thank you forjoining us. the family of alexei navalny have reportedly been told his body will not be released for two weeks. his mother was informed it was being held for "chemical analysis". in a video posted monday to social media, yulia navalnaya, the widow of the late russian opposition leader, has promised to carry on her husband's life's work. yulia promised to continue alexei's fight for a "free russia" she declared president vladimir putin responsible for alexei's death and said she knows exactly why alexei was killed, vowing to �*name names, and show faces�* in the nearfuture.the kremlin denies any involvement in navalny�*s death. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford gave us her analysis on yulia's decision to come out against mr putin and what this might mean for her future. it is remarkable, isn't it? yulia navalny has really stepped deliberately and dramatically into the political spotlight with this speech. her grief at times was so raw that it was sometimes quite difficult even to watch. but it's her fury that she says

is driving her on, and that leads her to say she can continue her husband's cause. and i think for many in — many supporters of the russian opposition watching that, people who are feeling very despondent, they will have found it uplifting. i think she does have a certain moral authority and she clearly is a strong woman, but can she put herself forward as a new political leader? well, first and foremost, of course, yulia navalny is abroad. and i think after she's called vladimir putin a killer, she would find it very difficult and dangerous, in fact, to go back to russia now. as for navalny�*s own political organisation, well, it's been banned as extremist and all of his allies, his close allies, are either in prison, like he was, or they're abroad for their own safety. basically, vladimir putin has spent the past two decades systematically crushing all political opposition in the country. but now, of course, over the past few days, we have seen people bringing flowers and leaving tributes to alexei navalny.

these are people who do want change in russia, who are sympathetic to navalny�*s cause. and yulia navalnaya has now called on them to unite in a fist and to punch vladimir putin's regime. but i think people really — the fear is very strong and the sense of pointlessness. and of course, it was alexei navalny who punched the hardest in his lifetime, and he paid an extremely high price for that. as navalny�*s sympathisers in russia face punishment for attending vigils, the bbc�*s russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports on the whereabouts of alexei's body. for three days now, she's been trying to recover her son's body, but alexei navalny�*s mother — here in the middle — was told that investigators are not ready to release it or even where the body is. a clue, perhaps, caught on cctv in the dead of night, near mr navalny�*s remote penal colony, a prison convoy heading to a nearby town, just hours after the announcement of his death. it's thought this midnight motorcade may have been transporting his body.

alexei navalny was an ambitious politician, promising a brighter future for russia. he once tried to run for president. he ended up in prison. now he's dead. in a video statement filmed abroad, his widow, yulia, accused the kremlin of killing him and vowed to continue his fight to change russia. translation: having killed alexei, - putin killed half of me, half of my heart and half of my soul. but i still have the other half, and that tells me i have no right to give up. i will continue the work of alexei navalny, continue to fight for our country. today, yulia navalnaya was in brussels, meeting european foreign ministers. for years, she's kept a low profile. now she's vowing to unite opposition to vladimir putin. and the kremlin, what has it been saying about the death of its staunchest critic? very little.

president putin has yet to make any public comments about the death of alexei navalny, but today the kremlin spokesmen described accusations that it was the russian leadership that killed him as "obnoxious and utterly unacceptable". at this makeshift shrine to alexei navalny, we discovered that many of the floral tributes have been cleared away. and yet muscovites were still coming here to honour the man who called for change but would never live to see it. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. outside russia, vigils and protests over navalny�*s death that began friday have carried on into the new week. hundreds of people gathered in rome on monday to attend a candle—light vigil, mourning navalny�*s death while demanding vladimir putin be held accountable. and as you heard steve mention there, yulia spent monday in brussels with european union officials,

who are talking through how to respond to navalny�*s death. it comes as a number of european countries have summoned diplomats from russian embassies, demanding answers. our bethany bell has more now from brussels. the eu foreign policy chief josep borrell said alexei navalny have been slowly murdered in a russian child by putin's regime and it is a charge of the kremlin denies. during his talks with yulia navalnaya he had expressed their eu's deepest condolences. he said the eu wanted to support the political opposition in russia. by coming to brussels, yulia navalnaya has taken another step into the political spotlight. foreign minister said she appeared composed and determined to continue her husband's fight for a free out russia. they have been because here in russia for more sanctions on

