loses, russia will use our resource, and we have huge resource on people and we have huge resource on people and vans and everything else, to invade other european countries. it invade other european countries. if ukraine loses, then russia may... are you suggesting russia may go into poland and latvia? {iii are you suggesting russia may go into poland and latvia? of course. first of all— into poland and latvia? of course. first of all to _ into poland and latvia? of course. first of all to baltic— into poland and latvia? of course. first of all to baltic countries - first of all to baltic countries because it is not a secret that in their propaganda, russian propaganda, they are constantly talking that they have or not with ukraine but with nato. so invading baltic countries while the us choose the president who is not likely to help ukraine, they will show that nato is weak. and some aid should be given in this case to these countries. what i want to see is the

more weapons and aid we get, the less chance that russia starts world war iii, invading other european countries. because when they see that ukraine has much resource from allies, first of all from the us, because the us has the resource to cover all our needs in all spheres, if they see, it will help to break their will to continue the war. {lila their will to continue the war. 0k, thank ou their will to continue the war. 0k, thank you very — their will to continue the war. 0k, thank you very much for talking to us and to our british audience. we appreciate it. thank you very much. thank you. and if you want to hear the latest on what is going on in ukraine you can dowload ukraine cast from bbc sounds twice and we'll be there until the war

condludes let's just look at one front page for tomorrow — nick — the times allege that tory mp mark menzies, the conservative mp for fylde is under investigation over allegations that campaign funds were misused and that he abused his position after allegedly making a late—night phone call saying he'd been locked up by "bad people" who were demanding thousands of pounds. the times is alleging that mr menzies is under investigation over allegations that campaign funds were misused and that he abused his position after allegedly making a late night phone call saying he had been locked up by what he described as bad people who were demanding thousands of pounds. the times has also said the conservative party has been aware of these allegations were more than three months. and until tonight, had not taken any action. we try to contact mr menzies this evening. we haven't heard back. the conservative party in an initial statement this evening before that move on the suspension of the whip, they said the conservative party is

investigating allegations made regarding a member of parliament. this process, they said, is rightly confidential. then they concluded, saying, the party takes all allegations seriously and will always investigate any matter is put to them. the liberal democrats, any form of daisy cooper, the party's deputy leader, she issued a reasonably lengthy statement saying it is frankly appalling the conservative party have known about the scandal for more than months. she went on to say, when our national security faces threats on many fronts, it is deeply concerning that some mps are so open to traps, threats, and manipulations. rishi sunak must suspend the whip for mark menzies immediately. that has happened in the last few minutes. while all the relevant authorities investigate the matter. then daisy cooper, she concluded by saying, the sakais cooper, she concluded by saying, the saka is an insult to the british public and shows why we need to bring an end to this conservative sleaze at the next election. thank you very much.

that's all from us tonight. i'm back tomorrow. till then, goodnight. breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. for the likeness of people they are drawing come i want to end this with donald trump has showed interest and some of your sketches in your previous trials. what has he said to you? i previous trials. what has he said to ou? . , previous trials. what has he said to ou? , , previous trials. what has he said to ou? . , , , . .,, previous trials. what has he said to ou? ., you? i was sitting very close to the entry where _ you? i was sitting very close to the entry where he _ you? i was sitting very close to the entry where he would _ you? i was sitting very close to the entry where he would walk - you? i was sitting very close to the entry where he would walk in - you? i was sitting very close to the entry where he would walk in and i you? i was sitting very close to the i entry where he would walk in and he had to walk right behind me and to leave during a break he would go right behind me and he stopped to look over my shoulder and he said i need to lose some weight, but his son, donjuniorasked me need to lose some weight, but his son, donjunior asked me to make him

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officials in myanmar, say the jailed democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has been moved from prison to house arrest. it comes amid a heatwave

prompting emergency measures, to protect inmates. the nobel laureate who's 78, is serving a 27 yr sentence for various offences, including corruption. but her supporters say they're trumped up charges, aimed at legitimising a military coup, back in 2021. opponents of the military, along with long—standing ethnic insurgents, have been gaining ground in a civil war. thousands of members of the myanmar army have died, deserted their posts or surrendered following a string of defeats. a new conscription drive has prompted thousands of young men to flee the country. jonathan head has been to the border town of mae sot in thailand, to meet some of those escaping the draft. thailand is bracing for the impact of a civil war in myanmar which has come right up to the border. across the river, ethnic karen insurgents have now taken control of the main crossing between the two countries.

the fighting is driving even more people to seek sanctuary over here. mae sot has become a warren of safe houses, sheltering the fugitives. but some of the families here are fleeing something else. this boy's eldest brother is 19, a dangerous age. he was about to be a matter up under the army's new conscription law. his anti—military parents were horrified and chose to flee from yangon, making a 15—day trek over the mountains to get here, carrying very little. "i could not accept my son being forced to fight other young men," says his father. there are thousands of young men now hiding out in this part of thailand, who fled the military�*s call—up in myanmar. very few of them have proper paperwork, so they live in constant

fear of being sent back. i've come to meet one 23—year—old man who arrived here only three weeks ago and who's now made his temporary home among these fields. nine fugitives from conscription are living under this leaf—thatched shelter, together with assorted livestock. sanjay — not his real name — has already seen his father jailed for supporting the resistance. so, when his call—up papers came, his mother helped him escape. translation: back home, i felt afraid every day - that they would come to take me into the army. even though we have very little food here, just rice and vegetables, no—one will come to harm me. ifeel free here in thailand. it's a precarious existence, though. without documents, most of those sheltering in mae sot cannot leave the town and have had to give up any hope of good jobs or education.

