an emergency landing. diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the war in gaza continue, with the eu's chief diplomat warning against escalation. it is imperative to avoid regional escalation in the middle east. police in london confirm they're investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—post masters by the post office. hello, i'm lucy grey. an alaska airlines passenger plane with 177 people on board has been forced to make an emergency landing in the us state of oregon, after a window and a section of the fuselage blew out in mid—air. the company has grounded

its entire fleet of 737 max nine aircrafts while safety inspections take place. the uk civil aviation authority said it was monitoring the situation very closely. simonjones reports. relief for all 177 passengers and crew on board to be back on the tarmac after a mid—air emergency. the plane forced to land with a hole in its side and a window missing. the pilot, recorded earlier outlining to air traffic control the severity of the situation. it happened as the plane was 35 minutes into its flight to california. i look up and the oxygen masks were hanging from the ceiling. and then i look to my left and there's this huge chunk, part of the airplanejust, like, missing. alaska airlines has temporarily grounded all 65 of its 737 max 9 aircraft to conduct inspections. the company's ceo said...

boeing said a technical team was ready to support the investigation. there would have been an element of depressurization. although the aircraft was at a lower than cruising altitude. apparently it was at about 16,000 feet. that's roughly half of what an airliner would be cruising at during a flight. but nevertheless, they needed to get that plane down safely, which fortunately was done with all lives protected. the boeing 737 max was grounded in march 2019 for a year and a half after two of the type crashed, killing 346 people, due to a problem with the flight control systems. the uk civil aviation authority says it's monitoring this latest incident very closely. simon jones, bbc news. live now to former aircraft accident investigator and managing director of across safety development, anthony venetz.

thank you forjoining us. what is your assessment of what could have happened here?— your assessment of what could have happened here? good afternoon, lucy. it is clearly an — happened here? good afternoon, lucy. it is clearly an engineering _ happened here? good afternoon, lucy. it is clearly an engineering issue, - it is clearly an engineering issue, so not something that would have been related to what the cabin crew or the flight crew were doing as part of their procedures. it seems to be that the... it was a part of the aircraft that could be used as a door in some configurations, and it seems that the whole door has separated cleanly, so we don't see any sort ofjagged edges from where this part has come away from the aircraft. so the engineering investigation will be looking for things to do with possibly missing parts, possibly mis—assembled parts, possibly something to do with the manufacturing process. but clearly something that is engineering related, i would say. find

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their lives in this event. the plane was apparently at about 16,000 feet, so not subject to the maximum sort of pressurisation differential one would experience later on in flight. so if it was going to happen, it was fortunate that it happened at this altitude, and not at its full cruising altitude, where the depressurisation would have been potentially more severe, and more dramatic, shall be say. so having the passengers with their seat belts fastened may well have played an important part in this. yes. fastened may well have played an important part in this.— important part in this. yes, it doesnt important part in this. yes, it doesn't bear _ important part in this. yes, it doesn't bear thinking - important part in this. yes, it doesn't bear thinking about, | important part in this. yes, it - doesn't bear thinking about, does it? you have been an airline pilot yourself, haven't you? how will this have affected the pilot's ability to fly the plane when there is this depressurisation that happened? depressurisation that happened ? would depressurisation that happened? would that affect your ability to fly? lip would that affect your ability to fl ? , ., . ~ fly? up on the flight deck, the ilots fly? up on the flight deck, the pilots will _ fly? up on the flight deck, the pilots will have _ fly? up on the flight deck, the pilots will have received - fly? up on the flight deck, the pilots will have received an . pilots will have received an emergency type of warning in the

cockpit to let them know that there had been a rapid depressurisation. and they would have gone into their emergency response drills by initiating a rapid descent, initially down to 10,000 feet, which is the altitude you want to get down to so that passengers are no longer reliant on the supplemental oxygen from the oxygen masks. the handling of the aeroplane probably wasn't significantly altered, so from that perspective, they would have performed an emergency response drills and brought the plane in for a more or less, underthe circumstances, normal landing. hope circumstances, normal landing. how much with the _ circumstances, normal landing. how much with the pilot _ circumstances, normal landing. how much with the pilot be told about exactly what was happening? just the bare minimum or would they be going into great detail, or would they try to sort of protect the crew upfront? the pilots initially wouldn't have been aware of why they were having the rapid depressurisation. they

would have been communications after the initial response with the cabin, and the cabin crew may well have let them know at that point what was happening in the cabin of the aircraft, so that the pilots had a better picture of what was going on. they would certainly be interested in knowing why this had happened, do they have a structural problem with they have a structural problem with the aircraft or was it something less potentially catastrophic? {lilia less potentially catastrophic? 0k, thank ou less potentially catastrophic? 0k, thank you very — less potentially catastrophic? 0k, thank you very much for your time. i appreciated. anthony venetz, you. —— i appreciate it. anthony venetz, thank you. the powerful iranian—backed lebanese group, hezbollah, says it's launched a barrage of rockets at northern israel, in response to an explosion a statement said they hit an air traffic control base in meron with 62 rockets. the israeli military said it had identified about a0 launches from lebanon, and that it had responded, without giving details. to the war in gaza continue,

