in the market and people are not finding it. a six—year—old gazan girl missing after her family's car came under israeli fire is found dead — along with paramedics sent to rescue her. iraq's foreign minister tells the bbc his country could be pushed into conflict by attacks on its territory by iranian—backed militias and us forces. and, an explosion of light and colour as china celebrates the lunar new year, welcoming in the year of the dragon. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin in gaza, where

concern is growing over the shortage of food. the united nations is warning of looming famine, with half of gaza's population now in a food emergency. people living in isolated northern areas have told the bbc that children are going without food for days, and they're using animal feed to make bread. one in four households is facing a catastrophic lack of food, according to the un, because of renewed fighting and aid convoys being regularly blocked from reaching some areas. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has this report. in the middle of a war, a battle for survival. men sent to fight over cans of beans and sacks of flour. the un is warning that famine is coming fast, to gaza's northern areas, as aid arrives more slowly. this, the first aid to arrive here for 11 days, brings crowds surging close to israeli forces.

who fire to push them back. in northern areas, residents say children aren't eating for days. in some places they are tapping waterfrom underground pipes. translation: we are back to the stone age, 30, - 40, 50,000 years ago. we dig water out, filter it from sand and use it for cooking. the un says israel's army blocked more than half the aid deliveries to northern areas last month, and that child malnutrition has spiked. when it comes to flour people are actually using animal feed. however, even the animal feed is starting to get scarce in the market and people are not finding it. when it comes to canned food, there is nothing left in the market, literally.

what we had was actually from the six to seven days of truce we had at the beginning of this war, and whatever aid was allowed into gaza and the north of gaza has actually been consumed by now. the world food programme told us that four out of its last five deliveries to northern gaza were blocked by israel. this shouldn't be a logistics crisis, it shouldn't be a logistic problem. we are in the mediterranean, there is enough food around this region to feed 2.4 million people and prevent a famine in the gaza strip. the issue is access, the issue is being able to get that food to people. israel says it needs to control aid to prevent food and fuel reaching hamas. for some israeli protestors that is not enough. they have been blocking border crossing points to try to force hamas to hand over israeli hostages.

even with talk of a hostage deal, protestors are demanding a siege. aid is a lifeline for gaza, but here they say it's a lifeline for hamas. three miles from the israeli border, european planes air drop supplies to thejordanian hospital in gaza city. solutions here are getting more extreme. military planes over gaza point to its devastation. even when they are carrying aid in place of bombs. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. gaza's health ministry says the death toll there has now passed 28,000. panic and anxiety are growing in the southern city of rafah, where israel is planning a full—blown offensive. israeli air strikes are already targeting

the overcrowded city. the military says it killed two hamas operatives on saturday, and overnight strikes killed at least 17 people. on friday, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu ordered the military to prepare to evacuate the 1.4 million people sheltering in the city, ahead of a ground assault on hamas fighters. but with the rest of gaza in ruins, it's not clear where they can go. staying with the conflict in gaza. and a six—year—old girl who went missing 12 days ago after the car she was travelling in came under fire, has been found dead, along with several relatives and two paramedics who tried to save her. hind rajab was fleeing gaza city with her aunt, uncle and three cousins when their car appears to have come under fire from israeli tanks. hind was the last member of the family alive when she made a desperate plea for help to the palestinian red crescent using a mobile phone. with more details,

our correspondent in jersualem, nick beake. there has been so much heartache, so much suffering in this war, if you think at the beginning, 1200 people killed by hamas on october seventh, some 240 taken as hostages. since then, the palestinian health authority, run by hamas, say that now 28,000 people have been killed in gaza. but the story of this little girl, this six—year—old girl, seems to have captured a lot of people's attention. and really struck a chord. we hear now that she has in fact died. a lot of people remember this audio recording because for about three hours, she was on the phone to someone from the emergency services. all that time, herfamily members, her relatives, were dead around her, they had been shot. and what has happened today is that footage has emerged of the car that the family were in.

it's got lots of bullet holes, lot of damage and it is also right next to another vehicle which belongs to the palestinian red crescent society and that was holding two paramedics. they had gone to try and save hind. what the red crescent are saying today that the israelis targeted that particular vehicle. we have put this to the israeli defence forces but they haven't responded to this allegation. it is worth pointing out that on the day that they died, hind's family were actually trying to leave their part of gaza city and go to a much safer place. that is what they had been instructed to do. and now if you look at the city of rafah, home to more thani million people, in the coming days, it is expected that they too will be asked to leave. it is not clear where they will go. america, israel's biggest, most strong ally, has said that it has a real concern about an operation if the israeli troops are coming in and you have all these palestinian refugees living there.

so a huge concern about what might happen in the days and weeks to come. iraq's foreign minister has told the bbc there is a danger his country could be pushed into conflict because of the latest deadly tit—for—tat attacks by iranian—backed militias and us forces. in the past week, the united states has carried out a series of air raids that killed 17 iranian—backed militia—men in iraq, as well as a precision drone strike in the capital baghdad, that killed a senior commander. dr fuad hussein spoke to our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, and told her he hopes both sides will stop their attacks and leave iraq to be ruled by iraqis. from the government point of view, from the point of view of the iraqi government, do you want the us troops out? we want to have to start the negotiation. 0n the basis of the negotiation

it will be decided. of course, the end of the negotiation must be clear. the majority of the iraqi people, they do not want to have foreign forces on iraqi soil. but is it iraqi government policy now that the troops should go and it is just a question of when? the troops one day must leave. this country, at the end, must be free from having foreign bases. some has been invited, and that is for the american side. some has not been invited. going back to the issue of the us strikes that happened, the americans say they were targeting iraqi militia that are pro iranian, that are on your soil, and from your soil they are carrying out attacks on us forces. do you accept that there are militias here that

