of sexual misconduct against the former bbc radioi dj tim westwood. he strenuously denies the claims. germany is to send 50 anti—aircraft to ukraine. seven women make allegations of sexual misconduct against the former bbc radioi dj tim westwood. he strenuously denies the claims. elon musk strikes a deal to buy twitter for more than £34 billion. bars and clubs that don't do enough to prevent spiking should lose their licences, according to a new report from mps. the average food bill in the uk could increase by £271 this year. it would be the biggest increase in a decade. and remembering harry billinge — the funeral is held in cornwall for the d—day veteran who raised tens of thousands of pounds for a normandy memorial. hello and a very good evening. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has called for a ceasefire in ukraine. he was speaking after holding talks in moscow, trying to find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict with russia. he's due to meet vladimir putin late before travelling to ukraine to meet president zelensky. defence ministers from nato and european union countries are meeting in germany to discuss further military assistance for ukraine. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, said everyone at the meeting believed ukraine could win the war. our security correspondent, gordon corera, has this report. this is what today's talks are trying to end — russian missiles launched into ukraine amid fears of where this conflict might go next. this morning, russia's foreign minister welcomed the un secretary—general as he arrived in moscow, as critics question antonio guterres�*s decision to visit russia's capital before kyiv and what his trip might accomplish. the un's top officials stress dialogue is vital. i know that we have today, facing a complex situation in ukraine, different interpretations about what's happening in ukraine. that does not limit the possibility to have a very serious dialogue. at best, we can work to minimise the suffering of people. this visit comes amid warnings the conflict but this visit comes amid warnings the conflict could still escalate further. yesterday, russia's foreign minister told state tv that, through its supply of weapons, nato was waging a proxy war against russia and warned this could turn into world war iii — claims this morning dismissed by a british minister. i don't think that right now there is an imminent threat of escalation. i think what the west is doing to support its allies in ukraine is very well calibrated. defence ministers from nato and european countries are today meeting at a us air force base in germany as they up their supply of weapons to ukraine. the us defence secretary said yesterday he wanted russia weakened so it could not carry out another invasion again. on the ground, both sides continue to go on the offensive. ukrainian forces used a missile system to destroy four russian tanks in izyum. russian tanks around izyum. russia, meanwhile, released footage of its missiles hitting a military storage facility. mariupol is expected to be one focus of the talks today in moscow, subject to enormous devastation in recent weeks. there is pressure for a humanitarian corridor to allow people to leave. there is little optimism, though, surrounding the moscow talks or expectation of any kind of wider ceasefire. but the un secretary general said they had to try. but it is my deep conviction that the sooner we end this war, the better. this war, the better, for the people of ukraine, for the people of the russian federation, and those far beyond. some kind of negotiation may eventually bring this conflict to an end, but for the moment those involved but for the moment, those involved in the fighting are still seeking to strengthen their position by inflicting damage on the battlefield first. gordon corera, bbc news. the us defence secretary, lloyd austin, says staunch support for ukraine in its battle with russia will continue "for the long haul". he was speaking in germany at that gathering of ministers from a0 countries allied to nato. we're all coming away with a transparent and shared understanding of the challenge that ukrainians face, and i know that we're all determined to help ukraine win today and build strength for tomorrow. the work that we've done together in record time has made a huge difference on the battlefield. president zelensky made it clear when we met sunday in kyiv. and countries all around the world have been stepping up to meet ukraine's urgent needs, and i wanted to especially welcome a major decision by our german host, as minister lambrecht announced yesterday that germany will send ukraine some 50 cheetah anti—aircraft systems. and yesterday, of course, the british government announced that it would provide ukraine with additional anti—aircraft capabilities as well. today, canada announced that it will send ukraine eight armoured vehicles. so, that's important progress and we're seeing more every day, and i applaud all the countries that have risen and are rising to meet this demand. but we don't have any time to waste. the briefings today laid out clearly why the coming weeks will be so crucial for ukraine, so we've got to move at the speed of war. i know that all the leaders leave today more resolved than ever to support ukraine and its fight against russian aggression and atrocities. russian forces withdrew from northern ukraine at the beginning of april, but occasional shelling continues in border areas. the village of senkivka was once the site of festivals celebrating friendship between ukraine, russia and belarus. now the town's few remaining residents say they are living in fear, as yogita limaye reports. barely a highway in ukraine that doesn't tell of war. we travelled to the northern edge of the country. senkivka, the last village by the border with russia and belarus. it's still being shelled. only a few of its residents remain. nina is living with a rocket that landed right in her yard when the invasion began. these civilian homes are visible from russia. they can see what they're firing at. "it's scary to live like this, but where will i go? "i can hear the shelling, i can show you from my yard "the russian checkpoint," she said. "i feel so sad about everything, my heart is growing numb, i've run out of tears." on