piers paul. hi, anna. max verstappen was fastest ahead of the saudi arabian grand prix, but the controversy surrounding this man, christian horner, rambles on. the woman who accused him of inappropriate behaviour has been suspended by the team. allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour have been made against the 50—year—old which he denies. spokesperson says the company cannot comment on an internal matter. brighton and hove albion fans have been stabbed. the wounded fans were taken to hospital with non—life—threatening injuries. the first leg gets under way shortly, as does liverpool against sparta prague

in the czech capital. west hammer in germany to face freiburg. there are also eight matches in the europa conference leave. villa manager adding to and the to his it is advantage india in the face and file —— fifth and final cricket test. it is one of sport's most breathtaking backdrops in the shadows of the himalayas. but could england's batsmen keep their cool? at first, they did. zach crawley scaling even greater heights during the fluent 79. when johnny scaling even greater heights during the fluent 79. whenjohnny bairstow made a the fluent 79. when johnny bairstow made a blistering start, of the

total beckoned. once again, the wheels came off. first they stove, then joe root. wheels came off. first they stove, thenjoe root. —— first bairstow. then ben stokes. suddenly, india was on top. for england, it was all too familiar of a story. just 43 runs, 280 all out. —— 218. could india's batsmen press on their advantage? how's this for an answer? three sixes and an over off of brashear as the hosts cruise past 100. bashir did eventually get some revenge. but gil picked up where he left off. india ended the day in

total control, and it's england that now have a mountain to climb. andy swiss, bbc news. the six nations review andy farrell has made one change as hugo keenan returns in place of kieran crawley. england has made three charges. he scored his first try in the defeat to scotland. marcus smith is in line to make his first appearance in the championship. george ford starting at ten. scotland travelled to rome to take on italy. cameron redpath, george porter and andy christie coming in. ben white and jamie ritchie respectively, lewis, the son of wallaby ritchie respectively, lewis, the son of walla by great ritchie respectively, lewis, the son of wallaby great michael, will make his debut. wales host france on

sunday after three defeats. that is all the sport for now. anna, back to you. thank you, paul. the scottish government has announced a public inquiry into the way police conducted the original inquiry into the murder of emma caldwell almost 20 years ago. the 27—year—old vanished in april 2005. her body was found in woods in south lanarkshire the following month. the death of ms caldwell in april 2005 was one of scotland's longest running unsolved murders. last week, iain packer was found guilty of 33 charges against a total of 22 women, including emma's murder, and 11 rapes. scottish justice secretary angela constance announced the public inquiry in an emotional address to the scottish parliament earlier today. to the caldwell family, no matter what i say today are announced in this chamber, it will not be enough to respond to your loss and tragedy.

but i, this government— i very much believe this parliament — want to do everything we can. for you, margaret, for you, william, for your family and women and girls across this country — but most of all, for emma — i am pleased to tell parliament that there will be a public inquiry. i will continue to give all that i have to eradicate violence against women and girls across this country so that no—one has to endure what you have endured. i want to leave margaret with the final words today that she shared with me earlier. "my daughter emma and the many victims who so courageously spoke up deserve nothing less then a robust independent public inquiry and a judge who will act without fear or favour. there are those who say that such inquiries take too long, but my

family has struggled for 19 years to getjustice. we will wait however long it takes to see the truth and will accept nothing less. in the last hour aamer anwar, the caldwell family lawyer, spoke on behalf of the caldwell family outside holyrood. todayis today is an important moment for women _ today is an important moment for women in — today is an important moment for women in scotland, the caldwell family— women in scotland, the caldwell family are grateful to the first minister— family are grateful to the first minister in the justice secretary and to— minister in the justice secretary and to discuss government for having listened _ and to discuss government for having listened to— and to discuss government for having listened to what they had to say and ordering _ listened to what they had to say and ordering a _ listened to what they had to say and ordering a statutory public inquiry. they are _ ordering a statutory public inquiry. they are grateful to all political parties — they are grateful to all political parties in — they are grateful to all political parties in this parliament for showing _ parties in this parliament for showing their unity and support in the support for their family. the family— the support for their family. the family expect and hope for a judge to be _ family expect and hope for a judge to be appointed from outside scotland who will act without fear of failure — scotland who will act without fear of failure. the strap police scotland, let me be clear, brought shame _ scotland, let me be clear, brought shame on— scotland, let me be clear, brought shame on their uniform. they betrayed _ shame on their uniform. they betrayed their duty to protect life, they sabotaged the case against iain packer— they sabotaged the case against iain packer and they have blood on their hands _ packer and they have blood on their

