feeling chilly with the wind and the rain around for some of us too. but that low pressure eventually drifts off towards the east as we head through the day on monday. a ridge of high pressure working in behind it, so i think we'll see a little bit of a drier interlude but there will be plenty of rain symbols, as you can see on the outlook charts here. so a bit of a mixed picture but things turn a little bit milder into next week. bye— bye. live from london, this is bbc news. as gaza grows increasingly desperate for aid, a humanitarian sea corridor should begin operating by sunday. —— this weekend. an investigation finds the ira's top —— the top spy probably caused more deaths during the troubles than

lives he saved. fi refox and aid corridor in gaza should begin operating this weekend. aid agencies have said hunger has reached catastrophic levels. the us, uk and eu will open a maritime corridor is to allow the delivery of additional supplies. they will continue to to urge israel to allow more trucks into gaza. ursula von der leyen is in cyprus and said the corridor should be operating within days. today, the republic of cyprus, the european commission, the united arab emirates and the united states,

of course supported by other critical partners, announced our intention to open the maritime corridor, to deliver much needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by sea. we are launching this cyprus maritime corridor together. cyprus, the eu, the united arab emirates and the eu, the united arab emirates and the united states. it is your relentless work to get the squad are up relentless work to get the squad are up and running despite all the challenges and this is truly inspiring. we are now close to the opening of the corridor, hopefully this sunday, and i'm very glad to see that an initial pilot operation will be launched today. joe biden confirmed he had ordered the military to build a temporary peer of the coast of gaza to ensure

a massive increase in aid for palestinians and warned israel that humanitarian assistance should never be used as a bargaining chip. sensing be used as a bargaining chip. saving lives has to — be used as a bargaining chip. saving lives has to be _ be used as a bargaining chip. saving lives has to be priority _ be used as a bargaining chip. saving lives has to be priority and - be used as a bargaining chip. saving lives has to be priority and the - lives has to be priority and the only real solution in the future is a two—state solution over time. and i say this as a lifelong supporter of israel, my entire career, no one has a stronger position than i do, i challenge any of you here. i'm the only american president visit israel in wartime but there is no other path that guarantees security and democracy, there is no other path that guarantees palestinians can live with peace and dignity. our correspondent is in jerusalem and our correspondent is injerusalem and has been following developments.

it's a couple of months ago since we started hearing from cyprus about this proposed sea route to bring aid into gaza. britain has shown interest in this, lord cameron prior to this us announcement. the timeframe is being brought under emphasis on the project as a way of hurrying aid into gaza and it comes after lord cameron, the foreign secretary, had said that israel's allies were losing patients. there has been calls for an increase in the flow of aid for weeks and there is a un warning of mass starvation in gaza. this looks like something that could be in place for the start of the holy month of ramadan. let's see what else president biden said in his state of the union address. he said the us is facing a greater threat to its freedom and democracy than any time since the

18605 when abraham lincoln was president. mr biden said he had inherited an economy on the brink after the turmoil of the covid pandemic but it was now the envy of the world. he repeatedly took swipes at donald trump, calling his recent remarks about nato unacceptable but never mentioning him by name, and it was those attacks on mr trump drew the biggest on capitol hill. we have the biggest on capitol hill. we have the story from washington. ifi if i were smart, i would go home now! it if i were smart, i would go home now! . , . if i were smart, i would go home now! . ., if i were smart, i would go home now! . , ., ., , if i were smart, i would go home now! ., ., , ,, . ., now! it was a more fiery speech than usual as the — now! it was a more fiery speech than usual as the 81-year-olds _ now! it was a more fiery speech than usual as the 81-year-olds try - now! it was a more fiery speech than usual as the 81-year-olds try to - usual as the 8i—year—olds try to prove he was not too old for office and the speech quickly turned into campaign mode. and the speech quickly turned into campaign mode-— and the speech quickly turned into camain mode. ., ., campaign mode. freedom of democracy is at attack -- — campaign mode. freedom of democracy is at attack -- under _ campaign mode. freedom of democracy is at attack -- under attack _ campaign mode. freedom of democracy is at attack -- under attack at _ campaign mode. freedom of democracy is at attack -- under attack at home - is at attack —— under attack at home and overseas at the same time. you

