and nevada in the western united states. our main story this hour, there are reports of a hold—up in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to the talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. i asked our correspondent wyre davies, injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether the israeli delegation will participate in the cairo talks.

those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing among some people, hoping that there may be an imminent agreement for a cease fire, however temporary, between hamas and israel. and the hamas delegation arriving in cairo today for the talks also expressed hope that a deal could be reached. and again, optimism sort of grew, but there were significant obstacles. and anybody covering this story over the last few months will know that often hopes of a ceasefire are dashed by realities on the ground. and one of israel's obstacles and demands that was that hamas should present a detailed list of the hostages who would be released under the terms of any future agreement, of course, in exchange for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. that list hasn't been provided by hamas. there are thought to be at about 134 hostages held by hamas and other groups in gaza. about 30 of those may actually be dead. and israel wanted to know who was still alive, who was going to be released.

that hasn't been forthcoming. so we understand it's not official, but we understand from several well—placed sources in the israeli media, including normally reliable sources, that the israeli delegation has not travelled to cairo and those indirect talks are not happening as we speak. and why has this hold up happened in such an iith—hour way? because the messaging from the white house seemed very contradictory, didn't it? i think that's more to do with american optimism and american insistence that there should be some sort of of peace deal. the humanitarian situation in gaza is awful. there's talk of famine in parts of northern gaza. humanitarian agencies say that the situation is terrible. the gazan health ministry saying that children are dying from malnutrition and there is clearly a worsening humanitarian crisis there. not enough aid is getting in and that is force international allies of of israel, like the americans, to actually start airdropping

their own supplies into gaza. so the americans, i think, may be speaking from a position of optimism and trying to force or push israel towards a cease fire deal. and that was never really reflected here. we're well used to these problems on the ground, significant obstacles on both sides. it doesn't mean the talks won't happen. they maybe will reconvene in the next week. but remember, there was that not the unofficial deadline of next sunday and the start of ramadan, by which many people hope that a peace deal or a temporary ceasefire could be in place. that isn't the case at the minute. yes. so you mentioned there that these talks are due to take place still. but is there seemingly a way then forward in this impasse? i think so. this doesn't seem like an insurmountable obstacle. hamas has said it will provide

a list of these hostages once a deal is agreed upon. so the cart before the horse. the horse before the cart. hamas say they're prepared to do this. israel say they want this list now before they agreed to a deal. it doesn't seem the biggest barrier they would have to overcome. hamas has its own demands. it wants israel, israeli troops to withdraw from gaza in the event of a of an agreement. and it wants the right of palestinians to return to their homes at what were their homes in northern gaza in the event of a deal. so there are still obstacles to be overcome, perhaps not as insurmountable as it looks at the minute. and of course, importantly, there is that international pressure, because with a peace deal, with an agreement for a ceasefire aid, more aid would come in. and that is ultimately what is needed most in gaza. an israeli army spokesman says the military has completed a preliminary review into the incident last thursday in which dozens of palestinians were killed as an aid convoy arrived in gaza city. rear admiral daniel hagari said

the review found that forces did not strike the convoy, and that most palestinians died in a stampede. palestinian officials have accused israel of a massacre. mr hagari said the review found that israeli soldiers did, in his words, fire warning shots towards individuals who posed an immediate threat. they charge to the aid convoy. our initial review has confirmed that no strike was carried out by the idf towards the aid convoy. the majority of palestinians were killed or injured as a result of the stampede. from the information we gathered. donatella rovera, a senior crisis response advisor for amnesty international gave her assessment on the findings of the idf initial review.

there have been slightly different versions by different spokespersons. they have all said something else. they have all said something else. the fact is that people were treated in hospitals for bullet wounds to the upper part of the body and people were killed by bullet wounds to the upper parts of the body. those are not warning shots. that is shoot to kill. this is also almost beside the point, given that israel has created a situation, deliberately, where palestinians in gaza are so desperate that they will run to try and get any little bit of humanitarian aid that is coming in. israel is responsible, as the occupying power, which it is, in gaza, for the welfare, the well being, for catering for the needs of

the occupied population. the that it doesn't do that, even under normal time, even before the 7th of october, that in itself is a violation of international humanitarian law and the fact that, since the 7th of october, israeli authorities, the israeli army have deliberately prevented humanitarian aid, medicalsupplies, everything aid, medical supplies, everything that aid, medicalsupplies, everything that human beings need for their daily survival, in addition to destroying the infrastructure, that deliberate prevention of the aid getting in is also a violation of international humanitarian law. i just want to ask about the point you made earlier about the gunshot wounds indicating that it was not warning firing warning shots. what evidence is there that it was deliberate shoot to kill? well, warnin: deliberate shoot to kill? well, warning shots _ deliberate shoot to kill? well, warning shots are _ deliberate shoot to kill? well, warning shots are not - deliberate shoot to kill? well, warning shots are not shots i deliberate shoot to kill? well, - warning shots are not shots aimed deliberate shoot to kill? -ii warning shots are not shots aimed at peoples chest, neck, head and the