are officially part of your security forces, but in fact are armed and trained by iran, that are carrying out these attacks? those militias, they themselves they are announcing their attacks, and they are also well—known, that they are, or they have connection with the iranian side. this is well—known, i cannot deny it. that's true. as we sit here now, minister, is it the case that your government does not have control over these pro iranian militias, that they are doing their own thing and you cannot stop them? i think if now they see, they will talk with many political leaders. they started to talk about this. many people, they didn't dare to talk about. this is also a part of the reality in this country, but now we are talking about it, and we are saying to them, stop. people dare to say to those

guys, it is enough. i think all of them, they got the message that if they will continue, they will, in the first place, destroy their political process in iraq, and they will push this country into a war, while it is not our war, and also the iranians got that message. how real is that danger that this tit—for—tat between the americans and iranians on iraqi soil could push this country into conflict? that is main problem, to be honest. the tension nowadays between iran and united states is very high. so i hope both sides will stop their attacks on iraqi soil, and they are not going to solve their problem on iraqi soil. we paid a very big price.

it's no secret that the iranian influence here has been growing for years, and many outsiders would say at this point tehran is dictating more of the policies here than baghdad. what would you say to that? no, i'd deny that, this is not true. no influence? no, no, iam not saying no influence, but dictating policy in baghdad is not true. are you worried about the degree of iranian influence here? i am worried about the degree of all influence surrounding us, not only iranian. iraqis must taking the decision. the decision about iraq must be taken in baghdad, and it must be taken by the iraqis in baghdad. let's speak to jamesjeffrey, who's a former us ambassador to iraq, and chair of the middle east programme at the wilson centre. good to get you on the programme. i know you have been listening to that

interview with the foreign minister there, a real call for both sides to stop attacks. how likely do you think further escalation in the region is and do you think iraq can bring those militias under control as the foreign minister said he wants to do?— as the foreign minister said he wants to do? ., ~ i. ., ., wants to do? thank you for having me on. i do wants to do? thank you for having me on- i do not — wants to do? thank you for having me on. i do not think _ wants to do? thank you for having me on. i do not think for _ wants to do? thank you for having me on. i do not think for various - on. i do not think for various reasons that any expansion of the dazza problem in the middle east will be focused on iraq. —— gaza problem. i do not think the iraqi government can keep these militias under control. there are many things i object to in the foreign minister's statement. first, he makes it as if the two sides are carrying out a war on their soil. the united states has not initiated any combat other than against the islamic state. we have only reacted

when we have been repeatedly attacked, 160 times between syria and iraq, mostly error, by forces, many of them officially part of the iraqi security forces and this is outrageous. he iraqi security forces and this is outrageous-— iraqi security forces and this is outraueous. ., ., ~ ., outrageous. he also talked about american troon — outrageous. he also talked about american troop presence - outrageous. he also talked about american troop presence in - outrageous. he also talked about american troop presence in the i american troop presence in the country and said eventually they need to go. how can that be achieved and do you think that will ever happen? it and do you think that will ever ha en? u, and do you think that will ever ha . en? . ., , and do you think that will ever ha en? , and do you think that will ever hauen? , ., ., ., happen? it can be achieved tomorrow if the ira . i happen? it can be achieved tomorrow if the iraqi government _ happen? it can be achieved tomorrow if the iraqi government as _ happen? it can be achieved tomorrow if the iraqi government as us - happen? it can be achieved tomorrow if the iraqi government as us to - if the iraqi government as us to leave because it begged us to come in, along with the entire coalition, british, german, french forces from all over the world in 2014 to fight islamic state which is still a threat but not the way it was before so if iraq is one is to go, we will go. that raises the question of how they will deal with the islamic state. ., ,

they will deal with the islamic state. , ., , ., ~ state. he was unusually frank in the interview about _ state. he was unusually frank in the interview about the _ state. he was unusually frank in the interview about the influence - state. he was unusually frank in the interview about the influence of - interview about the influence of iran in his country. how accurate do you think those questions were from your point of view and how much of a challenge as that influence for the us? $5 challenge as that influence for the us? �* , ., challenge as that influence for the us? ., challenge as that influence for the us? as a diplomat, i feel his pain, he was as — us? as a diplomat, i feel his pain, he was as honest _ us? as a diplomat, i feel his pain, he was as honest as _ us? as a diplomat, i feel his pain, he was as honest as he _ us? as a diplomat, i feel his pain, he was as honest as he could - us? as a diplomat, i feel his pain, he was as honest as he could be i us? as a diplomat, i feel his pain, l he was as honest as he could be but frankly he could have been the lebanese foreign minister yesterday or ten years ago. the point we have to understand, it goes beyond, it is basically the reason for gaza, we are looking at a 20 year iranian march in the region, syria, lebanon, iraq, yemen, gaza, pressure on other states. and what we see sense of october seven, a metastasis of this 0ctober seven, a metastasis of this and the reaction by israel and also the united states. 90% of the

criticism of the un to their media and the region comes from reacting to this extraordinary iranian aggression throughout the arab world. ., , aggression throughout the arab world. . , ., ~ , world. finally, the foreign minister said at the end _ world. finally, the foreign minister said at the end of _ world. finally, the foreign minister said at the end of the _ world. finally, the foreign minister said at the end of the interview, . world. finally, the foreign minister said at the end of the interview, hej said at the end of the interview, he wants the future of iraq to be decided by iraq. what are your thoughts on that? the decided by iraq. what are your thoughts on that?— decided by iraq. what are your thou~hts on that? ,, ., , thoughts on that? the united states went into iraq _ thoughts on that? the united states went into iraq in _ thoughts on that? the united states went into iraq in 2003 _ thoughts on that? the united states went into iraq in 2003 with - thoughts on that? the united states went into iraq in 2003 with britain . went into iraq in 2003 with britain and other countries to give the iraqis that option. there is only one threat to the independence of iraq today, and that is iran and it is a very serious threat.- is a very serious threat. james jeffre , is a very serious threat. james jeffrey. former _ is a very serious threat. james jeffrey, former united - is a very serious threat. james jeffrey, former united states i jeffrey, former united states ambassador to iraq, good to get you on the programme, thank you very much. ., ~ on the programme, thank you very much. . ~ ,, some breaking news now...