never refer — and overseas at the same time. you never refer to _ and overseas at the same time. you never refer to his _ and overseas at the same time. you never refer to his election rival by name. mr; never refer to his election rival by name. g, . ., ., name. my predecessor, a former republican _ name. my predecessor, a former republican president, _ name. my predecessor, a former republican president, tells - name. my predecessor, a former i republican president, tells vladimir putin, do whatever the hell you want. �* ., , ., putin, do whatever the hell you want. ., , ., , want. but donald trump was on his mind, he reminded _ want. but donald trump was on his mind, he reminded america - want. but donald trump was on his mind, he reminded america what l mind, he reminded america what happened on this —— in this very building three years ago onjanuary the 6th. building three years ago on january the 6th. n, , ., building three years ago on january the 6th. ., , ., y. building three years ago on january the 6th. n, , ., y., ., the 6th. many of you were here that da , we the 6th. many of you were here that day. we also — the 6th. many of you were here that day. we also with — the 6th. many of you were here that day, we also with our— the 6th. many of you were here that day, we also with our own _ the 6th. many of you were here that day, we also with our own eyes - the 6th. many of you were here that day, we also with our own eyes the | day, we also with our own eyes the insurrectionists, they were not patriots. insurrectionists, they were not atriots. a , insurrectionists, they were not atriots. , , insurrectionists, they were not atriots. , patriots. there were heckles by his reublican patriots. there were heckles by his republican opponents. _ patriots. there were heckles by his republican opponents. he - patriots. there were heckles by his republican opponents. he touched j patriots. there were heckles by his i republican opponents. he touched on issues like immigration, the economy and reproductive rights. maw; issues like immigration, the economy and reproductive rights.— and reproductive rights. many of you in this chamber _ and reproductive rights. many of you in this chamber and _ and reproductive rights. many of you in this chamber and my _ and reproductive rights. many of you in this chamber and my predecessor| in this chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom. my god, what else would you take away? but the journey to get here wasn't easy. protesters are gathered blocking the main road from the white house to the capital. president biden ended up

the capital. president biden ended up taking a longer route to make his address on time but his handling of the war in the middle east is proving to be one of the biggest issues he is facing ahead of the election. i issues he is facing ahead of the election. ~ ., , issues he is facing ahead of the election. ~ . , . . , election. i think he has already lost votes _ election. i think he has already lost votes from _ election. i think he has already lost votes from many - election. i think he has already lost votes from many people, | election. i think he has already - lost votes from many people, from the younger voters, from jewish voters. ., ., , �* ., voters. the war wasn't ignored in the speech. _ voters. the war wasn't ignored in the speech. he — voters. the war wasn't ignored in the speech, he paid _ voters. the war wasn't ignored in the speech, he paid tribute - voters. the war wasn't ignored in the speech, he paid tribute to - voters. the war wasn't ignored in | the speech, he paid tribute to the families of israeli hostages invited to the address. mr biden said he was also working to help deliver aid to palestinians. i’m also working to help deliver aid to palestinians.— palestinians. i'm directing an emergency — palestinians. i'm directing an emergency mission - palestinians. i'm directing an emergency mission to - palestinians. i'm directing an i emergency mission to establish palestinians. i'm directing an - emergency mission to establish a temporary pier on the coast of gaza that i can receive large shipments, carrying food, medicine and temporary shelter. the carrying food, medicine and temporary shelter. carrying food, medicine and temora shelter. , ., ., temporary shelter. the state of the union was mr _ temporary shelter. the state of the union was mr biden's _ temporary shelter. the state of the union was mr biden's big _ temporary shelter. the state of the i union was mr biden's big opportunity to get fresh momentum ahead of the election. if you loses in november, it will be the last one he delivers. —— if he loses. the police marksman who shot dead chris caba has denied