upper parts of the body. those are not warning shots. nobody could qualify those as warning shots. as for israel would argue that enough aid is getting in, there is incontrovertible evidence, there are people, children who are dying of hunger, mothers who are giving birth and have no milk for their baby in their best because they have not been eating. there is ample evidence thatis been eating. there is ample evidence that is real has deliberately withheld humanitarian aid. there are hundreds of trucks waiting... what hundreds of trucks waiting... what evidence is — hundreds of trucks waiting... what evidence is there? _ hundreds of trucks waiting... what evidence is there? can _ hundreds of trucks waiting... what evidence is there? can you - hundreds of trucks waiting... what evidence is there? can you clarify. evidence is there? can you clarify that, evidence is there? can you clarify that. please? _ evidence is there? can you clarify that, please? well, _ evidence is there? can you clarify that, please? well, the - evidence is there? can you clarify that, please? well, the evidence| evidence is there? can you clarify l that, please? well, the evidence is the amount of aid that is actually getting into gaza, which is only a tiny, tiny percentage of the material that was getting into gaza prior to the 7th of october. something like 500 trucks were getting into gaza every day and that

was below what people needed because a blockade has been imposed for 60 years, so the situation was not normal prior to the 7th of october. gaza was already in a coma situation and now only a trickle of aid has got in. if people are that desperate that they are running towards the truck, that tells you something. if every single humanitarian operator in gaza is telling you that people are malnourished, that people are not receiving what they need, the quantities are not there, the hundreds of trucks on the israeli and on the egyptian side are not able to get into gaza, should also tell you something. so, yes, there is incontrovertible evidence that israel is deliberately preventing aid from getting into gaza. here in the uk, the chancellor says he wants to find a way to bring

down the tax burden, but insists he'll do it in a way that's responsible. jeremy hunt will set out the government's tax and spending plans on, with growing calls within the conservative party to bring down taxes. labour said there was no measure that could be announced that would improve the conservatives' record in power. our political correspondent harry farley reports. a big week for this man. his own mps wantjeremy hunt to cut taxes. others want more money for things like defence and housing. the chancellor was giving little away this morning, but he did give this hint. i do want, where it's possible to do so responsibly, to move towards a lower tax economy, and i hope to show a path in that direction, but this will be a prudent and responsible budget for long—term growth. something he is thinking about is nicking labour's idea to raise money by scrapping the non—doms tax exemption for people who live in the uk but whose main home is abroad, but that could be awkward. you said, "these are foreigners

who could live easily in ireland, "france, portugal or spain. "they all have these schemes. "i would rather they stayed here and spent their money here. " do you want to take that back? let me say this. the country sees through gimmicks and we are not going to do gimmicks on wednesday. so if the chancellor does cut taxes, would labour reverse them to have more money to spend? in terms of the principle of what we want to see in the budget, you know, working people are paying more in tax than they've paid since the second world war. and i don't think it's right that, time and again, the conservatives have gone to working people and asked them to contribute more and more, 25 tax rises in the last parliament alone. economic experts warn any tax cuts could be short lived. i think if we do see a tax cut in the budget, then, one way or another, it's likely to be undone after the next election.

whatever the scale of the tax cut announced in the budget this week, during this parliament, taxes will have risen really very substantially indeed. this has been a big tax increasing parliament, not surprisingly, given some of the challenges that the government has faced. there is always expectation management ahead of budgets, but the indications are, jeremy hunt won't be able to make the sweeping giveaways he perhaps had hoped. harry farley, bbc news. to pakistan next. shehbaz sharif has been re—elected as prime ministerfor a second term. it comes weeks after a controversial election, marred by allegations of widespread vote—rigging. mr sharif was elected by 201 votes to 92; he'll now preside over a coalition that has shut out followers of the jailed opposition leader, imran khan. last month's election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan's party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. our bbc urdu news reporter in islamabad, sahar baloch, has more. sharif has been elected as the prime minister of pakistan

