will have reaction annapolis look to the sports. —— but first let's get a look at the sports. let's start with the latest from the second leg of the english league cup semifinal between fulham and liverpool. luis diaz has handed liverpool the lead at craven cottage, meaning they now lead the tie 3—1 on aggregate. the winner will meet chelsea in the final. you can follow that on the bbc sport website. they get it score the second on the ninth but it was ruled offside. 1— 03- ninth but it was ruled offside. 1— 03— one on aggregate

the real madrid keeper blocked and they cannot qualify themselves but they cannot qualify themselves but they were in the room the group in they were in the room the group in the first game against chelsea in the first game against chelsea in the 0-0. four udinese fans who racially abused ac milan goalkeeper mike maignan have been banned for life by the serie a club. play was briefly suspended in a league match a few days ago, when ac milan left the pitch after alerting the referee to the abuse. the fourfans have been banned from udinese�*s home ground for life and italian police say they are barred from all stadiums in the country for five years. there has been another managerial casualty at the africa cup of nations, following the departures of ghana's chris hughton and jean—louis gasset from his role at the ivory coast. algeria have now parted ways with their manager, djamel bel—madi, a day after the team's humiliating exit from the

competition at the group stage for the second straight time. they finished bottom of group d. belmadi had previously guided algeria to the 2019 afcon title amid a 35—match unbeaten run, which set an african record. staying with afcon, morocco manager walid regragui is not present for their game with zambia, after being been suspended for four games by the confederation of african football. the sanctions relate to "post—match incidents" following morocco�*s 1—1 draw with dr congo on sunday, which caf said it was investigating. well morocco are currently 0—0 in that game, while elsewhere tanzania are playing congo 0—0. the two games prior in group e finished goalless, meaning mali and south africa progress. namibia are also through as one of the group stage�*s four best

third—placed teams. at the asian cup, japan eased to a 3—1 win over indonesia on wednesday, as the four—times champions confirmed their place in the last 16 as runners—up in group d. iraq finished with a 100% record and topped that group after a dramatic stoppage time penalty from striker aymen hussein gave them a 3—2 win over vietnam. iraq finished three points ahead of japan, after their convincing win over indonesia. there have been some surprise picks ahead of england's five match series in india, with selectors chosing just one seam bowler, and three spinners. england haven't lost a series since ben stokes and brendan mccullum took charge, but india haven't lost a home series since england caused an upset back in 2012. captain stokes says this will be a dificult test for his side. ijust think it i just think it would seem ijust think it would seem that comes through here and so is the

toughest challenge. india, there's no doubt about that we understand that as a team of respect that is a team as well that presents us with an opportunity in this team loves opportunities. and that's all the sport for now. the united nations says israeli tanks have hit one of its buildings in southern gaza. at least nine people are reported to have been killed and 75 injured after two tank rounds struck the building that was sheltering 800 people. the un said the compound was clearly marked and its coordinates shared with israeli authorities. "once again they said we have seen a blatant disregard of the basic rules of war." the us state department said it deplored the attack on a un shelter.

we deployed the attack on the un training centrejeff or me see before but civilians must be protected in the protected nature of the human facilities must be respected and humanitarian workers must be protected. israel has not yet responded to this incident. our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, has more. the un agency for palestinian refugees says to tank rounds it a building in its training centre in southern gaza and the commission is now said that the casualty figures to rise in the building was marked un and the shift co—ordinates the israeli authorities and they said it was another horrific day and gaza recorded a blatant disregard of the basic rules of war. this is a city in southern gaza were the israeli

authorities have issued evacuation orders for three parts of the city thought to contain more than half million people and there is intense fighting round three hospitals the area in the eight agency of the border says it up to 50 medics and patients and thousands more people sheltering in the grounds of the hospital cannot leave because the intensity of the fighting. israel believes the khan younis is where a top hamas commander zero or the city is the birthplace of leader of hamas and gaza who is israel possible experts wanted in israel's under mounting pressure to show progress for the war and they have a hundred hostages back in the deal in november but hundred 30 are not back and possibly 30 dead and crucially, they have not killed or captured any top hamas leaders in exploit growing

pressure to show that to the israeli people in the israeli authorities believe that top leader could be in khan younis. on tuesday, footage that was filmed by a cameraman working for itv news showed a group of men in gaza, holding a white flag. speaking on camera, ramzi abu sahloul explained they wer trying to reach family members who had been left behind after being forced to evacuate their homes. but minutes later mr abu sahloul was shot in the chest. his death almost instantaneous. the 51—year—old sold children's clothes for a living. the incident was raised in the commons today by the snp westminster leader stephen flynn. there watching it and report on footage from gaza on an unarmed palestinian man walking under a

