and going nuts — the search for the missing monkey on the loose after escaping from 3 zoo near inverness. and on newsnight at 10.30, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, we take a first look at what's on tomorrow's front pages. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 10:00. the us says it does not seek another war, but it will protect itself and respond appropriately, following the drone attack that killed three american soldiers and wounded dozens near thejordan—syria border, at a remote outpost called tower 22. since israel's retaliation for the october 7th attacks, us military bases in syria and iraq have been attacked

more than 170 times. the group behind the deaths at the tower 22 base — called �*islamic resistance in iraq' — are part of an iranian—sponsored network across the middle east. known as the �*axis of resistance�*, there�*s a number of pro—iranian militias based in iraq, syria, lebanon, the palestinian territories and as far south as yemen. all are opposed to israel and the united states. from washington our north america editor sarah smith has the latest. in the situation room, president biden with his defence secretary is considering his military reaction. we are told he is weighing his options. he needs to retaliate, but without causing more conflict. we do not seek another _ without causing more conflict. we do not seek another war. _ without causing more conflict. we do not seek another war. we _ without causing more conflict. we do not seek another war. we do - without causing more conflict. we do not seek another war. we do not - without causing more conflict. we do| not seek another war. we do not seek to escalate. but we will absolutely do what is required to protect

ourselves, to continue that mission and to respond appropriately to these attacks.— these attacks. shortly after he learned of _ these attacks. shortly after he learned of the _ these attacks. shortly after he learned of the attack - these attacks. shortly after he i learned of the attack yesterday, these attacks. shortly after he - learned of the attack yesterday, mr biden vowed the us will respond. now he needs to decide what that response will be. his secretary of state warning other actors not to get involved. state warning other actors not to get involved-— state warning other actors not to get involved. from the outset, we have been — get involved. from the outset, we have been very — get involved. from the outset, we have been very clear— get involved. from the outset, we have been very clear in _ get involved. from the outset, we have been very clear in warning i get involved. from the outset, we i have been very clear in warning that anyone looking to take advantage of conflict in the middle east and try to expand it, don�*t do it. the conflict in the middle east and try to expand it, don't do it.- to expand it, don't do it. the us has not said _ to expand it, don't do it. the us has not said which _ to expand it, don't do it. the us has not said which militia - to expand it, don't do it. the us has not said which militia group| to expand it, don't do it. the us. has not said which militia group it believes is responsible for the attack on their base injordan of the deadly drone was not intercepted. president biden�*s opponents laid the blame on him and are demanding he target iran itself in response. senator lindsey graham wrote on x, i am calling on the biden administration to strike targets of significance inside iran, not only for the reprisal of the killing of a forces but a deterrent

against future aggression. mitch mcconnell said the cost of failure to deter americans at the seas is measured in american lives. 0ne donald trump�*s response? he claims this attack would never have happened if i was president. not even a chance. winter wren, the reigning government denied involvement in the attack. a spokesman said the militias do not take orders from iran. the three soldiers have been named as specialist breanna moffat, kennedy sanders and sergeant william rivers. their deaths will mark a new phase in america�*s role in the escalating tensions in the middle east. so what are the options president biden is weighing up inside the white house? he could redouble america�*s efforts to re—attack the militias in the region have been striking us forces, but they have failed to deter those groups from

striking at americans. and much more aggressive response would be to try to target the source of the iranian missiles and drones that those groups are using. he could go after the iranian revolutionary guard in positions in iraq or syria, rather than in iran itself, but even that would risk some kind of escalation from iran. just as the us says it is not seeking war and it doesn�*t want conflict with iran, it is convinced that tehran doesn�*t want some kind of conflict with washington, but everybody knows they have to take great care in this delicate and dangerous situation. sarah smith, thank you. lyse doucet is here. as well as focussing on how to respond to these deaths of its soldiers, it�*s still tyring to find ways to pause israel�*s war in gaza and bring home the remaining hostages held by hamas, which is regarded as a terrorist organistion by many western government including the uk — what�*s the latest?

