the brit awards — which recognise the best pop music of the year. hello, i'm rich preston. we begin with the conflict in gaza where the us military has carried out it's first air—drop of food aid, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in the territory following months of war. thousands of meals have been parachuted in by three military planes. it follows a pledge on friday by president biden. egyptian sources say talks on trying to secure a ceasefire in gaza are set to resume in cairo on sunday. it's understood there's been some progress. but the violence continues — at least 13 palestinians, including a medic, are reported to have been killed by an israeli air strike near a hospital. and a united nations team visiting

gaza's biggest hospital has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday, were wounded by gunshots. you can see here — us military planes flying over deir al balah in the central gaza strip. us officials say over 35,000 meals were dropped by parachute. it comes after a pledge on friday by president biden — following the deaths of 112 palestinians during a rush on an aid convoy on thursday. let's speak to our washington correspondent — will vernon. he's following developments in washington. good to see you, tell us more about what your sources, what us officials has been saying.- us officials has been saying. the us military have _ us officials has been saying. the us military have said _ us officials has been saying. the us military have said that _ us officials has been saying. the us military have said that this - us officials has been saying. the us military have said that this airdrop l military have said that this airdrop will be the last. this is part of an ongoing effort so i think we should expect some more of these. but, you

know, us officials have said that israel is supportive of this mission and that it will be planned very carefully to ensure that there are no casualties on the ground. because dropping aid by error, rich, is a pretty inefficient and complex way of delivering humanitarian supplies. it makes much more sense to send it in by road, so the fact the us has opted for this method in particular tells us two things. firstly, that the humanitarian situation in gaza is incredibly serious, but also i think it says that the us is looking to put more pressure on israel. pressure on israel to let more aid in by road. this is something we saw president biden saying yesterday during a meeting with the italian prime minister. he said at the moment there werejust prime minister. he said at the moment there were just a handful of trucks getting in, whereas in fact it should be hundreds so this is something we've heard from us officials, many many times, over the last few weeks, but the level, the

numbers of supplies of humanitarian aid getting into gaza at the moment is seriously inadequate. weill. is seriously inadequate. well, -ressure is seriously inadequate. well, pressure on — is seriously inadequate. well, pressure on israel _ is seriously inadequate. well, pressure on israel by - is seriously inadequate. well, pressure on israel by the - is seriously inadequate. well, pressure on israel by the us, | is seriously inadequate. well, i pressure on israel by the us, as is seriously inadequate. well, - pressure on israel by the us, as you say, but also pressure on president biden and the us political response to what's going on in gaza, how does this play out for the president? yeah, the timing is interesting, isn't it? because this is taking place at a time when there is a whole cacophony of questions from the international community, directed towards israel. 0ver the international community, directed towards israel. over the circumstances surrounding those tragic events, you mentioned two days ago where over 100 palestinians were killed during a delivery of humanitarian aid. the white house said yesterday it has asked israel to investigate that incident and that we should wait after results of that we should wait after results of that investigation. but also i think president biden is under a huge amount of pressure, he's having to walk a very difficult tightrope indeed. 0n the one hand, he has to insured the us supports are vital

ally in the region, the middle east, israel. but also he won't want to alienate progressives in his own party, traditional democratic voters, many of whom are very unhappy with his stance over israel. they are unhappy that the us isn't putting more pressure on israel and they are unhappy that washington has vetoed several un security council resolutions calling for a cease—fire. but also remember it is an election year here and it is shaping up to be pretty polarising, and certainly closely fought. and we saw this israel gaza issue play out as an election issue just a few days ago in the us state of michigan. there was a democrat party primary election there in which over 100,000 voters voted against president biden, uncommitted, over his stance on israel for those.—

on israel for those. very good to net our on israel for those. very good to get your analysis, _ on israel for those. very good to get your analysis, that _ on israel for those. very good to get your analysis, that well - on israel for those. very good to . get your analysis, that well vernon, our washington correspondent there. thank you very much. as we've been reporting the united nations team visiting gaza's biggest hospital has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday, were wounded by gunshots. from jerusalem, our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. how were so many people injured? were they shot or crushed in a desperate stampede? gaza's shifa hospital treating just some of the survivors. and now, for the first time since thursday, first—hand testimony from the un. this hospital is treating more than 200 people that were injured. we have seen people with gunshot wounds. we have seen amputees and we have seen children as young as 12. these events cannot be allowed to go on. jihad is haunted by what he saw when the convoy arrived on thursday morning. "were the soldiers firing deliberately?" he's asked. "yes. with tanks, soldiers, aircraft."

in the pre—dawn darkness, only the chaos was clear. how and why the shooting started is not yet properly understood. the crowds were huge. the panic palpable. israel says troops felt threatened — how, these pictures do not show. tanks were present. there's no evidence of aircraft being involved. the un finally reached gaza city yesterday, taking badly—needed fuel and medicine to shifa hospital, demanding israel do more to open up the north. jordan is still dropping aid from the air, desperate somehow to make a difference. but air drops are no substitute for a proper relief effort. no matter where we go into north gaza from or indeed all of the gaza strip. it could be from air, land, sea. it doesn't matter, as long as there is enough aid to help the more

than two million people here. israel's closest allies are now sounding increasingly openly frustrated. aid flowing to gaza is nowhere nearly enough. now, it's nowhere near enough. with each day that passes without enough aid or a ceasefire, gaza's long agony goes on. bullets, bombs and hunger all now claiming lives. as world leaders plan try to get aid into northern gaza, the need there is ever—more desperate. the world food programme has warned that "if nothing changes, a famine is imminent in northern gaza". according to local health officials, a tenth child in the area has now died there from malnutrition and dehydration. as hospitals struggle with a lack of equipment, several other children remain in a critical condition. the aunt of one child, told journalists he didn't have enough milk.

