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or around the world. vladimir putin has said russia is fighting for its own security in ukraine, as he addressed a huge military parade in moscow. he made the comments during russia's annual victory day parade, which marks the soviet union's victory in world war ii. in the speech, he claimed russia had sought "an agreement on security guarantees" with the west — but their efforts were rebuffed. he claimed once again the war in ukraine was a clash with neo—nazis. and he said russian soldiers fighting in the donbas region of ukraine were fighting in their "own lands" — meaning he sees the donbas as part of russia. he also directly addressed the reasons for going to war in ukraine and blamed the west. translation: in december last year we suggested — translation: in december last year we suggested to _ translation: in december last year we suggested to have _ translation: in december last year we suggested to have a _ translation: in december last year we suggested to have a security - we suggested to have a security agreement, russia urged europe to find a fair compromise including interests of everyone but that was interests of everyone but that was in vain. they didn't want to hear us and that means they had completely different plans and we could see that. they were preparing a punishing operation in donbas, to intrude on our historic land. in kyiv, they were saying that they might get nuclear weapons, and nato started exploring the lands close to us. and that became an obvious threat to our country and to our borders. ukraine's president zelensky has said russia is imitating the tactics of nazi germany with their bombardment of cities and by deporting hundreds of thousands of ukrainians. he added russia had forgotten everything that was important to the victors of the second world war. translation: there is nothing more | dangerous than an insidious enemy, | but there is nothing more poisonous than a fake friend. these are the words of the great ukrainian philosopher gregory skovoroda. on february 24th, we realised this truth when a fake friend started a war against ukraine. this is not a war of two armies. this is a war of two worldviews. the war waged by barbarians who shelled the skovoroda museum and believe that their missiles can destroy our philosophy. it annoys them. it scares them. in essence, we are free people who have their own path. today we are waging war on this path and we will not give anyone a single piece of our land. today we celebrate the day of victory over nazism, and we won't give anyone a single piece of our history. we're proud of our ancestors who, together with other nations in the anti—hitler coalition, defeated nazism. and we won't allow anyone to annex this victory. we will not allow it to be appropriated. our enemy dreamed that we would refuse to celebrate may 9th and the victory over nazism so that the word denazification gets a chance. millions of ukrainians fought nazism and went through a difficult and long journey. the nazis were expelled from luhansk. from donetsk and kherson. melitopol and berdyansk were liberated from the occupiers. let's talk to jenny let's talk tojenny hill. what let's talk to jenny hill. what was president putin's let's talk tojenny hill. what was president putin's demeanour? i let's talk to jenny hill. what was president putin's demeanour? i would sa he was president putin's demeanour? i would say he was rather _ president putin's demeanour? i would say he was rather sombre _ president putin's demeanour? i would say he was rather sombre today - president putin's demeanour? i would say he was rather sombre today and i say he was rather sombre today and this is interesting because it's victory day here and we all assumed vladimir putin would have liked to have presented russians with a military triumph over ukraine to commemorate this occasion. clearly he would never be able to do that but we thought he might seek to dress up some of the territorial gains in the east and south of the country and present them as cause for celebration but instead we had a very sober —looking mr putin repeating what russians have heard many times before, of the west is the enemy, nato was a threat to russian security and that in effect russian security and that in effect russia was provoked into taking what mr putin would say it was an act of self defence, the special military operation. he didn't use the word special military operation once in his speech which raises the question whether at some point he might officially declare war on his neighbour, that would allow him to mobilise reservists from around the country to replenish his depleted fighting force but no mention of that today either. a relatively short speech from mr putin and wild the world had its eyes on red square for clues as to what you might be thinking and what he might do next, we didn't come away with a great deal of insight. he we didn't come away with a great deal of insight.— deal of insight. he did talk about the losses that _ deal of insight. he did talk about the losses that russian - deal of insight. he did talk about the losses that russian troops i deal of insight. he did talk about i the losses that russian troops had experienced in ukraine, which is quite unusual because the kremlin doesn't like to draw attention to the fact that russian soldiers are being killed. the the fact that russian soldiers are being killed-— being killed. the kremlin has acknowledged _ being killed. the kremlin has acknowledged it _ being killed. the kremlin has acknowledged it is _ being killed. the kremlin has acknowledged it is losing - being killed. the kremlin has - acknowledged it is losing soldiers in ukraine but the last time it released official statistics was at the end of march when it said something like 1300 soldiers had been killed. we know that the real figure is likely to be much higher based on estimates from experts around the world and it's not something the kremlin carriage to dwell on. today, ithink, is a something the kremlin carriage to dwell on. today, i think, is a day on which vladimir putin can afford to talk about losses and at some point he will have to talk about those losses because families across this country are finding out their sons, husbands, fathers are not going to come home. today is a very emotional day for many russians because it's the day on which they remember their fathers, because it's the day on which they remember theirfathers, their grandfathers, their ancestors who fought and died in the second world war, the great patriotic war as they call it. 27 million soviets lost their lives in that conflict, many fighting against hitler's nazis and vladimir putin has repeatedly drawn comparisons between that conflict and today's conflict, telling russians the reason he has carried out this invasion is because nazis are once again a threat in europe and they are a specific threat to russia. so when he mentioned the people who have died in ukraine he said everyone feels every single loss as a real grey. he is not only acknowledging that those people have died but i think he is harnessing that national sense of patriotism and perhaps in a way to getting away with the fact he sent the soldiers into a conflict which he doesn't really want to fully explain to russians. they don't know entirely what is happening inside ukraine. they know soldiers are fighting and dying, they don't know what to what extent. latertoday dying, they don't know what to what extent. later today there will be something called the and work like regiment, a parade of members of the public carrying photos of their parents and grandparents who died in the second world war, a chance to parents and grandparents who died in the second world w and chance to parents and grandparents who died in the second world w and deaths to reflect on their lives and deaths and it's thought some people may turn out with who have and it's thought 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doesn't mean they will we are being told those soldiers are fallen defending the the tactics of nazi germany. let's talk to james waterhouse, us more about what the ukrainian president has said. this us more about what the ukrainian president has said.— us more about what the ukrainian pri argument; said.— us more about what the ukrainian pri argument about _ us more about what the ukrainian pri argument about the is us more about what the ukrainian pri arg| day. tabout the is us more about what the ukrainian pri arg| day. this ut the is us more about what the ukrainian pri arg| day. this is the is for victory day. this is an occasion for both and russia, large parts both ukraine and russia, large parts of the soviet union that prevailed in the second world war. president zelensky has accused vladimir putin of trying to appropriate this occasion, essentially using what we have seen on red square as a chance to frame his interpretation of this war, the fact they are fighting nazis once more on their own soil in the donbas region which is within ukraine's borders and that is something that will wind up president zelensky and the country. for president zelensky, he has posted an online video of him walking down one of the most prominent streets in kyiv surrounded by the anti—tank defences that we have become used to and he has said there will once again be a victory day parade when we prevail once more but he has talked about how the country is under attack as it was more than 70 years ago and talked about, he has accused vladimir putin of trying to construct nazism through what he is doing to his country and for the first time since ukraine declared independence in the early 1990s, there aren't any large events happening here, instead there is a lot of tv coverage with historical programmes on the second world war and there was a war memorial close to here which has displays about big battles in the second world war, that has not been changed and instead depicts battles that have taken place in this invasion, this full—scale invasion which occurred and first started on the 24th of february. it has become less patriotic this year for ukrainians because of what has happened and the focus has shifted more to those who have lost their lives in this war that no—one truly expected. lives in this war that no-one truly exected. �* ., , ~ expected. and what is it like in k iv? i expected. and what is it like in kyiv? i heard _ expected. and what is it like in kyiv? i heard you _ expected. and what is it like in kyiv? i heard you on _ expected. and what is it like in kyiv? i heard you on the - expected. and what is it like in kyiv? i heard you on the radio | expected. and what is it like in i kyiv? i heard you on the radio this morning saying they were nervous glances as to whether russia might use to the capital further. you have gone back there for a second time, i can see cars and vehicles behind you, what looked like yellow school buses. what is it like in the capital now? to buses. what is it like in the capital now?— buses. what is it like in the capital now? buses. what is it like in the caitalnow? ., , capital now? to be honest it's still ve hard capital now? to be honest it's still very hard to _ capital now? to be honest it's still very hard to compute _ capital now? to be honest it's still very hard to compute because - capital now? to be honest it's still very hard to compute because we| capital now? to be honest it's still - very hard to compute because we have the freezing temperatures of winter are behind us, it's really warm in spring at the moment and places are open, some coffee shops, restaurants, there is more freedom to move around the city albeit with the now familiar air raid sirens but it's when you move out of the city where we have to remember this is where we have to remember this is where the russians in the early weeks of this invasion tried to surround the city. many predicted a quick win and there trenches either side of the road on the main highway is going in and out of the city, especially in the west and north—west, and at first glance it looks a film set, it does not look real but there are bullet holes in vehicles, authorities and police forces and different districts and towns are continuing to find shallow graves. people are trying to claim through the state repair costs if their home is destroyed. the local authority will come and assess people's homes and every other building is damaged. some have need to shell holes, some are completely burnt out, some are flattened and people are still processing what has happened and are a notjust rebuilding their lives but continuing to learn who they have lost because there are missing posters everywhere and it's important not to judge this backdrop, this picturesque kyiv skyline with this weather, it's important to not look at that and forget what has happened and what is continuing to happen is this conflict has moved east and become a lot more concentrated.— lot more concentrated. thank you, james waterhouse _ lot more concentrated. thank you, james waterhouse in _ lot more concentrated. thank you, james waterhouse in kyiv. - we can speak now to anna borshchevskaya from the washington institute for near east policy. she's an expert on modern russian history and its military. thank you very much for talking to us. how would you describe this year's victory parade in moscow? good morning and thank you for having me on the show. i would describe it as parade is remarkably uneventful compared to the expectations that we had in the run—up to this parade, expectations in terms of possible announcements of mobilisation, looking for putin to present some kind of victory to the russian people. if anything it has been, even compared to previous parades in terms of how pompous they are when it comes to a display of military might, this one was fairly muted. ~ , ., i” military might, this one was fairly muted. ~ , ., ,, ~' military might, this one was fairly muted. ~ , ., ~ ., muted. why do you think that is? that is not _ muted. why do you think that is? that is not like _ muted. why do you think that is? that is not like him, _ muted. why do you think that is? that is not like him, is— muted. why do you think that is? that is not like him, is it? - muted. why do you think that is? that is not like him, is it? that'sl that is not like him, is it? that's riaht, that is not like him, is it? that's right. and _ that is not like him, is it? that's right. and i— that is not like him, is it? that's right, and i think _ that is not like him, is it? that's right, and i think that _ that is not like him, is it? that's right, and i think that is - that is not like him, is it? that's. right, and i think that is something where we will need to be thinking about in the days ahead but my initial reaction is it has to do with the fact that the war has not been going well for vladimir putin, and he is looking for ways to continue the war so i think looking, preparing for the fact that this will be a protracted war and that in itself is not surprising it is perhaps one takeaway of this year's parade, that in order to continue to sustain fighting, putin is basically ornate messianic mission in ukraine and that message came through very clearly in his speech and it's not a new message, perhaps it's a way of preparing for a long—term protracted conflict. preparing for a long-term protracted conflict. ~ , ., preparing for a long-term protracted conflict. ~ ,, ., . conflict. when you say messianic messaue conflict. when you say messianic message what — conflict. when you say messianic message what do _ conflict. when you say messianic message what do you _ conflict. when you say messianic message what do you mean? - conflict. when you say messianic - message what do you mean? messianic mission, i message what do you mean? messianic mission. i mean — message what do you mean? messianic mission, i mean many _ message what do you mean? messianic mission, i mean many analysts - message what do you mean? messianic mission, i mean many analysts in - message what do you mean? messianic mission, i mean many analysts in the i mission, i mean many analysts in the west expected sanctions to stop the war, they expected more pragmatic practical reasons such as economic losses, military losses, to change the kremlin's calculus but when this message is so emotional and so charged with patriotic feelings and this came through again in putin's message, the idea of self defence, he said this work wasn't self defence, —— this war was in self defence, —— this war was in self defence and when a war is framed in that way, short—term losses will not stop the invader. in that way, short-term losses will not stop the invader.— stop the invader. in terms of the importance _ stop the invader. in terms of the importance of— stop the invader. in terms of the importance of victory _ stop the invader. in terms of the importance of victory day - stop the invader. in terms of the importance of victory day itself, | stop the invader. in terms of the l importance of victory day itself, it was president putin who made it so significant. tell our audience around the world a bit about the history of why he did that. the interesting _ history of why he did that. tue: interesting history history of why he did that. tte: interesting history of history of why he did that. tt2 interesting history of this parade to begin with is that although it is centred around commemoration of world war ii, joseph stalin, who was running the soviet union during the war, wanted to forget the war itself after the war, he did not set up these celebrations. they came years after under leonid brezhnev, during after under leonid brezhnev, during a period of stagnation in the soviet union and the idea was to instill a sense of patriotism and pride, give domestic feelings a boost at the time of stagnation and vladimir putin has built further on this idea and has taken it to another level in terms of the pointlessness of this event and the emphasis on sacrifice so these feelings of patriotism —— pompous mass. we saw that come through even in this parade and what that means in terms of history is that means in terms of history is that historically the russian people had been through enormous suffering, one that is hard for the west to understand they had endured and i think this is what he was trying to get out through his message. thank ou for get out through his message. thank you for talking _ get out through his message. thank you for talking to _ get out through his message. thank you for talking to us, _ get out through his message. thank you for talking to us, anna - you for talking to us, anna borshchevskaya, who is from the washington institute for near east policy. the northern ireland secretary will meet leaders of the five main political parties at stormont today, and urge them to agree a power—sharing government as soon as possible. sinn fein won the most seats in last week's election, the first time for a nationalist party. 0ur correspondent, danjohnson, is in belfast this morning. what's it going to happen today? we what's it going to happen today? 2 have a new assembly members turning up, finding their offices and taking up up, finding their offices and taking up their seats but in terms of appointing ministers and forming an executive, making decisions, it doesn't look like that will happen anytime soon because even though sinn fein is the largest party they cannot take up the office without the agreement the dup, the largest unionist party who are refusing to go back into power sherrock because of their objection to the norther ireland protocol that means checks on goods coming into northern ireland from great britain. they want those rules to be scrapped or rewritten but they need the uk government to do that in negotiation with the eu. figures in the uk government have said they will try to fix or change the rules at the eu's mood this morning seems to be that they have already shown flexibility over the protocol and one diplomat said the uk government needed to dial down the rhetoric so whether we will see any change on the protocol, it is a tough negotiation that has gone on for a year without much progress and at the dup won't come into power sharing, that means no decisions can be made so well though there was a lot of excitement around sinn fein's position as the largest party, the first time and nationalist party could take up the role of first minister, and whether that could be a step towards a united ireland, they cannot make any decisions until power—sharing is restored. horse they cannot make any decisions until power-sharing is restored.