against accusations of genocide brought by south africa. coming up in the programme, could it be the end of the password? we'll hear why the passkey could be the next stage in tech evolution. let's return to the middle east. much of the world? or the natural gas comes from the region. the red sea carries 15% of goods traded typically east to west. already, as vessels face attack, many shipping firms have diverted to this route you see here. it takes ten days longer, it adds $1 million to the

average container ship's fuel costs. maersk is re—routing its vessels away from the red sea and the suez canal. before the strikes took place the boss of maersk spoke to the bbc to warn of significant disruption to global supply chains because of the attacks. maersk ceo vincent clark told the bbc�*s aaron heslehurst that these extra costs are already being passed on to consumers. it's one of the most important arteries of global trade and having to re—route all of this cargo now south of the cape of good hope is going to create significant disruptions to the global supply chain for the duration in which we have to do that, and probably a few months more as we have to get back then into into normal. so you need to see, i think, a stronger mobilisation. the other thing is that the level of threat is actually evolving and so for the coalition that is trying to put in place this safe passage, they need to constantly reassess the level of protection.

but for us, it is really important that this is being addressed with diligence and with a strong mobilisation of the international community so that normal global trade can resume. for more on this we're joined live now by our correspondent sameer hashmi, who's in dubai. give me an idea of why this shipping route is so important for the global economy. route is so important for the global econom . ~ , ., route is so important for the global econom . ~ ., ~ ., economy. well, if you talk about this particular — economy. well, if you talk about this particular shipping _ economy. well, if you talk about this particular shipping route - economy. well, if you talk about this particular shipping route it l economy. well, if you talk about | this particular shipping route it is between the north—east of africa and yemen. this passage is used by almost all the ships that are coming from asia and going towards europe to pass through the suez canal, one of the most important arteries when it comes to global trade. 1 trillion worth of trade passes through the suez canal, which makes this significant passage very significant. the strait of whom use,

thatis significant. the strait of whom use, that is a route where you have about a fifth of daily global supplies that passes through. even the chips that passes through. even the chips that are coming from there have to go through here in order to supply not only oil but other goods, which are sent from asia and the middle east to europe. that is why we have seen a lot of major companies announced they are either passing their shipping at this moment in time or have completely put it on hold. british petroleum has passed its cargo ships at this point in time because of the disruption and the delays this passage is costing. if you look at global trade, it is not only important for goods but also for natural gas and oil supplies. also for natural gas and oil supplies-— also for natural gas and oil su lies. ., ~' ,, , .

people in taiwan will go to the polls on saturday. the results are expected to have major implications for the olympus mac relationship with china. china has vowed to bring taiwan under its rule but hasn't ruled out the use of force to achieve the goal. in the past hour china's military has vowed it will crush any taiwanese independence efforts. taiwan has accused china of intimidating and citizens in an temp two influence the elections. let's cross life and speak to our present in taipei to explain the importance of the selections. it is so important to underline how crucial these elections are for the region, steve. , . ., , ., steve. they certainly are. in the last few hours _ steve. they certainly are. in the last few hours of _ steve. they certainly are. in the last few hours of campaigning . steve. they certainly are. in the i last few hours of campaigning here now in taiwan. just to give you some context about what is going on and

how the democratic progressive party are feeling added these elections, i sat down earlier with a board member of the official think tank of the tpp and he said he was confident that there presidential candidate would be able to secure the presidency, but when it came to the parliamentary city wasn't quite as assured, saying that he thought that after eight years in power voters might think they've wants to readdress or introduce some checks and balances into parliament. interestingly, the opposition parties they are campaigning together and strategising together in order to win more parliamentary seats. that would denied the ruling party the majority they are looking to get. you mentioned about the context of this and why it is important, it is because of the two superpowers that you're leaning over the shoulders of taiwan, china and the shoulders of taiwan, china and the united states. both have a