white flag being shot and killed by the idf. such an act constitutes a war crime, does it not?— the idf. such an act constitutes a war crime, does it not? we have been absolutely consistent _ war crime, does it not? we have been absolutely consistent that _ absolutely consistent that international humanitarian law should — international humanitarian law should be respected and civilians should _ should be respected and civilians should be — should be respected and civilians should be protected and we express this that _ should be protected and we express this that prime minister netanyahu and this— this that prime minister netanyahu and this week making exactly the same _ and this week making exactly the same point. the british foreign secretary lord cameron, has been in israel today where he has been working step up pressure on the country's leaders to allow more humanitarian aid into gaza. he will leave for qatar tonight to continue those discussions. the white house said today the food situation in gaza is dire, and they are trying to do everything they can to get more aid in. western leaders are coming under increasing pressure to secure this humanitarian pause. last night in virginia, president biden�*s campaign rally was interrupted several times, by protestors who are demanding he call for a ceasefire.

we had a chance to sit four more ears! ceasefire now! talking about the situation on the ukraine border in the middle east where living in a period of unprecedented i think we can all we are living in a period of unprecedented danger. three nuclear powers, israel, russia, pakistan are in conflict with neighbours. there is continued tension between the us and china, in the indo—pacific. not to mention the climate crisis, which right wing parties in the united states and europe appear to be somewhat indifferent.

since 1947 the bulletin of the atomic scientists, has been estimating just how close the world is to ending, with its signature doomsday clock. and that clock has just been move forward. it has been set at a 100 seconds to midnight, which in visual terms means humanity is closer than ever to annihilation. we go live now to alexandria, virginia to speak with retired major general robert latiff, member of the science and security board at the bulletin of atomic scientists. the biggest threats we face if what we think we're in unprecedented times. �* ., ., ., , ., times. and a lot of this to the proliferation _ times. and a lot of this to the proliferation and _ times. and a lot of this to the proliferation and nuclear- times. and a lot of this to the - proliferation and nuclear weapons around the world and proliferation of technologies, weapons and technologies in rations of artificial intelligence and technologies can have good or bad

and we are worried about the bad effects of artificial intelligence and other types of technologies, it's just a lot of concern out there of things are going too fast. i5 of things are going too fast. is this a closed—door meeting with which you take the measure of these threats and how does it work and it correspond to the time on the clock? how correspondences, that is what we do, it's a science and security board of the bulletin and reset the clock from one year to the next and it is a closed meeting and we actually meet several times a year and communicate throughout the year

and communicate throughout the year and it's not so much as a vote as it is a very prolonged discussion during which we all eventually come to some sort of agreement about what we think are the dangers and reset the clock and then announce it as we did yesterday. the clock and then announce it as we did yesterday-— did yesterday. probably the closest we've come — did yesterday. probably the closest we've come to _ did yesterday. probably the closest we've come to nuclear— did yesterday. probably the closest we've come to nuclear crisis - did yesterday. probably the closest we've come to nuclear crisis was i did yesterday. probably the closest l we've come to nuclear crisis was the cuban missile crisis and at that time, they hands the clock didn't move. why? it time, they hands the clock didn't move- why?— time, they hands the clock didn't move. wh ? ., , , ., move. why? it was a very short lived crisis and is — move. why? it was a very short lived crisis and is a — move. why? it was a very short lived crisis and is a just _ move. why? it was a very short lived crisis and is a just described - move. why? it was a very short lived crisis and is a just described to - crisis and is a just described to you, this process takes place over a long period of time and takes into account events and trends in there

really wasn't enough time to change the clock before that christ ascended but i have to point out that as a result of the crisis, a lot of things are put in place and in that event, it came out 0k stop people people wonder what purpose does the clock on the wall iiike people people wonder what purpose does the clock on the wall— does the clock on the wall like what --urose does the clock on the wall like what purpose does _ does the clock on the wall like what purpose does this _ does the clock on the wall like what purpose does this really _ does the clock on the wall like what purpose does this really serve? - what it does is it is intended to highlight to the public and the people in the leadership around the world a number of very well known and established scientists think of

the dangers and it is intended it is not intended to scare people but it is intended to get their attention so they can communicate to their leadership but they think of the worries the world is going and it is intended to get peoples attention to try to get something done, to reduce the dangers. try to get something done, to reduce the dangers-— try to get something done, to reduce the dangers. thank you for coming on the dangers. thank you for coming on the programme _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. voiceover: bringing you different stories from across the uk. - recording nine o'clock. he is made same gender is in the bottom of his garden every day without fail. irate garden every day without fail. we take garden every day without fail. - take the final out in there there's