the hungarian president, katalin novak, has resigned amid protests over her decision to pardon to a man convicted of covering up a child sexual abuse case. ms novak, hungary's first female president, resigned live on national television. pressure for her to step down has been growing since it was revealed last week that she'd granted clemency to a man jailed for forcing children to retract their sexual abuse claims against a director of a state—run children's home. the case unleashed an unprecedented political scandal for hungary's long—serving nationalist government. just that breaking news there, the president of hungary announces live on television that she will be stepping down. announces live on television that she will be stepping down. pakistan's powerful army chief has called for unity after two former prime ministers claimed victory in thursday's election. the final results still haven't been announced. but candidates backed byjailed party leader, imran khan,

appear to have won the most seats and say they're now trying to form a government. his pti party was barred from running by the electoral commission, forcing its candidates to run as independents. the party says it will hold peaceful protests on sunday, if complete results aren't released by saturday night. the rival pakistan muslim league — led by nawaz sharif — has also claimed victory and says it has begun talks with others about forming a unity government. from lahore, our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has more. the final results in pakistan's general election are now starting to come in. and it seems pretty clear that imran khan's backed candidates are in the lead, followed by mr nawaz sharif�*s party's, the pmln's, candidates. they have the second largest number of seats. it is not clear at the moment who is going to form a government, but we are starting to see international reaction about this vote. we have heard from the eu who have

said they note a lack of a level playing field. from the us, who said there were undue restrictions and from the uk who expressed concerns about the fairness of this election. today, we have now heard from the foreign office here in pakistan. they have said they are surprised by the negative tone of some of these international statements, which would neither take into account the complexity of the electioral process, they say, nor acknowledge the free and enthusiastic exercise of the right to vote by tens of millions of pakistanis. that is quite a firm push back against some of these comments that we have started to hear internationally as well. we have also heard from the chief of the army staff here in pakistan. the army is an incredibly powerful and politically powerful organisation here in pakistan. the army chief has said that pakistan's diverse pluralism will be well represented by unified government of all democratic forces. now, that suggests that he is encouraging there to be some form of coalition government that will happen here in pakistan. we understand that there will be

a lot of negotiations that will be going on behind the scenes, but, at the moment, it still not clear who will be governing the country. london's metropolitan police have been searching the river thames for a man suspected of throwing a corrosive substance at his ex—partner and her two children. they believe abdul shokoor ezedi went into the water in the hours after the attack last month. a police boat has been seen circling between chelsea and vauxhall bridges. the injured woman remains in a critical, but stable condition in hospital, unable to speak to police. 0ur correspondent, charlie rose, sent us this update from the scene of the search. police started searching this section of the river thames at nine o'clock this morning, basically to take advantage of the low tide. why have they started searching the river? because, they say, here in chelsea bridge, this is where abdul shokoor ezedi was last seen, the wednesday before

last, four hours after that horrific attack in clapham where a mother and her two young daughters were doused in a corrosive alkaline substance. now, police are going to have their work cut out because they say there are very challenging conditions. low tide is possibly the best time to search the river. there are obstacles in the way, there are also snags. but this is the latest theory, that abdul shokoor ezedi has now met his end in the river and they are now concentrating their search efforts right here on the river thames. charlie rose reporting there. millions of people around the world are celebrating the lunar new year. from hong kong to peru, the new moon, which ushers in the year of the dragon, has been marked in many different ways. the dragon is the most auspicious of the 12 chinese zodiac animals. it's considered divine and powerful — and it's seen as very lucky to be born during a year of the dragon.

so there's speculation this year could herald what's known as a �*dragon baby boom'. hospitals across china have even been sending out timetables and tips instructing couples when to conceive to have a dragon baby. let's speak to lauren johnston, who is an associate professor at the university of sydney's china studies center. good to have you on the programme. talk us through how this works and doesn't make a difference, will we get the baby boom?— get the baby boom? thank you for havin: get the baby boom? thank you for having me- _ get the baby boom? thank you for having me. indeed, _ get the baby boom? thank you for having me. indeed, a _ get the baby boom? thank you for having me. indeed, a roughly- get the baby boom? thank you for having me. indeed, a roughly 10%| having me. indeed, a roughly 10% baby boom is expected although apparently hong kong delivers a slightly higher dragon year baby bump. in mainland china, singapore and taiwan, roughly 10% which in

china means a million more babies this year are expected. that china means a million more babies this year are expected.— this year are expected. that is a lot more babies. _ this year are expected. that is a lot more babies. do _ this year are expected. that is a lot more babies. do people - this year are expected. that is a l lot more babies. do people really want to have a child during this year, the year of the dragon? too many families plan their lives around us? i many families plan their lives around us?— many families plan their lives around us? ., ., , , ., around us? i would not say they plan their lives around _ around us? i would not say they plan their lives around it, _ around us? i would not say they plan their lives around it, it _ around us? i would not say they plan their lives around it, it is _ around us? i would not say they plan their lives around it, it is more - around us? i would not say they plan their lives around it, it is more of. their lives around it, it is more of a bonus so the singapore prime minister this week said this is a good year to add a little dragon to yourfamily. he wasn't good year to add a little dragon to your family. he wasn't saying or implying that people should have waited for that year but that it is like a bonus, an auspicious add—on so to speak. there are even some studies which show that on the 100 people are afraid this extra number of births this year produces more competition in the labour market and especially the school system, on the other hand there are studies that actually show belief in this

