this is bbc news, the headlines... gaza residents face intensifying hunger. we speak live to the world food programme as they suspend their operations in the north of the territory. british mps debate with a call for an �*immediate humanitarian ceasefire�*. this is the scene live at westminster. and the beatles are getting a fab four films made about them — a biopic for each member. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tanya. hello from the bbc sport centre. it's been confirmed that manager thomas tuchel will leave bayern munich at the end

of the season. he's going a year earlier than planned, as part of "a sporting realignment" at the club. he led bayern to last season's bundesliga title, but they're currently eight points behind leaders bayer leverkusen, after back—to—back league defeats. one of those was an emphatic 3—0 loss to leverkusen, whose manager, xabi alonso, is one of the leading candidates to replace tuchel. it's delicate because they are still in a fight with live cruising for his winning the title. —— they are still in a fight with leverkusen. maybe xabi would be willing to entertain this more than he would otherwise force that is the number one option but bayern munich understand they will not have a clear run at him. leverkusen want to keep him and there is the added complication of another former club in liverpool. complication of another former club in liverpool-— liverpool are of course aiming

to win the premier league injurgen klopp's last season in charge, and they can extend their lead at the top later, when they host luton — a game rearranged due to liverpool reaching sunday's league cup final. they have a lengthy injury list, but klopp has faith in his younger players. we are where we are because of them, thatis we are where we are because of them, that is how it is, because the boys really delivered. you will see how many of them we will have to use and will give the opportunity because in a good moment they all can be and thatis a good moment they all can be and that is how it is and we have still option is there definitely, players who showed already what they can do. arsenal are looking to do something they haven't done for m years — win a knockout tie in the champions league. they take on porto in the first leg of their last—16 tie. arsenal haven't even reached this stage of the compeition for seven years, but despite that, they go into the tie as favourites. we don't have the experience, that

is the reality in 95% of the players they have not played this competition, the last 16, i haven't. but we have so much enthusiasm and energy as well, and willingness, and a point to prove as well that we are good enough and want to be there and thatis good enough and want to be there and that is our desire and passion to play the game. the other match in the champions league sees napoli — under their third coach of the season — take on barcelona. rudy garcia was sacked after 16 matches, walter matzarri lasted 17. francesco caltzona took over earlier this week, and this will be his first game in charge. the england captain, ben stokes, could bowl in the fourth test against india. the all—rounder hasn't bowled in a match since the second ashes test last summer and had an operation on his knee in november, but he's now back bowling in training. i think there is definitely a chance, he not confirmed it yet.

they are going to see how he is doing tomorrow, see how he goes. carlos alcaraz will have tests on the ankle injury that forced him to retire from the rio open, two games into his first—round match. the world number two twisted his ankle after only the second point of the match and needed medical attention. he did eventually, return to the court but retired soon after. he's hoping to recover in time to play rafa nadal in an exhibition match at the start of march. reigning formula 1 world champion max verstappen was fastest on the first day of testing in bahrain. verstappen won 19 of the 22 races last season in the red bulls as he wrapped up his third world championship, and the dutch driver laid down an early marker by topping the time charts in his heavily revised red bull. the 26—year—old ended the running nearly seven tenths quicker than ferrari's charles leclerc, with aston martin's fernando alonso in third, eight tenths back, and the only other driver within one second of verstappen. mclaren�*s oscar piastri finished fourth, while george russell was sixth for mercedes, 1.68 secs off the pace.

looks like he might be the one to beat again. and that's all the sport for now. returning to our main story... the world food programme has paused "life saving" food deliveries to northern gaza, saying aid convoys have endured "complete chaos and violence" due to a collapse in civil order. the israeli military ordered 1.1 million palestinian civilians to evacuate northern gaza and seek shelter in the south at the start of its ground offensive in october. last month the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, said at least 300,000 people who had remained in the area depended on its assistance for their survival. aid deliveries to the north since the ground offensive have been scarce and dependent on security clearances from the israeli military. let's speak to matthew hollingworth, a representative from the world food programme. thank you for being with us in the