translation: this child is suffering from severe dehydration _ due to a lack of milk. his mum breast—feeds him, but she hasn't eaten and there is no artificial milk. he was rescued from the rubble when he was just a month old. he has lost 2a members of his family. these pictures were distributed by the world health organization showing babies in incubators sharing scarce bed space as the power intermittently goes out at the kamal adwan hospital in northten gaza. a paediatrician working there said there was not supplies to help most children. translation: yes, malnutrition plays a major role in the number _ of children that come to us and thus the number of deaths. when a child is supposed to eat three meals a day and ends up eating one meal, that's not enough for him. i can honestly say we can't deal properly with 50 to 60% of the cases we receive because we have

nothing to give them. my message is an appeal to the entire world to intervene, to save all the children, to bring medical aid and fuel to the hospitals, and help bring back all the medical staff who had to leave the hospitals to the south. to talk about all this i'm joined by alon pinkas, who served as israel's consul general in new york from 2000 to 200k. he is now a columnist for haaretz. good afternoon, thank you very much for being with us. what do you make of the mixed reports that we are getting out of gaza? 0fficials they are saying lots of gunshot wounds with the bodies they saw, israel confirming that it's true did open fire but said that they were warning shots fired into the air. you fire but said that they were warning shots fired into the air.— shots fired into the air. you know, whatever the _ shots fired into the air. you know, whatever the details _ shots fired into the air. you know, whatever the details that - shots fired into the air. you know, whatever the details that emerge | whatever the details that emerge are, and whatever the veracity and

accuracy, it's a tragedy, it's a horrible tragedy. and whether or not most of the casualties were stampeded or how many were actually shot by the idf, by the israel defense forces, almost doesn't matter because israel has responsibility of an area it conducts a military operation. so in that respect, no amount of videos and no amount of footage and no amount of explanations would suffice or exempt israel, us, from response ability. it'sjust or exempt israel, us, from response ability. it's just a tragedy, what can i tell you? we ability. it'sjust a tragedy, what can i tell you?— can i tell you? we hear these repeated _ can i tell you? we hear these repeated warnings _ can i tell you? we hear these repeated warnings from - can i tell you? we hear these - repeated warnings from charities and ngos about a humanitarian crisis looming, famine, problems of malnutrition, many people become numb to hearing these messages again and again and again. do you think the people of gaza will get the supplies that they need to come and

get it soon? i supplies that they need to come and get it soon?— get it soon? i hope so, for their sake. get it soon? i hope so, for their sake- we _ get it soon? i hope so, for their sake- we are — get it soon? i hope so, for their sake. we are obviously - get it soon? i hope so, for their sake. we are obviously talking l sake. we are obviously talking about 99% of noncombatants, whatever their political sympathies, they are noncombatants and they deserve this humanitarian aid. my understanding is, as i'm sure is yours and many of our viewers, the us is parachuting supplies and is considering some, a sea route to the beaches of gaza to supply both food and medical relief, goods. 0bviously supply both food and medical relief, goods. obviously it's not enough. there needs to make something much more orderly and it beckons the question, of who actually rules? at least that portion, that part of

gaza, and even though israel is sort of controls the area militarily, it does not really control the area. so that makes humanitarian aid, supply and distribution, much more difficult than we would hope. well, ou brina difficult than we would hope. well, you bring out _ difficult than we would hope. well, you bring out there _ difficult than we would hope. well, you bring out there who _ difficult than we would hope. well, you bring out there who rules the territory, and that leads us onto the cease—fire negotiations which are hoping to get under way again tomorrow in cairo. do you have much hope for those and what could they look like? ., ., ~' hope for those and what could they look like? ., ., ~ .. ., , look like? look, i can only rely on... look like? look, i can only rely on--- let— look like? look, i can only rely on... let me _ look like? look, i can only rely on... let me rephrase - look like? look, i can only rely on... let me rephrase that. i look like? look, i can only relyl on... let me rephrase that. the egyptians and the qatari's are under the impression that a deal is imminent. hamas and israel seem to be less enthusiastic or less optimistic about the next few days. i do believe that a deal is possible

before the beginning of the month of ramadan, which is the 10th of march, which is a week away from the us or eight days away from us. i truly hope that some deal could be concluded within the next 72—96 hours, three, four days. but again it depends not on the cease—fire but rather on the details and the nuts and bolts of a hostage deal. {lita rather on the details and the nuts and bolts of a hostage deal. 0k, we will have to — and bolts of a hostage deal. 0k, we will have to leave _ and bolts of a hostage deal. 0k, we will have to leave it _ and bolts of a hostage deal. 0k, we will have to leave it there. - will have to leave it there. israel's former consul general, thank you very much for being with us. mr; thank you very much for being with us. ~ , , ., , thank you very much for being with us. ., ~ thank you very much for being with here, the government is expected to lay out measures in the coming weeks to tackle what it sees as rising extremism in the uk. it follows as uk prime minister rishi sunak warned that britain's democracy is under threat from islamist extremists and the far right. in an address outside downing street he said the government and country must face down the extremists.