auspicious value and success and enigmatic properties of the dragon lead parents slightly invest more in the dragon child. for example, one study reported a high gap was diminished between dragon girls and boysin diminished between dragon girls and boys in their year because these dragon daughters had been invested in and fed more than will be known dragon girls for example. so there are a whole lot of factors attached to this. it is more like a bonus, it is a cultural legacy bonus than something that people would plan. it is 12 years, you cannot plan your family formation around 12 years. yes, that would be difficult with a big gap between children. the mood in china for the year of dragon, is it really optimistic? i in china for the year of dragon, is it really optimistic?— it really optimistic? i lived in bei'ina it really optimistic? i lived in beijing for— it really optimistic? i lived in beijing for eight _ it really optimistic? i lived in beijing for eight years, - it really optimistic? i lived in -

beijing for eight years, including one dragon year. i would not say that it one dragon year. i would not say thatitis one dragon year. i would not say that it is optimistic, it is an auspicious year so that can be a volatile year, year of big change, different things, not necessarily all good news. it implies that it is big news. but definitely, the chinese new year is with dragons in the streets, like in london and melbourne, that makes a dragon parade this year bigger than normal. that is what i would say. wonderful, we have been seeing pictures while you were speaking. thank you very much for speaking to us. stay with us for the headlines. hello, there.

a refreshing start to the weekend, quieter with sunny spells. that was 0xford quieter with sunny spells. that was oxford in the lake district. a few scattered showers producing beautiful rain so all in all relatively quiet. a similar story for sunday. we have to get it the strain, up into the pennines and overnight. that will be there first thing. clearskies overnight. that will be there first thing. clear skies and early morning sunshine the further west you are. a brisk westerly breeze will drive in a few showers. another day of sunny spells and scattered showers for many. we are starting to lose that code here and now in scotland. more rain to come as we look through the week ahead, the heaviest in the east to begin with but out to the west we will see a further 50 millimetres of rain in western scotland, wales and south england so more unsettled story to come. no pressure not far away and into monday, centred to the

north—west. a week where front producing more clout. showers to the north—west will be frequent across northern ireland, north—west scotland and there will be snow to the tops of the mountains. england and wales dry with sunshine and temperatures between six and 10 degrees. into tuesday, a relatively quiet start with this ridge of high pressure but all eyes down to the south—west, this mixed weatherfront will bring rain slowly but surely enter south west england and wales and towards the midlands by the end of the day. best of the dry weather will be north—east england and into scotland on tuesday. those temperatures are pretty similar, 7-11 c. the temperatures are pretty similar, 7—11 c. the south—west wind will continue to take over which will drive and more wet weather potentially through wednesday and thursday and with tightly packed isobars the breeze picks up but with that south—westerly flow, it will drive in milder air once again so

milder still, temperatures into the mid—teens by the middle part of the week. hopefully indications of something a little quieter into next weekend.

live from london, this is bbc news. people living in the isolated north of gaza tell the bbc that children are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter. russian drones hit a fuel depot

in the ukrainian city of kharkiv, causing a huge fire which killed seven people — three of them young children. and he's considered one of the most talented and versatile actors in the world — cillian murphy speaks to the bbc. hello. let's start this half hour with sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's lizzie greenwood—hughes. lots of football and rugby action going on. hello. we're starting with rugby union because it's round two of the six nations and a huge game going—on at twickenham where england are currently losing 7—5 against wales just before half time. earlier, scotland couldn't hold—on at home to france. leading for most of the game

in murrayfield, scotland succombed late on when france scored a try to go 17—16 in front. scotland could have still won it in the last minute — but what they thought was a try was disallowed by the tmo and france went on to win the game 20—16. it was probably the eight minutes of whatever after the match. it was an emotional for everybody in the stadium. we can hear the tmo saying the ball was on the ground, we could see the ball on the ground. huge disappointment that try wasn't awarded in the end. it disappointment that try wasn't awarded in the end.— awarded in the end. it was a -h sical awarded in the end. it was a physical game. _ awarded in the end. it was a physical game, obviously, . awarded in the end. it was a i physical game, obviously, but awarded in the end. it was a - physical game, obviously, but we had to play— physical game, obviously, but we had to play the _ physical game, obviously, but we had to play the conditions as well. it would _ to play the conditions as well. it would have been easy for the french rights, _ would have been easy for the french rights, it_ would have been easy for the french rights, it was 13—3 at one stage, you are — rights, it was 13—3 at one stage, you are away from home, it is freezing — you are away from home, it is freezing cold, there are a lot of excuses — freezing cold, there are a lot of excuses you could use. players

missing, — excuses you could use. players missing, etc. but they didn't, they showed _ missing, etc. but they didn't, they showed fight, they showed spirit and that is— showed fight, they showed spirit and that is what we pride ourselves on. let's move on to football and liverpool stay top of the premier league after beating strugglers burnley 3—1 at home. there was a club record league crowd at anfield of nearly 60,000 but it wasn't entirely straightforward for liverpool despite the scoreline. their goals from diogojota, luis diaz and darwin nunez. we did really well, it was a difficult one. people think we go through it... a good afternoon. it is not clicking immediately, that is what the boys did again. it is a tough situation. manchester city are still hard at liverpool's heels though, as their impressive winning run continues — this time 2—0 against everton. erling haaland scored both goals, his first since november after returning from a foot injury. everton remain in the relegtion zone while city are two points behind

