during a public session of the un security council. it's a year since the military seized power in myanmar. un investigators say more than 1,000 people might have been killed in war crimes since the coup. here on the ball is whether me and my military has been waging and my military has been waging a brutal campaign to crush armed resistance. and more than a billion people around the world are celebrating lunar new year. we'll tell you all you need to know about one of the world's biggest festivals. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has apologised to parliament after an inquiry into lockdown parties at downing street found that there had been a failure of leadership. although it's a limited report at this stage, that's due to an ongoing police inquiry, its findings angered many mps, including some in mrjohnson�*s own conservative party. police say they are reviewing more than 300 photos passed to officers in relation to 12 events across government on eight different dates. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the day's events. it's been a long, uncomfortable wait for number 10 — an official verdict into the government itself breaking the rules. part one, at least, has now arrived. will you take responsibility, prime minister? there may be no easy downing street escape. the blond head and red box you can spot from the sky arriving for a moment borisjohnson�*s enemies believe could be a reckoning. prime minister... he started with another apology. firstly, i want to say sorry, and i'm sorry for the things we simply didn't get right and also sorry for the way that this matter has been handled. and it's no use saying that this or that was within the rules, and it's no use saying that people were working hard. this pandemic was hard for everyone. his penance, though — not changing his own address, but shifting others around. mr speaker, it isn't enough to say sorry. this is a moment when we must look at ourselves in the mirror and we must learn. we are making changes now to the way downing street and the cabinet office run, so that we can get on with the job i was elected to do, mr speaker, and thejob that this government was elected to do. mr speaker, i get it and i will fix it. the findings are grim for downing street. ms grey found a serious failure to observe the high standards expected, with too little thought given to what was happening across the country. there were failures of leadership and judgement by different parts of number 10 and the cabinet office. she found excessive consumption of alcohol that is not appropriate in a professional workplace at any time, and some staff who'd wanted to raise concerns about behaviours felt unable to do so. this may not be the full and final version, but the conclusion is clear — a number of these gatherings should not have been allowed to take place or to develop in the way that they did. and, remember, this is only the initial report into what has emerged week by grisly week about what was going on behind the closed door of number 10. jokes about explaining away the rules. this fictional party was a business meeting! cheese and wine in the garden, claims of loud music and parties in the flat upstairs. birthday cake in the cabinet room. the rule—setters alleged to be rule—breakers while the rest of the country was locked down. in contrast to the prime minister's seeming hope to rush through the statement this afternoon, the leader of the opposition was brutal and took his time. by routinely breaking the rules he set, the prime minister took us all forfools. he held people's sacrifice in contempt, he showed himself unfit for office. prime minister, the british public aren't fools. they never believed a word of it. they think the prime minister should do the decent thing and resign. of course, he won't, because he is a man without shame. some ministers hung their heads as the labour leader appealed to them, to their tory colleagues to call time on the prime minister labour claims is now simply not fit to govern. they can heap their reputations, the reputation of their party, the reputation of this country on the bonfire that is his leadership, or they can spare the country from a prime minister totally unworthy of his responsibilities. the eyes of the country are upon them. they will be judged by the decisions they take now. in all the sound and fury at borisjohnson, the snp breaking commons manners... he misled the house, he must now resign. ..branding him a liar. that man has misled the house. a wild ride in the commons. shut up. downing street had hoped the danger was passing. borisjohnson�*s lieutenants tried to grab control and shore up angry mps, but attacks on number 10 from the tory side were opened by none other than a withering former prime minister. either my right honourable friend had not read the rules or didn't understand what they meant, and others around him, or they didn't think the rules applied to number 10. which was it? i am deeply concerned by these events and very concerned indeed by some of the things he has said from that dispatch box, and i have to tell him, he no longer enjoys my support. it seems a lot of people - attended events in may 2020. the one i recall attending - was my grandmother's funeral. i didn't hug my siblings, i didn't hug my parents. j i gave a eulogy, - and then afterwards, i didn't even go to her house for a cup of tea. _ i drove back three hours i to kent from staffordshire. does the prime minister think i'm a fool? - no, mr speaker, and i want to thank my honourable friend and i want to say how deeply i sympathise with him and his family for their loss. disbelief on the faces of some of borisjohnson�*s own side. despair across much of the tory party and fatigue at weeks and weeks of this mess, but there is not yet a resolve to see the back of the man who won an historic majority with a promise of change. not tonight, not yet. us officials says russia has delivered a written response to washington's proposals aimed at reducing tensions over ukraine but they did not release any details. earlier, the two countries exchanged bitter accusations over ukraine at a public session of the un