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have accused tim westwood of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour abusing his position in the music business. he denies the allegations. a teenager is convicted of stabbing to death an 18—year—old in a gang fight in bristol. buyers and clubs that don't do enough to prevent spiking should lose their licences according to a new report from mps. hundreds lined the streets for the funeral of the d—day veteran who raised tens of thousands for the british normandy memorial. the un secretary general has called for a ceasefire in ukraine. he was speaking after holding talks in moscow where he met vladimir putin in an effort to find a diplomatic resolution to the conflict between russia and ukraine. he is also due to travel together to meet president zelensky but hopes of any kind of peace deal are not high. russia has warned nato is waging a proxy war by sending weapons to ukraine and today delegates from more than a0 countries met in germany to discuss increasing military support for ukraine. 0ur russia editor reports now from moscow. he was trying to show it was business as usual. in the kremlin, vladimir putin began the day meeting russian 0lympic champions. like them, he hates losing. smiles here, but the hostilities in ukraine have turned russia into an international pariah. but could international diplomacy bring peace? in moscow, russia's foreign minister met the un secretary general. ukraine's government is furious that antonio guterres came to moscow before visiting kyiv. it is my deep conviction that the sooner we end this war, the better, for the people of ukraine, for the people of the russian federation, and those far beyond. no breakthrough, and russia blamed the west. translation: this situation happened | mostly because our american partners| and their allies over the years in our geopolitical area used ukraine as a staging ground to provoke and contain russia. the kremlin is in no rush to halt what it calls its special military operation. for diplomacy to succeed, there needs to be the political will for peace. but right now, there is little sign of that in the kremlin. vladimir putin seems determined to continue the offensive he launched in ukraine — at least until he can secure what he can present to the russian people as a victory. that means no ceasefire in ukraine. the russian military continues to attack and continues to deny that russian troops have committed war crimes. kremlin critics argue that in the current situation, international diplomacy isn't the answer. i don't believe that any leader of any civilised country should come and talk to vladimir putin, because vladimir putin isa warcriminal. i don't believe that it is possible to come to terms with him on the war in ukraine. tonight in the kremlin, the un secretary general net russia's president. the choice of table said it all about the gap between russia and the international community. russia claims to be acting in self defence. but it was president putin who ordered his troops to attack ukraine. the kremlin started this — it's determined to end it on its terms. 0ne village 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. it is still being shelled. 0nly it is 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 are firing out. it is scary to live like this but where will i go? i can hear the shelling. i can show you from a yard of the russian checkpoint, she said. i feel so sad about everything. my heart is going numb. i have run out of tears. 0n the road outside, another rocket. experts who have seen these images say they could have held cluster bombs. banned in other parts of the world because of the devastation they russia and ukraine are accused of using them. this was one of the rules that russian soldiers took that they were never entering ukraine from the north on the way to cities that year. the focus of the war the moment has shifted to the south and east of the country but here at the northern edge where we are just about two miles from the border and russian soldiers withdrew from here around three weeks ago. but 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 in in february. this 91—year—old saw tanks for the second time in her lifetime. she remembers hiding in trenches in world war ii but says there was no mass shelling the way there is now. back in the day, i could run away. now i can't. there is nothing good about war. we have been friends with russia and belarus for years. people from countries visited each other, married each other. from almost everyone we spoke to we heard about and family sped across borders that have now been broken. his brothers and sisters live in russia. my sister told me it was us who started the war. i want my family to use their heads, to look at the situation independently. nina told us she has cut her brother, who lives in belarus, out of her life because he does not believe what she has told him what is really happening. after we left there are multiple grenade explosions here. no one was hurt, but the threat is constant. let's talk now to a christian missionary originally from south africa but now currently in 0desa in ukraine taking aid to refugees. thank you so much for joining us on bbc news. let me ask you first of all, i know that you have been trying our best to help as many people as possible and have some stories of those people that you would like to share with us. yes. thank you for having me. to tell you the truth, sometimes i am at a loss for words of what i am seeing on the ground while talking to these people. it is unbelievable to these people. it is unbelievable to hear their stories wherever we go. to hear their stories wherever we a 0- ., to hear their stories wherever we a 0. ., ., to hear their stories wherever we no. ., ., , ., , ., go. you told us earlier but one grandmother _ go. you told us earlier but one grandmother who _ go. you told us earlier but one grandmother who you - go. you told us earlier but one grandmother who you had - go. you told us earlier but one i grandmother who you had spoken go. you told us earlier but one - grandmother who you had spoken to who was just living in a tiny room on her own. tell us more about her. so we arrived and there is usually a population of 15,000 people there and another 15,000 refugees came down there in the past few weeks and we connected with the church group there as well and we went and handed out supplies and groceries, especially to the elderly and, sorry if i get a bit sad at times, but this lady, when we arrived to her she was literally staying in this one metre by two metre room without any heating. now, i am from south africa. i usually stay in the desert foot of the moment i arrived here in ukraine i immediately need a jacket and everything. this lady was staying in this room without any heat. no cooking facilities, nothing. just as old plate she had with her. and she had two pets with her and this is the room she was staying in. iasked her and this is the room she was staying in. i asked the translator to please tell us, tell me how she got there and she told me that she lost her whole family. she has nowhere else to go and that's literally the only place you can stay out. we gave her the supplies and we could just pray with her and just motivator a little bit and with that she still had a smile on her face and said there is hope for ukraine. ., ., ., ukraine. you are trained in extracting _ ukraine. you are trained in extracting people, - ukraine. you are trained in extracting people, helping| ukraine. you are trained in - extracting people, helping people get away from dangerous situations. how does that work in practice where you are? how does that work in practice where ou are? h, how does that work in practice where ou are? ,., ., ., you are? ok, so, we are from south africa