— power-sharing is restored. how long have the people _ power-sharing is restored. how long have the people of _ power-sharing is restored. how long have the people of northern - power-sharing is restored. how long have the people of northern ireland | have the people of northern ireland been without a government? the dup withdrew their— been without a government? the dup withdrew their first _ been without a government? the dup withdrew their first minister - been without a government? the dup withdrew their first minister in - withdrew their first minister in february over their objections to the protocol so the government has beenin the protocol so the government has been in caretaker form for the last few months and it looks like it will continue like that for at least the next few weeks. if we go for six months without an executive it would either go back to another election or we could see direct will from london but nobody wants to see that so the pressure is on for the parties to reach agreement, it's why brandon lewis is here today and will meet parties at the longer the stalemate goes on, the longer issues in northern ireland will not get addressed, things like the health service, the cost of living, and although there are strongly held views and it is difficult to see how that deadlock will be resolved, if you want a sense of how ordinary people feel about the disruption to their politics, a woman just what past, she saw all the cameras and said what is this, the muppet show? 0h, said what is this, the muppet show? oh, dear. thank you very much, dan. joining me now is dr clare rice, political researcher at the university of liverpool focusing on politics in northern ireland. the dup, the unionist party issue should be nominating a deputy minister in orderfor should be nominating a deputy minister in order for this government to get back to government the people of northern ireland, say they have a mandate because of the votes on thursday to make sure that northern ireland protocol is scrapped. are they right? tt is northern ireland protocol is scrapped. are they right? it is very much depends _ scrapped. are they right? it is very much depends on _ scrapped. are they right? it is very much depends on which _ scrapped. are they right? it is very much depends on which weight - scrapped. are they right? it is very| much depends on which weight you want to read the situation. the dup made no secret of the fact they had that red light regarding the northern ireland protocol in the lead up to the election so the fact they have a mandate and so far as they have a mandate and so far as they have a mandate and so far as they have elected representatives could be taken to an extent to mean they feel they have a position with regard to the protocol they need to uphold. in saying that it's an extremely difficult situation because the dup, along with other unionist representative in the tuv, have this line on the protocol and are outliers compared to the other representatives who not make up the northern ireland assembly who by and large want to see the protocol change to some effect, there is consensus that there are issues with that that need to be addressed at the dup and tuv�*s harder line seems to be more in the realm of seeing it removed and replaced. where the semantic difference or a practical difference exists is another conversation potentially but it's something that is no surprise this is what we would be facing in the aftermath of the election. we have an audience _ aftermath of the election. we have an audience watching _ aftermath of the election. we have an audience watching from - aftermath of the election. we have an audience watching from around | aftermath of the election. we have i an audience watching from around the world. do you want to explain what the northern ireland protocol is? in lehmans terms why is this such a big deal? ., ., , ., ., deal? the northern ireland protocol is the aspect — deal? the northern ireland protocol is the aspect of _ deal? the northern ireland protocol is the aspect of the _ deal? the northern ireland protocol is the aspect of the brexit _ is the aspect of the brexit agreement that was reached between the uk and the eu to facilitate the uk's departure as a member state, focusing on northern ireland and covers areas from the maintenance of human rights protections to trade aspects so with the uk leaving the eu that instilled the need for an external frontier of the eu to be established in terms of where that boundary would exist between the uk and the eu. the island of ireland presented a challenge to that, not least with regard to northern ireland given its troubled past, the good friday agreement, and there was a lot of difficult negotiation around where the border would be placed and what sort of form it would take and the resolution reached was that there would be what has become known as an arbour sea border so what happens now is there is no border on the island of ireland but there are some checks on some goods that move from great britain into northern ireland and this is a deep source of contention especially for unionists who argue it somehow distinguishes northern ireland from the rest of the uk, which was the antithesis of the unionist perspective. tiara which was the antithesis of the unionist perspective.— which was the antithesis of the unionist perspective. two of the ractical unionist perspective. two of the practical outcomes _ unionist perspective. two of the practical outcomes of _ unionist perspective. two of the practical outcomes of having - unionist perspective. two of the practical outcomes of having a l unionist perspective. two of the - practical outcomes of having a trade board are essentially down the receipt is it means northern ireland for trade purposes is essentially still in the single market and it means there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland, which is seen as a good thing and is part of the good friday agreement because that border attracted violence over many years. the deputy prime minister said yesterday the british government would do whatever it takes now to make the northern ireland protocol work. what might that mean in practical terms? work. what might that mean in practicalterms? t work. what might that mean in practical terms?— work. what might that mean in practical terms? i think the only real option _ practical terms? i think the only real option here _ practical terms? i think the only real option here is _ practical terms? i think the only real option here is processes . practical terms? i think the only | real option here is processes that are already under way so talks between the uk and the eu with regard to minimising some of those checks on goods moving from great britain into northern ireland is a key aspect, we know there has been some progress with regard to medicines that there are areas remaining for the dup wants to see movement so the only real solution is the continuation of those talks between the uk and eu and its important to emphasise in the context of the difficulties we have, thoseissues context of the difficulties we have, those issues that are currently preventing or seem to be that will be the basis for preventing a return to the executive are beyond the parameters of anything that can be solved by politicians in northern ireland. it rests on these conversations at the uk— eu level. there were many conversations between the british government and the eu specifically about this and both sides came up with these rules and voted for them.— and voted for them. there is the crux of the _ and voted for them. there is the crux of the issue _ and voted for them. there is the crux of the issue so _ and voted for them. there is the crux of the issue so this - and voted for them. there is the crux of the issue so this is - and voted for them. there is the crux of the issue so this is a - crux of the issue so this is a brexit that has been negotiated and agreed to by the uk at a time when the democratic unionist party had for the most part a very close relationship with the conservative party, they had that confidence and supply arrangement with the conservatives. there is a lot of criticism within northern ireland that the dup held a hand in creating the brexit situation we have here by voting against a number of earlier proposals as to how that border issue could have been dealt with and leading to the brexit arrangement we have now, so the dup is facing flak within northern ireland for its role in how that negotiation played out and the deal that is ultimately on the table here now.— the table here now. thank you, doctor claire — the table here now. thank you, doctor claire rice. _ labour's shadow health secretary, wes streeting, has said it's simply not true that sir keir starmer is avoiding scrutiny of claims he broke rules on lockdown gatherings. sir keir has cancelled an appearance today where he would have faced questions from journalists. durham police have reopened an investigation into whether covid rules were broken at a campaign planning event in the city last year. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, is in westminster. do we have a do we have a reason do we have a reason why kier starmer has pulled out of the speech this afternoon? brute has pulled out of the speech this afternoon?— afternoon? we were told by a spokesman — afternoon? we were told by a spokesman for _ afternoon? we were told by a spokesman for kier _ afternoon? we were told by a spokesman for kier starmer l afternoon? we were told by a i spokesman for kier starmer that plans change and they are leaving it at that. throughout this, kier starmer has given a simple explanation, is simple defence of his actions for that event in april last year saying it was a work event and he and others ate between work commitments and no rules were broken. the problem he has now, as you say, durham police is investigating which could lead to a fixed penalty notice are a fine for the breach of the rules although kier starmer and those close to him say he does not expect that to happen. durham police are doing that in the course of new information as they call it, coming to light. and that continues to come forward and that continues to come forward and that these tests kier starmer�*s version of events. a memo in the mail on sunday yesterday was an operational notice setting out what would happen at that event in durham. in which there was time carved out for dinner specifically which perhaps questions some of the defence we have heard from kier starmer and others about a takeaway being the only option because staff at the time were hungry and perhaps it was ordered spontaneously. we were told by a source who was at the event yesterday that he won did not return to work after the meal happened. so all this is floating around and kier starmer will to face questions about it. so far he has not gone into any more detail about the event itself or given any new information including when he left his home in london this morning. mr starmer, will you resign, sir, if you're fined? - were staff drunk in durham, sir? the big question if he is fined, will he resign? is a question that kier starmer is facing. some in government and the conservative party have accused him of hypocrisy and double sensors for calling for the prime minister and chancellor to resign before they receive their fixed penalty notices for all the accusations they faced as part of the partygate saga. 0ne accusations they faced as part of the partygate saga. one of the questions for durham police, they have been in the spotlight before around covid—19 regulations regarding dominic cummings, the former chief adviser and his infamous trip during lockdown, they did not invest —— investigate him or find him at the time because they wanted to stick to their policy of not taking retrospective action, but that would be what they're doing here so that is from darren please to the metropolitan police who are still investigating ten events at downing street and across government, it is reported that potentially boris johnson was at six of those, and now the elections are over, we may be expecting to find out more information from the metropolitan police about whether those events were breaking the law. we police about whether those events were breaking the law.— police about whether those events were breaking the law. we were told some time ago _ were breaking the law. we were told some time ago by — were breaking the law. we were told some time ago by the _ were breaking the law. we were told some time ago by the metropolitan l some time ago by the metropolitan police that they would not be new updates until the local elections last week, they have passed that, the investigation may continue to add more information may come out about whether fines have been add more information may come out about whetherfines have been issued and from downing street who have given a commitment to say whether the prime minister receives any further fixed the prime minister receives any furtherfixed penalty the prime minister receives any further fixed penalty notices that we will hear about it. we will have to wait and see but the metropolitan police investigation has been somewhat opaque and it is very hard to determine whether they are working through events in order, what basis the fines are being issued, we will see when more information comes into the public domain. as you suggest, that is far from over. and, thank you very much. raw sewage was discharged into england's rivers nearly 375—thousand times by water companies last year. the government says this is unacceptable and is promising a 40 per cent reduction by 2040. zoe conway has been speaking to �*citizen scientists' who are taking samples from the waterways near their homes to find outjust how much sewage and other chemicals are in the water. this is what an area of outstanding natural beauty looks like. chichester harbour, a playground for the people who live here. they might love being on the water, but many worry about what could be in it. paul sardar would happily float for hours in his kayak. he calls himself a citizen scientist. he's so concerned about sewage pollution, he's taking water samples to be tested. the harbours, we love them. we spend lots of time in there on a weekly basis, and we love them for the scenery, the wildlife. what we find difficult is that the creatures that live in this harbour are being harmed by the pollution that goes into it. i find it upsetting when we're out and we see condoms, toilet paper and excrement floating in the sea. this community is now taking matters into their own hands. they're part of a growing movement of people across the country who've lost faith in the environment agency's ability to protect england's waterways. they've organised a mass testing of the water. their samples will be tested for pharmaceuticals and pesticides. why notjust leave this to the environment agency? i feel like they've had an awfully long time to deal with this, and they keep on saying that they're going to do something about it. and year after year passes, and it still seems to be the same problems. by starting projects, citizen science projects like this, it gives us a sense of hope that maybe we can take a bit of control, and we can actually push for positive change. but it's notjust sewage in the harbour that people are worried about. nearby is the river lavant. this is a chalk stream, considered to be one of the rarest and most precious rivers in england. yet for more than six months last year, untreated sewage was discharged into this river from the local treatment works. the environment agency says the treatment works is being overwhelmed by ground water, which is rainfall that's made its way underground. it's getting into broken pipes, it's mixing with the sewage, and then it's discharging untreated into the river. citizen scientist rob bailey has been watching it discharging for days on end. i'm sad, actually. the heart drops, doesn't it, when one sees that sort of thing, and one starts to realise the negative impact it's having on the environment. this is one of the many chalk streams that we have in this area which should be just thriving with life. but this marine biologist says it's not thriving. can you explain what that white, grey stuff is? so that is a film of bacteria. so, they're feeding off the organic matter, the faeces that's coming out of that sewage treatment plant. and it smothers the plant life as well. but there's loads of other chemicals coming out there. it will be our shampoos, our shower gels, our washing up liquids. it will be the pharmaceuticals that we take, that don't get fully broken down in us. and the other thing that's obvious, just a little way further upstream, there's a lot of life in the river, there's a lot of plant life. you can see a lot of greenery on the riverbed. but then downstream of this sewage treatment plant, it's just devoid of any any plant life. sewage coming out of another southern waterworks last october. the company insists most of the release was rainwater. last year, they were fined a record £90 million for what the judge called a shocking and wholesale disregard for the environment. southern water says: . it's notjust the grown—ups that want action. ruthie is so upset, she wrote to southern water to complain. it feels like sometimes, because we're kids, we can't get listened to by these big corporations, like southern water. and writing the letter felt like my way of trying to get my voice out there, and get the voice of the people here out there. you just want to have fun and play and sail in the harbour. you just don't want to fall in any more and jump in, because it'sjust really disgusting. the environment agency says agriculture is a major contributing factor to pollution in chichester harbour. they say: . the water is such an important part of people's lives here, they're determined to protect it. they�* re impatient for change. zoe conway, bbc news, west sussex. with me now is lead singer of the undertones feargal sharkey — who is here as vice president of salmon & trout conservation. good morning. thank you for talking to us. , , ., ., ., to us. tell us where you are and what the state _ to us. tell us where you are and what the state of _ to us. tell us where you are and what the state of the _ to us. tell us where you are and what the state of the river - to us. tell us where you are and. what the state of the river behind you is like. you touched upon that there are 235 chalk streams and the entire planet, nearly 35% are in southern england and this one behind me, this should end reality the most pristine river system on the planet yet even it, the number one chalk stream in the world is suffering degradation due to the water industry and pollution from sewage. what do you think about the fact that raw sewage was discharged into english rivers 375,000 times last year according to this investigation by bbc news. tt is year according to this investigation by bbc news-— by bbc news. it is a shocking dose of reality that _ by bbc news. it is a shocking dose of reality that for _ by bbc news. it is a shocking dose of reality that for decades - by bbc news. it is a shocking dose of reality that for decades there i of reality that for decades there has been a lack of political oversight of the water industry, the regulators have completely failed and the environment agency in particular, at senior management and board level, not the actual star. if i could offer clarity, water companies do not make any investment whatsoever, all of that funding comes from our bills, the money we give to them, and southern water, the regulator has confirmed for 30 years they have been paid enough money and provided enough funding to deal with the sewage issue that money has not been invested, the question becomes what happened to the money? ts it question becomes what happened to the mone ? , ., , the money? is it the water companies orthe the money? is it the water companies or the environment _ the money? is it the water companies or the environment agency? - the money? is it the water companies or the environment agency? it - the money? is it the water companies or the environment agency? it is - or the environment agency? it is classic case _ or the environment agency? it is classic case of _ orthe environment agency? tt 3 classic case of politicians not paying enough attention over the last 30 years, the environment agency has proved itself to be utterly incompetent and incapable, and the water companies in the meantime have gained system to their advantage. by that, by way of illustration, the water companies have abstracted in the region of £72 billion in dividends and interest out of those companies and we have in turn been given riverfull of sewage. ? there is not one river in england that can be given a clean bill of health, that is according to a group of mps on the environment audit committee back injanuary. that is according to the environment agency who have to monitor these rivers every three years. every single river in this country is polluted including the one behind me which should, i repeat, this mighty river should be the cleanest and most pristine river system on the planet and we abusing it while others profit from that abuse. the government _ others profit from that abuse. the government says the fact that sewage is being discharged so much, it is promising a 40% reduction by 2040. the government had known about this issue for decades. the uk government was taken to the uk court in 2012, and the uk was found guilty of allowing this to happen, water companies to dump sewage into rivers. the government have produced nothing more than a classic bureaucratic response creating a process to kick the can down the road, most of these rivers do not have three years, never mind another 30 years. for have three years, never mind another 30 ears. ., , .,, have three years, never mind another 30 ears. ., , ., 30 years. for people watching, what should they — 30 years. for people watching, what should they do _ 30 years. for people watching, what should they do at _ 30 years. for people watching, what should they do at the _ 30 years. for people watching, what should they do at the across - 30 years. for people watching, what should they do at the across about l should they do at the across about this? tt should they do at the across about this? , , , this? it is quite simple, contact our this? it is quite simple, contact your local— this? it is quite simple, contact your local mp. _ this? it is quite simple, contact your local mp, your _ this? it is quite simple, contact your local mp, your local- this? it is quite simple, contact your local mp, your local water| your local mp, your local water company, ask your water company to explain, if you have paid them the money to the regulator, the customers have paid the water companies all of the money needed to meet their legal obligations over the last 30 years, ask what happened to that money because it has clearly not been invested in the sewage system. d0 not been invested in the sewage s stem. ~ ., ., system. do you think the damage can be reversed? — system. do you think the damage can be reversed? i _ system. do you think the damage can be reversed? i can _ system. do you think the damage can be reversed? i can tell— system. do you think the damage can be reversed? i can tell you _ system. do you think the damage can be reversed? i can tell you from - be reversed? i can tell you from ersonal be reversed? i can tell you from personal experience _ be reversed? i can tell you from personal experience mother - be reversed? i can tell you from i personal experience mother nature is the most remarkably brilliant abstract thing in the world, and given the right tools, a plentiful supply of clean water, every single river in the country can restore itself and really quickly.- river in the country can restore itself and really quickly. thank you ve much itself and really quickly. thank you very much for— itself and really quickly. thank you very much for talking _ itself and really quickly. thank you very much for talking to _ itself and really quickly. thank you very much for talking to us. - the rise of online influencers could leave children at risk of exploitation, according to a new report from mps. the digital, culture, media and sport committee has called on the government to strengthen employment and advertising laws to protect children. 