have now died in gaza. that's according to the hamas run health authority. nearly 4,000 people were seen rough sleeping on a single night last autumn in england, up 27%, on the previous year. prince william makes his first public appearance, since missing an engagement, earlier this week. i mean, where else could you get a sausage bap and some chinese dumplings? and dave myers, one half of the tv cooking duo, the hairy bikers, has died. he was 66. and coming up on bbc news — formula 0ne's longest—ever season is under way. it's practice in bahrain ahead of saturday's opening race — the first of 2a grands prix.

good afternoon. her brutal murder shocked britain, and now an independent report into the killing of sarah everard has found the man responsible should never have been a police officer, and several opportunities to stop him offending were missed. wayne couzens is serving a whole life sentence for sarah's rape and murder, and was off—duty when he kidnapped the 33—year—old, under the false guise of an arrest. the chair of the inquiry into his conduct and background, says without a radical overhaul of police vetting and recruitment, there's nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight. june kelly is live in central london, with the very latest. clive, lady elish angiolini, the seniorjudge who produced the report, has come up with 16 recommendations to stop another potential wayne couzens. some of

these recommendations are related to betting, others to the way the police deal with the crime of indecent exposure. she also says she believes that there are as yet unknown victims of wayne couzens�* sexual offending. he unknown victims of wayne couzens' sexual offending.— unknown victims of wayne couzens' sexual offending. he was a predatory sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender — sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in _ sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in a _ sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in a police _ sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform, - sexual offending. he was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform, a i sex offender in a police uniform, a criminal with state sanctioned powers. wayne couzens should never have been allowed to become a police officer and continual flawed vetting meant that he was able to stay in his role, despite a series of red flags. these are among the stark conclusion of today's inquiry report into couzens. it examined his career, his behaviour and the way he was vetted. the career, his behaviour and the way he was vetted-— was vetted. the metropolitan police service told the inquiry in _ service told the inquiry in 2022 that they would still have recruited him if provided with the same information. ifind this astonishing. now is a time for change. without a significant

overhaul, there is nothing to stop another wayne couzens operating in plain sight. the another wayne couzens operating in lain siuht. ,., another wayne couzens operating in lainsiaht. ,. , , plain sight. the report describes how in 2004 _ plain sight. the report describes how in 2004 and _ plain sight. the report describes how in 2004 and 2008, - plain sight. the report describes how in 2004 and 2008, kent - plain sight. the report describes i how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down couzens's application to join, but allowed him to work as a special constable. in 2011, another force, the civil nuclear constabulary, took him on as a full—time officer, despite a recommendation that he should not get through the vetting because of his heavy debts. in 2018, he successfully applied to join the metropolitan police. here, the report found the vetting was flawed. and indecent exposure allegation was one of the concerns about him which was on the system, but appear to be missed. ., ., ., , , missed. there are no words i can use that can adequately _ missed. there are no words i can use that can adequately express - missed. there are no words i can use that can adequately express to - missed. there are no words i can use that can adequately express to the i that can adequately express to the family just that can adequately express to the familyjust how that can adequately express to the family just how sorry we that can adequately express to the familyjust how sorry we are across the whole of policing. i was left aghast after the catalogue of missed opportunities, errors, red flags, to stop wayne couzens. the

opportunities, errors, red flags, to stop wayne couzens.— stop wayne couzens. the report describes how _ stop wayne couzens. the report describes how wayne _ stop wayne couzens. the report describes how wayne couzens . stop wayne couzens. the report i describes how wayne couzens used stop wayne couzens. the report - describes how wayne couzens used his police powers to falsely arrest sarah everard on a street in clapham in south london during the covid lockdown in 2021. here, showing sarah his warrant card and accusing her of reaching lockdown rules. couzens then drove sarah 80 miles to kent, where he raped and strangled her. a week after sarah's disappearance, wayne couzens was arrested. described as a man of diverse and deviant sexual interests, he allegedly committed a very serious sexual assault against a child barely in her teens before hejoined a child barely in her teens before he joined the police. a child barely in her teens before hejoined the police. at a mcdonald's drive—through in the days before he abducted sarah, he indecently exposed himself to staff more than once. he