here- — you are? ok, so, we are from south africa here- as— you are? ok, so, we are from south africa here. as you _ you are? ok, so, we are from south africa here. as you said, _ you are? ok, so, we are from south africa here. as you said, we - you are? ok, so, we are from south africa here. as you said, we are - africa here. as you said, we are christian missionaries. we operate boot camps in south africa, chain missionaries. we go wherever needed and one of the big things is a lot of people ask do you only go when there is war and then come back? no. every country we visit we always try to leave something behind, to start something like an ukraine we are starting permanent facility that refugees can come to to get food, to getjust somebody refugees can come to to get food, to get just somebody listening refugees can come to to get food, to getjust somebody listening to them, somebody praying for them and somebody praying for them and somebody supporting them. so with this, what we do is while we're here we take on supplies. currently i am in 0desa. this is second time i am in 0desa. this is second time i am in 0desa. this is second time i am in 0desa this week. the previous time i had just left out of 0desa and the first missiles and rockets fell. today on our way to 0desa, in which we were stopped 50 kilometres before 0desa. we had to re—route through moldova so there is stuff happening on the ground and we need to keep on re—routing and replanning as bigger but thank the lord everywhere we have been, the moment we need something, me to help people, extract people, every single time, people showed up and provided a vehicle for us to take the people out to the borders, stuff like that. so thank god and we are also now under way to hear and up to the east. unfortunately i cannot say which town specifically we are off to now but we are going to the bunkers where some of the civilians are trapped in their vast does not only for supplies which we are going to take in. supplies and is overtaking in, we are also going to some of the family stuck there without any way out we are going to help them out to the borders in the west. so, yeah, it is quite exciting but thank god, i can just say thank you to him for keeping us safe wherever we go. it has been so good talk to you. i thank you once again for taking the time. you may thank you so much may you have a bless at night. we can speak now to the deputy director of the atlantic council's erasure centre and a former editor of the ukraine alert blog. thanks forjoining us. i wanted to talk to because i wanted to get your expertise so to speak on where you think this russian offensive is headed now because it seems clear to many people watching the situation that, you know, it looks likely to remain pretty much the same at least in the short from where we are standing. i the same at least in the short from where we are standing.— where we are standing. i think that is riuht. where we are standing. i think that is right- the _ where we are standing. i think that is right. the donbas _ where we are standing. i think that is right. the donbas offensive - where we are standing. i think that is right. the donbas offensive hasl is right. the donbas offensive has only been going on for about a week now and we have seen heavy casualties for the past two months. there is an estimated 7000—15,000 dead russian soldiers and about 3000 ukrainian soldiers. there is a new report that the brits put out yesterday saying the russians have not achieved anything really significant in the donbas yet and until they put more logistical support or combat troops the they are unlikely to do so so i think those numbers and the pace is going to remain about the same. what those numbers and the pace is going to remain about the same.— to remain about the same. what you think about russia's _ to remain about the same. what you think about russia's potential - to remain about the same. what you think about russia's potential to - think about russia's potential to take over or control more areas of ukraine some of which they already dominate? you're the mac though, i think vladimir putin does want to show the russian people that he has achieved something real and he has a big deadline of may nine, the biggest holiday in the russian calendar and in terms of what could happen between now and then he could take mariupol. the besieged city, heavily destroyed. it had 3a0,000 people before the war started and probably has about 100,000 people remaining, we don't know. the city could fall at any point. enough to justify what is done to the russian people? i don't know. it to military analyst this afternoon and they said nothing of major significance is likely to file other than mariupol. there as or was the worry that the russians could potentially use nuclear weapons perhaps in some remote part of ukraine just to intimidate the ukrainians and all those who support them. how likely do you see that actually happening? anything is possible and i know that is like saying snow is white but it is like saying snow is white but it is about vladimir putin's made. he's beenin is about vladimir putin's made. he's been in office since 1999 and he is emotional. he is angry and he that is 22 year legacy on the success in ukraine so it is not impossible. it of making a lot of laughs. is willing, he has threatened to use nukes many times but he never does it so let's hope and pay remains the same. we it so let's hope and pay remains the same. ~ , , same. we just seen the un secretary-general - same. we just seen the un secretary-general antonio | same. we just seen the un - secretary-general antonio guterres secretary—general antonio guterres in moscow and he will be meeting president zelensky next. how much hope to hold that these kinds of could bearfruit hope to hold that these kinds of could bear fruit in terms of bringing about a peaceful resolution? 50 bringing about a peaceful resolution?— bringing about a peaceful resolution? , ., ,, bringing about a peaceful resolution? , . ,, , bringing about a peaceful resolution? , w , , resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has _ resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has agreed _ resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has agreed to _ resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has agreed to allow- resolution? so the breaking news is that putin has agreed to allow the l that putin has agreed to allow the civilians in that steel plant in mariupol to be freed. let's see if that deal actually comes through but there is a really important caveat here. civilians need to be released to ukraine, not to a filtration camp in russia. the devil is really in the details. russia has not 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11:30pm. now it is time for the headlines. the secretary general of the united nations tells vladimir putin the war in ukraine fully contradicts the un charter but antonio guterres does not seem to have made any breakthrough in moscow. germany is to send 50 anti—aircraft tanks to ukraine as the us and other allies need to pledge more weapons to support the war against russia. seven women have accused tim westwood of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour. abusing his behaviour in the music business. he denies those allegations. sport now. good evening. we will start with some football and it is the trophy that has so far eluded manchester city. tonight is the first leg of the champions league and they host the champions league and they host the 13 times champions real madrid and it has been a blistering start from city. the first goal after two minutes. not even ten minutes later the hose doubled their lead. still a long way to go. to tennis and the organisers of wimbledon have defended their decision to ban russian and belarusian players