and the us secretary of state, meanwhile, the diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the war in gaza continue, and the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is beginning a fresh round of talks on the conflict with regional leaders. he's been meeting turkey's president erdogan in istanbul. washington's priorities are to prevent the war from becoming a wider regional conflict and to secure an increase in humanitarian aid to palestinian civilians. the eu's foreign policy chief, josep borrell, has been visiting lebanon to discuss the situation in the middle east. at a news conference, he raised his concerns over any escalation between israel and hezbollah. it is imperative to avoid regional escalation in the middle east. it is absolutely necessary to avoid lebanon being dragged into a regional conflict. that is the last thing that lebanon needs. our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, has been monitoring events from beirut. he gave me the latest.

this morning, hezbollah said it had carried out a massive rocket attack targeting an israeli military base in northern israel, and the group said this was its initial response after the assassination here in beirut of a deputy hamas leader on tuesday in a suspected israeli attack, and this is an attack that happened in an area of beirut that is a hezbollah stronghold, so we heard yesterday from the influential hezbollah leader, hassan nasrallah, who said that this attack would not go unpunished and he vowed to retaliate. so today, more than 60 rockets were fired by hezbollah, targeting this military base, and the israeli military said it had identified dozens of rockets from lebanon and that the israeli military had retaliated. i think this happened asjosep borrell was here talking to lebanese officials, including the caretaker prime minister, who has very little if any influence over what hezbollah does.

this is a powerful shia movement that is supported by iran, and that acts as a state within a state here in lebanon. it is a powerful military force but also a huge social and political movement as well. i think the fear is that because these attacks have been happening almost on a daily basis, there is the risk of miscalculation and that lebanon could be dragged into this conflict. we should also explain how well armed they are. could you just describe it in comparison perhaps to hamas? they have these long—range missiles, which i believe they haven't used the long—range ones yet, have they? exactly, the violence so far has been largely contained to the border between lebanon and israel but hezbollah is a much more powerful military force than hamas.

it has tens of thousands of rockets, including missiles that can strike deep inside israeli territory. and israel has long considered hezbollah to be much more hezbollah to be a much more formidable enemy than hamas. i think the israelis have been saying, warning hezbollah against any escalation of the situation. they have been saying that if there is an escalation, this could trigger a devastating response. and people here in lebanon still remember what happened in 2006 during the war between hezbollah and israel. it brought widespread destruction to this country here, and now lebanon is going through a massive economic crisis as well, so there is no political, public support for any kind of military adventure from hezbollah that could drag lebanon into another war with israel.

hugo bachega for us there in beirut. here in the uk, the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has said the government will do all it can to speed up compensation for post office branch managers who were wrongly convicted in the horizon it scandal. more than 700 post office branch managers were accused of wrongdoing after faulty accounting software made it appear money was missing. the metropolitan police says it's investigating "potential fraud offences" arising from the wrongful prosecutions. here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown. we will look into each individual case and fight our corner. it started as a lone voice, became a chorus and eventually exposed a national scandal. more than 700 post office branch managers have spent two decades fighting to clear their names. as this week's itv drama showed, some were even wrongly sent to prison. noel thomas was one of them. having a light shone on his suffering has proved cathartic after years of torment.

it's been 18 years for me. and, you know, it's been hell for a lot of people. this all centres on the horizon it system, which the post office started using in 1999. it led to accusations of theft and false accounting. eventually, it emerged the system was faulty, but not before hundreds of people were prosecuted. the metropolitan police has been investigating possible offences of perjury and perverting the course ofjustice relating to some of the cases. a solicitor acting for some of those involved said the ongoing public inquiry into the scandal has suggested wider questions. and consequently, it's no surprise that the metropolitan police have confirmed that their investigation is very much more broader than perjury and takes into account evidence of potential allegations of fraud against individuals and post office as a corporate entity. the government said £150 million has already been paid out in compensation to more than 3,000 people. the law operates independently

of politicians, but what we have decided as a government is we're not going to wait until that inquiry concludes before paying out compensation. we want it...so we can do everything we can to get the compensation out quickly to the families who have been terribly wronged. i haven't got that money and i don't know where it's gone! _ and that list keeps growing. more than 50 new potential victims have come forward in the past week. the post office has again apologised and said it encourages anyone who believes they have been wrongfully convicted to consider an appeal. we are fighting a war. alan bates was the first to appeal, as portrayed by tobyjones in the tv drama. today, he said he hopes the public outcry would light a fire under those in power to finally bring justice for those who've suffered for so long. marc ashdown, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to nick wallis, a former bbcjournalist and the author of the book the great post office scandal.