for the second time. i heard a lot of shouting and sloganeering inside the parliament today. as soon as shahbaz sharif got elected, as announced by the speaker, a lot of people from especially the candidates from the opposition parties, they surrounded the dais and did not let him speak for a while now. sharif got 201 votes in the parliament today. and this also speaks of the recent elections, the recent general elections in pakistan. they were already being called the most rigged elections by the opposition parties. there was a lot of allegations of frauds and irregularities, especially from the pti backed candidates. so imran khan is currently in prison, but his independent candidates who are backed by his party, his pti party, actually won majority of the seats in the in the national assembly as well. so a lot of people were basically waiting to see who will get elected as the prime minister. so the pti had nominated omar ayub as their candidate, but he only scored 92 votes. now, as prime minister, shehbaz sharif has been elected. now, the bigger question is how

will this polarised and unstable parliament will face all the challenges? final vote counting is taking place following iran's parliamentary elections. unofficial figures 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 a young woman, mahsa amini. our correspondent caroline davies is following developments: here it says turnout is 41% across

the country and here, in the capital, tehran, it is at 24%. now, these figures have not been finalised yet but if these are correct, 41% was thought to be a historically low turnout for iran during these parliamentary elections. difficult to get a sense here about how people are feeling. many people do not want to speak to foreign media especially on camera but we were able to speak to a few. life is like in the country at the moment. ., ., , ., life is like in the country at the moment-— life is like in the country at the moment. ., ., , ., ., , ., moment. conditions are really hard here. we moment. conditions are really hard here- we don't _ moment. conditions are really hard here. we don't have _ moment. conditions are really hard here. we don't have income, - moment. conditions are really hard here. we don't have income, we i moment. conditions are really hard i here. we don't have income, we don't have work. _ here. we don't have income, we don't have work, the cost of living is high _ have work, the cost of living is hiuh. . ., , have work, the cost of living is hiuh. _,, ., ,, have work, the cost of living is hiuh. ..,, ., have work, the cost of living is hih. ., high. elections happen on friday. you think that _ high. elections happen on friday. you think that might _ high. elections happen on friday. you think that might change - you think that might change anything? you think that might change an hinu ? ., you think that might change anything?— you think that might change an hina? ., ., anything? no, i don't have any hope. there's been — anything? no, i don't have any hope. there's been a _ anything? no, i don't have any hope. there's been a lot _ anything? no, i don't have any hope. there's been a lot of _ anything? no, i don't have any hope. there's been a lot of elections - anything? no, i don't have any hope. there's been a lot of elections but. there's been a lot of elections but the situation has not really changed. the situation has not really changed-— the situation has not really chanced. ., ., ., . _ changed. the value of our currency kee -s changed. the value of our currency keeps going _ changed. the value of our currency keeps going down _ changed. the value of our currency keeps going down on _ changed. the value of our currency keeps going down on a _ changed. the value of our currency keeps going down on a daily - changed. the value of our currency keeps going down on a daily basis| keeps going down on a daily basis which _ keeps going down on a daily basis which is _ keeps going down on a daily basis which is causing inflation- keeps going down on a daily basis which is causing inflation and - keeps going down on a daily basisj which is causing inflation and puts a lot of— which is causing inflation and puts a lot of pressure _ which is causing inflation and puts a lot of pressure on— which is causing inflation and puts a lot of pressure on the _ which is causing inflation and puts a lot of pressure on the iranian i a lot of pressure on the iranian people — a lot of pressure on the iranian peeple by— a lot of pressure on the iranian peeple by the _ a lot of pressure on the iranian people by the security - a lot of pressure on the iranian| people by the security situation a lot of pressure on the iranian i people by the security situation is good _ people by the security situation is good iii— people by the security situation is aood. , people by the security situation is mad, , , ., , people by the security situation is

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are willing to fight and do everything for what is a wonderful opportunity, you know, being in the premier league with burnley. and thatis premier league with burnley. and that is it. in the end, winning, losing, i had been in the game long enough to know that you don't always control that output, that final ball that puts it in the back of the neck and you've got to rely on your place to turn the corner. that and you've got to rely on your place to turn the corner.— to turn the corner. that is really important _ to turn the corner. that is really important we _ to turn the corner. that is really important. we are _ to turn the corner. that is really important. we are in _ to turn the corner. that is really important. we are in a - to turn the corner. that is really important. we are in a good - to turn the corner. that is really - important. we are in a good moment. ithihk— important. we are in a good moment. i think we _ important. we are in a good moment. iihinkwe are — important. we are in a good moment. i think we are playing well lately, we were — i think we are playing well lately, we were not getting the wins. probably— we were not getting the wins. probably we need a game like this were probably we did not play so well but. — were probably we did not play so well but, you know how to win it and you have _ well but, you know how to win it and you have a _ well but, you know how to win it and you have a clean sheet and it could -ive you have a clean sheet and it could give us _ you have a clean sheet and it could give us some confidence and it is very important for us. give us some confidence and it is very important for us. german league leaders bayer leverkusen are in action in bundesliga, in the derby match at cologne, and looking to extend their lead at the top to 10 points. with a win. jeremie frimpong with the goal. cologne were reduced to 10 men early on, afterjan thielmann was sent off.