in the last hour the us top diplomat, antony blinken said that the united states was a very, very actively pursuing this. we focused on these talks briefly last night, but what is new today is their only details provided by the prime minister of qatar, which is playing a pivotal role in these discussions. he said in washington that they were now ready to present a framework to hamas after a weekend of talks in paris, involving spy chiefs from israel, the united states and egypt. the prime minister spoke of good progress, he said, in achieving a ceasefire which would allow 100 hostages being held by hamas in gaza, in exchange for thousands of palestinian prisoners and the delivery of more aid. it has to be said that today there is a less positive assessment from israel, which spoke of significant gaps and

unacceptable conditions. 0ne official vowing israeli troops will not leave gaza until, in his words, complete victory. but, israel is under pressure to bring the hostages home, most of all from the families of the hostages. so while there are gaps, these crucial talks will go on. ok, anki very much. the prime minister�*s controversial plan to send some asylum seekers to rwanda cleared its first major hurdle in the house of lords this evening. more than 1000 migrants have already crossed the channel this year, but some have tried never made it. like this 14—year—old boy from syria who was travelling with his brother. they were among five migrants who became the first to die in the channel this year. 0ur paris correspondent, andrew harding, has tracked down the boys�* family to try to discover how they got to the french coast — and why they wanted to come to the uk. we�*ve come to the spot where it all went wrong. the first drownings of the year

here on the french coast. two survivors are showing me where their friends got into trouble late at night, trying to scramble onto a small boat. one of them was a 14—year—old boy called 0bada. he was scared and not for the first time. they�*re pointing to where 0bada, the 1a—year—old, disappeared and drowned just so close to shore. he couldn�*t swim. 0bada was syrian and this, as far as we can establish, is his story, a story that ended here two weeks ago. french rescuers arriving too late to drag him from the icy waters alive. 0bada, he was only 1a years old... 0bada�*s name was read out the next evening at a ceremony in calais alongside his older brother, issa, the latest in a long list of migrant deaths. but why and how was a child caught up

in such a dangerous journey? we went to london to meet another of 0bada�*s brothers, nada. he had made the same illegal crossing two years ago and now has refugee status in the uk. he and the family had encouraged 0bada to attempt the same trip. he told me when he coming here, he want watch... ..football game and arsenal... nada is wrestling with grief and regret. and now do you think maybe he should have stayed in syria? yes. he would still be alive. alhamdulillah. it was last may that 0bada, then aged 13, set off from war—torn syria. his parents sent us footage

of the bedroom he shared with them. they�*d urged him to make the trip to england, wrongly believing they might then follow him legally. first stop, a flight to libya with his brother, issa. and from libya�*s capital, tripoli, a first attempt to cross the mediterranean in a smuggler�*s boat. but they were caught off the coast of tunisia, possibly in this boat or one very like it, and sent back to libya and to a prison controlled by a militia group. by the time they�*d bribe their way to freedom weeks later, a traumatised 0bada was talking about going home. instead, his brother and friends urged him to toughen up and arranged a second boat trip. they were rescued by italian coast guards, brought ashore here in lampedusa, registered, then allowed to head north through italy and france to calais.

in london, 0bada�*s brother warned them that england was tightening its rules, that it might be better to stay in europe. i told them, go to germany. because here difficult rules, new rules very hard for asylum seek. but 0bada insisted he knew no—one in europe. the family was determined to be reunited in england. and so to calais. this was filmed hours before he drowned. 0bada�*s long journey nearly over. back in syria, his parents reacted to his death, telling us they wanted to see 0bada�*s body before he�*s buried. it was left to 0bada�*s brother in london to acknowledge the family�*s own role

in what happened. he was very young... yes. ..to be making such a long, dangerous trip. yes. do you feel guilty? yes... in calais, some of those who�*d been with 0bada at the end are still waiting for another chance to cross to england. adults judging the risks. not a child who died doing as he�*d been asked. and andrewjoins me now. we saw the story of one boy there, but is this representative of a much wider trend? it is. the fact is, many children, astonishing number of children making that crossing, many unaccompanied. notjust across the channel but across the mediterranean. it is worth pointing out, many people watching that report, they have reached italy,

they are safe, why come on to england? the answer to that is most migrants who have made the crossing from the middle east, from africa made it to europe, the european union to stay there. they had to spain, france or germany. it is only a small proportion that carry on to calais to try to make the next crossing and they do so for two reasons. that we saw in that report, one is for work. many people struggle without proper documents and european union. it is easy to find work when you don�*t have those documents in the uk. and the other is family. 0bada, others are most of those he met in calais have already had relatives who made the journey, they have been legalised and are refugees here. it makes people still take these extraordinary risks. andrew, thank you very much. andrew harding. 0ur political editor chris mason has been listening to the lords debate...