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in 1997 the last time the tories were wiped out. in rishi sunak does not lay all the blame at the prime minister and his feet but in a searing editorial, he said it is rishi sunak and is an inspiring leadership as the main obstacle to recovery his actions were widely condemned by the party but it is true that the conservative party now out pulls rishi sunak and the constituencies in a 90% of the key redwall seats that this tories are sad to lose. chris mason is an engaging reaction. simon clark is to work alongside rishi sunak and the treasury that he should go because he reckons he is leading the conservatives into a massacre at the general election. you conservatives into a massacre at the general election.— general election. you think rishi sunak is so _ general election. you think rishi sunak is so bad _ general election. you think rishi sunak is so bad that _ general election. you think rishi sunak is so bad that the - general election. you think rishi sunak is so bad that the better. sunak is so bad that the better 0 tion be sunak is so bad that the better option be another— sunak is so bad that the better option be another round - sunak is so bad that the better option be another round of- sunak is so bad that the better option be another round of thej option be another round of the conservative pantomime of restraint

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our sites and address the story. the last two northern white rhinos left on the planet. najin and fatu, a mother and daughter, living in a reserve in kenya. the species is all but extinct. now, a fertility breakthrough has offered some hope. in a world first, scientists have successfully carried out rhino ivf, but in a less endangered southern white rhino — a close cousin to the northern white. a southern white rhino embryo created in a lab from sperm and an egg was implanted into a surrogate mum. it's taken years and 13 attempts for a rhino to fall pregnant. it is really a great milestone to achieve the first successful embryo transfer in the rhino. it's very challenging in terms of placing an embryo inside of the reproductive tract, which is almost two metres

inside of the animal. with this achievement, we are very confident that we will be able to create northern white rhinos in the same manner. the material they need is held in a lab in berlin. this is a frozen ark. tissues from hundreds of different animals are perfectly preserved in liquid nitrogen inside these tanks. but the most precious samples are stored inside here. a small number of northern white rhino embryos, created by the scientists here. and they're the last chance of saving this species. there are just 30 of these lab—made northern white embryos, but there's a complication. najin and fatu, the last northern whites, can't carry a pregnancy. so instead the embryos have to be implanted into a southern white rhino surrogate mother. ivf across two subspecies has never been attempted before, but the team is confident it will work. the speed of progress we did, we will see relatively soon the first calf on the ground, and then i may retire before

the first reintroduction into the wild will take place, but i think it is not too far away. it might be in10, 15 years. but the ivf success with the southern white rhino was struck by tragedy. two months into the pregnancy, the rhino died of an unrelated bacterial infection. a postmortem found the foetus had a 95% chance of being born, proof that the technique works. the team's attention is now turning to the northern white rhinos, so the first calf will be born while najin and fatu are still around. it's a race against time for this species. rebecca morelle, bbc news. joining me now is suzanne holtze. she is a scientist at leibniz institute for zoo and wildlife research in germany, which is part of the biorescue project, an international consortium trying to save this species. thank you for coming on, when do you think this will be re—attempted? is

an optimal time to do it? to think this will be re-attempted? is an optimal time to do it?- an optimal time to do it? to bring back the northern _ an optimal time to do it? to bring back the northern red _ an optimal time to do it? to bring back the northern red rhino, i an optimal time to do it? to bringl back the northern red rhino, you're saying? to back the northern red rhino, you're sa in: ? ., , , back the northern red rhino, you're sa in? , ., saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate. _ saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate, when _ saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate, when may - saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate, when may the i saying? to put these embryos into the surrogate, when may the next| saying? to put these embryos into i the surrogate, when may the next try that? ~ . ., ., , the surrogate, when may the next try that? ~ . ., ., y ., ~ that? with the technology working, will look at it _ that? with the technology working, will look at it in _ that? with the technology working, will look at it in the _ that? with the technology working, will look at it in the upcoming i will look at it in the upcoming spring around may orjune of this year. spring around may orjune of this ear. �* , ., �* , ., , year. and i understand it's not 'ust the northern — year. and i understand it's not 'ust the northern white i year. and i understand it's not 'ust the northern white rhino, i year. and i understand it's not 'ust the northern white rhino, can i the northern white rhino, can be used of the other rhinos there also endangered. used of the other rhinos there also endangered-— used of the other rhinos there also endangered. also working with that and then same _ endangered. also working with that and then same issues _ endangered. also working with that and then same issues and - endangered. also working with that and then same issues and more i endangered. also working with that. and then same issues and more than two left and we are trying to keep this but yes, we are looking at this. iii this but yes, we are looking at this. .., , this but yes, we are looking at