hands and _ packer and they have blood on their hands and must now, those individuals are responsible, face justice — our scotland correspondent lorna gordonjoins us now. lorna, what happens next? angela constance in _ lorna, what happens next? angela constance in her _ lorna, what happens next? angela constance in her statement - lorna, what happens next? angela constance in her statement said i lorna, what happens next? angelal constance in her statement said the terms of reference for this public inquiry will now be decided. the questions when it seems it may look at our primarily to do with that early investigation, but not exclusively to do without. but perhaps he might look at questions like why, what's the police knew that iain packer was a violent user of prostitutes, he had interactions with emma caldwell, they knew he took emma caldwell and other sex workers to the woods, where her body was found. why he was only ever interviewed as a witness and why when the case against four turkish men who were originally charged while the case against them collapsed, while they didn't then

turned back towards iain packer. we know that angela constance said she will look at appointing a chair from both within scotland or out of scotland. she said it's important to someone who has the confidence of emma's family. she also warns that it will take time to set up, to hear evidence and to reach its conclusions. but the scottish government came under a lot of pressure here, both politically and from the public, because it has taken 19 years to convince someone, to convict iain packer for emma caldwell�*s murder. during that time, he remained free to commit other influences. the family campaigned long and hard for this public inquiry, notjust for emma, but for his other victims. they were in parliament to hear this announcement

today. you heard them speaking on their behalf and they have welcomed this announcement.— their behalf and they have welcomed this announcement. now, this might sound like science fiction ships sailing fiction — ships sailing the seas with hardly any crew — or even no—one — on—board at all. but it's happening now several companies are working on robotic vessels that they say could revolutionise shipping. our science editor rebecca morelle has this exclusive report from norway, as the sea trials got under way. what you are looking at is a vision of the future. a ship that needs only a few people on board to sail it, and that can be controlled from anywhere in the world. the vessel is being put through its paces in a norwegian fjord. the company behind this, ocean infinity, are building a fleet of 23 of these. they're being used for survey work for offshore wind farms and the oil and gas industry. this is definitely going to be a revolution. there's almost no part of our operation that's going to be

untouched by our approach to making more robotic. we fitted this vessel with extra sensors, extra we fitted this vessel with extra sensors, extra servers, extra cabling, extra information systems. our ultimate vision is for these vessels to have as small as small crew as possible. this ship is 78 metres long, and usually, a vessel like this would have a crew of 40 or 50 people. but this is operating with just 16. instead, some of the jobs are being carried out by a crew more than 700 miles away. they are in a remote control centre, and the plan is to move more they're in a remote control centre, and the plan is to move more and more of the operations there, which in this case which, in this case, is in southampton. and this is that control room. everything you can see from on board the ship, you can see here on these screens. and as more and more of the vessels come into operation, all of these will start filling up. eventually, even the captain could be here, in charge of multiple ships in oceans around the world. for now, though, it's tasks like watch keeping

or launching underwater robots. it's exciting to know that there's an opportunity for me to work on shore and still be involved in exciting projects. you can do almost everything that you do on the vessel. you can move around, you can see, you have cameras, you can see the cameras here. you can move around, you can steer it, you have cameras, you can see the cameras here. some vessels are sailing with no—one on board at all. this boat is being tested in plymouth sound and its crew is in an office in aberdeen. could you show us how you can control it from here? could we do a figure of eight or something like that? yeah, let's do a figure of eight. so, now i'm moving forward, - i'm sending a command going forward. the captain has precise control of the boat in real time. that looks pretty good to me! it's definitely an eight. it's a big change for the industry, but it means the international regulations that keep ships safe