hoffenheim get under way against werder bremen in the next 15 minutes. in la liga, alexander sorloth scored a hat—trick as villarreal hammered second from bottom granada 5—1. atletico leading real betis 2—0 at half—time, alvaro morata with the second. later on real mallorca face second placed girona, who are looking to gain ground on leaders real madrid. and barcelona in third, are at atletic bilbao in the late game. it's the final day of competition at the world athletics indoor championships, with medals decided in the 800m, and 1500m events in glasgow later. thea lafond won gold in the women's triple jump in the early session, lafond, of the domincan republic managed a best of 15.01 metres in her second effort, the only competitor to go over the 15 metre mark. she's the dominican republic's first ever athletics world champion.

in the men's highjump, gold went to new zealand's hamish kerr, with this world leading jump of 2.36 metres. the commonwealth champion had already secured gold before going for that personal best attempt. american shelby mcewan claimed silver and the previous indoor champion sang—hyeok woo of south korea won bronze. alex de minaur has won the mexican open again. that's two years in a row for the australian. he beat norway's casper ruud in straight sets in acapulco. the defending champion won 6—4, 6—4 to clinch his eighth atp tour crown. to golf, and there was a thrilling finish to the women's world championship in singapore. australia's hannah green had three birdies at the last three holes including this one at the eighteenth. it meant she came from a shot down to win by one over france's celine boutier. i was fortunate enough to win last yearin i was fortunate enough to win last year in la but actually had a really inconsistent season. i actually

missed the most i'd ever missed since i was a rookie in 2018. so actually i did have some success but it also had some lower moments on the golf course so having a window early in the season gives me a lot of confidence to be able to, you know, play the events that i want to and, yes, just have a bit more confidence that i played really well here in march and continue that throughout the season. hesse here in march and continue that throughout the season. have time in the manchester _ throughout the season. have time in the manchester derby _ throughout the season. have time in the manchester derby and _ throughout the season. have time in the manchester derby and it - throughout the season. have time in the manchester derby and it is - throughout the season. have time in the manchester derby and it is 0-1. | the manchester derby and it is 0—1. more on that on their website and we will update you on how that game goes throughout the afternoon. see you soon. a seven—year—old has drowned after a small boat, carrying 16 migrants heading to the uk capsized, according to the authorities in northern france. the girl's parents and three siblings were taken to hospital in dunkirk. our reporter nickjohnson is in the newsroom with the latest. well, we know that this happened well within french waters. we know now it actually happened on a canal

some 30 kilometres or so from the coastline itself. we have seen footage of that canal in question. the water level is a very it is a wide waterway. this flanked on one side by forests and on the other by some homes. we've also seen footage of emergency services appearing to be by the bow of a small fighter boat which is jutting be by the bow of a small fighter boat which isjutting up be by the bow of a small fighter boat which is jutting up from the water line and alongside that as well belongings strewn all over the tow path. the authorities in france say that the boat was just too small for the number of people. 16, they say, that was trying to board it and it capsized as people were getting on board. they say that that seven—year—old died at the scene. they also say that a person walking by raise the alarm and that there were other children on the boat as well. other siblings of the girl as

well. other siblings of the girl as well as other adults and other children and that they are all being cared for in a hospital in dunkirk. we have also heard from the french prosecutor for the region who says that several people are now in custody in relation to this incident and they are looking at possible charges of manslaughter and people smuggling. we also heard from the mayor of the town that that canal dissects and he says that he has seen a lot more incidents of the small boats trying to set off further inland and he says that that is because he think that they are trying to avoid the surveillance that you would get at the larger port towns of calais and they are trying to move to avoid that kind of surveillance but he does say as well that the boat is that they're using are clearly not suitable for that waterway journey, are clearly not suitable for that waterwayjourney, let alone the journey out into the channel. now, this is the third fatality we have had of people trying to class the english channel this year and the uk government says that last year nearly 30,000 people reached britain