responsibility. martin blake was initially only named by a code name but thejudge said initially only named by a code name but the judge said it proved no immediate risk. members of his family were in court with some leaving in tears during the hearing. police cannot be above the law. accountability for police officers and forces involved in death even where evidence of criminality and wrongdoing is identified is extremely rare. in any other murder trial, the accused would be publicly named. this case should be no different. we welcome today's decision to name the officer. the family are not able to further comment at this stage. thank you. aha, comment at this stage. thank you. a group of british mps has warned the ministry of defence has no credible plan to fund the armed forces the government wants and that could leave the uk increasingly reliant

upon its allies. the public accounts committee report that the gap between the defence budget in the uk's intended military capabilities has ballooned to £16.9 billion, the largest ever deficit. raf fighterjets largest ever deficit. raf fighter jets called largest ever deficit. raf fighterjets called into action last month to strike houthi targets in yemen but this comes at considerable cost. the public accounts committee which examines the value for money of government projects says it is alarming that in an increasingly volatile world, the military is facing a record shortfall between what is expected of it and what the ministry of defence can afford. this british warship took part in a recent nato training exercise in norway designed to be a show of strength to neighbouring russia. the committee saysin neighbouring russia. the committee says in future, the uk could be left increasingly reliant on its allies.

it accuses the mod of a lack of discipline in budgeting, delays in defence procurement and a failure to cancel projects and can no longer afford. the committee notes that the mod will see a budget increase of more than £46 billion over the next decade but mps say that could still leave the military facing an estimated deficit of 16.9 billion, its biggest ever black hole. and there's a few of the real figure could be as high as 28.9 billion, as some parts of the mod have only budgeted for capabilities they thought were affordable rather than all those the government had requested. the warning from the public accounts committee to the top brass here at the mod could hardly be starker. "you need to get a grip of spending or you want to be able to deliver the military capabilities that the uk needs." in response, the mod says it is increasing significantly spending on military equipment over the next decade and says british forces stand ready to

protect the country and play a leading role in nato. the defence secretary who visited ukraine this week has frequently insisted the government's aspiration is to spend 2.5% of gdp on defence. government's aspiration is to spend 2.596 of gdp on defence.— government's aspiration is to spend 2.596 of gdp on defence. there is an u wards 2.596 of gdp on defence. there is an upwards trajectory. _ 2.596 of gdp on defence. there is an upwards trajectory, i _ 2.596 of gdp on defence. there is an upwards trajectory, i cannot - 2.596 of gdp on defence. there is an upwards trajectory, i cannot give - upwards trajectory, i cannot give you the exact date because it is as economic conditions allowed but we are working to a plan. but economic conditions allowed but we are working to a plan.— are working to a plan. but mps say the mod's problems _ are working to a plan. but mps say the mod's problems are _ are working to a plan. but mps say the mod's problems are not - are working to a plan. but mps say the mod's problems are not new . are working to a plan. but mps say l the mod's problems are not new and are actually getting worse. theresa may is to stand down as an mp at the next general election. she has represented maidenhead in berkshire since 1997. in a statement to the maidenhead advertiser, she says she has taken the difficult decision because her work on issues including modern slavery and human trafficking is taking up increasing amounts of her time. our political correspondent hannah miller has the latest on her announcement. she

soke to latest on her announcement. she spoke to the _ latest on her announcement. sue: spoke to the maidenhead latest on her announcement. 6ie: spoke to the maidenhead advertiser for this announcement which is significant as someone who has been prime minister and stayed on as a backbencher and chosen to give this announcement directly to her constituents when frankly she could have had much broader national media article had she chosen to do that and i think that says more about the values and the way she has conducted herself since being prime minister. she said that the causes she has been championing have been taking up an increasing amount of her time and as a result she has concluded that she is no longer able to do herjob as an mp in the way that she believes is right and that her constituents deserve be on the next general election. it's important to say she does make very clear in her statement that she continues to support rishi sunak and the government and she even goes as far as to say she believes the conservatives can win the next

general election. within the past hour, a major report into the army's top agent in northern ireland during the troubles has been published. it calls for apologies to bereaved families and surviving victims. the interim findings of operation kenova are released, probing the activities of the agents known as stakeknife. it found that an army spy operating at the heart of the ira during the troubles in northern ireland probably cost more lives than he saved. the operation took seven years to examine the activities of the agent known as stakeknife who was a belfast man, freddie scappaticci. the investigation cost nearly £40 million. the intelligence asset has been linked to multiple murders. there is speculation that —— they say that speculation that stakeknife saved hundreds of lives