0ur correspondent, tim muffett, reports. just one shot. that's the name of this training and mentoring programme for young footballers in north london. it's a sport i got into when i was younger, and it's my favourite sport. just the passion about the game, the atmosphere. and if you like football, inspiration and influence is all around. sako, grealish, they, like, inspired me because it's, like, where they came from. and now look at them! from liverpool, luis diaz. he showed me that he can work hard and he can do little movements and things to get away from players. but of course it's notjust footballers doing the influencing. there is now a huge growing industry of promotion, marketing and sales on social media, fronted by people often paid to encourage you to do or buy something. influencers. one of the things that worries me with regards to children seeing things that they want to buy is whether or not a product is safe. and so i'm thinking more about things that you ingest, for example. so certain foods, or even sort of diet and weight—loss related products, protein shakes, that kind of thing. there are so many that we can think of. and i always worry whether influencers themselves have actually used them and tried them. would you buy something because someone said so on social media? um, maybe. if it got like a lot of good reviews, then, yeah, iwould. would you buy something because someone on social media told you to? if i liked the look of it and they showed me, and the description was, like, good, then, yeah. i see it on social media. yeah, i want to have it. a committee of mps has been assessing the growing impact of influencers on platforms, such as youtube, tiktok and instagram. this cross—party house of commons report surveyed more than 500 schoolchildren across britain. almost a third said they'd consider a job as an influencer when they grow up. almost half said they'd bought a product or service after seeing it promoted by someone on social media. but a study by the advertising standards authority two years ago analysed more than 20,000 posts from more than 100 uk influencers. of the posts considered to be marketing, the study found that only around a third were clearly labelled as adverts. it seems that at the moment there is a real lackadaisical attitude towards letting viewers know what is an advert and what isn't an advert. and that has all sorts of dangers because basically it means that you can mis—sell, you can misinform, almost with alacrity. and also it means that younger viewers, and younger children who are looking at influencers can be... as i say, can be led down the wrong path, and they can end up buying or being influenced in directions we would not wish them to be. so what do the coaches and mentors here make of the growing power of influencers? 0n the negative side, you do have people that are out there just selling anything and everything. i've seen products that have got dangerous chemicals in there, and people are promoting it because they're getting paid for it. i do believe the benefits, or the power of young people or seeing success stories. i may not be good at maths and english. i may not be good in education. so what else can i do? maybe i can go out there and share a positive message. but i think the times have changed now where we've got to kind - of embrace having influencers because it's a new way- of connecting. it's a new kind of thing i that we never had a couple of years ago. you've got a social media presence. how do you make sure it's used in a positive way? we incorporate a lot of mentoring. i will show you here from just one shot. | i want you guys to come down, i meet our ballers and talk football. you know, we get boys who are signed, talking to our boys who are on trial, giving them tips, giving them advice. just building that connection. would you buy something because an influencer said so? it is my decision, whether, like, i buy it or not. i wouldn'tjust buy the product depending on what influencer promotes it. well, like, some people... they can't control it as much if they see an influencer that they really like. would you want to be an influencer in the years to come? um, not particularly— because of what they have to deal with behind the scenes. would you fancy being an influencer when you grow up? yeah, i would love to. if i was an influencer, i'd try to make the world a better place, try to influence more young people to grow up and be footballers. the motivating factor behind an influencer can vary, but for many, transparency is key, so that everyone knows the score. tim muffett, bbc news. joining me now is leanne maskell, a social media legal expert and author of reality manifesto. how are you? tell us what you think about the recommendations in this report. t about the recommendations in this re ort. ., about the recommendations in this re ort. ~ , about the recommendations in this reort. ~ , , report. i think this report exposes the inherent _ report. i think this report exposes the inherent problem _ report. i think this report exposes the inherent problem with - report. i think this report exposes the inherent problem with social i the inherent problem with social media which is amplifying, the legal and content that already exist in our society. and content that already exist in oursociety. but and content that already exist in our society. but that is not talked about in the laws that are going on, it shows all of the difference in areas that the government is trying to come together with the department of health and social care, even the suicide rate for teenage girls has gone up by 94% since 2012, and the question of what qualifies as work, because i was pushed into modelling at the age of 13, and throughout my childhood, i worked for fashion magazines without payment quite often and no children can do the 24 hours a day themselves, there is protection for child models in the uk if they do paid work but not if it is not paid. magazines often don't pay which means child slavery is technically legal. a friend of mine was scouted by a top agency and she was groomed throughout her childhood to lose weight and have a plan not to get her period, does this count as work? could you complain about this if there were a law, because she was not being paid, and that is what children, they objectify themselves, they are working 24 hours a day because all of us are influencers now. every time we post something on the internet, we are trying to influence someone or something but the government had not given us any media literacy, children called me “p media literacy, children called me up every day having the same experience that i had where i grew up experience that i had where i grew up objectifying myself and became very unwell and i had to delete my account because i hated myself so much, i hold all these fake followers, fake likes and a fake world and my instagram was amazing and people messaged me and told me they wanted to be like me and i felt worse and worse and worse. hopefully the digital media literacy for parents and young kids to give them something to help. there are very young children who have their own youtube channels and subscribers and they create content by unwrapping gifts are things they've ordered from the internet. they are actually at risk of exploitation by their own parents. how would you... how could any legislation or protection regulation be enforced?— be enforced? yes, exactly. that is what i be enforced? yes, exactly. that is what i have _ be enforced? yes, exactly. that is what i have been _ be enforced? yes, exactly. that is what i have been working - be enforced? yes, exactly. that is what i have been working on i be enforced? yes, exactly. that is what i have been working on my . what i have been working on my manifesto because i try to regulate this and say children should not be modelling but how can they regulator? you have got billions of content being uploaded every second, the laws are not focusing at all on the laws are not focusing at all on the fact that this world of social media is the wild west where we are being attacked by the world's most intelligent behavioural scientist thatis intelligent behavioural scientist that is as addictive as possible and algorithms that demote you if you do not share every second of your life on internet. the children, their brains are not fully developed, they have grown up on social media thinking... they do not see it as work and their parents and everyone around them think it's a great opportunity similar to modelling, and through traditional celebrity world, and i think the governments, the need to look at how they can regulate this addictive of the social media companies that are making more money than countries but their products are free to use. in china, the chinese version of tiktok has got five seconds between each video and children are only allowed 40 minutes per day on the platform and it is a chinese app. we do not have anything like this on the uk, no mention of features by law, it is only talking about content which is already existing in our society. thank you very much for talking to us. and just before we go — one more story about a remarkable achievement. a nepali sherpa has set a new world record by scaling mount everest for the twenty—sixth time. kami rita sherpa broke his own record set last year. he was among eleven other sherpas on an expedition to fix ropes at the start of the new climbing season that will see about 600 people scale the world's highest peak. he had previously said that he doesn't chase records but thinks how to satisfy mountaineers and improve tourism to nepal. if you want to get in touch, you are welcome, any time of day or night although i will be asleep if you send a message in the middle of the night. you can send us an e—mail. you are watching bbc news. hello. the nights this week may not be quite as chilly as they were last week, and that's because we're expecting some windier conditions across the country, bring a bit more cloud at times. but as far as rainfall is concerned, then certainly for western scotland, we see some of the heaviest of the rain. a question mark, how much we'll see across parts of england and wales? this is the rainfall chart for the week. the yellows and greens appearing in the west highland show where we could see 100 to 150 millimetres rain. the lighter blue colours across parts of england shows precious little rain at all, and wednesday that changes a bit more in the favour of some wet conditions. but today the wetter weather is from those weather fronts in the north and west. further rain at times in western scotland rain easing off from the west in northern ireland through the afternoon. few splashes of lighter rain towards the western fringes of england and wales. but much of england, wales stays dry. sunshine a little bit more on the hazy side as we go through the afternoon as high cloud spills across and a bit more breezy. yes, it's coming from the south. so a warmer day towards that southeast corner, 22 to 23 degrees. but with rain and stronger winds towards scotland, it will feel cooler than it did yesterday. and that's also going to have an impact on the pollen with the rain falling. that's going to suppress the levels across many northern western areas with the sunshine to the south and east, though, high pollen levels remain in place. that's going to this evening and overnight, south and east stays dry. will be rain at times through the evening rush hour across parts of north west england, north and west wales. that rain just erratically, pushes very slowly southwards and eastwards clearer skies, a few showers to scotland and northern ireland. a fresher night here, but a pretty mild start tuesday morning across england and wales. that's because plenty of cloud in place. those two weather fronts, they're not a huge amount of rain on them, though, by the time they reach some southern and eastern parts of england. wales, if your garden is desperate for a drink, i can't guarantee much if anything at all for some east anglia south east especially. that clears through though. by the end of the morning and into the afternoon you join the rest of the country with sunny spells, few showers around mainly from the midlands northwards, most frequent west of scotland and northern ireland. a fairly breezy day. more showers spreading across then tuesday night into wednesday across the north with some blustery weather. this is the question mark, though, for midweek. how much this weather system develops. if it develops a little bit more, we could see some heavier rain on it, maybe some more in the way of rain across southern areas with stronger winds. but if it heads a bit further, north, southern areas will stay dry and it won't be quite as bright as we expect at the moment across northern england, scotland and northern ireland, where wednesday will be a story of sunshine and showers and feeling a bit fresh in the breeze. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11. russian troops parade through red square, as president putin seeks to boost support for his war against ukraine. translation: today you are defending what your fathers and grandfathers i and great grandfathers were fighting for, who saw security of their country as their priority. the defence secretary accuses president putin and his inner circle of "mirroring" the "fascism and tyranny" of nazi germany. what he wants is the people to be awed. and i believe it is ongoing and unprovoked conflict in ukraine does nothing but dishonour those same soldiers. the uk's northern ireland secretary will hold talks with the stormont assembly�*s five main parties. he's urging them to form a government as soon as possible. the labour opposition leader, sir keir starmer, pulls out of an event where he was due to speak. durham police are investigating whether he broke lockdown rules last year at a gathering where he was pictured drinking a beer. mps call for more protection for child social media influencers who could be at risk of exploitation. is welcome to dnipro, we are in central, is welcome to dnipro, we are in central. the _ is welcome to dnipro, we are in central, the east _ is welcome to dnipro, we are in central, the east ukraine, i is welcome to dnipro, we are in central, the east ukraine, if- is welcome to dnipro, we are in central, the east ukraine, if a i is welcome to dnipro, we are in i central, the east ukraine, if a few hours drive from the main focus off russia's invasion of ukraine, now, as its troops and firepower concentrates on taking territory in the donbas. and today, in moscow, the donbas. and today, in moscow, the day may 9th of russia's victory day u one of of the more important daysin day u one of of the more important days in the russian calendar, president putin used the occasion to justify what he calls a special operation in ukraine. let us listen to a bit of what he has to said when he spoke of using his military forces, to defend russia. translation:— forces, to defend russia. translation: , , ., translation: they were preparing a unishin: translation: they were preparing a punishing operation _ translation: they were preparing a punishing operation in _ translation: they were preparing a punishing operation in donbas, - translation: they were preparing a punishing operation in donbas, to i punishing operation in donbas, to intrude on our historic land, in kyiv they were saying that they might get nuclear weapons with and nato started exploring the lands close to us. and that became an obvious threat to our country, and to our borders, everything was telling us that there is a need to fight. iwill telling us that there is a need to fight. i will repeat, we saw how they start and develop military infrastructure, there were constant supplies of the most modern military equipment. the danger was growing every day, and russia acted. that was the only decision and the right decision of an independent sovereign strong country. 50 decision of an independent sovereign strong country-— strong country. so victory day 9th ma , the strong country. so victory day 9th may. the 75th _ strong country. so victory day 9th may. the 75th day _ strong country. so victory day 9th may, the 75th day of— strong country. so victory day 9th may, the 75th day of russia's i may, the 75th day of russia's invasion of ukraine is also being watched closely here, security has been stepped up, in cities and towns across this country, anticipating that russian attacks would intensify. president zelensky has been speaking today, accused russia replicating the tactics of nazi germany, pointing to what he said was the bombardment of civilians and the deportation of many, many ukrainians. this is what he had to say about victory day: trans thanes is nothing more dangerous than an insidious enemy but there is nothing more poisonous than a fake friend. these are the words of a great ukrainian philosopher. 0n these are the words of a great ukrainian philosopher. on february 24th we realised this truth when a fake friend started a war against ukraine. this is not war of two armies, this is is a war of two world views, a war waged by bash ran, who shelled the museum and believe their missiles can destroy our philosophy. it annoys them, scares them, in essence we are free people who have their own path. today, we are waging warathon path. and we will not give anyone a single piece of our land. today, we celebrate the day of victory over nazism and we won't give anyone a single piece of our history, we are proud of our ancestors, who together with other nations defeated nazism and we won't allow anyone to annex, this we will not allow it to be appropriate rated. 0ur enemy dreamed we would refuse to celebrate may 9th and the victory over nazism. so that the word de—nazification gets a chance. millions of ukrainians fought nazism and went through a difficult and long journey, the nazis were expelled, they were expeued nazis were expelled, they were expelled from donetsk and other townses were liberated from the occupiers. president zelensky speaking earlier today. across this country, some towns and cities are under curfew and expecting there would be more intense russian artillery fire, in bombardment against some of the main cities, and only some of the critical infrastructure that russia has increasingly by targeting, in recent weeks, let us cross to the city of lviv to join our correspondentjoe inwood. has there been any incident to report so far today, on may 9th victory day here in ukraine? th today, on may 9th victory day here in ukraine?— in ukraine? in lviv, certainly not. we were told _ in ukraine? in lviv, certainly not. we were told yesterday _ in ukraine? in lviv, certainly not. we were told yesterday to - in ukraine? in lviv, certainly not. we were told yesterday to watch | in ukraine? in lviv, certainly not. i we were told yesterday to watch out for bombardment overnight. we were prepared _ for bombardment overnight. we were prepared to run down to the shelter, but, nothing happened. there were no siren, _ but, nothing happened. there were no siren, we _ but, nothing happened. there were no siren, we have some missiles in odessa, _ siren, we have some missiles in odesa. the _ siren, we have some missiles in 0desa, the expected barrage of russian — 0desa, the expected barrage of russian missiles hasn't materialised. that doesn't mean it has been _ materialised. that doesn't mean it has been a — materialised. that doesn't mean it has been a normal day, as across the ukraine _ has been a normal day, as across the ukraine there — has been a normal day, as across the ukraine there were no celebration, there _ ukraine there were no celebration, there is— ukraine there were no celebration, there is not— ukraine there were no celebration, there is not a mood to celebrate victory— there is not a mood to celebrate victory day, and what it represents, ithink— victory day, and what it represents, i think also, — victory day, and what it represents, i think also, probably people are conscious— i think also, probably people are conscious of the fact that any mass gathering _ conscious of the fact that any mass gathering like that, well, that would — gathering like that, well, that would in — gathering like that, well, that would in the context of us being so cautious— would in the context of us being so cautious about missile strike, that would _ cautious about missile strike, that would have — cautious about missile strike, that would have been a risk to take, it is one _ would have been a risk to take, it is one they— would have been a risk to take, it is one they decided wasn't worth taking _ taking. president zelensky taking. — president zelensky yesterday emphasised in a warning to ukrainians, to take the air—raid sirens seriously, of course, after weeks and weeks of air—raid sirens went can't say people are relaxing but they don't always take to the shelters when the air—raid sirens sound, do you think that is a message that is being taken to heart where you are today? tt is message that is being taken to heart where you are today?