in football's manchester derby. hello, i'm luxmy gopal. 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 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 an agreement. and it wants the right of palestinians to return to their homes, 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. the idf has concluded an initial review of the unfortunate incident as palestinians were injured and killed us the charged aid convoy. no strike was carried out by the idf towards the aid convoy. the maternity of politicians 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. well, there have been slightly different versions by different spokesperson.

hagari said something, lerner said something else. mark regev said something else still. the fact is that people were treated in hospitals for bullet wounds to the upper parts of the body. people were killed by bullet wounds to the upper parts of the body. those are not warning shots. that's 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 fact 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, the israeli authorities, the israeli army, have deliberately prevented humanitarian aid, medical supplies, 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. and i just want to ask you 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, warning shots are not shot aimed at people's chest, neck, head and the upper part of the body.

those are not warning shots under any... 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 breast because they have not been eating. there is ample evidence that israel has deliberately withheld humanitarian aid. there are hundreds of trucks waiting. what evidence is there, donatella? can you clarify 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 16 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're 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 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. a houthi leader in yemen has vowed to continue to sink british ships in the red sea, calling the uk a rogue state that is attacking yemen.

on saturday, a cargo vessel, the rubymar, sank after taking on water two weeks after it was hit by a houthi missile. the iranian—backed houthis have been targeting ships in the area for months in protest at israel's offensive in the gaza strip. us and british armed forces have been conducting strikes in an attempt to stop the attacks. 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. this is the third fatal incident in a channel crossing attempt so far this year. last year, nearly 30,000 people reached britain according to government figures. our reporter nickjohnson explained more. 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 very high, it is a wide waterway. it's 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 white 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 were 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 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've also heard from the mayor of the town that that canal dissects and he says that he has seen a lot more incidents of these small boats trying to set off further inland and he says that that is because he thinks 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, let alone the journey out into the channel. 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. 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? 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 wednesday,

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 arejeremy hunt won't be able to make the sweeping giveaways he perhaps had hoped. harry farley, bbc news. you heard some thoughts from pauljohnson from the institute for fiscal studies there. i'm pleased to say he joins us now live. how narrow is the room for manoeuvre for the uk chancellor? irate how narrow is the room for manoeuvre for the uk chancellor?— for the uk chancellor? we will find out the details _ for the uk chancellor? we will find out the details on _ for the uk chancellor? we will find out the details on wednesday - for the uk chancellor? we will find | out the details on wednesday when for the uk chancellor? we will find - out the details on wednesday when we see the offer office for budget responsibility, forecast, but i think the answer is almost certainly very narrow. back in november, he was meeting his mentorfiscal rule about the skinniest of the slim margins, and there is no particular reason to think that will have got a lot better since. and he does want to make significant tax cut. it is probable to have to find some

savings elsewhere. we probable to have to find some savings elsewhere.— probable to have to find some savings elsewhere. we know the uk economy is — savings elsewhere. we know the uk economy is in _ savings elsewhere. we know the uk economy is in recession. _ savings elsewhere. we know the uk economy is in recession. how- savings elsewhere. we know the uk economy is in recession. how doesl economy is in recession. how does the economic situation here compared to that of other similar nations? i think the key thing is that the headline measure is that we had to of very slight reduction in the size of very slight reduction in the size of the economy towards the end of last year, and people talked about that being a technical recession. the real problem is that that's in the context of the being quite a lot more people, so for the last two years, the amount of income per head that we have has been going down. that schools in that sense, we have beenin that schools in that sense, we have been in recession for quite a long time. and it is on that measure that we are doing worse than most comparable countries. the fact that our population is rising quite fast is flattering the headline numbers. what scope is for investment in public services? for whichever party ends up in government next here in the uk? i