mr sunak�*s unexpected intervention follows the by—election victory of the controversial far left politician george galloway. 0ur political correspondent laila nathoo reports. the prime minister arriving back at downing street last night, ahead of an unusual address to the country from outside number ten, to warn that extremists were spreading poison. there are forces here at home trying to tear us apart. since october the 7th, there have been those trying to take advantage of the very human angst that we all feel about the terrible suffering that war brings to the innocent, women and children. to advance a divisive, hateful ideological agenda. his speech was prompted by the election of the controversial veteran politician, george galloway, in thursday's by—election in rochdale. last night, he held a victory rally in his new constituency. he had fought his campaign promising to stand up for the people of gaza, and had this response to the prime minister's condemnation

of his stance on the middle east. i won, and people are going to have to get used to it, don't ask me questions that you asked me all through the campaign. i won, and that argument is closed. my views were my views and they were endorsed by the electorate. rishi sunak said protests about the war in gaza had descended into intimidation, threats and planned acts of violence, and claimed democracy was being undermined. the labour leader sir keir starmer said that the prime minister was right to condemn unacceptable and intimidatory behaviour. but in describing george galloway�*s victory in rochdale as "beyond alarming," the prime minister also took aim at the uk's newest elected mp. jonathan hall kc,the independent reviewer of state threat legislation gave his assessment on prime minister's speech.

i think that he was trying to say to the police, there's a big problem here. so i think he was trying to articulate the urgency of the situation as i think the government sees it and i think the opposition as well. when i say emergency, what i mean is the threats to mps in particular and the threats to public life. so it wasn't a speech where he was laying out, at least to my ear, some very precise policy solutions, but he was drawing attention to the problem. one of the questions here is around the definition, the simple language — what is extremism? all and this is a position we've been in before when it comes to defining terrorism. what's the difference between terrorism and extremism? what do you expect the government to say on that front? well, i mean, terrorism, which is actually my main role is reviewing terrorism legislation, although it's criticised as being quite a broad definition, it seems to have stood the test of time. it's been the same since the year 2000 when it was brought into force.

and that's where the direction of travel is, is serious violence, serious damage to property or threats, and done for a political and ideological or religious purpose. so i think we understand what terrorism is because it's got as its destination violence. the difficulty about extremism is that it's difficult to show, with much extremism, actually, that the ultimate destination is violence. and you could have someone who campaigns to bring about the end of democracy, but does so in a very peaceful way and says they don't use violence. and the government and this is not just this government, but it's true of, i think all governments it's gone back almost ten years now, has always struggled to put a definition on extremism, because it's not so much about the destination violence, which we understand, it's about the destination of something else. and i mean, the ways in which i've seen it, the attempts to define it, i think you can sort of do it in two ways.

you can either say, what are the values that we hold dear in britain? and anyone who doesn't agree with those values is therefore an extremist. now, that is difficult because you might take, i don't know, as a touchstone tolerance towards people being gay now. i mean, the majority of people in the uk have no difficulty at all with being tolerant. but of course there are people, i mean, let's say people motivated by religious views could be, you know, 0rthodoxjews or christians or muslims who would say no. and that can't be a test of whether we are extremists. otherwise, you would literally be saying someone who believes that homosexuality is a sin, as some people unfortunately do, that you are an extremist. and it's always been quite hard to work out what those what those values are. so the other way of doing it is to say, let's look at the institutions, let's try and protect the institutions of the country against being undermined. that's also difficult because obviously our institutions include the monarchy, they include the house of lords. and you don't really,

i think you can't really say that someone who campaigns for the abolition of the monarchy is therefore an extremist. that would encroach far too much, wouldn't it, into just free speech and free thought. it is important to say a few words about the level of debate in public life. what we are witnessing is a concerted and vain attempt to degrade and humiliate minorities for political and electoral gaming. we've been here before, we've been here before in 2016 when the tories waged a disgraceful campaign against me and against us. we cannot let

them try to do it again. as a poison, ofanti—semitism them try to do it again. as a poison, of anti—semitism and the poison, of anti—semitism and the poison of islam a phobia continues to infect our politics more than ever we need to display our best values rather than our worst fears. unofficial figures from iran's parliamentary elections held on friday put the turnout at about a0%, which would be the lowest since the islamic revolution in 1979. iran's rulers had been pressing for high participation to help repair the regime's reputation after nearly two years of protests, sparked by the death in custody of the young woman mahsa amini. the bbc hasn't been allowed to report from iran for five years, but now our correspondent caroline davies has been given rare permission. the marks, made. the polls are closed, but the question is how many voted.