— where you are today? it is difficult to sa , i where you are today? it is difficult to say. i think _ where you are today? it is difficult to say, i think people _ where you are today? it is difficult to say, i think people come - to say, i think people come toll very— to say, i think people come toll very much— to say, i think people come toll very much their own sort of assessment of this. i was asked and air-raid _ assessment of this. i was asked and air-raid siren— assessment of this. i was asked and air—raid siren went out while we were _ air—raid siren went out while we were on— air—raid siren went out while we were onair, _ air—raid siren went out while we were on air, i was asked why we weren't— were on air, i was asked why we weren't going the shelter. i had to make _ weren't going the shelter. i had to make a _ weren't going the shelter. i had to make a calculation, here in lviv we have _ make a calculation, here in lviv we have had _ make a calculation, here in lviv we have had all— make a calculation, here in lviv we have had all of the strikes that have _ have had all of the strikes that have happen add, have hit infrastructure around the city, and ithink— infrastructure around the city, and i think people are conscious of that, _ i think people are conscious of that, when they make the decision. obviously— that, when they make the decision. obviously the perspective i have is one from _ obviously the perspective i have is one from this this western most city _ one from this this western most city in — one from this this western most city in odd _ one from this this western most city. in odd a is a maybe the calculation is differently. people i think— calculation is differently. people i think are — calculation is differently. people i think are more conscious and taking it more _ think are more conscious and taking it more seriously and in dnipro, i saw your— it more seriously and in dnipro, i saw your piece recently, where you were _ saw your piece recently, where you were interviewing people as the siren _ were interviewing people as the siren went off and i we know it is something — siren went off and i we know it is something that is being taken serious — something that is being taken serious will there, because of the increased — serious will there, because of the increased danger of strikes on residential areas rather than infrastructure and rail services. and quickly, joe, we are seeing here in dnipro, people, families moving in, but then also moving on, heading to the west, are you seeing displaced people, notjust arriving in dnipro, but crossing the border, are they staying where they are? tt are they staying where they are? it is difficult to know, a lot of those journeys — is difficult to know, a lot of those journeys take place, they were taking — journeys take place, they were taking place on rail. i think they are taking — taking place on rail. i think they are taking place more in cars so monitoring _ are taking place more in cars so monitoring what is going on is quite difficult _ monitoring what is going on is quite difficult i_ monitoring what is going on is quite difficult. i was done at a volunteering centre a couple of days a -o, volunteering centre a couple of days ago. where — volunteering centre a couple of days ago, where people there were coming and making _ ago, where people there were coming and making camouflaged netting and they were _ and making camouflaged netting and they were saying is at the start of they were saying is at the start of the conflict they had hundreds turning — the conflict they had hundreds turning up and a in a refuge centre, hundreds— turning up and a in a refuge centre, hundreds and hundred, they said has reduced _ hundreds and hundred, they said has reduced to _ hundreds and hundred, they said has reduced to a — hundreds and hundred, they said has reduced to a trickle. there is a slowing — reduced to a trickle. there is a slowing of— reduced to a trickle. there is a slowing of the number of people coming — slowing of the number of people coming there, why, it is difficult to say— coming there, why, it is difficult to say but— coming there, why, it is difficult to say but the numbers are decreasing. thank you forjoining us from decreasing. — thank you forjoining us from lviv. in this heading into the third month of russia's invasion, day 75. this is a time where russia has been concentrating its forces and firepower, in the east of ukraine, after its much wider offensive which began on february 24th. denied him the swift and sudden victory that many including of course president putin expected. but as the days go by, and the russian onslaught intensifies, it seems clear on the ground that even there in the east, closer to russia's border, the offensive is stalling. andrew harding reports from eastern ukraine. a quiet village in the donbas is saying farewell to ivan. killed by a scrap of russian shrapnel. the 30—year—old builder volunteered to fight the day after putin's invasion. his wife begged him not to go. now his father is lost in grief. but something else is stirring in this village, and across this region. a burning sense of defiance. he was defending freedom for every one of us says a village elder, his lip trembling. glory to our heroes. a lonely ukrainian warplane thunders overhead. the front lines are just a town away to the north. and a defiant blitz spirit is growing here too, as the bombs fall at random in places like this. seizing this corner of eastern ukraine, with its close ties to russia was sup poised to be an easier task for the kremlin's blundering army. but blundering goes on. translation: mr; blundering goes on. translation: g , , ., , blundering goes on. translation: g , , ., translation: my shop is hardly a strateuic translation: my shop is hardly a strategic target _ translation: my shop is hardly a strategic target says _ translation: my shop is hardly a strategic target says lilia - translation: my shop is hardly a strategic target says lilia with i strategic target says lilia with contempt. and all this is stiffening the resolve of ukrainian soldiers. soldiers. we met this tank unit, holding their ground at a spot where russia has been trying to breakthrough. they bad by need better equipment. but they have other strengths. tote better equipment. but they have other strengths.— better equipment. but they have other strengths. we are unity. we fiuht other strengths. we are unity. we fi . ht for other strengths. we are unity. we fight for our _ other strengths. we are unity. we fight for our independence. - other strengths. we are unity. we fight for our independence. from | fight for our independence. from russia. russian soldiers fight for money. they don't as much as we're. tugses have been pounding the front line positions for weeks now but the big picture here is that the kremlin's offensive has largely stalled. they have taken hardly any significant towns and the ukrainians are making them pay a heavy price for every scrap of land. further out in no—man's land ukrainian volunteers collect the abandoned bodies of russian soldiers. too many to count, according to alexei. translation: t alexei. translation: .., �* alexei. translation: , ., translation: i can't see how the russian army _ translation: i can't see how the russian army can _ translation: i can't see how the russian army can keep _ translation: i can't see how the russian army can keep going, i translation: i can't see how the russian army can keep going, it i translation: i can't see how the russian army can keep going, it isj russian army can keep going, it is losing so many men. i don't understand this madness. back at the village ivan's parliament sir is —— father is still inconsolable. but his widow brings their five—year—old son to the grave side. he was a stubborn man and a good man she say, soundings are lieutenants now, as the struggle for the donbas grounds on. grounds on. andrew harding in eastern ukraine. prisoner of war casting from the centre of nip, which has become a vital humanitarian hub during this war, as key resources and supplies come in from the west, they are helping to support the flow of refugees coming from their towns and villages in eastern ukraine, where russian attacks are intensifying. as people try to qua about their dale live, the sirens which sound day in, day out are a constant reminder of the war. and an even bigger reminder days ago, when cruise missiles slammed into the centre of this city. i have been speaking to people about life in a war zone. in the heats of bat al, iron clad commitment on the home front. —— battle. they are make plates for body arm yourin they are make plates for body arm your in this furnace. tie they are make plates for body arm your in this furnace.— your in this furnace. he calls himself talisman, _ your in this furnace. he calls himself talisman, celebrity. himself talisman, celebrity blacksmith. artist, activist. activist. and entertainer. now his prehistoric techniques and cutting—edge technology help defend ukraine. even periscopes for trenches. translation: , , trenches. translation: , trenches. translation: y , translation: everybody is playing their art to translation: everybody is playing their part to achieve _ translation: everybody is playing their part to achieve victory - translation: everybody is playing their part to achieve victory as i their part to achieve victory as soon as possible. what is happening in ukraine, in mariupol and soon as possible. what is happening in ukraine, in mariupoland donbas is horrific, it is very painful. no—one can see that and do nothing. there is a big aid effort too. dnipro is a first stop for families fleeing russia's growing onslaught to the east. on this street alone, a queue for cash hand outs and hygiene kits. and a shelter. a safe space for kids to be kids. anna, just arrived last night. she lost her mother to illness. her home to war. at a loss for words. then this. when you are in a place where are trying to forget the war we have heard there has been a missile landed close by, the air—raid sirens have sounded so like enelse here we are going to the bomb shelter. there is no escape for anna. two days before, russia's cruise missiles slammed into this bridge and a railway facility. shattering weeks of quiet here. several hours drive from the main front lines, at moments you might forget there is a war. not for long. many who move here quickly move on. they wait for the night train heading west. some with only the clothes they wear, the memories they carry, of lives left behind in eastern ukraine. translation: t behind in eastern ukraine. translation:— behind in eastern ukraine. translation: ., ., ., , translation: i had to leave my rovince translation: i had to leave my province because _ translation: i had to leave my province because of— translation: i had to leave my province because of the - translation: | had to leave my| province because of the bombing, translation: | had to leave my i province because of the bombing, it was really scary. when everything is whizzing by and you are in the basement. we didn't want to leave, we had to do it because of my daughter. i left my town to protect my daughter's life. the daughter. i left my town to protect my daughter's life.— my daughter's life. the train arrives from _ my daughter's life. the train arrives from the _ my daughter's life. the train arrives from the east. - my daughter's life. the train arrives from the east. now, | my daughter's life. the train i arrives from the east. now, the poorest and weakest pushed out by war. so many people on the move, some arriving here in dnipro, others moves on, none of them know what has been left behind now in their homes in eastern ukraine, none of them sure what lies ahead. on the city's edge, a testament to loss. flags mark every new drive in russia's war. new graves already dug for what is still to come. vlodomir serving on the front line, rushes for gnardi. hello my dear, we saw each other last time. they built homes together, went into battle together. were separated. tt is together. were separated. it is scary there. — together. were separated. it is scary there. it _ together. were separated. it is scary there, it is _ together. were separated. tt 3 scary there, it is scary here. no—one wants this. i don't want my two daughters to see this. thy, two daughters to see this. a grievous war many thought could never happen, now no—one knows when and how it can ever end. ukrainian loss losses continue to mount, so do russian losses and today on the day of victory day in russia, president putin did not use the occasion either to say that he saw a way out of this war, or that he was going to intensify it. just a very clear signal that this is a war which looks set to go on and on. we less have more of special coverage throughout the day, but now back to you in london. and the uk defence secretary has been speaking about the situation, the invasion of ukraine in a very hard hitting speech, his comments included accuses president putin of hijacking russia's proud history. we will have more later in the programme. in the meantime let us turn our attention to the other main news now. the northern ireland secretary will meet leaders of the five main political parties at stormont today, and urge them to agree a power—sharing governement as soon as possible. sinn fein won the most seats in last week's election, the first time a nationalist party has ever done that. the party won 27 out of 90 seats in thursday's poll — and are entitled to the position of first minister. it would be the first time a non—unionist party has held northern ireland's top position. however, sinn fein vice—president michelle o'neill will not become first minister unless the dup, now the second largest party, nominate for the position of deputy first minister. this clip contains some flash photography. tote this clip contains some flash photography-— this clip contains some flash photography. this clip contains some flash -hotoara-h .~ ., ., photography. we are here on monday mornin: on photography. we are here on monday morning on day _ photography. we are here on monday morning on day one, _ photography. we are here on monday morning on day one, ready _ photography. we are here on monday morning on day one, ready to - photography. we are here on monday morning on day one, ready to start i morning on day one, ready to start delivering for the people of northern ireland. today we will be heating with the leaders of the other parties and we will be getting things organised because i want us to sit down, get the negotiations under way and a programme for government and a budget, and i want to see us get government up and running as quickly as possible. we are proud of the vote to has been given to alliance, we recognise we have been given a huge responsibility and we fwend to live up responsibility and we fwend to live up to that. this is a good day for northern ireland, if we can get this assembly up and running, that is sour intention, our aim and that is what we are here to do this morning, i hope other parties come with that attitude. our correspondent, danjohnson, is in belfast this morning. where does this leave then, the governance of northern ireland? probably on hold for the foreseeable future, if the democratic un nhses won't agree to share power with sinn fein, they will be no first minister installed, no deputy first minister, no minister at all, there will be no functioning executive. no decisions can be made. the dup is holding out over its objections to the northern ireland protocol, the trade rules that were left after brexit which mean goods coming from great britain into northern ireland get checked there, that was all designed to stop a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland but the unionists feel it is weakened northern ireland's place in the united kingdom, and that it is badly affected businesses and the economy in northern ireland, so until they see changes on those protocol rules they say they are not going to agree to resume power—sharing government here, the uk government has to negotiate any changes to the protocol with the european union, and government ministers have been saying they will seek that, they will try and fix it but they have been negotiating for the best part of the last year without progress and this morning the mood from the european union has been they have already shown flexibility over the way the protocol operates but they are prepared to discuss it. one senior diplomat said the uk government needed to dial down the rhetoric and expectations should be not ray —— moderated. so it is difficult to see how there will be a brick through there, and we could be looking at paralysis in the political system for as long as six months. thank you dan for explaining that for us, danjohnson, our correspondent in belfast. joining me now is allison morris, columnist at the belfast telegraph. alison, it seems to me we have a situation here where the biggest party sinn fein wants changes to the northern ireland protocol that would align northern ireland more closely with ireland, the dup would like the protocol changes so that and it aligned northern ireland more with the uk, how do they square that almost impossible circle. dan the uk, how do they square that almost impossible circle. dan good a aood 'ob almost impossible circle. dan good a aood “0b of almost impossible circle. dan good a good job of explaining _ almost impossible circle. dan good a good job of explaining what - almost impossible circle. dan good a good job of explaining what is - almost impossible circle. dan good a good job of explaining what is a i good job of explaining what is a complicated situation. the opposition is not one that is linked to how the protocol is working it is more do with sovereignty, the fact they feel it is pushing them into a sort of economic united ireland, the other party, the main party, the ulster unionist party, the alliance party agree the protocol needs changes because there are some aspects that are inefficient and cost businesses mourne but they don't think it should be scrapped is and think it's a necessary part of the agreement. the issue that the dup have is they are relying on the british government coming to their aid by triggering article 5016, or by introducing legislation which was hinted at earlier this year which would override the protocol. that is not looking likely, the eu and as we heard the war in ukraine, they have other issues that are not necessarily going to be reflected in a negotiation to do with the protocol in the near future, but where does that leave us locally? the dup are saying they will not nominate to the executive, therefore we can't have a functioning government until the appropriate changes in the protocol, is that going to happen? are the british government going to do something to bail them out and save face? but the fact is too the other main parties are elected so the vast bulk of the electorate in northern ireland voted for parties who are in fayre of retaining the protocol, so there is no real big push in terms of the public of northern ireland, to have the protocol scrapped, right now, up at stormont we have all the main parties apart from the dup have showed up first day of school if you like to show the new teams that were elected. the secretary of state is visiting him, is going to visit and talk with the party leaders and the public in general, the mood we frieling in the belfast telegraph among readers is they want the executive up and running, the cost of living was the biggest issue in this election, there is £240 million resting in the account of stormont, which is for people who are struggling most in terms of fuel and feud and that can't be allocated where there is no executive. so the dup will come under pressure, under serious pressure to find a way to get themselves back into the executive and get that government functioning. t executive and get that government functionina. ., , ., , executive and get that government functioning-— functioning. i mean, you must be, ou hear functioning. i mean, you must be, you hear from _ functioning. i mean, you must be, you hear from your _ functioning. i mean, you must be, you hear from your reader, - functioning. i mean, you must be, you hear from your reader, you i functioning. i mean, you must be, i you hear from your reader, you know you hearfrom your reader, you know they are feeling what they make of it, it all, what do they make of what is going on? is there is a for goodness' sake sort it out and get on with governing or is there appreciation this is such a delicate and in tractable political situation?— and in tractable political situation? ~ ., �* ., situation? well, mine i don't want to dismiss people's _ situation? well, mine i don't want to dismiss people's fears - situation? well, mine i don't want to dismiss people's fears in - situation? well, mine i don't want to dismiss people's fears in the i to dismiss people's fears in the unionist community, it is genuine, but the fact this election was historic and that sinn fein have been returned as the largest party, the first time that has happened in the first time that has happened in the history of northern ireland, our state is 101 years old this year and has had a unionist as the large party, but also look at the growth of the middle groan, what we call the alliance party who don't designate as unionist or nationalist, they tend to attract voters from that small unionist community, they are people who want this place to work, they are happy to remain in the uk, they don't want to remain in the uk, they don't want to see a change to the constitutional status of northern ireland, but they do want to see a functioning government. we have the longest health waiting list anywhere in the uk, it is over 300,000 people waiting to see a consultant for the first time, all of this is unacceptable and these are the type of things i think people want to address. when people come out and vote in an election i think that is what they vote for, you know, those bread and butter issue, the protocol was maybe third our fourth down the list, even among unionists so i think the dup have drawn this red line for return to stormont but that red line i think they are going to have to erase soon because otherwise, the only other option is we have another election, i have spent two days standing in a draughty counting centre i am not looking forward to another one. if there is another election they stand to be further punished by the electorate who are moving towards the middle ground more and more, we can see that growth of the people who don't define themselves as unionist or national list, it would be a great risk to do another election, they need to find a compromise, they really do. thank you alison morris. labour's shadow health secretary, wes streeting, has said it's simply not true that sir keir starmer is avoiding scrutiny over claims he broke rules on lockdown gatherings. sir keir has cancelled an appearance today where he would have faced questions from journalists. durham police have reopened an investigation into whether covid rules were broken at a campaign planning event in the city last year. earlier this morning the shadow health & social care secretary wes streeting denied the labour leader was avoiding questions on the matter, after cancelling a planned speech today. you know, when you go on visits around the country, as i think lisa nandy said yesterday morning, a senior politician like keir starmer, you don'tjust rock up in a place like durham, wander around a bit aimlessly and then hope for the best. everything is planned, everything is arranged, and it's totally reasonable that during the course of the day, time will be set aside for dinner, and it doesn't contradict anything that keir has said all the way along about the fact that, you know, he was in durham during an election campaign, had some dinner, carried on working, and ijust don't understand the controversy. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, is in westminster. raise yeats a turn round from the lead ebb of the opposition being on the attack, the offensive on the prime minister's breaking of lockdown rules, defend serve he may have broken lockdown rules. yes. lockdown rules, defend serve he may have broken lockdown rules. yes, the tables have — have broken lockdown rules. yes, the tables have turned _ have broken lockdown rules. yes, the tables have turned to _ have broken lockdown rules. yes, the tables have turned to an _ have broken lockdown rules. yes, the tables have turned to an extent, i tables have turned to an extent, although keir starmer and his supporters argue there is just know equivalence between the claims he is facing and the police investigation into that event in april last year, into that event in april last year, in durham and the ongoing partygate saga of multiple events in downing street and other us what buildings having broken covid rules. keir starmer has given a simple straightforward defence that event was a work event, he ate between work commitments, and that no rules were broken. the trouble he has, though, is that now that police investigation is under way, and in the run—up to it, further information has come to light and different versions of events are coming out about what happened. you had that memo published in the mail on sunday yesterday which showed that the take away was planned, in advance and there was time carved out for it at the end of the evening and a source telling us here at bbc news it wasn't true to say as keir starmer claimed he returned to work after eating. all these questions will face, will continue to fall keir starmer way and they did as he left his house in london this morning. reporter: ~ ,,., , reporter: mr starmer will you resign if ou are reporter: mr starmer will you resign if you are fineded? _ saying nothing there as you could see and here. here is going, we assume, probably coming to his office here in westminster or maybe doing some constituency work. here is not going was a planned speech which he was due to make at the institute for government think tank here in central london. that was cancelled at short notice. we were told by a spokesperson that plans change. one other denial from the city of durham labour mp who was with sir keira starmer on that night in april last year. she has hit back against accusations that some of her staff were drunk, saying they are not true and she already said her and her team were working during a very busy period and she believes that she and her staff broke no rules. claims emerging that the defence stays the same. yesterday was a beautiful day. outbreaks of rain across scotland, parts of northern england, wales, to, a fresh day for northern ireland but still some warmth and hazy sunshine. tonight, a weatherfront will be crossing the country and we are expecting showers. some showers across northern ireland and wales and the contrast in temperatures from 80 degrees in stornoway to 14 in london and here is tomorrow. more cloud to start the day in the south but then we are in for a blustery day, blustery winds out there with sunny spells and showers, most frequent across western areas of the day. tomorrow in london up to 19 degrees. the following few days i think will remain on the breezy side with occasional showers. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: russian troops parade through red square as persistent putin seeks to be support for his war with ukraine. translation: today you are defending what your fathers and grandfathers i and great grandfathers were fighting for, who saw security of their country as their priority. the defence secretary accuses president putin and his inner circle of "mirroring" the "fascism and tyranny" of nazi germany. what he wants is the people to be awed. and i believe it is ongoing and unprovoked conflict in ukraine does nothing but dishonour those same soldiers. the uk's northern ireland secretary will hold talks with the stormont assembly�*s five main parties. he's urging them to form a government as soon as possible. the labour opposition leader, sir keir starmer, pulls out of an event where he was due to speak. durham police are investigating whether he broke lockdown rules last year at a gathering where he was pictured drinking a beer. just not entertaining the prospect that kier starmer is going to be fine. my frustration about this whole situation is that, you know, the conservative party with the daily mail and toe had thrown lots of moderate kier starmer for daily mail and toe had thrown lots of moderate kier starmerfor no other reason than they think that dragging down kier starmer, politics in general will get borisjohnson in general will get boris johnson off in general will get borisjohnson off the hook. in general will get borisjohnson off the hook. more than 20 charities call on the british government to halt plans to move millions of people onto a benefit called universal credit. mps call for more protection for child social media influencers who could be at risk of exploitation. and bbc news reveals how untreated sewage is being dumped illegally in rivers across the uk putting health and nature at risk. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly hamilton. despite being closer than ever to his fourth premier league title in five years, manchester city boss pep guardiola feels everyone is on liverpool's side in the title race. they hammered newcasle united 5—0 yesterday to move back to the top of the table. and need seven points from their three remaining games to be crowned champions. however, guardiola told journalists he felt everyone supports liverpool, the media and everyone. city are ahead in goal difference too now — which he also admitted could be important in these final games. the margin for liverpool are so tight so goal difference can happen so we didn't play the second had to to score. there are big chances to go through. important to win, of course, because it depends on that. important to win, of course, because it depends on that. there was another big win for frank lampard and everton who came from behind to win at leicester. their 2—1 victory moves them out of the bottom three. they've moved into 16th and have a game in hand over all the teams below them. we should enjoy results like that because they are huge and that is what we are in football for. it's ups and downs at times but by the time we get home tonight we had to move our minds onto watford. we are by no means say. far from move our minds onto watford. we are by no means say. farfrom being move our minds onto watford. we are by no means say. far from being safe at the moment and that is in our hand so we have to get straight back down to earth and focus on wednesday. arsenal are in the box seat to finish in the top four, eddie nketiah with both goals as they beat leeds 2—1 who drop into the bottom three arsenal face rivals spurs in the north london derby on thursday as the two slug it out for that final champions league spot. and talking of putting european disappointment behind them, west ham's hopes of qualifying for the europa league again next season were strengthened as they beat norwich 4—0. that results puts them within touching distance of manchester united in sixth. chelsea remain on course for a domestic double after winning a third straight women's super league title on a thrilling final day of the season. they had to beat manchester united — and did that thanks to two brilliant goals from sam kerr. emma hayes�* side will hope to lift more silverware in the fa cup final at wembley this weekend. it feels amazing. this has been really difficult. it has been up and down. we have lost lots of players to injury but we just kept fighting, kept grinding. so to finish it off like we did today makes it more special. europa league finalists rangers prevented celtic being named champions yesterday as they beat dundee united 2—0. afterjames tavernier�*s penalty, on—loan manchester united winger amad diallo made it 2—0 with 12 minutes remaining. dundee united are celtic�*s next opponents on wednesday, and a draw would be enough for them to seal the title. rangers women ended glasgow city's 14—year—hold on the scottish women's premier league to win their first title with a game to spare a goaless draw against their city rivals was enough to secure rangers first league title, in front of a sold out crowd at auchenhowie sale sharks director of rugby alex sanderson says the reduction in the premiership salary cap is making it harder for english teams to compete with french sides in europe. it comes after they were defeated 41—22 by racing 92 yesterday in the champions cup semi—finals. the premiership salary cap was cut by £1.4 million to £5 million at the start of 2021—22, compared to £8.5 million in the top 14. max verstappen closed the gap to formula one championship leader charles leclerc to 19 points by winning the first miami grand prix. the world champion started from third on the grid, but overtook the ferraris of carlos sainz and leclerc to lead the race from the start of the ninth lap. verstappen was heading towards a comfortable victory until britain's lando norris crashed and the safety car took away his advantage. he held off his rival over the remaining laps to take the chequered flag to become the first driver to win back to back races this season. george russell finished fifth a place ahead of his mercedes team mate lewis hamilton. that's all the sport for now. the defence secretary, ben wallace, has accused president putin and his inner circle of "mirroring" the "fascism and tyranny" of nazi germany. he said the russian president had made "fairytale claims" to justify the ukraine invasion. this morning, vladimir putin used russia's annual victory day parade to accuse nato of creating threats at russia's borders. mr wallace said "there can be no victory day, only dishonour and surely defeat in ukraine." through the invasion of ukraine, purton, his inner circle and generals are now mirroring fascism and have any of 77 years ago. repeating the errors of the last century's totalitarian regimes. they're showing the same disregard of human life, national sovereignty and the rules —based international system. the very system not least the united nations charter itself that we conceived together and for which we fought and were victorious together and hope of saving future generations from the scourge of war. they're unprovoked, illegal, they�* re unprovoked, illegal, senseless they're unprovoked, illegal, senseless and self—defeating invasion of ukraine, their attacks against innocent civilians and their homes. their widespread atrocities including the deliberate targeting of women and children, they all corrupt the memory of past sacrifices and russia both at once proud global reputation. the response to this study by the russian forces on the ground in ukraine has in itself be disgraceful display of self—preservation, doubling down on failure, anger, dishonesty and scapegoating. the behaviour of the russian general staff has shown that their own self—preservation comes first. war crimes, targeting civilians in the casualty rates in their own groups are all secondary concerns. dr aglaya snetkov, is an expert in russia and international politics at university college, london. what did you make of what we heard from president putin at the victory day parade which was a big build—up. what would your take on it? there was definitely _ what would your take on it? there was definitely a _ what would your take on it? there was definitely a big _ what would your take on it? there was definitely a big build-up. i what would your take on it? tt22 was definitely a big build—up. there are expectations whether president putin will talk about victory, whether announce globalisation or announce a war or talk about nuclear weapons. none of this happened. in a senseit weapons. none of this happened. in a sense it was almost anti—climactic. the focus was very defensive. the focus was very much on president putin explaining to the russian public why the russian military is fighting in ukraine and effectively it was defensive, it was blaming nato, blaming the west, it was blaming about the west, preparing to attack russia to ukraine and the russians almost having no choice but to defend themselves by conducting their operations in ukraine primarily in donbas so it is very different from the expectation that we all had. and in that sense we are still at the stage where we still don't know about what the russians are planning to do but we do know how they are currently justifying what they are doing there on the ground at the moment. 50 what they are doing there on the ground at the moment.— what they are doing there on the ground at the moment. so that is the, ou ground at the moment. so that is the. you know. — ground at the moment. so that is the, you know, what _ ground at the moment. so that is the, you know, what we - ground at the moment. so that is the, you know, what we heard i ground at the moment. so that is the, you know, what we heard in| the, you know, what we heard in moscow. in terms of the response and what we have just a moment ago from ben wallace the uk defence secretary, i mean, those were very robust comments. very, you know, very blunt words indeed. yes. robust comments. very, you know, very blunt words indeed.— very blunt words indeed. yes, and, interestingly. _ very blunt words indeed. yes, and, interestingly. i— very blunt words indeed. yes, and, interestingly, i am _ very blunt words indeed. yes, and, interestingly, i am assuming - very blunt words indeed. yes, and, interestingly, i am assuming the i interestingly, i am assuming the speech was written before ben wallace listened to president putin's speech. it was almost more bombastic and more robust than president putin's speech. in comparison, president putin's speech was almost soft as i think it is important that he made the speech on a number of counts. first of all, the timing was important for the bid came in the back of putin delivering his speech in moscow. it is important that britain is one victors in 1945, right? so britain and the soviet union is still in the same side back in 45. it is important but now the messaging is to criticise what the russians are doing but also to criticise their interpretation of victory day so this is very much britain, one of the victors, telling the russians, you know, you are misinterpreting ourjoint, and history. you are now desecrating the sort of common memory and what you are doing in ukraine to what nazi germany did in ukraine to what nazi germany did in ukraine in 19 40 is essentially so i think in that sense it is very, very important. at the same time, this is also the uk continuing to be at the forefront together with the us in reading the western kind of effort against the russian aggression in ukraine. i it is important, for example, that the uk had launched the latest round of sanctions, for example, announced today on the back of the speech. and this is very much, yes, the uk kind of trying to be at the forefront. it support to ukraine and against russian military aggression on the ground. otc ukraine and against russian military aggression on the ground.— aggression on the ground. ok. and liven what aggression on the ground. ok. and given what we _ aggression on the ground. ok. and given what we have _ aggression on the ground. ok. and given what we have heard - aggression on the ground. ok. and given what we have heard today i aggression on the ground. ok. and l given what we have heard today from both sides, does it give us any indication about the direction the go in from this point on? t indication about the direction the go in from this point on?- go in from this point on? i think the short end _ go in from this point on? i think the short end so _ go in from this point on? i think the short end so as _ go in from this point on? i think the short end so as may - go in from this point on? i think the short end so as may be i go in from this point on? i think i the short end so as may be widowed. there was a lot of speculation. within about the russians are planning on doing. in essence, peter never wants to reveal things publicly. so maybe we shouldn't been surprised. something to focus on is that putin's speech primarily focused on the donbas and i think thatis focused on the donbas and i think that is important because the invasion in february started off by focusing on denazification and the regime change across the whole of ukraine and it seems that russians war aims have actually narrowed. they have effectively recognised that their campaign across the whole of ukraine has failed. primarily on donbas. it is much narrower so from that we can conjure up that military campaign will focus primarily still in eastern ukraine. if there are for example any diplomatic negotiations again perhaps this will be primarily on donbas and the issues that we need to be concerned about such as the regime change, that is completely off the table. it is important that the uk continuing their support of ukraine and we are reminded from the western point of view it is now ukraine on the side. the west were very concerned when this started. that the russians the content take over ukraine. the mood has changed. and we now think that by supporting ukraine they can essentially push the russian back so these are the conclusions we can make at this stage but in practice we still have to look at what is going on in the ground, and donbas as we are entering a war of attrition on the ground. supermarket chain morrisons looks set to make a last minute deal to buy mccoll�*s convenience stores. the shops had been about to go into administration, with a more than a thousand stores and 16,000 workers at risk. no formal announcement has yet been made though. with me now is our business correspondent theo leggett. nothing has been officially announced yet but as we understand that it will protect the 16,000 jobs at mccall's. it will keep the 1100 orso at mccall's. it will keep the 1100 or so stores open and it will also involve the new owners taking on some £160 million worth of debt that mccall's has accrued so is it a really, between morrisons and another bidder owned by the billionaire is based blackburn who also control as to so on friday looked as though they were going to be the winner in this battle now looks as though morrisons has one. raw sewage was discharged into rivers in england nearly 375,000 times by water companies last year. the uk government says this is unacceptable and is promising a 40 % reduction by 2040. zoe conway has been speaking to �*citizen scientists�* who are taking samples from the waterways near their homes to find outjust how much sewage and other chemicals are in the water. people hear me love being on the water but many worry about what could be in it. t water but many worry about what could be in it.— could be in it. i find it upsetting when we are — could be in it. i find it upsetting when we are out _ could be in it. i find it upsetting when we are out and _ could be in it. i find it upsetting when we are out and we - could be in it. i find it upsetting when we are out and we see i could be in it. i find it upsetting - when we are out and we see condoms, toilet paper and excrement floating in the sea. , , , .,~ in the sea. this community is taking matters into — in the sea. this community is taking matters into their _ in the sea. this community is taking matters into their own _ in the sea. this community is taking matters into their own hand. - in the sea. this community is taking matters into their own hand. they i matters into their own hand. they call themselves citizen scientists and collecting water samples to be analysed for pharmaceuticals and pesticides. why notjust leave this to the environment agency? thea;r pesticides. why notjust leave this to the environment agency? they keep on sa in: to the environment agency? they keep on saying that — to the environment agency? they keep on saying that they're _ to the environment agency? they keep on saying that they're going _ to the environment agency? they keep on saying that they're going to - to the environment agency? they keep on saying that they're going to do i on saying that they're going to do something about it and year after year passes and it still seems to be the same _ year passes and it still seems to be the same problems. but year passes and it still seems to be the same problems.— the same problems. but it is not 'ust the the same problems. but it is not just the harbour _ the same problems. but it is not just the harbour as _ the same problems. but it is not just the harbour as people i the same problems. but it is not just the harbour as people are i just the harbour as people are concerned about. nearby is the weather. this is a chalk stream considered to be one of the vilest and most precious rivers in england. yet, for more than six months last year, untreated sewage was discharged into this riverfrom year, untreated sewage was discharged into this river from the local treatment works. citizen scientist rob bailey has been watching the discharging for days on end. , . , watching the discharging for days on end. , ., , ., ., , end. one starts to realise the neaative end. one starts to realise the negative impact _ end. one starts to realise the negative 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untreated into the river. said that as a film of bacteria _ untreated into the river. said that as a film of bacteria so _ untreated into the river. said that as a film of bacteria so they i untreated into the river. said that as a film of bacteria so they are i as a film of bacteria so they are feeding of the faeces coming out of that sewage treatment plant there as those of other chemicals coming out there on the other thing that is obvious, just a little way further upstream, you can see a lot of greenery on the river bed than downstream of the sewage treatment is just devoid of any plant life. southern water says: last year, southern water was fined £90 million for what the judge called a shocking and wholesale disregard for the environment. the environment agency they say we are working with southern water to reduce the impact to the river. the water is such an important part of peoples lives here, they are determined to protect it. they are impatient for change. the airport blamed staff shortages and now we�*re getting reports of more delays this morning. let us get details on this to my transport corresponding tojoins details on this to my transport corresponding to joins us now. what is going on? corresponding to “oins us now. what is going on?