this is bbc news. the headlines: in his state of the union address, president biden makes an impassioned pitch for a second term, while taking swipes at his rival, donald trump. here's the simple truth. you can't love your country only when you win! cheering. the us has approved a bill, forcing tiktok�*s china—based company to sell the app or face a ban. and a shock for police pulling over to a suspected stolen car and caravan, they find an 11—year—old boy behind the wheel.

and coming up it's international women's day — a time to reflect on the achievements of women and progress towards gender equality. a us congressional panel has approved a bill that would force tiktok�*s china—based parent company to sell the app within six months or face a ban. tiktok says the proposed legislation would hurt free speech and small businesses relying on the app, urging its users to call members of congress to voice their opposition. let's speak to cbs correspondent, scott mcfarlane. tell us more about this possible ban. , , . tell us more about this possible ban. , . , ., ban. this proposal which is moving swiftly through _ ban. this proposal which is moving swiftly through a _ ban. this proposal which is moving swiftly through a congress - ban. this proposal which is moving swiftly through a congress that - ban. this proposal which is moving swiftly through a congress that is l swiftly through a congress that is otherwise gridlocked would require tiktok to have its parent company divest itself, separated itself from china or it would force tiktok to be banned from the us —based app stores

which would make it inaccessible for the 150 million plus users it has in america. so its critics say this is a bill that is fixing to ban tiktok in the us and tiktok tried something we don't see very often here, the post and allude to their menus as asking them to enter the zip code to figure out where they live and have them call the respective congressman or congresswoman to complain about this bill. the sponsors of the legislation say that backfired. it showed the reach and the geolocation that tiktok has on america's young people and i think this thing is moving swiftly towards approval in the us congress, potentially as early as the coming months. find the us congress, potentially as early as the coming months. and what reaction has — early as the coming months. and what reaction has there _ early as the coming months. and what reaction has there been _ early as the coming months. and what reaction has there been to _ early as the coming months. and what reaction has there been to this - reaction has there been to this beyond the politicians who are pushing for it? i have been reading that donald trump has raised concerns about banning tiktok ahead of that vote. it’s

concerns about banning tiktok ahead of that vote. �* , ., concerns about banning tiktok ahead of that vote-— of that vote. it's not as clean as donald trump's _ of that vote. it's not as clean as donald trump's statements - of that vote. it's not as clean as i donald trump's statements often of that vote. it's not as clean as - donald trump's statements often are. he is often an ambiguous with his thoughts. he is expressing concern this will open the door to facebook, meta, being uniquely singularly powerful and that he has concerns about that. if donald trump were to come out and clearly say i don't support this bill for this bill should be killed, it's possible republicans support for that would collapse but he hasn't done that yet. i spoke to one of his closest allies and asked if he is still on board with this tiktok proposal and he said absolutely and that is as well. this a genuine risk to what is arguably the most popular social media platform in the united states. the irony is, we'vejust media platform in the united states. the irony is, we've just seejoe bidenjoining tiktok not the irony is, we've just seejoe biden joining tiktok not too long ago as well. the biden joining tiktok not too long ago as well-— biden joining tiktok not too long ago as well. biden joining tiktok not too long ao as well. ., ago as well. the campaign has it and last niuht

ago as well. the campaign has it and last night during _ ago as well. the campaign has it and last night during the _ ago as well. the campaign has it and last night during the state _ ago as well. the campaign has it and last night during the state of - ago as well. the campaign has it and last night during the state of union | last night during the state of union address there was a watch party at the white house with tiktok influences as the special guests. that says it all. we will be watching events through congress to say whether that bill does indeed go through. a report has found that a british army spy operating at the heart of the ira during the troubles in northern ireland probably cost more lives than he saved. 0peration kenova took seven years to examine the activities first of all i want to get your reaction to what we've learned

today. i reaction to what we've learned toda . ., reaction to what we've learned toda . ~ ., , today. i think for everybody listenin: today. i think for everybody listening to _ today. i think for everybody listening to this _ today. i think for everybody listening to this report - today. i think for everybody listening to this report it. today. i think for everybody l listening to this report it was today. i think for everybody i listening to this report it was a very sad and a very bad day as we hear the report to the extent to which this agent referred to a steak night was operating. we have heard reports of him involved in multiple murders and abductions and torches. it's a terrible day. we murders and abductions and torches. it's a terrible day.— it's a terrible day. we heard from don butcher _ it's a terrible day. we heard from don butcher earlier _ it's a terrible day. we heard from don butcher earlier following - it's a terrible day. we heard from | don butcher earlier following that report from operation canova. he was pretty clear that decision made by the handler of steak knife to allow active violence to take place and even to allow their informants to allow those acts to be carried out would no longer be acceptable to the security forces. if that's the case, what purpose does this interim