liverpool in second with a game in hand. i think we always work hard as a team. fantastic performance, difficult game and good to win. we've already been on a good run now, _ we've already been on a good run now. ten— we've already been on a good run now. ten in— we've already been on a good run now, ten in a row in all competitions. we are already doing quite _ competitions. we are already doing quite welt — competitions. we are already doing quite well. i don't know. there has to he _ quite well. i don't know. there has to be something and it is a good thing _ to be something and it is a good thing too— to be something and it is a good thin. ~ �* _, . to be something and it is a good thin. ~ �* . ., , thing. we didn't concede any free kicks or corners. _ thing. we didn't concede any free kicks or corners. the _ thing. we didn't concede any free kicks or corners. the back - thing. we didn't concede any free kicks or corners. the back four i thing. we didn't concede any free kicks or corners. the back four is | kicks or corners. the back four is moving _ kicks or corners. the back four is moving realty. _ kicks or corners. the back four is moving really, really— kicks or corners. the back four is moving really, really well- kicks or corners. the back four is . moving really, really well together. we make _ moving really, really well together. we make a — moving really, really well together. we make a step _ moving really, really well together. we make a step forward _ moving really, really well together. we make a step forward in - moving really, really well together. we make a step forward in that- we make a step forward in that sense — we make a step forward in that sense the _ we make a step forward in that sense the guys _ we make a step forward in that sense. the guys who _ we make a step forward in that sense. the guys who came - we make a step forward in that sense. the guys who came offl we make a step forward in that. sense. the guys who came off the bench. _ sense. the guys who came off the bench. they— sense. the guys who came off the bench, they purred _ sense. the guys who came off the bench, they purred —— _ sense. the guys who came off the bench, they purred —— played - bench, they purred —— played perfectiv _ bench, they purred —— played perfectly. manv. _ bench, they purred —— played perfectly. many, many- bench, they purred —— playedj perfectly. many, many things bench, they purred —— played. perfectly. many, many things i bench, they purred —— played - perfectly. many, many things i am pleased _ elsewhere — fulham beat bournemouth.

there was a huge win for bottom side sheffield united over luton. tottenham grabbed a very late win at home to brighton, their winnerfrom brennanjohnson in the 96th minute. and ivan toney was on the scoresheet again for brentford who beat wolves at home. 0nto the international stage, qatar have won the asian cup for the second time in a row. they beat underdogsjordan 3—1 in the final in doha. akram afif scored a hat—trick but unusually all three were penalties. and after his first afif�*s celebration was called the best ever — when he performed a magic trick. and that's all the sport for now. wales are leading england 14—5 on the stroke of half—time. ukrainian officials say a russian drone attack has killed at least seven people in the city of kharkiv. three of the dead are a baby and two young children — killed along with their parents.

the drones are thought to have hit an oil depot, with diesel and petrol mixing to create what a local police chief described as a "hellish lava". the resulting fire flooded a residential street, setting fire to homes and cars. the attack comes two days after the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky dismissed his top general, valery zaluzhny, after weeks of speculation that a conflict between the president and the military was coming to a head. the general�*s dismissal comes as ukraine approaches the second anniversary of russia's invasion. and at a perilous moment, with ukrainian troops stalled on front—line positions, short of ammunition, artillery and soldiers. the two sides have launched fierce counter—offensives against one another, butjust 900 square kilometres of land has changed hands in this second year of the war, compared with 130,000 in the first.

the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins has been looking at three locations on the frontline and what they tell us about the conflict. it's almost two years since russia's invasion of ukraine, and the war has all but ground to a halt. this is the front—line a year ago marked in blue. this is the front—line now. it's hardly moved. in 2022, the first year of the war, 130,000 square kilometres of territory changed hands between russia and ukraine. in 2023, it was 900. and this isn't through a lack of trying. last year, there was a major counter—offensive from ukraine, and russia has made moves, too. but a breakthrough hasn't come. and to understand why, bbc verify�*s looked at three locations. they're all on the front—line. first, robotyne. it's a small village that was retaken by ukraine last summer. it's important because it's close to russia's supply line to crimea.

russia annexed crimea in 2014. it's a vital location on the black sea. but while ukraine retook robotyne, it hasn't been able to advance, which highlights our first reason the war isn't moving. one of the things that has been underestimated are russian defences. so i think underestimating those defences has been one part of why there hasn't been a major breakthrough. the white lines on this map show russia's multiple defences south of robotyne. these include anti—tank defences known as dragon's teeth and landmines, too. the depth of russia's defences is one of the reasons the war has slowed. another can be seen in the village of krynky. it's in territory controlled by russia on the eastern side of the dnipro river. and after months of trying, ukrainian forces managed to cross the water and take part of krynky. but again, they struggled to push on.

not least because technology is dominating. both sides are using weaponised drones known as uavs. this ukrainian video shows a russian soldier being monitored by a drone and then attacked. russia uses drones extensively, too, just as both sides use artillery extensively. and all of this technology is shaping the war. the impact on restricting movement, ienning troops in place of the large volumes of artillery fire, particularly now from the russian side, with ukraine getting increasingly short of that ammunition, but also lots and lots of sort of first—person uavs, is making it very hard to generate offence momentum without huge casualties, the strength of the weaponry, the strength of russia's defences. those are two reasons the war slowed. 0ur third location is adviitka. it's a town close to the russian—held city of donetsk, and there's been fierce fighting there for months. it's mostly held by ukraine. but again, progress has been elusive, not least because of how

many troops russia has. so every day there are new forces, regardless of the weather, - regardless of anything, of losses. and the losses are very heavy. the us estimates that 13,000 russian troops were killed or wounded just in this part of the front line between october and december last year. russia is able to sustain these losses in part because prisoners, such as these men, are being released en masse to fight. russia's ability to continue despite these losses of men and equipment is one factor in avdiivka. there's another two. we don't have enough ammunition, unfortunately. we are outnumbered in everything. more broadly, ukraine's defence minister says a shortage of ammunition is a very real and pressing problem. and this lack of ammunition connects to a final factor — the decline in military aid from the west.

