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Hello. Thanks for joining hello. Thanks forjoining us. President putin says the us is ignoring russias Security Concerns over ukraine. In his first Public Comment on the situation since december, he said the us was using ukraine simply as a tool to contain his country, adding that washington had failed to address russias key demand, that nato should not expand further eastwards. Meanwhile, ukraines president has warned that any russian invasion of his country would lead to a full scale war in europe. Hes been hosting britains Prime Minister, borisjohnson, for talks in kyiv, from where our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. For borisjohnson today, a change of subject, a change of place. He arrived in ukraine to make a show of support for a country facing the threat of invasion a country where political survival has an existential meaning. First stop, the president ial palace. He told Volodymyr Zelensky that britain would always stand up for ukraines freedom. He promised him £88 million in aid, and he had a clear warning for moscow if a single russian toecap crossed the border, theyd be met by devastating economic sanctions and a resolute ukrainian army. They will put up a very, very fierce and bloody resistance. And i think that parents, mothers in russia should reflect on that fact, and i hope very much that President Putin steps back from the path of conflict. Translation there would be a tra. Ed if an escalation against our country starts. And thats why im saying openly that this wouldnt be a war between ukraine and russia. This would be a full scale war in europe. The uks been one of ukraines of most vocal supporters, sending them 2,000 anti tank weapons and british troops to train Ukrainian Forces how to use them. But this is whats facing them just over the border the continued build up of more than 100,000 Russian Troops that moscow insists are training and pose no threat. President putin, meeting today his hungarian counterpart, insisted his countrys Security Interests were not being addressed by the United States. Their most important goal is to control russia, thats the thing. In this sense, ukraine itself is just a tool to achieve this goal, he said. The russian president is expected to speak to borisjohnson tomorrow a planned call on monday was postponed because of the row over Lockdown Parties in downing street. Why should the International Community take your diplomacy seriously when youre so preoccupied at home . When you put talking to mps ahead of talking to President Putin . Its absolutely vital that the uk government should step up now and bring together our friends and partners in the west. Russia has a gun to ukraines head, mrjohnson said, and is using it to try to redraw the security map of europe. It was a critical moment. All sides saying that this is no longer about ukraine, it is about wider issues. Youve got mr putin saying that the west are using ukraine as a tool to threaten his security. Youve got mrjohnson saying that mr putin has a gun against ukraines head to redraw the map of european security. And youve got the president of ukraine saying, well, look, if theres any fighting, this soon becomes a fully fledged european war. The stakes could not be higher. 0ur diplomatic correspondence in care. Kyiv. The white house has condemned a spate of bomb threats against a number of historically black colleges. The threats made to more than a dozen universities and schools in cities from baltimore to new orleans began on the first day of black History Month in the United States. Here is the latest from our North America correspondent david willis. No explosives have so far been found. A lot of these colleges have now issued all clear messages after being searched by local Law Enforcement officers. But this caused many of the colleges to go into lockdown and to revert to virtual lessons. And you mentioned there the white house has expressed concerns, so too the fbi, which said it was working with local Law Enforcement to basically address any potential threats. And the agency continues to urge members of the public to be vigilant around those campuses. That is david willis with the general picture. Patrice bell is Vice President and Chief Of Staff at Xavier University of louisiana, and shejoins me now from new orleans. Thank you very much indeed for joining us. Perhaps first of all tell us what you had to go through over the last 2a hours, because it was quite an ordeal. Certainly, early in the morning on the first of february, we received a bomb threat that caused us to go into an emergency lockdown. We evacuated students who in quadrant of campus that were impacted by the threat, and we did have them shelter in place in a cleararea did have them shelter in place in a clear area in their residential facilities. You were dealing residential facilities. You were dealing with residential facilities. You were dealing with that i residential facilities. You were dealing with that in j residential facilities. You were dealing with that in the middle of the night, though . Yes, we were. It was in the early hours of the morning on the first of february, the start of the business day. A few hours after we started working with Law Enforcement and had secured our residential students, we made the call to move glasses to remote instruction for the vast majority of the morning, and then upon finding, getting the all clear message, we did Return To Face to face instruction on the first. Return to facetoface instruction on the first. How straightforward instruction on the first. How straightforward is instruction on the first. How straightforward is that instruction on the first. How straightforward is that to i straightforward is that to switch from one to the other . I suppose covid has given you experience of managing that, nonetheless, it downs like a real hassle. Real hassle. Well, it is difficult real hassle. Well, it is difficult to real hassle. Well, it is difficult to manage,. Real hassle. Well, it is i difficult to manage, but certainly, covid i9 and living in a community that is facing Storm Threats pretty regularly, we have to be able to be flexible with our learning modes, covid i9 has certainly taught us how to move to virtual instruction pretty seamlessly. 