for all of the noise and harsh contention that is around the rwanda policy in particular and the legal migration in general at westminster, there is a deep recognition of stories like 0bada�*s that this issue cannot once be personal, family�*s dilemma. national, government�*s dilemma. national, government�*s dilemma and international, as richer countries like ours wrestle with what to do about the perceived expansion of this issue with the ease of travel, with climate change and conflict and how countries respond to it. the house of lords today, the government said doing nothing was not an option, but confronted on arc of scepticism about it around the plan. ken clarke, and lord clark of nottingham he now is, said he felt it went too far. he had previously said the plan should be given a chance. the archbishop of canterbury was a critic. he said the government was outsourcing its legal and moral

responsibilities. lord frost, used to be the government�*s brexit negotiator he has been a bit of a pain in the backside to the prime minister over the last few weeks over the government�*s dire poll ratings, he suggested that it wasn�*t robust enough. the whole idea will rattle around in the house of lords for some time and eventually the government will hope to overturn any changes that are suggested. but every week it is debated is another week the government is not delivering on its promise of trying to get some migrants to rwanda. chris, thank you very much. 0ur political editor there. king charles has left hospital following treatment for an enlarged prostate. the princess of wales also left the same hospital this morning after undergoing abdominal surgery. the king waved to members of the public as he left

the private london clinic. buckingham palace said he would now have a period of "private recuperation". the number of children vaping has risen sharply in the last three years, despite it being illegal to sell vapes to under—18s. well, now the prime minister has set out plans to try to protect children�*s health. they include banning disposable vapes and stopping them being marketed to children using different flavours and colourful packaging. 0ur health editor hugh pym has the details this is all about children�*s health, preventing future harm, trying to stop the supply of vapes to under—18s. today i heard from school pupils in darlington. they promote these vapes that have colours and lights, and they�*re quite appealing to young people, because they�*re sort of like toys. disposable ones you often see outside of schools and stuff that have been smashed up by the side of the road and stuff. and it really kind of damages the environment. do you think they should have acted sooner? yes, definitely. now it�*s just become reality. it�*s just like when you see them doing it, you�*re like, "all right, 0k."

yeah, i mean, they look like they're sweet. yeah. earlier, they�*d met the prime minister visiting their school, horton academy. good to hear. all right, thanks very much. thank you. it�*s likely to be an election year, so will the measures be in place before polling day? this is not about politics and elections — this is about doing what i believe to be right for the long term of the country. this is something that... although some people want to implement it very quickly? yeah, i think this is something that whenever it comes in will have benefits for years and decades to come. so it's not about an election. it's about doing what's right for the long term of the country, for our nhs, for our children. rogue retailers are selling to under—18s and imported vapes, some containing toxic chemicals, are getting onto the streets. trading standards have called for more resources. they�*ll be given new powers to levy on the spot fines. last year, matthew carpenter, a headteacher in kidderminster, showed us vape sensors in his school and revealed his concerns about confiscated vapes. how does he see the new plan? the announcement talks about protecting children�*s lives. so i think taking steps around the use of vapes and disposable

vapes to protect children is a really big step. child health experts have welcomed the crackdown. vaping has tripled in the last three years amongst children and young people, and most of them tell us that the main way in which they get hold of their vapes, the way they use it, is through disposable vapes. but the industry says vaping has an important part to play. the key is to enable smokersj to access the materially safer product, which is vaping, . whilst also stopping youths to access these products - that they were never designed for. labour says it will support the measures which it argues should have been brought in two years ago. next comes consultation on just how to restrict flavours and packaging. hugh pym, bbc news, darlington. the leader of the democratic unionists, sirjeffrey donaldson, has been briefing his party members about a potential deal to restore the devolved government in belfast. the dup has been blocking the formation of a power—sharing coalition for almost two years because of its concerns about trading arrangements

for northern ireland after brexit. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is outside the meeting venue in county down. yes, so jeffrey yes, sojeffrey donaldson appears to be inching his way towards lifting his party�*s the ne on —— vita and power—sharing. he is facing some opposition from his own party and hardline unionist outside. about 150 dup members are currently meeting at this country estate in county down and as you can see demonstrators have gathered at the gates, and as the politicians arrive in their car as they shouted at them urging them not to agree a new deal to restore the devolved government. it is almost two years since the dup in effect collapse the coalition at stormont because of unionist opposition to trading arrangements after brexodus. they say the fact northern ireland is under different rules from the rest of britain means there is an economic border