this month, the eu signed off $53 billion worth of military aid. last month, the uk pledged £2.5 billion worth. that's over $3 billion. but in washington, new funding is yet to be approved, and as a whole, western military aid dropped sharply in the later months of last year. if that continues, the war may start moving again, but not as the west would want. it's really critical that western leaders understand that they need to act quickly to stop this becoming a scenario where, far from a stalemate, the russians are actually starting to really make offensive progress again. maybe the us will deliver new funding, but underneath this issue, there's an uncomfortable truth. even if the money is there and even if you ramp up the production, it doesn't mean that you can outcompete russia at this stage. all of which means that ukraine, at vast cost, is pursuing a victory which, for now, appears out of reach. but it fights on.

cillian murphy is considered one of the most talented and versatile actors around. he's been nominated for an oscar and a bafta for his starring role in christopher nolan's film 0ppenheimer about the physicist behind the atomic bomb. and ahead of a busy awards season, he's been speaking to the bbc�*s katie razzall. hello? from dodging the undead in 28 days later... hello. to a murderous gangster in peaky blinders that made him and his hair cut a household name. i know what it means. and now the father of the atomic bomb. if the nazis have a bomb. i think 0ppenheimer�*s story is the story of the 20th century. i think it has to be entertaining, primarily, but if it is provocative and makes

you think about what is happening in the world today, that is a really good bonus. cillian murphy, very many congratulations on all of your accolades that are coming from this film, including of course, the oscars, as well as the baftas. i just wonder whether awards matter to you. i know everyone says, you never go into making a film thinking about awards, that is not what we do, it is impossible to make a film that way. but when a film connects with audiences like this particular one has in a way that none of us could have anticipated, you know, people come up to me in the street and say, they have seen the film, four or five times, which is phenomenal and very flattering. that's a lot of hours as well. it is a big investment. when it has been celebrated in this way, it is hugely flattering and humbling

and it is lovely to see that. it is also lovely when you get to spend time with other film—makers and other actors and producers. it has been a very strong year in cinema, so that has been the real bonus for me, spending time with those people and just chatting. most people looking at it would think, you are the front runner and i wonder whether that is an uncomfortable place to be when it comes to the oscars or indeed the baftas? i genuinely don't think about that. it is wasted energy. i feel so thrilled and humbled to be in the same breath as all those wonderful actors. can you explain quantum mechanics to me. seems baffling. yes, it is. well, this glass. this drink. this countertop. 0ur bodies. all of it. it's mostly empty space. and it is a film, as many people now know, it is a film about theoretical physics.

did you ever worry that it would be appreciated? it has been this incredible juggernaut success. did you at any point think, it's a film about theoretical physics, will people get it? again, in the actual making of the film those aren't my concerns really. my concerns at the time are to play the character as honestly as i can and to give chris all the raw materials he needs to go and cut the film, make the film that he wants. i did feel, you know, when we had done it and i'd left it behind, before i'd seen the film, i was reflecting on it and this is actually a very human story. when you think about the dilemmas they were wrestling with at the time, the biggest, most profound, most paradoxical, most important kind of moral dilemmas that we still are wrestling with as a race. we detonated an atomic device. we might start a chain reaction that destroys the world.

i feel that when you present those in a hugely entertaining way like chris does, on a huge canvas, his movies become events. there is no one else that does it like that. for some reason, itjust clicks. people started going. it gained this momentum. we were all on strike at the time so we were just texting each other, just watching this thing happening. i suppose to answer your question, we never anticipated it but i think it is down to the quality of the film—making by chris. clearly, also back at that time, it was the barbenheimer phenomenon. i just wonder whether you thought that one helped the other. did it help there was this, whatever it was, it wasn't really a competition in your sense, but did it help, do you think, to have that? people were saying, we are going to see both. and many did. yes, they did. it is a great moment for cinema. i think they're both great films, they couldn't be more

different. i think it is wonderful. it wasn't any amazingly designed marketing strategy by the studio, it was people. it was the internet and people who decided, who made up this barbenheimer thing. it was a wonderful moment for cinema. did you do it? it wasn't me. no, i mean, did you do both? did i see both movies? or did i start the whole...? i don't think you started the whole thing, maybe you did. no, i can't take the credit for that. of course, i went to see 0ppenheimer and then i went to see barbie. but not back to back? no, no. i slipped into see barbie and really enjoyed it. are we saying there is a chance that when we push that button, we destroy the world? nothing in our research supports that conclusion. except that it is the most remote possibility. how remote? chances are near zero. nearzero? what do you want from theory alone? zero would be nice.

it takes a while from when you make a film to when it comes out. and right now, we have in this world of people talking about world war iii, talking about really serious things that perhaps a few years ago were less on the agenda. i wonder when you are making it, did it feel like very timely film? do you feel it timely now? like, russia had just invaded ukraine just before we started shooting this so of course it was on everyone's mind. what happened with the trinity tests, that all changed, we are all living in a nuclear world because of what happened in 1945 because of 0ppenheimer. i think it seems to ebb and flow, the level of threat. it is always there, it is like the sword of damocles, people choose to think about it or not. i think we can't walk around with that in our head all the time. i think this film,