many men, who had just set out to bring sacks of flour for their hungry families and were shocked, they say, by the israeli army. they started firing, says this man, whose friend was killed. the flower trucks ran over all the bodies. 0vernight, huge crowds had gathered on gaza city's coastal road, awaiting aid deliveries. israel's military says gazans were injured by pushing and travelling but it's looking into what happened. across gaza, the number of palestinians killed has now risen to more than 30,000, a grim reminder of the awful toll of this war. figures collected by the hamas run health ministry are you used by un agencies. top un officials say they've reached a

shocking milestone. this officials say they've reached a shocking milestone.— officials say they've reached a shocking milestone. this is the war, as i said, shocking milestone. this is the war, as i said. of — shocking milestone. this is the war, as i said, of all _ shocking milestone. this is the war, as i said, of all the _ shocking milestone. this is the war, as i said, of all the superlatives. - as i said, of all the superlatives. it's a war where you have more children, more health workers, more united nations staff, more journalists, killed in five months than in any other conflict in the world. ~ . ., . _ than in any other conflict in the world. . ., . _ world. with a march by israeli hostaue world. with a march by israeli hostage families, _ world. with a march by israeli hostage families, public - world. with a march by israeli - hostage families, public pressure is growing for a new truce with hamas but much depends on what happens far away in carter when mediators are now trying to hammer out a deal. so far, they say, there's no breakthrough. when it comes to those ongoing negotiations what's being discussed we understand if a 40 day truth which would go through the islamic holy month of ramadan and during that time we'd see something like 40 israeli hostages being released, thatis israeli hostages being released, that is what is proposed, in exchange for about ten times as many

palestinian prisoners in israeli jails, a big increase in aid going into gaza as well. now, when it comes to events this morning outside gaza city, we are now hearing from israeli sources confirmation that israeli sources confirmation that israeli troops did open fire, they say that they felt under threat, that there was looting of the aid lorries, and from aerial shots micro that are now coming out you can see there were really chaotic scenes with thousands of people there and it's really more evidence ofjust how desperate people are in gaza, with aid officials warning again in recent days of the risk of mass starvation, particularly in the north of the strip. yolande knell, thank you for that, live in jerusalem. the government is being urged to take an active role in the debate on assisted dying, withjersey and the isle of man now considering its legalisation. campaigners for a change in the law, such as the broadcaster dame esther rantzen, say people should have a choice about the way they want to end their lives.

but opponents fear that could put older or vulnerable people at risk of being pressured by others. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. sophie blake was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. it has spread throughout her body and is incurable. she is travelling and enjoying life now, but once the option of an assisted death if she experiences uncontrollable pain —— but she wants the option. i experiences uncontrollable pain -- but she wants the option.— but she wants the option. i don't have a death _ but she wants the option. i don't have a death wish, _ but she wants the option. i don't have a death wish, i _ but she wants the option. i don't have a death wish, i love - but she wants the option. i don't have a death wish, i love living, | but she wants the option. i don't| have a death wish, i love living, i love living life to the full, i have no desire to die. i'm not ready to die yet but if and when the time ever comes and if it's ever needed i don't want to suffer. i don't want to be in horrendous pain. today's re ort to be in horrendous pain. today's report describes _ to be in horrendous pain. today's report describes assisted - to be in horrendous pain. today's report describes assisted dying i to be in horrendous pain. today's| report describes assisted dying as to be in horrendous pain. today's i report describes assisted dying as a difficult, sensitive, yet crucial subject, which attracts passionate arguments both for and against. more and more countries in europe have