russia for more sanctions on russia over the death of mr navalna and josep borrell suggested that might include sanctioning a people in the russian prison service but the air you's options are somewhat limited possibly and there are already unprecedented sanctions on russia over its war with ukraine and there was no immediate suggestion on any more hard—hitting sanctions that might hurt russia's economy. alexei novalny was of course one of russia's most outspoken critics of the war in ukraine, and this week marks two years since russia launched its full—scale invasion. as russian forces make advances in the east, and the us congress delays new funding for ukraine, there are concerns over what a third year of conflict could bring. our correspondent andrew harding returned to the town of lyman, close to the frontline, to find out how people there are coping. how do you judge the mood of a country this big and this broken?

we've come back to a front line town — lyman — a place seized by russian forces and then liberated by ukraine back in 2022. since then, the closest front lines have remained just up the road. this was aleksander a year ago with his cats. aleksander? yes. andrew from bbc. today he's still here. "yes, i remember you," he says. he shows me the wreckage of his old apartment block, hit by russian missiles. and he says he sees this war differently now. i want peace, peace, peace. so has your opinion changed? changed — many changed. so this is interesting. he's changed his opinion over the course of the last year. before, he said ukraine had to win this war. now he's saying there's been too much death, too much suffering.

he wants talks — even if it means giving up land, peace is more important than victory. you can feel the weariness on the streets of lyman. british aid distributed here, mostly to pensioners, who ignore the sound of another explosion on the front lines. "our youth are being exterminated , " "if this continues, there'll be no ukraine left," says nadezhda. "this war will go on for a long time yet," says pasha. but it's not all gloom here. council workers are out doing what they can and a younger generation is just getting on with life. school is mostly online, but not entirely. laughter "i've got everything i need," she says. a year ago, we found families hiding from the war

in these cellars. and today, the dmitrichenko family are still here. but there's regular electricity now, waterfrom a pump outside, and irina, an accountant, is quietly determined. "we're waiting for victory," she says. "we are all tired, "but i don't see how we can negotiate with murderers." still, lyman�*s mayor is worried that america will stop supplying weapons to the ukrainian troops protecting his town. "we're fighting a monster," says aleksander, "so we need more outside military help. "our soldiers are doing their best, "but they're running out of guns and ammunition." this small town feels torn between determination and despair. what unites it now

is sheer exhaustion, the knowledge that this war will not be quickly won, and increasingly, the fear that ukraine's fate may yet be decided by foreign politicians in far—away capitals. andrew harding, bbc news in eastern ukraine. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some top stories in the uk. david cameron has become the first british foreign secretary to visit the falkland islands in 30 years. his visit is being seen as a demonstration of the uk's sovereignty over the contested territory. in a 2013 referendum, the islanders voted to retain their status as a uk overseas territory, but argentina's new presidenthas said he hopes to take control of the islands by diplomatic means. a bbc investigation has found that many nhs patients in england are stuck on hidden waiting lists, potentially running into millions. the published waiting list stands at 7.6 million. but people who are referred to a specialist for cancer

treatment or heart failure are no longer counted. nhs england said hospitals should be monitoring and counting such cases. government officials in england have launched new guidance that says schools in england should ban the use of mobile phones completely. ministers say they want headteachers to be confident to take a tougher line. but unions say most schools already put limits on mobile use and said it would make little difference in reality. you're live with bbc news. brazil has recalled its ambassador to tel aviv in an escalating diplomatic row following president luiz inacio lula da silva's controversial statements about israeli military action in gaza. on sunday, he described the conflict as a genocide, not a war, which could only be compared to adolf hitler's decision to exterminate the jews. israel quickly condemned the comments as antisemitic. the mainjewish organisation

in brazil also criticised his comments. our correspondent ione wells reports. the brazilian president has been descried by the israeli government is persona non grata. dramatic terms that essentially meant his considered not welcome in the country for official visits and this comes after he made comments at a summit where he compared israel's action in gaza to the holocaust and said what was happening amounted to a genocide and that they had not been actions like this in the course of history except when the nazis decided to kill jews. israel's foreign minister at memorial injerusalem told brazil's ambassador to israel that he would be considered a persona not greater unless president lula da silva withdrew his comments. brazil foreign minister it not respond well to the commons. they have

