than a million palestinian refugees. the un 5 humanitarian coordinator, jamie mcgoldrick, said it wasn t clear where they could run next, as the organisation doesn't have the supplies to take, accommodate and support them. the housing secretary michael gove says that no—fault evictions will be banned by the time of the general election later this year. bosses at tech company fujitsu, were paid more than a million pounds a year on average at the height of the post office scandal. a vigil�*s to be held in the memory of brianna ghey, a year after the teenager was stabbed to death in a warrington park. you're watching bbc news. let's go back to uk politics and housing is on the agenda today, with the housing secretary, michael gove announcing a new law allowing empty high street shops

to be quickly converted into homes. he's been speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg . let us start by giving the audience a real picture of what is going on with some statistics. let us have a look at this, you can see there how much the prospect of owning your own home is changed, earnings have doubled since 1977, house prices having creased for .5 times. ten years ago, we can show people the impact that has had on social housing. —— 4.5.180,000 of them have been lost while the conservatives have been in charge. that has resulted in such huge pressure being put on, if we look at the next statistics, that means we have more and more evictions, just over 6020 22, last year a

significant increase to more than 9000 people losing their rented homes through so—called no—fault erections. the no corn to temporary accommodation is a huge increase, you can see 50,02013, now more than 100,000 people in temporary accommodation. —— the knock on to temporary accommodation. you yourself say the system is broken so he broke it? mil yourself say the system is broken so he broke it?— he broke it? all of the areas you oint to he broke it? all of the areas you point to are _ he broke it? all of the areas you point to are where _ he broke it? all of the areas you point to are where we _ he broke it? all of the areas you point to are where we are - he broke it? all of the areas you point to are where we are taking action now. we are increasing the supply of homes overall. it is important to stress that had been 2.5 million homes built since 2010. the four years with the highest number of homes in the last 30 years has been 2019. but who broke the system? there are a variety of

factors which have driven the challenges. 0ne factors which have driven the challenges. one has been the pressure in our city particularly, sometimes as a result of overseas investment but certainly due to population growth. the other thing has been the need to ensure we have a pipeline of new homes which is why we are taking action this week and we are taking action this week and we already have in preceding months to increase the supply, particularly in inner cities where the demand is greatest. the third factor which is important to remember, is access to mortgage finance. in the weight of the financial crash of 2008, for understandable reasons, the rules have tightened up on lending overall and that has had an impact on people's capacity to buy. two other things you mention, social homes and the private rented sector. we things you mention, social homes and the private rented sector.— the private rented sector. we are takin: the private rented sector. we are taking action _ the private rented sector. we are taking action on _ the private rented sector. we are taking action on both. _ the private rented sector. we are taking action on both. you - the private rented sector. we are taking action on both. you have l taking action on both. you have identified a growing population, not enough being built and a squeeze on mortgage finance as the reasons. we

will talk later about whether the people in charge for so long may have some responsibility as well. of course. let us look at a specific, you promised in your manifesto in 2019 you are going to get rid of section 21 where landlords can evict tenants for no reason. it has not happened yet, can you guarantee the 11 million renters in the country you will end as before the general election? , ., ., , you will end as before the general election? , . ., , . election? yes, we have a bill which is auoin election? yes, we have a bill which is going through — election? yes, we have a bill which is going through the _ election? yes, we have a bill which is going through the house - election? yes, we have a bill which is going through the house of - is going through the house of commons and that has a number of things to help people in the private rented —— rented sector including the no—fault evictions. there is a small minority of unscrupulous landlords who use the threat of eviction to jack up rents or to silence people complaining about the quality of their homes. it is important with or without abuse because the vast majority of landlords do a greatjob and you need a healthy private rented sector

