were being broken. i believed implicitly that these events were within the rules. nor did anybody tell me before afterwards anything to the contrary. with the oscars a week away, we hear from some of those involved in the film living. for me i didn t feel daunted or oppressed by the original film or by the situation. ijust felt that i was very fortunate. and memories of 1930s glasgow we meet the artist holding his first exhibition at the age of 95. i think ithinki i think i got that atmosphere here. i think ijust got it right. here. i thinkl “ust got it riuht. ~ here. i thinkl “ust got it riiht, . ., right. welcome to the programme. - right. welcome to the programme. first, - right. welcome to the - programme. first, russian mercenaries say that they have surrounded most of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. the city has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks. ukraine has acknowledged that its troops in bakhmut are under severe pressure and may have to pull out.
This is bbc world news. i m monika plaha. our top stories: the head of russia s wagner group says its forces now surround most of bakhmut, the eastern ukrainian city that s been the focus of extensive fighting. we have practically surrounded bakhmut. if early were fighting against a professional army, increasingly we are seeing old people and children. the white house confirms president biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest during a routine health screening. a probe into lockdown parties at downing street indicates the former british prime minister should have known rules
Good on thomas and at 95 years old it is a lovely idea. thank you forjoining me. you can reach me on twitter i m @ monika plaha hello. some subtle changes in our weather as we head through the weekend. it is going to start to feel just a little bit colder. it will often be cloudy. there will be some scattered showers. most of those showers will be falling as rain. but into the start of the new week, the changes become more dramatic. it will certainly feel much colder, particularly given the strength of the wind, and there ll be some snow and ice to contend with in places. at the moment, though, the really cold air is quite a long way away to the north of us. we do have this cold front sinking into the picture on saturday. that will bring a band of cloud and some showers in north east scotland, and then slumping onto the east coast of england. even further west, i think there ll be quite large amounts of cloud. best chance of any sunshine across parts of western scotland, north west e