at sea will also need to change. there's little doubt that this is where shipping is heading. what we are specifically considering in this regard is the role of the master and officers on board. would you now consider a remote control centre operator being a master equivalent? and how this will all be regulated in the context of international law. on the dockside in norway, the next ship is being fitted out. the industry is gearing up for change, because the next wave of shipping is already here. rebecca morelle, bbc news. let's speak to ashley skett, who's director of operations at sea—kit international, which builds some of those autonomous vessels. thank you. we saw some of the vessels there. what do you see in the future, what could your vessel do? , �* , ., ., , ., do? yes, there's a wide variety of uses. traditionally, _

do? yes, there's a wide variety of uses. traditionally, we _ do? yes, there's a wide variety of uses. traditionally, we have - do? yes, there's a wide variety of uses. traditionally, we have done mapping projects and we have built a fleet of vessels at the moment which are used in oil and gas renewables for inspection. but there's lots of other uses such as environmental monitoring, logistics, security, and the boundaries are pretty much limitless. they're more and more possibilities. d0 limitless. they're more and more possibilities.— limitless. they're more and more possibilities. do you see this fully re - lacin: possibilities. do you see this fully replacing crewed _ possibilities. do you see this fully replacing crewed ships _ possibilities. do you see this fully replacing crewed ships or- possibilities. do you see this fully replacing crewed ships or do - possibilities. do you see this fully replacing crewed ships or do you | replacing crewed ships or do you think they would only ever work alongside?— alongside? no, there's a lot of classes for _ alongside? no, there's a lot of classes for people _ alongside? no, there's a lot of classes for people to _ alongside? no, there's a lot of classes for people to go - alongside? no, there's a lot of classes for people to go to - alongside? no, there's a lot of| classes for people to go to sea. alongside? no, there's a lot of- classes for people to go to sea. but there's a huge opportunity for further developments in technology, and the kind of communications systems become more advanced — things such as satellites allowing

you to transmit huge amounts of data. you can do more and more complex operations at sea. but i think there will always be a need for mariners to go to sea on larger vessels particularly. i’m for mariners to go to sea on larger vessels particularly.— vessels particularly. i'm sure everyone _ vessels particularly. i'm sure everyone ask _ vessels particularly. i'm sure everyone ask you _ vessels particularly. i'm sure everyone ask you this, - vessels particularly. i'm sure everyone ask you this, but . vessels particularly. i'm sure i everyone ask you this, but what about fail—safe? if you lose control, what do you build to make sure that doesn't end in disaster? first of all, that is essential. we have multiple layers of redundancy when we come to satellite. we use satellite raise and line of site columns as well. but when it comes to the vessel itself, you need redundancy built in the ships, such as back—up generators, back—up electrical equipment. you have at least two of everything and we run through quite an extensive list of

failed modes where the vessel will automatically switch through its back—up systems or the operator can switch their system as well. is no one on board to fix it. you need to have a back quote system in place. the key part of that is having the system set up so it doesn't carry—over any faults from one system to a back—up system. it's quite complex. system to a back-up system. it's quite complex— system to a back-up system. it's quite complex. ashley, good to talk to ou. quite complex. ashley, good to talk to you- ashley _ quite complex. ashley, good to talk to you. ashley skett. _ children across britain have been going to school today dressed as their favourite book characters — to mark world book day. if you are a parent, you will know. you might have been tearing your hair out getting them sorted. there had been concerns that the day, which has been celebrated since 1995, was becoming too commercialised and the constumes too expensive — at a time when many families are struggling

