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russia is preparing for a major ukrainian offensive, with vast defenses set up in key areas in the south of the country, including crimea. well have all the details from our new bbc verify team — its been investigating. also on the programme... we will bring you the latest updates on the search for madeleine mccann, who disappeared in southern portugal in 2007. police are to search around a reservoir near where the british three—year—old girl went missing. and well look at the po...

Always a chance of a shower. one or two of those could be quite heavy. still some sunny spells mixed in there and into next week it stays unsettled. thats all from us for now. well be back in half an hour, but for now ill hand you back to naga and ben hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and naga munchetty. british gas and shell are announcing results this morning — and its expected that both will have made big profits. hannah 5 having a look at this for us. i at this for us. said britis...

And around the world. the headlines: russia steps up its bombardment of large parts of ukraine, as nato warns the conflict is about to get worse. europes largest nuclear plant is shelled by russian forces overnight. the fires are under under control. ukraine says moscow is resorting to "nuclear terror". and at ukraines borders, the refugee queues grow longer, more and more people are trying to flee. and tributes are paid to the australian cricket legend shane warne — whos died at the age of 52...