is wrong, it is in high single figures are low double figures, and he was linked to 14 murders. there's plenty more on that story on our website. nigeria has seen a second mass kidnapping in the past week. one in the northeast and one in the northwest. authorities are searching the northeast for at least 200 people kidnapped by suspected boko haram fighters. the victims are thought to be mostly women and children who lived in a camp in the town of gambaru after fleeing their homes because of attacks by the insurgents. and more than 200 school students are reported to have been abducted from in the north—western town of kuriga. the students are aged between eight and 15. here's the state governor. we have also sat down with the parents of those children that have been kidnapped.

in doing that, we sent a strong message to the mothers, and we made it clear to them that one of the most important things for the government is to ensure that we protect the lives and properties of our citizens. 0ur west africa correspondent, mayenijones is in maiduguri. authorities say they are throwing everything at trying to find these children that were abducted just 24 hours ago, they were sitting in their morning assembly on thursday morning when armed men rode into their school compound. now, its two schools, a primary and secondary school, side by side, just separated by a line of trees. and apparently the assailants rounded up these children and took them into a nearby forest. some of them managed to escape, as well as some of the teachers. they say that they then tried to get local militias, vigilante groups, to go after the children. unfortunately they weren't successful and one of the community

members that went after them was killed. we've also now gotten news that a teenager that was a pupil at the school was also killed. in north—western nigeria, the area where it happened is dominated by a splinter group of boko haram. and here in the north—east, some of the women who were taken who were able to make their way back to this camp for internally displaced people said that it was boko haram fighters that had taken the dozens of women or children that went missing late last week, they were out gathering firewood by their camp when they disappeared. next month it's going to be ten years since the 276 girls were taken from their dormitory, from their school in chibok. and it's interesting that as that anniversary is looming closer, we are seeing a resurgence in this kind of mass kidnappings. because i think it has to be said, they hadn't really happened a lot in the last couple of years. the last big one like this was in 2021. although nigerians were still being kidnapped, they were in much smaller numbers and so it's interesting that as the chibok anniversary is coming

by, we are seeing a resurgence in this kind of attack, which always brings so much publicity to boko haram. uk charity givers donate on average more than £130 million during ramadan, with the muslim holy month set to begin over the weekend. but seven years on from a £40,000 donation to british charity penny appeal, one donor tells us she's been left waiting to see her dream of building an orphanage realised. and this isn't the first time the yorkshire based charity, which raises tens of millions of pounds annually, has been under the spotlight. yasmin khatun dewan reports. call to prayer. ramadan 2024 is just days away, a month of restraint, charity and worship for much of the world's almost 2 billion muslims.

this is the future, this is what it is going to look like. seven years ago, ishrat baig, an account managerfrom birmingham, thought she had found a way to realise a dream, saving £40,000 to donate during the holy month. i had an ambition to open an orphanage, didn't matter where. googled it, came up with penny appeal. founded in 2009, the charity raised tens of millions of pounds annually. its website says donations reach 60 countries across asia, the middle east and africa. they gave us a timeframe of about a year, give or take a couple of months. despite this, years in, the orphanage showed no real signs of progress. in 2020, reports of abuse at a

charity in the gambia surfaced. the video shows conditions inside the site. the charity have since implemented safeguarding enhancements.— implemented safeguarding enhancements. , ,. ,, enhancements. this was discussed in 2017, do you — enhancements. this was discussed in 2017, do you have _ enhancements. this was discussed in 2017, do you have safeguarding - 2017, do you have safeguarding measures in place? why has this been an issue in gambia if you had safeguarding measures in place? they could not give me answers. and injune 2021, ishrat asked for her money back. they said they would not be able to get my money back, i said, why? i said, i have invested in you and i have no trust in you any more. it's in the eastern province of punjab where the purchased land to build her orphan home. in 2012, according to the website, they were