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create a viable population. tells very quickly _ create a viable population. tells very quickly why _ create a viable population. tells very quickly why it _ create a viable population. tells very quickly why it is _ create a viable population. tells very quickly why it is so - create a viable population. tells very quickly why it is so difficult for rhinos to repopulate? i5 very quickly why it is so difficult for rhinos to repopulate? is not so difficult in the — for rhinos to repopulate? is not so difficult in the main _ for rhinos to repopulate? is not so difficult in the main thing - for rhinos to repopulate? is not so difficult in the main thing we i for rhinos to repopulate? is not so difficult in the main thing we have| difficult in the main thing we have to look at is protected from being portraiture is the main reason why they became extinct, as a human made problem and theyjust need to be safe. problem and they 'ust need to be safe. ~ , problem and they 'ust need to be safe. . , , , , ., safe. wishing the best with your endeavours _ safe. wishing the best with your endeavours and _ safe. wishing the best with your endeavours and thank _ safe. wishing the best with your endeavours and thank you i safe. wishing the best with your endeavours and thank you for. safe. wishing the best with your i endeavours and thank you for coming on the programme, would take a break. hello there. as storm jocelyn cleared our shores, wednesday has been a day for assessing the damage that was left. but it was a slightly quieter story with the winds

gradually easing down. we did actually see some brief glimpses of sunshine, not a bad afternoon in hexham, northumberland. and as we go through the evening and overnight, the winds will continue to ease. we've got these weather fronts starting to slowly drift in from the west. they'll bring outbreaks of rain, but they will also introduce this south—westerly flow, which is driving milder air right across the country. so there'll be a lot of clouds to start the day on thursday. outbreaks of drizzle, misty conditions along west coasts and some rain moving out of northern ireland into northern scotland. but by the afternoon, most of the persistent rain will have eased away. it will stay damp and drizzly with a few showers out to the west. but an incredibly mild story for all of us. 13 celsius in london — at this time of year, we should be seeing temperatures around 7—8 celsius. there will be some showery outbreaks of rain into northern england. hopefully a brighter story into the afternoon for northern ireland.

mild here, and still very mild particularly in comparison to where we were just over a week ago in scotland, highs of 10—12 celsius. now, through thursday night into the early hours of friday morning, there'll be a spell of heavier, more persistent rain, as the cold front starts to push its way steadily eastwards. hopefully that will clear away from east anglia. here, it will be a mild start on friday morning. clearer skies, fresher conditions, lt—s celsius in the far north and west. but that's where we'll have the best of the sunshine. and on the whole, a ridge of high pressure will build on friday, keeping things largely fine and quiet. a few scattered showers along north and west—facing coasts of scotland and northern ireland. a little bit fresher here, but generally those temperatures above where they should be for the time of year still, at around 6—12 celisus. into the start of the weekend, england and wales still under this influence of high pressure, quiet and dry. toppling across the high, we'll see weather fronts. so as we look further ahead, there's always the risk of some wetter and windier weather into the far north and west, nowhere near as severe as it has been. and on the whole, that mild trend is going to stay with us. the best of any sunshine certainly across central and southern areas, but not a bad weekend

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hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. just a little note to nikki —she's not going to win. this is not your typical victory speech but lets not have somebody take a victory when she had

a very bad night. new hampshire is first in the nation — it is not the last. this race is far from over. there are dozens of states left to go. super tuesday— most of the states are open primaries — _ which means independents and democrats can vote i alongside republicans. that, at this point, | is the only way that nikki haley can take _ the nomination from donald trump. 0ur panel this hour, sonia priya sodha — chief leader writer at the observer and a guardian columnist. scott galloway — professor of marketing at the new york university stern school of business and broadcaster. and joel rubin, former deputy assistant secretary of state for the 0bama administration first, though the latest bbc news. russia has accused the ukrainian military of shooting down a military plane in the russian region of belgorod, near the border.

the russians say the aircraft was carrying 65 ukrainian prisoners