— corresponding to “oins us now. what is going on? yes, well, this morning at manchester _ is going on? yes, well, this morning at manchester airport _ is going on? yes, well, this morning at manchester airport and _ is going on? yes, well, this morning i at manchester airport and birmingham airport had been reports from passengers of long queues get in, to go through security. and if it is actually snaking outside the terminal buildings. now this morning but manchester and birmingham have said that actually those queueing processes do look long and passenger say it is taking them a long time to get through but the airports are insisting that this is a managed process. essentially, to reduce the probability or eliminate the probability or eliminate the probability of any actual crowds inside the building so the airports are saying this is a managed process. but it does come up against this backdrop of staff shortages. this has been a problem because, during the pandemic, airports and airlines cut back on staff because they were under such financial pressure now they are struggling to recruit enough, quickly enough, to cope with his big spike in demand for travel we have seen in the sea surface particularly over easter were more people were looking to get away and as they went to the airport we saw incidences of key is developing. manchester airport says this morning it was not there are some instances of keys and it says that it has said in the past week that it has said in the past week that actually staff recruitment is getting better. they say they have 500 people currently going through security training and vetting processes. birmingham airport has also said that it is training its newest recruitment officers and they will be on duty said but this shows the fact that we are seeing another flare—up again shows this is not an issue that is resolved quickly, is not resolved overnight and experts have said we are likely to see more instances of delays and submissions like this in the coming weeks before there is recruitment processes are fulfilled and actually there might be enough staff are going to cope number of passengers.— be enough staff are going to cope number of passengers. thank you very much. there was big news for doctor who fans this weekend, as ncuti gatwa was revealed as the 14th time lord. he joined stars of the small screen on the red carpet at the bafta tv awards last night. among the winners werejodie comer and sean bean picking up top acting prizes. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba was at the ceremony. a new doctor on the bafta red carpet. ncuti gatwa was announced in the role and he said he was keen to do justice to the part. this role is an institution and it�*s so iconic, and it means a lot to so many people, including myself. and so it makes everyone feel seen as well. it�*s something that everyone can enjoy. so i feel very grateful to have had the baton handed over and i�*m going to try to do my best. sex education. the netflix comedy drama that he�*s best known for follows a group of young people exploring areas, like sex and sexuality. ncuti plays the irrepressible eric. # how was lunch on the other side?# he was born in rwanda. his family came to the uk as refugees. he then grew up in scotland and went on to study drama, before his big break came in 2019 with sex education. i don�*t want you to be hurt. i'll be hurt either way. isn't it better to be who i am? his character being seen as aspirational for many viewers who felt that his experiences on screen mirrored many of theirs. it wasn�*t the perfect day for him. he was nominated for, but didn�*t win a bafta for best comedy performance. and it�*s a sin, a drama about the aids crisis, also failed to win a single prize. with falling ratings, award ceremonies often struggle to remain relevant. and many will fear that not rewarding a story, like this one, which was also a hit with audiences, could accelerate that downward trend. there was no big overall winner at the ceremony. the prison drama time won best miniseries and best actorfor sean bean. help, an intense story about a care home during the covid crisis won two awards, including best actress. jodie comerfor help. it wasn�*t lost on us, the duty of care that we had, you know. and to be able to speak to carers first hand and hear their experience and be kind of given that responsibility. you know, that they trusted us to do that, i think is what made the experience all the more special. i came away from filming help feeling like i�*d never had before from any otherjob. the must—see moment voted for by the public, went to rose and giovanni�*s silent strictly come dancing performance. it made me feel so proud. it made me quite emotional because deaf people have been fighting for better access. for their rights. and in the last few months, so much has changed. it's what we've been asking for years. and the fact that it's happening is how powerful tv can do. i'm going on record| at school as saying, "why should i learn algebra? i've no intention i of ever going there." while bafta�*s highest accolade, the fellowship, was presented to sir billy connolly. i couldn�*t be happier. it�*s made me such a happy man. getting these good attendance medals now that my career�*s out the window. it�*s lovely talking to you. cheerio. lizo mzimba, bbc news. a different story today for some buzz. outbreaks of rain across scotland, parts of northern england, wales, two, first day for northern ireland but still warmth and hazy sunshine a little bit further towards the east and the south of england. tonight a weather front will be crossing the country to the north. we are expecting showers. at the end of the night some showers across northern england and wales and the contrast in temperatures from 8 degrees in stornoway to 14 in london. here is tomorrow. more cloud at least to start the day in the south. then we are in for a blustery day. really gusty winds out there with more sunny spells and showers. most frequent across northern and western areas of the uk and a fresh day in glasgow, 13. tomorrow in london up 19 degrees and in the following few days it will remain on the breezy side with occasional showers. this is bbc news. the headlines. russian troops parade through red square, as president putin seeks to boost support for his war against ukraine. translation: today you are defending what your fathers and grandfathers i and great grandfathers were fighting for, who saw security of their country as their priority. the defence secretary ben wallace accuses president putin and his inner circle of "mirroring" the "fascism and tyranny" of nazi germany. you know what president putin wants is the russian people in the world to be awed and intimidated by the ongoing memorial to militarism. and i believe that this ongoing and unprovoked conflict in ukraine does nothing but dishonour those same soldiers. the uk�*s northern ireland secretary will hold talks with the stormont assembly�*s five main parties. he�*s urging them to form a government as soon as possible. labour�*s leader, sir keir starmer, pulls out of an event where he was due to speak. durham police are investigating whether he broke lockdown rules last year at a gathering where he was pictured drinking a beer. more than 20 charities call on the british government to halt plans to move millions of people onto a benefit called universal credit. president putin has sought to justify the invasion of ukraine at a speech during the victory day parade in the red square in moscow. he said the attack had been the right decision, alleging with no evidence that nato had been exploring lands close to russia and that kyiv might get nuclear weapons. we are in centre east ukraine several hours from the main front line in russia�*s war against ukraine. day 75 of russia�*s war, but president putin still refers to it as special military operation. security has been tightened across this city today in anticipation that russia would use its may 9th victory day occasion to intensify its attacks in towns and cities across ukraine. victory day in russia is one of the most important days in the russian calendar, the moment when russia marks the soviet victory over nazi germany in the second world war but the honours the sacrifices of soviet citizens, a staggering 27 million lives lost in that war. and now, all minds are focussed on this war in ukraine. the great anticipation as to what president putin will have to say today, would through be any hints over whether this war could be brought to an end or would it intensify, let us look at the latest development with this report from richard galpin. the military parade here on red square. a commemoration of the victory over nazi germany, in the second world war. but it comes in the midst of a full assault on ukraine, ordered by president putin, claiming without any evidence, that ukraine needed to be denazify pud and nato was posing a threat by exploring lands close to russia. russia. punishing operation in donbas to intrude on our historic land, in kyiv they were saying that they might get nuclear weapons, and nato started exploring the lands close to us. and that became an obvious threat to our country, and to our borders. �* .., . , borders. but concerns he might declare victory _ borders. but concerns he might declare victory today, _ borders. but concerns he might declare victory today, or - borders. but concerns he might declare victory today, or ramp i borders. but concerns he might i declare victory today, or ramp up the fighting with a full mobilisation of the russian armed forces have not materialised. the war which he expected to be over quickly has now turned instead into a battle of attrition which could continue for in months if not longer. experts say it was badly planned. the russian failure is related to the fact they haven�*t planned at all to be in this type of war, we have to be in this type of war, we have to remember that the, yes, the russian intelligence services underperformed to put it mildly. in ukraine, president zelensky, who has been praised for his handling of the war seemed determined his country will not be lost to the russians. country will not be lost to the russians-— country will not be lost to the russians. . ., , ., ., ., russians. we are proud of our ancestors _ russians. we are proud of our ancestors who _ russians. we are proud of our ancestors who defeated i russians. we are proud of our. ancestors who defeated nazism, russians. we are proud of our- ancestors who defeated nazism, and we won't allow anyone to annex this victory, we will not allow it to be appropriate rated. but in the meantime destruction and loss of life across the country continues. —— appropriate rated. the bbc�*s russia editor steve rosenberg was the bbc�*s russia editor steve resenberg was in the bbc�*s russia editer steve resenberg was in red square this morning for the military parade and that speech. he has reported on many victery day events and he reports on the significance of this occasion. victery day may 9th is probably the biggest natienal victery day may 9th is probably the biggest national holiday in russia, when this country marks the defeat of nazi germany by the soviet union. but it is netjust abeut of nazi germany by the soviet union. but it is netjust about the past, it is very much about the present. this is a chance for russia to shew eff its military might and to try to rally the public reund eff its military might and to try to rally the public round the government, reund rally the public round the government, round the flag and that gevernment, round the flag and that is is especially impertanter this year as russia's military effensive year as russia's military offensive in ukraine centinues. new the heavy stuff is coming, the military hard wear, you can feel red square rumbling, as all of this gees past. but of course, parading yeur past. but of course, parading your latest military hard rare an marching theusands latest military hard rare an marching thousands of troops acress red square, that does not automatically make you an autematically make you an internationally respected internatienally respected superepewer. the thing is that the kremlin�*s decisien superepewer. the thing is that the kremlin�*s decision to attack ukraine has sparked glebal cendemnatien and sanctions and is turning russia inte sanctions and is turning russia into a pariah and russia has been suffering, military setbacks in ukraine. there was a let speculatien ahead of victory day when president putin weuld ahead of victory day when president putin would use hiss speech on red square to announce a poll se putin would use hiss speech on red square to announce a poll so i change regarding his special military operation, we didn't hear that. at this point in time, our troops are fighting for our children in the denbas. for troops are fighting for our children in the donbas.— in the donbas. for the security of our motherland, _ in the donbas. for the security of our motherland, russia. - in the donbas. for the security of our motherland, russia. so - in the donbas. for the security of our motherland, russia. so the l our motherland, russia. so the arade is our motherland, russia. so the parade is over, _ our motherland, russia. so the parade is over, this _ our motherland, russia. so the parade is over, this celebration | our motherland, russia. so the i parade is over, this celebration of parade is ever, this celebration of a glorious victery, parade is ever, this celebration of a glorious victory, 77 years age. but so far, the kremlin hasn't secured the victory it wanted, and expected in ukraine. the bbc�*s russia editer steve resenberg en the bbc�*s russia editer steve resenberg on a moment that has been watched reund resenberg on a moment that has been watched round the world, including next deer here in neighbouring ukraine, there has been tyingened security acress ukraine, there has been tyingened security across this country teday, security across this country today, some cities and towns are under curfew in anticipation russia ceuld curfew in anticipation russia could use this moment, may 9th to intensify its artillery, and air attacks against russian tewns intensify its artillery, and air attacks against russian towns and cities, let us go to lviv, the city clese cities, let us go to lviv, the city close to the polish berder, cities, let us go to lviv, the city close to the polish border, in the west. jee inweed, it must be a bit of relief there that there were no attacks, that lviv has seen in the past on a day like today? i mean, ou past on a day like today? i mean, you pretty — past on a day like today? i mean, you pretty much _ past on a day like today? i mean, you pretty much can't _ past on a day like today? i mean, you pretty much can't be - you pretty much can't be geegraphically further from the front line than we are here in lviv, but even here, inner this most western ef but even here, inner this most western of cities, there was concern yesterday about recket attack, missile attack, semething happening. we were warned by our local team here, they said you might eccasienally net here, they said you might eccasienally not take the air—raid siren serieusly eccasienally not take the air—raid siren seriously but tonight, de. eccasienally not take the air—raid siren seriously but tonight, do. we were prepared for it but in the end, as you say nothing happened really quite the relief. yes, even president zelensky yesterday teek yes, even president zelensky yesterday took time to tell ukrainian citizens take the air—raid sirens serieusly, there could be something very serious that would put your life at risk, that also created the sense that today, of course we must be cautious teday course we must be cautious today is net course we must be cautious today is not ever yet. it is 2.00 in the afternoon here, there still could be afterneen here, there still could be the kind of attacks that president zelensky and many others have been werried zelensky and many others have been worried about.— worried about. yes, this ises as i said it is something _ worried about. yes, this ises as i said it is something there - worried about. yes, this ises as i said it is something there really l said it is something there really has been the build up towards. there was talk of a large number of ships with cruise missile ceming was talk of a large number of ships with cruise missile coming into the black sea a couple of days age, in general the mood music has been extreme caution, as you say the day is net extreme caution, as you say the day is not often. one thing i thought was interesting about president zelensky�*s speech, it shouldn't be surprising i guess but spirit of defiance that has come to characterise him and it is important to say that as much as the mood music has been of caution, it is also of being, of standing firm and net also of being, of standing firm and not being cewed by this russian aggressien. yes, and of course it underlines again, jee, frem yes, and of course it underlines again, jee, from the very beginning and even before this invasien again, jee, from the very beginning and even before this invasion of ukraine has been a guessing game, trying to anticipate what the next move, the next statement by president putin will be, and yet again, this has been emphasised teday, where it hasn't turned out the way so many expected. yes, think one of the things we should remember is that time and again the russians have said thing, things have been predicted abeut things have been predicted about what they would do. they have denied it and a couple of days later dene it and a couple of days later done the thing that was predicted. the most obvious is the start of this whole war as they call it the whele war as they call it the special military operation, that was predicted many days in advance by western intelligence agency, the russians denied, they ridiculed that would happen and went ahead and did it. se tee... problem with sound even while pictures of the ground troops engaged in that cembat, they treeps engaged in that cembat, they were denying it was taking place, so i think it does explain why people did disbelief the russian denials they were going to declare war, it was very heavily predicted they would ce—that te was very heavily predicted they would ce—that to have this mass weuld ce—that to have this mass mebilisatien, in the end it hasn't come to pass but the russians can't be surprised that people didn't believe them. jee inweed reperting believe them. jee inweed reporting from lviv, thank you for jee inweed reporting from lviv, thank you ferjeining us, you join us here in dnipre, we are in the centre east of ukraine in a city of nearly one million people which has been transformed into a logistic and humanitarian hub during these russian attacks against ukraine, reseurces russian attacks against ukraine, resources are flewing russian attacks against ukraine, resources are flowing in here from aid agency 5 erganisatiens resources are flowing in here from aid agency 5 organisations in ukraine and round the world to support the many families who arrive here, it is one of the first steps for people fleeing russia's enslaught and growing cencentratien enslaught and growing concentration of fighting ferces enslaught and growing concentration of fighting forces and fire power in the east of ukraine. but even here the east of ukraine. but even here the air—raid sirens eften seund the east of ukraine. but even here the air—raid sirens eften sound but it has been relatively quiet, quiet that was shattered a few days age when cruise missiles slammed into the centre of the city. we have been reperting here in dnipre te the centre of the city. we have been reperting here in dnipre to see what lines of is like in this war zone. in the heat of battle, irenclad commitment on the heme frent. they're making plates for body armeur in this furnace. he calls himself talisman. celebrity, blacksmith, artist, celebrity blacksmith, artist, activist and entertainer. new, his prehisteric techniques and cutting—edge technology help defend ukraine. even periscepes fer trenches. translation: everybody is playing their part to achieve victory - as seen as possible. what's happening in ukraine, in mariupel, in denbas, is herrific. it's very painful. ne—ene can see that and do nothing. there's a big aid effert tee. dnipre is a first step for families fleeing russia's grewing enslaught to the east. on this street alone, a queue for cash handouts and hygiene kits. and a shelter. a safe space for kids to be kids. anna just arrived last night. she lest her mother to illness, her heme to war. at a less for words. then this... just when you're in a place where they're trying to forget the war, we've just heard that there's been a missile that's landed close by. the air raid sirens have sounded, so like everyone else here, including the children, we're going to the bomb shelter. there's no escape for anna. two days before, russia's cruise missiles slammed into this bridge and a railway facility, shattering weeks of quiet here, several heurs' drive from the main front lines. at mements, you might even ferget there's a war. net for long. many who move here quickly move en. they wait for the night train heading west. seme with only the clothes they wear, the memories they carry of lives left behind in eastern ukraine. translation: | had to leave my| province because of the bombing. it was really scary. when everything is whizzing by and you're in a basement. we didn't want to leave. we had to do it because of my daughter. i left my town to protect my daughter's life. the train arrives from the east, new the poorest and weakest pushed out by war. se many people on the move. seme arriving here in dnipre, ethers meving en. none of them knew what's been left behind new in their homes in eastern ukraine, none of them sure what lies ahead. on the city's edge, a testament to less. flags mark every new grave in russia's war. new graves already dug for what's still to come. veledymyr, on leave from the front line, searching for gennady. "hello, my dear," he tells him. "we saw each other in barvinkeve last time. how could this happen?" they built homes tegether, went into battle tegether, were separated. translation: it's scary there. it's scary here. ne—ene wants this. i don't want my two daughters to see this. a grieveus war many thought could never happen. new ne—ene knows when and how it can ever end. lyse deucet, bbc news, dnipre. ne sense teday ne sense today as was widely anticipated that perhaps president putin ceuld anticipated that perhaps president putin could give some indication teday putin could give some indication today about whether there would be a way out of this war, or whether it was going to be a war witheut end, but in emphasising te was going to be a war witheut end, but in emphasising to russian seldiers they were fighting on the heme land of russia, he sent a strong signal again