as part of a balanced economy. you are exolicitly _ as part of a balanced economy. you are explicitly saying this morning that practice will be banned, it will not be allowed to happen? the bill ends will not be allowed to happen? tue: bill ends section will not be allowed to happen? tte: bill ends section 21. will not be allowed to happen? the bill ends section 21. previously - will not be allowed to happen? the bill ends section 21. previously you | bill ends section 21. previously you had said the _ bill ends section 21. previously you had said the courts _ bill ends section 21. previously you had said the courts might - bill ends section 21. previously you had said the courts might not - bill ends section 21. previously you had said the courts might not be . had said the courts might not be able to cope so we might bring an annual budget may still happen because the courts are not ready so just to be really explicit, will this practice have ended by the time of the next general election? we will have of the next general election? - will have outlawed it and we will put money into the courts to ensure they can enforce it. that put money into the courts to ensure they can enforce it.— they can enforce it. that is very ex - licit they can enforce it. that is very exolicit and _ they can enforce it. that is very explicit and we _ they can enforce it. that is very explicit and we have _ they can enforce it. that is very explicit and we have that - they can enforce it. that is very explicit and we have that on - they can enforce it. that is very| explicit and we have that on the record. let us talk about the huge rise of people in temporary housing. it is really stark. is it acceptable to have that many people in temporary accommodation one of the richest countries in the world? tito. richest countries in the world? no, it is not and _ richest countries in the world? no, it is not and that's _ richest countries in the world? ttfr, it is not and that's why we are taking action. we have introduced the local authority housing fund which is money that central

government gives to councils specifically to acquire new properties to help deal with this challenge and also this week, we are extending loans to housing associations, the people who provide homes for social rent in order to ensure they can be at least another 20,000 new social homes. that is on top of the 11.5 million points in the affordable homes programme which is grant money that goes direct to local authorities and housing associations to provide more homes. can you commit today you will have the numbers of people in temporary accommodation down before the election? ., ., ., election? no, i cannot. i am determined _ election? no, i cannot. i am determined we _ election? no, i cannot. i am determined we should - election? no, i cannot. i am determined we should do i election? no, i cannot. i am determined we should do so election? no, i cannot. i am- determined we should do so but the pressures are significant. so we are absolutely determined to do everything we can but it is a big issue and it is an issue which is also driven by two things, one is the flow of population changes in

our country and there are a variety of different population changes in the second thing is, the tough circumstances that people who are facing economic difficulties facing this country and that's why it is vitally important we stick to our economic plan which will ensure not just that the tax burden is lower but also we continue to provide support for those most in need. same support for those most in need. some miaht support for those most in need. some mi . ht also support for those most in need. some might also say — support for those most in need. some might also say it _ support for those most in need. some might also say it is _ support for those most in need. some might also say it is vitally _ might also say it is vitally important you stick to your plan by having the same people in charge. there have been 16 housing ministers in a short succession of years, it is impossible to imagine that may be part of the problem, the government has not focused on this issue and gripped it. has not focused on this issue and tl’la ed it. . , has not focused on this issue and tl’la ed it. ., ,., has not focused on this issue and the ed it, ., ,., .,y has not focused on this issue and unriedit. ., ,., .,y ., gripped it. that is a category error because actually _ gripped it. that is a category error because actually if _ gripped it. that is a category error because actually if you _ gripped it. that is a category error because actually if you look - gripped it. that is a category error because actually if you look at - gripped it. that is a category error because actually if you look at the j because actually if you look at the way in which policy has been delivered, as i mentioned, we are on the verge of announcing 1 million homes, additional homes having been built since 2019. it is the case if