with the cost of living. let's talk more about this with fran davies, a headteacher at miskin primary school in mountain ash in wales — and ayesha chaudhry, co—founder of the book club between two co—founder of the book club between two books, which focuses on amplifying diverse authors and narratives. welcome to both of you. first of all, i have asked, have either of you got primary school aged children who you sent off this morning? fran, have you sent any?— who you sent off this morning? fran, have you sent any? they've grown too old, i'm have you sent any? they've grown too old. l'm afraid- _ have you sent any? they've grown too old, i'm afraid. just— have you sent any? they've grown too old, i'm afraid. just been _ have you sent any? they've grown too old, i'm afraid. just been enjoying - old, i'm afraid. just been enjoying the day. old, i'm afraid. just been en'oying the da . �* , , ., old, i'm afraid. just been en'oying theda.�* , ., old, i'm afraid. just been en'oying theda. , . r, the day. i'm sure you have. ayesha, what about — the day. i'm sure you have. ayesha, what about you? _ the day. i'm sure you have. ayesha, what about you? not _ the day. i'm sure you have. ayesha, what about you? not myself, - the day. i'm sure you have. ayesha, what about you? not myself, but i but younger _ what about you? not myself, but i but younger cousins _ what about you? not myself, but i but younger cousins and _ what about you? not myself, but i but younger cousins and i - what about you? not myself, but i l but younger cousins and i remember the excitement of dressing up at school — the excitement of dressing up at school is — the excitement of dressing up at school. , , , ., ,., school. is interesting, you both icked school. is interesting, you both picked on _ school. is interesting, you both picked on on — school. is interesting, you both picked up on one _ school. is interesting, you both picked up on one of— school. is interesting, you both picked up on one of the - school. is interesting, you both picked up on one of the key i school. is interesting, you both i picked up on one of the key things on world book day, which is kids

love it. parents are the ones who roll their eyes and get stressed, but the kids enjoy it. fran, how do you sell it at your school to make sure that it stays something that's enjoyable and not something that becomes a source of anxiety for parents? becomes a source of anxiety for arents? ~ _, , ., ., parents? we recognise that we are in a time of financial— parents? we recognise that we are in a time of financial demands - parents? we recognise that we are in a time of financial demands on i a time of financial demands on families and it is getting more difficult, and i think the children are aware of that as well. schools can decide that this year, they really want to dress up, but we didn't last year. decelerated the event. —— we celebrated. they want to find a way to enjoy it. we went along with stories. if you have a costume that fits you, where it, because children grow up so quickly. if you haven't, don't go out and buy one. be creative, make something if you want to orjust do a bedtime story. i'm actually wearing my

pyjamas underneath because we've been them all day. majority of the school came in in pyjamas. i've enjoyed reading bedtime stories. i enjoyed reading bedtime stories. i suppose it's a good way as well, ayesha, of expanding that work that you do, because it's notjust about reading. it actually helps on a day like this, it helps kids find new books that they might have considered not before. definitely, and that's what _ considered not before. definitely, and that's what we _ considered not before. definitely, and that's what we are _ considered not before. definitely, and that's what we are all - considered not before. definitely, | and that's what we are all about. i think— and that's what we are all about. i think i_ and that's what we are all about. i think i really struggled to find myself— think i really struggled to find myself represented in literature, and i_ myself represented in literature, and i love — myself represented in literature, and i love that nowadays that people can go _ and i love that nowadays that people can go to _ and i love that nowadays that people can go to any store and be able to see themselves represented on paper in the _ see themselves represented on paper in the books, and i think that's been _ in the books, and i think that's been a — in the books, and i think that's been a big _ in the books, and i think that's been a big shift in the publishing industry — been a big shift in the publishing industry. now there's so much they can choose — industry. now there's so much they can choose from, any characters they wish to _ can choose from, any characters they wish to dress — can choose from, any characters they wish to dress up as, and that's it across— wish to dress up as, and that's it across all— wish to dress up as, and that's it across all genres.— wish to dress up as, and that's it across all genres. fran, when you're re arina across all genres. fran, when you're preparing for — across all genres. fran, when you're preparing for world _ across all genres. fran, when you're preparing for world book _ across all genres. fran, when you're preparing for world book day, i across all genres. fran, when you'rel preparing for world book day, do you

have particular books in mind that you want kids to read or do you get them to talk to each other about what they're reading and enjoying? how do you take that day and turn it into something really meaningful and useful? brute into something really meaningful and useful? ~ _, ., . useful? we encourage in children -- we encourage _ useful? we encourage in children -- we encourage children _ useful? we encourage in children -- we encourage children to _ useful? we encourage in children -- we encourage children to read i useful? we encourage in children --j we encourage children to read books and they read hours, we get... we're and they read hours, we get... we're a small school, so the older and younger children work together and they read to each other and support each other with their learning. there's a wide range of books that they can go and pick up and enjoy. and just experience. what if i would and 'ust experience. what if i would ou and just experience. what if i would ou rive to and just experience. what if i would you give to parents _ and just experience. what if i would you give to parents who _ and just experience. what if i would you give to parents who find - and just experience. what if i would you give to parents who find their children might struggle with reading another book? that kind of age, if something is difficult, it can make children dissociate altogether. what advice can you give to parents who