we know the ongoing police investigation has basically slowed to something of a halt in recent months as it took in the evidence that was coming out of the public inquiry, so i think this new development is very significant. we know that the high courtjudge who presided over the group litigation which ended in victory for the sub—postmasters was so concerned about the evidence that some fujitsu engineers gave during the prosecution of sub—postmasters that he passed a file to the director of public prosecutions. that was based on perjury, as you heard neil hudgell say. we also know there has been some decisions taken in bad faith by the post office to the extent that lord arbuthnot, a former barrister who has been a supporter of the sub—postmasters for more than a decade, has said on the record that he has no doubt there was a conspiracy to pervert the course ofjustice at the post office, which is another criminal offence. the fact that the metropolitan police are now looking at the post office having defrauded its own sub—postmasters

of their money, i think suggests that the met police have now realised what political pressure there is on them to start acting quickly about this and perhaps not even waiting until the public inquiry reports, which may not be until early next year. meanwhile, we need to focus the minds on the victims in all of this, those who have suffered so much over the years. we heard jeremy hunt talking there about how millions has already been paid out, but there are many people still waiting for compensation, aren't there? yes, i interviewed the former post office minister paul scully, who has done more than most ministers to actually kick—start the process of redress and accountability from a governmental perspective, and he admitted the government had messed up compensation, and said, "if i had my time again,

"i would give all compensation to an independent arbiter." at the moment, it is in the hands of the government and the post office, who are the two bodies which wronged the sub—postmasters in the first place. that seems fundamentally unfair. since last year, the government had been desperately trying to work out how it could get this situation rescued to the degree they have appointed a group called the horizon compensation advisory board, which is an independent panel which is actually doing some very, very good work in holding the government to account and the post office to account over the shoddy compensation schemes that have been set up. but there is no way victims should have been waiting this long. in 2019, they won a massive group litigation, and in 2021, we had the biggest number of overturned convictions in the court of appeals' history in a single day. and yet there are people who are dying before they receive full and final compensation. i do understand the government is saying it is doing its best but, of course, you can talk the talk, but you have to walk the walk, and walking the walk

would be putting full, fair and final compensation in the sub—postmasters�* pockets. it is not happening quickly enough. how long is the inquiry expected to take as well? just before christmas, the retired judge who chairs the inquiry said he very muched hoped and expected to get all the oral evidence over this calendar year. whether that is in october or november will have a knock—on effect on his final report and there is no deadline for when he has to write that final report. he has said on the record a number of times that he is acutely conscious of the need to expedite conscious of the need to expedite his work and create some kind of closure and finality for those who have been giving evidence, the sub—postmasters and the people who have been caught up on this

in various ways over the years. my best bet is that we might see a report in march of next year. it could come as early as this december, but there have been unconscionable delays to the inquiry, thanks to the post it could come as early as this december, but there have been unconscionable delays to the inquiry, thanks to the post office's failure to disclose the evidence it is legally obliged to disclose in a timely manner. if there are eight mini more upsets to the inquiry, this could spill on into next year. if there are any more upsets to the inquiry, this could spill on into next year. the first meeting of two of english football's great rivals in nearly eight years ended in a comfortable 3—0 win for newcastle over sunderland. and a place in the fa cup's fourth round. much of the build up to the game was about the controversy of a bar in the stadium of light that had been dressed in newcastle—friendly regalia. on the pitch sunderland were just as welcoming. an own goalfrom dan ballard opened the scoring, and then just half a minute into the second half a mistake by pierre ekwah allowed alexandar isak to score. the swedish striker made it three late on from the penalty spot. and it's a first derby win for newcastle since 2011. incredible support, and you can see it as you come out onto the pitch

and the feeling that gave us was huge. it was a huge motivation today to win for the supporters after the recent one. we know about the recent results in the derby so everything was there for us but it's still difficult to win and i am very pleased. meanwhile, one of the competition's famous shocks has been provided by non—league maidstone united from the sixth tier of english football. they beat stevenage from three divisions above 1—0 to reach the fourth round for the first time in their history. these are the games that have just kicked off at 3pm uk time. among them eastleigh are the non—league team trying to emulate maidstone's achievement. brighton, bournemouth and sheffield united are the premier league sides trying to avoid a shock. but you can see that sheffield united are winning at chillingham. it's a weekend of cup football in spain too, with both madrid clubs up

against lower league opposition. atletico have ta ken an early lead against lugo. angle correa with the goal against the third tier side. while later real play arandina from one division lower still. barcelona also play a fourth tier side barbastro on sunday. brazilian football legend mario zagallo, who won four world cups as both a player and a coach, has died at the age of 92. fifa president gianni infantino has paid tribute by saying the story of the world cup couldn't be told without zagallo — a true great, whose influence on football, particularly in brazil, is supreme. zagallo had been the last surviving member of the side that lifted the trophy in 1958, which was his country's first title. he won it again four years later, before then going on to manage what is widely regarded as the greatest international team of all time — the pele—inspired side that won the world cup in 1970. zagallo's final triumph came as an assistant coach in 1994. david warner signed off his test career with a win, helping australia to a series clean—sweep against pakistan with a typically combative innings. man of the series pat cummins