ends up in government next here in the uk? 4' , ., the uk? i think the first thing to recounise the uk? i think the first thing to recognise is _ the uk? i think the first thing to recognise is that _ the uk? i think the first thing to recognise is that this _ the uk? | think the first thing to| recognise is that this parliament, since 2019, has been very different from the 2010s. there have been quite significant increases in public spending over this period. but what the chancellor is pencilling in to his economic forecast is a very tight period after the next election. using his going to increase public service bending over or by less than 1% a year, but that is in the world probably know he's going to be increasing health spending, defence spending, childcare spending by a lot, which means if you take does numbers seriously, quite big cuts for the rest of the public sector, local authorities, social care, the justice system, and so on. that is not my expectation about what will really happen. i suspect that politicians of either ilk decide they can't impose more cuts across those public services, and that is why i think tax cuts at the moment are going to be quite difficult to

make permanent, because of that the scale of the pressure on public services. ., ~ , ., it remains one of the biggest aviation mysteries of all time, but now there are hopes of a renewed search for malaysia airlines flight mh 370. it's nearly ten years since the boeing jet travelling from kuala lumpur to beijing vanished with 239 people on board. relatives of the passengers and crew have been taking part in an annual remembrance event today. malaysia's transport minister told them he would try to work with an american ocean exploration company to begin a new search for the missing plane. some debris has been found in recent years — but the cause of the plane's disappearance still isn't known. from kuala lumpur to beijing vanished with 239 people on board. hundreds of supporters of the late russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, are queueing for a third consecutive day

to visit his grave in moscow. mourners have added more red, white and yellow flowers to the pile on the grave which is now almost two metres high. mr navalny was buried on friday after dying at an arctic prison colony last month. his wife and supporters have accused the kremlin of killing him. it follows a shoot—out on saturday. the head of the group allows the gang had been behind a pack in a traffic police post in the killing of three police officers last year. ijust of three police officers last year. i just want to show you some striking pictures from the us, procured a huge blizzard is hitting the parts of california and nevada. that snowstorm has close to major roads, shutdown ski resorts and left

tens of thousands of people and homes without power. the plus and was especially severe in the mountainous sierra nevada region. people there have been warned of high to extreme avalanche danger. israel's public broadcaster has ordered a change to the lyrics for its entry to this year's eurovision song contest. organisers disqualified october rain, which makes reference to the attacks by hamas six months ago, for breaking the competition's rules on political neutrality. israel's president has pushed for a change to the lyrics to avoid the country being left out. the public broadcaster has now asked for a redrafted version, while preserving what it calls its artistic freedom. it's was british music's big night last night, with the brit awards. the singer songwriter raye swept the board at the event, making history by winning six awards — the most in a year. dua lipa won best pop act,

while kylie minogue won the global icon award. our music correspondent mark savage was there. this was raye's night. # a little context if you care to listen...# the winner... ..raye. raye. raye! two years after fighting for her freedom from a record label that refused to put out her debut album, she swept the brit awards... what the hell is happening? i'm an artist with an album of the year! ..and even brought her grandma on stage to celebrate. backstage, she came armed with all six of her trophies. and you know who got six in their entire career? who? michaeljackson. you know who else got six in their entire career? who? david bowie. you're equal to them now in terms of brit awards. what even...? will it ever get better than this again? mate... tell me about your grandma, agatha. isn't she beautiful? she's amazing.

listen, that woman raised me. my parents worked full time, so she took me to and from school, she lived with us, she moved from ghana to come and raise us. i owe her everything. # i need someone to hold me close deeper than i've ever known...# but raye wasn't the only winner. dua lipa won best pop artist and opened the show with a spectacular performance of her new single, training season. # we ain't gotta be aligned we can re~~~#_ chase & status celebrated their win for best producer by performing disconnect with becky hill. # can't get you out of my head...#. and the show closed with a celebratory performance from kylie minogue... # i know you wanna take me home padam, padam...# ..who had been awarded the global icon prize, recognising 37 years of hits. amazing. there's a part of my brain that's... that's kind of scanning the years to go, "wow, how did i get here? what?" i mean, i'm trying to compute it myself. it's not that easy.