at the tournament this summer insisting it is the right and responsible thing to do. the chief executive of the all england lawn tennis club was responding to criticism from tenors's governing bodies and some players over that decision, insisting that they wanted to limit the influence of the russian regime using sporting success at wimbledon. the government issued some guidance backin the government issued some guidance back in march which was really 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 the guidance we had to consider our options. of course, at that point, direct entry into the championships via rankings of the table at that stage so as we considered our options in the context of the continuing aggression in ukraine from the russian regime, as well as thinking about the safety and security of the event and players particularly, we concluded that the only viable option was to decline entries from russian and belarusian competitors. wimbledon have also confirmed _ belarusian competitors. wimbledon have also confirmed that _ belarusian competitors. wimbledon have also confirmed that the - belarusian competitors. wimbledon have also confirmed that the worlds number one will be able to defend his champion at the all england club this summer. as covered 19 vaccines won't be required to play. the serbian was not allowed to play at the australian open injanuary following a row that centred around him being unvaccinated. rugby union and the england captain on the saturday's six nations grand slam decider against france with a rib injury. the number eight has forced to withdraw from the squad after suffering the injury on sunday's victory over ireland. the 30 sexual it will still travel to france and join the squad to support their preparations but in an off field capacity. 290,000 fans are expected to attend hundred and 50th 0pen to attend hundred and 50th open championship at st andrews injuly. more than 1.3 million ticket applications have led to the highest ever number of general admission tickets. the previous highest attendance was 239,000 tiger woods triumphed at st andrews in 2015. i think it was sold out before tiger announced at the masters that would be his next major, for sure. but now it is going to be the hottest ticket in world sport never mind goal. tiger woods, in world sport never mind goal. tigerwoods, he in world sport never mind goal. tiger woods, he does not move the needle, he is the needle. he is everything that we want in golf and i for everything that we want in golf and ifor one will be everything that we want in golf and i for one will be there at st andrews by the tens of thousands of others. , ., ., ., 5 . others. the prologue of the cycling season gears _ others. the prologue of the cycling season gears no — others. the prologue of the cycling season gears up for _ others. the prologue of the cycling season gears up for this _ others. the prologue of the cycling season gears up for this summer's| season gears up for this summer's grand tours. it is a six—day race held in a french speaking parts of switzerland with a time trial. the british time trial champion was fastest overall by four seconds. his team—mate, the defending champion, was almost as quick. the welshman in fourth overall, ten seconds behind. let's take your life to the crucible theatre in sheffield. ronnie 0'sullivan is an action against stephen maguire, seven frames to four. anotherformer stephen maguire, seven frames to four. another former world stephen maguire, seven frames to four. anotherformer world champion four. another former world champion mark four. anotherformer world champion mark williams also winning 7—a against china's competitor. it is live on bbc four now and you'll find live on bbc four now and you'll find live coverage on the bbc sport website and iplayer. the russian company says it will halt the supply of gas to poland from tomorrow morning. is that it is because poland has refused to pay in roubles under new rules announced in march. 0lin relies on russia for 50% of its gas imports. let's talk to our correspondent in warsaw. talk exactly what has happened. what have russia said? thea;r exactly what has happened. what have russia said? , ., exactly what has happened. what have russia said? , . ., russia said? they have said that poland has _ russia said? they have said that poland has refused, _ russia said? they have said that poland has refused, as - russia said? they have said that poland has refused, as many - russia said? they have said that i poland has refused, as many other russia said? they have said that - poland has refused, as many other eu countries have as well to pay for russian gas in russian currency, the rouble. and therefore it is suspending all gas supplies to poland as of wednesday morning. now, the polish reaction to this in terms of polish ministers, they have seemed quite come about this because parliament was planning to stoplight buying russian gas at the end of the year anyway when a new pipeline comes online which will allow poland to import gas directly from norway and replace that russian gas but the problem is what happens until that pipeline comes on? where will poland get this alternative supply of gas because in january to march get this alternative supply of gas because injanuary to march of get this alternative supply of gas because in january to march of this year, the country got 53% of its gas imports from the company. that is a large hole to fill and it is fortuitous and perhaps one of the reasons for the column attitude of the ministers is the fact that it is now springtime, heading into summer, demand is lowerfor gas now springtime, heading into summer, demand is lower for gas and now springtime, heading into summer, demand is lowerfor gas and gas storage in poland is at an all—time high compared to last year because they made provision due to the war. but we may have a situation in a couple of months�* time where poland is competing for fairly relatively scarce or at least a tight gas market with other eu countries or seeking to stop buying russian energy and as demand starts to rise in the autumn and the heating season starts up again poland may find it has a problem actually securing enough gas supplies and it may find it has to start restricting those supplies to the largest industrial customers such as chemical manufacturers and the like. fik. manufacturers and the like. 0k. thank you _ manufacturers and the like. 0k. thank you very _ manufacturers and the like. 0k. thank you very much. _ manufacturers and the like. 0k. thank you very much. the dj tim westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry. the 6a—year—old is accused of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour and touching in incidents between 1992 and 2017. the bbc and the guardian newspaper have heard detailed accounts of seven women in a joint investigation into the former bbc radio1 dj. we have protected their identities. tim westwood strenuously denies all the allegations. 0ur correspondent 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 1 dj, tim westwood. it's westwood. we are live on bbc two. this is how radio 1 get down. pamela used to work with kids trying to get into music. she said tim westwood invited her to do work experience at radio1 because he wanted help getting a younger audience. i get to london and he picks me up personally. i remember being in the car. he kept putting his hand on my leg and stroking my leg and touching my face. running his hands in my hair, like, what are you doing? stop touching me. we went back to his apartment. i was meant to be staying in a hotel. as i�*m sat in his apartment on thinking, 0k, one of my getting to this hotel? this is what i should have clarified, but i didn�*t. he came up and i sat on the edge of the bed and then he starts touching me and removing stuff and i�*m pulling it back. he�*s kissing me on the neck and i didn�*t give him any come on. there was no flirtation. that�*s not somebody i would ever find attractive. so, me sat in this house thinking, how am i going to get out of this? but knowing i can�*t, i�*m in london alone with this guy who a lot older than me. if i try to get out of it, he is to say how he�*s going to react? so i just submit to it. traumatic, that�*s how i would describe it. in a statement, the bbc said... isabel was 19 when she heard tim westwood would be djing at a local club in the midlands. 