you look over the last three decades, four years with the biggest number of new homes have been since 2019. pt. number of new homes have been since 2019. �* ., ., , number of new homes have been since 2019. ~ ., ., , , ., , 2019. a million homes in five years is runnina 2019. a million homes in five years is running less _ 2019. a million homes in five years is running less than _ 2019. a million homes in five years is running less than your _ 2019. a million homes in five years is running less than your target - is running less than your target which is 300,000 a year. but your an ument which is 300,000 a year. but your argument is _ which is 300,000 a year. but your argument is has _ which is 300,000 a year. but your argument is has the _ which is 300,000 a year. but your argument is has the change - which is 300,000 a year. but your argument is has the change of - argument is has the change of individual and one rule affected the trajectory? you say not. no. i hope this position is clear which as we have managed to deliver more homes than our predecessors but we are not patting ourselves on the back. it is important to put that out there but we are saying we need to go further so it is an honest admission of the scale of the problem but also an honest acknowledgement that we have managed to increase the number of homes, we need to do more. find managed to increase the number of homes, we need to do more. and the --oulation homes, we need to do more. and the population has _ homes, we need to do more. and the population has been _ homes, we need to do more. and the population has been increasing - homes, we need to do more. and the population has been increasing in - population has been increasing in the numbers of people waiting for social housing has gone up and up

and up. these are notjust numbers, these are people whose lives feel like they are on hold. they are stuck. 0ne like they are on hold. they are stuck. one of our viewers want you to explain to her why she has been stuck on a waiting list along with more than a million other people for social housing and stock in temporary accommodation for six years. you can post about the number of homes were built but can you explain to her why the conservatives have allowed that to happen? t explain to her why the conservatives have allowed that to happen? i would never boast but _ have allowed that to happen? i would never boast but it _ have allowed that to happen? i would never boast but it is _ have allowed that to happen? i would never boast but it is important - have allowed that to happen? i would never boast but it is important to - never boast but it is important to stress what we have been doing. t stress what we have been doing. i would like you to explain to our viewers why she has been waiting for six years for a home.— six years for a home. again, i don't know where — six years for a home. again, i don't know where she _ six years for a home. again, i don't know where she lives. _ six years for a home. again, i don't know where she lives. do _ six years for a home. again, i don't know where she lives. do share - six years for a home. again, i don'tj know where she lives. do share the details with me so i can make sure we can do everything we can to help her. more broadly, we need to deliver more homes. i have run through some of the things we are doing to do that. last year we introduced legislation that would

have unlocked 100,000 new homes, social homes, homes to rent and wants to buy. when we prop forward that legislation, the opposition voted against it so if we are looking for culpability and blame, one of the questions we have to ask is why when we could have had 100,000 additional homes did labour vote to stop that? because we have a plan to deal with this very important question and labour have no plan at all. t important question and labour have no plan at all-— no plan at all. i think for people listenin: no plan at all. i think for people listening to _ no plan at all. i think for people listening to you _ no plan at all. i think for people listening to you this _ no plan at all. i think for people listening to you this morning, i no plan at all. i think for people listening to you this morning, it no plan at all. i think for people i listening to you this morning, it is very clear that you acknowledge there is a significant problem of housing in this country, that comes across absolutely clearly. but it is also interesting that you simon almost like a housing campaigners think this is not good enough, that doesn't work yes, the system is broken when in actual fact you have been somebody who has been a minister in successive conservative governments over 14 years and the situation has got worse and worse

and worse. you even told the sunday times in an interview published today, you're worried of young people don't get homes they need, they might abandon democracy. are you worried they will abandon the conservative party? trio. you worried they will abandon the conservative party?— conservative party? no, it is not about abandoning _ conservative party? no, it is not about abandoning party - conservative party? no, it is not about abandoning party politics. | conservative party? no, it is not i about abandoning party politics. it is making sure everyone has a warm and safe and decent home in the society. and safe and decent home in the socie . ., ., , , ., ,, ., society. you are speaking to the sunday times — society. you are speaking to the sunday times and _ society. you are speaking to the sunday times and try _ society. you are speaking to the sunday times and try to - society. you are speaking to the sunday times and try to turn - society. you are speaking to the | sunday times and try to turn this into an issue of seeing our democracy is injeopardy into an issue of seeing our democracy is in jeopardy if we do not do this. you have also pointed the finger of blame at the opposition. you have been in charge for 14 years, some people might think it is shameless to point the finger at others for this. trio. think it is shameless to point the finger at others for this.- finger at others for this. no, i mentioned — finger at others for this. no, i mentioned one _ finger at others for this. no, i mentioned one specific - finger at others for this. no, i i mentioned one specific example finger at others for this. ttrr, t mentioned one specific example where we were taking forward proposals in orderfor we were taking forward proposals in order for change we were taking forward proposals in orderfor change to be made. we needed the support of labour and that support was not forthcoming. they need to be held accountable for