in a night where female artists dominated, closing the show with one of the trailblazers was a fitting end. applause. mark savage, bbc news. and there is more on the awards on the bbc news website. i will have your headlines and just a moment. stay with us here on bbc news. 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

who will live from london, this is bbc news. 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. mourn on all of those stories in a moment. sport — and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre from chetan. hello from the bbc sport centre. manchester city are back to within a point of liverpool at the top of the english premier league, after coming from behind to win

the manchester derby. pep guardiola, the happier of both managers. but not at the start when marcus rashford put manchester united in front with the opening goal. 18 goals for phil foden this season — he scored twice, turning the game around after marcus rashford had given united the lead. erling haaland wrapped up a 3—1 win in stoppage time. manchester united are sixth, 11 points off the top four. the result means if city beat liverpool when both sides play at anfield next sunday, they'll go top. vincent kompany�*s burnley remain joint bottom of the premier league, 11 points from safety, after defeat at home to bournemouth. andoni iraola's side 2—0 winners at turf moor, with antoine semenyo with their second goal. the victory moves them 11 points clear of the bottom three. what do i want from my team? i want the team to show the energy that

they did today, to show that they are willing to fight and do everything for what is a wonderful opportunity, being in the premier league with burnley. that is in the end. winning, losing, i've been in the game long enough to know that you are not all is in control of that final ball to put in the back of the net, and you have got to rely on yourselves to return at the corner. ~ ., ., ., on yourselves to return at the corner. ~ ., ., ., ., corner. we were in a good moment, i think we were — corner. we were in a good moment, i think we were playing _ corner. we were in a good moment, i think we were playing well— corner. we were in a good moment, i think we were playing well lately - think we were playing well lately but not — think we were playing well lately but not getting the wins. probably we need _ but not getting the wins. probably we need a — but not getting the wins. probably we need a game like this, probably we need a game like this, probably we didn'i_ we need a game like this, probably we didn't play so well. but you know how to _ we didn't play so well. but you know how to win _ we didn't play so well. but you know how to win it, you finish with a clean — how to win it, you finish with a clean sheet. i think it will give us some _ clean sheet. i think it will give us some confidence for the next games, some confidence for the next games, so very— some confidence for the next games, so very important for us. bayer leverkusen are ten points clear at the top of the german bundesliga, after victory in their derby at cologne. jeremie frimpong and alex grimaldo scored the goals in a 2—0 win, which makes it 2a games unbeaten in the league for xabi alonso's side. in the other game, hoffenheim

have a 1—0 lead over werder bremen. lionel messi and luis suarez scored two goals each to take inter miami to the top of the table in the mls after three games. it was a thumping win over local rivals orlando city. suarez started off the scoring afterjust 3.5 minutes. the uruguayan might be 37, but still has a thirst for scoring. he got a second, before lionel messi rounded off what was a 5—0 win with a couple of goals. the last one set up by suarez, with both of them combining much like they did during their time at barcelona. in contrast to florida — these were the extraordinary scenes at real salt lake city, in utah. heavy snow disrupted the home side's 3—0 win over los angeles fc. the visiting manager called playing in the conditions an "absolute joke". the weather caused a two—hour delay, and play was also suspended shortly after kick—off because of lightning. 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 has won gold in the women's triple jump, recording a best of 15.01 metres in her second effort, the only competitor to go over the 15—metre mark. the rest failed to come close. lafond is 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. and that's all the sport for now. in the reigning media says that results so far and friday's

elections for parliament shows that hardliners and conservatives have won most of the seats. with the ballot still being counted, it looks as though the turnout will be the lowest in history of the islamic republic at around a0%. in tehran, the tuna is even lower at 35%. many iranians, hoping for social and political change, had little interest in elections, after months of mass protests were put on by the authorities. iran is yet to announce as official results but there is still some early indications from official statement about turnout. it is said that her aunt is about a1% across the country, he had in tehran, the capital, it is around 34%. a1% was thought to be at historically low result for iran during these