legalised assisted dying in some form in recent years, along with new zealand, australia, canada and now ten states in the us. the mps say they saw no evidence that palliative and end—of—life care had deteriorated as a result, and in some instances it had improved. while assisted dying remains illegal throughout the uk, the mps say it looks increasingly likely it will be allowed in jersey looks increasingly likely it will be allowed injersey or the isle of man, both crown dependencies. their report says ministers at westminster should be actively involved in discussions about what the implications of that might be. i think the trend is very clear, i think the trend is very clear, i think maybe one of the devolved nations in the uk or one of the crown dependencies will enable assisted dying, assisted suicide, within the next few years, and that has implications for westminster. it doesn't mean we have to follow suit but we of course have to adapt to

that because it brings it nearer. mps overwhelmingly rejected assisted suicide in the last three vote nearly a decade ago. campaigners opposed to a law change fear the signal it would send to the weak and vulnerable. . , , , , vulnerable. laws send messages, if we say that— vulnerable. laws send messages, if we say that some _ vulnerable. laws send messages, if we say that some people _ vulnerable. laws send messages, if we say that some people don't - vulnerable. laws send messages, ifj we say that some people don't have the same protections as others, sometimes it is right to take people's life, if we make that choice, i think it sends a significant message to people who are vulnerable, who are disabled, who are perhaps depressed and suicidal, and part of suicide intervention is the rural medicine. those in favour of assisted dying are pinning their hopes on the new intake of mps at the next election. but expect more scenes like this, with campaigners for and against outside parliament whenever this contentious matter returns.

the prince of wales has carried out his first public engagement since unexpectedly pulling out of a memorial service earlier this week, where he'd been due to give a reading. he's been visiting a synagogue, hearing about people's experiences of anti semitism. daniella relph is there for us. difficult stories for the prince to hear? , . , , ., , hear? yes, it has been a very powerful _ hear? yes, it has been a very powerful couple _ hear? yes, it has been a very powerful couple of _ hear? yes, it has been a very powerful couple of hours - hear? yes, it has been a very powerful couple of hours at i hear? yes, it has been a very i powerful couple of hours at the synagogue in west london. prince william was due to do an engagement early on the week that he had to pull out at the last minute due to a personal matter. that seems to have been resolved. it has gone very smoothly here for him today. this was actually an engagement that he was actually an engagement that he was due to do with the princess of wales injanuary, two mark holocaust memorial day. she was admitted to hospital, had abdominal surgery within hospitalfor two hospital, had abdominal surgery within hospital for two weeks, hospital, had abdominal surgery within hospitalfor two weeks, so it was cancelled and rescheduled today. the prince of wales, doing this on his own today at the synagogue. he

met a number of people who told him of their own personal experiences of anti—semitism in recent weeks. he spoke to a holocaust survivor who talked about her family and how worried she was for them going out and about at the moment. he had a roundtable discussion with a number ofjewish students, who talked about what it was like for them on the university campuses, how they felt isolated, away from their families, without the support of their community. he said to them very clearly that anti—semitism is unacceptable. you heard it here, he told them. he said that he and his wife were very worried about the rise in anti—semitism in recent weeks. it was interesting how often the princess of wales came up during this visit in terms of the conversation. many people he spoke to sent good wishes to her, he was even given flowers to give to his wife when he left. kensington palace have said that in terms of how she is doing, they are aware there has been lots of rumour and speculation around her absence from public duties, but things remain the same. we will not see her until after

easter and her recovery is going well. ., , ., well. daniela relph, our royal correspondent. _ administrators for the cosmetics and skincare chain of stores the body shop say 116 outlets will stay open in the uk. but they are closing 75 shops over the next six weeks and will cut around 500 jobs as part of a restructuring programme. parents in england who take their children out of school without permission are to face higher fines. from september, the penalty will be £80, then doubling to £160 if it isn't paid within three weeks. 0ne head teachers�* union says the fines are needed to avoid chaos in schools. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys has more details. at this little primary in grimsby, fewer children are missing days than last year. the staff work with parents to make school welcoming. but some families say they can only afford holidays in term time. the rules leave the school limited options. the thing that most