that as you are holding me accountable for the last 14 years. as i mentioned, look at the record in context. my approach is always to say we need to do more and better in every area of government. it is also important that we look at what we have done and ask ourselves what more can be done in order to do what is required. it is notjust as mentioned earlier the number of new homes we need, it is also the quality of homes. some of the resources we give to people who provide housing have have to be spent on improving the quality of homes that were built up to 50 years ago and reaching the end of their lives. there are people living with damp and mould and horrific conditions. we have arrived at the moment in history where we need to spend notjust on quantity but on quality as well. and that is an important lesson because what we were building significant numbers of

homes in the 50s and 60s, they were not of the quality required which is why i have placed an emphasis on improving living conditions as well as developing more homes. share improving living conditions as well as developing more homes. are you confident the _ as developing more homes. are you confident the chancellor _ as developing more homes. are you confident the chancellor will - as developing more homes. are you confident the chancellor will be - confident the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget? t am spend on housing in the budget? i am doinu spend on housing in the budget? t —n doing everything i can, short of laying siege to his own home, every day i sent him a note or message emphasising the importance of doing more to unlock housing supply and he gets it sojeremy hunt is someone who absolutely appreciates the importance of supporting the next generation and the critical thing here is all of the progress that we need to make would be put at risk, if we had a labour party that had no plan for economic growth and only this week has made another unfunded pledge which will require tax to increase our borrowing to go up. irate increase our borrowing to go up. we

will discuss that with labour later in the programme. before we say goodbye, the foreign secretary has made clear their concern about the usually expected invasion into rafah where there are more than a million gazans trapped. what would you say to their israelis? t gazans trapped. what would you say to their israelis?— to their israelis? i put things better than _ to their israelis? i put things better than the _ to their israelis? i put things better than the foreign - to their israelis? i put things - better than the foreign secretary has. we need to make sure that the people who were taken hostage by hamas are returned to their families. the events on october seven where the worst loss ofjewish life since the holocaust. it was a horrific polygram —— pogrom. my heart grieves for israel. at the same time while it is right to deal with the terrorist threat, we know and it is very difficult, the gaza palestinian population has been suffering and we want to see is a sustainable ceasefire and that means

an opportunity both to ensure that there is an end to hamas terrorism but also that the aid and support that palestinian people need and deserve can be delivered. that was the housing _ deserve can be delivered. that was the housing secretary _ deserve can be delivered. that was the housing secretary michael - deserve can be delivered. that was| the housing secretary michael gove speaking to laura kuenssberg. you can watch more of that show on the bbc iplayer. bosses at the technology company, fujitsu, paid its top executives more than £26m in the 25 years since the controversial horizon contract with the post office started — that's an average of more than a million pounds a year. the company has apologised for its role and says it will make a contribution to compensation for those who were wrongly accused of theft and fraud. here's our business correspondent, ben king. fujitsu was the company that built horizon and it has admitted there were bugs in the system from the very start.

finally, 555 of us now, ready to tell our stories to a court. more than 900 sub—postmasters have been convicted using evidence from that flawed system, while the bosses of fujitsu made millions. fujitsu's uk accounts don't tell us how much each individual board member made. they just tell us what the highest—paid director made in total. and at most companies that would be the chief executive. i swear by almighty god... that the evidence i shall give. ...that the evidence i shall give... keith todd was boss of icl, as it was called then, when horizon was switched on in 1999. he left the following year, and icl paid 4.4 million as compensation for loss of office. in 2008, the top director, presumably chief executive david courtley, earned up to £2.3 million. four years later duncan tait took over. in 2019 highest—paid director earned £2.4 million. fujitsu apologises and is sorry for our part in this appalling