parliamentary elections. it is difficult to get a sense here in iran about exactly how people are feeling, many people do not want to speak to foreign media, particularly on camera, but we were able to speak to your view about what life is like in the country at the moment. translation:— in the country at the moment. translation: ., ., , ., ., , translation: conditions are really hot here, translation: conditions are really hot here. we _ translation: conditions are really hot here. we do _ translation: conditions are really hot here, we do not _ translation: conditions are really hot here, we do not have _ translation: conditions are really hot here, we do not have income i translation: conditions are really hot here, we do not have income or| hot here, we do not have income or work, _ hot here, we do not have income or work. the _ hot here, we do not have income or work, the cost of living is high. elections — work, the cost of living is high. elections have been on friday, they think that will change anything? ida. think that will change anything? no, i do not think that will change anything? no, i do not have — think that will change anything? no, i do not have any hope. that have been _ i do not have any hope. that have been a _ i do not have any hope. that have been a lot — i do not have any hope. that have been a lot of— i do not have any hope. that have been a lot of elections _ i do not have any hope. that have been a lot of elections but - i do not have any hope. that have been a lot of elections but the - been a lot of elections but the situation — been a lot of elections but the situation hasn't _ been a lot of elections but the situation hasn't really- been a lot of elections but the. situation hasn't really changed. been a lot of elections but the - situation hasn't really changed. the value of our— situation hasn't really changed. value of our currency keeps going down _ value of our currency keeps going down on — value of our currency keeps going down on a — value of our currency keeps going down on a daily basis, which is causing — down on a daily basis, which is causing inflation and puts a lot of pressure — causing inflation and puts a lot of pressure on the iranian people, but the security— pressure on the iranian people, but the security situation is good. it the security situation is good. [i is the security situation is good. is stable. the security situation is good. it is stable. iran's authorities have given no indication they are concerned by this low turnout figure. in fact, concerned by this low turnout figure. infact, some concerned by this low turnout figure. in fact, some have even already started currently selections already started currently selections a success. but throughout the course of our reporting here, it is clear

that men people in iran do not feel engage with politics and did not feel they wanted to vote because they did not think anything will change. railfares in england and wales have risen by nearly 5% this morning — despite train cancellations being close to their highest levels in a decade. the department for transport says the increase is significantly lower than the rate of inflation and will support the financial stability of the railways. our business correspondent, marc ashdown has more. watford to london is a popular commuting route, but regular passengers will have to stump up around £200 extra for an annual ticket because of today's fare rises. so, is it worth it? there's always cancellations here. so i don't see where that extra money's going, what it's being used for. if i could see that, maybe i wouldn't mind as much, but i can't. you're saving money in the long run, instead of paying for insurance and car and things like that, and it's easier to commute on the train, so i do feel, you know, it is worth the money, at the end of the day.

today's fare rises cover about half the tickets available to buy, including most travel cards and season tickets, so a yearly pass from brighton to london will rise from £5,600 to £5,900. a yearly ticket from huddersfield to manchester will go up by £150, to £3,227. and the most expensive route is southampton to london, which is set to rise by £331t a year, to £7,150. the rises are usually pegged to lastjuly�*s rpi figure, so the government said a lt.9% rise is just half of what it could have been and will help to keep investing in the railways. some passenger groups have welcomed fare rises which are less than they could have been. but passengers on at least ten routes across england will now be paying at least £6,000 a year for their season tickets. and there's concern that putting prices up could deter some people from using a greener mode of travel. so, the government has choices to make. it's decided, in fact, to freeze fuel duty

for the past 13 years while raising rail fares every year. that doesn't have to be the case at all. in scotland, fares will rise by 8.7% from april. northern ireland is yet to announce any rises this year. all this comes after a tumultuous 18 months, with repeated rail strikes. the government insists it's doing all it can to keep a lid on prices, but the tuc said rail fares are among the highest anywhere in europe. marc ashdown, bbc news. police in the german capital, berlin have arrested two men suspected of being members of the far—left group, the red army faction. their identities have not been disclosed. but more than 100 police officers had been on the ground to capture ernst—volker staub and burkhard garweg, from the militant group also known as the baader—meinhof. its members conducted a series of heists, kidnappings and murders in the 19705 and 1980s. another suspected member was arrested last week after being on