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. they had the same question of their experience with tim westwood. who do you tell? 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. i want him and people like him to be held accountable. we have to stop protecting these people. details of organisations offering help and support are available on our website. help and support are available on ourwebsite. 0ryou help and support are available on our website. or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information. you can see more about the story in tim westwood abuse of power tonight at 9pm. now look at the weather. good evening. a few showers around the next hour or two but they will tend to fade away in the crowd will melt as we go through the crowd will melt as we go through the remainder of this evening and overnight. still a chilly breeze by the way near the coast but for many as the cloud melts away to be another story of another chilly night with patches of mist and though cloud rolling around. temperatures close enough to feed for a touch of grass fast so again, chilly as the start but subtle changes. more sunshine to start the day. i do think the worst will see the best of the sunshine. we would just be seeing these cloud banks meandering around. more breeze for the south coast tomorrow so temperatures are down but for many on a par with lows of today. it stays close the dry for the remainder of the working week but by the weekend a little bit of rain in the weekend a little bit of rain in the north and west. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the secretary—general of the un tells vladimir putin the war in ukraine fully contradicts the un charter. but antonio guterres doesn�*t appear to have made any breakthrough in moscow. germany is to send 50 anti—aircraft tanks to ukraine as the us and other allies need to pledge more weapons to support the war against russia. it�*s a big change in germany�*s policy. i a big change in germany's policy. i think it's significant that germany think it�*s significant that germany announced it would provide 50 cheetah systems. i think those systems will provide a real capability for ukraine. systems will provide a real caabili for ukraine. . ., capability for ukraine. seven women have accused — capability for ukraine. seven women have accused tim _ capability for ukraine. seven women have accused tim westwood - capability for ukraine. seven women have accused tim westwood of - have accused tim westwood of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour, abusing his position in the music business. he denies the allegations. bars and clubs don�*t do enough to prevent spiking should lose their licenses, according to a new from mps. hundreds lined the streets for the funeral of harry bill lynch, the d—day veteran who used tobacco raised tens of thousands of pounds for the british normandy memorial. mps are calling for action to crack down on spiking. that�*s when drugs or more alcohol are put in your drink without your knowledge or consent. an investigation by the home affairs select committee has found that spiking for victims are often brushed off as having had one too many, which means the crime remains unreported. in the report, mps say venues with bad spiking records should phase the threat of losing their licenses. the report�*s recommendations also include making spiking a specific criminal offence. and mps want better data collection so there�*s more information about the scale of the problem. campaigners from across the country have been part of a national conversation about what could be done to tackle drink spiking. ben will flynn has been speaking to two women from the southwest who�*ve been giving evidence to mps. it was always me educating them, and never crossed my mind i would be a victim. i think ithinki i think i was targeted for fun, as much as anything else. the age group that i am, the people i was with, that perpetrator must�*ve known that there was no way that my friend would leave me in the same way that i would leave them.— i would leave them. hannah shared her story with _ i would leave them. hannah shared her story with the _ i would leave them. hannah shared her story with the mps _ i would leave them. hannah shared her story with the mps who - i would leave them. hannah shared her story with the mps who put - her story with the mps who put together today�*s report. she told them she didn�*t report her incident to the police in part because she feared she wouldn�*t be believed. i feared she wouldn't be believed. i think it's about developing a culture — think it's about developing a culture that you will be believed and supported, and evidence will be taken _ and supported, and evidence will be taken to— and supported, and evidence will be taken to back—up what you are saying if you _ taken to back—up what you are saying if you believe you've been spiked. | if you believe you've been spiked. i 'ust if you believe you've been spiked. just felt if you believe you've been spiked. i just felt that something was wrong, and when _ just felt that something was wrong, and when all— just felt that something was wrong, and when all the _ just felt that something was wrong, and when all the hairs— just felt that something was wrong, and when all the hairs on— just felt that something was wrong, and when all the hairs on the - just felt that something was wrong, and when all the hairs on the back i and when all the hairs on the back of your— and when all the hairs on the back of your neck— and when all the hairs on the back of your neck go _ and when all the hairs on the back of your neck go up— and when all the hairs on the back of your neck go up and _ and when all the hairs on the back| of your neck go up and "somebody and when all the hairs on the back - of your neck go up and "somebody has done something," _ of your neck go up and "somebody has done something," you _ of your neck go up and "somebody has done something," you have _ of your neck go up and "somebody has done something," you have to - of your neck go up and "somebody has done something," you have to act - of your neck go up and "somebody has done something," you have to act on l done something," you 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they'll— position somebody does have their drink spiked, they'll know- position somebody does have their drink spiked, they'll know exactly. drink spiked, they'll know exactly what _ drink spiked, they'll know exactly what to _ drink spiked, they'll know exactly what to do — drink spiked, they'll know exactly what to do in— drink spiked, they'll know exactly what to do-_ drink spiked, they'll know exactly what to do. ._ ., ., , what to do. in newquay, hannah is offerin: to what to do. in newquay, hannah is offering to sit _ what to do. in newquay, hannah is offering to sit down _ what to do. in newquay, hannah is offering to sit down with _ offering to sit down with perpetrators to try and find out why they do what they do. it perpetrators to try and find out why they do what they do.