finally getting his first dose. i was on the streets. a bit of an issue with me, i was on the streets since 2015. i done my research and asked a lot of people who've had the jabs, and they said "cos you've got copd, you're high risk." how do you feel now, after having that done, barry? pretty, i've achieved something, and i mean, they're not even finished yet. no, and it's a good day. so this is your card... there is a steady stream coming through this clinic, held at a project for those at risk of homelessness. there's 20% of people in portsmouth that haven't had their first vaccines, so to get somebody here today, who has that complex needs, up to have his first vaccine, isjust amazing. it's just one of the reasons why we do this. 57—year—old martin wood has come in with his dog for his third jab. martin, can we ask you why you thought it was so important to come down and get your booster today? well, because i don't want covid! i don't want to be unwell. and it'sjust... i want to be able to get out still. i ain't got long left, so... overall in the uk, more than 90% of adults have now 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 at those groups who are much harder to reach. people who might not have good access to a gp, or to health care in general. this part of essex is home to a community of 2,000 showmen, running fun fairs across the country. relax, it's ok. at a mobile service near the site, 19—year—old maddison is having her second jab. we've got the fun fair rides, so we're always out, dealing with hundreds of people, day in, day out. if everyone doesn't get the vaccine then we're just going to keep back in the same circle we've been going into for the past two years now. so, life's got to carry on and we've got to get the vaccine, haven't we, i suppose. the nhs staff here say that, for 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're always going to have someone that doesn't want it. _ |we, you know, we can try our best, j we can put the messages out there, but there'll be always someone out there that'll say say, _ "no, it's not for me." it's never going to be100%? unfortunately, no. i do not think it will be. but we are going try our hardest. in the past, some communities in the uk have struggled to access health services. are you feeling well today? when this vaccine drive is over, the hope is that new relationship with the nhs can continue, and improve lives in the longer term. jim reed, bbc news. "the show must go on," is showbiz mantra, but adele's not sticking to it, postponing her residency in las vegas with only 24 hours' notice. she posted a tearful message on social media to say half the crew had covid and she simply wasn't ready. she apologised to fans who'd already arrived in the states, for what would have been herfirst live concerts for five years. mark savage has this report. # oh, my god, i can't believe it... "oh, my god," as adele would say. with just hours to go before her las vegas residency began, the sleep—deprived star took to instagram to tell her fans the shows were off. half my crew, half my team are down with covid, they still are, and it's been impossible to finish the show. and i can't give you what i have right now. and i'm gutted. 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've run out of time. fans who'd already arrived in las vegas for the opening night said they were heartbroken. others asked why the announcement came so late. but adele received comforting words from the lead singer of the 19805 band bros, who's spent the last decade playing in las vegas himself. we have not been allowed, for over a couple of years now, to actually get to our audiences, and she's really fighting against all the odds, and i really feel a lot of love for her and a lot of respect that it meant that much to her, and she was genuinely... you could see she was pained by it. but i really respect that she went out and made that announcement. she didn't get a press statement. she did that herself, and that takes a lot of courage. # go easy on me, baby... adele is not the only artist to be affected by covid. bryan adams, steps and bonjovi have all had to cancel shows after testing positive for the virus. others, like katy perry, who launched her own lavish show in las vegas last month, have continued to perform without a hitch. experts say this sort of disruption will continue. i think what we've seen - here is the level of sort of chaos and disruption that's caused by this. - this is not a predictable thing. any member of your crew or your team going down can actually _ throw your show out, _ and obviously, that's not something we can control all the time. people have to live their lives. there is a risk from the virus. we are going to see this. hopefully we can manage it as best we can. - adele says she will announce rescheduled dates for her 12—week las vegas run as soon as possible. until then, she hopes fans will stick to her mantra, go easy on me, until this setback is water under the bridge. mark savage, bbc news. the government has announced plans to tackle what has been called the "new narcotics" of fly—tipping and waste crime. the proposals would see checks introduced on those authorised to handle and dispose of waste and a digital waste tracking system. it's estimated that waste crimes in england alone cost the economy about £1 billion a year. here's our environment correspondentjonah fisher. so you've got loads of asbestos just dumped in there, heaps of it, like, in the water. 