want to encourage a love of reading but perhaps find it difficult? i think that's a really good question. iwork— think that's a really good question. i work as— think that's a really good question. i work as a — think that's a really good question. i work as a product assistant in the education — i work as a product assistant in the education charity sector, and i think— education charity sector, and i think learning begins at home. being able to— think learning begins at home. being able to support in reading with children. — able to support in reading with children, taking that time to sit with them — children, taking that time to sit with them if they struggle, finding creative _ with them if they struggle, finding creative ways to get them involved. there _ creative ways to get them involved. there are _ creative ways to get them involved. there are so — creative ways to get them involved. there are so many tv shows that focus _ there are so many tv shows that focus on — there are so many tv shows that focus on learning from books, but also attending literary fares and so much _ also attending literary fares and so much to— also attending literary fares and so much to choose from. jaclyn wilson has done _ much to choose from. jaclyn wilson has done a — much to choose from. jaclyn wilson has done a couple of literary fairs. just taking — has done a couple of literary fairs. just taking people to explore the world _ just taking people to explore the world of— just taking people to explore the world of literature in a different way is _ world of literature in a different way is something that really makes it a little _ way is something that really makes it a little more interactive for children _ it a little more interactive for children. ., it a little more interactive for children. . ., , �*, it a little more interactive for children. . �*, ~ children. fran, i realise it's like askinu children. fran, i realise it's like asking you _ children. fran, i realise it's like asking you to — children. fran, i realise it's like asking you to choose _ children. fran, i realise it's like asking you to choose between i asking you to choose between children, but what's your favourite kid's book? if you are saying to your children to school, which one

would you pick out?— your children to school, which one would you pick out? that's a really, really nasty — would you pick out? that's a really, really nasty question! _ would you pick out? that's a really, really nasty question! laughter i really nasty question! laughter there are so _ really nasty question! laughter there are so many _ really nasty question! laughter there are so many fabulous i really nasty question! laughter l there are so many fabulous books. really nasty question! laughter i there are so many fabulous books. i read to my school this morning, one of my favourite books. children love books about food. that's exactly what it's about. it's beautifully illustrated. there is repetition, there's ron, the children are able to pick it up. —— there's a rhyme. books like that are good for children's imagination. books that are fun to read, _ children's imagination. books that are fun to read, i _ children's imagination. books that are fun to read, i like _ children's imagination. books that are fun to read, i like that. - are fun to read, i like that. ayesha, what about you? what would you recommend? the ayesha, what about you? what would you recommend?— you recommend? the children's book specifically? — you recommend? the children's book specifically? l'm _ you recommend? the children's book specifically? i'm a _ you recommend? the children's book specifically? i'm a big _ you recommend? the children's book specifically? i'm a big fan _ you recommend? the children's book specifically? i'm a big fan of- specifically? i'm a big fan of valerie _ specifically? i'm a big fan of valerie blackman. i recently took my book club— valerie blackman. i recently took my book club on a field trip to go see her exhibition and i think the impact — her exhibition and i think the impact that she's had, i think she's

a titan _ impact that she's had, i think she's a titan and — impact that she's had, i think she's a titan and all of her books are incredibly— a titan and all of her books are incredibly timeless. she can engage with children no matter what age. it's with children no matter what age. it's been — with children no matter what age. it's been lovely to talk to you both. thank you so much, ayesha and fran. always good to talk about world book day. if your kids have got out today, just as something crazy. especially if you put a lot of time and effort, well done. you've got a year to wait to the next one! forbes magazine has revealed its top ten highest paid actors of 2023, and there's a few surprising names on the list. emer mccarthy has more. show me the money was on most famous line, but tom cruise only managed third place on the list this year. first place was adam sandler. you may not have seen him in his recently... but he managed to beat the bargain minor height, even beating out margo welby. —— barbenheimer. adam sandler earned

