a national emergency after a huge oil spill hits some of the island's pristine beaches. king charles thanks the public for their support after his cancer diagnosis. and we'll talk american football, the half—time show and taylor swift as the super bowl hits vegas. hello. i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east. israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in rafah, the city in southern gaza crammed with more than a million palestinian refugees. the uk foreign secretary lord cameron says he's "deeply concerned" about the prospect of a military offensive and again called for an immediate pause in the fighting to get aid in and hostages out.

the dutch foreign minister, hanke bruins slot, said there could be "many civilian casualties", describing the situation in rafah as "very worrying". whilst saudi arabia warned of "very serious repercussions" if rafah was stormed. it comes as people living in the isolated north of gaza have told the bbc that children are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter. the united nations has warned that acute malnutrition among young children in the north has risen sharply, and is now above the critical threshold of 15%. mahmoud shalabi from medical aid for palestinians says the situation there is dire. 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. 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 that 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 israeli military says it does not limit humanitarian aid sent to gaza, and that there is no starvation there. the bbc has been speaking to eylon levy, an israeli government spokesman. israel wants to see as much humanitarian aid enter the gaza strip as possible. that is why we have excess capacity at the israeli crossings for more trucks of food, water, medicine and shelter equipment to enter the gaza strip. we encourage countries to send more. unfortunately, we have a problem at the moment that the un agencies on the ground responsible for distributing that aid are struggling to do so at the pace that israel is facilitating its entry. now, we are calling for the international community to activate aid agencies

that have responsibility and experience distributing aid in other disaster zones to replace unrwa, because unrwa has failed and unrwa is a hamas front. meanwhile, israeli police have clashed with protesters in tel aviv who demanded the government do more to release hostages still being held by hamas. some of the demonstrators blocked roads and started fires. the protesters argue that securing a deal for the release of the more than 100 hostages should be the top priority. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has repeatedly insisted that the surest way to bring the hostages home is to achieve a total military victory in gaza. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. thank you forjoining us. so, growing international warnings about rafah — what is lord cameron saying? indeed. lord cameron said on a social media post that he is deeply concerned about the

respect of our military offence in rafah, he said the priority must be given to an immediate pause in the fighting, to get aid and hostages out. then progress towards a sustainable and permanent ceasefire. so this is what lord cameron said at an operation in rafah is the aid agencies are saying would be a disasterfori million aid agencies are saying would be a disaster fori million and a half people living in rafah, the aid agency is saying that an offence on rafah would be one of the most dangerous military action anywhere in the world in our modern history, and now, rather, a city with refugees, has got the most tense population in whole world. the aid is saying that they cannot protect civilians

and moving civilians from rafah is impossible to happen, but apparently the israeli military took the decision to make ground defence on rafah, which is really dangerous.— is really dangerous. ben'amin netanyahu fl is really dangerous. ben'amin netanyahu says i is really dangerous. ben'amin netanyahu says he has _ is really dangerous. benjamin netanyahu says he has asked | is really dangerous. benjamin . netanyahu says he has asked the military to get civilians out. where could they go in gaza? this is the $1 million question. nobody knows what the israeli plan is. israel now has a military presence in gaza, and aid agencies are saying that they should look after their civilians in gaza, they should divide them with medical care, they should divide them with shelter, they should look after them as a force inside gaza. but all the talk now is directed towards egypt, because rafah is bordering egypt. egypt is really taking a firm

position that the palestinians shouldn't be displaced inside egypt because this is meaning that they wouldn't return back to gaza again, and they sent tens of tanks to the military presence with the borders of egypt and military personnel. we do not know where 1,500,000 we do not know where1,500,000 people would be moved from rafah to allow this military action to happen.— rafah to allow this military action to happen. briefly, mr netanyahu — action to happen. briefly, mr netanyahu also _ action to happen. briefly, mr netanyahu also under - action to happen. briefly, mr. netanyahu also under pressure from the families of the hostages to get them out. indeed. the families of the hostages are saying israel should do whatever they can then pay whatever price they should pay for these sausages to get out. most of these hostages are military personnel, israeli military personnel, israeli military personnel, and there are calls for benjamin netanyahu even to resign to allow this exchange of prisoners to happen. thank