good writing is always prescient. 0ppenheimer�*s story is a story of the 20th century. it has to be entertaining, primarily, but if it is provocative and makes you think about what is happening in the world today, that is a good bonus. cillian murphy speaking to the bbc. let's return to our breaking news. the president of hungary, katalin novak has announced her resignation. ms novak, who is a close ally of prime minister viktor 0rban and was formerly his minister for family policy, has been sharply criticised for issuing a presidential pardon to a man involved in a paedophile case. live now to budapest — and the bbc�*s nick thorpe. katalin novak has been criticised recently but was based on the cards, that she would step down? trio. recently but was based on the cards, that she would step down? ida. i that she would step down? no, i think this was _

that she would step down? no, i think this was completely - that she would step down? iirr, i think this was completely unexpected and very shocking for most hungarians. i think they will be hearing this news coming like a bolt out of the blue. she has been under pressure, it has been an embarrassing case involving paedophilia. she granted an amnesty, she pardoned, she dismissed the case against a person who was not convicted himself of paedophilia but he had covered up for his boss who was the head of an orphanage who was convicted and sent to jail for that particular crime. just in the last few days, details of her pardon for 25 people, the pattern happened more than a year ago at the time of the pope's visit to hungary, but only last week were the names made public. she as president and formally as the minister in charge of family affairs and this government had made the traditional

family policy is a cornerstone of its politics, this has been deeply embarrassing, deeply confusing for voters for the governing party, deeply embarrassing for the prime minister. there has been small opposition against her but her resignation has been unexpected. just briefly, just as a whole when it comes to politics, this was a female politician in a strongly male dominated country. that female politician in a strongly male dominated country.— dominated country. that is it. katalin novak _ dominated country. that is it. katalin novak was _ dominated country. that is it. katalin novak was an - dominated country. that is it. katalin novak was an unusual| dominated country. that is it. - katalin novak was an unusual figure, coming up through a male dominated party but also politics in hungary, very few leading female figures. a blow for the governing party but also a blow i think against equality in politics in hungary.— in politics in hungary. without breakinu in politics in hungary. without breaking news, _ in politics in hungary. without breaking news, thank - in politics in hungary. without breaking news, thank you - in politics in hungary. without| breaking news, thank you very in politics in hungary. without- breaking news, thank you very much. celebrations have been taking place around the world to mark the lunar new year and welcome

in the year of the dragon. this was the display in beijing — marking the start of 15 days of events to ring in the new year. and famous landmarks around the world have been lit up in red — from japan's tokyo tower to the empire state building in new york. 0ur reporter meghan 0wen is in london's china town. good to see you. what is it like they're? what are the celebrations like? it is pretty packed, it took as a long time to find a spot without that many people. there are buskers, you might be able to hear music in the background. i've heard firecrackers being thrown. interestingly, i have spoken to a few businesses who say they have noticed a drop in business this year. but they have also noticed more people around the streets. more people coming up to celebrate that the cost of living putting people

off from buying as much. it is really exciting here this evening and i am joined from beverley. you have noticed more people celebrating chinese new year. yes. have noticed more people celebrating chinese new year.— chinese new year. yes, definitely, this ear chinese new year. yes, definitely, this year seems _ chinese new year. yes, definitely, this year seems a _ chinese new year. yes, definitely, this year seems a lot _ chinese new year. yes, definitely, this year seems a lot more - chinese new year. yes, definitely, | this year seems a lot more people. people _ this year seems a lot more people. people appreciate more chinese new year and _ people appreciate more chinese new year and the culture and being the city with— year and the culture and being the city with so— year and the culture and being the city with so multiculturalism. people — city with so multiculturalism. people are coming out to celebrate these _ people are coming out to celebrate these important festivals. you people are coming out to celebrate these important festivals.— these important festivals. you said ou have these important festivals. you said you have noticed _ these important festivals. you said you have noticed a _ these important festivals. you said you have noticed a lot _ these important festivals. you said you have noticed a lot more - these important festivals. you said | you have noticed a lot more support for the community.— for the community. yes, definitely. i have noticed _ for the community. yes, definitely. i have noticed ever— for the community. yes, definitely. i have noticed ever since _ for the community. yes, definitely. i have noticed ever since covert, i i i have noticed ever since covert, i guess. _ i have noticed ever since covert, i guess. we — i have noticed ever since covert, i guess, we have all come together. it is very— guess, we have all come together. it is very interesting to see a lot of people. — is very interesting to see a lot of people. a — is very interesting to see a lot of people, a lot more people supporting us. ~ . people, a lot more people supporting us, ~ ., ., , people, a lot more people supporting us. . .,, ., ., �*, people, a lot more people supporting us. what does london's chinese community _ us. what does london's chinese community centre _ us. what does london's chinese community centre do. _ us. what does london's chinese community centre do. you - us. what does london's chinese community centre do. you are i us. what does london's chinese i community centre do. you are the oldest one — community centre do. you are the oldest one in _ community centre do. you are the oldest one in london. _

community centre do. you are the oldest one in london. yes, - community centre do. you are the oldest one in london. yes, we - community centre do. you are the i oldest one in london. yes, we have been _ oldest one in london. yes, we have been established since 1979. we mainly— been established since 1979. we mainly help people, chinese people with language barriers and the elderlv — with language barriers and the elderly. we welcome the use people to our— elderly. we welcome the use people to our senses as well. this elderly. we welcome the use people to our senses as well.— to our senses as well. this year is the ear to our senses as well. this year is the year of _ to our senses as well. this year is the year of the — to our senses as well. this year is the year of the dragon. _ to our senses as well. this year is the year of the dragon. why - to our senses as well. this year is the year of the dragon. why is - to our senses as well. this year is | the year of the dragon. why is that so special? — the year of the dragon. why is that so special? the _ the year of the dragon. why is that so special? the year _ the year of the dragon. why is that so special? the year of _ the year of the dragon. why is that so special? the year of the - the year of the dragon. why is that so special? the year of the dragon j so special? the year of the dragon is seen _ so special? the year of the dragon is seen with— so special? the year of the dragon is seen with wealth and fortune. this year— is seen with wealth and fortune. this year is— is seen with wealth and fortune. this year is the year of the change. a year— this year is the year of the change. a year of— this year is the year of the change. a year of change. what does that mean for you? how have you been celebrating? i mean for you? how have you been celebrating?— mean for you? how have you been celebrating? i have been very busy workin: , celebrating? i have been very busy working, celebrating _ celebrating? i have been very busy working, celebrating with - celebrating? i have been very busy| working, celebrating with everyone. besides— working, celebrating with everyone. besides today, we had the chinese music— besides today, we had the chinese music performers in chinatown and tomorrow— music performers in chinatown and tomorrow we will have the biggest celebration in europe and have a parade. — celebration in europe and have a parade, dragon dance, lion dance.