mental stress is rife among the refugees. their education is stopped, they cannot support their family, they cannot support themselves, there is nojob for them so they are instead thinking, "i'm useless, my future is stopped." a lot of young people are attempting suicide in this situation. this month, it's the traditional new year water festival, an exuberant time to let off steam in the searing heat. but there are thousands unable to join the fun this year, either because they are hiding over here or because they're fighting against the militaryjunta on the other side of the border. jonathan head, bbc news, mae sot, thailand. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... china has warned that upcoming joint military drills by the us and the philippines

in the south china sea will lead to greater insecurity in the region. beijing's warning comes shortly after the washington post newspaper published a story quoting 12 unnamed officials saying that, for the first time, the drills would take place in waters claimed by beijing. ia nations will observe the drill, including india, japan and france. a un report is warning that improvements in women's reproductive health has stalled, putting at risk 30 yea rs of progress. it found that eight hundred women a day are dying in childbirth worldwide — the same figure as eight years ago. the report says women and girls need more empowerment to develop their own solutions to reproductive health. a court in pakistan has directed the government to restore the social media site x, formerly known as twitter, within a week. the platform has faced disruption for more than two months — since the jailed former prime minister imran khan's supporters called for protests after allegations of vote rigging

in february's election. japan has recorded its highest—ever number of foreign tourists in a single month — with more than three million people visiting the country in march. that's almost a twelve percent rise from japan's pre—pandemic visitor levels recorded in twenty—nineteen. the country's tourism officials are welcoming the boom, but some residents have been irritated by the high number of holiday makers, particularly in the historic city of kyoto. scientists believe they've identified the largest marine reptile ever on earth. a gigantic ichthyosaur measuring around 25 metres long, the length of two double decker buses, that lived 202 million years ago. remains were discovered by amateur fossil hunters in somerset, as georgina rannard reports. and we can take a look... in a garage in swindon, there is treasure hidden away.

well, this is the jawbone of a giant ichthyosaur from the end of the triassic period. it's what's left of what scientists think was the largest marine reptile on earth. at 25 metres in length — it was as long as two buses. nose to nose. so this piece ofjawbone would have come from an animal around the size of a dolphin. indeed. and this piece ofjawbone is from the giant. the giant, indeed. so you can really see just how big this animal was. holding the cell it was dug, the first piece out of a somerset beach in 2016. and then four years later, with the help of other fossil hunters, he found more. scientists now say it was a giant ichthyosaur living alongside the dinosaurs and probably eating squid. and it may have been bigger than a blue whale,

the largest animal ever to have lived. this ichthyosaur lived about 202 million years ago, right at a time where there was a major extinction event. what this major extinction event led to was the eradication, the extinction of these giant ichthyosaurs. after years in paul's garage, it's finally time to say goodbye. i've sort of come to know it. studied it in such intense detail, that it will be sad to say cheerio to it. this gigantic ichthyosaur will soon go to its new home on public display at the bristol museum and art gallery. bbc news, swindon. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. you can also follow us on our social media platforms as well. goodbye for now. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close

— sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure — bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. that's exactly what we're going to see through the day on thursday ahead of that cold, frosty start, but we will see some spells of sunshine. that will hold on across southern counties of england, but further north, it's a story of increasing clouds, some outbreaks of rain. rain for a good part of the day across scotland, some patchy rain for northern ireland. temperatures just a little bit up on where they have been recently, eight to 15 degrees. now through thursday night, we'll see clouds and increasingly light and patchy rain pushing southwards. behind that, a northerly wind kicks in — a mix of clear spells and showers to take us into the first part of friday. so this weather system easing its way through, clearing southwards with northerly winds behind. you can see quite a few isobars squeezing together on the chart, particularly across the north east of scotland. so here it is going to be windy through the day on friday, particularly around some coasts. it's a day of sunny

spells and showers. some of the showers could be on the heavy side, perhaps the showers most frequent across the eastern half of the uk, not as many showers further west. temperatures, six to eight degrees in northern scotland, elsewhere, 11—15 degrees. now into the weekend, this area of high pressure finally makes its move building across the uk. but brisk winds still affecting eastern coastal counties with potentially quite a lot of cloud, maybe even some showery rain. best chance of any sunshine out towards the west. that's where we'll have the highest of the temperatures, up to around 13, 1a degrees. but it will actually be quite chilly for some eastern parts, particularly for north sea coasts. now, as we get into sunday, again, we'll see clouds, some showery rain perhaps spinning a little bit further west this time. the lowest temperatures always closest to these north sea coast, maybe some places stuck in single digits, 11 for newcastle and for hull.

but further west, with some sunshine, northern ireland could see the highest temperatures, 16, maybe 17 degrees. nothing particularly warm in the outlook for next week. 0ften dry, there will be some showers.

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk.

welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. israel, backed by the us and other allies, showed just how effective air defences can be when faced with a missile barrage from iran. imagine, then, how ukraine is feeling right now. day after day, russia is targeting ukrainian cities and infrastructure with missiles and drones. kyiv�*s air defences are too few, too depleted to neutralise the threat. my guest is former ukrainian prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk. is air defence a symptom of a wider malaise, that ukraine lacks the backing it needs to defy russia's war machine?