the run for 30 years. it's nearly four years since the first covid lockdown here in the uk — and today, those who lost loved ones during the pandemic are being remembered. just under 227,000 people have died in the uk with covid—19 listed as one of the causes on their death certificate. research from the marie curie foundation — which is organising a memorial event — says almost one in two bereaved adults are still coming to terms with pandemic grief. matthew reed is the ceo of marie curie. he explained a little more about why they organised the memorial. during the covid pandemic period, marie curie doctors, nurses, and bereavment teams supported tens of thousands of people who were approaching the end of their life, and who died, and we learned during that period of time that many people were experiencing a very different form of grief. many people were not able to be with loved ones before they died, they couldn't be there and they couldn't partake in funerals or other

rites that so help grief afterwards. so, in march 2021 we organised the first day of reflection to enable people to come together to share some of their shared experience of grief, but also the uniqueness of their own personal experience. we have done this now, this is now the fourth day of reflection that we are leading right across the uk today. grief is a very unique thing, as we know, for every single person. we all experience grief in a deeply personal way, the people who we live with and who we love, and then die, they shape who we are, and that grief shapes us as well. so we encourage people to be doing something today which is very personal to them. we are also encouraging people to post pictures and stories of their loved ones on the internet by using the hashtag, #dayofreflection and @mariecurieuk. but also just to talk to be together and to share those stories of people who we have loved and who have now died.

if anyone wants particular bereavement support today, marie curie's helplines will be open. more information on the day of reflection website. but at its heart, this day is about people being human, being able to find some way to express their grief, notjust for people who died from covid during the pandemic, but people who died from many other causes as well. and of course people who have died more recently. the french embassy in haiti says armed gangs have helped a number of inmates escape from the main prison in the capital, port—au—prince. gangs — aiming to oust the prime minister ariel henry — currently control 80% of port—au—prince. a police union has appealed for police and military personnel with cars, weapons and ammunition to go there to help reinforce the prison. the embassy has advised against travel in and around the capital. a month ago, sinn fein's michelle o'neill became the first nationalist to be appointed first minister of northern ireland.

that has prompted increased debate about the prospect of a united ireland. census data suggests there are now more people from a catholic background than protestant — but polls suggest most voters are against constitutional change. our ireland correspondent, chris page reports. northern ireland has changed — statistically, politically, and physically. lurgan is one of the towns which has grown amidst evolving population trends. the first irish nationalist to be mayor of the area in 1999 has seen a major difference. one of the big changes for me were there were absolutely no—go areas in terms of canvassing. there were areas where you just would have been frightened, quite frankly, to go into. that's no longer the case. 25 years ago, did a united ireland feel achievable at all, then? many people wouldn't have thought of it ever being within reach within their lifetime, and i think now it is in our lifetime. the good friday peace agreement, which largely ended the conflict

here in 1998, sets out a legal pathway to a referendum on irish unity. it says the british government shall call a referendum if at any time it appears likely that a majority in northern ireland would vote to leave the uk and join a united ireland. in the strongly unionist mourne view estate, people think the idea of breaking up the uk is far—fetched. there's no talk of that whatsoever around here. what are people talking about? people are talking about affording the rates, affording their...shopping every week. some people look at the likes of census figures, election results, and will say there is a move towards a referendum on northern ireland's status in the uk. what do you think about that? i don't think i'll see it in my lifetime. i'm near positive i'll not see it. a relatively new dynamic is that almost one in five voters now support parties which are neither unionist or nationalist.

polling also suggests a rise in people identifying as something between only british or irish. ok, so, we're going to take it from, "come out, come out, i wherever you are," so can everybody this side go that way _ and everybody this side go this way? at this cross—community theatre group, actors think the future of northern ireland won't be decided just by issues of national identity. it is not a matter of, "oh, i grew up this way, so therefore i have to go that way." or, "i know this person, so i have to go that way." i think it is much more, "i am interested in securing a future for myself and my family and my friends." we need to stop thinking about the divide itself and thinking more about what we can do in the area that we're in and how we can improve that. it's being able to identify we are i different in lots of different ways. it doesn't just come down - to whether you're irish or british. there's lots of things to mix up - and we need to appreciate everybody, for all of our differences and celebrate that. - no—one can be sure what scenes will play out in the coming years. the uk government says it sees no realistic prospect of a referendum, but others believe they can sense a shifting big picture.