vested interest for different reasons. this is why it is being worked so closely because depending on which party gets into power will also determine whether taiwan moves closer to china or closer to the united states. they all have different strategies of how they want to walk that line. right now, let's get a sense of the atmosphere at the dpp�*s rally. i'm sure the atmosphere is quite likely with a few hours to go in campaigning. quite lively, quite loud. there is music, _ quite lively, quite loud. there is music, there are speeches, chance, and there _ music, there are speeches, chance, and there has been a song that has been _ and there has been a song that has been playing early on called made in taiwan, _ been playing early on called made in taiwan, it _ been playing early on called made in taiwan, it is— been playing early on called made in taiwan, it is really catchy! there have _ taiwan, it is really catchy! there have also — taiwan, it is really catchy! there have also been chanting saying 2,000 24, have also been chanting saying 2,000 24. one _ have also been chanting saying 2,000 24, one more time, as the ruling party— 24, one more time, as the ruling party goes — 24, one more time, as the ruling party goes for that record third term — party goes for that record third term it — party goes for that record third

term it is _ party goes for that record third term. it is absolutely packed inside and outside. tens of thousands of dpp supporters have gathered in the stadium _ dpp supporters have gathered in the stadium in _ dpp supporters have gathered in the stadium in due taipei city. i have been _ stadium in due taipei city. i have been asking to them what you want from your— been asking to them what you want from your candidate, and to use words _ from your candidate, and to use words like — from your candidate, and to use words like freedom, protection, looking — words like freedom, protection, looking forward, being open to the world _ looking forward, being open to the world the — looking forward, being open to the world. the common theme here is china _ world. the common theme here is china this— world. the common theme here is china. this context that you mentioned, the shadow is cast very heavy— mentioned, the shadow is cast very heavy here — mentioned, the shadow is cast very heavy here. one woman came with her son. heavy here. one woman came with her son she _ heavy here. one woman came with her son she told _ heavy here. one woman came with her son. she told me she wanted him to experience _ son. she told me she wanted him to experience the democratic process, to experience freedom of speech. she said i to experience freedom of speech. she said i have _ to experience freedom of speech. she said i have friends in hong kong and when _ said i have friends in hong kong and when they— said i have friends in hong kong and when they message me they have to delete _ when they message me they have to delete messages now because they are afraid of— delete messages now because they are afraid of the consequences. she wanted — afraid of the consequences. she wanted him to appreciate the democratic process. i also think many— democratic process. i also think many of— democratic process. i also think many of the dpp supporters here support— many of the dpp supporters here support the party's stance with china, — support the party's stance with china, they wants more protection

and support for the country's democracy, they want to move away from beijing's orbit, something that beijing _ from beijing's orbit, something that beijing is— from beijing's orbit, something that beijing is not happy at all about. i think— beijing is not happy at all about. i think here — beijing is not happy at all about. i think here of the geopolitical context— think here of the geopolitical context —— context of the region is very heavily — context —— context of the region is very heavily felt among the dpp supporters here in the rally. thank ou ve supporters here in the rally. thank you very much _ supporters here in the rally. thank you very much indeed _ supporters here in the rally. thank you very much indeed for - supporters here in the rally. thank you very much indeed for that - supporters here in the rally. thank. you very much indeed for that update on what is happening there in taiwan. more on that story is always on the website. around one in 12 women in the uk say they've experienced pelvic organ prolapse, but researchers believe there are thousands of others who are suffering in silence. it's thought as many as half of all women could be affected, but don't seek treatment due to shame or lack of awareness about the symptoms. our correspondent ellie price has the stories of a group of women who hope that by speaking out, they'll reduce the stigma. i'd wake up in the morning and all i could think of was vagina. this report contains the word vagina a lot.