at a central tehran polling station, a celebratory mood. this is one of the polling stations where both foreign and local media are directed to come, which means that for some, it's also a place that they come to if they want to be seen to be voting. a newly married couple, former ministers and families like mr rohani's, out to cast their votes here. translation: those who don't vote are cutting themselves off— from their own fate. they are saying "we don't want to decide the future of our country". for me, it's not the right choice. early polling suggested that this could be a record low turnout across iran, but officials are optimistic. translation: the presence of people today proves that all the threats - to the country and all the negative propaganda of the foreign media has failed.

still, people have come out. iran has suggested that failing to vote risks undermining the country's security, but some have other reasons not to. shoppers were nervous to speak to foreign media today. one woman agreed, but anonymously. translation: the | economy is very bad. everything has gone very expensive and the salary we get is very low. even if i vote or not vote, my demands are not solvable. some analysts think a lost turnout means lost faith. low turnout means dissatisfaction — dissatisfaction on cultural issues, on political issues, on economic issues. i feel that people have lost their interest in politics in general, and this low turnout will be another sign of that too. final turnout is pending.

today's ballot comes at a sensitive time for iran abroad, as the authorities are counting their popularity at home. caroline davies, bbc news, tehran. the american businesswoman and fashion model, iris apfel, has died at the age of 102. she became, in her own words, "a geriatric celebrity" in her eighties, known for her flamboyant clothes, signature big round glasses and bright red lipstick. graham satchell looks back at her life. you are not pretty, you will never be pretty. it doesn't matter, you have style. these are the words that came to define iris apfel, who describes herself as a geriatric starlet. she became a phenomenon at 87 when her election of clothes when her collection of clothes and accessories was exhibited in new york. i think dressing up should be fun. i think too many women in america

just get themselves into such a snit about what to wear and what not to wear that i often say it is better to be happy than well—dressed. she made her name as an interior designer, working on projects for nine different american presidents at the white house, with her husband, carl. we're not supposed to talk about the white house, they get very upset. we had a problem withjack. listening to her was as beguiling as watching her. she was a cross between anna wintour and joan rivers. in the words of my grandpa, a woman is as old as she looks, but i man is never old until he stops looking. she would scour flea markets for accessories. her more is more approach based on what she loved rather than price. i get more kick out of this then if my husband took me to marry winston. she had more than three million followers on social media,

inspired by her honesty, creativity and razor—sharp wit. fellow designer tommy hilfiger said she was an incredible talent with a huge heart and a magic touch. the huge glasses were her trademark, she even had her own doppelganger in the cartoon the incredibles. people would say, why do you wear them so large? i would say, the bigger to see you. that would shut them up. iris uphill who has died at the age of 102. hello. it's been quite a cold day, a lot of showers, frequent showers across parts of england and wales but the skies are clearing across some parts of the country, a touch of frost on the way and some fog, but showers never too far away in northern england and scotland. let's start with the air mass

saturday evening, the blue colours indicating the relatively cold air over us. that will be in place in the short term. if we look at the recent snapshot of the satellite picture, these rugged, swirling cloud structures across england and wales and the same in scotland, shower clouds, but in between these gaps in the clouds will become bigger through the course of this evening. 9pm, two degrees in the midlands. even in some city centres as far south as the south coast of england could be around freezing or below, so it's certainly a chilly start to sunday on the way. here's the weather map for sunday. weather fronts in the north sea and generally to the north of scotland, there's another one coming our way but in between weather systems that also implies it will be a slighter

—— brighter day on sunday, bright or sunny skies out toward the south and the west, perhaps a bit more cloud around see east anglia, the lincolnshire coastline with that weather front close by, i lincolnshire coastline with that weatherfront close by, i brighter day for most of us, and as a result it's going to feel a bit of a little bit less cold. now into monday morning, another weather front moves into southwestern and western parts of the uk, across ireland here, into the uk is strengthening wins, too. it tends to stall out towards the west during the day but that means many central and eastern areas, eastern scotland should have a bright if not sunny day, for example around aberdeenshire. how about the outlook for the week ahead, but if a mixed bag but the temperatures holding run double figures, i think, across most parts of the uk. that's it, bye—bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. after president biden�*s announcement on friday, us military cargo planes have begun dropping aid into gaza. more than 30,000 meals have been parachuted in by three military planes, in a drop carried out in conjunction with the jordanian air force. the un says many of those injured when crowds rushed to an aid convoy in gaza on thursday

suffered gunshot wounds. hamas accused israel of firing at civilians. israel said most died in a stampede after troops fired warning shots. rishi sunak says islamist and far—right extremists are "two sides of the same coin". speaking outside number 10, the prime minister expressed concern over recent protests, saying the uk had to "stand together" to "combat the forces of division". and tonight is one of the biggest nights in british music — the brit awards, which recognise the best pop music of the year. we'll be live on the red carpet as the artists arrive. hello. to have you with us. much more to come in those stories. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. hello from the bbc sport centre. it might be a new formula one season, but it's a familar old story.