0k. meet martin, the waste crime vigilante. and then further down, there's a whole heap of fly—tipping in bags. martin's brought us to a stream in hampshire that's full of illegally—dumped asbestos and rubbish. the sheer fact that someone will bring all of this hazardous waste out here, and deliberately throw it into a watercourse, is beyond me. for the last few years, the dumping of waste, across england, the level of fly—tipping is rising, and so is the cost to the economy, estimated at £1 billion in the last year. the lack of control over who handles the waste is a big part of the problem. now, if you want someone to come to your house and take away yourjunk, by law, you have to make sure that that person is registered with the environment agency. but that registration system, well, to be quite frank, it's a bit of a joke. anyone — and i do mean anyone — can go online here to the government website, answer a few questions, pay £154, and then, a few minutes later, they have the paperwork they need to go and collect and dispose of people's rubbish. oscar was our beloved west highland terrier that died in 2006. mike brown is an environmental waste consultant, and to test the registration system, decided to try and register his dead dog, oscar. frankly, we were very, very surprised at how easy it was to register oscar as an upper—tier waste carrier and broker in just 15 minutes for £154. and the reason the system is broken is that, over the last decade, the funding for the regulator has reduced, at exactly the time that these inadequate rules are being tested by criminals, whose proceeds from crime has increased. this is epsom in london. absolute hell hole for fly—tipping, this was. martin is focusing his energy on trying to catch fly—tippers in the act. but with large amounts of money involved, he now believes organised networks are behind much of the waste crime. are these people dangerous? yes. i've been chased by dogs, my life's been threatened, i've had all sorts done, spat on, kicked, you name it. jonah fisher, bbc news, in hampshire. last night was the coldest night of the winter so far in wales. lots of cloud in england and wales. slow rising temperature here in reading, only about 5 degrees in the afternoon. some sunshine in the north—east of scotland, temperatures were in double figures. drive, high pressure in charge, dominant feature of the weather for the last ten days, weak weather front approaching the far north—west and eventually that will bring rain to the highlands, later on in the night. ahead of it, a lot of cloud coming in but rates likely across southern and eastern parts of them knowing and eastern parts of them knowing and in east scotland. nowhere near as cold in southern parts of the uk as cold in southern parts of the uk as last night. start the weekend with cloud but probably dry for the most part. that's how it stays for the next five days. this is the rainfall accumulation. the next five days. this is the rainfallaccumulation. most the next five days. this is the rainfall accumulation. most places dry, rain more likely in the north—west into the highlands. the weekend not quite as cold. still dry for most places. cloud around in this weekend. that will eliminate the frost and fog. cloud on saturday. especially eastern areas of the uk. that weak weather front straddling scotland may bring light rain or drizzle. otherwise a dry day. cloud, temperatures not bad for the time of year, eight or nine across england and wales and again double figures widely across scotland and northern ireland. that's because the high to the south of the uk at around the top of it we have a stronger wind, mild air coming in from the atlantic, the really cold air, along way away across the eastern parts of europe. for the second half of the weekend, more of the same. a chilly start in places. mist orfog patches. a lot of cloud. some sunshine, more across eastern scotland with a stronger wind in scotland and northern ireland. lots of dry weather and temperatures of around 6—8 widely. early part of next week and things don't change much at all because high pressure is in charge, away from the north—west it will be dry, lots of cloud around, some sunshine, now and again and decent temperatures. tonight at 5pm... amid fears that russia could be about to invade ukraine, russia and america hold urgent talks in geneva, with both sides laying out their security concerns. we've been clear. if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, that's a renewed invasion. it will be met with swift, severe, and a united response. translation: no-one is hiding the fact that weapons _ are being handed overto ukraine, that hundreds of military instructors are flocking to ukraine. aid agencies say dozens of people have been killed and many more have been wounded in an air strike by the saudi—led coalition on a detention centre in northern yemen. a former metropolitan police counter—terrorism detective who secretly filmed models during fake photoshoots has been

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