the road outside, another rocket. experts who've seen these images say they could have held cluster bombs. banned in other parts of the world because of the devastation they cause, both russia and ukraine are accused of using them. this was one of the roads that russian soldiers took when they were entering ukraine from the north, on their way to cities like kyiv and chernihiv. the focus of the war at the moment has shifted to the south and east of the country, but here at the northern edge, we're just about two miles from the border, and russian soldiers withdrew from here around three weeks ago. the feeling very much is that it could all change in a matter of minutes. this video from ukraine's border guard shows russian forces rolling into semkivka in february. for this 91—year—old, it was the second time in her life seeing tanks at her doorstep. she remembers hiding in trenches during world war ii, but says there was no mass shelling the way there is now. translation: back in the day, i could run away, nowl can't. i there is nothing good about war. we have been friends with russia and belarus for years. people from other countries visited each other, married each other. from almost everyone we spoke to, we heard about friendships and families spread across borders that have now been broken. this man's brothers and a sister live in russia. translation: my sister told me it was us who started the war. i i want my family to use their heads, to look at the situation independently. nina told us she's cut her brother, who lives in belarus, out of her life because he does not believe what she has told him, out of her life because he doesn't believe what she's told him, what's really happening. after we left, there were multiple grenade explosions here. no—one was hurt, but the threat is constant. yogita limaye, bbc news, senkivka. we will be talking more about ukraine but i half past and i will bejoined by a ukraine but i half past and i will be joined by a former deputy secretary general at the un —— more at half past. in the broader situation in ukraine. that's coming up situation in ukraine. that's coming up after half past. the dj tim westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to exploit them. the 64—year—old is accused of predatory and unexpected, unwanted sexual behaviour and touching in incidents between 1992 to 2017. the bbc and the guardian have heard detailed accounts from seven women, in a joint investigation into the former bbc radio i dj. we have protected their identities. tim westwood strenuously denies all the allegations. our correspondent chi chi izundu has this report. this is not about music now, and i'm just very, very scared. this is predatory behaviour. i was 17. if you are trying to remove an item of my clothing and i put it back on, that means i don't want it to be gone _ this is the story from a group of women. this was an assault. an abuse of power. seven women, who alleged they had been subjected to unexpected and unwanted sexual behaviour from the former bbc radio i dj, tim westwood. it's westwood. isabel was 19 when she heard tim westwood would be djing at a local club in the midlands. as an aspiring artist, she hoped he could help with her career and arranged to meet the then 53—year—old in london. when i got there, he was in a car. the next thing, he �*s undone his trousers. he actually tapped me to turn around and look at the fact that he's exposing himself. so, i've looked and i've seen, and i'm like, "oh, no, oh, no. oh, my god." isabel was taken to a flat and says she was very scared. so, he leaves the room, and then he comes back in, completely naked. and he's walking through. he's not saying anything to the fact that i'm a little bit twitchy, i'm a tiny bitjittery. like, i'm trying to move away and there was this horrible moment, he, like, held me by the shoulders and turned me around. i knew what was going to happen at this point, so i'mjust like, "oh, god." i remember beingjust, like, hunched up and holding on to the back of the chair, like, scared. he then had sex with her. ijust remember feeling so deflated, and so sad, and feeling really ashamed of myself and bad. another two women have accused the dj of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour when they were 17 and 20. and unwanted sexual behaviour when they were 17 and 20, whilst another four women we've spoken to accused the dj of either grabbing their breast or slipping his hand down the back of their shorts or up a skirt, after taking a picture with him at nightclubs. the earliest alleged incident took place in 1992, the most recent in 2017. none of them went to the police. nowadays, i'm a big dog. as an early adopter of hip—hop, tim westwood has been a prominent figure in black music for more than a0 years. he presented bbc radio 1's rap show for nearly 20, interviewing some of the biggest names on his programme. he says he strenuously denies all the allegations. all of the women that we spoke to as part of this investigation have two things in common. number one, they were all young, and number two, they are all black. all had the same question of their experience with tim westwood — who do you tell? because this is a man who has huge power in the music industry and a huge influence in black communities. because they're black women, they felt their experiences would be ignored. doing this is important because it makes it feel like that wasn't completely for nothing. like, i don'tjust have this trauma scar for no reason. there's a purpose for other people to not have to experience it. chi chi izundu, bbc news. if you have been affected by any of the issues in that report, you can find details of organisations offering information and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline or you can phone for free at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. it's a little after a quarter past five. the headlines on bbc news: the head of the united nations is on the way to moscow, calling for a cease—fire in ukraine as he prepares to meet russia's president. germany is to send 50 anti—aircraft tanks to ukraine as the us and other allies meet to prepare more weapons to support the war against russia. and in other news, seven women have made allegations of sexual misconduct against the former bbc radio1 dj tim misconduct