on that channel crossing. let's get some of the day's other news now. norway's king harald is flying home on a medical evacuation plane, after being discharge from hospital in malaysia. the king was hospitalised while on a private trip to the country, and received treatment for an infection as well as a temporary pacemaker. earlier this week the palace said that the king was doing well, but still required rest. a zoo in south korea threw a farewell party for fu bao, the first giant panda born in the country, ahead of the animal's return to china. thousands queued up to say their farewells , the panda has attracted a huge fan base since she was born in july 2020. she will now spend a month in quarantine before heading home to the sichuan province. in the us, a huge blizzard is hitting parts of california and nevada. the snowstorm has closed major roads, shut down ski resorts and left tens of thousands of homes without power. the blizzard was especially severe in the mountainous sierra nevada region ,

people there have been warned of a �*high to extreme avalanche danger�*. earlier, we spoke to travel photographer dakota snider, who lives in mammoth lakes and who found himself in the middle of this blizzard. it is currently dumping snow still right now. this is this has been a storm for the books for sure. so mammoth lakes, where i live up in the sierra nevada mountains. and when people think of california, they don't often think of snow, right? however, where our ski resort town is that we're up at like 3000 metres. so we're super—high—up in elevation. and on average, most years we'll see somewhere around 1000 centimetres of snow a year. so right around that 400 inch mark. i've lived in these mountains for about ten years now, and this is only the second time i've ever seen a storm warning of this blizzard type warning that we have right now,

the second time in ten years. you know, as a professional photographer, it's one of those experiences where, like, we wait for especially one like myself, it takes a lot of weather content. i wait for moments like this and, you know, it's one of those things where i'll bundle up properly, go walking out of my house, take a lap around the neighbourhood, you know, don't venture too far. one of the biggest things is, one, you don't want to put yourself in danger. and two, you don't want to put, like any other emergency services. in danger, however, is the professional photographer. these are the storms that we dream of being able to capture to be able to document them. hello, thanks forjoining me. let's see what the weather is up to for the rest of today and, indeed, the next few days. here's the summary for this evening. for most of us, dry and chilly, and with clearer skies this evening and overnight, another frost on the way. now, in the next few days, it's actually going to turn a little less chilly.

we'll see these milder southwesterlies developing. that's from around about mid—week onwards. ok, the forecast, then — starting with the satellite picture, and you can see how big the gaps in the clouds have been, all of that bright, if not sunny weather today. the evening temperatures will already be pretty low. in fact, by the time we get to about 6pm, only four degrees for birmingham, five degrees for glasgow. generally dry, just a few showers scattered here and there. so the forecast, then, for tonight — a lot of clear, dry weather, just a few showers again in the western isles, maybe one or two out towards the west. there is a weather front approaching. that does spell rain for tomorrow, but ahead of it, before it arrives, it's a frosty morning and, in fact, temperatures around freezing, whether you're in aberdeen or on the south coast of england. plymouth there at around three celsius above freezing. the weather map for monday shows that weather front approaching south—western parts of the uk. so that introduces thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain i think later on in the morning. so ahead of it, a lot of bright if not sunny weather, and then that weather front sweeps into the south—west, into wales, eventually through ireland,

into northern ireland. but notice many eastern and northern areas, especially here in scotland, should have a sunny day, and the temperatures about the same — eight in aberdeen, ten in hull, 12 in london, and with that strengthening wind there, about nine degrees with that rain in cornwall and devon. tuesday, that weather front eventually moves across the uk. it's going to fizzle out and i think there will be some light rain around in the morning in scotland, some of these eastern counties closer to the north sea coast. but out towards the west, it's generally dry and bright on tuesday. and again, not a huge amount of change in the temperature — between around nine and 12 degrees celsius. but we'll start to see that slightly less cold air sweeping in so i think across the bulk of the uk, temperatures should be just around double figures, but it's not going to be a huge change. and the weather i think a little drier as we go through the course of the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: a hold—up in the gaza peace talks — israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to cairo. this comes after hamas reportedly failed to supply a list of hostages it would release under any truce agreement. a seven—year—old girl has drowned after a small boat carrying migrants heading to the uk capsized in northern france.

officials said the boat was carrying 16 migrants when it sank in a canal travelling towards the coast to cross the channel. uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden". he was speaking ahead of the spring budget that takes place later this week. pakistan has re—elected shehbaz sharif as its new prime minister after weeks of uncertainty following last month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, omar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. now on bbc news, newscast with paddy o'connell and laura kuenssberg. paddy, where have you been this week? well, i was out of the bubble and i was on the lizard in cornwall. you were out of the bubble and on the lizard... that's right. it's a song. but it allowed me to see the signalling upgrade, the once—in—a—generation signalling upgrade in cornwall and devon. ooh! and so we commissioned a sea shanty on the subject of the rail replacement bus.