supports our parents in understanding the children, the importance of children being in school, is the relationships. so yes, the fines are one thing, but that support and those relationships we offer our parents is the most important thing. fines for missing school without permission will change in england from september. at the moment, it's £60 per parent. next school year it will be £80 per parent, going up to £160 if not paid, with a maximum two fines per parent every three years. as a parent, your chance of being fined depends on where you live, and that's because different councils have been setting their own policies. these new guidelines say schools must consider a fine after five days of unauthorised absence. headteachers will still have some discretion, but this is a tougher approach and it is likely to lead to more fines.

at a play centre in redcar, we asked parents what they thought about fines. i think it's shocking and i don't think anyone's going to listen to it because it won't stop me from taking my child out if i can only afford that time. i think it's a bit frustrating because fair enough, education's important, but so's life experiences. at the grimsby school, the education secretary heard from children. so if you're really ill but if you've just got a sniffle and you're feeling... or a little cough. ..a cough or something, then you can come in. here, they have points and prizes to encourage attendance. fines are a last resort for most schools, so why increase them? obviously, we want to support those parents and those children that are struggling to go in school. but if it's a deliberate decision to take your child out of school for unauthorised absence, then that's something that we don't want to encourage in the school system. something has shifted in communities since covid. the link between school and families more fragile and still many children

are missing a lot of lessons. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, grimsby. the time is 1.17. our top story this afternoon. sarah everard's killer should never have been a police officer — that's the damning finding of a report commissioned by the home office. and coming up — after three decades, peter the chimpanzee leaves his friends behind. coming up on bbc news — the president of world athletics says the sport has to adapt. lord coe says changes to the long jump are just part of plans to keep fans entertained. there's fresh insight today, on the worsening housing crisis in england. new official figures show the number of families living in temporary accommodation has hit a record high, including more than 140,000 children.

the number of rough sleepers is also up, with almost 4,000 people on streets on a single night last autumn, up 27% on the year before. the increase comes despite the government vowing to end rough sleeping by the end of this year. here's michael buchanan. for some people at london's paddington station, their train never departs. as many as 60 sleep in the station each night. here is, like, the warmest part of the station, really, that you can sleep in. that's why you've got most of the people sleeping here, because it's the warmest part. joseph has been rough sleeping since last year, the last few nights at paddington. his entire possessions in one bag. if you can get a clear space, then

you are good, but apart from that they've got these railings, stuck in between, so it's not ideally comfortable. the people here are part of a surge in rough sleeping across england, up 27% on last year. most are uk nationals, like 66—year—old rita, who says she was scammed in france and returned home penniless. we try to find a seat before someone else takes it. and then, you know, we've been lucky, we have now some sleeping bag. before we didn't. up until october we didn't have any sleeping bag. i sleep around half past midnight and wake up about half past three or four. so three or four hours a night, for six months? yeah, yeah. it's very hard. ministers say they are spending over £0.5 billion tackling rough sleeping, but some councils say the problem has worsened since the official data was collected last autumn. this is manchester town hall, where up to 80 people a night have

been sleeping in recent weeks. they are mainly refugees — a consequence of government efforts to tackle the immigration backlog. the people here are mainly from sudan, eritrea and ethiopian. all of them tell a familiar tale, of being allowed to remain in the united kingdom but told to leave home office provided accommodation and unable to find anywhere else to stay. they have ended up on the streets of manchester. this iranians woman, who wants to remain anonymous, has been rough sleeping for 15 days. what do the councils say to you about getting a property? the councils say to you about getting a preperty?_ the councils say to you about getting a property? they told me that i'm not _ getting a property? they told me that i'm not their _ getting a property? they told me that i'm not their priority - getting a property? they told me| that i'm not their priority because i have no children and i'm not in the hospital. i have no children and i'm not in the hosnital-_ i have no children and i'm not in thehosital. . , �*, the hospital. many of manchester's rou:h the hospital. many of manchester's rough sleepers _ the hospital. many of manchester's rough sleepers come _ the hospital. many of manchester's rough sleepers come to _ the hospital. many of manchester's rough sleepers come to this - the hospital. many of manchester's rough sleepers come to this centre j rough sleepers come to this centre forfood, warmth rough sleepers come to this centre for food, warmth and advice, but they can't provide accommodation. there is simply not enough affordable homes in the city, or

indeed the country. michael buchanan, bbc news. vladimir putin claims the russian military has the initiative in the war in ukraine, and is advancing in a number of areas. he was giving his annual state of the nation address, two weeks before russia's 2024 presidential election. steve rosenberg is live in moscow for us. this is a leader sounding more and more confident about pretty much everything, every time he appears in public. everything, every time he appears in ublic. . ~ everything, every time he appears in ublic. . ,, , public. yeah, ithink so. keep in mind with _ public. yeah, ithink so. keep in mind with elections _ public. yeah, ithink so. keep in mind with elections coming - public. yeah, ithink so. keep in mind with elections coming up l public. yeah, ithink so. keep in| mind with elections coming up in public. yeah, i think so. keep in - mind with elections coming up in two weeks' time, this address was part campaigns speech, part state of the nation and state of the world as vladimir putin says it's, you had warnings and threats to the west and promises to his own people that life is going to get better here, if he sticks around at the kremlin. interestingly, responding to comments that the french president made recently, not ruling out

sending troops to ukraine, vladimir putin warned that that would have tragic consequences that could lead to nuclear war and the end of civilisation. but basically he used this two our address to paint a picture of a russia that was stronger, that was more confident, more united, more competitive, but objectively speaking there was also more repression now in the country, there is more fear but vladimir putin made no reference to that in this address. putin made no reference to that in this address-— this address. indeed, 0k, steve, thanks, this address. indeed, 0k, steve, thanks. steve — this address. indeed, 0k, steve, thanks, steve rosenberg, - this address. indeed, 0k, steve, thanks, steve rosenberg, our. this address. indeed, 0k, steve, - thanks, steve rosenberg, our russian editor there. president biden and donald trump will both travel to the texas border with mexico today, to outline their polices on immigration — likely to be a key issue in november's presidential election. mr biden will be in the city of brownsville, while mr trump is expected to address crowds in the town of eagle pass, from where tom bateman now reports. searching in the shadows along the route of the rio grande. we've joined a night patrol searching a favoured landing spot

for people who have made a perilous journey to reach the us. this texas rancher says last month hundreds of people swam and waded onto his land here. and we trace one narrow path in a global wave of the displaced. well, there are clothes everywhere, signs of life. this is treacherous for people making their way into america. angele, seven months pregnant, crossed the rio grande yesterday at 3am. herjourney from honduras's most violent city, gripped by gang warfare, began two years ago. translation: i was holding hands with another pregnant woman - when we crossed the river. the water was very cold and we were afraid of being swept by currents. i was so relieved once we made it to the land.

record numbers of people, seen here last month, have been crossing, driven by conflict and instability, drawn by the post—pandemic jobs gap in america. but in an angrily divided country, a broken system for dealing with immigration claims has become a major election issue. the town's former police chief told us the system is failing everyone. what's the situation? it's terrible. we need to get biden out. that's it, plain and simple. we need to get trump in there to, you know, be more forceful and let our border patrol guys do theirjob. and trump—style proposals are on full show. the republican governor of texas has sent state troops to the river bank, he says, to deter migrants, although there are few signs of its longer term impact. we watched as state forces stopped to check federal patrol trucks. a challenge to mr biden's authority at the border. further south along the river today,