equally summoned the israeli ambassadorfor a meeting at equally summoned the israeli ambassador for a meeting at the foreign ministry in rio. this is a tense moment for both countries over this particular issue ahead of the g20 summit happening in rio later this week where all the g20 nations are meant to be meeting, gathering and discussing international tensions of which the war in israel and gaza will be a key topic. a minister in israel's war cabinet has warned that israeli forces will launch an offensive in rafah, in southern gaza, unless hamas releases all of its hostages by the 10th of march. today, all eu states but hungary backed a halt in military operations in the area. it's as the world health organisation says a key hospital in gaza has stopped functioning following an israeli raid. earlier i spoke tojoel rubin, former us deputy assistant secretary of state, in the 0bama administration.

we have seen prime minister binyamin netanyahu says he's going to launch a operation in rafah by the stroke of ramadan, march ten, if hostages are not released before then. at the same time, more than a million people have taken shelter in rafah. you about what we might be about to see? it is rafah. you about what we might be about to see?— be about to see? it is great to be about to see? it is great to be with you — be about to see? it is great to be with you and _ be about to see? it is great to be with you and i _ be about to see? it is great to be with you and i am - be about to see? it is great to be with you and i am very - be with you and i am very concerned. i have been to rafah and it is a city divided into, between gaza and sinai and there is a tight bond between there is a tight bond between the two sides. this is the potential to explode across the border and really harm palestinian civilians. that said, israel has been lead they want to get out. at the idea of going into rafah with all civilians in that is unacceptable and that cannot go forward. if it does it doesn't

could create a humanitarian catastrophe that neither israel nor egypt should allow to happen and neither would wanted to happen as well. i will happen and neither would wanted to happen as well.— to happen as well. i will ask about the — to happen as well. i will ask about the us _ to happen as well. i will ask about the us response - to happen as well. i will ask about the us response in i to happen as well. i will ask about the us response in a| about the us response in a moment but on the hostages, we saw the israeli prime minister say that they can be released through strong military action and tough negotiations but until now we have seen a few cottages released through military action. what you think of that is a strategy? it is alwa s of that is a strategy? it is always to _ of that is a strategy? it is always to the _ of that is a strategy? it is always to the wire - of that is a strategy? it is always to the wire in - of that is a strategy? it is always to the wire in the | always to the wire in the middle east. negotiations combined... are grown out of a combination of pressure and diplomacy. the first hostage exchange, the qatari and egyptians were essential in negotiating and that was a gold standard for this war and that is the way that most israeli hostages got out and that has to be the way to get the remaining hostages out and they need to come out immediately. i

do not think the israelis have any clear idea of where all of them are, if they did they would have gotten them out already and so perhaps this is already and so perhaps this is a gambit to try and keep the pressure on. there is a lot of pressure on. there is a lot of pressure towards that end. qatar has a strong mediating role. nonetheless this seems to be going down to the wire. and the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu will try to use that to get the hostages out. ceasefire negotiations appear to have stalled despite these efforts. we have sent the us secretary of state antony blinken travel to the region several times. what do you think the us should be doing at this point to try to broker some sort of at least temporary ceasefire? it some sort of at least temporary ceasefire?— ceasefire? it is very frustrating. - ceasefire? it is very frustrating. when i ceasefire? it is very - frustrating. when diplomats ceasefire? it is very _ frustrating. when diplomats met

with antony blinken, how close i got to a ceasefire and a hostage in change and how it disappears. we have topline diplomats including bill burns in the cia engaged. we need to see more pressure from the united states as well. president biden has made it clear publicly and privately that he wants to see a ceasefire that has a hostage exchange. he has put forward a certain move on the military that he is serious about this, especially regarding not using military aid from the united states that harms palestinian civilians and causes humanitarian crisis. i think we're going to need to see continued public and private pressure and our diplomats probably sitting there for the next couple of weeks to get the deal done. next couple of weeks to get the deal done-— deal done. president biden had has also made _ deal done. president biden had has also made clear— deal done. president biden had has also made clear he - deal done. president biden had has also made clear he does i deal done. president biden had | has also made clear he does not want to see an israeli ground operation into rafah unless a civilians they are safely evacuated. do you think at the