— they do what they do. it upsets me ve much they do what they do. it upsets me very much when — they do what they do. it upsets me very much when i _ they do what they do. it upsets me very much when i consider- they do what they do. it upsets me very much when i consider myself. they do what they do. it upsets me i very much when i consider myself as a lucky person, because i wasn�*t attacked, i wasn�*t raped. and actually, a friend said to me, "hannah, you haven�*t been lucky. you were drugged, that doesn�*t luck." devon and cornwall police say any report of drink spiking is taking seriously, and tests available at police stations can be used for up to three days after an incident. ben will finn, bbc spotlight, exeter. deputy constable jason harwin joins me now. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. there was criticism to some degree of the way these crimes are reported and the way they are treated sometimes by police. do you think there can be a change in culture to help victims feel more confident about coming forward? i think that culture change is already taking place. we recognised in september last year, the increase in reported crimes in relation to spiking. since our research has highlighted the problems in the report already. we want the victim to come forward in confidence because it is a serious crime, it has a massive impact on an individual and society. what do you think police — individual and society. what do you think police can _ individual and society. what do you think police can do _ individual and society. what do you think police can do to _ individual and society. what do you think police can do to support i think police can do to support victims more on this issue? because clearly there hasn�*t been that support coming up until now. so clearly there hasn't been that support coming up until now. so we recornise support coming up until now. so we recognise the _ support coming up until now. so we recognise the importance _ support coming up until now. so we recognise the importance around i support coming up until now. sr "he: recognise the importance around this offence. 0urfocus recognise the importance around this offence. our focus at the moment is around trying to identify first the motive, as traditionally spiking has been used as a means of committing a second serious offence. it we wa nt we want victims to come to us early because it helps with our investigation. but also important that we start sign posting to other victim care service is particularly so we make sure victims are supported throughout the investigation. d0 supported throughout the investigation.— supported throughout the investigation. do you think if s-aikin investigation. do you think if spiking became _ investigation. do you think if spiking became a _ investigation. do you think if spiking became a specific- investigation. do you think if- spiking became a specific criminal offence, that would help things to a degree? i offence, that would help things to a decree? : :, , :, : offence, that would help things to a decree? : :, , :, :, degree? i certainly do. we do have offences we _ degree? i certainly do. we do have offences we can _ degree? i certainly do. we do have offences we can utilise, _ degree? i certainly do. we do have offences we can utilise, it - degree? i certainly do. we do have offences we can utilise, it can i degree? i certainly do. we do have offences we can utilise, it can be . degree? i certainly do. we do have offences we can utilise, it can be a| offences we can utilise, it can be a variety of offences and we try to identify a pattern. the series of offences becomes more difficult for the police services, we do that but it is more difficult. the other part of me is that people should go to prison a long time if they do it, we take this very seriously. who; prison a long time if they do it, we take this very seriously.— prison a long time if they do it, we take this very seriously. why do you think this problem _ take this very seriously. why do you think this problem has _ take this very seriously. why do you think this problem has become i take this very seriously. why do you | think this problem has become worse in recent years, more prolific, do you think? i in recent years, more prolific, do you think?— in recent years, more prolific, do ou think? ~' �* , :, , you think? i think there's a number of factors- — you think? i think there's a number of factors. we've _ you think? i think there's a number of factors. we've been _ you think? i think there's a number of factors. we've been working i of factors. we�*ve been working really hard with the national crime agency, their major investigation teams has identified the scale of offending here all the way through to individuals who are doing it... it has a massive impact and they will go to prison. the issue we have around this is the environment where the offences are committed traditionally are very crowded, it�*s usually at night—time, and therefore that early investigation trying to identify people early is really important to us. people should have the confidence to come forward to us, whether it be the victim or the victim�*s friends, and we have a better chance of catching those responsible-— better chance of catching those responsible. better chance of catching those resonsible. , , :, responsible. many people might not even know they've _ responsible. many people might not even know they've been _ responsible. many people might not even know they've been spiked. i even know they�*ve been spiked. should there be more information out there about what spiking can make you feel, how it might make you feel the next day, how you might recognise the signs cancelo i think that�*s really important. i recognise the signs cancelo i think that's really important.— that's really important. i think we did see that _ that's really important. i think we did see that from _ that's really important. i think we did see that from when _ that's really important. i think we did see that from when we i that's really important. i think we | did see that from when we started the investigations, again, coordinating activity across the country. i�*m certain because of the profile of spiking that we did get more people coming forward. the reality is we must continue to work with communities... 88% of those that report a needle spike have been women and girls. but the reality for us was that we want to make sure the victims are supported quite rightly and have the confidence to come forward. we want to find those responsible. unfortunately policing a spec —— aspect, we get information... a spec -- aspect, we get information. . ._ a spec -- aspect, we get information... : :, :, :, information... jason harwin, good to talk to you. — information... jason harwin, good to talk to you, thank _ information... jason harwin, good to talk to you, thank you. _ information... jason harwin, good to talk to you, thank you. thank - information... jason harwin, good to talk to you, thank you. thank you. . talk to you, thank you. thank you. let's talk talk to you, thank you. thank you. let's talk to _ talk to you, thank you. thank you. let's talk to lucy _ talk to you, thank you. thank you. let's talk to lucy griffin, _ talk to you, thank you. thank you. let's talk to lucy griffin, a - let�*s talk to lucy griffin, a 20—year—old student who was spiked with a needle on the night —— a night out last year. tell us more about what happened to you. hi about what happened to you. h there. i went on a night out in cardiff with my friends in the middle of february. there was a normal night out, we were together all night, it was pretty empty and the club. nothing seemed amiss at all. and then the next evening, i found a needle injection mark in my arm. so obviously i panic straightaway, thinking, how did that happen? i didn�*t feel affected whatsoever. then i rang the police and i contacted the hospital, and they confirmed that it was a needlestick injury. so i had to deal with that a little bit at the moment just to make sure nothing went through my bloodstream or was contaminated. but luckily no drugs entered my system because obviously it�*s quite difficult in a crowded club to spike someone and for the drug to enter your system, as well. but obviously it was a scare for me, thinking about things like hiv as well. d0 thinking about things like hiv as well. , :, thinking about things like hiv as well. i. i. :, :, ,, well. do you feel you are taken seriously when _ well. do you feel you are taken seriously when you _ well. do you feel you are taken seriously when you reported i well. do you feel you are taken i seriously when you reported what happened to you? i seriously when you reported what happened to you?