miscarriage ofjustice. the current boss is paul patterson, who appeared in front of mps last month. he earned up to £408,000 last year. since 1999, top bosses have made a total of £26 million. alison hall ran a post office in west yorkshire. she was wrongly convicted of false accounting because of horizon errors. that was overturned three years ago. any bonuses what's being paid to any of them, and even post office limited, they should all be handed back. all of them. every single one of them. they shouldn't get a penny, none of them. they don't deserve it. the former sub—postmaster kevin jones has campaigned for years, and now sits on the board overseeing compensation. they were quite clearly being paid millions of pounds forfailure. but that failure had consequences. it ended up in people's lives being ruined, but also individuals being sent to prison. and that, i think, is something which fujitsu need to explain.

paul patterson, david courtley and keith todd declined to comment. duncan tait said he was sorry for the damage done and any role fujitsu played. fujitsu has offered its deepest apologies and says it will make a contribution to compensation for the victims based on the findings of the inquiry. ben king, bbc news. a vigil is being held today to celebrate the life of brianna ghey — exactly a year since the 16—year—old was murdered in warrington. brianna was stabbed 28 times by two teenagers she'd arranged to meet. her mum esther, who is campaigning for tighter control around mobile phones, will address the crowd. yunus mulla reports. brianna ghey, a ball of energy, fearless and strong. that side of her shared with thousands of followers on tiktok. there was public outrage and huge shock after the 16—year—old was murdered. brianna was tra nsgender. it didn't define her, but vigils were held

across the country and parts of the world. brianna was so complex. she came across as being really outgoing, and she was, she was outgoing, she was confident, she was lively, but on the other hand she was struggling with her mental health, and as a parent that's really difficult to deal with. brianna was lured from her home by somebody she trusted. that friend and another boy executed a plan and stabbed the 16—year—old 28 times at culcheth linear park. scarletjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe are serving life sentences. they watched violent videos on the dark web and plotted the murder using messaging apps. esther ghey he wants the law changed to restrict under 16 access to some apps on smartphones. at a vigil here in warrington today, brianna ghey�*s family, and those close to her, and campaigners, want to celebrate the teenager for who she was and move the focus away from the horrific and tragic events of 12 months ago, by continuing their efforts to create a lasting legacy for brianna.

this cherry blossom tree is a symbol of that campaign. mindfulness helped brianna's mother in the early stages of grief. the aim, at least one teacher in every school is specially trained in the calming technique. it's building mentalfitness. the same way that if you would go to the gym and you would build muscles by using heavier weights, it's the same kind of thing. so it's just exercise for your brain. and like i say, it can increase empathy, it can increase self compassion, and i think mental resilience is such a big one. like so many teenagers, brianna lived her life on her phone. her family say young people need to be supported and protected. yunas mulla, bbc news, warrington. 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. our correspondent louisa pilbeam is at the sandringham estate and earlier i asked her if it was unexpected for the king to make another public statement like he has. i think it was not unexpected because it's consistent with how the king has dealt with his diagnosis. first of the enlarged prostate when he said he wanted to be public and speak about it to increase the public recognition of an enlarged prostate condition. and then now, now he has had the shock diagnosis of his cancer, he has wanted to help people he said. that's what he said in this statement, you have been hearing

he referenced the nhs, the medics, doctors and nurses and the good work they do. he has said it has been heart—warming to gain the support of the public. also he has spoken about before the fact that he has wanted to increase visibility of these kinds of conditions. so in that sense while it is rare for a senior royal, let alone the king, to speak about his health, it is becoming a pattern that the king has wanted to speak about it in order to help other people, he says. will the public get a chance to see him today because you are at sandringham where the royal family usually attend service, go down and the crowds, he is obviously staying there at the moment, are we expecting him to go to church this morning? we are, yes. i have heard from two people in the know on the estate who say he is expected to go to church at around 1030, 11 o'clock today. now that church there on the sandringham estate is a private church so he will only