in the process of murdering their ten home orphan complex. she made her donation with a few separate transactions in ramadan 2017. the charity told her the new orphanage would be complete the following year. after numerous complaints about the process, ishrat was told orfence about the process, ishrat was told or fence would be about the process, ishrat was told orfence would be moved into the new homes first in december and then this february. the bbc had been to the location on three occasions after speaking to ishrat. a few roads away from penny appeal�*s original orphan home, construction has been taking place and in december, we were told this large, gated area would be ready in about six months to replace existing orphan homes. two months ago, ishrat was sent this image and told her orphan home was complete. the building seems to match these structures, first seen in 2022. when a bbc team visited the construction site at the end of february, we took this picture and saw a complex still under construction with no

orphans at the site. 12 years on from the start of the project and seven years on from ishrat�*s donation, penny appeal said the following. in 2019, penny appeal had to submit an appeal to the charity commission and were investigated for financial impropriety as well as a report on safeguarding grounds. last year, the charity appeal issued a warning in relation to feelings.

still waiting to see her orphan home supporting vulnerable children, for ishrat, another year and another ramadan has arrived. today marks the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of malaysia airlines flight mh370, one of the greatest aviation mysteries. the boeing 777 airliner, carrying 239, people vanished on a routine flight to beijing. radar and satellite data showed it veering off—route and heading to the southern indian ocean. the families of those on board have been campaigning for search for mh370 to be resumed. it was suspended six years ago and the malaysian government says it is negotiating with an american underwater surveillance company to start looking again. for ten years, li eryou and his wife, liu shuang fong,

have been waiting for news of their son, yan lin. they've come back to malaysia from their small village in china to mark the tenth anniversary of his disappearance on board flight mh370. translation: the airline said they had lost contact. - all these years, i keep asking, "what does that mean?" i've been searching for my child for the past ten years, and i think that if you lose contact with someone, surely you should be able to reconnect with them. the search for mh370 was the largest and most expensive in aviation history. all communications on the plane had been cut, but rudimentary satellite data suggested it had turned back and flown to the remote southern indian ocean, where it's presumed to have crashed. a few pieces from the plane were eventually discovered

on beaches in east africa. but six years ago, the search was suspended. now a retired british aerospace technician thinks he's pinpointed a much smaller search area by analysing signals sent out by short wave radio enthusiasts. you can imagine a huge fisherman's net across the globe, full of radio signals. and every time an aircraft passes through this net, it sort of breaks a hole, and you know exactly where the aircraft was because you know you've now got a hole in the net at a particular point. the families badly need a breakthrough. they hold events like this every year to remind us that their loss is still unexplained. mr li's message was to his son, yan lin. "your mum and i have come to take you home," he wrote. these battered fragments are some of the very few pieces ever recovered from mh370.

the lack of answers after all this time is a source of enduring pain for the families of those on board, and there's a lot of frustration, too, over the lack of progress in the search for the missing plane. this year's event was attended by malaysia's transport minister, after complaints that his government's been dragging its feet. "we are already negotiating a new search," he promised. there's no reluctance on the part of the malaysian government? no reluctance. as i've mentioned numerous times, as far as the malaysian government is concerned, we are committed to the search, and the search must go on. # when you feel so tired but you can't sleep... - mh370 is an unfinished story, with aviation safety lessons yet to be learnt. and for all the families, it is an unending tragedy.

a bbc investigation has found that coroners in england and wales wrote more than 100 letters last year related to pressure on the health service. long waiting times, staff shortages and a lack of resources where the problems they highlighted. coroners issued twice as many warnings as they did before the pandemic. the department of health in england has said it is working to short on weights and train more staff. �* ., , . ., , ' ~ staff. i've trained since i was 16, i know staff. i've trained since i was 16, i know what _ staff. i've trained since i was 16, i know what a — staff. i've trained since i was 16, i know what a heart _ staff. i've trained since i was 16, i know what a heart attack - staff. i've trained since i was 16, i know what a heart attack looks j i know what a heart attack looks like. , , ., . i know what a heart attack looks like. , ., ., , ., i know what a heart attack looks like. , ., ., ., ., ., �*, like. just over a year ago, karen's husband was _ like. just over a year ago, karen's husband was taken _ like. just over a year ago, karen's husband was taken to _ like. just over a year ago, karen's husband was taken to doncaster l husband was taken to doncaster hospital with chest pains. sean had a long wait, first and a&e then another three hours for an ambulance to transfer him to sheffield. he died that same day. mr;