helped his team bowl pakistan out forjust 115 in their second innings in sydney, leaving the home side needing 130 to win. 57 of those runs were provided by opening batter warner, although he was outjust before australia reached their target to win by eight wickets. he retires as his country's fifth most profilic test run scorer after 112 matches, and says he wants to be remembered as an entertainer. we have the line—ups for the finals of the opening warm—up events ahead of the australian open. the top two seeds will meet for the brisbane international men's title, with holger rune up against grigor dimitrov. meanwhile, in the women's event in brisbane, world number one aryna sabalenka will face elena rybakina in a repeat of last year's australian open final, which sabalenka won. and us open champion coco gauff is still on course to retain her auckland classic title. she'll face elina svitolina in the final. they all, of course, have their eyes on a bigger prize in melbourne. and for the first time, the opening grand slam of the season

will start on a sunday. the first round is played over three days, not two days, so you take away the intense pressure that you have of either finishing late or inclement weather challenging it. so now people that work have an opportunity to come and start an event on a sunday rather than a monday, to have a massive opening on a sunday night will be something special. and that's all the sport for now. back to you. thank you. some breaking newsjust back to you. thank you. some breaking news just coming from the united kingdom maritime trade operations organiser saying it is in a fleet of six small craft approaching a merchant vessel about 50 nautical miles south—east of the city in yemen, in the red sea. it saysin city in yemen, in the red sea. it says in the report that no weapons have been sighted and coalition forces are assisting. news just coming in from the uk maritime trade

operations organisation saying that six small craft have been seen approaching a merchant vessel in the red sea. this is 50 nautical miles south east of a yemeni city. a teenage boy has been charged with the murder of the 16—year—old harry pitman, who was stabbed to death in primrose hill in north london on new year's eve. the teenager — who's 16 — has also been charged with the possession of an offensive weapon. in bangladesh, prime minister sheikh hasina seems almost certain to win a fourth succesive term in office in sunday's election. her government rejected calls for an interim caretaker admistration to oversee the ballot, and one of the main opposition parties, led by former prime minister khaleda zia, has pulled out of the election in protest, and called on its supporters to boycott the vote. our correspondent samira hussain has the latest from the bangladeshi capital, dhaka. the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, is not contesting the elections. not only have they said that they are boycotting the elections but they also called

for a two—day strike, which is already under way. i realise that it looks quite busy behind me but if you can imagine just 2a hours ago, this was just wall—to—wall traffic. it's actually usually a lot more busy. but even as we were walking around on the streets, we saw that there are quite a few shops that were closed. some of course abiding by this call for a strike, with others just taking the opportunity to go back to their home districts since they are going to be voting. and then of course, there is that sense of worry in case something does happen ahead of these elections. samira hussain reporting. goodbye for now. good afternoon. the drier, the sunnier weather has

arrived for many, not for all. and of course, there are still numerous flood warnings in force. some of the rivers still seeing that rain making its way downstream. so there is still concern of further flooding. and that's the bbc website for more details on those flood warnings. but actually it's looking much drier from today onwards. it will feel a lot colder. and under this area of high pressure with little wind around, for most of us, fog becomes an issue. although these tightly packed isobars in the south will always temper the feel of things and alleviate too many frost worries. but we've still got a few showers coming down through the northern isles, the north east of england, and into southern and eastern areas, and a lot of cloud, whilst further west, the showers are fading, but temperatures are notably lower — sixes and sevens for the most part. and that will equate to a much colder evening and overnight. we'll see some ice forming quite widely. we've still got a few wintry showers there. yes, they could be wintry, even over the downs across the south east of england, but they'll be few and far between. i think the concern, of course, is ice. there's been so much rain around, so much runoff at the moment.

the river levels are obviously so high. that's a concern. but there will also be some fog around which like today in cumbria, lingered and it will likely linger again as we go through the day tomorrow in some parts. but otherwise, i think a bit more brightness in southern and eastern areas. stilljust one or two showers around, but temperatures again will be a notch down and it will feel colder still, particularly as we pick up more of a breeze across south eastern areas. and still quite a keen wind further north and east across scotland. so feeling colder than the temperatures on the thermometer would suggest. and that's going to be a theme this week, particularly where we have the stronger wind, which is likely across southern and eastern parts of the uk. but under that ridge of high pressure, of course, where there's lighter winds, fog will be an issue. and at this time of year, there's very little strength in the sun to clear that fog out of the way. and that's something we're seeing today. so by monday, just three to five degrees celsius. again, add on the strength of the wind and it'll feel colder still. so a real shock to the system

because we haven't had a sharp frost for some considerable time. it's been so wet and so mild. but it's set to stay mostly dry — that's the good news. but on the chilly side, but with some crisp sunshine around. the warnings — online.