— happened to you? i think i was initiall . happened to you? i think i was initially. the _ happened to you? i think i was initially. the police _ happened to you? i think i was initially. the police came i initially. the police came straightaway and did a drug test on me. but as soon as the drug test came back negative, which i knew it would, they completely dismissed me and haven�*t looked into my case since then. i think they said it was just drunk girls lying, stuff like that. so i think it�*s generally been dismissed. that. so i think it's generally been dismissed. :, , , , dismissed. that must be very upsetting _ dismissed. that must be very upsetting to _ dismissed. that must be very upsetting to you, _ dismissed. that must be very upsetting to you, to - dismissed. that must be very upsetting to you, to have i dismissed. that must be very| upsetting to you, to have that attitude towards you? definitely, i think they make _ attitude towards you? definitely, i think they make one _ attitude towards you? definitely, i think they make one comment i attitude towards you? definitely, i i think they make one comment where they were like, "do you want to keep they were like, "do you want to keep the drug test cup as a souvenir?" it was humorous to them, i think. 50 was humorous to them, i think. so ou was humorous to them, i think. so you felt it was being trivialised, almost? , , ,:, you felt it was being trivialised, almost? , , , almost? definitely, some people think of it is _ almost? definitely, some people think of it is a _ almost? definitely, some people think of it is a hoax _ almost? definitely, some people think of it is a hoax so _ almost? definitely, some people think of it is a hoax so it's - almost? definitely, some people think of it is a hoax so it'sjust i think of it is a hoax so it�*s just been ignored and pushed to the side. have you had a chance to look at this report? do you agree that this must be considered a more serious crime? , , :, :, crime? definitely, i read to the re ort crime? definitely, i read to the report that _ crime? definitely, i read to the report that came _ crime? definitely, i read to the report that came out _ crime? definitely, i read to the report that came out and i i crime? definitely, i read to the report that came out and i was| report that came out and i was really impressed because when i went through my experience, i was looking all over the internet trying to find other people that were in a similar place. but i couldn�*t find anything, really. and then when i saw that report, it made me feel a lot more relieved that people were actually doing something about it. what relieved that people were actually doing something about it. what do ou hoe doing something about it. what do you hope comes — doing something about it. what do you hope comes out _ doing something about it. what do you hope comes out of _ doing something about it. what do you hope comes out of all - doing something about it. what do you hope comes out of all this, i you hope comes out of all this, then? i you hope comes out of all this, then? ~ :, :, , , you hope comes out of all this, then? ~' :, :, , , :, , you hope comes out of all this, then? ~ :, :, ,, :, , :, then? ithink awareness, really, and education for — then? ithink awareness, really, and education for everyone _ then? ithink awareness, really, and education for everyone around i then? ithink awareness, really, and education for everyone around the i education for everyone around the world. i think people need to know about and talk about it, and i think there needs to be less victim blaming, and there needs to be more prosecution. blaming, and there needs to be more prosecution-— prosecution. lucy, i'm gratefulfor ou to prosecution. lucy, i'm gratefulfor you to take _ prosecution. lucy, i'm gratefulfor you to take the — prosecution. lucy, i'm gratefulfor you to take the time _ prosecution. lucy, i'm gratefulfor you to take the time to _ prosecution. lucy, i'm gratefulfor you to take the time to speak- prosecution. lucy, i'm gratefulfor you to take the time to speak to l prosecution. lucy, i'm gratefulfor| you to take the time to speak to us about this today.— you to take the time to speak to us about this today. thank you so much. tensions between _ about this today. thank you so much. tensions between two _ about this today. thank you so much. tensions between two rival— about this today. thank you so much. tensions between two rival gangs i about this today. thank you so much. tensions between two rival gangs in l tensions between two rival gangs in bristol have been blamed for the death of an 18—year—old who was stabbed. donte davis was attacked in the lawrence hill area in october last year. the police say they know at least 15 incidents involving knives between the groups. today his 19—year—old hacker was found guilty of manslaughter. you may find the report distressing. it this is the distressing call made tjy it this is the distressing call made by dante davis�*s mother that he died. the 18—year—old, described by his family as a ray of light with a distinctive pinkies smile, was stabbed to death on 1a 0ctober distinctive pinkies smile, was stabbed to death on 1a october last year. another victim of knife crime. cctv captures the moments leading up to his death. he and two friends who were 15 and 17 are walking home. kyron sawyers cycles past. it�*s a chance encounter. sawyer calls dante into a concealed alleyway. they are both carrying knives. dante is stabbed once by sawyers. he died here in the street, with horrified neighbours trying to help. what we heard in court was the tensions between their two rival gangs. fine between their two rival gangs. one u-rou between their two rival gangs. one a-rou calls between their two rival gangs. ie: group calls themselves the between their two rival gangs. ©“ie: group calls themselves the two fours, proclaiming to have been able to offend criminally 2a hours a day. the other groups are predominantly from bristol. what we�*ve seen are a number of conflicts over several years, this is about the 15th incident involving knives. those . rou -s incident involving knives. those groups are _ incident involving knives. those groups are pretty _ incident involving knives. those i groups are pretty self-explanatory. groups are pretty self—explanatory. and what _ groups are pretty self—explanatory. and what the judge has done today was try— and what the judge has done today was try to — and what the judge has done today was try to make an example of one of them, to— was try to make an example of one of them, to show that this is not acceptable. in them, to show that this is not acceptable-— acceptable. in this picture, released — acceptable. in this picture, released by _ acceptable. in this picture, released by the _ acceptable. in this picture, released by the police, i acceptable. in this picture, i released by the police, sawyers acceptable. in this picture, - released by the police, sawyers is shown carrying a large hunting knife. he was himself stabbed three times that evening. he cycled back to the scene to collect his mobile phone — despite seeing dante dying on the