ou so of prisoners to happen. thank you so much _ of prisoners to happen. thank you so much joining _ of prisoners to happen. thank you so much joining us. - to the us, and the white house has condemned election campaign comments by donald trump about not protecting members of the nato military alliance against russia as appalling and unhinged. a spokesman said the former president's remarks endangered us and global security. he said the frontrunner for the republican presidential nomination was promoting deranged chaos. at an election campaign rally in south carolina, mr trump said nato members who did not pay their share of defence bills would not be helped by the united states if russia were to attack. have a listen to what he said. nato was busted until i came along, i said everybody has got to pay, they said, well, if they don't pay, are you still going to protect us? i said absolutely not. they couldn't believe the answer. they asked me that question, a president of a big country stood up and said, sir, if we don't pay and we are attacked by russia,

will you protect us? i said, you didn't pay, you're delinquent. let's just say that's happened, no, i would not protect you, in fact i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want, you've got to pay your bills. applause mrtrump was campaigning is south carolina, which will hold its republican primary on february 24. it's home to former governor nikki haley, mr trump's last main challenger for the republican presidential nomination. ms haley is trying to restore momentum to her campaign after only receiving 30% of the vote in nevada's primary. with mr trump seemingly destined for the republican nomination — despite his many legal issues — the contest in south carolina is considered by some to be ms haley's last chance to turn her campaign around. a few hours ago she took aim not only at mr trump, but also, president biden. we've had enough chaos with donald trump. we've had enough. you have these cases now

and they're saying, well, you know, biden, he doesn't know any better. you can't hold him accountable for having these national security papers that he wasn't supposed to have. and now donald trump's like, well, if you did it for him, you got to do it for me. bottom line, what bothers me about that — both those men knew better. so, both president biden and donald trump are facing questions about their age. and earlier this week, concerns over mr biden�*s age boiled over when comments in a report on his handling of classified documents raised concerns about his mental fitness. republican strategist jeanatte hoffman says nikki haley may be pursuing an interesting angle. donald trump has always been held to a different standard as a candidate, and i think it's because he came into this not as a politician, but as a celebrity. so he often says things that are completely off the wall and doesn't get held to account, whereas nikki haley comes under fire for some things that she's said about the cause of the war, of the civil war,

not saying it was slavery. president trump says wild things like that every day and he doesn't get called into question. and, similarly, he is about the same age asjoe biden, but certainly, his mental fitness isn't called into account as much as president biden�*s. but that being said, he does seem to have a lot more energy and a lot more enthusiasm, and he's on the campaign trail a lot more than president biden, so that seems to make a little bit more sense to me. but nikki haley, i think, is pursuing a good strategy of trying to tie them both into — do you really want this country being run by an 80—year—old man? democratic strategist ameshia cross says the discussion about age shouldn'tjust be about president biden. if we are having the discussion then we also have to have the discussion about donald trump confusing nikki haley and nancy pelosi. we also have to have

a discussion about donald trump making bomb sounds in the middle of speeches. we also have the conversation about him mixing up cities are not really knowing where he was during some of his rallies. i think that there are lots of things that we could talk about as a discussion point. to be quite frank, president biden has had gaffes over the course of his career. he has had gaffes over the course of his career in public service, that spans longer than i have been alive. that has been a cornerstone of president biden! however, these are not issues related to policy, policy is what the american voters care about. policy is what the american people care about, and policy is what moves this country forward. the government of trinidad and tobago says it may declare a national emergency over a huge oil spill caused by a ship that ran aground and overturned. at least 15 kilometres of tobago's southwestern coast have been affected. about 1,000 volunteers have joined government staff to try to clean up the oil that has covered some of the island's pristine beaches. the incident happened days before trinidad and tobago's famous carnival celebrations, which are an important source of income for the local economy. farley augustine is chief secretary of the tobago house assembly.