programme. just explain for us in a little more detail i've taken a decision to pause food deliveries to the north. . ~ decision to pause food deliveries to the north. ., ~ ,, , decision to pause food deliveries to the north. . ~' ,, , ., decision to pause food deliveries to the north. ., ~ ,, , ., ., the north. thank you. first of all it is not a _ the north. thank you. first of all it is not a permanent _ the north. thank you. first of alll it is not a permanent suspension, this temporary and we need to fix a couple of problems that we were facing and have faced this week in the two convoys we did get to gaza city. two convoys came up with two concerns, first of all and most importantly where we did get into gaza city, unfortunately people came under fire as they were receiving assistance. you do not really ever imagine people could be so desperate, so hungry and so fearful of their own family's health that they are willing to run into machine—gun fire food assistance but thatis machine—gun fire food assistance but that is what we experience when we got into gaza city on sunday and

monday of this week. second of all, as you rightly said, we also came up against some very serious insecurity issues just getting into gaza city because of the breakdown in law and order which is down to desperation and down to hopelessness, need, need to not being met outside of gaza city as well so those two concerns marry together worrying about the people there, making sure we are doing no harm by providing assistance in trying to get that safety assurance that when people are going to be supported, they will not come underfire are going to be supported, they will not come under fire and that is our primary concern and second of all making sure our gaza truck drivers and staff, international staff are going in are also not coming under fire when providing life—saving made. might make two things, tell me more about the aid in terms of what you've —— the need in terms of what

you've —— the need in terms of what you've witnessed in the north and how distressing it is as a humanitarian to have to pause humanitarian to have to pause humanitarian efforts will stop can the needs in gaza city are phenomenal. i spent four or five hours _ phenomenal. i spent four or five hours travelling all around the city, _ hours travelling all around the city, met _ hours travelling all around the city, met with lots of people, they are desperate. people were able to live off _ are desperate. people were able to live off some stocks that were still in the _ live off some stocks that were still in the basements of buildings and basins_ in the basements of buildings and basins of— in the basements of buildings and basins of shops but unfortunately that is_ basins of shops but unfortunately that is no— basins of shops but unfortunately that is no longer possible. people were _ that is no longer possible. people were able — that is no longer possible. people were able in the past to get hold of essentially chaff. it was animal feed, _ essentially chaff. it was animal feed, and _ essentially chaff. it was animal feed, and they were using that animal— feed, and they were using that animal feed to make very basic flour to make _ animal feed to make very basic flour to make bread, that ran out when we io to make bread, that ran out when we go so _ to make bread, that ran out when we go so people are absolutely desperate for assistance, food assistance and what we've been able to bring _ assistance and what we've been able to bring in_ assistance and what we've been able to bring in so far is a drop in the

0ceati— to bring in so far is a drop in the oceahahd— to bring in so far is a drop in the ocean and what we need to be doing is sending _ ocean and what we need to be doing is sending in 30 trucks every single day consistently, regularly, without pause _ day consistently, regularly, without pause you — day consistently, regularly, without pause. you will need confidence and trust in _ pause. you will need confidence and trust in humanitarian assistance that it _ trust in humanitarian assistance that it will— trust in humanitarian assistance that it will get to them and they also need — that it will get to them and they also need to know that when it does they will_ also need to know that when it does they will be — also need to know that when it does they will be protected and safe. nohe _ they will be protected and safe. none of— they will be protected and safe. none of that exists yet. that is what _ none of that exists yet. that is what you — none of that exists yet. that is what you negotiating. we will be back to _ what you negotiating. we will be back to try to pump as much food, flood _ back to try to pump as much food, flood food — back to try to pump as much food, flood food into a place where famine is knocking _ flood food into a place where famine is knocking on people's doors. a final is knocking on people's doors. final question, you say famine is knocking on people's doors, particularly children because more stats released on that by your organisation in the last 2a hours and you must also be watching what is happening around rafah with increasing alarm. we are talking about a very small area, there is no safe area across the entirety of the

gaza strip, people in desperate need throughout the whole of the strip deprivation —— make when you look at the level of —— when you look at the level deprivation, you can see it. unicef showed in a very short period of time children are facing emergency levels of malnutrition and that sugary is all. when you add to that sugary is all. when you add to that the fear factor on what will happen next, potentially a million people displaced. you've already displaced and losing their homes and being pushed around parts of the strip seeking shelter and safety and they may have to do it again, it is an extremely worrying period and rafah as well as our main entry part has already be hampered with protest and violence on the corridor route bring trucks into the strip. things need to change. we need more entry