floor, he flees and doesn�*t call for help. arrested later in hospital, where he�*s being treated for his stab wounds. dante died just metres from the police station where officers have worked for years to stop gang crime. it officers have worked for years to stop gang crime-— officers have worked for years to stop gang crime. it frightens me - i'm a stop gang crime. it frightens me - i'm a police _ stop gang crime. it frightens me - i'm a police officer _ stop gang crime. it frightens me - i'm a police officer but _ stop gang crime. it frightens me - i'm a police officer but i'm - i�*m a police officer but i�*m a father, as well. so yes, it concerns me greatly. it�*s the reality of what has happened in this case, and we need to accept that and respond to that, to make sure we do it we can to keep young people safe and deter them from making the wrong decisions around that sort of activity. sawyers argued he was acting in self—defense that day, claiming it was dante who, with a friend, had bought a knife that morning and attacked him. dante davis�*s family were visibly emotional in court today as the jury returned their verdict, finding sawyers guilty of manslaughter. sentencing him, his honourjudge peter blair qc said that bristol has had enough of the violence between the 16 is in the two fours — this being the third death and there being many other woundings. he sentenced sawyers to nine years and a young offenders institute. charlotte callan, bbc news. the headlines now at 8:a7pm on bbc news. the secretary—general of the united nations tells vladimir putin that war in ukraine fully contradicts the un charter. but antonio guterres doesn�*t appears to —— to have made breakthroughs in moscow. germany is to send 50 anti—aircraft missiles to ukraine, as other allies pledged to send more weapons. seven women have accused tim westwood of predatory and unwanted behaviour. he denies the allegations. borisjohnson has threatened to privatise the passport office if it cannot clear its backlog with applications. the prime minister told cabinet ministers this morning he was concerned that families are under pressure to pay up families are under pressure to pay up to £100 extra per passport for a fast—track process because of delays. in staying with the cost of living, the prime minister has also told ministers he wants to reduce child care costs by easing health and safety rules. ione wells is in westminster — let�*s talk about the passport office, has come under some criticism because of huge delays suffered by many people trying to get in those passports before the summer holidays.— summer holidays. that's right, there's been _ summer holidays. that's right, there's been a _ summer holidays. that's right, there's been a real _ summer holidays. that's right, there's been a real struggle i summer holidays. that's right, j there's been a real struggle for there�*s been a real struggle for lots of families trying to get their passports urgently renewed before they go on holiday. we�*ve heard reports of people cancelling their holidays or, as was referenced in that cabinet meeting this morning, as well, people even opting to pay a premium fee to be fast tracked so they can get their passport renewed in time for the summer holidays. now there�*s a huge backlog in cases of people trying to get a passports renewed due to the covid pandemic. now the home on dutch home—office minister said the home office has dealt with requests over the last month, compared to 7 million the last year, stressing people should try and get them renewed as early as possible. but as you say, the prime minister this morning did raise concerns about the efficiency of the process, threatening to privatise the whole service if it can be made more efficient. any concern given the cost of living for many people, this is just one the cost of living for many people, this isjust one more the cost of living for many people, this is just one more thing to worry about. this is 'ust one more thing to worry about. , , :, about. the premise or telling ministers _ about. the premise or telling ministers he _ about. the premise or telling ministers he wants _ about. the premise or telling ministers he wants to - about. the premise or telling ministers he wants to reduce | about. the premise or telling i ministers he wants to reduce child care costs — how would you potentially do that? care costs - how would you potentially do that?- care costs - how would you potentially do that? this morning ministers were _ potentially do that? this morning ministers were asked _ potentially do that? this morning ministers were asked to - potentially do that? this morning ministers were asked to come i potentially do that? this morning ministers were asked to come up| potentially do that? this morning i ministers were asked to come up with different proposals to ease the cost of living for people. it crucially without really spending more public money, with government ministers particularly worried about the amount of debt that�*s been raised over the last two years as they have intervened to help people, whether that be through furlough business grants, or othersupport that be through furlough business grants, or other support during the pandemic. 0n grants, or other support during the pandemic. on this childcare point, the prime minister himself has suggested he�*s in favour of the idea of essentially changing the adult child ratio and child care settings. so essentially, that would mean that adults could look after more children at once and child care settings to try and reduce child care costs. now this is essentially a relaxing of some of the health and safety regulations currently in place, and that has been met with some backlash from opposition parties, saying this is essentially ministers suggesting they can cut corners on health and safety rules and children are at risk for the sake of easing the cost crisis, rather than providing more government support to help people with their bills at the moment. so it has proved controversial with opposition parties in particular. another meeting was the transport secretary suggesting people could only get an mot on their car every two years as opposed to everyone year. again this was a proposal of one idea that could be used to cut costs for people, though that again has been met with some controversy with the aa saying that this could in fact increase costs for drivers because of extra maintenance this may then lead for drivers if their cars are regularly serviced. thank ou ve cars are regularly serviced. thank you very much- — cars are regularly serviced. thank you very much. earlier _ cars are regularly serviced. thank you very much. earlier this i cars are regularly serviced. thank. you very much. earlier this month, the uk government announced a controversial plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. the home secretary said the policy, drawn up with rwanda�*s agreement, was needed to tackle gangs who smuggle thousands of migrants into britain. since then, the scheme has faced widespread criticism from rights groups and charities, to the leader of the church of england. and a former conservative prime minister. the labour party has called the deal unethical and extortionate. daniel henry went to calais to speak to migrants there. this is a story about courage, fear and war. about young men fleeing conflicts they didn�*t because, searching for someplace safe to settle. ~ :, , searching for someplace safe to settle. m, :, searching for someplace safe to settle. ~:,, :, i. searching for someplace safe to settle. m, :, i. :, �* settle. most of the young man we've met here are — settle. most of the young man we've met here are from _ settle. most of the young man we've met here are from sudan. _ settle. most of the young man we've met here are from sudan. they i settle. most of