against the former bbc radio 1 dj tim westwood, who denies the claims. the board of twitter has accepted a takeover offer from the world's richest man, elon musk. he'll pay around £34 billion for control of the social media network and plans to relax some of the restrictions on what its 300 million users can post. our technology reporter, shiona mccallum, has more. those 300 million users include everyone from pop stars, and world leaders and twitter was one of the first platforms and world leaders, and twitter was one of the first platforms to give them the power to connect to you and i instantly. one of the most prolific tweeters is of course elon musk himself. he took to twitter to announce the multi—billion dollar takeover, saying free speech is the bedrock of democracy and he looks forward to unlocking twitter�*s potential. if his idea of free speech is to prevail, it would likely mean less moderation. it could mean controversial figures who have been banned it could mean controversial figures who've been banned, like donald trump, get reinstated. having a public platform which is massively trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilisation. the current ceo reportedly told twitter employees he did not know which direction the platform would go in once the tesla and spacex boss is at the helm. he also said no staff would be losing theirjobs right now. if you look at investors, they view it as musk has had massive success with tesla and spacex and paypal and could he have the same success. i think it's going to be a bit of an uphill battle in terms of turning around twitter. in the eyes of many, this is really trading caviar, in terms of his tesla stock, for really a new york city pretzel. the transaction itself will take around six months, so between now and then, theres bound to be more there's bound to be more speculation and uncertainty around twitter as the world works out how musk�*s brush and gung ho approach may change things. angela rayner has said she was left feeling "crestfallen" after a paper printed claims from conservative mps that she tries to distract the prime minister by crossing and uncrossing her legs in parliament. speaking publicly for the first time since the mail on sunday published the article, the deputy leader of the labour party said she was "sad", but had been "overwhelmed" by the support she'd received. i thought, i consciously today felt that i wanted to put some trousers on today, so that people didn't think that i was... i wanted to be defiant as well, because i don't think that women should be told how to dress... no. ..but i didn't want to distract from the fact that actually, it's not about my legs. i didn't want people at home thinking, let's have a look to see what her legs are like and how short her skirt is or not. because i feel like i'm being judged for what i wear, rather than what i'm saying to you. angela rayner talking to lorraine kelly this morning police in new mexico have released footage from a film set of the moments after the fatal shooting of a cinematographer last year. haleena hutchins, who was 42, was working on the film �*rust�*. she died after a prop gun held by the actor alec baldwin discharged. he has previously said he didn't pull the trigger and had no idea how a live bullet came to be on the set. david willis has the latest from los angeles. alec baldwin rehearsing his quick draw only moments before a film set was transformed into a crime scene. the incident sent police racing to the sprawling desert ranch in new mexico. newly released police bodycam footage shows the chaos that confronted them on arrival. 42—year—old film—maker halyna hutchins, regarded as a rising star in the movie industry, was airlifted to a nearby hospital where she later died. alec baldwin, who was both the star of the film and one of its producers, appeared stunned and disbelieving. he said he didn't pull the trigger and he didn't know who put a live round in the weapon he fired. the newly released footage also includes his first interview with the police. i take the gun out and as i take it, as it clears, as the barrel clears, i turn and cock the gun, the gun goes off. it should have been a cold gun with no rounds inside or dummy rounds, cosmetic rounds, no flash. i take the gun out slowly. i turn and cock the pistol, bang. it goes off, she hits the ground, she goes down, and then he starts screaming. and i'm thinking... in a flash round, i could see maybe if there was wadding and there's some stuff like that, hot, and maybe it hits you and burns you. they say sometimes that happens. but remember, we're rehearsing so no one's protected. last week, local safety officials issued a report detailing safety failures on the set, and fined the producers the maximum possible penalty of nearly $140,000. inquiries are continuing, and detectives say they're still awaiting the results of ballistics and forensic analysis, along with an analysis of alec baldwin's phone data before they decide whether to press charges. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. let's talk more about that major investigation today into spiking. an investigation into spiking by the home affairs committee has found out that victims are often dismissed for having had "one too many". the inquiry, launched last october after the number of reported incidents increased, has also said that victims are very often put off by the belief that police "won't do anything". the report include recommendations for local authorities, night—time venues, all police forces and the creation of a national anti—spiking communications campaign. joining us now is dawn dines, founder and chief executive officer at stamp out spiking, an organisation which campaigns to stop drink spiking through training and educational programmes for night club staff. don, thank you so much forjoining us, because even what your organisation does, that cuts right to the heart of one of the things that this group is talking about. you do education. explain to us what you're teaching and explaining to people who work in the night—time industry talk about firstly, thank you so much for having me on today. with the training courses, we explain the prevalence of drink spiking, the symptoms, a clear call to action and also leave the venue, whether it's street pastors or restaurants or nightclubs, whoever it may be, we leave them with a procedure, a policy, an assessment and a clear call to action on exactly what needs to be done to safeguard the staff and their customers. white and is it about... there's so many customers. white and is it about... there's so man— there's so many strands, but is it artl there's so many strands, but is it partly about _ there's so many strands, but is it partly about income _ there's so many strands, but is it partly about income staff - there's so many strands, but is it| partly about income staff member there's so many strands, but is it - partly about income staff member see someone slumped on the floor, do you find that there is an assumption that they've drink too much alcohol and they need to sleep it off? are you able to explain to them that very often, something that's been put illegally into that drink will result in very different effects from drinking too many pints? it really is. there's no comparison. it's something completely different than someone having too much to drink that someone having rohypnol, ghb or something else in their system. also, the size of the person, if somebody is five and you have someone who's a six the drug use, there's a lot of factor —— for somebody who is 5'2". use, there's a lot of factor —— for somebody who is 92". we are elated with this news because it will make such a difference in the fight to stamp out spiking. find such a difference in the fight to stamp out spiking.— such a difference in the fight to stam outs-uikin. �* ., ., stamp out spiking. and how do you... the stats on — stamp out spiking. and how do you... the stats on the _ stamp out spiking. and how do you... the stats on the number _ stamp out spiking. and how do you... the stats on the number of _ stamp out spiking. and how do you... the stats on the number of people . the stats on the number of people who believe they've been spiked but don't go to the police is staggering. the vast majority of people simply don't report it. what's your take on that and what needs to change? it’s what's your take on that and what needs to change?— what's your take on that and what needs to change? it's such a shame. before, this — needs to change? it's such a shame. before, this came _ needs to change? it's such a shame. before, this came like _ needs to change? it's such a shame. before, this came like a _ needs to change? it's such a shame. before, this came like a meteor - before, this came like a meteor sensation. i've been fighting this for 17 years. before this happened, if we look back into why people aren't reporting, we've done a survey last year in march, and over 97% of the victims didn't report it to the police. when we delve into it to the police. when we delve into it to find out why they weren't reporting it, we found out that some have reported it, they weren't believed and were accused of having too much to drink. most people were ashamed and embarrassed. this is why this is such a disgusting crime, because it leaves the victim with so many questions. if you've been sexually assaulted or raped and you have no idea, you have no memory of what happened, somebody has done this to you, you don't know whether somebody has filmed do or how many people have assaulted or raped you. it's just the mental health that comes with this disgusting crime. it's such a cowardly crime and we're so happy that the home secretary is now changing the classification of these drugs on top of this home affairs committee. it's like a tick tick box for me. they've gone from a class c to a class b, which means you can get five years just for carrying these disgusting drugs. the criminal here obviously is the individual who get hold of all these drugs and puts it into someone's drink. however, what more could clubs, nightclubs, bars be doing to try to do their bit to help, to protect their customers? qm. try to do their bit to help, to protect their customers? 0k, first of all, protect their customers? 0k, first of all. they _ protect their customers? 0k, first of all, they need _ protect their customers? 0k, first of all, they need to _ protect their customers? 0k, first of all, they need to be _ protect their customers? 0k, first of all, they need to be aware - protect their customers? 0k, first of all, they need to be aware it's i of all, they need to be aware it's happening. let's get rid of this stigma. we know for a fact that it's happening. i know fora stigma. we know for a fact that it's happening. i know for a fact. so happening. i know fora fact. so does happening. i know for a fact. so does everyone around the country. thank goodness for social media. when we see that claw—like grip of that dear little girl at 18 years old, what can we do? let's get some stock talks in this club to stop an opportunist. let's train the bar staff so that they know the symptoms of drink spiking. let's get everybody clued up so they know what's happening, and let's look out for each other. i don't know why everyone is so selfish these days. look out for your friends. look after everybody. if you see somebody doing something untoward �*s, go and the security, tell the bar staff. let's start looking each other. everything you say resonates so strongly. in terms of this report today, are you helpful that this could be the beginning of a change of culture across the board? it's about the young people, it's about the bar staff, it's about giving people the confidence to go to police when it does happen, it's across the piece.— police when it does happen, it's across the piece. there is a lot of eo - le across the piece. there is a lot of people involved _ across the piece. there is a lot of people involved here. _ across the piece. there is a lot of people involved here. one - across the piece. there is a lot of people involved here. one thing. across the piece. there is a lot of - people involved here. one thing i am a little bit distraught about, we've got this grey area that when somebody gets their drink spiked, if they need to go to hospital, they might be dehydrated, and it's a really upsetting time to see someone you love and care about go through this process. if you get taken to hospital, and the police aren't involved, the hospital don't automatically take your blood. we can cover the evidence. this little slip in between, this is really stopping us from actually being able to gain that evidence, to get a conviction to help the police. i think if we can get over that grey area, this report today is amazing. 