afterwards. — parade, dragon dance, lion dance. afterwards, i will be celebrating with my— afterwards, i will be celebrating with my family. afterwards, i will be celebrating with my family-— afterwards, i will be celebrating withm famil. ., , ., . ., , with my family. lots of celebrations cominu u- with my family. lots of celebrations coming up this _ with my family. lots of celebrations coming up this weekend _ with my family. lots of celebrations coming up this weekend in - with my family. lots of celebrations coming up this weekend in london. | coming up this weekend in london. definitely. coming up this weekend in london. definitel . ~ ., ., ~' coming up this weekend in london. definitel . ~ ., ., ~ , definitely. what do you think it is all about, what _ definitely. what do you think it is all about, what is _ definitely. what do you think it is all about, what is lunar— definitely. what do you think it is all about, what is lunar new - definitely. what do you think it is all about, what is lunar new yearj all about, what is lunar new year about for the community? it is about famil that about for the community? it is about family that people _ about for the community? it is about family that people get _ about for the community? it is about family that people get together. - family that people get together. also. _ family that people get together. also, wishing the new year, the start— also, wishing the new year, the start of— also, wishing the new year, the start of the new year hopefully with prosperity for the year ahead. thank ou so prosperity for the year ahead. thank you so much — prosperity for the year ahead. thank you so much for— prosperity for the year ahead. thank you so much forjoining _ prosperity for the year ahead. thank you so much forjoining us. - prosperity for the year ahead. thank you so much forjoining us. i- prosperity for the year ahead. thank. you so much forjoining us. i know you so much forjoining us. i know you have a busy weekend. i appreciate your time. it is very busyin appreciate your time. it is very busy in london and busy today but it is going to get busier tomorrow with one of the biggest parade in europe as well. of course, as we saw earlier, it celebrations happening all over the world. we have seen sydney opera house light up, cultural icons light up in tokyo, we have seen the london eye light up as well. it is happening all over and

will last for 15 days. lots of celebrations to come.- will last for 15 days. lots of celebrations to come. lots and lots of celebrations _ celebrations to come. lots and lots of celebrations to _ celebrations to come. lots and lots of celebrations to come. _ celebrations to come. lots and lots of celebrations to come. have - celebrations to come. lots and lots of celebrations to come. have you | of celebrations to come. have you tried anything? popped into any of the restaurants there? we have actually had a few snacks. glad to hear it. i am glad to hear you are having fun. there is plenty more on the bbc news app on all of the stories we have been covering. you can contact me as well. your headlines are coming up. it has been a challenging week of weather and some of the rain bringing localised flooding so it was a refreshing start to the

weekend, quieterwith was a refreshing start to the weekend, quieter with some sunny spells. here is the lake district just a few hours ago, some beautiful rainbow pictures but a relatively quiet. it will be a similar story for sunday. we will have to get rid of this rain that is pushing up into eastern scotland overnight. that'll be their first thing. some early morning sunshine for the west. as we go through the afternoon, a brisk westerly breeze will drive in a few scattered showers and these will pushed inland. another day of sunny spells and scattered showers. we are starting to lose that's bitterly cold air now. there is more rain to come as we look through the week ahead. into the east to begin with and then adds to the west we were likely to see 50 millimetres of rainfall perhaps in western scotland, wales and south—west england. more unsettled story to come. low pressure never too far away. monday, that low pressure will

be centred in the west. more cloud to have it. showers was out of the north—west will be frequent. they will be some snow for the tops of the mountains once again. england and wales, dry with some sunshine around under temperatures between six and 10 degrees. as we move out of and into tuesday, it'll be a client starts with a ridge of high pressure but all eyes down to the south—west as this new weather front will bring in some rain may into wales, and go into the midlands. the best of the drier weather will be north—east england. again, those temperatures are pretty similar, 7-11. a temperatures are pretty similar, 7—11. a south—westerly wind will take over. that'll drive in my wet weather, potentially through wednesday and thursday. with tightly packed ice about the breeze picking up. but with a south—westerly flow it will dry milder air once again.

milder still and we could see temperatures into the mid—teens by the middle part of the week for some. hopefully, indications of something more quieterfor some. hopefully, indications of something more quieter for next week.

live from london. this is bbc news fighting for food in northern gaza. the un is warning of a looming famine, and say children are going days without eating. when it comes to the flour, people are actually using animal feed.

however, even the animal feed is starting to get scarce in the market and people are not finding it. police are searching the river thames for the body of the suspect in a chemical attack in south london. detectives believe abdul ezedi may be dead after going into the water in west london. and pakistan's army chief calls for unity after the leaders of two rival parties both claim victory in the election. and... an explosion of light and colour as china celebrates the lunar new year and welcomes in the year of the dragon. iam i am live in a buzzing london chinatown as people will come in the year of the dragon. hello, i'm azadeh moshiri, welcome to the programme. we begin in gaza, where concern is growing over the shortage of food.