chris page, bbc news, lurgan. doctors have held a huge demonstration in south korea. they're protesting against the government's plan to increase medical school admissions by about 65% from 2025 to try to combat a shortage of doctors in a country with a rapidly aging population. let's return to the brit awards. the aftershow parties went well into the early hours, and someone who was certainly celebrating is singer—songwriter raye. she swept the board at the event making history winning six — breaking the record for the most awards in a year. she was also the first women to win songwriter of the year. we will hearfrom raye in a moment. but first, if you missed the ceremony, here are the best bits in 60 seconds.

she is real. she is raw. she is raye. # a little context if you care to listen. the winner... raye. # tell me that it's over. what the hell is happening? i'm an artist with an album of the year! # deeper than i've ever known # whose love feels like a rodeo # knowsjust how to take control # we disconnect # we can redirect.# # ijust can't get out of my head, your loving as i think about. # they don't compare, no, they don't to you, do you!#

those were some of the highlights. well, after the show finished, our music correspondent, mark savage, caught up with history—making, six—time brit award winner, raye. you're going to need two tesco bags! i know, i'm going to need two tesco bags! notjust raye any more — six—times brit award winner raye. don't do that yet. i'm not ready for that yet. do you know who got six in their entire career? who? michaeljackson. you know who else got six in their entire career? who? david bowie. you're equal to them now in terms of brit awards. what even...? nah. yeah. wow. so it's a big night. and, you know, after having years of your dreams being frustrated, tonight they've come true, right? yeah, tonight — this has been the night of my life. this has been the best night of my... the best night of my life, hands down. without a shadow of a doubt, the best night of my life. will it ever get better than this again? mate! yeah. but luckily they got it

all on camera, so i'll be able to relive it! that's true. will you watch it back? do you think you'll... oh, yeah, 100%! what?! i didn't plan anything i was going to say, i just went up there. i was so shocked. it also feels so weird. like, in that moment, it's so like, kind of like floating and you'rejust like, whoa, what is happening? you know? it's quite an out—of—body vibe. and in that room, all of those stars, like, you could see how much they were admiring you and feeling happy for you. really? yeah, the reaction shots in the crowd. shut up! i think everybody knows what you've been through. a lot of them have been through it themselves. and it'sjust great. it's a happy ending, right? it really is. tonight, me and my nan... just... i don't i don't really know. what? like, i don't know. i don't know how this happened,

but i'm just so grateful. 0h! exactly. tell me about your grandma, agatha, who went up on stage with you. isn't she beautiful? she's amazing. listen, that woman raised me. my parents worked full time, so she took me to and from school, she lived with us. she moved from ghana to come and raise us. i owe her everything. earlier, i spoke musicjournalist alastair shuttleworth, who told us more about raye's rise to fame. the story behind it, as well, for people aren't familiar, is pretty amazing. three years ago, raye was signed to a major label, polydor, and from the outside everything seemed to be going very well. but behind the scenes she was struggling desperately to convince them to let her make a debut album. eventually, their sort of feedback was that she just wasn't ready yet. eventually, she went public with that frustration, leading the label to sort of part ways with her, and she went out alone as an independent artist. since then, she's had a massive uk number one hit with escapism. she reached number two with this debut album. she's already won an ivor novello

award, been nominated for a mercury, and now she's made brits history. so it's it's a real david and goliath story. which is no surprise then that she was quite emotional sounding there. but what do you think is next for her? because that's one of the things she was asked. what do you think the future holds? well, it's funny, this month, in a couple of weeks, she's going to be playing the o2 arena. and when she announced that show, she said, oh, you know, we've got it only right at the end ofjanuary, i think. and it was like, oh, we've only got a month to sell 18,000 tickets. but regardless of how it does, going to be the best show we can. sold it out in 2a hours, i believe. i mean, from here, the sky's the limit, really. so she could really build on that. and, you know, it's quite surprising that she's the first woman to win