security council. the russian ambassador said the us was provoking escalation by falsely accusing moscow of preparing to invade. his american counterpart said russia was trying to create an excuse to attack. russia is demanding that ukraine will never be allowed to join nato. the us and its allies have warned of unprecedented sanctions if russia makes a military move on ukraine. let's get more on this from washington. i'm joined by dr alina polyakova, president of the center for european policy analysis. thank you very much indeed for joining us. can you see, particularly after rather less diplomatic dialogue and more diplomatic dialogue and more diplomatic diatribes, really, can you see any sign of a peaceful way out? unfortunately, i think we are in a bit of a paralysis mode where the russian side has be quite egregious and unrealistic demands, the united states and european allies have laid out our concerns about those demands, but still, there doesn't seem to be a compromised across the horizon here. certainly, it is a positive sign that the russians did respond in written form and not public form to the us response to their demands, but unfortunately it is not yet clear whether the russian side is actually serious about diplomacy. is actually serious about diplomacy-— is actually serious about diplomacy. is actually serious about diloma . ,., , diplomacy. there is also still an oddity. — diplomacy. there is also still an oddity, isn't _ diplomacy. there is also still an oddity, isn't there, - diplomacy. there is also still an oddity, isn't there, that l an oddity, isn't there, that the us ambassador, sorry, the russian ambassador says the us is fomenting hysteria, and actually, the ukrainian president is not far off saying that as well. one wonders where the balance should lie in this. i think for president zelensky, the concern of course is that ukraine, which is in a precarious economic position, is still going to see the flight of foreign investment as concerns about war of course increase, so i can understand perhaps why president zelensky wants to ensure there is no panic in his country, wants to reduce a state of calm. i think certainly we have to be realistic about what is happening on the ground. the reality is that russia has to —— has surrounded ukraine with a well armed military force, just to ukraine's east, where we have long—standing military build—up, but now through belarus into ukraine's north, and down through the south from the black sea. ukraine increasingly looks surrounded by russian forces. they are still preparing for what looks like an imminent invasion. certainly, the risks are very, very high and we have to take them seriously. just interrupting - them seriously. just interrupting for - them seriously. just interrupting for a i them seriously. just - interrupting for a moment them seriously. just interrupting for a moment for the time we have got, at the same time, if we look at the us essentially taking the lead on this of its allies and its european allies as well, and yet, president macron has been making his own overdue is, the french and the germans have slightly different views, as you know, over what is the best way ahead here. so mr putin is looking at something of a divided pack. unfortunately, that is exactly _ divided pack. unfortunately, that is exactly what - divided pack. unfortunately, that is exactly what we - divided pack. unfortunately, that is exactly what we have | that is exactly what we have seen emerge over the last several days. we have seen deep public divisions between the baltic states for example, you quite has been very positive in this regard, but certainly the french president's comments that the europeans should seek some sort of renewed security pact outside of negotiations has not been helpful, and to say the very least, germany's mixed messages are certainly benefiting mr putin's calculus instead of europe and the united states. we instead of europe and the united states.— instead of europe and the united states. ~ ., ., ., united states. we have to leave it there, united states. we have to leave it there. but _ united states. we have to leave it there, but thank _ united states. we have to leave it there, but thank you - united states. we have to leave it there, but thank you very - it there, but thank you very much indeed for your analysis. and just to reiterate, officials say russell has delivered a written response to washington's proposal into bringing this to some sort of peaceful conclusion. canada has had some of the world's longest lockdowns and tightest covid restrictions, and like many countries, has seen its share of covid protests. but a new proposed mandate on vaccinating truck drivers has ignited its fiercest protests yet with accusations of violence, racism, desecrating monuments and a non—stop blaring of horns, as stephanie prentice reports. horns blare on a mission to shut down canada's political hub, 0ttawa, one blockade at a time. they call themselves the freedom convoy. they stand against vaccine mandates for truck drivers, and they're not backing down. proudly bearing their country's flag while shaming its leader for what they see as criminal abuse of power. the prime minister has left his family home in the capital for safety reasons, while also isolating after testing positive for covid—i9 on monday. i feel well and have no symptoms. i want to be very clear — we are not intimidated by those who hurl insults and abuse at small business workers and steal food from the homeless. we won't give in to those who fly racist flags. he was addressing the actions of some protesters who have been accused of violence, harassment, racism and homophobia over the weekend. and one homeless shelter said a group tried to steal their food supplies. truck horns honk but while the truckers are providing the muscle and deterring law enforcement from trying to shut things down, they're not operating alone. other groups here include those who want an end to covid rules and those who want government leaders to resign. these people here are paid by us. we're not paid by them. so they should be listening to us. there are people from every walk of life here. the protesters are also backed by senior members of the opposition conservative party. but some small businesses and schools here have said the protest is ruining everyday life and that the protesters don't represent them. i'm staying here for the people! the end of all this seemingly not in sight. hotels in the area reporting being booked out all of next weekend by protesters, and the convoy�*s leaders say they'll stay here until their demands are met. stephanie prentice, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, a festival of light, luck and colour: hundreds of millions of people celebrate the lunar new year. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment — the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it "a piece of cake". thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record . for sailing solo _ around the world, non—stop. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the initial findings of the report into parties at downing street during lockdown have been published — outlining failures of leadership and judgement. the united states and russia have exchanged bitter the conflict in myanmar is becoming increasingly violent and widespread, so much so that one year after the coup that took aung san suu kyi from power, it's now considered a civil war. battles between the military and organised groups of armed civilians are not only becoming more deadly but also more widespread, according to data analysed by the bbc. this report from rebecca henshke is distressing from the start. this is the aftermath of a brutal raid by the military on a village in central myanmar. the bodies of six men were found. they were the ones who couldn't run. three were elderly, two had a mental health condition. some had their hands tied, as well as ropes around their neck. this man's body showed signs of torture. his widow says he stayed to look after their animals. translation: he had a limp| after falling from a palm tree. they must have seen he was disabled. he was old enough to be their father or grandfather, but they killed him. i'm heartbroken. this man was rounded up in the same group, but managed to escape by pretending to be dead. he says soldiers were looking for resistance fighters — members of the civilian militia network — called the people's defence forces, or pdf. translation: they wanted our names and our mobile phones. | they asked, "are you the pdf?" everyone said they weren't. after a while, a short man with smallpox scars walked in. he started killing people, saying, "you are pdf fighters." the military is now under attack across the country from the people's defence forces. what started a year ago as peaceful protests against the military coup is now a guerrilla war. translation: there is no country we can rely on. - there is no international organisation we can rely on. this man, whose name means dragon, has emerged as one of the prominent leaders of the armed resistance. before the coup, he was a businessman. now he controls pdf units fighting with whatever weapons they can find. translation: i took up arms in the hope our weapons - would bring justice for the whole of society. i keep fighting for that as long as i live. the pdf are being backed by ethnic armies who had been fighting the military for decades in the border areas. theirjungle camps, thousands of young protesters have been trained in weapons of war. translation: i never dreamt of handling a real gun - or any other weapon. this person isjust 18. before the coup, she was planning to study economics. now she is in a pdf unit in central me and mark, attacking military. translation: i feel nothing about killing soldiers - for military dictators. our people are in deep trouble because of them. the well armed military has labelled anyone opposing them as terrorists, vowing to hold onto power. this is now a civil war. a conflict that is intensifying, and largely hidden from the outside world. rebecca henschke, bbc news. our correspondent, jonathan head, joins us from the border between thailand and myanmar. looking at the pictures there of the people's defence force and the ranks of armed resistance they have now, it says a lot about the scale of what they've achieved for people to be talking about, actually, a civil war? i people to be talking about, actually, a civil war? actually, a civilwar? ithink that is what _ actually, a civilwar? ithink that is what has _ actually, a civilwar? ithink that is what has happened l that is what has happened simply because people feel they had no choice. you heard the comment in rebecca's report, fighters saying, you know, we're not getting any international support. the start of this protest movement, there lots of optimism that the sheer size of the protests and the belief they would be international support because it was a popularly elected government that was overthrown people going. now they have realised the military has been willing to use extraordinary levels of force against unarmed protesters and there is no international help coming. i think that is what is driving people on. these young fighters have now done many, many months of training in gruelling conditions, just behind me in the hills you can see, in karen state, that is where lots of them are, there has been lots of fighting, they have been exposed to unequal battles, the military has much better arms and gunfire from greater range. they are poorly armed, they struggle to get any weapons at all, having to buy their own. sometimes they are selling cars and other properties to try to raise the funds to do so. yet even after those experiences, the ones we have spoken to hear haven't lost heart because they feel they have no choice, to go back to the dark days of military rule which sustained the experience of their parents and grandparents is unthinkable, and the military won't forgive them anyway. many of them say, well, they know who i am, they will torture and kill me so i have no choice but to fight. but as a pretty grim situation, because it is unlikely that these people's defence forces can overcome the military unless there is a split in the ranks of the myanmar military, and