points into the gaza strip and guarantees of safety that when we can get aid in it can travel around safely and we desperately need to ensure that when we are serving people those people do not actually face more harm and more violence through the provision of aid. they get safe aid drop zones that very provide the aid they can receive it and take it home to their families. we have to leave it there but thank you for talking to us, we are grateful for your you for talking to us, we are gratefulfor your time. ministers from the g20 have gathered in rio de janeiro in brazil. the summit which will be attended by us secretary of state antony blinken and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov will discuss world tensions, including the conflicts in ukraine and gaza. the uk foreign secretary is also expected to set out action against russia in response to the death of alexei navalny. our south america correspondent, ione wells, is in rio de janeiro.

just set the scene four is a little more. ~ . , . just set the scene four is a little more. . . , ., ., just set the scene four is a little more, ~ ., , ., ., ,., more. we are still waiting for some ofthe more. we are still waiting for some of the foreign _ more. we are still waiting for some of the foreign ministers _ more. we are still waiting for some of the foreign ministers to - more. we are still waiting for some of the foreign ministers to arrive i of the foreign ministers to arrive but russia's foreign minister has already arrived here at the summit in rio, he is likely to get a pretty mixed reception by the other leaders year. you touched on that uk announcing further sanctions against russia specifically six staff from the prison where navalny was held before he died. and that is something that sergey lavrov is likely to be pushed on by david cameron and also by antony blinken. there are some other nation see likely to more welcoming towards sergey lavrov. it's notjust as critics are yoghurt also some of his

economic allies likes of brazil, the host nation of fiji 20 this year, has a strong economic partnership with russia particularly when it comes to oil and diesel with brazil becoming one of the top importers of russian diesel last year so it makes reception when he meets with other ministers later today. just reception when he meets with other ministers later today.— ministers later today. just briefly on this point. _ ministers later today. just briefly on this point, a _ ministers later today. just briefly on this point, a number- ministers later today. just briefly on this point, a number of- ministers later today. just briefly | on this point, a number of foreign ministers have spoken openly about potentially using russia's frozen assets somehow getting them to ukraine. is there any sense of growing consensus around that idea? certainly as you say one of the options that has been considered by various nations but not confirmed is notjust various nations but not confirmed is not just to freeze those assets but look at extracting them. one of the reasons that is controversial especially when it comes to financial hubs in the city is there

a some concern that extracting assets like that could deter people from investing in uk city in future and that is one of the ongoing intentions currently being grappled with. there is no consensus reached on the specific point but we know when it comes to sanctions we tend to not get a huge amount of information until the moment they are announced which is because certainly critics of russia here today will be keen not to give a heads up to russia before the specific sanctions are announced. thanks for now, we will return to a little later. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. ., , .., across the uk, you're watching bbc news. ., , , ., , news. for second year english lanauuae news. for second year english language students keira - news. for second year english language students keira and i news. for second year english - language students keira and jenna, the news that their lecturers could be made redundant and that their course is under threat is

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it centres around this man, alexander smirnov, a long time informant for the fbi seen hear on the left, trying to keep his identity secret as he leaves court in las vegas. he passed information aboutjoe biden's son, hunter, alleging bribes via an energy firm based in ukraine. mr smirnov has now been charged with lying about that admitting that officials linked to russian intelligence, passed him information. live now to washington and our correspondent nomia iqbal. this is an extraordinary development overnight. tell us some of the reaction there has been. it really is extraordinary _ reaction there has been. it really is extraordinary because - reaction there has been. it really is extraordinary because it - reaction there has been. it really is extraordinary because it is - reaction there has been. it really l is extraordinary because it is worth remembering that alexander smirnov, this fbi informant, his allegations were central to the fbi's investigation into hunter biden and also the congressional information of republicans using this as proof of republicans using this as proof

of hunter biden's corruption and you had media disseminating all of this. just looking at the reaction this morning, you've got a few conservative outlets largely ignoring it, not really reporting much on it and focusing more on president biden, this impeachment inquiry into him and this has stalled at the moment and there are some also claiming it makes republicans look good. we also have the conservative press and hunter biden himself reacting in the sense that it biden himself reacting in the sense thatitis biden himself reacting in the sense that it is worth mentioning the charges he facing are nothing to do and they have freshened that. it has maintained the public perception of him and his argument is that he