0f area, this report today is amazing. of course, from today, we've got six months until the mps are all going to vote to find out if drink spiking is going to be a separate crime. it has its code and we can find out the extent of this crime and i think that would be a massive help. dawn, really excellent _ that would be a massive help. dawn, really excellent to _ that would be a massive help. dawn, really excellent to hear _ that would be a massive help. dawn, really excellent to hear all _ that would be a massive help. dawn, really excellent to hear all your - really excellent to hear all your points. very interesting. thanks so much. perhaps we'll talk again when that comes law. ceo of stamp out spiking. right now, we will catch up with the weather with chris. another decent day across southern and western areas. it's not been like that everywhere. we have seen cloud filled out, but particularly across the north and eastern area. around north sea coast, it has been cool once again with those north to north easterly winds. it's overnight tonight, we continue to feed in a lot of cloud across east anglia and the north as well. that cloud. temperatures from falling down too far. there could be a few patches in the cloud it may taken for one or two of you. essentially, still dry weather through wednesday, maybe a few showers, the best of any sunny spells currently across western areas, northwest england looking good, but across central and eastern parts. it's going to be quite a cloudy day. a little bit cooler with temperatures ranging from 9—14. this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines: the head of the united nations is on a peace mission to moscow. antonio guterres has called for a ceasefire in ukraine — as he prepares to meet russian president vladimir putin. russia's invasion of ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and against the charter of the united nations, but it is my deep conviction that the sooner we end this war, the better. germany is to send 50 anti—aircraft tanks to ukraine — as the us and other allies meet to pledge more weapons to support the war against russia. seven women make allegations of sexual misconduct against the former bbc radio1 dj tim westwood. he strenuously denies the claims. bars and clubs that don't do enough to prevent spiking should lose their licences, according to a new report from mps. the average food bill in the uk could increase by £271 this year. it would be the biggest increase in a decade. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. it's the premier league against la liga as the champions league begins a blockbuster semifinal stage this week. manchester city get things under way tonight as they take on spanish giants real madrid, who have won this competition 13 times. city got to the final last year, but were beaten by chelsea. pep guardiola knows they'll need a perfect performance tonight and in the second leg to make it to paris next month. we have to do two exceptional games to reach the final. and hopefully we can do it. we can do good games, be ourselves, and it is not necessary to say how much we respect real madrid, how good they are. and that's all. the organisers of wimbledon have defended their decision to ban russian and belarusian players at the tournament this summer, insisting, "it's the right and responsible decision. chief executive of the all england lawn tennis club sally bolton was responding to criticism from tennis�* governing bodies and some players over the deicsion, insisting that they wanted to limit the influence of the russian regime using sporting success at wimbledon. the government issued guidance in march which was part of their response to the russian invasion of ukraine and sought to limit the influence of the russian regime using sporting success. in the context of that guidance we had to consider our options. at that point direct entry into the championships via ranking was off the table so as we considered our options in the context of the continuing aggression in ukraine from russia as well as thinking about the safety and security of the event and players, we concluded the only viable option was to decline entries from russian and belarusian competitors. they also confirmed that world number one novak djokovic will be able to defend his title at the all england club this summer, as covid—19 vaccines won't be required to play. djokovic was barred from the australian open injanuary because he hadn't been vaccinated. a record—breaking 290,000 fans are expected to attend the 150th open championship at st andrews injuly. there were more than 1.3 million ticket applications, which has led to the highest—ever number of general admission tickets. the previous highest attendance was 239,000 when tiger woods triumphed at st andrews in 2000. the 15—time major winner has said he intends to return there this summer. i think it was sold out before tiger announced that the masters that that would be his next majorfor sure. but now it will be the hottest ticket in world sport, never mind golf. tiger woods, ticket in world sport, never mind golf. tigerwoods, i ticket in world sport, never mind golf. tiger woods, isaid ticket in world sport, never mind golf. tiger woods, i said all the time, he doesn't move the needle, he is the needle. he is everything we want to golf and i for one will be like the tens of thousands of others. like the tens of thousands of others. ethan hayter has won the opening stage of the tour de romandie, as the cycling season gears—up for this summer's grand tours. it's a six—day race held in the french—speaking part of switzerland, starting with a time—trial. hayter, the british time trial champion, was fastest overall by four seconds. his ineos grenadiers team—mate geraint thomas, who is the defending champion, was almost as quick. the welshman is fourth overall, ten seconds behind hayter. the six—time world snooker champion ronnie o'sullivan has a healthy advantage in his quarterfinal match against stephen maguire. o'sullivan leads by six frames to two after their first session. he's looking in outstanding form in sheffield and he's already added another record to his list this year — for the most matches won at the crucible. he's now on 71. it's a long way back for maguire, who hasn't made the last four since 2012. let's take you live to the crucible theatre in sheffield. four—time championjohn higgins and jack lisowski on table two, higgins leading by fourframes to three. and on the other table is former world champion judd trump with stuart bingham this is live on bbc two and the bbc sport website and app if you want to keep following the action. gavin ramjaun will have more for you in sportsday at 6.30pm. a p&o ferry that began drifting in the irish sea after losing power has managed to dock safely at larne harbour in northern ireland. tug boats were deployed to help the stricken ferry, the european causeway, after it suffered what the company called a "temporary mechanical issue". our correspondent in belfast danny savage spoke to us earlier and brought us up to date with what happened, well, the european causeway was plying its regular route from scotland to northern ireland earlier today. it left cairnryan at about midday. that crossing should normally take about two hours, but when it was just a few miles short of its destination in larne this afternoon it seemed to have lost all power about five miles off the coast. it was adrift, we understand, for about 90 minutes without power. there was a cruise liner on standby, two local tugs were sent out, a helicopter was sent to the scene, but after about an hour—and—a—half it seems that the european causeway did manage to get its power going again, to get its engines going at some sort of speed and has got itself back into larne in the last half—an—hour or so with all its passengers on board. we just had a tweet from a colleague, actually, emma vardy, who is down there at the scene, of the actual ferry now docked and unloading. it can carry up to 410 passengers, it's a roll—on, roll—off ferry. what p&o are saying is that it had a mechanical issue this afternoon. they have issued a statement. they say it was a temporary mechanical issue and the european causeway is now continuing on its scheduled journey to larne, where it will discharge its passengers and cargo as planned. no reported injuries on board and all the relevant authorities have been informed. so it looked concerning for some time this afternoon. the weather conditions out in the irish sea, it is a lovely day here in belfast, clear blue skies, good visibility, the seas were slight, but concerningly there was an easterly breeze blowing, force 3—5, quite breezy out at sea and that easterly breeze would have been blowing that ship towards the coastline quite quickly, so it was a matter of urgency to get it either under way again by its own power, or to get some lines onto it with tugs, so that is what was the urgency earlier this afternoon. it has not been resolved, but i'm sure it was pretty alarming for those people on board suddenly to be on a ship without any powerfor 90 minutes or so until things improved again. it has docked, everybody is safe, butjust another bad headline for p&o ferries which has been in the news so much recently after making so many people redundant, then its safety issues, of which the european causeway was one ship that was impounded for some time because of safety issues. it had then been cleared and was allowed to sail again, but things have rectified themselves at larne this afternoon and the ship is docked safely. as promised, we will talk more about ukraine, the conflicts there, and so much focus today on moscow because the un secretary general has been in moscow. he is going to go and meet volodymyr zelensky later, but he started that trip in moscow and we will be talking about that in just moments i will be talking to somebody with enormous of this area. these live pictures have started coming through to us from moscow, vladimir putin, as you can see, and antonio gutierrez,, the un secretary general in talks with vladimir putin. these are the latest images coming through from moscow, these are not live pictures. we know that vladimir putin has spent a lot of today talking to various olympic at, and he wanted to finish all those commitments before he then went on to meet the un secretary general. sitting there at two ends at that very, very long table that we know the russian president users. we saw those famous pictures of him sitting with emmanuel macron similarly. we have not heard anything yet that has been set at that meeting, but those are just the latest pictures coming through from moscow. let's discuss that visit to moscow and the wider picture of what is happening in ukraine and what the secretary general could achieve. joining me now from new york is lord malloch brown, who is president of the open society foundations and former un deputy secretary—general. thank you for your time tonight. it is so striking, almost as surreal image they're seeing vladimir putin with the un secretary general. i'm really interested in your take of two months into a brutal conflict, while the secretary general notjust goes to the region, but goes first to moscow, to the aggressor. what is your take on what this is about? yes, there have been a lot of ukraine's dash out of ukraine over the last day or so that it is the aggressor he gets called on first. the really important point is that at last the un secretary general is there, he is visiting both presidents, both capitals, and it can only be a good thing to get some kind of conversation going. having said that, i think the plausibility of anything major in terms of a ceasefire, let alone a wider peace agreement happening soon, is pretty remote. classic vladimir putin to preoccupy himself of the day with visits with olympic at the, no doubt keeping the un secretary general kicking his heels. one thing from the image you have described, which is the first person who would have liked that very long table of putin's is antonio gutierrez because he is at the very end of it, and you wouldn't want to be any closer than that in a photograph, because this is a difficult visit. he is visiting a man who at this point is condemned by most of the world as a killer, a sociopath of some kind, a pariah leader. not an easy visit to do, but an important one to do. it is interesting _ an important one to do. it is interesting