0ur faculty, virtual instruction pretty seamlessly. 0urfaculty, staff, seamlessly. 0ur faculty, staff, administration seamlessly. 0urfaculty, staff, administration really are all committed to making certain that our students no matter what, have a continuity of Learning Experience because the work we do here in america as the only black and Catholic Institution in this nation, the top producer of phd � s of colour, is so very critical to making certain that the United States can be successful and can continue to address issues of that representation that we have to make certain that our students are safe, first and foremost, that we continue their education. {iii foremost, that we continue their education. Foremost, that we continue their education. Of course you do, i their education. Of course you do. I fully their education. Of course you do, i fully understand their education. Of course you do, i fully understand that. I do, i fully understand that. This isnt the first time, is it . Not the only time you have been confronted with these sorts of bomb threats from time to time. That must be wearing you down. To time. That must be wearing you down you down. Yes, this is actually our second you down. Yes, this is actually our second bomb you down. Yes, this is actually our second bomb threat you down. Yes, this is actually our second bomb threat in you down. Yes, this is actually our second bomb threat in 30| our second bomb threat in 30 days. We are not alone in this. Around the nation, more than a dozen today were impacted by bomb threats. Thankfully, all of them received the all clear and these were not threats that created actual issues or affect to campus. But this is the third of its type group of bomb threats against historical colleges and universities. Since the beginning of 2022. I since the beginning of 2022. I suppose the point is there is a clear message they are trying to disrupt you and stop you doing what you do. How do you respond to that . I doing what you do. How do you respond to that . Doing what you do. How do you respond to that . I think how we resond respond to that . I think how we respond to respond to that . I think how we respond to that respond to that . I think how we respond to that is respond to that . I think how we respond to that is to respond to that . I think how we respond to that is to stay respond to that is to stay the course. We Work Together as a collect if, all of the different institutions consider ourselves sibling institutions. We support each other and advocate for more Security Infrastructure for our campuses. We actually, as a black and Catholic Institution, we have been on the Forefront Of Reconciliation Tory Conversations and we have to approach all of this with spirit of love and healing and reaching out to those actors who have some ill intent against us while continuing our work, continuing to stay the course, continuing to do the things we need to do with our systems, securing, availing our campus, and with preparing our community members, faculty staff and students to certainly see something and Say Something and make certain that we can always respond to these in the most conscientious manner. Thank you very much indeed for sharing your thoughts with us. Thank you so much. A landslide in ecuador� s capital, quito, has left at least 22 people dead with 47 reported injured. It comes after the country saw its heaviest rainfall in two decades. Aru na iyengar reports. Mondays Deadly Mudslide swept whole families to their deaths. Homes and livelihoods destroyed. Emergency workers in quito undertake the grim task of searching for bodies and pulling them out from thick mud. It came after 17 hours of non stop rain. A river of mud unleashed after a Hillside Gorge was overwhelmed above the areas of la gasca and la comuna. In its path, a field of spectators cheering on a volleyball match. Translation people were playing there in the field and they couldnt escape. The mudslide took them suddenly and dragged them, it dragged the field. Those who managed to run were saved. A family was buried, they were left dead here. Ecuador is suffering heavy rains right across the country. 75 litres per square metre fell in quito, on monday, the highest level in 20 years. Rivers are overflowing, transport is badly affected. Many have had to move to temporary shelters. Security camera footage shows the Deluge Coursing through a main street in quito, cars washed away. Translation we got out, walked out the door and saw what looks like an immense river that covered everything, that took everything with it. My car was here, swimming about as high as the second floor. And thats not all oil spills are also a side effect of the heavy rains. This pipeline was ruptured by a falling rock in the eastern napo province. Oil has contaminated two hectares of the Cayambe Coca National Park and seeped into the river coca, which supplies water to indigenous amazon communities. Back in quito, the painful struggle to find survivors continues. Aruna iyengar, bbc news. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come what these adelie and Gentoo Penguins in antarctica can tell us about global warming. Just about global warming. How fast is the ice melting . This is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. After his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of Ayatollah Khomeini on iranian soil. South africas white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader Nelson Mandela is to be set free unconditionally. Mission control three, two, one. A countdown to a critical moment the worlds most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. And apart from its power, its this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. Two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. One of them called it a piece of cake. Thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman Ellen Macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record. For sailing solo around the world, non stop. This is bbc news. The latest headlines President Putin says the west is ignoring his demands over security and accuses the us of trying to drag russia into war. The white house has condemned a spate of bomb threats made to several historically black us colleges and universities as america begins to mark black History Month. Every week at this time, we take a look at the climate crisis, bringing you stories with big implications for our planets future. This week on climate critical, we focus on ice, and drastic, changes to Polar Icecaps and glaciers as a result of global warming. One example for you in 2017, a i trillion Tonne Iceberg known as a 68 broke away from antarctica. It measured 6,000 square kilometres, almost as big as hong kong or greater london, it slowly melted, dumping up to one a half billion tonnes of fresh water every day for four years. While icebergs and glaciers can melt in the summer and reform in the winter, the overall rate of ice loss is accelerating rapidly. Scientists say earth is using i trillion tons of ice every year. The average rate of loss is increased by 60 from the i990. Loss is increased by 60 from the 1990. It has tripled in antarctica as warm water speed up the the 1990. It has tripled in antarctica as warm water speed up the collapse the 1990. It has tripled in antarctica as warm water speed up the collapse of the 1990. It has tripled in antarctica as warm water speed up the collapse of lease the 1990. It has tripled in antarctica as warm water speed up the collapse of lease is the 1990. It has tripled in antarctica as warm water speed up the collapse of lease is off in that time global sea levels have risen 3. 5 centimetres but increased warming could point to the Thwaites Glazier the size sea levels by half a metre and it is at risk. Im joined now from san diego by professor helen amanda fricker, a glaciologist and director of the polar centre at the Scripps Institution of oceanography. Im going to give up, you have part of antarctica named after you. Your work is about the meltwater in the antarctic. How more dramatic as it then perhaps we have all come to assume . Perhaps we have all come to assume . � , ,. , assume . Thats right, yes, and thank you assume . Thats right, yes, and thank you for assume . Thats right, yes, and thank you for acknowledging i assume . Thats right, yes, and| thank you for acknowledging the fricker ice, that was very nice about a year ago. The amount of ice coming from antarctica is rather large, as you already had alluded to. And so this, i think what people really should think what people really should think about is why antarctica matters to them, where they are, so far away from it. The thing is what is happening is theiceis thing is what is happening is the ice is going into the ocean and ultimately reaching our shorelines, we ever we may live, whether its Great Britain or the United States or anywhere else in the world, we all have shorelines in the global Sea Level Rise is ever so slowly rising because of this extra ice thats been added to the ocean from the melting of the ice sheet. Giue melting of the ice sheet. Give us an idea melting of the ice sheet. Give us an idea. We melting of the ice sheet. Give us an idea. We hear melting of the ice sheet. Give us an idea. We hear about. Melting of the ice sheet. Give us an idea. We hear about a centimetre here and a centimetre here and a centimetre there which is difficult to quantify in some respects. We were to lose Antarctica Terms of ice, what would that mean . If Antarctica Terms of ice, what would that mean . Would that mean . If all of antarctica would that mean . If all of antarctica were would that mean . If all of antarctica were to would that mean . If all Ofj Antarctica were to mount, would that mean . If all of antarctica were to mount, which hit wont, if it did, we would see about, just shy of 60 metres of global Sea Level Rise. Which is about 180 feet, also. So this is a lot. This wont happen. But the point is, even a small percentage of that amount is a large number. And amount is a large number. And that gives amount is a large number. And that gives us amount is a large number. And that gives us an amount is a large number. And that gives us an idea, i suppose the really gloomy part has to be that we are in the world which is trying to fight the ever increasing global warming, at the moment. As long as there is any warming at all there will be more ice melt . Thats exactly right there is a lag in the earth system. What we know is a lot of extra heat being absorbed has actually been absorbed in the ocean, and thats been very difficult to measure and quantify but we know its there stop its very slowly making its way to the edges of the ice sheets and melting around the edges. We are just seeing this very slight, slow erosion of the ice around the edges, melting from the ocean underneath. It is actually weakening the ice and preventing it, or reducing its efficacy for holding back the ice that is on the ice sheet. And we are talking largely about freshwater ice. That in itself must be having an impact as it slides back into the sea . Yes, exactly. It is freshwater because it essentially ice that has formed, snow fell, thats how ice gets added to antarctica, snowfall, and that turns into ice over time. Yes when that freshwater reaches the ocean, that will effect the circulation around antarctica, and it all has an impact. Lm and it all has an impact. Im sorry to and it all has an impact. Im sorry to end and it all has an impact. Im sorry to end on and it all has an impact. Im sorry to end on a and it all has an impact. Im sorry to end on a negative note like that and helen, thank you very much indeed on inviting us as to the challenge being faced in the antarctic, and indeed, elsewhere. One of the challenges of tackling Climate Change is compiling accurate data. How does the rise in temperature affect plant life and Animal Numbers . A group of scientists have spent time in the antarctic hoping to find some answers. You also have satellites. 