the young man we've met here are from sudan. they say l met here are from sudan. they say they are fleeing war and met here are from sudan. they say they are fleeing wa— met here are from sudan. they say they are fleeing war and are looking for a better life. _ they are fleeing war and are looking for a better life. but _ they are fleeing war and are looking for a better life. but so _ they are fleeing war and are looking for a better life. but so far, - they are fleeing war and are looking for a better life. but so far, this - for a better life. but so far, this is what they've found. some have travelled for months. others for years. they've made it to this corner of calle — but the journey isn't complete. and for those hoping to get to the uk, it's going to get harder. previous plans to turn most back from crossing the english channel have been dropped. but the british memorandum government say there asylum agreement is about safety, protecting people from taking dangerous risks and giving them a second chance in east africa. most of the young men we met didn't want to talk on camera. but they still wanted to make their feelings clear. translation: �* ., ., , , translation: i'm not really shocked b boris translation: i'm not really shocked by boris johnson's _ translation: i'm not really shocked by boris johnson's position. _ translation: i'm not really shocked by boris johnson's position. i - translation: i'm not really shocked by boris johnson's position. i don't i by borisjohnson�*s position. i don't even blame him because to me, boris johnson belongs to the same category as marine le pen. my father has accepted this kind of deal. i believe that even our ancestors are ashamed of him. ifeel like hog mate ashamed of him. ifeel like hog mate as sold out africa for his own interests. as sold out africa for his own interests— as sold out africa for his own interests. ., , , ., interests. people here rely on the su ort of interests. people here rely on the support of eight — interests. people here rely on the support of eight agencies - interests. people here rely on the support of eight agencies to - support of eight agencies to survive. the treatment of ukrainian refugees has raised questions —— support of aid agencies. louw nobody cares about us like they care about the ukrainian people. if you end up being sent to rwanda, what will you do? ., , ., being sent to rwanda, what will you do? , ., , , around do? nobody would accept us. around 1500 peeple live _ do? nobody would accept us. around 1500 people live here. _ do? nobody would accept us. around 1500 people live here. these - do? nobody would accept us. around 1500 people live here. these young l 1500 people live here. these young men believe that brighter days are ahead, but the risks they've taken will be rewarded one day. they don't know when and they don't know how. but they are determined it will come. daniel henry, bbc news, calais. the funeral of d—day veteran harry billinge, one of the first british soldiers to land on gold beach during the normandy landings in 1944, beach during the normandy landings in1941i, has taken place in cornwall. harry village was 96 in 1944, has taken place in cornwall. harry village was 96 when he died earlier this month after a short illness —— billinge. asjon kay reports, hundreds lined the streets in tributes. "it's not about to me," he always said. "it's about the boys who didn't come home." but today, it was about harry billenge. d—day veteran, fundraiser, family man and friend. we receive the body of our brother harry with confidence in god, the giver of life, who raised the lord jesus from the dead. 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. they're all things that perhaps a lot of people didn't he did. many of those attending met harry through his fundraising. take care, my love. 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. they deserve it. we did it. he needed people to know and - understand that war is not a game. war is not fun. war leaves you with i some real memories. and that was harry's passion. today, harry's chair at par market was left empty, with tributes from around the world. what does it mean to you? it means the world to me. among the mourners in cornwall, rob, who gave harry a poem he had 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. john kay, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with helen willits. good evening. it's felt pleasantly warm today with light winds and some strong sunshine. but in parts, we had a few drizzly showers, nothing significant rain—wise, so the dry theme has continued. in fact, still, parts of england and wales have had less than 50% of their average rainfall — only scotland having seen average this april. it follows on a dry march for the whole of the uk. and with high pressure with us for what remains of april, for most, it stays dry. it's just the far northwest of scotland, northern ireland where we may see some appreciable rain before the end of april. but some sunshine today we had across northern ireland, more than yesterday, and under the clear skies overnight, it's going to be chilly here as well. a touch of grass frost around, certainly, because any remaining showers will fizzle out, the cloud will melt away. the breeze keeps bringing some cloud onshore to eastern coasts and we could have a bit more cloud in the north and west, but for most, it will be another chilly night with a touch of grass frost around just about anywhere and, in the glens of scotland, more likely a touch of frost by morning and some mistiness, too, to clear away first thing. otherwise, i think quite bright again, plenty of dry weather, plenty of sunshine around, perhaps more in the northeast of scotland compared with today and the northeast of england, but onshore, still some of that cloud coming on. there could be a few showers for northern ireland in the northwest of scotland — a bit cooler here. temperatures generally held down anyway because it's chilly air coming in. we could have a bit more breeze on the south coast as well, but that might alleviate the high pollen levels. they're looking more moderate for the day tomorrow, but for tree pollen sufferers, still significant, i expect. some strong sunshine around when it does come out in the south as well, and that breeze in the south continuing notjust for the south of england, but for the channel islands as well into thursday. for most of us, though, under that area of high pressure, the weather's quite static. there's very little wind to move the cloud around, so it will tend to get trapped. early morning mistiness taking a while to clear away and lift the cloud, and then we'll have some rain, potentially showery in the north with a weak weather front on thursday, but again, it's the detail that will be difficult to pin down. i think for most, it's still a dry and bright day and feeling warm when you get the sunshine out. very similar story as we head into friday. by that stage, we're starting to see the rain approaching towards the west, a little bit of a change as we go into saturday. as ever, there's more on the website. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. crunch talks in moscow — as the un secretary general meets with vladimir putin. antonio guterres told the russian president the invasion of ukraine is in breach of the un charter. the two sides did agree �*in principle�* to allow the un and red cross access to civilans trapped in the city of mariupol. there are concerns the war is spreading — moldova's president tells the country to stay calm after a series of explosions in the breakaway region of the country controlled by pro—russian separatists. so what are the russian's seeing — we'll take a closer look at what state television is reporting as the war of words continues.

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