this is bbc news. the headlines... alaska airlines grounds boeing 737 max 9 planes after a section of fuselage including a window broke

off mid—air, forcing an emergency landing. diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the war in gaza continue, with the eu's top diplomat josep borell in beirut, urging against the conflict widening. he spoke shortly after the lebanese militia hezbollah fired dozens of rockets into northern israel. there's been a spate of arson attacks in bangladesh, a day before general elections which most opposition parties are boycotting. four people were killed in a train fire, and a number of polling stations have also been targeted. police in london confirm they're investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—post masters by the post office. brazilian football legend mario zagallo, who won four world cups as a player and coach, has died aged 92. he won back—to—back world cups as a player, and then managed the side widely regarded as the greatest international team of all time, including pele, jairzinho.

one of the all—time greats of brazilian football, mario zagallo, has died at the age of 92. he won two world cups as a player, but is best loved in his homeland for his coaching of the great national team that won the cup in 1970. zagallo played alongside the greats such as pele — he retired from the sport after the world cup in germany in 2006 and had been living with numerous health problems. here's our reporter simijolaoso in the newsroom with more. zagallo was one of most instrumental figures in football history. he brought his country victory in the 19505 brought his country victory in the 1950s to the 1990s. his family described him as a loving

grandfather and a patriot who left a legacy of great achievement. he was part of the team seen here there brought the country back to back world cups in 1958 and 1962. in 1970, the professor as he was nicknamed managed to what many would regard as the best international team of all—time. the team included pele and carlos alberto. in 1984, zagallo tasted his fourth triumph in the world cup as his team became champions fourth time. he also managed the side in 1998 and got them to the finals but they were beaten by their hosts, france. zagallo had four children and a wife of 57 years. his feet of being both a manager and player to have won the

world cup has only been matched twice since and now his death means that there are no members left of that there are no members left of that 1958 world cup finals squad. live now to brazilian sports journalist, marina izidro. thank you forjoining us. do you want to tell me what you think made zagallo so special? he want to tell me what you think made zagallo so special?— zagallo so special? he was definitely _ zagallo so special? he was definitely one _ zagallo so special? he was definitely one of— zagallo so special? he was definitely one of brazil's i zagallo so special? he was i definitely one of brazil's biggest football legends. as we saw in the report, he was the only man to win four world cup titles. twice as a player and once as a manager and it means he played with pele, and the last in a technical co—ordinator role in 1984. only three people have managed to win world cup titles both

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that because he played left flank but would also come back to organise the midfield and defence which was something that was a bit unusual at the time for a forward. he scored a goal in the final of the 1988 world cup, played with pele and as a manager, he managed to win the 1970 world cup which... manager, he managed to win the 1970 world cup which. . ._ world cup which... which as you said are still being — world cup which... which as you said are still being seen _ world cup which... which as you said are still being seen as _ world cup which... which as you said are still being seen as the _ world cup which... which as you said are still being seen as the best i are still being seen as the best international squad of all time. why do you think that is?— do you think that is? because it's a brilliant squad. _ do you think that is? because it's a brilliant squad. it _ do you think that is? because it's a brilliant squad. it has _ do you think that is? because it's a brilliant squad. it has so _ do you think that is? because it's a brilliant squad. it has so many i brilliant squad. it has so many stars, it was squad with names like pele... is considered one of the best of the best brazilian sides of all times. zagallo had a difficult task when he managed the squad

because he became the head coach only three months before the beginning of the tournament because the then manager had been sacked. he had the weight of the world on his shoulders, a huge pressure and responsibility for a country like brazil which are so passionate about football. the whole country wasn't expecting him to win and he did it. thank you for talking to us about it. here in the uk a cold weather alert has been issued from today until next friday. it comes as parts of england continue to deal with the aftermath of significant flooding. more than 200 flood warnings remain in place in central and southern england — and the environment agency says river and ground water levels remain high. our correspondent fi lamdin is with one community in gloucester where the clear up has begun. it may have stopped raining, but in longford, in gloucester the water remains.

it's hard to believe that i'm on the a38. this is the main route into gloucester, which often gets gridlocked at weekends. 76—year—old ivan has lived here for nearly 50 years. definitely going down, down about two or three inches overnight. another two or three inches and with a bit of luck it won't be coming in the houes. they've stacked all his furniture on his bed, but he's now got nowhere to sleep. it's just been a nightmare. we've had to move everything from the front room into his bedroom. the settee and everything, all the drawers with his pigeon books and records of all these pigeons. we've had to put up high chairs. it's just been a complete nightmare. a few doors along, we meet carole and keith. i was on the settee because it was no good going to bed because i wouldn't have slept. and you're just constantly walking around, checking doors, you know,

just looking out the window and trying to monitor everything. but of course, you can't do anything. but in amongst the stress, moments of kindness. i opened the door to a group of my neighbours with a birthday cake and a candle singing happy birthday to me. and i think because you get so emotional... it was just such a lovely surprise. many on this street now can't use their bathrooms, so they've opened up the community centre. there was something that we'd done similarly during covid where we knew that there might be people who didn't know where to ask for help. so we put together a letter last night. we've been delivering those to as many of the properties as we can get to just saying, you know, the community hall's open for teas and coffees. helplinem telephone numbers, those sorts of things. helpline, telephone numbers, those sorts of things. with sandbags in place and the pumps working away, now all residents can do is wait for the water level to drop.