just over... thanks in part to his lucrative deal with netflix which he signed back in 2014. he's already appeared in eight netflix productions, including murder mystery two. jennifer aniston came in sixth place in the list. jennifer aniston and margo robbie were the only two women on this year's list. the only british start to make a list this year was jason statham. the action star tied with leo dicaprio in seventh place. ryan gosling, matt damon, ben affleck and denzel washington rounding up. review these images from the hatch what problem on my project. the

stars are apparent by the eagles who have made their next —— two, filed eagles. jackie and shadow are keeping an eye on things. jackie is incubating at the moment. nature lovers are absolutely hoping to see the chicks emerge this week. these are life pictures. a bit ofa a bit of a difference in weather. blanketed with snow. you can see why. there's an awful lot of hugging of those eggs going on at the moment. jackie's clearly doing her best to cry to keep them warm, especially if they want them to hatch later this week. i'm grips, i don't know about you. which is mesmerising, isn't it? especially with that beautiful, frosty, snowy weather. i can see why people are spending hours of the day watching that. that's going to sort the rest of my day out as well! that's

hatch watch. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. thursday has been a predominantly dry day, but the amount of cloud you've seen as varied a lot from place to place. best of the sunshine has been across the western side of the country. a lovely day here in nairn in highlands, scotland, but you can also see the extent of the days cloud but you can also see the extent of the day's cloud on this satellite picture, particularly affecting parts of east wales, central and eastern england, eastern parts of scotland. so, a big difference from the west coast of scotland, the east coast of scotland in st andrew's fife — very grey. we've even seen a bit of drizzle falling from that cloud. and overnight we go, the cloud will continue to roll in from the north sea, thick enough at times to give us occasional patches of light, rain or drizzle on and off.

temperatures kept above freezing by the brisk winds — 2—5 degrees for the most part. however, where the winds drop light, if we get some clearer spells, friday, well, we've got low pressure to our southwest, high friday, well, we've got low pressure to our southwest, high pressure to our northeast, and overall, friday promises to be a windier day, so that's going to make it feel a bit colder if you're out and about. the uk's only named wind is the helm wind that's going to be with us blowing over crossville and into cumbria. over into the west of high ground, gusts could reach into the 40s of miles an hour, so it will be a blustery kind of day. and again, there could be occasional spits of drizzle, maybe a bit of mist coming in off the north sea at times temperatures on the low side around our north sea coast. otherwise, in the west, temperatures quite close to average. the weekend is dominated by this area of low pressure, which brings us some thicker cloud

and the threat of some areas of rain. now, it's not going to be raining all the time. on saturday, we're just looking at some patches coming up across england, wales into northern ireland, the best of the day's sunshine and drier weather for western scotland. we may well find some persistent showers, so quite a wet day potentially across the eastern hills of scotland, maybe some sunny spells breaking through across the midlands, east anglia and southeast england later in the day. but around those north sea coasts, temperatures will continue to struggle, as indeed they will once again on sunday. the onshore winds continuing to blow across the cold north sea, making it feel chilly again. you can see cloud and patches of rain. the best of any sunshine is once again likely to be to the north and west of the uk. temperatures quite close to average in london, and parts of eastern england.

at 6pm: the mother whose newborn baby died after she went on the run tells her story for the first time. constance marten breaks down as she tells the old bailey she did nothing but love her baby. the woman who accused red bull racing boss christian horner of inappropriate and controlling behaviour is suspended by the team. a day after this... ..both the conservatives and labour are accused of a conspiracy of silence over budget cuts ahead. here in washington, president biden will announce tonight that the us military is to build an emergency port in gaza to urgently get more humanitarian aid in. i will have the latest. the robot boats being tested out in norway —

our correspondent is one of the few humans on board. and the fat labs — the science that shows why some labradors are always hungry. and coming up on bbc news bowled out after another batting collapse — a disappointing day for england in dharamsala — as india take control of the final test. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a mother who went on the run with her newborn baby and partner has denied doing anything to harm her child and says she did nothing but show her love. 36—year—old constance marten has been speaking for the first time since she went on trial, with her partner mark gordon, over the death of their baby victoria while they were living in a tent on the south downs last year.

they both deny the charges. from the old bailey, here's daniel sandford.