be there with the congregation people who are able to go there, so in terms of the public, you can see the gate behind me, there are people who can catch a glimpse of him there but they might be fairly far away from him in order to speak to him. 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. (tx) music: top of the pops. when it comes to art work, these album covers are most definitely flops. it's basically about humour, a smile. many of them do make you smile and if not, actually laugh out loud. they are rather weird, a man's head

on a piece of pineapple. it looks like the pineapple has got some tomato sauce on it, a bit of lettuce. the bizarre. a set of dentures and a goldfish in a glass. i had this album. i used to work in a record shop. booker t washington. brilliant rural blues guitarist, so somebody thought it would be a good idea to have a glass with toothpaste, a set of dentures and a goldfish. and an old toothbrush. quite why, i don't know. some arejust odd. a man playing his classical guitar in boxer shorts. he is wearing a dinnerjacket, he has a classical guitar on his knee but he is not wearing any trousers. the exhibition includes oddities like muhammad ali encouraging kids to brush their teeth. ali and his gang versus mr tooth decay. not all the covers in the collection

are sort of pop and rock. this is where the worst album collection began, five men's faces. on rabbits. steve goldman whose collection it is, had this album and thought maybe i could collect other naff covers and it started him off. the world's worst album covers is at the bailiff gate museum and gallery until the end of april. definitely an exhibition you would not be expecting. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello there, it's been a rather misty and murky start to the day and we had quite a bit of fog first thing this morning across parts of north wales, the midlands, northern england and central scotland. much of that mist and fog has tended to clear away but this was the scene in edinburgh first thing this morning, tricky driving conditions if you're on the roads. it has also been pretty wet, that rain across eastern england is clearing away.

it will stay wet in the far northeast of scotland throughout this afternoon, elsewhere showers will push on. they could be on the heavy side, especially in the south—east of england but also some sunny spells this afternoon with maximum temperatures of 6 degrees in aberdeen, 11 celsius in london. through tonight, we continue with some showers especially around western areas, those could turn wintry over high ground. clear skies elsewhere and that means it could be quite chilly to start off on monday morning, certainly in the countryside in more rural areas we will see some frost. in the towns and cities temperatures staying above freezing. it is because we have this area of low pressure and around this area we will see the winds coming in from scandinavia, through iceland and the north atlantic so all of us are in the colder air to start off

the new working week. so yes, pretty cold and chilly first thing. further showers will spread from the west, especially over northern ireland, west of scotland and again falling as snow over the higher grade of scotland, elsewhere should be largely dry with sunny spells and maximum temperatures on monday 7—10 c. for the rest of the week we will have areas of low pressure and weather fronts moving on from the south—west so bouts of rain, it will not be a complete wash—out, just spells of rain moving on. tuesday morning dry, fairly bright to start off with. cloud increasing from the south—west and you can see into south—west england, wales, northern england and northern ireland. again there could be one or two wintry showers of the higher ground in scotland. temperatures 9—11c, but they will rise further as we go through the rest of the week. you can see that milder south—westerly wind, except the far north and west of scotland, herejust staying in the colder air. temperatures will come up above the average for the time of year, 13—14c for southern areas. as i said, quite mixed throughout the week with spells of rain. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. the un says it's under huge pressure to find a way to help the 1.5 million displaced palestinians in rafah, who risk being caught in a major military assault by israel. the population themselves have nowhere to go. the safe areas that were declared

are no longer safe and if these people have to move, where can they move? they move to the beach area, which is already overcrowded. their leader was jailed and their party and symbol banned, but final results from pakistan's election show independent candidates allied to imran khan won the most seats in parliament. the housing secretary michael gove promises that no—fault evictions will be banned by the uk's next general election. and accounts show bosses at tech company fujitsu were paid more than £1 million a year on average at the height of the post office scandal. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. we start in the middle east,

and israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in rafah