let's get more now on the election taking place this weekend in bangladesh. prime minister sheikh hasina's awami league—led alliance is set to win a fourth straight term in the election. the main opposition, former prime minister khaleda zia of the bangladesh nationalist party is boycotting the poll after hasina denied her demand to make way for a neutral caretaker government to run the election. our reporter akbar hossain has more. sheikh hasina is now the longest—serving prime minister in south asia. for the last 15 years, her government has been widely criticized for human rights violations and undermining the democratic process. many people believe that a one—sided election will only worsen the country's economic and political situation because the west may not accept the results. there were widespread allegations of vote—rigging and fraud during the last two general elections.

noor allam is a rickshaw puller in the northern district of rampur. he says he lost confidence in the electoral process. translation: they don't need our votes. _ they will win the elections anyway. it doesn't matter whether we go to polling centres or not. countries should fulfil their commitments. the united states, european union and britain are putting diplomatic pressure on bangladesh's government to hold a free, fair and credible election. but without participation from opposition parties, the election is neither inclusive nor competitive. candidates who are taking part in the elections are either ruling party men or their sympathisers. translation: right at the moment, i we can't say whether the elections i will be competitive or not, but our main objective is to hold a good election. we are working on that. many observers believe that the upcoming elections

will turn bangladesh into a one—party state, an allegation often rejected by sheikh hasina's awami league party. india's first spacecraft sent to observe the sun, has reached its final destination in space. the aditya—l1, took off more than four months ago and has travelled nearly a million miles — to reach the spot where it will be nearly a million miles to reach the spot where it will be able to continuously watch the sun. india's prime minister narendra modi has called it an "extraordinary feat." downing street documents seen by the bbc suggest that the british prime minister, rishi sunak, had serious doubts about the uk government's rwanda migration policy when he was chancellor of the exchequer. the papers, written in march 2022, indicate that his view then was that it would not stop the channel crossings. a source close to rishi sunak told the bbc, "the prime minister was always fully behind the principle of the scheme as a deterrent."

the scheme to send some asylum seekers to rwanda for processing and potentially resettlement, in order to deter people from crossing the english channel in small boats, was first announced by then—prime minister borisjohnson in april 2022. former cabinet minister, robertjenrick, resigned as immigration minister last year, saying the government's emergency rwanda legislation "does not go far enough". today he spoke to sky news and says the prime minister needs to strengthen the bill. i know the prime minister very well and i believe that he does see the urgent need to control our borders, to get the rwanda plan up and running, because that's such a critical element to stopping the small boat crossings. but it is important that we get that right. and as i said last year, i don't think that the bill that's going through parliament is sufficient. if we say we're going to do whatever it takes, we have to d0 whatever it takes. and that means strengthening that bill. is the prime minister committed to it? well, i hope that he will strengthen the bill that's

coming through parliament. and i've been very clear that if he doesn't do that, then i will lay amendments to the bill next week to make sure that it is the piece of legislation necessary that is sufficiently robust to do the job that the british public expect. do you think he'll cave in to the left or the right of the party? it's not about that. it's about doing the job and making sure that we have the right piece of legislation. i don't care whether this is the strongest piece of legislation that we've ever done. it has to be one that actually works. we've done three pieces of legislation in as many years. i've said it before, its three strikes or you're out. we've got to make sure this one works. that's what the public expect. with more on this we're joined now by our political correspondent charlotte rose. can you talk us through what the documents show the concerns were? this documents show the concerns were? is you documents show the concerns were? sis you can see, these documents are from number 10 downing street. they were from march 22 when boris johnson was the prime minister and

rishi sunak was chancellor of the exchequer. we learned three things from them. firstly, mr sunak was not convinced the rwanda scheme would act as an effective deterrent to stop people making small boat crossings over the channel. secondly, he wanted to scale back the scheme in size so fewer people would be sent in the first few years because he was concerned about the cost. finally, that he didn't want to invest in large scale reception centres in the uk and instead preferred the idea of holding migrants in hotels across the country because he thought that would be a better use of taxpayers' money. in terms of what the government is saying about this, they have pointed out that mr sunak did fund the scheme as chancellor and as prime minister, he has made it one of his central priorities. they also point out that as prime minister, he is one of the only people in 10 downing street with a reduction in terms of number of small boat crossings in the year. the labour party, the official