0ne animal is helping. Cute and, so it turns out, pretty crucial too, the adelie and Gentoo Penguins are native to this part of the antarctic. Unlike other animals around here, they live mostly on the land rather than the ocean, which makes them easier to track. Penguins conveniently come to the same nesting sites over and over and over, year after year, and so we have this reliable signature of, you know, how many individuals are there from one year to the next and how does this play out over decades or even longer time scales. Researchers came here to monitor the penguin population, collecting data from 21 different sites. Parts of the antarctic have seen a big decline in Animal Numbers but at least around here, those figures are relatively stable. This is obviously really good news but really underlines why governments need to put in place urgent protection so that we can safeguard these healthy penguin populations and make sure they do not suffer the expansion of industrial fishing which could cause them to decline in future. Until fairly recently, scientists knew very little about this cold and remote environment. Satellite imagery has helped but boots on the ground have made all the difference. Understanding the lives of these penguins may help safeguard their future. Tim allman, bbc news. One of the biggest stars in world sport, the American Football Quarterback Tom Brady is retiring. Hes considered by many to be the best nfl Quarterback Player in the history of the game. The 44 year old played for a remarkable 22 seasons. He won seven super bowls in total six with the new England Patriots before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and winning a seventh just last year. He appeared in a record 10 super bowls, winning the games most valuable player award, or mvp, five times. Melissa jacobs is a Sports Journalist and founder of the football girl website. Shes in oakland, california. These statistics say so much, melissa. A huge amount, really. What is the x factor for tom brady . What is the x factor for tom brad . , what is the x factor for tom brad . , � ,. , brady . Oh, man, thats a difficult brady . Oh, man, thats a difficult question. Brady . Oh, man, thats a difficult question. A brady . Oh, man, thats a difficult question. A lot i brady . Oh, man, thats aj difficult question. A lot of it, ithink difficult question. A lot of it, i think stems from the fact he was a six Round Draft Pick. We have never seen a pic like that or anyone have the career that or anyone have the career that brady has had. He has had a chip on his shoulderfor much of his career. He just has this inner drive that, you know hes the first to get into the building, the last to leave, he takes care of his body to such extremes. Itsjust like extremes. Its just like anything we extremes. Itsjust like anything we have ever experienced in the nfl. For those who experienced in the nfl. For those who are experienced in the nfl. For those who are not experienced in the nfl. For those who are not perhaps aficionados of the nfl and the system for pulling teams together. Six Round Draft Pick means he wasnt rated to heidi when he started, would that be fair . ,. , when he started, would that be fair . ,. Fair . That would be fair, there were 170 players drafted fair . That would be fair, there l were 170 players drafted before him and you look at other quarterbacks look at the two players who will be in the super bowl next weekend, they were both the number one pic taken by the respective teams. Its just a complete rarity that brady would go so late and have such an incredible career. And then you were talking there about his work ethic but also his attention to detail, knowing exactly, almost everything about his opponent . Right its the thing they call before the ball is snapped he already knows what the defence is going to do, he is such a Student Of The Game and constantly trying to get better and study every little inch of film, and that really, again is another reason that he is the goat. Another reason that he is the oat. , another reason that he is the oat,. ,. , another reason that he is the oat. ,. ,. , goat. The greatest of all time. Is a sort goat. The greatest of all time. Is a sort of goat. The greatest of all time. Is a sort of love goat. The greatest of all time. Is a sort of love and goat. The greatest of all time. Is a sort of love and take is a sort of love and take figure or as a basically a recognition now, lets be honest he is 44 and come to the end of a career, everybodyjust loved him . Is end of a career, everybody ust loved himafi end of a career, everybody ust loved hlmafi end of a career, everybody ust loved him . ,. ,. ,. , loved him . Is only lulu come on thats loved him . Is only 44 come on thats one loved him . Is only 44 come on thats one of loved him . Is only 44 come on thats one of the thats one of the most fascinating parts of the brady trajectory, he was universally hated aside from people outside of new england for much of the years he was with the patriots, even though everyone respected him, there was the idea the patriots cheated by taking some air out of a football, there was always. Air out of a football, there was always. Air out of a football, there was always. He did serve a suspension was always. He did serve a suspension for was always. He did serve a suspension for that . Was always. He did serve a suspension for that . He was always. He did serve a