to transfer him to sheffield. he died that same day.— to transfer him to sheffield. he died that same day. my words to the coroner where, _ died that same day. my words to the coroner where, i _ died that same day. my words to the coroner where, i could _ died that same day. my words to the coroner where, i could have - died that same day. my words to the coroner where, i could have gotten l coroner where, i could have gotten there faster in the car. she said, no, because he needed an ambulance. well, why wasn't the ambulance they are? i got into the hospital in time —— | are? i got into the hospital in time —— i got him to the hospital in time. i got there when i need to get there. �* , , . , there. after his inquest, west yorkshire _ there. after his inquest, west yorkshire icb _ there. after his inquest, west yorkshire icb which _ there. after his inquest, west i yorkshire icb which commissions ambulance services says it is investing in more vehicles and staff. sean's cases was one of the cases in prevention of death reports issued last year. these are essentially warning letters to the health authorities or government after an inquest to try to prevent a similar death in future. we identified more than 100, two per week, last year which refer to a long wait for nhs treatment, a shortage of staff or a lack of nhs resources. that's double the number compared to the two years before the

pandemic. it includes the case of william gray who died in 2021 after a series of asthma attacks. at his inquest, the coroner warned about under resourcing of the local nhs asthma service where staffing levels were described as ridiculous. his mother said she struggled to get the right assessment. to mother said she struggled to get the right assessment.— right assessment. to leave a parent with no help — right assessment. to leave a parent with no help or— right assessment. to leave a parent with no help or support _ right assessment. to leave a parent with no help or support is _ right assessment. to leave a parent with no help or support isjust i right assessment. to leave a parent with no help or support isjust very l with no help or support is just very hard, having to do that all by yourself and panicking. i don't think any mother _ yourself and panicking. i don't think any mother should i yourself and panicking. i don't think any mother should be i yourself and panicking. i don't. think any mother should be left feeling — think any mother should be left feeling that way, when you've watched — feeling that way, when you've watched your child stop breathing and having to give them cpr at home, it's and having to give them cpr at home, ii'sjusi _ and having to give them cpr at home, ii'sjusi not _ and having to give them cpr at home, it'sjust not good enough. since and having to give them cpr at home, it'sjust not good enough.— it'sjust not good enough. since his death, william's _ it'sjust not good enough. since his death, william's nhs _ it'sjust not good enough. since his death, william's nhs trust - it'sjust not good enough. since his death, william's nhs trust in i death, william's nhs trust in southeast essex says it has now recruited three more asthma nurses. these documents paint a picture not

just of lives lost but chances missed is the health service has come under growing pressure. the government says it learns from every one of these reports and is investing billions in training more staff and cutting waiting times. irish citizens will go to the polls today on international women's day today on international women's day to vote on two referendums that would amend the constitution constitution's language and family and care. voters are being asked if they wish to expand the definition of family to include unmarried couples and single parent families and also if they want to remove a reference to the role of women in the home. the yes side argues that the home. the yes side argues that the current wording is archaic and should be replaced. the no side argues that it is unclear or unnecessary. the european broadcasting union has confirmed that israel will be allowed to compete at the eurovision song contest after changing its suggested entry. the original submission, 0ctober rain, was thought to

reference the hamas attacks. the renamed hurricane complies with rules on neutrality. the headlines are coming up next with lewis vaughanjones. this is bbc news, the headlines. as gaza grows increasingly desperate for aid, as gaza grows increasingly desperate foraid, unitarian as gaza grows increasingly desperate for aid, unitarian sea water should begin operating by sunday. in a state of address, president pai ted makes an impassioned paycheque for a second term was taking a swipe at rival donald trump. 0n international women's day, president macron entrance in france's constitution the right to have an abortion. and former conservative prime minister theresa may is to stand out as an mp at the next general election. —— stand down as an mp. it is cautioned that a funding shortage will leave