opposition, the shadow home secretary yvette cooper has said they think this plan is a common and they think this plan is a common and they described it as gimmicks rather than getting a grip. i think the real issue for mr xi is within his own party members because there are clearly many people like robert jenrick who we heard from their whether the scheme will be effective. they have already tried twice and the legislation has not been strong enough. and rishi sunak has only one more chance at this. the concerns were not humanitarian or moral, only that it wouldn't act as naff as the deterrent. and as you are saying, telling him to consider his popularity with the base in terms of his opinion on this. he has made great efforts to show how much he cares about the rwanda policy,

made it clear that one of his top priorities since he was prime minister. he priorities since he was prime minister. , , ., , , priorities since he was prime minister. , , , ., minister. he put stop the boats on to of the minister. he put stop the boats on top of the podium _ minister. he put stop the boats on top of the podium to _ minister. he put stop the boats on top of the podium to show - minister. he put stop the boats on top of the podium to show it i minister. he put stop the boats on top of the podium to show it was l minister. he put stop the boats on i top of the podium to show it was one of his five key pledges he made to the electorate and you might say that was a somewhat unfortunate position because he has seen a fall in the number of small boat crossings by a third this year. many previous prime ministers would have been very happy of such numbers but when you say you are going to categorically stop them, clearly he has not managed to do that despite what the government would say some of the good work in terms of reaching returns agreements with albania and doing increasing work with french counterparts to stop the number of boat crossings. interesting as you say that these concerns were not moral but financial. but clearly that will still lead to some concern for people within the conservative party about whether he is truly going to do whatever it takes to make the

rwanda plan happened. from today, more than 20 million people in work in the uk will pay lower national insurance contributions. the main rate falls from 12 to 10%. the treasury says the saving for an average earner will be £450 a year, but labour called it a "raw deal" and economists said many households are still facing the burden of high taxes. it's an epic work that will span 18 metres. a new national war memorial will be installed in washington dc later this year — and one foundry in gloucestershire has played a key part. the extraordinary work of art has taken pangolin foundry in stroud and american sculptor sabin howard around 10 years to create, as amanda parr reports. a depiction of one soldier's journey through the great war and a creative journey like no other for the team here at pangolin. the american sculptor, sabin howard, searched the world for a foundry he trusted and he discovered it in stroud. as you can see, the casting has come beautifully,

really sharp detail. i'm really happy with that. it's been a decade in the making. the process has been astonishing. actors with clothes from the period flew from the states to pose before this rig of cameras. 3d images were then made up in foam and clay and sent back to the us for the sculpting, from life, each figure taking hundreds of hours. and then they've been shipped back to stroud to be cast in bronze. the project of a lifetime. how's the work going? how's the modelling? this week, one more day, next week, five days and then four days. so that's total of ten days of sculpting. and we're finished 60 feet and 25 tonnes. what a project. it'll be america's first ever national memorial to the first world war, and some very well known us citizens have lent their support to the project. it captures the dignity - of the mission that the people who fought in that war were carrying

in their hearts, the trauma - that they endured and the legacy that they left behind. _ and the monument i is...just breathtaking. while its creation has been complex, its narrative will be compellingly simple — one soldier's journey and a young nation coming of age. it's been said this work of art could become the greatest memorial bronze of the modern age, and one gloucestershire foundry will have played no small part in that achievement. amanda palmer, bbc news. the us supreme court has agreed to hear an appeal by donald trump next month, which will decide whether he should be allowed to run again for the presidency. it will consider a judgment in colorado that mr trump's actions during the storming of the us capitol three years ago amounted to insurrection, which means he shouldn't be allowed to stand for the republican presidential nomination. the supreme court ruling is expected

to be applied to all 50 us states. the singer michael bolton has announced he's in recovery following surgery to remove a brain tumour. the american pop star announced on instagram that he was diagnosed late last year and underwent immediate surgery. he said he was now recuperating at home. michael had been due to go on tour in february, he says he will now take a �*temporary break�* from touring. people caring for a loved one are generally unpaid, and can often feel unsupported. so, more and more carers are turning to voluntary groups to provide respite and extra help. as part of "brea kfast�*s care in 2024" series, tim muffett has spent the day with the stepping out walking group. tell us about your husband, maureen. what are your memories of him? wonderful times.