separating this part of the uk from the rest. sirjeffrey has been in negotiations with london to try to ease these concerns and if he gets the support of his party for a new deal it is likely to be unconditional on westminster being brought forward at westminster to secure that agreement. ichris brought forward at westminster to secure that agreement. chris page, thank ou secure that agreement. chris page, thank you very _ secure that agreement. chris page, thank you very much. _ secure that agreement. chris page, thank you very much. -- _ secure that agreement. chris page, thank you very much. -- likely - secure that agreement. chris page, thank you very much. -- likely to i secure that agreement. chris page, | thank you very much. -- likely to be thank you very much. —— likely to be conditional. the family of three people killed in the attacks in nottingham last year have called for a public inquiry into their deaths. 19—year—olds barnaby webber and grace 0�*malley—kumar and 65—year—old ian coates were all stabbed to death injune. last week, the man who killed them, valdo calocane, was given a hospital order rather than being jailed for their deaths. navtej johal spent the day with the families. as the day began, so did their campaign forjustice. 0n bbc breakfast this morning, the parents of barnaby webber wanted to make sure they were heard. it is exhausting trying to do all of this.

but for barney i will do this, and grace and ian. the families of barnaby, grace 0�*malley—kumar and ian coates feel let down by the authorities. and today they were determined to use their voices to go from powerless to the corridors of power. these are the events that led them here. last summer in nottingham, grace and barnaby, 19—year—old students, were killed on their way home by valdo calocane. he then fatally stabbed ian coates, a 65—year—old caretaker, before stealing his van and using it to hit three pedestrians. well, calocane, who was known to mental health services in the city and he was wanted by police over the alleged assault of an officer, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. but the families he devastated say the police, the nhs and the cps all have questions to answer. united, the families met the labour leader keir starmer this afternoon. they say he�*s backing

their calls for an inquiry. despite the government announcing a review into the mental health trust responsible for treating calocane, they want to ensure that more is done. we are all united in this. it has to be wide—ranging and ultimately has to have answers and proper outcomes need to come from this. obviously, we can�*t bring back our loved ones but what we can do is fight to make sure that people like valdo calocane never step foot on the streets again. and this evening they may have got the outcome they were hoping for. at downing street they met the prime minister. they say he has not ruled out a public inquiry. the important thing is that what has started in terms of a review initially takes course because it�*s a quick way of reporting, as we have been reassured. then after that, if we are not satisfied we were also reassured that if it takes an independent inquiry then that is what will happen. so the prime minister did give us that assurance. these families are exhausted, but determined. their fight to seek justice for those they�*ve lost will continue.

navteonhal, bbc news. thousands of french farmers have blocked motorways around paris and other parts of france in an ongoing protest at falling incomes, red tape and competition from imports. the french government has said it will announce more support for the sector tomorrow, in addition to promises made last week. bethany bell has more. a convoy of angry farmers moves on paris. they�*re worried about the low prices they get for their produce as the government tries to reduce inflation. they also don�*t like the red — or rather the green — tape demanded by environmental laws. we�*ve been driving with farmers in this convoy which has now come to a halt on one of the main motorways outside of paris. there�*s a lot of anger here and people say they�*re going to stay as long as it takes. some farmers say green policies are blocking their ability to be profitable.

translation: we are all in favour of changing our| environmental practices. but there needs to be a level playing field with other european countries. they can�*t force extreme green policies on us and then allow imported products from within and outside the european union that don�*t meet the same standards. france�*s prime minister has made a first offer of concessions, maintaining the subsidies on diesel forfarm vehicles. but so far it�*s not enough for the unions. the government is concerned that the farmers�* anger could translate into support for the far right. lucien told us he was joining the protest on behalf of his son—in—law who runs a large stables with 70 horses near by. stables with 70 horses nearby. "we need to be able to live from our work" he said.

"the next time i vote, it will be for the extremists". with eu elections injune and with protests by farmers in belgium, germany and elsewhere, the future shape of both the political and agricultural landscape of europe could be at stake. bethany bell, bbc news, near paris. this could be the the youngest great white shark ever recorded on film. it was captured by a youtuber and self—confessed shark fanatic with a drone. the observation has been published today in the journal of environmental biology of fishes. 0ur reporter in california, james clayton, has more. he is out — look at that thing. you can see it good. carlos galnet is a youtuber and shark fanatic who is frankly amazing at finding sharks with his drone. at this beach he found a shark within a minute — impressive and kind of scary. so from here, you have no idea there was a great white shark out there, because it almost impossible to see it.