we have some additional diverse, some specialist divers that willjoin mr douglas and they will attempt the task of plugging the leak. we also have the united nations calling both the united nations calling both the chief administrator and the director indicating that they want to come and contribute to the effort and, certainly, to the effort and, certainly, to the rehabilitation efforts. let's get some of the day's other news now. myanmar�*s military rulers have announced compulsory military service for all young men and women. in recent months, the army has suffered defeats by ethnic militias and other opponents of the military government. the army also appears to have struggled to recruit soldiers since it took power from myanmar�*s civilian government. a law allowing conscription was introduced in 2010, but has not been enforced until now. a landslide at a mining village in the southern philippines is now known to have killed 35 people.

the authorities say 77 are still missing in the remote gold mining settlement on the island of mindanao. hundreds of rescue workers have been combing the site looking for survivors, but they had to suspend their search for several hours due to a series of earthquakes. king charles has thanked everyone who's sent him messages of support since his cancer diagnosis. in a statement, he said the kind thoughts were a great comfort. the king has withdrawn from public duties to undergo regular treatment for the unspecified cancer. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond reports. six days after the revelation of cancer and the start of treatment, a message from the king beginning with thanks. heartfelt thanks, he wrote, for the many messages of support and good wishes i have received in recent days. the king is normally the one demanding more

public engagements, more meetings, more time to talk, but now, this public work has ended, and the king is, like many of his age, a cancer patient. by by the usual royal standard, the palace has been pretty open about the king's health. in his message, the king wrote how heartened he is that sharing his those —— diagnoses have helped remote public understanding. a more open palace and a more open king as monarch and man face a threat so many have seen and understand through friends and understand through friends

and relatives. jonny dymond, bbc news. two close allies of hungary's prime minister, viktor 0rban, have resigned after outrage over a child sex abuse scandal. president katalin novak and a formerjustice minister pardoned the deputy head of an orphanage who'd been jailed for covering up the crimes of his boss. nick thorpe is in budapest and has been following this story. i this was completely unexpected and, i think, very shocking for most hungarians. i think they'll be hearing this news, and it's really and truly come as a bolt from the blue. she has been under pressure in previous days. it's a very embarrassing case involving paedophilia. she actually granted an amnesty, she pardoned, she dismissed the case against a person who was not convicted himself of paedophilia, but he'd 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, the details of her pardon for 25 people — the pardon actually happened more than a year ago, at the time of the pope's visit to hungary, but only just last week were the names made public. and because she, as president and formerly as the minister in charge of family affairs and this government, had made the traditional family, family policies, a cornerstone of its politics, this has been deeply embarrassing, deeply confusing for voters, for the governing party, fidesz, deeply embarrassing for the prime minister. there have been small opposition demonstrations against her, but i think her resignation has been completely unexpected over this now. now, it's that time of year again in the us as football fans gear up for the final showdown between the kansas city chiefs and san francisco 49ers in the super bowl. las vegas is hosting one of the world's biggest sporting events and for the first time.

fans have been pouring into the city. rnb star usher will be performing the famous half—time show. although it is another musician stealing all the pre—game headlines. this is believed to be taylor swift's private jet landing back in the us after she raced back from her tokyo concert to witness her boyfriend chiefs star travis kelce attempt to win the trophy for a second year running. as excitement builds here is just what some of the fans are saying. i started watching football when i was maybe 21, in mexico, in thejoe montana error, and thatis in thejoe montana error, and that is when i became a fan. all the way until i die! chiefs! i have been there a fan for over— chiefs! i have been there a fan for over 20 _ chiefs! i have been there a fan for over 20 years. we are finally—