fun—loving, always singing. he was a very outgoing person, very happy. maureen and ronnie were married for 66 years. i'm a carer for my mum. mum was a full—time carer previously for my dad, who sadly died two years ago. are you sure this is going to be warm enough? yes. dad was diagnosed with dementia. since dad died, mum's health sort of went downhill and she's been very, very poorly for the last year. ronnie loved joining maureen and lesley on walks for unpaid carers and their families. organised by a community group called stepping out with carers. what are the main challenges of being an unpaid carer? it's really hard. i mean, i didn't work fora number of years, did i? because i was trying

to help you and dad. and when you've got a young family, which i did have, that was a real struggle, wasn't it? you and lynn, the other daughter, you help me a lot, don't you? because maureen's been unwell, this is the first time in a year that she's been able to go on a walk. i've missed it terribly. i can't wait for today. and i shall meet everybody again. today's walk is in rochester. it's for unpaid carers i and the people they care for so that they can have a day out that'sjust for them, _ for respite, for a good i laugh to meet each other and a good, good stroll. unpaid carers, on top i of being unpaid, looking after somebody at home, - friend or family, for sometimes 24—7 with no respite. it's wonderful. and seeing everybody,

they've all come out and said hello. i haven't seen lesley for several- months and just to see people again and walk and talk and catch up. it's likem _ yeah, it's lovely. and i wasjust saying i haven't been here for a year, so it'sjust lovely because i've had my mum ill for a year, so it's just lovely to come back and know that she's up there further ahead, being looked after. and it gives me a bit of a break and different chat, you know, to catch up with people. well, i think it's extremely- important for carers to be cared for themselves because there's i an old saying which is, you know, if you don't look after yourself, - how can you look after someone else? it's thought there are more than 5 million unpaid carers in the uk. and so many of them have spoken about the sense of isolation and loneliness that can occur when you're caring for someone. but this is like the opposite of loneliness and isolation. when you're out walking

and chatting, how important is that? very important for leslie, very important for all of us, because it gives you mental freedom. do you think unpaid carers are often overlooked and forgotten? oh gosh, yes, they really are. i mean, without this whole battalion of carers in britain, it would cost them billions. they're absolutely vital. how important is it to be able to get out and have a nice chat and to catch up? 0h, very important because i live on my own now because my husband died last year. so it's very lonely. walk finished, what was it like? well, it's just fabulous. everyone's come up to you, hugged you, caught up with everyone. mum's got her little ashes necklace on, which you'll probably be able to see here. mum had this little robin made with dad's ashes in. it's very special. yeah.

take it with me. so then he is there, isn't he? tim muffett, bbc news, rochester. now to wales, where a rare eagle has been spotted. the sea eagle — which has not been seen in wales since the 16th century — was seen by a farmer in gwynedd. rhodri jones filmed the bird flying above his farm last wednesday and again the following day — but how exactly it came to arrive in wales remains a mystery. stay with us here on bbc news. good afternoon. the drier, the sunnier weather has arrived for many, not for all. and of course, there are still

numerous flood warnings in force. some of the rivers still seeing that rain making its way downstream. so there is still concern of further flooding. and that's the bbc website for more details on those flood warnings. but actually it's looking much drier from today onwards. it will feel a lot colder. and under this area of high pressure with little wind around, for most of us, fog becomes an issue. although these tightly packed isobars in the south will always temper the feel of things and alleviate too many frost worries. but we've still got a few showers coming down through the northern isles, the north east of england, and into southern and eastern areas, and a lot of cloud, whilst further west, the showers are fading, but temperatures are notably lower — sixes and sevens for the most part. and that will equate to a much colder evening and overnight. we'll see some ice forming quite widely. we've still got a few wintry showers there. yes, they could be wintry, even over the downs across the south

east of england, but they'll be few and far between. i think the concern, of course, is ice. there's been so much rain around, so much runoff at the moment. the river levels are obviously so high. that's a concern. but there will also be some fog around which like today in cumbria, lingered and it will likely linger again as we go through the day tomorrow in some parts. but otherwise, i think a bit more brightness in southern and eastern areas. stilljust one or two showers around, but temperatures again will be a notch down and it will feel colder still, particularly as we pick up more of a breeze across south eastern areas. and still quite a keen wind further north and east across scotland. so feeling colder than the temperatures on the thermometer would suggest. and that's going to be a theme this week, particularly where we have the stronger wind, which is likely across southern and eastern parts of the uk. but under that ridge of high pressure, of course, where there's lighter winds, fog will be an issue. and at this time of year, there's very little strength in the sun to clear that fog out of the way. and that's something we're seeing today. so by monday, just three to five degrees celsius. again, add on the strength of the wind and it'll feel colder still.

so a real shock to the system because we haven't had a sharp frost for some considerable time. it's been so wet and so mild. but it's set to stay mostly dry — that's the good news. but on the chilly side, but with some crisp sunshine around. the warnings — online.

live from london. this is bbc news. alaska airlines grounds boeing 737 max nine planes after a section

of fuselage including a window broke off mid—air, forcing an emergency landing. diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the war in gaza continue, with the eu's chief diplomat warned against a widening of the conflict. it is imperative to avoid regional escalation in the middle east. police in london confirm they're investigating potential fraud offences in relation to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub—postmasters by the post office. hello, i'm lucy grey. an alaska airlines passenger plane with 177 people on board has been forced to make an emergency landing in the us state of oregon, after a window and a section of the fuselage blew out in mid—air. the company has grounded its entire fleet of 737 max nine aircraft while safety inspections take place.

america's national transportation safety board is investigating,