max verstappen has won the bahrain grand prix in dominant style. the reigning world champion started from pole and held off a brief challenge at the start from ferrari's charles leclerc, eventually cruising to victory ahead of his red bull team—mate sergio perez and carlos sainz in third. leclerc fourth, ahead of george russell's mercedez. verstappen has now won the last eight formula one races, dating back to last season. next to late drama in the english premier league. it looked as though they were heading for a 0—0 draw but a 99th minute winner has ensured liverpool will stay top of the table this weekend. darwin nunez the hero, coming off the bench to score deep in added time at nottingham forest to secure all three points to the relief of manager jurgen klopp and the travelling liverpool fans. they are now four points clear of city, who play the manchester derby on sunday. to get through with the points tally

was, for us, a big fight. it never was, for us, a big fight. it never was easy, it never came easy to us. you could be 2—0 up after 20 minutes and we have not had that for awhile. it really tough. but we will fight, we will keep fighting and let's see. late goals at tottenham, too — ange postecoglou's side coming from behind to beat crystal palace in north london. son heung min capped off the 3—1 win, to move his side to within two points of fourth—placed aston villa for now. christian romero and timo werner with the other goals for spurs. elsewhere, chelsea came from behind to draw 2—2 at brentford. fulham were convincing 3—0 winners over brighton — harry wilson, rodrigo muniz and adama traore with their goals. 3—0 was also the score at st james's park, newcastle beating wolves, their first home win in the premier league since mid—december.

and west ham scored twice in stoppage time to beat everton 3—1. luton have just kicked off against aston villa. real madrid can extend their lead at the top of la liga in spain later, when they take on valencia in the late match. madrid boss carlo ancelotti confimed england midfielderjude bellingham will play in the match — he's been missing with an ankle injury, absent for their last three games. his side could go nine points clear, before second placed girona play on sunday. three other matches to tell you about in the spanish top flight. sevilla got a much needed win over real sociedad — they won 3—2 — and climb to 14th. rayo vallecano and cadiz drew 1—1. getafe against las palmas is just under way. before the valencia—real madrid game. the reigning olympic and world long jump champion — miltiadis tentoglou — has threatened to quit the discipline if the rules change

to eliminate fouljumps. on saturday, tentoglou has added the world indoor title to his collection in glasgow. the amendment proposed by world athletics involves introducing a take—off zone to make it more appealing to fans, something the champion is against. i considered long jump to be one of the hardest events because of the accuracy you need, you need to hit the board perfectly. this is the difficult part. thejob is the board perfectly. this is the difficult part. the job is easy. the board perfectly. this is the difficult part. thejob is easy. the job itself is very easy. the hard part is the runner—up. i guarantee not many people see it. they want to remove this and after this, lots of people will say it is the easiest event and lots of people will be able to do it. my second complaint is that if that happens, i will not do long jump is that if that happens, i will not do longjump any is that if that happens, i will not do long jump any more. and that's all the sport for now.

thank you very much. in the coming month, india is set to go to the polls in what's expected to be the largest democratic elections in the world. the rise in popularity of india's prime minister narendra modi and the bjp in the last ten years has in part been due to a weak opposition that has failed to raise the voice of the people or effectively corner the government on crucial issues. a united front of opposition parties formed last year is developing cracks, with key allies deserting them. in these circumstances, the main challenger to prime minister modi remains the indian national congress. its leader, rahul gandhi, has been on a country—wide roadshow, to try and reclaim hope for india's opposition. arunoday mukherjee reports. this is the man seen as the opposition�*s hope to take on prime minister narendra modi. congress leader rahul gandhi is traveling across the country asking voters what they want.

this is a question you will have to ask yourselves every day. unemployment, inflation. this is your future. well, going by the support over here, it seems like a vote of confidence, at least from the supporters of rahul gandhi, for the congress party. this is a very significant, politically significant constituency of amethi, which has always belonged to the gandhi family. for 15 years, rahul gandhi represented this seat. before that, his mother, his father, his uncle. so it's really remained with the gandhi family until 2019. in a shock defeat, the congress party lost to the bjp over here. so, can he win them back? an hour away from the noise of the campaign trail, i meet

65—year—old shabir khan. for generations, his family has voted for the congress. but even staunch loyalists like shabir feel the party is not doing enough. nothing will change if they don't raise our issues. rahul gandhi needs to roar like other politicians. he's a good man, but that's not enough. if he speaks with more conviction, it will be good for him, for the party and for us. since india's independence, the congress party dominated the country's political landscape from 400 seats in parliament in the 19805 they were down to 52 in the 2019 elections. to counter the bjp's rising popularity in july last year, opposition partiesjoined hands to form a united front. if this alliance wins, our country will win. but in less than a year, there are cracks in the alliance. key partners have left joining the bjp and others are bickering over seats.

you're not worried about these differences? i'm not worried. these are differences. we have to recognise they are differences. but a divided house isn't going to be house divided. we are a house with multiple voices, but multiple voices of dissent as well. not necessarily dissent, divergent points of view. these differences, though, are casting a doubt in voters. the most raw, yet nuanced political conversations in india often happen at these kind of tea stalls. it's the best way to get a pulse of what people are thinking. since i became eligible to vote, i have only voted for the congress. but last time we voted for the bjp. i asked them, the bjp has one face, narendra modi, but the opposition hasn't projected anyone. do you think they should? absolutely. that's what we are thinking.