for over 20 years. we are finally here again, i am excited, _ finally here again, i am excited, i would really finally here again, i am excited, iwould really like the chiefs to win. we excited, i would really like the chiefs to win. we want the 49ers to win — the chiefs to win. we want the 49ers to win but _ the chiefs to win. we want the 49ers to win but the _ 49ers to win but the chiefs will — 49ers to win but the chiefs will be _ 49ers to win but the chiefs will be hard _ 49ers to win but the chiefs will be hard to _ 49ers to win but the chiefs will be hard to win. - 49ers to win but the chiefs will be hard to win. as- 49ers to win but the chiefs will be hard to win. as a i 49ers to win but the chiefs - will be hard to win. as a young guv, _ will be hard to win. as a young guy, to — will be hard to win. as a young guy, to come _ will be hard to win. as a young guy, to come and _ will be hard to win. as a young guy, to come and make - will be hard to win. as a young guy, to come and make it big, | guy, to come and make it big, but i _ guy, to come and make it big, but i think— guy, to come and make it big, but i think the _ guy, to come and make it big, but i think the chiefs - guy, to come and make it big, but i think the chiefs are - but i think the chiefs are tough _ but i think the chiefs are tough to— but i think the chiefs are tough to beat _ but i think the chiefs are tough to beat in - but i think the chiefs are tough to beat in the - but i think the chiefs are i tough to beat in the super but i think the chiefs are - tough to beat in the super bowl so let _ tough to beat in the super bowl so let us— tough to beat in the super bowl so let us see _ tough to beat in the super bowl so let us see what _ tough to beat in the super bowl so let us see what happens. - tough to beat in the super bowl so let us see what happens. it i so let us see what happens. it will be — so let us see what happens. it will be a — so let us see what happens. it will be a great _ so let us see what happens. it will be a great game, - so let us see what happens. it will be a great game, we - so let us see what happens. it will be a great game, we are i will be a great game, we are looking — will be a great game, we are looking forward _ will be a great game, we are looking forward to _ will be a great game, we are looking forward to it. - will be a great game, we are looking forward to it. we - will be a great game, we are looking forward to it.- looking forward to it. we are very loyal- — looking forward to it. we are very loyal- a _ looking forward to it. we are very loyal. a lot _ looking forward to it. we are very loyal. a lot of _ looking forward to it. we are very loyal. a lot of fans - looking forward to it. we are very loyal. a lot of fans are i very loyal. a lot of fans are very loyal. a lot of fans are very loyal, we are very proud to be 49er very loyal, we are very proud to be a9erfans. we have been wanting this for a long time. it is coming. we will get it tomorrow. to get more on the build—up, we can speak to melissa jacobs, an american football commentator who isjoining us from oakland. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. we have to start with taylor swift — what have you made of the impact she has had on the nfl this season? the fact that you are starting off asking me a question about taylor swift! instead of the football. i think that speaks for itself. it is absolutely

astronomical, her impact. i mean, bringing the ratings, any game that she might be shown, those games are higher rated than they had been previously, and she just brought than they had been previously, and shejust brought in than they had been previously, and she just brought in a slew of fans that never really watched football before. and she has collected young swifties with their older parents connecting through music and football. it has really been a pretty phenomenal thing for the nfl, which doesn't seem like it needs more fans but they will take it. yes, they have been quick to cash in on it. i always see when she is at a game, there are shots of her and the merchandise sales have boosted. yes, absolutely. people went bonkers the first time she was shown in the booth at one of travis�*s game. the nfl actually put it on their official twitter account, that shot, and people went bonkers. this is

probably the tension that is upset she is so prominent but the positive outweighs the negative in terms of fan reaction,. so to the football — who are the favourites? the 49ers are favourites by two points, but apparently people are putting their money on the chiefs, saying it is really hard to bet against this version of the kansas city chiefs, that we see in the play—offs, which look so flawless and kind of doing all the things that have kept them in this game four of the last five years, getting to this point. it is not the same team that we saw in the regular season but have so many flaws with their receivers and even patrick mahomes, who i think objectively, i guess i don't think, who objectively is the best quarterback in the nfl going right now. he had some

errant throws that were unexpected. so they are playing really, really well, they are really, really well, they are really well coached, the chiefs. the 49ers are the team that has really all the pressure given that they have lost the last two super bowls, including to the chiefs in 2020 and they were down by ten and their approach has a lot to prove. i! their approach has a lot to rove. ' , prove. if the 49ers did win, they would _ prove. if the 49ers did win, they would tire _ prove. if the 49ers did win, they would tire for- prove. if the 49ers did win, they would tire for the - prove. if the 49ers did win, | they would tire for the most super bowl wins, wouldn't they? yes, they have been chasing that for a while. i have lost two super bowls since their last win in the 90s. people that i meet think the 49ers won the super bowl more recently, but they really haven't. they danced around it, they lost two nfc championships in a row prior to this year, so they are really, really close, but this