same time the biden administration is able to influence the decision the israeli prime minister is making?— israeli prime minister is makina? ., , , . israeli prime minister is makina? ., , ,. , making? from the public eye, it does not look _ making? from the public eye, it does not look like _ making? from the public eye, it does not look like he _ making? from the public eye, it does not look like he has - does not look like he has enough influence but from behind the scenes, the united states has had a major impact on how israel has conducted this war, particularly in the last 4— six weeks. heavy operations in the north ground to a near hot. israel has listened to the biden team behind closed doors but it is not enough. it is really not enough and i think the president, he is moving in and if there is still pending spending bill about whether or to provide military spending in israel and that should go forward but it also includes aiding the palestinians humanitarian assistant but the biden team is quite aware that prime minister netanyahu is publicly picking fights. ijust want to add that it comes off

that prime minister netanyahu is open to get a different president next year, donald trump, in the white house and he should not be engaging in political attacks or arguments against biden who was always been a supporter of israel. thank you for talking to us. the palestinian authority's foreign minister has told the un's top court that his people are suffering what he called colonialism and apartheid under israeli occupation. he made the allegations on the first day of hearings at the international court ofjustice on israel's occupation of palestinian territories since 1967. the hearings were commissioned by the un general assembly 15 months ago, before the current conflict erupted. 0ur europe correspondent anna holligan is at the hague. she took us through the significant issues raised. the palestinian authority's ambassador to the un struggled to deliver his concluding

remarks. his voice was breaking as he asked the judges what does it mean to the children in gaza, it is not protected their lives or limbs, their hopes or homes. the leading international low lawyer, philip sams said the occupation was a violation of the palestinian rightness of determination under international law. we were also shown in court series of maps showed how the palestinian territory had shrunk over time. a lawyer said this was part of a deliberate concerted political campaign which also involve the expansion of israeli settlements in the west bank. 0ther israeli settlements in the west bank. other lawyers said the israeli occupation was tantamount to apartheid. israel has declined to take part in these hearings and does not recognise the icj jurisdiction over its occupation of the west bank although it has made written submissions. we'll hear from a record 51 states making

observations. will have half—an—hour, in order to try and help thejudges reach half—an—hour, in order to try and help the judges reach an advisory opinion and we are expecting to get that within the next six months. kensington palace has announced that the prince of wales will undertake engagements which they say will recognise the human suffering caused by the ongoing war in the middle east. the palace says over the next ten days, the prince of wales will hear first hand accounts of the situation on the ground and will meet those providing humanitarian support in gaza. he will visit a synagogue and meet young people who are advocates against antisemitism and hatred. iran—backed houthis in yemen say they've targeted three vessels in the red sea within a 24—hour period. the group's military spokesman said monday its latest strikes in the gulf of aden targeted two us ships, the sea champion and the navis fortuna. the third, the rubymar, was hit by two missiles and severely damaged by houthis on sunday. uk authorities say the ship, which was taking on water, has been abandoned and the 2a crew members have been rescued.

0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale, has more. since november, houthi based here in yemen have attacked merchant vessels steaming up and down the red sea. they say they are doing it is the pod palestinians in gaza, claiming they are mostly attacking shipwrecks linked to is, the us or the uk. the attack on the british vessel took place here, between yemen and djibouti. the ship that was hit was the rubymar cargo mass operating from lebanon on but owned by a british firm and it was heading north, bound for bulgaria. a spokesman for the houthi, backed by iran, said its armed forces attacked the ship with missiles. it suffered catastrophic damage and had sunk. there is no independent confirmation of this but the uk

authorities said the rubymar was taken on water, it had been abandoned and the 2a crew had been rescued. all this is damaging trade. ships taking the longer more costly written around africa. revenue in the swiss canal begun by 50%. since the middle ofjanuary, us forces are casually backed up with raf warplanes have hit back and attacked houthi military targets in yemen. a uk military targets in yemen. a uk military spokesman said it reserved the right to respond appropriately and the eu also agreed today to set up its own naval mission to protect shipping. but so far, none of this appears to be deterring houthi militants. it claims to have made to further attacks, this time on us vessels in the gulf of aden. let's turn to some other news from around the world. capital one, one of america's largest banks has