cannot get a fair trial. the republican _ cannot get a fair trial. the republican party - cannot get a fair trial. the republican party has - cannot get a fair trial. the republican party has pushed a lot of these allegations and this worry about information being passed from russian intelligence officials to this man. that has implications for real republican party. bud this man. that has implications for real republican party.— real republican party. and what makes it confusing _ real republican party. and what makes it confusing is _ makes it confusing is that alexander smirnov are saying all these allegations against president biden and hunter biden was information fed to him, he is claiming, and looking at the charging documents, they say this guy, prosecutors are portraying him as a serial liar and he cannot tell the truth about basic details on his own life so can we trust him now? so what is truth in what is not? to your point, let's just say

it is proven beyond a reasonable doubt that russia did use alexander smirnov to push the story in the us aboutjoe biden and hunter biden. it is seen as a big propaganda wing for vladimir putin and it would also mean that some of the us�*s biggest media stars, they have effectively been used by vladimir putin to push out these really dishonest talking points to a large american audience but that is if it is proven beyond a doubt what, yes, that is the kind of implications we are looking at. a hugely explosive story, as you said. thank you. seriously ill patients in england centre back can request a rapid second

opinion from april if they are worried about a condition getting worse. the scheme known as martha's rule will be rolled out to around two thirds of hospitals at least 100 can initially apply to participate. it follows a campaign by the parents of martha mills, who died of sepsis aged 13 because her symptoms were missed. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. this was martha mills, a fun, determined 13—year—old with an appetite for life, but in 2021 she was injured when she fell off her bike and developed sepsis. doctors at king's college hospital in london failed to spot the fatal infection and martha's parents went through the agony of watching their daughter deteriorate while their concerns were ignored. since martha's death i have said to people who have gone into hospital, "if you're worried, if you think something is going wrong, you should scream the ward down." because that's what i didn't do, and i regret it, i will regret it for the rest of my days. but the very existence of martha's rule says you don't need to do that, what you need to do is just call

this number because you've got martha's rule. so what is martha's rule? it will provide a quick and easy way for a family to request an urgent second opinion if they are worried their loved one is not receiving the right treatment. contact details will be displayed on posters, leaflets and possibly tv screens in hospitals, that will connect to a critical care team, who will come to carry out a rapid review. nhs england says that at least 100 hospitals, that's two thirds of those with critical care units, can now apply for funding and support to introduce the scheme. we all know that mums and dads have that instinct for their children, but also of course with elderly patients, particularly elderly patients who may be confused, family members will often know what is, if you like, their normal state and they will be able to help clinicians understand if they're very worried that they are _ deteriorating further. martha's parents say the pain of losing their daughter is hard to describe and

they are desperate to protect others from it. of course i want martha's spirit to live on, i want her to have the legacy that she was very cruelly denied. if something good can come out of something so horrific, that will be a small compensation. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. we will play you more of that interview a little later in a programme but now tray a completely different story... now it's been a good year if you're beatles fan. first there was that incredible documentary get back then the final single now and then. well it's now been announced that a biopic is going to be made, about each member of the fab four telling of their part in the legendary group. the project will be directed by the award winning director sir sam mendes. he'll have access to the fab four�*s music rights, as well as items from their private collections. sir sam says he's "honoured to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time". let's speak to music journalist matt charlton

for his take on things. i was not expecting this news in the slightest, i'd written of any beatles biopic let alone four of them. the extraordinary thing is, as you said, forcing films that i don't quite know how they will do this. but they will meet at these points and have different perspectives but sony have said it will have an innovative release cadence which is the most media thing over the head which means nothing at all but i don't know if they releasing at the same time as each other or staggering them but it is a really interesting way of doing it. there are so much _ interesting way of doing it. there are so much we _ interesting way of doing it. there are so much we do _ interesting way of doing it. there are so much we do not _ interesting way of doing it. there are so much we do not know - interesting way of doing it. there are so much we do not know as l interesting way of doing it. there i are so much we do not know as well as the headline that they have an ounce today, we know that sam mendez will be directing. what do you think he will potentially bring to this and do we knew anything about how they might approach it? taste and do we knew anything about how they might approach it?— they might approach it? we do not know anything _ they might approach it? we do not know anything about _ they might approach it? we do not know anything about it _ they might approach it? we do not know anything about it and - they might approach it? we do not know anything about it and this - they might approach it? we do not know anything about it and this is l know anything about it and this is enough to be chewing about it at the