i think is very legacy determining of this version of the 49ers, that this is just another reincarnation of those bills team that lost four super bowl in a row, or really are a team that is a new diversity in winning. team that is a new diversity in winnina. , , , ~ winning. very briefly, melissa, who is going — winning. very briefly, melissa, who is going to _ winning. very briefly, melissa, who is going to win? _ winning. very briefly, melissa, who is going to win? i - winning. very briefly, melissa, who is going to win? i knew. winning. very briefly, melissa, l who is going to win? i knew you were going _ who is going to win? i knew you were going to — who is going to win? i knew you were going to ask _ who is going to win? i knew you were going to ask me _ who is going to win? i knew you were going to ask me that! - who is going to win? i knew you were going to ask me that! i - were going to ask me that! i have been picking against the chiefs, but i will not do it again. i have so much faith in everything they are doing, including their defence, which has really stepped up. i will go with the chiefs by six points. go with the chiefs by six oints. ~ ., ., ~' go with the chiefs by six oints. ~ ., ., ~ ., ., go with the chiefs by six oints. ~ ., ., ., points. we look forward to it. thank you — points. we look forward to it. thank you for _ points. we look forward to it. thank you forjoining - points. we look forward to it. thank you forjoining us. - points. we look forward to it. thank you forjoining us. it i points. we look forward to it. thank you forjoining us. it is| thank you forjoining us. it is melissa jacobs. before the super bowl, there's another huge sporting event — the final of the africa cup of nations. hosts ivory coast take on fellow former champions nigeria.

the super eagles are aiming for a fourth afcon crown in abidjan while the ivorians are looking to add to their triumphs in 1992 and 2015. football fans have said that this year's tournament has been the best in decades. the final will be held in the city's 60,000—seater stadium. in saturday's third—place play—off final, south africa beat the democratic republic of congo 6—5 on penalties. if you're one of the millions of people who still love a vinyl record, you'll know that part of the appeal is the artwork. but, of course, they can't all be masterpieces like the beatles�* sergeant pepper or pink floyd's dark side of the moon. some album covers are truly terrible. now, a gallery in alnwick, northumberland, has put on a display of some of the worst offenders. adam powell went for a look. when it comes to our work, these album covers are most definitely flops. it these album covers are most definitely flops.— definitely flops. it is basically _ definitely flops. it is basically about - definitely flops. it is - basically about humour, the smile. many of them do make you smile, or laugh out loud.- smile, or laugh out loud. there are the weird, _

smile, or laugh out loud. there are the weird, a _ smile, or laugh out loud. there are the weird, a man's - smile, or laugh out loud. there are the weird, a man's head - smile, or laugh out loud. there are the weird, a man's head on| are the weird, a man's head on are the weird, a man's head on a piece of pineapple... it looks like that pineapple has some tomato sauce on it, a bit of letters. some tomato sauce on it, a bit of letters-— of letters. the bizarre. a set of letters. the bizarre. a set of dentures _ of letters. the bizarre. a set of dentures and _ of letters. the bizarre. a set of dentures and a _ of letters. the bizarre. a set of dentures and a goldfish i of letters. the bizarre. a set of dentures and a goldfish in of letters. the bizarre. a set i of dentures and a goldfish in a glass. i of dentures and a goldfish in a class. . , ., , glass. i have this album. i used to — glass. i have this album. i used to work— glass. i have this album. i used to work in _ glass. i have this album. i used to work in a - glass. i have this album. i used to work in a record l glass. i have this album. i- used to work in a record shop. brilliant. a blues guitarist. somebody thought it would be a goodidea somebody thought it would be a good idea to have a glass with some toothpaste, a set of dentures and a goldfish and an old toothbrush. why? i don't know. old toothbrush. why? i don't know, ., old toothbrush. why? i don't know. ., , ., ~ old toothbrush. why? i don't know. . , ., ~ ., know. some are 'ust old. a man -la in: know. some are 'ust old. a man playing his — know. some are just old. a man playing his classical— know. some are just old. a man playing his classical guitar - know. some are just old. a man playing his classical guitar in - playing his classical guitar in his boxer shorts. he playing his classical guitar in his boxer shorts.— playing his classical guitar in his boxer shorts. he is wearing a dinnerjacket, _ his boxer shorts. he is wearing a dinnerjacket, he _ his boxer shorts. he is wearing a dinnerjacket, he has- his boxer shorts. he is wearing a dinnerjacket, he has a - a dinnerjacket, he has a classical guitar on his knee, but he not any trousers. the exhibition — but he not any trousers. the exhibition includes - but he not any trousers. the exhibition includes oddities like mohammed ali encouraging kids to brush their teeth. hat kids to brush their teeth. not all the colours _ kids to brush their teeth. not all the colours in _ kids to brush their teeth. iirrt all the colours in the