songwriter of the year. how has it taken this long? absolutely. and a beautiful speech, i must say, and a wonderful exchange with clara amfo, who played her back when she was 15. you know, sort ofjust starting out in the industry, on radio1. it goes to show, as clara said, that there is no such thing as an overnight success story. raye won best new artist by the sort of parametersjudged by the brits, but so many of the sort of emerging talents represented in this ceremony have really been working a lot longer at this than we might perhaps give them credit for. well, someone who's been working a very long time in the industry is kylie, and what a perfect celebration of her career. absolutely. so, kylie won the the global icon award, obviously, following a massive resurgence in her careerfollowing her hit single, padam padam.

this was her first uk top ten hit in 12 years and just secured her her first grammy award in 20. it feels, like a lot of awards tonight, a bit more important perhaps than the artist or the record itself. kylie really bucked trends last year, as a middle aged female pop star, appearing on loads of youth folk, sort of youth directed commercial radio stations, to my understanding from what people behind the scenes as part of kylie's team have said, that wasn't initially easy, but it was so loved, that song. it was so immediately popular and successful with young audiences. yeah, she's once again been honoured by a ceremony, by a platform that really caters to what young people love and are being inspired by. and finally, just briefly, what was another standout

night for you? oh, another standout thing for me, definitely, was the success of indie band the last dinner party winning the rising star award. this caps off an absolutely insane success story from the past year in popular music. they're a five—piece group whose baroque theatrical pop, somewhere between kate bush and sparks, if you're sparks fan, if you're sparks fan, has secured them them last year a deal with island records and they last month released their debut album, which was the biggest opening weekend for a band in nine years, since years and years, and was the fastest selling vinyl debut of the 21st century so far. so, again, something really exciting from the past that got represented. if you're in the market for a very cute animal story, i've gotjust the thing for you.

a zoo near seoul in south korea has held a goodbye party for a giant panda that's due to be sent to china next month. fu bao, which means lucky treasure, was the first giant panda to be born in south korea to parents who were loaned to the zoo by beijing. online videos have made her a national celebrity, prompting thousands of people to queue up to attend the farewell event. stay with us here on bbc news. hello, let see what the weather is “p hello, let see what the weather is up to for the rest of the day and the next few days. here is the summary for this evening. dry and chilly for most of us. another frost on the way. in the next few days it is going to turn a little less chilly, mild or south—westerly is developing from roundabout midweek on words. you can see how big the

gaps in the clouds are on the satellite picture, all of that bright and sunny weather today. evening temperatures will already be pretty low. by the time to about 6pm, only 4 degrees for birmingham, five for glasgow. generally dry, just a few showers scattered and there. other of clear and dry weather tonight, a few showers in the western isles, maybe one or two out towards the west. one or two approaching, spelling rain for tomorrow. but before it arrives, it is a frosty morning. the weather map for monday shows that where from approaching south—western parts of the uk, introducing thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain later on in the morning. ahead the a lot of bright if not sunny weather. the weather front sweetly to the south—west, into wales, eventually

through are learned, into northern ireland. but many eastern and northern areas, especially in scotland, should have a sunny day. the temperature is the same. tuesday, that with a front eventually moves across the uk, it is going to fizzle out. there will be some light four light rain around in the morning. out towards the west it is generally dry and bright. not a huge amount of change in the temperature. we will start to see that slightly less cold air sleeping in, so i think across the back of the uk temperatures should be just around double figures, but not a huge change. and i think a little drier as we go through the course of the week.

live from london, this is bbc news. 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 loose a list of hostages it would release before any truths. a seven—year—old girl has drowned after a small boat carrying migrants heading to the uk capsized in northern france. uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said

he wants to "find a way to bring down the tax burden," ahead of the spring budget this week. parliament in pakistan has elected shehbaz sharif as prime minister for a second term. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. 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 a list of the hostages who would be released.

washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan