jane stevenson has resigned. the war in ukraine is on the agenda. and we speak to the nato chief. succession wins big at this year's emmy awards, along with beef and the bear. we begin this hour here in the uk, where two deputy chairmen of prime minister rishi sunak�*s conservative party have resigned within the past hour. discussions with qatar but another deal. this comes as the mother of one hostage to israel size was accidentally killed last month and said time is running out for the others. more than 130 are still

being held by hamas, a group deemed a terrorist group or organisation by many western governments. lucy manning reports. iris haim held out hope her son yotam would return, that he would be a hostage who came home. last month, yotam, a heavy metal drummer, was metres from safety. he'd escaped his hamas captors with two other hostages. they'd left signs saying sos and "help, three hostages" and waved a white flag. but israeli troops mistakenly thought it was a hamas trap and killed them. iris is clear who she blames. hamas is in charge of all of this terrible day, 7th of october, and all the murdered people and all the soldiers that are killed now, it's just the hamas fault. and in an act of forgiveness, days after yotam's death, iris released a message telling

the israeli soldiers involved she didn't blame them. why was that important for you? what did you want to say to them? these soldiers, they also have families and mothers... and i was worried for them also. she sobs. this is what yotam filmed on october 7th. he says the terrorists are in the kibbutz... they killed, burnt and kidnapped. we met iris in november in london as she campaigned for his release. and you still have hope you will see your sons alive? we must hope. yeah. we must hope. around 130 hostages are still being held. last night, hamas released a video

where hostage noa argamani, in the middle, under duress, claims two fellow hostages, yossi sharabi and itay swirsky, have been killed. they're like a psychological terror. they want that we will be afraid all the time, and that's their way to make us weak. at yotam's funeral, a drum kit. their family's last name means life, and iris is determined her sons will have meaning. keeping the human spirit. with a high human spirit, even in a dark place like hamas captivity, he finished his life like a free person. aljazeera's gaza bureau chief wael al dahdouh has now left gaza for egypt to receive medical treatment. he was injured in a strike last month, in which his cameraman was killed. five members of his family have been

also killed since the war broke out on 7th october. i spoke to a colleague and friend of wael — our gaza correspondent rushdi abualouf who is in istanbul. i began by asking him about wael�*s condition. he was injured in the air strike, and there was shrapnel in his hand that damaged in a nerve in his hand. also some shrapnel to his abdomen. they were trying to treat ten in gaza, but given the circumstances around the hospitals and the lack of medicine and medical equipment, they couldn't do anything but, you know, try to keep his wounds clean. but he was from the first day they realised and by this time when they were trying to get him out and in an air

strike, it was a sort of difficult situation and losing another member of his family, about ten members of his family, and some of his electives, when of the exciting news that he was allowed to leave gaza into egypt, now he's in an egyptian hospital. i tried to call him, but he is under medical treatment now and he will soon be flying to qatar with his family and then he will be staying in qatar for treatment. yesterday, i spoke to him camille is expecting some sort of mission and saying that even if i leave gaza, and this just for medical treatment and this just for medical treatment and i will come back as soon i am 0k to continue. he

and i will come back as soon i am 0k to continue-— to continue. he worked alongside him for many months _ to continue. he worked alongside him for many months day _ to continue. he worked alongside him for many months day in, _ to continue. he worked alongside him for many months day in, day - to continue. he worked alongside him for many months day in, day out. - for many months day in, day out. tell us a little bit more what it was like working with him. he’s tell us a little bit more what it was like working with him. he's a ve nice was like working with him. he's a very nice and _ was like working with him. he's a very nice and strong _ was like working with him. he's a very nice and strong man. - was like working with him. he's a very nice and strong man. i - was like working with him. he's a l very nice and strong man. i almost tell him he is the man of the big missions. i know him since we were together and we basically move to the local newspaper until i moved to the local newspaper until i moved to the bbc. and we were all the time friends. i still remember that nice lunch that his wife cooked in his house just two days before the 7th of october. he was returning we went to see him and we had this family gathering. he was at all of sam and his grandsons, granddaughters and his grandsons, granddaughters and his sons and daughters. it was some sort of depression and mood, but look now and this very big tragedy,

his wife, his daughter, two of his sons, he continued to do this to a degree. all of the journalists sons, he continued to do this to a degree. all of thejournalists in gaza, i think they are doing an excellentjob and theirjob has to be respected from the international people, and under various difficult circumstances, they are not on the reporting this tray, they are trying to protect their family, reporting this tray, they are trying to protect theirfamily, also reporting this tray, they are trying to protect their family, also trying to protect their family, also trying to find shelter. a£111" to protect their family, also trying to find shelter.— to find shelter. our gaza correspondent. - to find shelter. our gaza correspondent. i- to find shelter. our gaza correspondent. ijust - to find shelter. our gaza i correspondent. i just want to find shelter. our gaza - correspondent. i just want to bring you some breaking news lines coming into us the other reuters news agency, this is concerning medication and aid, the foreign ministry spokesperson has said that there has been a successive qatari mediation in cooperation with france in reaching agreement with israel and hamas whereby medication and humanitarian aid in gaza in exchange

for delivering medications needed for delivering medications needed for israeli captives in gaza. that is something is or has been coming on for the past hundred days before they were taken no medications have rigid those captors, and lead to egypt and preparation to be transported into gaza. it will update you on that when there is any development. donald trump is back in courtjust hours after winning a landslide victory in his bed to return to the white house. this time, he's been said for defamation by a woman for her remarks he made about her in 2019. he denies any wrongdoing. the trial was brought after an earlierjury found he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. quite a turnaround from monday's i am a caucus a republican voters winning more votes than his two competitors combined from stopped from iowa, or north america editor

reports. like the cat that got the cream or the king regaining his crown, donald trump was practically inhaling the adoration. knowing he had won support beyond his usual base, including women, college graduates and younger voters. he is already talking about being back in the white house. so we are going to come together. will going to drill, baby, drill right away. drill, baby drill. seal up the border. you can tell donald trump is impatient to get this nomination ramped up so he can take the fight tojoe biden. he is not the republican presidential candidate yet, but he might be soon. and he's behaving as though he has already won his party's nomination.

i think people want peace and prosperity and strength back, as we had under donald trump. we had strength and we don't have strength injoe biden, who is possibly the most incompetent president in the history of our nation. where trump rivals hope they have a very slightly better chance of beating him in new hampshire. we had a strong showing in iowa and now we can look at the polls in new hampshire and we are a stone's throw from donald trump. we have a lot of work to do, but i can tell you this — - as the next president of the united states, | i am going to get the job done for this country. _ ron desantis came a distant second behind trump in iowa, and that's a bad look after sinking time, money and most of his hopes into the state. he says he will fight, or maybe that will limp on. donald trump is moving on to new york to yet another court hearing today. this case will decide how much he must pay the writer he sexually assaulted decades ago in damages for defamation. in this election year,

he has now become very adept at treating courthouses as campaign venues. iris haim held out hope her son yotam would return, at treating courthouses as campaign venues. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. curious feeling faces stare from the pens at the rs pc a's central london centre, cats and kittens that have been abandoned, abused or rescued, and the site always runs at capacity. something the royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals is celebrating for its bicentenary. it all started here on saint martins lane in 182a, when, over coffee, anti—slavery campaigners and geologists not to

get there at the old sliders coffee that used to stand here and founded the spca it was queen victoria who later made it to royale. this new society soon had impact. cockfighting, both baiting and dog all band. you're live with bbc news. the world economic forum has begun in the swiss town of davos. the war in ukraine and houthi attacks on shipping in the red sea were amongst the items high on the agenda. faisal islam has more. here at the world economic forum, went to business leaders want to talk about is a glorious high—tech enabled feature of artificial intelligence, and the investments required for that. clearly the shadow of crisis that they thought were behind then lingers large and

looms i talked to the chief executive of intel, the massive chip manufacturer and they said that they were adjusting the way that they supplied to their customers, and that itjustified their massive investments in fundamentally changing the chip industry, building those chips, making those chips in europe and relying on asia, and that resilience is justified europe and relying on asia, and that resilience isjustified precisely by what we are seeing right now. i also spoke to the chief executive, and he said that these crises just seem to be relentless, but may be the real economy as becoming a bit more resilient to them as they stand. but if this crisis escalates, if it involves the conflict, of course that would prolong the cost of living crisis by pushing up energy prices in a way they haven't gone up so far. we also had some potential answers the air force attacks on the who the rebels, well, that won't

solve the problem between gaza and israel in the middle east. that is what is required. we will hear a big announcement from volodymyr zelensky from ukrainian president who is pushing for russians to have the assets that were frozen, seized and that money given to ukraine. subject development in the economy, but also in the economy, but also include the politics here. just before i came on air i spoke withjens stoltenberg about ukraine. i started by asking him whether ukraine was any closer tojoining nato. we are closer to nato membership than ever before, and of course, i expect that we can continue to close that gap and agree that the remaining gap and all allies agree that ukraine will become a member, but the most urgently now is to ensure that ukraine pervades as a sovereign independent nation that

can desired to become over an alliance. ~ . , ., alliance. ukraine is fighting for its very survival. _ alliance. ukraine is fighting for its very survival. why - alliance. ukraine is fighting for its very survival. why can't - alliance. ukraine is fighting for its very survival. why can't you alliance. ukraine is fighting for - its very survival. why can't you get them and that rest of the nato alliance a timeframe?- them and that rest of the nato alliance a timeframe? partly because no one can tell— alliance a timeframe? partly because no one can tell exactly _ alliance a timeframe? partly because no one can tell exactly when - alliance a timeframe? partly because no one can tell exactly when this - no one can tell exactly when this war ends. in the most important thing is to provide military support to ukraine. i would like to commend nato allies in the united kingdom for providing unprecedented levels of support to ukraine and cruise missiles just agreed to acquire up to 1000 interceptors that enable us, so it is a steady flow of weapons, ammunition, spare parts from nato allies to ukraine, and that is the only way for ukraine to be in a position where they can convince president put in that they will not

win on the battlefield but has to sit down and except a solution where ukraine pervades as a sovereign independent nation here. what ukraine pervades as a sovereign independent nation here. what do you think it is going _ independent nation here. what do you think it is going to _ independent nation here. what do you think it is going to take _ independent nation here. what do you think it is going to take for— think it is going to take for ukraine to when and how long do you think that could take? mars ukraine to when and how long do you think that could take?— think that could take? wars are by nature unpredictable, _ think that could take? wars are by nature unpredictable, so - think that could take? wars are by nature unpredictable, so no one . think that could take? wars are by i nature unpredictable, so no one can tell exactly when and how they swear will end. what we do know is that ukraine has achieved a lot. we must remember that at the beginning of this work, most experts believe that russia would take control over kyiv, that didn't happen. instead, ukrainians have been able to push back russian forces. they been able to take control of part of the black sea, the raft of experts over grain, and they are able to inflict heavy military losses on russia. at the same time, the frustration on the battlefield and on the front line is very difficult, we should not

underestimate the russians, and therefore, need to sustain significant substantial military support to ukraine because that is the only way to ensure that president putin realises that he has to accept that ukraine will prevail as a sovereign nation stop by to want to ask about donald trump as we have been reporting to him as you know, he won a landslide victory in the iowa caucus yesterday. many saved paving the way for a nomination, their public and presidential nomination and very possibly taking the presidency again later on this year. last week, he refused to commit to nato if elected for a second term saying that it depends on if they treat us properly. he was very critical of nato during his presidency. how concerned are you about a potential second term for president trump and what impact that could have on nato and the possibility that he could pull of the us out of the alliance? it's not for me as a secretary general to comment on any election

in any nato allied country and not in any nato allied country and not in the united states either, but what i can say is that regardless of the outcome of the elections of the united states, and absolutely confident that they will remain a staunch nato ally, because this is in a security interest of the united states. the strong nato makes the united states stronger and safer because they have something that no other major power has, and that is more than 30 friends and allies in nato, not least important when they deal with the challenges that china is posing to the united states. second, bipartisan support for nato in the united states and thirdly, the criticism has mainly been from the criticism has mainly been from the united states against nato allies not spending enough on nato. the good news is that warrant and more allies are now spending more.

more and more allies spend 2% of gdp on defence which is the nato guideline, and we are added in total european allies a50 billion, so we are delivering, and as has been important for president 0bama that's with president trumka my works closely with him when he was president and also for president biden, so we have against ray to tell on burden sharing and increased defence spending. nato secretary—general talking to me a little bit earlier. take a look at these pictures, because erosion is sculptured in dramatic features into this iceberg. it is the world's largest and what is likely to be the final months of its very existence. well, a ship run by the expeditions company arrived at the present structure. it is called a 23 a, to find huge caves and arches cut into

thanks. apparently at be iceberg is being browned down by the warmer air and surface waters that it is encountering as they drift slowly away and in that white continent. ultimately, though, it is going to melt away the uk covid public inquiry has begun its first hearings in edinburgh, where it will spend the next three weeks looking into the scottish government's handling of the pandemic. among those due to be called is the former first minister, nicola sturgeon, along with her successor humza yousaf, who was health minister at holyrood for some of the pandemic. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon sent this update from edinburgh. first time the uk covid inquiry has sat outside of london and on this, the first day of 12 days of hearings here in edinburgh, we heard lots of facts, figures, statistics and also a detailed timeline of how the pandemic unfolded here in scotland. we also got a sense of some of the themes that might be explored in the coming three weeks.

the lead counsel in this phase of the inquiry, jamie dawson casey, recalled earlier evidence that relations between the scottish and uk government in the lead up to the pandemic were unusually poor. he said some of the areas that they aim to explore would include whether the scottish government had acted quickly enough to contain the disease and also whether the government had enough freedom to act. the lawyer representing the scottish covid bereaved group said some of the politicians who had earlier given evidence in london had deliberately avoided answering questions clearly. king's counsel, claire mitchell, appealed to those who will appear at the hearings here in edinburgh to do better, to put aside politics and answer directly any questions posed. we also heard that tens of thousands

of documents and whatsapp messages had been submitted by the scottish government to the inquiry here, but also that no minutes were kept of key meetings involving scotland's first minister at the time, nicola sturgeon, and senior advisers ahead of scottish government cabinet meetings. well, jeffrey mitchell casey, who was the counsel for the scottish government, said that the scottish government had sought to be open and transparent. nicola sturgeon will be one of several politicians who will give evidence to the inquiry here in edinburgh. the worlds oldest dog has been temporarily stripped of their recognition after doubts emerged about his true life span. bobby the portuguese mastiff was said to be 31 years old when he died last year. the equivalent of nearly 200 years in human years.

a purebred from portugal. bobby had apparently lived for 31 years and 165 days. the equivalent of 200 human years. but every dog has its day. with some reports questioning a change in colour of his paws from white in the late 90s to brown, close to when he died. and now a positive and his title by the guinness world records, and title handed too many dogs down the years who have defied the odds. there handed too many dogs down the years who have defied the odds.— who have defied the odds. there are a number of — who have defied the odds. there are a number of factors _ who have defied the odds. there are a number of factors that _ who have defied the odds. there are a number of factors that say - who have defied the odds. there are a number of factors that say how - a number of factors that say how long a dog can lead. i've been fortunate to see animals living to their early 20s. there are increasing health problems associated with age, so it is really important that anybody who has an

older age make sure that they work with their vet for regular checkups and make sure that we are not compromising longevity and perhaps record chasing with quality of life. bobby's age had been validated last february by the portuguese government by the pet database. guinness world record say they have started a review and have decided to temporarily hold the record titles for oldest living dog and ever until all of theirfindings are for oldest living dog and ever until all of their findings are in place. it looks like bobby's accolade could have gone to the dogs. what a mystery indeed. that is it for me at the moment. let's get a check on just how cold it is outside. here is the weather. hello there. it's been quite a snowy day across the northern half of the uk. further south, it's been cold, but largely dry with some sunshine, a little bit of variable cloud here and there. wednesday promises to be another largely sunny one towards the south,

a bit more cloud around, i think, for southern britain. and we'll continue with the snow showers across northern coastal parts of scotland and into northern ireland. these weather fronts bringing this rain, sleet and snow to the north of the uk sinking southwards and weakening. so, during the overnight period, there'll be no more than a band of cloud running southwards across england and wales, maybe just a few snow flurries on it. and there could be the chance of this area of low pressure over france could push a bit further northwards to give some rain, sleet and snow to southern counties of england early on wednesday. the snow showers continue. northern scotland, northern ireland under clear skies. it's going to be very cold, a sharp frost across the northern half of the country. so, for wednesday, we've got that feature running across france, which could affect the far south of the country. plenty of snow showers across northern coastal areas, so a bit more cloud, i think, in the mix across southern britain for wednesday. high cloud, greyer the further south you go, could see rain, sleet, snow close to the coast. chances of wintry showers for southeast england. frequent snow showers with ice for northern scotland, northern ireland, a few into the irish sea down towards northwest england and wales. and it's going to be a cold day wherever you are, despite the sunshine

through central areas. for wednesday night, we see the wintry mix clearing away from the southeast, clear skies for many, snow showers draped across coastal areas. and that's where we'll see a significant ice risk, further inland under clear skies, light winds, it's going to be another very cold night to come. so, for thursday morning, we start off with plenty of crisp sunshine around, wintry showers around coastal areas, these most frequent across northern scotland and northern ireland. heavy snow showers here leading to significant accumulations of snow across northern scotland. central southern areas will be dry on thursday. plenty of sunshine, but it's going to be another very cold day. on friday, we could see an area of more substantial snow again across scotland. further south, it'll be cold and sunny, and then some changes as we head into the weekend. on saturday, the winds start to pick up, low pressure starts to sweep in off the atlantic, so that brings a very big change to the weather. it turns more unsettled with wet and windy weather for the second half of the week into next week, and it's turning milder.

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iowa. and so, it became three. donald trump wins in a landslide in iowa. 0nly haley and desantis stand between him and the republican nomination — and after last night's result, it looks a formality. we will get the thoughts tonight of katty kay — where does the race go from here, and what does it all mean for the rest of us? in other news — more resignations in the conservative party, deputy chairmen lee anderson and brendon clarke smith have quit in order to rebel against rishi sunaks rwanda bill. and fujistsu, the company behind the post office's faulty it system, admit they do have a moral obligation to pay compensation. good evening. since the first indictment was issued in new york last year, donald trump's campaign has been the preverbial snowball, rolling downhill, getting bigger, gathering momentum, seemingly unstoppable.

last night, it rolled into the frozen tundra of iowa