that _ an important one to do. it is interesting that you - an important one to do. it is interesting that you can - an important one to do. it is interesting that you can say that talking can only be a good thing, because initial comments that came out of the un team were brutally bleak. that notion, i paraphrase, but the comment was essentially there are clearly two very different opinions here as to what is going on inside ukraine. russia still calls this a special military operation. the secretary general in his public remarks at that very clearly. we at the un think this was an unwarranted invasion and war crimes have occurred. i think then he went on to talk much more about the possibility of establishing humanitarian corridors to get eight in and bring people into any day talk about a ceasefire or peace agreement. in truth, victory from this trip would be some progress on some level of the complexion at the local level to allow civilians to escape, and sadly nothing much broader. what one finds about these things is you need to start talking so that you are in conversation with some degree of open channels of communications, and perhaps even some minimum modicum of trust, but when the situation arrives at a point that there is a willingness to talk peace seriously. at the moment, very uncertain and i would say that it is the case that probably the russians have no real interest at the moment in talking peace. they want to consolidate their position in the east. for them, talking peace throughout this conflict has been more about terms of surrender by the ukrainians, which the ukrainians are not going to provide. so you have two sides who are in totally different positions at the moment and it will be very difficult for the secretary general to bridge that. as i say, important to at least be talking to both sides. , ., , ., both sides. interesting. lots of activity in _ both sides. interesting. lots of activity in germany _ both sides. interesting. lots of activity in germany today, - both sides. interesting. lots of activity in germany today, talk| both sides. interesting. lots of l activity in germany today, talk of extra military hardware going to ukraine. the chair of the usjoint chiefs of staff has said he feels that the next few weeks are absolutely vital in this. i wonder whether that is partly because of the things you have just outlined. is that accurate, do you think it is about the next few weeks? it is critical, because _ about the next few weeks? it is critical, because if _ about the next few weeks? it 3 critical, because if the russians through sheer size of force and armament row over the ukrainian defences in donbas and in the east, we are in a bad place, because that will allow peace terms for russia to write them. i think it is right that strategically the challenge will be to help ukraine resist this onslaught in the hope that if the russians can break through here, it will force, either in putin himself of those around him at period of rethinking and of resettling and of expectations. until that happens, vladimir putin is much more interested in victory on the field than in negotiating a ceasefire. very many thanks for your time tonight. thank you. we will return to domestic politics. the prime minister has told ministers he wants to reduce childcare cost by easing health and safety rules. our political correspondent nick eardley is at westminster. what is this about? the government has been criticised by opposition parties for not doing enough to help with the cost of living, so this morning borisjohnson got his top team and said, come up with some ideas about how we can solve the pressure on people's pockets, but crucially without spending any more government money at the same time. three things i can tell you that we know that ministers discussed this morning. one is child care costs. borisjohnson has thrown his weight behind calls to reduce the number of adults needed to supervise children in nurseries in england. at the moment, for every child... you need one adult for every three children under the age of two, one adult for every four children aged two. many ministers have been lobbying for the last few weeks to reduce that ratio. i am told that borisjohnson backs that. he said he was frustrated this hasn't happened earlier and now he wants it done. the second idea came up wants it done. the second idea came up was from the transport secretary, grant shapps. he wants to change how often people have to get an mot on their cars. at the moment it is every year. he has suggested it should be every two years. that is something that the government is going to look at. third thing that the government prime minister is worried about is that people will face extra passport cost because of backlogs at the passport office. the prime minister appears that people will have to pay extra for fast tracked services to make sure they get their passports back in time for the summer holidays, so the government is going to get the passport office bosses into westminster next week, tell them they have to do better for value for money, tell them they have to do better and getting people's passports back to them, and if they don't borisjohnson says he is prepared to privatise the service. it is ministers saying, we do have ideas, we do have some suggestions as to how we can tackle the cost of living. a lot of it has to do with what some conservatives see as red tape, so a lot of that will be popular with tory backbenchers, but opposition parties continue to say that the government isn't doing enough to tackle the cost of living and they need more concrete investments.