that's kind of the point. half of us have one and of those of us who have one, some experts say half may experience this condition. all consuming. you can't think of anything else. it's really hard to discuss, perhaps. it's private and intimate. it feels a bit shameful, a little bit disgusting. natasha wants people to talk about it. she's 24. she hasn't had any children. it makes her case unusual, but not unheard of. i first noticed my prolapse symptoms when i was around the age of 18. i was living at uni and i noticed when i went to the toilet a bulge was coming out of my vagina. she now wants to raise awareness for other women and encourage them to seek help quickly if they think they have a problem. so i left it for about a year and a half before i finally went to the doctor and, over that time, my prolapse symptoms actually got a lot worse and they were impacting me even more. and i finally decided to show

a picture to my mum and asked, you know, is this normal, is this something you experience? and she said no, it's not. the organs in a woman's pelvis are held in place by ligaments and muscles known as the pelvic floor. if it becomes stretched or weakened, then one or more of the organs can move downwards, leading to a bulge that can be felt inside or outside of the vagina. this could be the womb, bladder, bowel or the top of the vagina. the main people who are affected by prolapse are women who have had a regina delivery, and the more babies you have and the bigger they are, the more likely you are to have stretched your vaginal walls and also to have stretched your pelvic floor. but it's notjust women who've had babies? no, we also see men who have got weak pelvic floors, too, and it can affect their urinary and sexual function, as well. and squeeze and hold. i started the squeeze along to try and engage with people just to raise

awareness of pelvic—floor exercises. doing the right exercises can alleviate symptoms and even stop prolapse in the first place. 40% of people will likely do it wrong and the biggest errors usually i see in clinic are people trying too hard. you can see that apart from the incontinence, i'm the picture of health. sam's problems were childbirth—related. it was that bad that my two—year—old son was having to go and fetch mummy clean pants. sam was given a vaginal mesh implant to help her prolapse — a treatment that's no longer offered because of the life—changing side—effects it was found to have on many women. she's still waiting for hers to be removed. after having the mesh, i slowly started to slow down and i developed fibromyalgia. and i got to the point where just a simple trip to the supermarket could see me in bed for weeks. i was exhausted. but vaginal mesh aside, there are other treatments on offer that can alleviate even the worst symptoms.

it's not all doom and gloom at all. and, i mean, as i said to a patient this morning, and it may sound very simplistic, i said to her what you actually need is a bit of a nip and tuck in your vagina and that's all there is to it. i think some people would be horrified to hear it, but, my goodness, it can make a big difference to quality of life. natasha is also keen to show off what she can do and help others realise they are not alone. ellie price, bbc news. live now to helen ledwick, a former bbcjournalist who started her podcast why mums don tjump after developing prolapse. thanks for coming on the show. it is interesting to hear said there. so many women suffer from the sender does seem to be a stigma attached to it. ~ , , does seem to be a stigma attached to it. . , , ., does seem to be a stigma attached to it. i, ., �*, does seem to be a stigma attached to it. why is that? it's about such an intimate part _ it. why is that? it's about such an intimate part of— it. why is that? it's about such an intimate part of your _ it. why is that? it's about such an intimate part of your body - it. why is that? it's about such an intimate part of your body and - intimate part of your body and forever it has been so difficult to have honest conversations about

women because nobody is in particular. there are so many complex emotions tied up with it, as well. often to my experience, i had a prolapse after childbirth, i wasn't in good shape anyway, i had a bad tear, i stood up from the silver one day and suddenly nothing felt right, ifelt this bulge in my vagina and with the help of google images i realised i had this thing called prolapse, too. i had never heard of it. it is so hard to talk about and so hard to find any decent information or support explaining what it is about. often attitudes, sometimes by medical professionals who are generally trying to help you, is quite dismissive. a lot of women are told it is just what happens when you have a baby and because it is so stigmatised it feels really shameful. it is really

embarrassing. years ago i never would have been able to have this conversation. d0 would have been able to have this conversation.— would have been able to have this conversation. ,, ., , conversation. do you think attitudes are different — conversation. do you think attitudes are different in _ conversation. do you think attitudes are different in the _ conversation. do you think attitudes are different in the uk _ conversation. do you think attitudes are different in the uk compared - conversation. do you think attitudes are different in the uk compared to| are different in the uk compared to other parts of the world? i've read in some countries they really look after women after childbirth, especially looking at their pelvic floor. ., , ., ., ., ., ., floor. you will see variation around the world and _ floor. you will see variation around the world and variation _ floor. you will see variation around the world and variation within - floor. you will see variation around the world and variation within this | the world and variation within this country, as well. france is often held up as a leader in this field. women in france get access to video —— therapy as soon as they have had their children, so it is a way of life there, talking about pelvic health physiotherapy. that is not the case in the uk. it can be very difficult to access pelvic health physiotherapy on the nhs and your gp can refer you. over the past five years since have been talking about this, things have changed. nhs england are bringing in pelvic

health services across the uk. just the fact that the film has been made at all and we are having this conversation makes me optimistic about it. ~ . , ., , about it. what is the answer here? i know that the _ about it. what is the answer here? i know that the mesh _ about it. what is the answer here? i know that the mesh isn't _ about it. what is the answer here? i know that the mesh isn't used - about it. what is the answer here? i know that the mesh isn't used any l know that the mesh isn't used any more. have vaginal hysterectomy or hysterectomy are not thought to be good options. what is the answer? i can't give you a blanket answer for everyone. what has worked for me are lifestyle changes around diet and exercise, managing my toileting, but i am back to all the things that i felt i couldn't do when it first happened to me, so i am running, doing yoga, doing my pelvic floor exercises, they are also devices that you can place in the vagina and they help to support the pelvic organs above it. there are lots of options and will be different for

everyone. the first port of call is to see your gp and make sure your herd. you should not be living with these symptoms. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. i'm very much a car person. i like like the looks of cars, i like the engines of cars. i just find them really fascinating. i don't want to stop them enjoying themselves. but this is not a race track. the a47 around barwell is one of four racing hotspots identified by leicestershire police. people living here say it's a fatality waiting to happen. i've been down here when those lay—bys have been full and then another ten, 20 cars up and down racing at excessive speed. never seen a speed camera. i've never seen police sat in the lay—by. i'm just asking the police what is being done.

we have issued a number of warnings and a number of anti—social behaviour notices have gone out to individuals. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. the inquiry into the horizon it scandal has today turned its attention to the failure by the post office to hand over documents to the inquiry team on time. hundreds of sub—postmasters were convicted after the faulty software made it look as if money had been missing.

on the evening of unimportant evidence f —— evidence session the post office that it had discovered 4,000 documents that it hadn't shared with the inquiry and as a result the evidence had to be delayed. the lead counsel to the inquiry, jason beer kc, today said that has happened several times. in fact, the chair of this inquiry, sir wyn williams, has become so concerned by this that he's threatened criminal sanctions against the post office if it doesn't produce evidence in a timely manner. this morning giving evidence was chris jackson. he's a lawyer with burgess salmon and he's been brought in by the post office to help them to speed up the delivery of evidence. he started his evidence session by apologising for the delays. really, what this session has been about has been about trying to work out what the post office intends

to do to make sure that these delays stop happening because, as i say, this is a serious criminal issue. this is a statutory inquiry. there's nothing voluntary about the giving of evidence here. that threat of criminal action remains if the post office doesn't get its house in order. with so much of our time now spent online, it can feel like we are filling in endless passwords, inevitably forgetting them and having to think up new ones as a result, but could that soon be a thing of the past? major tech and internet firms have started turning to passkeys, a no—password solution which uses biometrics or device pins to protect our accounts online. our cyber correspondent

joe tidy can tell us more. pass key. passkey. passkeys. pass keys. you may not yet have heard of them, but passkeys are the future of how we stay safe online. dozens of internet businesses, large and small, are hoping this new bit of tech will finally kill off the password. so what are passkeys, and why are they a step up from what we've been doing all these years? well, if you think about an online service as a door, you get in by putting in your password or a passcode. but this is obviously insecure, as all a fraudster needs is the code — or password — and they're in. a passkey acts a little bit like a key card — it checks who i am, as well as if i have the right code. but with passkeys, it's all done on a device, needs is the code — or password — and they're in. a passkey acts a little bit like a key card — it checks who i am, as well as if i have the right code. but with passkeys, it's

all done on a device, and with clever encryption. setting up a passkey takes a few minutes — the online service asks you to verify your identity using your device. but with passkeys, it's all done on a device, and with clever encryption. setting up a passkey takes a few minutes — the online service asks you to verify your identity using your device. it's not hard, but it is more of a hassle than setting up a username and password like we've always done. so why is this huge shift taking place, and is it worth it? well, it's because passwords are — and always have been — a terrible way to keep us safe. cori macey is a hacker for the good guys. she's been breaking into computer networks for companies for years to help them improve defences. people are really bad when they create passwords. nine out of ten times when i go into an environment and i try the password "summer2023" or "winter2023" — you're going to get a few accounts. we find that people frequently use seeded passwords — like "nashvillepredators12" — that's the first password that they made, and then across every platform, they'lljust change it a very minuscule amount. passwords can, of course, be made more secure. my password manager needs an authentication code. it's no surprise that the cybersecurity world has largely failed to get the general public to jump through the hoops needed to make passwords safe.

so now — whether we like it or not — the future of logging in online is through our phones with thumbprints, pin codes and, with thumbprints, pin codes and, increasingly, facial id. no system will ever fully be hacker—proof, but passkeys do mean that the future's brighter for our lives online. joe tidy, bbc news. our cyber correspondentjoe tidy joins me to tell me why security experts are excited. clearly the tech world is thinks this is a better option. why is this better than passwords? passwords are aood but it better than passwords? passwords are good but it is — better than passwords? passwords are good but it is the _ better than passwords? passwords are good but it is the fact _ better than passwords? passwords are good but it is the fact that _ better than passwords? passwords are good but it is the fact that we - better than passwords? passwords are good but it is the fact that we are - good but it is the fact that we are useless at using them. if you do everything that you need to do to keep password safe, having loads and loads of complex passwords, every single online account has to have a different one, if you do all that, your accounts are safer people don't do that. passkeys have a bit more fast, but they are better. only in

spain last week a telecommunications company had a really easy get simple password and somebody hacked in and caused disruption to millions of customers. caused disruption to millions of customers— caused disruption to millions of customers. ., ., , ., customers. the old argument is that if criminals want _ customers. the old argument is that if criminals want to _ customers. the old argument is that if criminals want to get _ customers. the old argument is that if criminals want to get in _ customers. the old argument is that if criminals want to get in they - if criminals want to get in they will find a way.— if criminals want to get in they will find a way. the issue is you need to have _ will find a way. the issue is you need to have physical— will find a way. the issue is you need to have physical access i will find a way. the issue is you need to have physical access toj will find a way. the issue is you - need to have physical access to the phone unless they come up with new ways, which they probably will, to find a way into your phone remotely. this is about protecting 99.9% of attacks. the people on the other side of the world would need to go through that biometric accessibility to get into your phone. he through that biometric accessibility to get into your phone.— through that biometric accessibility to get into your phone. he said that settin: u- to get into your phone. he said that setting up our— to get into your phone. he said that setting up our skis _ to get into your phone. he said that setting up our skis takes _ to get into your phone. he said that setting up our skis takes a - to get into your phone. he said that setting up our skis takes a bit - setting up our skis takes a bit longer. how will tech firms persuade us to do that, because i'm the kind of person if something takes me longer on the internet, ijust move on. i longer on the internet, i 'ust move on. ~' . longer on the internet, i 'ust move on. ~ ., ., ., , .,, longer on the internet, i 'ust move on. «a, ., ., , .,