we never seen that in the past, but it is possible. the soldiers are very overstretched. without that you are going to have these stalemates, this continued fighting, and huge loss of life, with the military willing to inflict terrible punishment on the villages it thinks are supporting the opposition. thinks are supporting the opposition-— thinks are supporting the o- osition. , ., ., ., ., ~ thinks are supporting the o- osition. , ., . ., ., ~ opposition. jonathan, thank you very much _ opposition. jonathan, thank you very much indeed. _ opposition. jonathan, thank you very much indeed. as _ opposition. jonathan, thank you very much indeed. as you - opposition. jonathan, thank you very much indeed. as you say, l opposition. jonathan, thank you | very much indeed. as you say, a grim stalemate indeed taking place there in myanmar. more than a billion people around the world are celebrating the chinese new year, also known as the spring festival or lunar new year. here's what you need to know about one of the world's biggest festivals from karl riley. chinese new year is the biggest festival in china. it's also known as the spring festival or lunar new year. it marks the first new moon in the chinese lunar solar calendar, which is based on cycles of the moon and the earth. in 2022, the festival falls on1 february. chinese new year has been celebrated for centuries. one legend says it began with the defeat of a beast called nian. it was chased away by villagers with red colours, bright lights... fireworks. ..and loud sounds. food's an important part of the festivities, and certain ingredients hold special meaning. dumplings symbolise wealth. noodles represent longevity. and fish signifies abundance. red envelopes with money are given for good luck. each year is named after one of the 12 animals of the chinese zodiac. 2022 is the year of the tiger. that's associated with confidence and competitiveness. the new york times says it has bought the popular word game wordle, that's gone viral. wordle was released in october by a former reddit software engineer. the once—a—day online game gives a player six chances to figure out the day's secret five—letter word, using the least number of guesses. the new york times says it's acquired the game for an undisclosed price in the low seven figures. it says it'll continue to be free and there won't be any changes to how it's played. games and puzzles are a key part of the newspaper's digital strategy, with more readers using mobiles and tablets. speaking of which, don't forget the bbc news app. once you've downloaded it, you have it forever. you can also reach me on twitter. i'm @bbcdavideades. hello. the week got off to a stormy start thanks to corrie. the winds have become a little lighter out there now, but for the rest of the week, it will still stay relatively windy, not perhaps as windy, though, as it was due monday. here is corrie come tuesday, menacing down in the middle of the mediterranean. another area of the pressure to the north of the uk will keep it windy here, particularly across scotland, but this weather front sinking south won't bring much in the way of rain. it will usher in quite a bit of cloud and perhaps most noticeably, it will pull in some very mild air, particularly in contrast to monday. sunshine probably most widespread, actually, for scotland and northern england. furthersouth, rather more overcast skies, some patchy light rain or drizzle, but gusts of wind across northern most scotland could still hit up to 80 mph, but what a difference in those temperatures for tuesday afternoon, 12—13 celsius, it willjust feel so much milder. and the milder air sticks around as we work our way into wednesday as well. further cloud flooding in from the west. our clearest skies likely to the far northeast of the uk, but because the air itself is mild, i think we will stay frost free, even though temperatures slide down into the range of single figures. and there is this big dome, if you like, of mild air sitting across the uk for wednesday. high pressure to the south, quite a lot of cloud, hopefully some breaks perhaps to the east of the brecons across the northeast of england and for eastern scotland. but despite the cloud, it will still feel considerably warmer than it has done to start the week, again, temperatures in double figures. quite a contrast then to come for the end of the week. thursday, we've got a weather front set to work its way south. some heavy rain initially for scotland and northern ireland, then the front pushing down into england and wales come the afternoon. looks like it could eventually bring some rain, something we haven't seen much of in a while, into southernmost england overnight, but the keen eyed amongst you will have noticed the white coming in behind that rain band, much colder airflooding in for friday, another quite deep low to the north of the uk. it's looking windy, it should be bright with a lot of sunshine, but there's the chance that we could see some fairly frequent wintry showers pushing into scotland, i think maybe a few sliding south into northern england as well. and feeling so much colder again by friday. temperatures just 5—9 celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines: british prime minister borisjohnson has promised to reform the way downing street operates after a senior civil servant leading an inquiry into lockdown parties identified a serious failure of leadership and judgement. the leader of the main opposition labour party called him "a man without shame." america says russia has delivered a written response to washington's proposals aimed at reducing tensions over ukraine. us officials did not disclose any details, saying it would be unproductive to negotiate in public. earlier, the us and russia traded bitter accusations over ukraine at the un security council. the un human rights chief has acknowledged that myanmar has descended into civil war a year after the military seized power. in a bbc interview, michelle bachelet compared the situation to syria, saying people were taking up arms because they were fed up with getting killed. now on bbc news, we follow three people from tynemouth