suspension for that . He did, was always. He did serve a i suspension for that . He did, he did exactly. Suspension for that . He did, he did exactly, now suspension for that . He did, he did exactly, now people suspension for that . He did, he did exactly, now people think i did exactly, now people think of that as a joke when there are more serious infractions and people are getting the same suspension that tom brady did. But i think when he went to tampa bay he reinvented himself and did it with a new team and separated himself from that whole patriot dynasties, and to do it again there was just a newfound respect for him. Do it again there wasjust a newfound respect for him. Were ou newfound respect for him. Were you surprised newfound respect for him. Were you surprised he newfound respect for him. Were you surprised he went newfound respect for him. Were you surprised he went when newfound respect for him. Were you surprised he went when he did, there was a suggestion he might do another season . Yeah he said he might do another season . Yeah he said he wanted might do another season . Yeah he said he wanted to might do another season . Yeah he said he wanted to play might do another season . Yeah he said he wanted to play 245 i he said he wanted to play 2115 which is pretty remarkable for any athlete at the nfl, certainly a quarterback. They were very close to winning their Play Off Game last weekend, but, you know, goat moving forward, they were only a play away. I think if they had advanced further or gone to the super bowl and one, maybe he would have come back for year 45 or at age a5. He would have come back for year 45 or at age 45. Quitting at a mere year 45 or at age 45. Quitting at a mere 44. Year 45 or at age 45. Quitting at a mere 44, not year 45 or at age 45. Quitting at a mere 44, not bad, year 45 or at age 45. Quitting at a mere 44, not bad, is year 45 or at age 45. Quitting at a mere 44, not bad, is it . | at a mere 44, not bad, is it . Melissa, thank you very much indeed. And that is bbc news, thanks for watching. Hello there. It was another windy day for many on tuesday, but the winds will be a notch down for the day ahead, as will the amounts of sunshine actually, its been the sunniest january on record for england. And we did have a fair deal of sunshine during tuesday. But through the overnight period, weve introduced a Weather Front and that Weather Front will mean a cloudier day for many and, in fact, its giving us some patchy rain and drizzle as well. Now, its this Weather Front that im talking about the rain most significant in the north, but i think its just because its introduced that milder air, well notice that difference. Still a cold start in the far north east of scotland and the northern isles. But, as i say, its the change in Wind Direction weve lost the north westerly, were picking up this south westerly air, coming in off the atlantic. It will be with us for a couple of days now and so therefore, there will be more cloud around and some patchy rain and drizzle. The cloud sitting on the hills and the coasts in northern and western areas, giving some hill fog. But inland, theres a good chance of some Brightness Developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the pennines. It wont be as windy, but therell still be a fair breeze blowing through the day. As you can see, a steady brisk breeze but its milder temperatures of 11 12 celsius above where they should be for this time of year except in the north of scotland, where we stay in the chilly air. And we continue to feed in that rain and that drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. And temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 7s and 8s. Now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant Weather Front moving in. So, again, ahead of it, still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness, but this is looking more significant, isnt it . And behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold air digging back in. But for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudier weather, milder weather further south. Theres that mild air. But its transient because, as i say, its with us through today and tomorrow, and then, behind it on friday, we sweep in with that north westerly wind once again coming up from the arctic. So, perhaps some snow on the Trailing Edge of this Weather Front, particularly over the hills, and then, plenty of wintry showers, rain, hail, sleet, yes, snow mostly over the hills following, but a much colder feeling day by the time we get to friday. As ever, theres more on the website. This is bbc news. The headlines President Putin says the us is ignoring russias Security Concerns over ukraine, and added that the west is using ukraine as a tool to contain his country. He accused washington of failing to address russias key demand, that nato should not expand further eastwards. The white house has condemned a spate of bomb threats against a number of historically black colleges in the United States. More than a dozen have reported the threats just as america begins to mark black History Month. Several have moved back to virtual teaching for the time being. One of the biggest stars in world sport, the American Football Quarterback Tom Brady, is retiring. Hes considered by many to be the best nfl Quarterback Player in the history of the game. The 44 year old played for a remarkable 22 seasons and won seven super bowls in total. Now on bbc news, its time for panorama. Is it time to resign, Prime Minister . Could it be the end for borisjohnson . I was absolutely furious. And it felt like an enormous betrayal. I was getting a large quantity of emails from my constituents, saying, this is outrageous. Wheres borisjohnson now . Where is he . Working not having cheese and wine today . L weve all been through this horrendous time. I think we need to cut the Prime Minister a bit of slack. As he waded through the empty bottles