that this is a war that leeks set to grind en strong signal again that this is a war that leeks set to grind on and en. we will continue our special ceverage netjust frem dnipre, but acress ukraine, but for new, back to you in london. labeur�*s shadew health secretary, wes streeting, has said it's simply not true that sir keir starmer is aveiding scrutiny ever claims he broke rules on leckdewn gatherings. sir keir has cancelled an appearance teday where he would have faced questions from jeurnalists. durham police have reepened an investigation into whether cevid rules were broken at a campaign planning event in the city last year. you knew, when you go on visits around the country, as i think lisa nandy said yesterday morning, a senior pelitician like keir starmer, yeu den�*tjust reck up in a place like durham, wander around a bit aimlessly and then hope for the best. everything is planned, everything is arranged, and it's totally reasonable that during the course of the day, time will be set aside for dinner, and it doesn't centradict anything that keir has said all the way along about the fact that, you knew, he was in durham during an election campaign, had some dinner, carried on working, and ijust don't understand the controversy. earlier our political cerrespendent jenathan blake gave us this update. the tables have turned to an extent, altheugh keir starmer and his supporters argue there is knew supperters argue there is knew equivalence between the claims he is facing and the police investigation into that event in april last year into that event in april last year in durham and the ongoing partygate saga of multiple events in dewning saga of multiple events in downing street and ether whitehall buildings having breken cevid rules. nevertheless keir starmer has given a straightforward defence that that event was a worker vent, he ate between work cemmitments, event was a worker vent, he ate between work commitments, and that no rules were broken, the trouble he has, theugh, no rules were broken, the trouble he has, though, is that new that police investigation is under way, and in the run—up to it, further information has come to light and different versions are coming out about what happened. yeu different versions are coming out about what happened. you had that meme published in the mail on sunday yesterday, which clearly showed that the take away was planned in advance and there was time carved out for it at the end of the evening and a source telling us here at bbc news seurce telling us here at bbc news it wasn't true to te seurce telling us here at bbc news it wasn't true to to say as keir starmer claimed he returned to work after eating. all these questions will face, will continue to fall keir starmer�*s way and they did as he left his house in london this morning. mr he left his house in london this morninu. ~ ,, ., ,, he left his house in london this morninu. ~ ,, . ,, , morning. mr starmer will you resign toda if morning. mr starmer will you resign today if you — morning. mr starmer will you resign today if you are _ morning. mr starmer will you resign today if you are fined? _ saying nething saying nothing there, as you would see and hear, where he was going, we assume, prebably ceming see and hear, where he was going, we assume, prebably coming to his office ear in westminster er assume, prebably coming to his office ear in westminster or maybe effice ear in westminster or maybe deing effice ear in westminster or maybe doing some censtituency werk effice ear in westminster or maybe doing some censtituency work where he wasn't going was a planned speech which he was due to make at the institute for government think—tank here in central london, that was cancelled at short notice, we are told enly cancelled at short notice, we are told only by a spokesperson for keir teld only by a spokesperson for keir starmer that plans change. one other denialfrem mary foi, the city starmer that plans change. one other denial from mary foi, the city of durham labeur denial from mary foi, the city of durham labour mp whe denial from mary foi, the city of durham labour mp who was with him on that night in april last year, she has hit back against accusatiens seme has hit back against accusatiens some of her staff were drunk, saying that they are net some of her staff were drunk, saying that they are not true, and she said she has already said her and her team were working during a very busy peried team were working during a very busy period and she believes she and her staff breke ne rule, se claims merging but the defence stays the same from keir starmer and his team. jenathan blake at westminster. merph more than 20 charities have called on the government to halt plans to move millions of people ente universal credit benefits. the department for work and pensions aims to move claimants who currently receive legacy benefits — such as empleyment and support allewance — to the new system. but leading charities warn the enferced switchever could leave seme vulnerable people "unable to pay their bills". what are the specific concerns about this, this move across to the new type of system?— this, this move across to the new type of system? well, as you will be aware, type of system? well, as you will be aware. the — type of system? well, as you will be aware, the context _ type of system? well, as you will be aware, the context for _ type of system? well, as you will be aware, the context for the _ type of system? well, as you will be aware, the context for the move - type of system? well, as you will be aware, the context for the move is l aware, the context for the move is cost of living crisis, se aware, the context for the move is cost of living crisis, so people are worried are about how they will pay werried are about how they will pay the bills. this move is going to affect seme the bills. this move is going to affect some of the poorest people in our country, on old style benefit, and our concerns are that the government is basically saying that people be given three months to de the move, they will have their existing benefits cut eff, and possibly if they haven't managed to pessibly if they haven't managed to make the move or haven't applied, they will be left without any money, and as you will appreciate, things are bad enough for people without having this axe ever their heads, and the people we are talking about ceuld and the people we are talking about could be people who are going to, who experience mental health difficulties, learning disabilities, the government's net difficulties, learning disabilities, the government's not talking about putting any safeguards in place, to make sure that it doesn't leave vulnerable people who are going to struggle to apply for an online benefit witheut struggle to apply for an online benefit without any funds. although, the government's _ benefit without any funds. although, the government's own _ benefit without any funds. although, the government's own calculations i the government's ewn calculatiens suggest that 1.4 million people will be better eff, they say by £220 a month, when they move on the universal credit, which presumably they are net universal credit, which presumably they are not getting that extra they are entitled to at the moment. are there not some people helped by the move? it’s there not some people helped by the move? �* , t, there not some people helped by the move? �* , ., , i there not some people helped by the move? ,. ,, move? it's a mixed picture, because the benefits — move? it's a mixed picture, because the benefits system _ move? it's a mixed picture, because the benefits system very _ move? it's a mixed picture, because| the benefits system very complicated and there will undoubtedly be winners and losers i am sure, but the fact is that gevernment�*s get to ask itself why disabled people are so anxieus ask itself why disabled people are so anxious about moving to universal se anxious about moving to universal credit, because for some of them, although they will get pretectiens, their existing benefit alse although they will get pretectiens, their existing benefit also be protected at the level they are, pretected at the level they are, these will be ereded after some time, so, ithink these will be ereded after some time, so, i think the government needs to ask itself why disabled people aren't clameuring te needs to ask itself why disabled people aren't clameuring to go to universal credit, and the answer is, because people will feel they will lose out, people are anxious about claiming, peeple lose out, people are anxious about claiming, people are anxious about an online benefit and net claiming, people are anxious about an online benefit and not everyone is very digitally cempetent. find is very digitally competent. and what would _ is very digitally competent. and what would make, what would make the situation better from, what would make, what would make the situation betterfrem, you knew, from what you outlined to making it less daunting, more feasible. i think the government needs to think about how it protects people who genuinely are going to have difficulties in applying, because they don't have the digital capabilities to apply, i think the government needs to put safeguards in place, so that no disabled a person is left without funds, if they are not able to move quickly enough, i think advice and support, disabled people need to be given more advice and support, so that, you knew, they are not left to themselves, kind of feeling anxious and worried are, so i think the government could put things in place that would make the transition easier and safer. {eek that would make the transition easier and safer.— that would make the transition easier and safer. ok. this does affect, easier and safer. ok. this does affect. you _ easier and safer. ok. this does affect, you know, _ easier and safer. ok. this does affect, you know, more - easier and safer. ok. this does affect, you know, more than i easier and safer. ok. this does. affect, you know, more than two affect, you knew, more than two million people across the country, so it is an important topic and we appreciate your time speaking to us about it this morning. thank you. the prime minister of sri lanka has resigned after violent clashes between his supporters and protesters. he sent his letter of resignation to his younger brother, clearing the way for a new unity government. this is according to a spokesperson. there has been a severe economic crisis in the country. the northern ireland secretary will meet leaders of the five main political parties at stormont today, and urge them to agree a power—sharing governement as seen as possible. sinn fein won the most seats in last week's election, the first time a nationalist party has ever done that. (oov) the party won 27 out of 90 seats in thursday's poll — and are entitled to the position of first minister. it would be the first time a non—unionist party has held northern ireland's top position. however, sinn fein vice—president michelle o'neill will not become first minister unless the dup, new the second largest party, nominate for the position of deputy first minister. well, the leader of the centre ground alliance party has spoken in stormont in the last few minutes. a warning this clip contains some flash photography. we are here on monday morning, on day one, ready to start delivering for the people of northern ireland. today we will be meeting with the leaders of the other party, and we will be getting things organised because i want us to sit down, get the negotiations under way and a programme for government and a budget and i want to see us get government up and running as quickly as possible. we are very proud of the vote that has been given to alliance, we recognise we have been given a huge responsibility, and we intend to live up to that responsibility. this is a good day for northern ireland, if we can get this assembly up and running and working again, that is our intention, that is our aim, and that is what we are here to do this morning. i hope all other parties come with that same can do attitude. i hope all other parties come with that same can do attitude. our correspondent, danjohnson, is in belfast with the details of where things stand at this point. if the democratic unionists won't agree to share power with sinn fein, there will be no first minister installed, no deputy first minister, there will be no minister at all, no functioning executive, no decisions can be made. the dup is holding out over its objections to the northern ireland protocol, the trade rules that were introduced after brexit, that were introduced after brexit, that mean goods coming from great britain into northern ireland get checked there, that was all designed to step a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland, but the unionists feel it has weaken northern ireland's place in the united kingdom, and that it is badly affected businesses, and the economy in northern ireland. se until they see changes on these protocol rules they say they are not going to agree to resume power—sharing government here. the uk government has to negotiate any changes to the protocol, with the european union, and government ministers have been saying that they will seek that, that they will try and fix it but they have been negotiating for the best part of the last year without much progress and this morning the mood from the european union has been they have already shown flexibility ever the way that the prete—cell operates, that they are prepared to discuss but one senior diplomat said the uk government needed to dial rhetoric and expectations should be moderated so it is difficult to see how there will be a breakthrough there which means no agreement on power—sharing which means no decisions can be made and we could be looking at paralysis in the political system here for as long as six months. let political system here for as long as six month-— political system here for as long as six months-— six months. let us look at the weather- _ weather. today weather. tedayis weather. today is a very different day across the north of the uk, yesterday so many of us were basking in the sunshine, today it's a different story, outbreaks of rain across scotland, it has swept through northern ireland, the lake district about to get wet and also rain expected in northern and western wales but further east and south it is still on the warm side, still just about on the sunny side but this evening and everfrent the weather front will slip further south so parts of yorkshire, eastern england, the midlands and wales will get some rain tee. england, the midlands and wales will get some rain too. so tomorrow starts off fairly cloudy, by the afternoon it is going to brighten up and then, you can see the arrows here, it is a rush of atlantic wind, so a blustery dray on the day tomorrow, with sunshine and showers, fresh in glasgow, 13 degrees, warmer in the south. the following couple of day also be changeable. there will be rain at times, there is the strong indication that it will be warming up and drying up towards the weekend. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: russian troops parade through red square, as president putin seeks to boost support for his war against ukraine. translation: today you are defending what your fathers and grandfathers - and great grandfathers were fighting for, who saw security of their country as their priority. the defence secretary ben wallace accuses president putin and his inner circle of "mirroring" the "fascism and tyranny" of nazi germany. what president putin wants is the russian people and the world to be intimidated by the ongoing odour to militarism. i believe it does nothing but dishonour the same soldiers. the uk's northern ireland secretary will hold talks with the stormont assembly�*s five main parties. he's urging them to form a government as seen as possible. labeurs leader, sir keir starmer, pulls out of an event where he was due to speak. durham police are investigating whether he broke lockdown rules last year at a gathering where he was pictured drinking a beer. just not entertaining the prospect that kier starmer is going to be fined. my frustration about this whole situation is that, you knew, the conservative party, daily mail and toe have thrown leads of mud at keir starmer for and toe have thrown leads of mud at keir starmerfor no and toe have thrown leads of mud at keir starmer for no other reason than they think that dragging down keir starmer and politics in general get borisjohnson eff keir starmer and politics in general get borisjohnson off the hook. more than 20 charities call on the british government to halt plans to move millions of people onto a benefit called universal credit. and bbc news reveals how untreated sewage is being dumped illegally in rivers across the uk putting health and nature at risk. the defence secretary, ben wallace, has delivered a speech on ukraine this morning — he accused president putin and his inner circle of "mirroring" the "fascism and tyranny" of nazi germany. this morning, vladimir putin used russia's annual victory day parade to accuse nato of creating threats at russia's borders. mr wallace said "there can be no victory day, only dishonour and surely defeat in ukraine." let's hear more of what mr wallace had to say. through the invasion of ukraine, putin, his inner circle and his generals are new mirroring fascism and tyranny any of 77 years age. repeating the errors of the last century's totalitarian regimes. they're showing the same disregard of human life, national sovereignty and the rules —based international system. the very system not least the united nations charter itself that we conceived together, and for which we fought and were victorious together, and hope of saving future generations from the scourge of war. they're unprovoked, illegal, senseless and self—defeating invasion of ukraine, their attacks against innocent civilians and their homes. their widespread atrocities including the deliberate targeting of women and children, they all corrupt the memory of past sacrifices and russia's once proud global reputation. the response to this study by the russian forces on the ground in ukraine has in itself been a disgraceful display of self—preservation, doubling down on failure, anger, dishonesty and scapegoating. the behaviour of the russian general staff has shown that their own self—preservation comes first. war crimes, targeting civilians and the casualty rates in their own groups are all secondary concerns. earlier, i spoke to dr aglaya snetkev — an expert in russia's international politics at university college london. i asked her what she made of president putin's speech — in which he again blamed the west for provoking him to invade ukraine. there was definitely a big build—up. there was definitely a big build—up. there were expectations of whether president putin will talk about victory or announce general mobilisation. he will declare this to be a war. he will declare this to be nuclear weapons. in a sense, it was almost anti—climactic. the focus was almost anti—climactic. the focus was very defensive. the focus was very much on president putin explaining to the russian public why the russian military is fighting in ukraine and effectively it was defensive, it was blaming nate, it was blaming the west. it was talking about the west preparing to attack russia to ukraine and the russians almost having no choice but to defend themselves by conducting their operations in ukraine primarily end on bass so it is very different from the expectation that we all had and, in that sense, we are still at the stage where we still don't know about what the russians are planning to do but we do know how they are currently they're doing there on the ground at they're doing there on the ground at the moment. that they're doing there on the ground at the moment-— they're doing there on the ground at the moment. . , ., ., the moment. that is what we heard in moscow. the moment. that is what we heard in moscow- in — the moment. that is what we heard in moscow. in terms _ the moment. that is what we heard in moscow. in terms of— the moment. that is what we heard in moscow. in terms of the _ the moment. that is what we heard in moscow. in terms of the response - the moment. that is what we heard in | moscow. in terms of the response and what we had to just a moment ago from ben wallace, uk defence secretary, i mean, those were very robust comments, very, you knew, very plump words indeed. yes. robust comments, very, you know, very plump words indeed. yes, and interestingly. _ very plump words indeed. yes, and interestingly, i'm _ very plump words indeed. yes, and interestingly, i'm assuming - very plump words indeed. yes, and interestingly, i'm assuming the - interestingly, i'm assuming the speech was written before ben wallace listened to president putin's speech. it was almost more bombastic and more robust than president putin's speech. in comparison, person putting's speech was almost softer so i think it is important that he made a speech on a number of accounts was that the timing was important, came on the back of putin delivering his speech in moscow. it is important that britain is one of the other victors in britain is one of the other victors in 1945, britain is one of the other victors in 1945, right? so britain and the soviet union steed in 1945, right? so britain and the soviet union stood on the same side backin soviet union stood on the same side back in 45 and it is important that now back in 45 and it is important that new the messaging is, you knew, to criticise what the russians are doing but also to criticise their interpretation of victory day so this is very much burton, one of the victors, telling the russians that you are misinterpreting our victors, telling the russians that you are misinterpreting eurjeint common history, you knew. you are misinterpreting eurjeint common history, you know. you are now common history, you know. you are new desecrating the common memory and what you're doing in ukraine amounts similar to what nazi germany did in ukraine in 1940s, essentially. se in that sense it is very, very important. at the same time, this is also the uk continuing being at the forefront together with the us in leading the western kind of effort against the russian aggression in ukraine. i think it is important for example that the uk had launched the latest round of sanctions, for example, announced today on the back of the speech. this is very much, yes. the uk trying to be at the forefront in its support to ukraine and against russian military