there has to be a face, that this is our candidate. there is no leader here who can take our problems to rahul gandhi. they need to build our roads. whoever builds this road for us, we will vote for them. there is no bigger issue for us than this. this is interesting because in the middle of all the national issues that are being debated, for the people over here, something as small as building a road to connect this village to the city is as important to them. and just on the basis of that road being built, they will vote for the party that gives it to them. young people here are roaming around withoutjobs and prices are rising. do you think religious politics will give the bjp political mileage? they are gaining votes only on the basis of religion. if they set religious politics aside, they won't even get 100 seats in parliament. they should talk about development. they should stop this

hindu—muslim politics. carrying on the conversation over tea, i asked them what their message to the congress party is. rahul gandhi should realise he won't get votes just by waving at crowds. but he has to find a way to listen to our problems. just a cross—country road show short of elections is not enough. when you are in the opposition, you need to be hungrier. you need to be bolder. you need to be more imaginative. and above all, you've got to work harder. i think if mr modi is looking like a front runner, i think the full credit for this anomaly has to be given to the congress party. the opposition says they are up against a lot more. multiple raids, several arrests and over 140 opposition mps suspended in the last session of parliament, all being seen

as an act of intimidation. rahul gandhi's show of strength is an attempt to reclaim a space for the opposition. but can these crowds turn into votes and can rahul convert this roadshow into his victory lap? commuter towns in england have seen some of the biggest rent rises of the last three years. new data from the property website zoopla show that rents have risen by more than a third in areas such as bolton, wigan and newport, as cities become increasingly unaffordable. our business correspondent marc ashdown has more on the numbers. the bbc teamed up with zoopla, as you say, that property portal, and we asked them to crunch the data to track rent rises over the past three years. so, between 2020 and 2023. they looked at 65 areas, cities, large towns across the whole of the uk.

for the areas which have seen the biggest increases, and this graph behind me tells the story. this is the average amount rents have gone up across the uk, just under 31% there. and these are the areas that have seen the biggest increases. so the usual suspects in there really — manchester, bolton, glasgow, as you'd expect. but an interesting trend, really — six out of these ten are areas sort of close to cities, but not cities. i mean, bradford's a city, obviously, but these are sort of towns within touching distance of cities. but they've seen the biggest rent increases — places like luton, rochdale, wigan, newport, look. bolton, one of these areas outside of a city which has seen the biggest rise — nearly 39% over the past three years. rents have gone up in bolton 15% in the last year alone, we're told. and one estate engineer we spoke to said in his 23 years of work, he's never seen anything like this. he described it as staggering. german's chancellor says his government is intensively investigating an apparent intercept of military officers

discussing details about the conflict in ukraine. 0laf scholz, who's been meeting with the pope at the vatican, called it a very serious matter. it follows the publication in russia of what's purported to be a confidential conversation between german officers. in the recording, the participants discuss suppling to ukraine of german—made taurus cruise missiles. now, it's always one of the most highly—anticipated moments of paris fashion week, but victoria beckham's show has been disrupted by animal activists. members of the peta group stormed the catwalk to protest against the use of animal skins in the fashion industry. victoria beckham's brand doesn't use fur or exotic skins, but peta says some designs use leather. it's called on the former spice girl to use more eco—friendly fabrics. beckham made a brief appearance at the end of the show using crutches, following a recent foot injury. it's that time again! the brit awards — one of the biggest nights in british music — has finally arrived.

expect to see performances from dua lipa, raye, tate mcrae and kylie minogue, who is set to receive a brits global icon award at this year's ceremony. there's14gongs up for grabs, with all eyes on london—born singer raye, who made history with a record—breaking seven nominations. lets get all the latest from nicky schiller, who's there. hello and welcome to the 02 in london where we are here for the brit awards, the 44th brit awards will take place little later this evening. it is british music's big night of the year and the stars are on the red carpet as we speak. we will be live on the red carpet to come. we are also looking ahead to

the fact that raye will not only perform, but is also up for seven nominations. that is a record. nobody else in the history of the brit awards has been nominated for seven awards in the same award show. will she win some up top prizes? she has already picked up one full song right of the year, we know that. also another lady who knows she is going to get an award when she arrives is kylie minogue. she will be performing for the global icon award. we will head straight to mark on the red carpet. who is with you? i have the last dinner party with me and they— i have the last dinner party with me and they are in a unique position because — and they are in a unique position because it — and they are in a unique position because it is very rare that you get to go— because it is very rare that you get to go to _ because it is very rare that you get to go to the — because it is very rare that you get to go to the brit awards knowing you have already won something. tonight you guys— have already won something. tonight you guys have got something. rising star! that is — you guys have got something. rising star! that is a _ you guys have got something. rising star! that is a huge _ you guys have got something. rising