— and they need more concrete investments. ., ,, , ., . investments. thank you. we will brina ou investments. thank you. we will bring you an _ investments. thank you. we will bring you an update _ investments. thank you. we will bring you an update from - investments. thank you. we will. bring you an update from lancashire police, who had put out another statement following... about the case of the missing 33—year—old woman katie kenyon. they have said that a man who was arrested on suspicion of the kidnap of katie kenyon has today been further arrested on suspicion of her murder. the police say she has not yet been found and the search for her is continuing, but detectives are now working on the basis that she is sadly no longer alive. the 50—year—old man who is under arrest remains in custody, still being questioned about her disappearance. this is a 33—year—old woman seen at about 9:30am on friday morning in burnley. police are still asking for anyone who think they may have seen anything on friday morning, or a silver ford transit that was in the area, if they have any information or dash cam footage of a van, please get in touch with the police, that is what lancashire police are saying. a 50—year—old man further arrested this afternoon on suspicion of murder. the funeral of d—day veteran harry billinge, one of the first british soldiers to storm gold beach during the normandy landings in 1944, has taken place in st austell in cornwall. mr billinge, was 96 when he died earlier this month after a short illness. our correspondentjon kay reports. "it's not about me," he always said. "it's about the boys who didn't come home." but today, it was about harry billinge — d—day veteran, fundraiser, family man and friend. the church so full that extra space had to be found in a nearby hall. for harry, it was never about him, it was always about them. we've got to say thank you for all that he did. normandy, of course, comes to the fore. but his christian faith, his love of his family, his skills as a barber. so all sorts of things that perhaps a lot of people didn't know he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my darling. god bless. in his chair at the local market, he raised tens of thousands of pounds to build a memorial in normandy for the british service personnel who lost their lives. six months ago today, he finally saw the completed monument. don't deserve that. we did it. he needed people to know- and to understand that war's not a game, war's not fun, a war leaves you with i some real memories. and that was harry's passion. what does it mean to you? it means the world to me. among the mourners today, rob, who gave harry a poem he'd written about d—day. do not call me hero, when you see the medals that i wear... harry took that poem to heart and used it to promote the british normandy memorial. one minute, he would be hanging on the edge of every word he was telling you. the next minute, he'd have you in stitches. and after that, you'd be in floods of tears. he was awesome, he was one of the nicest guys i've ever met. last post plays. cornwall turned out in force for an old soldier whose final campaign will ensure the memory of d—day lives on. jon kay, bbc news, st austell. what a remarkable man. business leaders have urged the prime minister to make this year's extra bank holiday permanence. the cbi, uk hospitality and an up —— a number of big brand say an extra day off would provide an economic boost after the difficulties of covid. all the latest on the day's developments on the six o'clock news, but right now, we will take a look at the weather prospects. now it's time for a look at the weather. after a sunny start, we have seen some cloud bubbling up, but the best of the sunshine across the south and west of the uk. that is where we have seen the highest temperatures. you can see the extent of the cloud at the moment, coming down from the north sea and spreading inland. underneath the cloudy skies it has been relatively cool with temperatures stuck at around seven or eight celsius for some. most of us have seen some sunshine today. looking at the weather picture overnight tonight, we will keep largely dry conditions. temperatures drifting down to three or four celsius, but a lot of cloud around and that could be thick enough with the occasional spot of drizzle. quite a bit of cloud around a tree start the day on wednesday. the best of any sunshine tomorrow is likely to be in of the country, so west and wales, north—west england, west on scotland duty breaks in the cloud. central and eastern areas will generally have a lot of cloud, and there could be an odd spot of drizzle in the morning. high pressure stays in charge for the rest of this week, so the weather stays predominantly dry. however, we will see some changes heading into the weekend, so make the most of the quiet weather we have at the moment. for thursday, another quiet one coming up. the best of any sunshine in southern and western areas. temperatures could get up to 15 or 16. in the northern and eastern areas, with the wind still coming in from the cool sea, temperatures ten or 11 degrees more likely. we end the week again with another dry day. a sunny start for some of us, then cloud bubbling up and spreading across the sky. maybe one or two showers spreading into scotland as we see thicker cloud working in here. ourtemperatures we see thicker cloud working in here. our temperatures are around 12 or 13 degrees or widely, may be up to 16 in the best of the sunshine and western areas. we will see changes in the weather pattern, but we have to wait until this coming weekend when high pressure starts to slip away and we see some low pressure moving down from the north—west. saturday, sunday into monday, that will probably take on the cloud up to bring outbreaks of rain or showers coming in from the north—west. what we do see sunshine breaking through, it won't be too bad at all with temperatures reaching the high teens for a time. a quiet spell of weather, but we will see some changes coming into the weekend. that is the latest. today at six, the un secretary general on a peace mission to moscow to try to end the war in ukraine. this evening antonio guterres has been meeting the russian president vladimir putin. i been meeting the russian president vladimir putin.— been meeting the russian president vladimir putin. i came to moscow as a messenger — vladimir putin. i came to moscow as a messenger of— vladimir putin. i came to moscow as a messenger of peace. _ vladimir putin. i came to moscow as a messenger of peace. my _ vladimir putin. i came to moscow as| a messenger of peace. my objectives and my agenda is strictly linked to saving lives and reducing suffering. tonight, we report from a village on one of the full lines of the war close to the border between ukraine, russia and belarus. also on tonight programme, the former radio 1 russia and belarus. also on tonight programme, the former radio1 dj facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.