on. i think a lot of people are. the solution is — on. i think a lot of people are. the solution is they _ on. i think a lot of people are. the solution is they will— on. i think a lot of people are. the solution is they willjust _ on. i think a lot of people are. the solution is they willjust force - on. i think a lot of people are. the solution is they willjust force us . solution is they willjust force us to do it. it has now become the default on google. i went on an app yesterday for a crypto currency exchange and that was sent straightaway why don't you set up a passkey? we will see this forced down our throats whether we like it or not. this is saving us from ourselves. we are terrible at securing ourselves online. already we are seeing some data that the take—up is pretty good. i am the worst person in the world when it comes to passwords. one more question for you, and i don't expect you to know the answer to this, but what do you think the most common password is in the world? i'm pretty sure it is password 1234. every year we get these lists that are published and it is always the classics. there are people out there at the put 123456 as the passwords.

amazing, brilliant! mine is not too different to that! joe, thank you very much indeed for that. if you want to read more about cyber security, you can go on to the bbc website. there is plenty there. no passwords given away, but a bit of advice about how to make yours more secure. hello. we've got a window of slightly less—cold weather for the next couple of days. we didn't see such widespread ice and frost around this morning — certainly compared to earlier in the week. so still quite chilly and cloudy for many of us, but temperatures not as low as they have been. so high pressure holding onto our weather. the winds rotating, coming in off the atlantic and the north sea, so bringing quite a lot of moisture and that's bringing that blanket of cloud for most of us. clearer skies today will be across scotland. there could be the odd lingering misty patch around there. so temperatures only about 2—4 degrees across scotland,

but for most of us, typically around about 6—8. into the evening hours, and we'll see this weather front in the north slipping further south, so that'll bring a bit of overnight rain to scotland, perhaps some snowjust on the very highest mountains. that'll slip further south across parts of northern ireland and northern england first thing saturday morning, but either side of that, some clear spells. so expect a bit of frost, i think, first thing tomorrow — it'll be a colder morning than it was first thing this morning. through the day on saturday, then, a fair amount of dry and bright weather, a few splashes of light rain, perhaps, northern ireland, north wales, towards the midlands. sunny spells breaking through the cloud either side of that, and reasonably mild — 5—8 degrees on saturday. still lower than average, but not as cold as it has been. into sunday, and the winds turn to more of a northerly direction, so you can see the white colours — the snow showers — starting to move in across parts of northern and north—eastern scotland in particular. most of us, though, still relatively dry and quiet on sunday. but that change in wind direction through sunday into monday does bring that chance of some snow showers — particularly for parts of scotland, but also some of these exposed coasts around these irish sea coasts

and the north sea coasts, as well. heading on through into tuesday, we could well see this area of low pressure starting to move in, so the potentialfor a little bit more sleet and snow for parts of northern ireland, scotland, perhaps into northern england for tuesday and wednesday. midweek onwards, then, as we head through wednesday and into thursday, well, we've still got the cold northerly winds in the north. this area of low pressure may well stay across france, but it does have the potential to be a little bit further north. so just a small chance, wednesday, thursday, we could see some wintriness in the far south of england, but again it is mostly going to be parts of scotland and northern ireland that see that chance of something a bit more wintry. either way, next week looks colder with those northerly winds setting in, so some snow showers, could be some disruption. do keep tuned to your latest forecast.

today at one — the uk and the us launch strikes in yemen. it's in retaliation for houthi attacks on international global shipping routes. with ships being re—routed — i'll be asking whether products and prices on the shelves here will be affected. military action took place without a parliamentary vote, i will have the latest _ parliamentary vote, i will have the latest political action. also on the programme this lunchtime: the prime minister makes

a surprise visit to kyiv — pledging billions more in military aid to ukraine. we've a special report about tackling a painful condition that up to half of all women will experience at some point in their lives. the path is there somewhere. and walkers' frustrations at finding blocked across the country. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. with the australian open starting on sunday, great britain's jack draper is in good form. he has reached the adelaide international final. hello, and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain and the united states have launched strikes against houthi rebels in yemen overnight — in response to a number of attacks

on ships in the red sea.