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and sam smith. the other thing people look out for is the fashion as well, and we will look at some of that on the red carpet here. i was mentioning kylie minogue is up for the global icon award, we are expecting her to perform a medley of her hits during the show. i feel it will be at the end of the show later. joining us here is charlotte mcintyre, the assistant showbiz editor at the mirror. thank you for joining us. what are you looking forward to at the brits? mr; forward to at the brits? my favourite — forward to at the brits? my favourite thing will be kylie minogue. she is going to perform at the end _ minogue. she is going to perform at the end of— minogue. she is going to perform at the end of the night and do a big medley— the end of the night and do a big medley of— the end of the night and do a big medley of her hits. she has won a global— medley of her hits. she has won a global icon — medley of her hits. she has won a global icon award and is also up for international artists, global icon award and is also up for internationalartists, so global icon award and is also up for international artists, so it could be a _ international artists, so it could be a night _ international artists, so it could be a night-— international artists, so it could beaniuht. . ., ,, , be a night. and female artists very well represented _

be a night. and female artists very well represented this _ be a night. and female artists very well represented this year. - be a night. and female artists very well represented this year. unlike | well represented this year. unlike the criticism that the brits got last year when none of those in the artist of the year where. yes. last year when none of those in the artist of the year where.— artist of the year where. yes, this ear, artist of the year where. yes, this year. more _ artist of the year where. yes, this year. more than _ artist of the year where. yes, this year, more than half _ artist of the year where. yes, this year, more than half of _ artist of the year where. yes, this year, more than half of the i artist of the year where. yes, this year, more than half of the song l artist of the year where. yes, this | year, more than half of the song of year, more than half of the song of year and _ year, more than half of the song of year and artist of the year nominees feature _ year and artist of the year nominees feature female artists, but it will be interesting to see if that can follow — be interesting to see if that can follow through and the artist of the year could — follow through and the artist of the year could be female. that follow through and the artist of the year could be female.— year could be female. that will be interesting- _ year could be female. that will be interesting. we _ year could be female. that will be interesting. we have _ year could be female. that will be interesting. we have also - year could be female. that will be interesting. we have also got i year could be female. that will be l interesting. we have also got three hosts this year. mo gilligan has done it for the last couple of years but the brits decided to have a change this year and we have got meyer clara and roman resenting. how will that go down? thea;r meyer clara and roman resenting. how will that go down?— will that go down? they have been re-watching _ will that go down? they have been re-watching old _ will that go down? they have been re-watching old ceremony - will that go down? they have been re-watching old ceremony so i will that go down? they have been re-watching old ceremony so it i will that go down? they have been re-watching old ceremony so it be| re—watching old ceremony so it be nice to _ re—watching old ceremony so it be nice to how— re—watching old ceremony so it be nice to how they gel and together for the _ nice to how they gel and together for the first time.—

for the first time. yes, the old brits. i for the first time. yes, the old brits- i was — for the first time. yes, the old brits. i was looking _ for the first time. yes, the old brits. i was looking through i for the first time. yes, the old | brits. i was looking through the list of presenters over the years and it is quite an eclectic mix of presenters that they have. i mentioned mo gilligan. at one point, the osborne is did it, the whole family, we had chris evans, and and deck, cass deeley at one point, and even going back further, noel edmonds and the note aureus won many years when it was sam fox and mick fleetwood. what are you hoping they bring to it this year? the fleetwood. what are you hoping they bring to it this year?— bring to it this year? the thing with the brits _ bring to it this year? the thing with the brits is _ bring to it this year? the thing with the brits is it _ bring to it this year? the thing with the brits is it is _ bring to it this year? the thing with the brits is it is all- bring to it this year? the thing with the brits is it is all about | bring to it this year? the thing | with the brits is it is all about it being _ with the brits is it is all about it being life — with the brits is it is all about it being life and there are those potentially funny and awkward moments where you do not know what will happen _ moments where you do not know what will happen. the real test is how they will— will happen. the real test is how they will handle potentially awkward things _ they will handle potentially awkward things. you never know. mark they will handle potentially awkward things. you never know.— they will handle potentially awkward things. you never know. mark has got more guests — things. you never know. mark has got more guests on _ things. you never know. mark has got more guests on the _ things. you never know. mark has got more guests on the red _ things. you never know. mark has got

more guests on the red carpet. i things. you never know. mark has got more guests on the red carpet. a i more guests on the red carpet. a season in hell that then turns into li-ht season in hell that then turns into light coming — season in hell that then turns into light coming through _ season in hell that then turns into light coming through the - season in hell that then turns into light coming through the clouds i season in hell that then turns into i light coming through the clouds and the only— light coming through the clouds and the only thing — light coming through the clouds and the only thing worth _ light coming through the clouds and the only thing worth living _ light coming through the clouds and the only thing worth living for- light coming through the clouds and the only thing worth living for is i the only thing worth living for is low _ the only thing worth living for is low. , , ,, . ., ., low. this is st vincent, one of the best guitarists _ low. this is st vincent, one of the best guitarists and _ low. this is st vincent, one of the best guitarists and singers - low. this is st vincent, one of the best guitarists and singers in i low. this is st vincent, one of the best guitarists and singers in the l best guitarists and singers in the world who has just presented an award to it the last dinner party. you are telling me about your new album. you released the first video for the song broken man, with dave grow on drums. how did you get him to play on that? i grow on drums. how did you get him to play on that?— to play on that? i have known him since i introduced _ to play on that? i have known him since i introduced nirvana - to play on that? i have known him since i introduced nirvana into i to play on that? i have known himj since i introduced nirvana into the rock and _ since i introduced nirvana into the rock and roll hall of fame. we have been _ rock and roll hall of fame. we have been buddies ever since and he is a great _ been buddies ever since and he is a great guy— been buddies ever since and he is a great guy and i hit him up and said, there— great guy and i hit him up and said, there is— great guy and i hit him up and said, there isa— great guy and i hit him up and said, there is a song and the only person i there is a song and the only person i can— there is a song and the only person i can hear— there is a song and the only person i can hear played drums on it is

