rush a's ultimatum to an alexei navalny�*s mother —— russian's ultimatum. alexei navalny�*s spokeswoman says she has been given three hours to make a decision. emergency workers in spain search a burnt—out apartment block in valencia. at least 1a people are still missing, four are confirmed dead. financial relief for households. energy prices should start falling to their lowest level in two years. and germany's parliament has legalised cannabis possession any move the government says will fix a failed drug policy. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, let's return straightaway to that breaking story because russian authorities have issued an ultimatum

to the mother of alexei navalny, the opposition figure who died in prison last week. a spokesperson for the navalny team it says his mother has been given three hours to agree to quote, a secret funeral without members of the public in attendance, otherwise he will be buried inside the prison compound. let's go straight to the newsroom and get more from a russia editor from bbc monitoring, vitaly shevchenko. tell us more, because we were hearing only yesterday from alexei navalny�*s mother about getting access to the body. a new ultimatum now.— getting access to the body. a new ultimatum now. yes, it comes from the spokeswoman _ ultimatum now. yes, it comes from the spokeswoman for _ ultimatum now. yes, it comes from the spokeswoman for alexei - ultimatum now. yes, it comes from i the spokeswoman for alexei navalny's family, from kia yarmysh, who said an investigator had been in touch with alexei navalny's mother ludmila saying that within three hours, she had to be agree to her son being

buried in secret, that is the wording that care yarmysh used. alternatively, herson wording that care yarmysh used. alternatively, her son would be buried somewhere in the prison compound, presumably in the arctic prison where he was held. according to the spokeswoman for the navalny family, alexei navalny's mother is refusing to accept this. she is still insisting on a proper burial for her son, which presumably means a possibility for his supporters to attend the funeral. and within the past half hour, kira yarmysh, the spokeswoman has appeared in a youtube stream where she described the reported ultimatum is utterly disgraceful. she said it was a new low which nobody could previously imagine and describe the people who allegedly issued this ultimatum as terrorists. in a separate

development, alexei navalny's team is offering a reward of 20,000 euros and assistance in leaving russia to any security officers who will provide valuable and full information. that is a quote, about alexei navalny's death. and i suppose what this underlines, this ultimatum is that the russian authorities who were scared of alexei navalny in life. find authorities who were scared of alexei navalny in life. and they are scared of him _ alexei navalny in life. and they are scared of him in _ alexei navalny in life. and they are scared of him in death. _ alexei navalny in life. and they are scared of him in death. his - scared of him in death. his suworters _ scared of him in death. his supporters are _ scared of him in death. h 3 supporters are saying the scared of him in death. h1 supporters are saying the russian authorities are basically adding insult to injury and are trying to hide evidence of killing alexei navalny. that is how his death is being viewed by his family. and by his supporters. the shroud of secrecy only reinforces the on their

part that he was murdered in jail, even though in this according to the navalny family spokeswoman again, even though apparently his mother had been given the results of a official autopsy saying that he had died of natural causes. just official autopsy saying that he had died of natural causes.— official autopsy saying that he had died of natural causes. just a quick one on this. _ died of natural causes. just a quick one on this, because _ died of natural causes. just a quick one on this, because president - died of natural causes. just a quick i one on this, because president biden met with alexei navalny's widow, the americans have announced 500 new sanctions against russia. just tell us briefly where those are targeted. the sanctions are targeting individuals involved with the russian defence industry, financial sector as well as entities and individuals across the globe who washington suspects of helping russia avoid previous sanctions. vitaly shevchenko, we will leave it there. thanks for the latest from there. thanks for the latest from the newsroom.

let's turn to spain. emergency workers are continuing to search for survivors, but they say at least ten are dead. fire engulfed a block of flyers. flames were finally put out early this morning. there are fears that the highly flammable cladding on the building's facade, may have helped the fire spread — as in the 2017 tragedy, at london's grenfell tower. guy hedgecoe reports from madrid. with the blaze now under control, firefighters are appraising the state of the building and searching for those who are unaccounted for. with temperatures inside still extremely high, the task is not easy. the spanish government said that 14 people were still missing. some are thought to be foreign nationals, making it harder to trace them. gala kotova, who is ukrainian and lives in the building, was at home with her nine—year—old

son when the fire started. i was on the terrace speaking on the phone and i noticed the smoke and it was getting more and more intense, so i called the concierge to inform him that there is a fire in the building, and he didn't know about yet. i got into the apartment, put on whatever i found there, grabbed the kids, passports and we just ran out on the street. the residential block, situated in a neighbourhood of valencia, contains 138 flats. it has around a50 residents. translation: on behalf. of the spanish government and spanish society as a whole, we would like to express our solidarity, love and empathy to the families of the victims of this terrible fire.

the fire began at around 5:30pm on one of the building's lower floors. it quickly spread, with eyewitnesses saying it engulfed the iii—storey building within minutes. strong winds fanned the flames and the fire also spread to an adjoining building, as firefighters made some dramatic rescues. the authorities have not mentioned a possible cause of the fire. however, its rapid spread has drawn attention to the building's cladding and whether it played a key role in the tragedy. this promotional video by the company that built the apartment block describes its cladding as a type which is made of polyurethane. experts have said that the ventilated cladding used encourages air to rush through it, potentially causing a fire to spread. as the search for missing residents continues, it's just one of many uncertainties surrounding this tragedy. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, spain.

the court of appeal in london has thrown out an appeal by shamima begum against being stripped of her british citizenship. shamima left the uk to join the group calling itself islamic state at the age of 15. she was found in a refugee camp a few years later. her lawyers had argued that the decision was unlawful, because she was a victim of trafficking. the ruling means she cannot return to the uk. here'sjudge sue carr outlining the decision. it could be argued that the decision in ms begum's case was harsh. it could also be argued that ms begum is the author of her own misfortune. but it is not for this court to agree or disagree with either point of view. our only task is to assess whether the deprivation decision was unlawful. we have concluded it was not

and the appeal is dismissed. the question now is will shamima begum appeal the ruling to a higher court? with the answer to that, here's our legal correspondent, dominic casciani. it's maybe given the strength of this decision today, baroness carr, lady chiefjustice, summed up, i think, the sentiments of many in the court today that some feel that that shamima begum has been treated harshly, but others say, "well, she's the author of her own misfortune". and neither of those things in legal terms matter because really what it comes down to is a question of law. and the three judges here in court said that the home secretary had been entitled in 2019 to deprive her of her british

nationality on the basis of the assessment that she was a terrorist risk, even though her lawyers say that she may have been a victim of trafficking into sexual exploitation at the hands of the self—styled islamic state group. now, thatjudgment today is a pretty emphatic victory for the home secretary, and it's left her lawyers wondering let's hear now from gareth peirce, one of those lawyers who spoke outside the court. the detention conditions in the camp have worsened. they are now on the brink of virtual starvation — down to one frugal meal a day, lack of access even to drinking water, electricity disappearing. no heat, no prospect of any future. now, what that appeal from gareth pierce there comes down to is less of a legal question. they may try to go to the supreme court, but it's really a moral and ethical question, she says. she says that many of the countries have brought their nationals back from the syria war zone and the uk should do the same.

but there's really very, very little budging on that from ministers. they want her to stay in the region, and today they have welcomed this decision as upholding the home secretary's powers. let's turn to the war in gaza. israel has carried out more air strikes in the south of the territory. the hamas—run health ministry says dozens of people have been killed after more than 100 deaths were reported in gaza on thursday. buildings in khan younis and in rafah are reported to have been hit. the israeli military says, there have been clashes with hamas forces on the ground, to the west of khan younis. there are also reports that an israeli delegation — led by the head of the mossad intelligence agency — is travelling to paris, for new talks about a ceasefire. and israel's public broadcaster has said it will pull out of the eurovision song contest if organisers try to censor its entry. the lyrics for israel's song, 0ctober rain, were published this week, and are said to reference the hamas attack, which preceded the current war in gaza. the ebu — which organises the contest — says it's scrutinising the song.

the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has also been outlining his vision for the palestinian territories after the fighting in gaza comes to an end. 0ur correspondent injerusalem, jenny hill, sent us this update. in benjamin netanyahu's vision of the future, a demilitarised gaza would be run by local palestinian officials, israel would retain security control over the territory indefinitely. what's interesting about this plan, which he unveiled to some of his ministers last night — it's a very short document, not a great deal of detail — is that the us, israel's closest ally, would like to see the west bank—based palestinian authority govern the territory after the end of the war. mr netanyahu's plan makes no mention at all of the pa. a spokesman for the pa's president has described his plan as "doomed to fail". mr netanyahu has been under some pressure, almost since this war began four months ago, to come up with a proposal for how he sees gaza

looking after that war finishes. and i think you can read into some of his proposals the fact that he is trying to perhaps appeal to some of the right—wing coalition partners he has, but also to right—wing voters, as well as try to restore a crumbling reputation as a leader who can keep israel safe. a migrant boat has capsised off the coast of malta, leaving five people dead. their boat capsized during a rescue operation, with another eight people injured and taken to hospital. 21 people were rescued and taken to a migrant centre. they are believed to be from syria, eritrea, ethiopia and egypt. mediterranean sea crossings from north africa to italy or malta are among the most dangerous migration routes. last year almost 2,500 migrants died or went missing on those routes, the international organization for migration says.

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. britain has signed an agreement with the european union's borderagency, frontex, to co—operate more closely on tackling irregular migration. it'll boost the exchange of information, including on human smuggling patterns and document fraud. but it will not see joint patrols and does not provide for the return of migrants from britain. the post office has published a letter sent by its chief executive to the government last month which suggests it stood by the prosecution of more than half of the post office operators targeted during the horizon scandal. in the letter, post office boss nick read said he would oppose government attempts to overturn the convictions. a government—commissioned review into tackling political violence is to recommend that the police should be able to shut down

protests outside mps' offices, council buildings and the houses of parliament. the issue of mps' safety was used by the commons speaker, sir lindsay hoyle, to justify his controversial handling of a debate on gaza. you're live with bbc news. let's return to that drama unfolding on the south coast of england. plymouth. bomb disposal experts are trying to move that unexploded world war ii device that unexploded world war ii device that has been discovered in a back garden. that operation has actually started and we are getting some of the detail. let's put the map up. there is his first of all. it shows you exactly where it was found in saint michael avenue, and now the operation has begun, it is such a delicate operation they have cordoned off large area around 300 metres, affecting about 1200 properties over 3000 people who have been moved away from that, huge

security operation and bomb disposal experts overseeing it all. as i say, it is so delicate to first actually move at the bomb itself, this device onto a platform, then very, very gently move it through the streets there. the residential streets of plymouth. ultimately, they will take it to the water's edge, then tow it out to sea. that is the plan, before they then detonate it. these are some of the pictures, as i a very big operation going on with hundreds of emergency personnel. it is still in its early stages and i will show you the live pictures for when it ultimately will go. we will ultimately will go. we will ultimately see this device be towed out to sea. we do not know quite how far. it will not be towed by boat itself or very close to a boat

because of the obvious dangers, but they will tow it to see and then detonated. that is expected to take a number of hours, and we continue to monitor it. the ministry of defence giving us some of the latest detail, but saying that the operation has started, but no update about how far they've got to with this a 500 kilograms unexploded bomb. so that is some of the latest detail and pictures. we will keep an eye on that and return to it regularly through the course of the programme. let's turn to that breaking developed over the last... germany's parliament has voted to legalise cannabis possession, in a move the government says will fix a failed drug policy. the possession and controlled cultivation of cannabis will become legal in april, despite fierce objections from opposition groups. under the new law, it will be possible to obtain the drug for personal use through either regulated associations or by having three plants at home.

let's speak to the bbc�*s berlin correspondent damien mcguinness. tell us more, certainly eyebrows are being raised. it is quite a big move and this law has been years in the making, matthew. it is this law has been years in the making, matthew.— say it is one of the key policy objectives of this coalition government, which is led by a centre—left party, the social democrats. the aim of it, according to the health minister, is to de—stigmatise use of cannabis order to make sure the product is safe there are no toxins in there, they want to roll out a big information campaign to enable young people to find out more about the harms of cannabis. it does seem a bit counterfactual in a way, and i think a lot of conservatives and critics of the law have said it seems odd to them that in order to fight rising use of cannabis amongst young

people, they are legalising cannabis, but the government would say this is all about informing people how to use this and regulating the use, because what we have seen over the past few years across germany is an incredible rise in the use of cannabis amongst young people. so the government argues, clearly what the law is right now, which is quite strict criminalisation, even though the prosecutions aren't always followed up prosecutions aren't always followed up in lots of regions, but the criminalisation is quite strict in theory, and that is clearly not working. there is a huge black market which funds a lot of organised crime so i think one thing everyone can agree is something needs to be done. the question is what. this move by the government is quite a brave move, really, because it is getting a lot of criticism, as you say, from opposition conservatives, but from some medical experts who say it doesn't really take into account the dangers for young people. either way, take into account the dangers for young people. eitherway, it take into account the dangers for young people. either way, it is creating a lot of debate here in germany. creating a lot of debate here in german . �* ., germany. and i mentioned there in the introduction, _ germany. and i mentioned there in the introduction, tell— germany. and i mentioned there in the introduction, tell us _ germany. and i mentioned there in the introduction, tell us a - the introduction, tell us a little more about the sort of controls they

say will still be in existence once the law actually changes. this it is all very complicated, really. i think we can definitely not expect suddenly amsterdam style cannabis cafes to spring up 0liver germany. that is not going to happen. the ruling —— all over germany. the ruling —— all over germany. the ruling and regulations are so strict to limit the sale, so it is not a liberalisation in that sense. what we will see our germanic basic ways of getting cannabis, one as you can grow your own marijuana plants, a maximum of three per household, the other option would be what they call cannabis social clubs, which effectively are membership groups of up effectively are membership groups of up to 500 people coming together, growing cannabis themselves, and distributing between those members. membership is open only to residents of germany, so that means that tourists and visitors coming to germany would not be able illegally access cannabis, so this is also one of the big questions —— would not be

able to legally access cannabis. you're allowed to possess a very large amount of the drug, so a lot of critics will say that will just feel the black market because it is quite difficult if you're not a regular user to get the cannabis, but at the same time, you are allowed to have very large amounts on your person, so i think that is one of the questions the government will have to answer, how is this really going to undercut the black market? because how will they do that without actually making it easier for people to get cannabis in the first place? it easier for people to get cannabis in the first place?— the first place? it throws up a multitude _ the first place? it throws up a multitude of _ the first place? it throws up a multitude of questions, - the first place? it throws up a multitude of questions, but i the first place? it throws up a multitude of questions, but a| the first place? it throws up a - multitude of questions, but a very interesting development, damien mcguinness, thank you very much for the latest. we are on the eve of the second anniversary of the war in ukraine. russia's invasion so energy prices around the world spike. here in the uk, energy bills are set to fall to their lowest level for two years from april under a new price cap

set by the regulator. it means a drop of around £238 a year, or around £20 a month, based on a typical amount of energy used in households in england, scotland and wales. here's our cost of living correspondent colletta smith. hi. keeping the heat in, the cold out and bills down is top of the agenda in so many houses right now. it's always a conscious thing where i'm always thinking of, you know, the bills coming out every month. l it'sjust in the back of your mind? i always._ absolutely. so when your energy bill starts to fall, will that make a difference to how you feel as a family? yeah, absolutely. itjust takes the pressure off. i mean, with food prices and inflation anyway, itjust allows us and me a little bit of room in the budget, really. so we will still continue to do as much energy saving as we can, because it's always going to help, but, yeah, it willjust be a bit of a relief, i think, for a lot of people out there. while sam heats up the tea, jansen and reuben give me the tour of the house to explain all the ways they're

trying to save energy as a family. in here, we always turn lamps on. they don't cost more than a main light. i is this the heating? yeah, heating. so if we're all in one room, instead of heating up the entire house. - a whole drawer full of blankets. yeah, we've moved this couch. from here, because it was right against the radiator, so not a lot of heat i could get through it. we also have this curtain. so whenever you pull it across, the draft doesn't get in. this is our room in here. so, we have two blinds, actually. we close this and close this. and we have an iron man light. wow! and then also, sometimes, when we are downstairs and having a movie, when the heating is not on, we have a onesie on

and we also put a blanket over. jansen, reuben! from april, electricity prices are falling by 4p per kilowatt hour, and gas prices are going down by 1p per kilowatt hour. but standing charges are going up by 30p a year, and £28 is being added on to cover unpaid debt. that's charges that people can't do anything about, no matter how much they cut back. energy retailers, these are the people that buy and sell our energy, are making about a penny on the pound. when i look at other sectors like banking, like wider retail sectors and other utilities, that is a fair balance between what customers pay and, indeed, the returns companies need if they are going to do the things we want them to do. the last and final room i in here is the bathroom. in the night, when you're asleep, but you need the toilet... it's like a toilet light. _ ..you can see where you're aiming. the fall in prices from april will make it a little easier

for every household aiming to lower their bills. scientists in china have unveiled a newly discovered fossil dating back 240 million years of an aquatic reptile, they've nicknamed "dragon" because of its long neck. this is it. it would have been, five metres long — that's 16 feet — and would have swum in the seas of the triassic period. its neck was longer than its body and tail combined, and the researchers say, it probably evolved to be that long, because it helped the creature hunt. interesting new pictures there. just let me bring you the latest line from the middle east. the us secretary of state antony blinken saying they are disappointed by israel's announcement it plans to build a new 3000 housing units in settlements. so antony blinken talking there about the middle east. more here injust a moment.

welcome back to bbc news. i will take you to new york because david cameron, the uk foreign secretary just talking there to the general assembly than years on from the start of the war in ukraine. find assembly than years on from the start of the war in ukraine. and at the world must _ start of the war in ukraine. and at the world must stay _ start of the war in ukraine. and at the world must stay strong. - start of the war in ukraine. and at| the world must stay strong. thank you. applause well, that is timing for you! david cameronjust finishing well, that is timing for you! david cameron just finishing and concluding his remarks. we'll try to turn those around and bring you those here in the next few moments. let's turn to the latest weather details. hello there. we saw lots of showers breaking it today and quite a few around at the moment. you may have noticed it also felt a little chillier out there today. we are in the cooler air as

we head into the weekend. dominated more by low pressure if you like. it will keep some showers going, but hopefully not quite as many as we saw earlier on. through the night, we will see showers that are around tending to decay and retreat back to more western coastal areas, but we will see a packet of heavier showers in the far south—west. away from here, though, temperatures closer to freezing were widely so a cold night, if rustic in the north—east, mist and fog patches through the midlands. 0therwise mist and fog patches through the midlands. otherwise we will see some sunshine, and the showers across western coastal areas, heavier showers moving away from the south—west of england and head through the far south—east by the afternoon. the cloud bubble is not, but not as many showers as today, not as heavy as today, there will be some sunshine around in those temperatures will peak at nine or ten celsius. they winds will be light as well, which is good news, for the six nations. probably dry for the six nations. probably dry for the six nations. probably dry for the game in dublin. they later kick up there own saturday's at murrayfield, where there could be

one to showers, and it will get chilly as the sun goes down. another frost to come on saturday night for many. except in the far south—west where this low pressure is coming in from the atlantic and will bring some rain into the far south of wales and at the south—west of england on sunday morning. the rain could develop across other parts of southern england during the day, mainly south of the m4 and the winds will pick up later as well. away from here, a lot quieter, the wind is not a strong, some spells of sunshine and temperatures around eight or nine celsius. that area of low pressure will push its way into continental europe and you will start to see some raging coming towards the north—west, drying off with some sunshine. a bit more cloud coming in to north—west scotland, and the bulk of cloud across south—west angler and the north—east ——... the winds will be stronger, strong to gale—force winds across this area and it will make it feel chilly as well. 0therwise, with some

sunshine, those temperatures will again be eight or nine celsius, near normalfor again be eight or nine celsius, near normal for this again be eight or nine celsius, near normalfor this time of again be eight or nine celsius, near normal for this time of year. bomb disposal experts are in key ham for one of the largest ever evacuations —— keyham. it will be moved through a rolling 300 metre exclusion zone, affecting thousands of local residents, and road and rail lines have been closed and cord and set up. plymouth city council earlier announced the bomb would be taken to the torpoint ferry slipway

to be disposed of at the sea. that is a picture of the bond they are found in the back garden. army experts decided it was at the too hazardous to detonate the german—made device when it was found because the explosion could destroy a number of homes. they will be taking the bomber through the streets of plymouth and then out to sea and transfer it onto a boat and they planned to detonate it beyond they planned to detonate it beyond the breakwater —— taking the bomb. let's speak to mike sainsbury, managing director at zetica limited, an engineering company that specialises in bomb disposal. this is a really big deal, the biggest, one of the biggest peacetime evacuations? it is biggest, one of the biggest peacetime evacuations? it is quite a lane bomb peacetime evacuations? it is quite a large bomb and _ peacetime evacuations? it is quite a large bomb and it _ peacetime evacuations? it is quite a large bomb and it is _ peacetime evacuations? it is quite a large bomb and it is in _ peacetime evacuations? it is quite a large bomb and it is in a _ peacetime evacuations? it is quite a large bomb and it is in a tricky - large bomb and it is in a tricky area with all the housing. in terms of what we —

area with all the housing. in terms of what we know, _ area with all the housing. in terms of what we know, 500 _ area with all the housing. in terms of what we know, 500 kilograms l area with all the housing. in terms| of what we know, 500 kilograms of