moment. maybe four separate stories into trying. sam mendez is a very trusted director. he will bring a level of quality and storytelling to it and a bit because obviously there have been a lot of knock—off beatles biopic is in the past, probably the most successful being cut back beat, in the 90s. some couples the unlicensed wonders which he will have access to all the archive and the permission of the remaining beatles and of course the estates of john lennon and george harrison as well. why i mentioned at any introduction, you had that astonishing film.- introduction, you had that astonishing film. introduction, you had that astonishin: film. , ., astonishing film. there is a huge a- etite astonishing film. there is a huge appetite for _ astonishing film. there is a huge appetite for everything _ astonishing film. there is a huge appetite for everything beatles, | astonishing film. there is a huge i appetite for everything beatles, the music, behind the scenes footage, glimpses of the astonishing nature of putting the stuff together they did. white it's one of the ultimate stories, an ideal three act structure of the 60s with a

beginning, middle and then come a very bitter end unfortunately but they've made a good drama and you have these world beating directors and creatives queueing up to do something about them because they grew up with them and their music is still enduring, as we saw with now and then reaching number one in the charts. white maigret to talk to, sorry its so brief in a very busy programme but i look forward to seeing the sums whenever they are made and so do you as well, big smile there at the end. just time to show the live pictures first of gaza from israel, the shorts they are and we have seen plumes of smoke and still receive the same as that military offensive israel continues. while that is going on, inside the british parliament they are debating a potential vote on a call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire and outside of parliament, let me show the pictures very briefly from that, because protests going on outside westminster and you can hear the vocal protests they are so we will

have more on all of those strands of that which is our main story here on bbc news. hello there. it's hardly going to come as a shock to hear me say it's been a mild but very wet winter so far. but for some it's been a record breaking one. and we still got another week of february to add to the statistics. now in aberdeenshire, in worcestershire and north yorkshire here's the average rainfall totals we should see over the winter period and we have smashed those figures. some areas seeing 75% more rainfall already and there's more rain to come over the next 48 hours. this has been the story so far today. this blanket of cloud and rain sweeping its way steadily eastwards. that frontal system will gradually start to ease away as we go through the day. and we are expecting an improving picture. the further north and west you are to some late afternoon sunny spells and a few scattered showers. it will continue to be a windy day. widespread gale force gusts of wind, severe gales still likely in the far north of scotland where we've got the heaviest

of the rain. but in terms of the feel of things, those temperatures are still above the average for the time of year. double digits quite widely once again across the country. now through the night tonight, we'll have a quieter spell for a time before another frontal system brings a real spell of heavy rain across south west england, wales and up into northern england. ahead of it, it stays mild, 7 to 9 degrees behind it, slightly cooler conditions. so as we go into thursday, we will start off wet and windy again, a spell of gales through the channel across the southeast behind that frontal system. as it clears, it's dragging in cooler air as the wind direction changes to more of a north westerly. so another spell of wet and increasingly windy weather, particularly across channel coasts at first thing in the morning. behind it, sunny spells, scattering of showers. and yes, some of these showers to higher ground will turn increasingly wintry as that

fresher air kicks in. so these are the temperatures we should be seeing really at this time of year. so not too much of a shock to the system, but unusual for february so far and more unusual as we go through the night, we see the blues arriving, which means under those clearer skies we could have a touch of frost. low single figures in towns and city centres may be just below, so friday morning will certainly start off on the chilly note friday and into the weekend. not a write off by any means. sunny spells and scattered showers for most.

live from london. this is bbc news. the israeli parliament votes to support prime minister benjamin netanyahu's declaration opposing a two—state solution. fighting continues in gaza, with loud explosions heard in the north. we speak to a british doctor who has just returned from khan younis. we are live in westminster as british mps debate a call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. the uk insists its nuclear deterrent is viable after the second trident missile test failure in a row. and the beatles are getting a fab four films made about them, a biopic for each member. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live. we begin with the war in gaza — and over the next couple of hours