president biden will accuse mr trump of deliberately wrecking his plans in congress for stricter rules at the border. another local, jessie fuentes, takes me to see the governor's buoys and razor wire laid along the river. he calls them a political stunt, which only risk more drownings. from 1894 to 1924 we had ellis island in america and it oversaw the processing of 7 to 12 million anglo—saxon immigrants, and it only took them seven hours to process them, each one. so i'm saying, you know, if we could do it back then, we could do the same thing and invest in that. this border path is now on the campaign trail, and america's issue with immigration is set to be a decisive one in the race for the white house. tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass in texas. the france and juventus footballer, paul pogba, has been given a maximum four—year

ban, for doping. the decision by italy's anti doping tribunal, means the 30—year—old world cup winner can't play again until 2027. he was provisionally suspended byjuventus last september, after a random drug test detected elevated testosterone levels. it's thought he's likely to appeal. dave myers, who was one half of the tv cooking duo the hairy bikers, has died. he was 66. two years ago he revealed he'd been diagnosed with cancer. he made his name and won a loyal following of fans by travelling around the uk and the world on a motorbike, sampling and cooking food. lizo mzimba looks back at his life. january 2005, the first time we met the hugely popular cooking double act. we bought this at the market today. everything here isjust done so nicely, and with such a little bit of love. you know, you go down the market, you buy your bits and bobs. you just feel jolly for the rest of the day.

they shared two particular passions, food and motorbikes. and, for the next two decades, dave, together with si, sought out different types of cuisine, sometimes in far—off continents, sometimes closer to home. i mean, where else could you get a sausage bap, and some chinese dumplings? with your legs. welcome to dancing, buddy! in 2013, he swapped fancy food for fancy footwork, taking part in strictly come dancing. # just to be the man who walks 1,000 miles...# and later won admiration about the way he honestly spoke about his health struggles. i've been having treatment for cancer. it started in april. it still ongoing. but i'm kind of doing all right. you know, like many people, it's something that one learns to live with. but i'm delighted, my hair.. fabulous hair.

i've got thicker hair than i had before i had the chemo. today, his on—screen partner si king said, my best friend is on a journey that, for now, i can't follow. i'll miss him every day and the bond and friendship we shared over half a lifetime. i wish you good speed, brother. you are, and will remain, a beacon in this world. it's like willy wonka's chocolate factory with lettuce! his latest series, the hairy bikers go west, is currently on bbc two. giving viewers one last chance to enjoy the passion and love for food that they brought us. dave myers, who has died at the age of 66. moving on now. he's been a fixture at twycross zoo in leicestershire for more than three decades, but now star attraction peter the chimpanzee is moving to a new home. he's going to a safari park near stirling in scotland, as part of its ongoing work, to protect the endangered species. navtej johal has that story. it's moving day.

wait, wait, wait. peter, a 32—year—old chimpanzee, is leaving twycross zoo in leicestershire, the only home he's ever known, for a new life in scotland. he's a fun character. he's what i call a chimpy chimp. he likes to keep to himself, he's a very loyal ally to his fellow troop mates. chimpanzees are endangered in the wild. peter is leaving so that with fewer males left here it will hopefully make it easier to breed more of them as part of a european breeding programme. he's off to blair drummond safari park near stirling. so once all the paperwork behind the scenes is complete, he will then have a short health check and then he will be crated and then be on the road to blair drummond. so he's in his crate and he's got a full lunch box with him. so he's got his favourite food in there, peppers, sweet potato and pellet. any tunes? what's he listening to in there? his own sound.

no tunes, he'lljust probably be having a nice sleep on the way. health checks are complete, goodbyes have been said, and peter is ready. this is it, this is the moment. after spending his entire life, 32 years here, peter is off for a new life in scotland. i'll miss him. i miss all of them. they all have a special place, you work with them and see them daily. you see them more than your family so it will be sad to see him go, but it's the best thing for him and us moving forward. a five—hourjourney lies ahead and a new home. navteonhal, bbc news, twycross. time for a look at the weather. here is chris. no monkeying around from me, let's get straight on with the weather. it's going to be raining pretty much all afternoon. particularly slow moving weather front is going to be with us across