and that�*s why drones are so important because you have to be almost on top of it to actually see them. you�*re basically viewing for sharks through a magnifying glass that they don�*t know is watching them. 0ne local marine biologist was with carlos when they stumbled across something they�*d never seen before. the female was acting erratically. she dove, disappeared and guess what came up from underneath? this little—bitty white, almost albino looking white shark. it's called a white shark. that's the species — it's a white shark, but this shark was actually completely white in colour. the fins, they are differently shaped, they're more rounded. i'm like, "that's not an older white shark — that's a younger white shark, this could be newborn." i'm like, "oh, my goodness, this could be a newborn."

other experts accept this could be a historic discovery but they need more evidence. the problem that i have| as a scientist, it's called a simple size of one. and a lot of people ask, - what would it take to convince you that this is a pupping area? and i would say i would need to see babies coming out of a female. - but what everyone can agree on is that drones are playing a huge role in our understanding these animals. james clayton, bbc news, california. lily gladstone could make 0scars history if she wins best actress at the academy awards — it would make her the first native american woman to do so. she�*s been nominated for her role in martin scorcese�*s epic western crime saga killers of the flower moon. our culture editor katie razzall has more. killers of the flower moon tells the true story of the systematic murder over years of dozens of members of the 0sage tribe. that�*s how you are. its lead, lily gladstone, has already won a golden globe and is the first native american ever nominated for a best actress 0scar. 96 years of 0scars. i�*m grateful. it�*s about time.

when i accepted the golden globe that�*s the other thing that came to mind immediately, is it�*s circumstantial that i was the first one to win that in the category, but it doesn�*t belong to me. i�*m standing on so many shoulders. more than a century ago, the 0sage got rich after oil was struck on their land. lily�*s father recounted that history of vast wealth as she was growing up on the blackfeet reservation. i do remember him telling me about 0sages running out of gas and going and buying another rolls royce and, you know, just buying a new car. we're still warriors. but those riches brought a reign of terror. lily plays mollie burkhart, a real 0sage whose mother and three sisters were murdered. she won't last. her husband, ernest, played by leonardo dicaprio, colluded with his powerful uncle — here robert de niro — to funnel the family�*s oil riches their way. the odd person was convicted but so many people got away with it. oh, yeah. yeah, and even the ones who were convicted weren�*t in for that long.

it's supposed to be - a suicide, you dumbbell! martin scorsese originally had an fbi investigator as the main character, but they realised his epic must come from the 0sage perspective. every aspect of the whole script changed because of 0sage contribution to it and was made the better for it. you know, i�*ve never seen a film like this before, and marty said recently several times he feels like this is the most important film he�*s ever made. and a film that could make history. if lily gladstone, who was voted most likely to win an oscar while at high school, triumphs in march. katie razzall, bbc news. a search for a monkey that�*s gone missing from a wildlife park in the scottish highlands is continuing. it�*s thought the japanese macaque escaped after it was trying to avoid a fight with another monkey during breeding season. ian macinnes has the story. an early morning visitor, but not a bird or squirrel feeding by the fence. instead, a snow monkey

who�*s on the run. it�*s not everyday that you come to the window in your dressing gown and find something munching on your nuts but there he was standing by the fence, picking on some nuts. he was shifty looking. he knew he was where he shouldn�*t be. he kept looking at us looking at him. the search for the monkey has been an ongoing most of the day here in the outskirts of kincraig. there was a sighting just over there a little bit earlier in the morning. but it is only when you get out into these areas you see how challenging it is going to be. there are so many trees, and with that lots of potential hiding places. this is where he would normally call home. the higland wildlife park where he lives with more than 30 other macaques. this time of year is breeding season for them. so tensions run a little bit high and sometimes fights break out over breeding rights, and rather than get into a fight it seems this one hasjust gone for it. a thermo—imaging drone is being used in the search, but the cheeky monkey has so far evaded capture.

the search will resume tomorrow, meanwhile residents are being urged to take in bird feeders and the like. the hope being, if he is hungry, he mightjust head for home. ian mcinnis, bbc news, in kincraig. time for a look at the weather, here�*s darren bett. thank you. i start with this amazing picture from a weather watcher taken in argyll and bute. beautiful colours, beautiful sunset earlier on in north—western scotland and northern ireland because we have this thin, medium and high cloud. 0ther this thin, medium and high cloud. other parts of the uk have had far too much low cloud. as you can see, we have had some rain falling, a couple of inches in snowdonia. still rain falling couple of inches in snowdonia. still rainfalling in couple of inches in snowdonia. still rain falling in the southern uplands as well but this wet weather will get taken away out into the north sea so it dries up a bit overnight, we keep cloud for england and wales, giving the temperature is up, but clearer skies developing in scotland and northern ireland. the promise

tomorrow some sunshine. a cloudy start