you _ i can hear played drums on it is you he — i can hear played drums on it is you. he came to my studio and knocked — you. he came to my studio and knocked it— you. he came to my studio and knocked it out. | you. he came to my studio and knocked it out.— you. he came to my studio and knocked it out. i have heard the album and _ knocked it out. i have heard the album and am _ knocked it out. i have heard the album and am very _ knocked it out. i have heard the album and am very privileged i knocked it out. i have heard the | album and am very privileged to knocked it out. i have heard the i album and am very privileged to hear it for it came out, and there are so many huge dynamics and you have produced it yourself, there is a real thunderous power to the music on the record. what were you trying to capture?— to capture? electricity and harness chaos and talk— to capture? electricity and harness chaos and talk about _ to capture? electricity and harness chaos and talk about things - to capture? electricity and harness chaos and talk about things that i chaos and talk about things that were _ chaos and talk about things that were urgent and high—stakes. we have only got— were urgent and high—stakes. we have only got one _ were urgent and high—stakes. we have only got one life so we better live it. only got one life so we better live it live _ only got one life so we better live it live it — only got one life so we better live it. live it hard and right. and only got one life so we better live it. live it hard and right.- it. live it hard and right. and in the video _ it. live it hard and right. and in the video for— it. live it hard and right. and in the video for the _ it. live it hard and right. and in the video for the song, - it. live it hard and right. and in the video for the song, you i it. live it hard and right. and in the video for the song, you are| it. live it hard and right. and in i the video for the song, you are very much on fire. was that dangerous? unfortunately it is cgi, but it is a dance _ unfortunately it is cgi, but it is a dance with — unfortunately it is cgi, but it is a dance with fire. i would have

actually _ dance with fire. i would have actually lit myself on fire but it was too — actually lit myself on fire but it was too expensive. find actually lit myself on fire but it was too expensive.— actually lit myself on fire but it was too expensive. and we will leave mark and nicky _ was too expensive. and we will leave mark and nicky there. _ was too expensive. and we will leave mark and nicky there. you _ was too expensive. and we will leave mark and nicky there. you can i mark and nicky there. you can continue watching them on the livestream on the bbc website. the brit awards getting under way there, full coverage on the bbc news website and the app. that is it from me for now. don't go anywhere. goodbye for now. hello. it's been quite a cold day, hasn't it? a lot of cloud, frequent showers. we had that snow earlier on across parts of england and wales, but the skies are starting to clear across some parts of the country. a touch of frost on the way, some fog, too, but showers never too far away in northern england and scotland. let's start with the air mass saturday evening — the blue colours indicating the relatively cold air over us and that will be in place in the short term.

if we look at the satellite picture, the recent snapshot here, these rugged, swirling cloud structures across england and wales. same in scotland, too — these are shower clouds. but in between these gaps in the clouds will become bigger through the course of this evening. but look at that, 9pm, two degrees in some spots in the midlands. still some wet weather around merseyside southern scotland. but notice this persistent rain moving into central and eastern scotland. a bit of snow across the mountains there. but to the south of that, those skies clearing and the temperatures early on sunday morning, even in some city centres as far south as the south coast of england, could be around freezing or below. so certainly a chilly start to sunday on the way. now, here's the weather map for sunday. weather fronts in the north sea and generally to the north of scotland. and there's another one coming our way, but we're sort of in between weather systems. that also implies it's going to be a slightly brighter day on sunday. remember, a chilly start, a frost in places, but a fog, too. and then through the day,

generally bright or sunny skies, i think out towards the south and the west, perhaps a bit more cloud around east anglia, the southeast, maybe the lincolnshire coastline with that weather front close by. but overall a brighter day for most of us. and, as a result, it's going to feel a little bit, let's say, less cold. now, into monday morning, another weather front moves into south western and western parts of the uk. it also moves across ireland here, some rain, strengthening winds, too, but it tends to kind of stall out towards the west during the day. so that does mean that many central and eastern areas — certainly eastern scotland — should have a bright, if not sunny day, for example, around aberdeenshire. how about the outlook for the week ahead? a bit of a mixed bag, but the temperatures holding around double figures, i think, across most parts of the uk. that's it. bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. after president biden's pledge on friday, us military planes have begun dropping aid into gaza. the un says many of the people injured in an aid convoy rush in gaza on thursday were wounded by gunshots. counting has begun in iran's parliamentary elections, with officials saying turnout was around 40% — a record low. and tonight is one of the biggest nights in british music — the brit awards — which recognise

the best pop music of the year. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we begin with the conflict in gaza where the us military has carried out it's first air—drop of food aid, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in the territory following months of war. thousands of meals have been parachuted in by three military planes. it follows a pledge on friday by president biden. a us official said today the framework for a deal that would establish a six—week ceasefire in gaza is in place — with israel's agreement — and depends on hamas agreeing to release hostages. but the violence continues — at least 13 palestinians, including a medic, are reported to have been killed by an israeli air strike near a hospital. and a united nations team visiting gaza's biggest hospital has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday,

were wounded by gunshots. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the latest.