announced it is acquiring the major credit card company discover financial services. the deal is valued at more than $35 billion. it will combine two of the largest credit card providers in the united states. consumers advocates have warned that such a deal would raise anti—trust concerns. guinea's self—appointed military leaders have dissolved the government and will appoint a new one. the west african country has been under military rule since a junta seized power in a coup in september 2021. the region's main economic and political bloc, ecowas, has been pressuring thejunta, one of several in west africa, to hold elections and restore civilian rule. and before we go, we want to share one of our most—read stories on our bbc website and app. a man here in washington dc who thought he won a $3110 million jackpot is suing powerball and dc lottery. john cheeks said he felt "numb" when he first saw powerball�*s winning numbers matched his ticket in january of last year. but when he presented his ticket to lotto officials, his claim was denied. powerball and a lottery contractor claim a technical error meant the wrong numbers were published online. cheeks is now suing the lottery

for the full amount — plus interest. thank you for watching bbc news. stay with us. hello. this round of incredibly mild weather continues as we go through the next few days. on monday, we saw temperatures reach 15 degrees almost in parts of london. that makes it seven consecutive days of seeing the temperatures of 1a degrees or more and well above the average of 6—8 celsius. but that kind of weather will be back later this week — feels much more like february with temperatures 6—9 degrees for many, which will actually be higher than many have been by night recently. and if that's the case, we start tuesday — 7—9 degrees in western scotland, northern ireland. but it's here where we start to see the rain arrive, first of all. in fact, a spell of at times heavy rain sweeps across scotland, northern ireland during the morning, followed on by sunshine more extensively for the afternoon — a few showers in the highlands and ireland. through the afternoon, though,

northern england and wales turn increasingly wet and windy. to the south and east of that, many will stay dry during daylight hours, but fairly cloudy, some sunshine and again, 111—15 celsius will be possible. the patchy rain will, by the end of the afternoon and evening, edge its way southwards. it looks like it starts to fade, but then regains strength. after some clear skies for a time in the north with a touch of frost, cloud and rain will surge its way northwards later in the night on wednesday and mild weather fights back once again. so it will be a very mild start to wednesday but a thoroughly wet one. these weather fronts bring in outbreaks of rain quite extensively, pushing its way eastwards with some strong and gusty winds throughout the day, too. wettest in the morning for many, and particularly so on hills exposed to those southerly gales brining up from the west later — sunshine and showers — but rain will hold on across shetlands into the middle part of the afternoon and it may never fully clear the channel islands and the english channel. in the sunshine, it's going to be mild. southerly winds, a0 mile an hour winds, if not more. and temperatures again in double figures, if not low teens for the most part. but that milder weather is eventually pushed

out the way. this area of low pressure to the north of us, as it works its way eastwards, introduces winds from the north atlantic, and that brings a drop in temperature. clears away the rain slowly, though, that we see again across england, wales, eastern scotland on thursday. bright conditions into the west, but the showers will be a mixture of rain, hailand on the hills a bit of sleet and snow on the tops, too. temperatures dropping as we go through the day. and that cooler run continues through the rest of the week and into the weekend with further spells of wind and rain at times.

11 asia's biggest air takes off in singapore. the latest. mining profit flat. bhp warns of the impact of high interest rates to come. hi. welcome to asia business report. let's begin at the singapore air show, the largest event of its kind here in asia. there is a big focus on passenger numbers, orders as we

as their role in the supply chains of major manufacturers. my chains of major manufacturers. my colleague is there for us. she gave me a sense of the highlights. it she gave me a sense of the highlighte— highlights. it is remarkable what a difference _ highlights. it is remarkable what a difference two - highlights. it is remarkable j what a difference two years make when the pandemic was happening. it is back. there's about 1,000 participants from more than 50 countries. if you can see behind me — this is the best and what is out there, the technology, that exists which is drawing all of these people in. a lot has hand in the world since the last air show hand. geopolitically speaking, the different conflicts. also, we are facing, as you mentioned, supply chain issues. it's interesting, out here, almost everyone has something on display. the glaring omission here is boeing. they did not have a passenger plane that they were bringing to this air show, because theirfamily they were bringing to this air show, because their family of 737 maxs are under investigation. the future of the family line is unknown. that is something a lot have questions about.