collection are pop and rock. this is where the worst album collection began. five men's faces are rabbits.— faces are rabbits. the man whose collection _ faces are rabbits. the man whose collection it - faces are rabbits. the man whose collection it is - faces are rabbits. the man whose collection it is howl faces are rabbits. the man i whose collection it is how this album, it started him off. the welbungin — album, it started him off. the welbungin worst _ album, it started him off. the welbungin worst album covers is that the bailey state museum gallery until the end of april. i must have a look through my collection to see if i can donate any! stay with us here on bbc news. stay with us. hello there. there were some spells of sunshine around on saturday, but hopefully, a good bit more of it to come on sunday, but also, some outbreaks of rain, so a bit of a mixed picture. and beyond the weekend,

it's a fairly mixed picture into next week with low pressure systems tending to dominate, and after monday, temperatures actually tending to climb. but let's look at all of that in detail. first of all, through the overnight period, we can see we've got fairly wet weather towards parts of eastern england, in towards eastern scotland. elsewhere, a little bit drier with some clear skies where it's clear, we could see some mist and fog, and still a number of showers pushing in towards the west and the south. that wet weather, though, across parts of the northeast of england, in towards eastern scotland, with us first thing on sunday and tracking its way northwards into the northern isles. elsewhere, though, sunday is an improving picture with some decent spells of sunshine and also a few showers coming in on a westerly wind. so, by mid—afternoon, much of that heavy rain has cleared, although lingering across parts of the northeast of aberdeenshire and in towards the northern isles. elsewhere, though, avoid the showers and you'll see some sunshine and temperatures up to around 10 or 11 degrees. and then through sunday evening and sunday night, we start to see largely

dry and clear conditions, and that means it will be colder than overnight saturday to sunday. so this is tomorrow night, sunday night. you can see temperatures there in towns and cities, but across parts of the north of england and scotland, a touch of frost in the countryside. to monday — a low pressure situated to the northwest, and we're dragging in some rather cool air from the northwest. so those showers pushing in through parts of scotland, could well be wintry on the higher ground. a number of showers in towards northern ireland as well. but elsewhere, for much of england and wales, it's a dry and a fine day. it will be a chilly start, mind, a touch of frost here and there, but by afternoon, temperatures up to around 9 or 10 celsius, coolerfurther north. and then from tuesday onwards, we start to see a shift, because the wind is changing direction to more of a southwesterly, so we're dragging in cloudier skies and some outbreaks of rain, but the temperatures will be on the rise. on tuesday, it should still be largely dry and sunny across scotland. some showers in the north, but the general trend from tuesday onwards is for cloudier conditions with outbreaks of rain. but you can see on the outlook there, the temperatures will begin to climb,

and certainly for some, reaching the low to mid—teens. that's the forecast for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines: international warnings mount over israel's planned offensive in the southern city of rafah, in gaza, that is crammed

with more than a million palestinian refugees. in north gaza, united nations has warned that acute malnutrition among children has risen sharply. trinidad and tobago is considering declaring a national emergency after a huge oil spill hits some of the island's pristine beaches. at least 15km of the island's southwestern coast have been affected and nearly 1000 volunteers have joined government staff to try to clean up the oil. and king charles has thanked everyone who's sent him messages of support since his cancer diagnosis. in a statement he said the kind thoughts were a great comfort. the king has withdrawn from public duties to undergo regular treatment for the unspecified cancer. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let's take a look at

what's on the show.