aggression on the ground. russian military aggression on the round. , . ., ., ground. given what we have heard today from — ground. given what we have heard today from both _ ground. given what we have heard today from both sides _ ground. given what we have heard today from both sides does - ground. given what we have heard today from both sides does it - ground. given what we have heard today from both sides does it give | today from both sides does it give us any indication about the direction the conflict in ukraine might go in from this point on? i think the short answer is maybe we don't. there was a let think the short answer is maybe we don't. there was a lot of hesitation. we don't know what the russians are planning on doing. in essence, putin never wants to reveal things publicly so maybe we should not have been surprised. something to focus on is that putin's speech primarily focuses on donbas and i think that is important because the invasion in february started off by focusing on denazification division change across the whole of ukraine and it seems that russians war aims have actually narrowed. they have effectively recognised that their campaign across the whole of ukraine has failed. the focus is primarily on donbas. it is much narrower war aims and so from that we can conjure up aims and so from that we can conjure up that military campaign will focus primarily still on eastern ukraine. if there are, for example, any diplomatic negotiations this would be primarily on donbas and the issues to be concerned about such as for example regime change, that is completely off the table. it is important that the uk, you knew, completely off the table. it is important that the uk, you know, are continuing their support of ukraine and i think even once again we are reminded from the western point of view it is new ukraine that is on the winning side. the west was very concerned when this war started that the russians were essentially very easily conquer and take over ukraine. the mood has changed. the meet in washington, the mood in london has changed completely and they new london has changed completely and they now think that by supporting ukraine, they can essentially push the russians back so these are the two conclusions we can make at this stage but in practice we still have to look at what is on on the ground in donbas as we are entering the war of attrition on the ground. manchester airport was the scene of chaos in early april, as long queues meant some people missed flights as they tried to travel for the easter holidays. the airport blamed staff shortages. now we're getting reports of more delays this morning. let's get more on this from our transport correspondent, katy austin. in early april as the easter holidays kicked office of this problem really emerge where we only had covid restrictions in february in terms of travel restrictions and then everybody has wanted to go on holiday again but a let then everybody has wanted to go on holiday again but a lot of the airports and airlines had to cut a let airports and airlines had to cut a lot of stuff during the pandemic and bluntly, they have really struggled to recruit enough people quickly enough to cope with that resurgent demand. se enough to cope with that resurgent demand. so we sell this crunch at the start of the easter holidays. but it the start of the easter holidays. but it affected some airports worse than others. manchester airport has stood out. it has had a let than others. manchester airport has stood out. it has had a lot of reports of long queues that you get into security. birmingham has also had issues in this morning we seem to have seen another flare—up of that with some passengers saying on social media that they had to queue for hours way out of the terminal, out of the building. new, for hours way out of the terminal, out of the building. now, the airports themselves say, actually, when you see these long queues, these long lines, it is actually part of the manage process. they say it is not for the chaos it is trying to prevent crowd building up inside the terminal. it doesn't make it any less frustrating for passengers as they are stuck there for a long time and get worried about whether they will make their flight. manchester airport is set in the past week that people need to be turning up three hours early, three hours before theirflight, notjust earlier hours early, three hours before their flight, notjust earlier than their flight, not just earlier than normal. their flight, notjust earlier than normal. three hours before the flight to make sure they do make it and manchester and other airports are reminding people to make sure they remember what they are meant to do in terms of putting the right stuff in your hand luggage so there is not an extra delay and security. in terms of this morning, birmingham airport said that actually can have of all the customers flying out from birmingham this morning were all booked to guard during its busy peak essentially there are a let booked to guard during its busy peak essentially there are a lot of people are going out at the same time, hence these queues. what can you airports do about it is it is about staffing shortages? they insist that people are new starting to come to the system, for example, they said, security staff. and others at the airport. it is not a problem that can be solved overnight because to get a job at an airport to start work you have to go through a security grievance process, background checks, or that kind of stuff that you can expect so that you are a secure present work in such an environment and the government is that there will be a new law coming in, we think later this month, which is aimed at speeding up the process. so, essentially, people can start training before all the background checks have been done but for new, this money has shown that we are still getting these flare—ups where it is taking people a long time to get to the airport, longer than they would hope to expect. supermarket chain morrisons looks set to make a last minute deal to buy mccoll�*s convenience stores. the shops had been about to go into administration, with a more than a thousand stores and 16,000 workers at risk. no formal announcement has yet been made though. our business correspondent, thee leggett, said it's understood the takeover will protect the 16—theusand jobs at mccells. it will keep the 1100 or so stores open and it will also involve the new owners taking on some £170 million of debt which macaws has accrued so it is a very significant move and comes at the end of what has been quite a tussle, really, between morrisons and another bidder. which is owned by the billionaires based on blackburn who also control asda and it looks as though eg group will be the winner in this battle new looks as though morrisons has won this one. the rise of online influencers could leave children at risk of exploitation, according to a new report from mps. the digital, culture, media and sport committee has called on the government to strengthen employment and advertising laws to protect children. our correspondent, tim muffett, reports. just one shot. that's the name of this training and mentoring programme for young footballers in north london. it's a sport i get into when i was younger, and it's my favourite sport. just the passion about the game, the atmosphere. and if you like football, inspiration and influence is all around. sake, grealish, they, like, inspired me because it's, like, where they came from. and new look at them! from liverpool, luis diaz. he showed me that he can work hard and he can do little movements and things to get away from players. but of course it's notjust footballers doing the influencing. there is new a huge growing industry of promotion, marketing and sales on social media, fronted by people often paid to encourage you to do or buy something. influencers. one of the things that worries me with regards to children seeing things that they want to buy is whether or not a product is safe. and so i'm thinking more about things that you ingest, for example. se certain foods, or even sort of diet and weight—less related products, protein shakes, that kind of thing. there are so many that we can think of. and i always worry whether influencers themselves have actually used them and tried them. would you buy something because someone said so on social media? um, maybe. if it got like a lot of good reviews, then, yeah, iwould. would you buy something because someone on social media told you to? if i liked the look of it and they showed me, and the description was, like, good, then, yeah. i see it on social media. yeah, i want to have it. a committee of mps has been assessing the growing impact of influencers on platforms, such as youtube, tiktok and instagram. this cross—party house of commons report surveyed more than 500 schoolchildren across britain. almost a third said they'd consider a job as an influencer when they grew up. almost half said they'd bought a product or service after seeing it promoted by someone on social media. but a study by the advertising standards authority two years age analysed more than 20,000 posts from more than 100 uk influencers. of the posts considered to be marketing, the study found that only around a third were clearly labelled as adverts. it seems that at the moment there is a real lackadaisical attitude towards letting viewers knew what is an advert and what isn't an advert. and that has all sorts of dangers because basically it means that you can mis—sell, you can misinform, almost with alacrity. and also it means that younger viewers, and younger children who are looking at influencers can be... as i say, can be led down the wrong path, and they can end up buying or being influenced in directions we would not wish them to be. so what do the coaches and mentors here make of the growing power of influencers? on the negative side, you do have people that are out there just selling anything and everything. i've seen products that have got dangerous chemicals in there, and people are promoting it because they're getting paid for it. i do believe the benefits, or the power of young people or seeing success stories. i may not be good at maths and english. i may not be good in education. so what else can i do? maybe i can go out there and share a positive message. but i think the times have changed now where we've got to kind - of embrace having influencers because it's a new way- of connecting. it's a new kind of thing - that we never had a couple of years ago. you've got a social media presence. how do you make sure it's used in a positive way? we incorporate a lot of mentoring. i will show you here from just one shot. | i want you guys to come down, . meet our ballers and talk football. you knew, we get boys who are signed, talking to our boys who are on trial, giving them tips, giving them advice. just building that connection. would you buy something because an influencer said so? it is my decision, whether, like, i buy it or not. i wouldn'tjust buy the product depending on what influencer promotes it. well, like, some people... they can't control it as much if they see an influencer that they really like. would you want to be an influencer in the years to come? um, not particularly— because of what they have to deal with behind the scenes. would you fancy being an influencer when you grew up? yeah, i would love to. if i was an influencer, i'd try to make the world a better place, try to influence more young people to grow up and be footballers. the motivating factor behind an influencer can vary, but for many, transparency is key, so that everyone knows the score. tim muffett, bbc news. raw sewage was discharged into england's rivers nearly 375—theusand times by water companies last year, according to the environment agency. the government has announced plans to overhaul the sewer system to tackle the problem and has promised a 40% reduction in discharges by 2040. but in west sussex some volunteers frustrated by the high levels of pollution have been taking samples from the waterways near their homes to find outjust how much sewage and other chemicals are in the water. zoe conway has been to find out more. (ani chichester harbour, a playground for the people who live here. they might love being on the water, but many worry about what could be in it. paul sardar would happily float for hours in his kayak. he calls himself a citizen scientist. why not just leave why notjust leave this to the environment agency? to why notjust leave this to the environment agency? to keep on sa in: environment agency? to keep on saying they're — environment agency? to keep on saying they're going _ environment agency? to keep on saying they're going to _ environment agency? to keep on saying they're going to do - environment agency? to keep on - saying they're going to do something about— saying they're going to do something about it _ saying they're going to do something about it and year after year passes and it _ about it and year after year passes and it seems to be the same problems. and it seems to be the same problems-— and it seems to be the same roblems. �* , ., , problems. but it is not 'ust the harbours people h problems. but it is not 'ust the harbours people are h problems. but it is notjust the harbours people are concernedj problems. but it is notjust the - harbours people are concerned about. nearby is the river. this is a chalk stream considered to be one of the rarest and most precious rivers in england. yet, for more than six months last year, untreated sewage was discharged into this river from the local treatment works. citizen scientist robert bailey has been watching the works discharging for days on end. watching the works discharging for days on end-— days on end. heart drops, doesn't it? when one _ days on end. heart drops, doesn't it? when one sees _ days on end. heart drops, doesn't it? when one sees that _ days on end. heart drops, doesn't it? when one sees that sort - days on end. heart drops, doesn't it? when one sees that sort of- it? when one sees that sort of thing. and one starts to realise the negative impact it is having on the environment. negative impact it is having on the environment-— negative impact it is having on the environment. ., ~ _ , environment. environment agency says the treatment — environment. environment agency says the treatment works _ environment. environment agency says the treatment works is _ environment. environment agency says the treatment works is being _ the treatment works is being overwhelmed by ground water which is rainfall that has made its way underground. it is getting into broken pipes, mixing with the sewage, and then discharging untreated into the river. so sewage, and then discharging untreated into the river. so that is a film of bacteria _ untreated into the river. so that is a film of bacteria so _ untreated into the river. so that is a film of bacteria so they - untreated into the river. so that is a film of bacteria so they are - a film of bacteria so they are feeding _ a film of bacteria so they are feeding of the faeces that are coming — feeding of the faeces that are coming out of that sewage treatment applied _ coming out of that sewage treatment applied but there is those of other chemicals — applied but there is those of other chemicals coming out there. and the 0ther— chemicals coming out there. and the other thing _ chemicals coming out there. and the other thing that is obvious, upstream you can see a lot of greenery— upstream you can see a lot of greenery on the river bed but then downstream of the sewage treatment plant downstream of the sewage treatment ptantiust_ downstream of the sewage treatment plantjust a void downstream of the sewage treatment plant just a void of any plant life. southern — plant just a void of any plant life. southern water says: last year, southern water was fined £90 million for what the judge called a shocking and wholesale disregard for the environment. the environment agency says: the water is such an important part of peoples lives here, they are determined to protect it. they are impatient for change. there was big news for doctor who fans this weekend, as shoe—ti gatwa was revealed as the 14th time lord. he joined stars of the small screen on the red carpet at the bafta tv awards last night. among the winners werejodie comer and sean bean picking up top acting prizes. our entertainment correspondent lize mzimba was at the ceremony. a new doctor on the bafta red carpet. ncuti gatwa was announced in the role and he said he was keen to do justice to the part. this role is an institution and it's so iconic, and it means a lot to so many people, including myself. and so it makes everyone feel seen as well. it's something that everyone can enjoy. so i feel very grateful to have had the baton handed over and i'm going to try to do my best. sex education. the netflix comedy drama that he's best known for follows a group of young people exploring areas, like sex and sexuality. ncuti plays the irrepressible eric. # how was lunch on the other side?# he was born in rwanda. his family came to the uk as refugees. he then grew up in scotland and went on to study drama, before his big break came in 2019 with sex education. i don't want you to be hurt. i'll be hurt either way. isn't it better to be who i am? his character being seen as aspirational for many viewers who felt that his experiences on screen mirrored many of theirs. it wasn't the perfect day for him. he was nominated for, but didn't win a bafta for best comedy performance. and it's a sin, a drama about the aids crisis, also failed to win a single prize. with falling ratings, award ceremonies often struggle to remain relevant. and many will fear that not rewarding a story, like this one, which was also a hit with audiences, could accelerate that downward trend. if there was no big overall winner at the ceremony. the prison drama time won best miniseries and best actorfor sean bean. help, an intense story about a care home during the covid crisis won two awards, including best actress. jodie comerfor help. it wasn't lost on us, the duty of care that we had, you knew. and to be able to speak to carers first hand and hear their experience and be kind of given that responsibility. you knew, that they trusted us to do that, i think is what made the experience all the more special. i came away from filming help feeling like i'd never had before from any otherjob. the must—see moment voted for by the public, went to rose and giovanni's silent strictly come dancing performance. it made me feel so proud. it made me quite emotional because deaf people have been fighting for better access. for their rights. and in the last few months, so much has changed. it's what we've been asking for years. and the fact that it's happening is how powerful tv can do. i'm going on record| at school as saying, "why should i learn algebra? i've no intention - of ever going there." while bafta's highest accolade, the fellowship, was presented to sir billy connolly. i couldn't be happier. it's made me such a happy man. getting these good attendance medals new that my career�*s out the window. it's lovely talking to you. cheerio. lize mzimba, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with temasz shafernaker. let's see how this week is going to look. quite a bit breezy, that is leek. quite a bit breezy, that is for sure. leek. quite a bit breezy, that is fersure. especially leek. quite a bit breezy, that is for sure. especially northern and western areas. here we will see the wettest of the weather and could be some rain elsewhere during that middle part of the week. you can see from this week's rainfall where the heaviest of the rain will fall across western parts of scotland rather a let across western parts of scotland rather a lot of rain here. frequent bouts of rain coming in off the atlantic and this is the satellite picture from monday, from today you can see one weather system approaching our neighbourhood. the scent of the low pressure just to the west of us in that rain spreading in. and a southerly breeze with that as well picking up on the north but that southerly breezes also during in some warmth to parts of south eastern and central england. in fact, of south eastern and central england. infact, as of south eastern and central england. in fact, as far north as yorkshire. here, temperatures could be up to 20 celsius. through the course of this evening and overnight this weather front, with a milder air, will be pushed a little bit further towards the south. that will allow the fresher atlantica to set in by the end of the night so belfast, 9 degrees. newcastle, 12. we are still around the mid teens in norwich and london are quite a let norwich and london are quite a lot of cloud first thing in the morning. in many parts of the country because of these weather fronts crossing as the top of the pressure close by always a risk of some shower so here is tuesday. a blustery day for many of us. starting cloudy across east anglia and the south—east but then the cloud pushes away into the north sea. and we with a day of sunny spells and showers what a perfect day in the north—west of the uk. 11-15 . still day in the north—west of the uk. 11—15. still some of that wanton east anglia and the south—east. se east anglia and the south—east. so on tuesday night into wednesday we keep seeing low pressures with the weather fronts dominating the weather fronts dominating the weather across the uk. in fact, this weather across the uk. in fact, this weather front could bring some major southern and central areas on wednesday although this is somewhat uncertain. this rain could be a little bit further south. it could be a little bit further north but the bread messages, think more southern areas are likely to catch the main wednesday whereas in the north it is going to be blustery with sunny spells and showers. a real mist bag i think the way for some of us in the coming days. today at 1pm, we're live in ukraine, as vladimir putin claims his invasion was to protect russia during a major address in moscow. he was speaking during the victory day parade in moscow, marking the defeat of nazi germany, and he sought to justify the war, claiming nate and the west had been preparing to invade russian lands. translation: nato began active military development of - the territories adjacent to ours. this was an absolutely unacceptable threat, systematically created for us, and right on our borders. the uk says president putin made "fairy—tale claims" to justify the invasion while ukraine's president says russia is imitating the tactics of nazi germany