report save? the what purpose does this interim report save?— what purpose does this interim report save? the interim report serves to _ report save? the interim report serves to tell _ report save? the interim report serves to tell the _ report save? the interim report serves to tell the story - report save? the interim report serves to tell the story of - report save? the interim report serves to tell the story of the l serves to tell the story of the investigation insofar as it has proceeded. the next stage is for the individualfamily proceeded. the next stage is for the individual family members of those who were murdered by steak knife or in connection with the activities of steak knife's internal security, they will receive their individual reports giving them as much detail as is available on the actual circumstances in which their loved ones died. so there is stage two in stage three will be the final report of the investigation which will tell the story of steak knife from beginning to end and which will include parts of the details because matters will only be published in relation to individual victims with the consent of the families. they have suffered so much. bud the consent of the families. they have suffered so much. and when you heard the report _

have suffered so much. and when you heard the report talk _ have suffered so much. and when you heard the report talk about _ have suffered so much. and when you heard the report talk about how - heard the report talk about how agents of the british state had acted, descriptions of a maverick culture, dark arts, practising off the books, what was your reaction? i myself have done investigations which have uncovered the kind of behaviour both within the ira and within the udf in northern ireland. so it doesn't come as a surprise to me. the pattern of behaviour is always the same. you get an agent who is perceived as very important by his handler, the agent will often tell the handler that he's been involved in a murder or something like that, the handler either won't report it will just allow whatever is going to happen to happen without intervening in order to protect the source who has provided the information and then of course the source is in a position to go on committing crime. and this is very wrong but this has happened in

northern ireland repeatedly and it's terrible. the people working for the state were engaged in murder, torture and kidnapping. it’s torture and kidnapping. it's terrible. what was your reaction to the government's reasoning over the official identification of the man known as steak knife. this official identification of the man known as steak knife.— known as steak knife. this is something — known as steak knife. this is something with _ known as steak knife. this is something with which - known as steak knife. this is something with which i - known as steak knife. this is something with which i have | known as steak knife. this is - something with which i have engaged before because it is not permissible under british government policy if a person was or was not an agent. if you confirm or deny one case and you don't confirm or deny another people make assumptions about the case in which you want confirm or deny. however i think there are situations in which there no confirm nor deny role should be set aside. i have done it myself in the case of a

woman called jean mcconville. she was the mother of ten children was abducted and murdered by the ira and she had been dead for years when they found her. the ira said the reason they shot her was she was an agent of the british state and we were able to find quite conclusively that she hadn't provided any information to the state and i said that she was not an informant. so there are circumstances in which you can do it. it's not a blanket rule. but the state are reluctant to permit it to happen and mr budge is working with them. i expect in this case they will exercise their right they do have to regard this as an exception to the general principle. thank you very much for taking us through what is a complicated story but a very important one. police in

the north of eglin had the surprise of the life and they stopped a car towing a stolen caravan. they pulled the car over on the motorway only to find it was being driven by an 11—year—old boy. the caravan was stolen from a yorkshire holiday park and was towed away by a bmw. after safely pulling the drive over police officers arrested the schoolboy on suspicion of offences including theft, burglary and dangerous driving. people around the world have been marking international women's day — let's show you some of the pictures. hundreds of people joined a march in bangkok — walking from the city's monument to democracy, and finishing at the office of the prime minister. they were calling for improvements to the kingdom's laws on maternity leave. meanwhile in pakistan — people took to the streets of islamabad, where many also used the occaision to stand in solidarity with the women of gaza. and this was the scene in rome this morning —

where a march organised by feminist groups took place across the city. 0n international women's day, irish citizens are voting in two referendums that would change the constitution's language on family and care. voters are being asked if they want to expand the definition of family to include unmarried couples and single—parent families. they are also being asked if they wish to remove a reference to the role of �*women in the home'. the "yes" side says the current wording is archaic and should be replaced. the "no" side argues that the amended text is unclear or unnecessary. the french president emmanuel macron wants women around the world to have the right to an abortion. he says he also wants it incorporated into the european union's charter of fundamental rights. mr macron was speaking at a ceremony that saw the right to abortion enshrined in the french constitution. abortion was decriminalised in france 50 years ago, but the parliament voted for the amendment on monday — making france the first country

in the world to guarantee such a right. 0ur correspondent is in paris and earlier he told us how the was symbolic. earlier he told us how the was symbolic— earlier he told us how the was s mbolic. ., ., , . ., , symbolic. nothing actually changes from the ceremony. _ symbolic. nothing actually changes from the ceremony. the _ symbolic. nothing actually changes from the ceremony. the change . symbolic. nothing actually changesl from the ceremony. the change was voted through parliament on monday, it doesn't come into effect until it's released or entered into the officialjournal which will happen over the weekend. this was a purely stage—managed affair to enact publicly something which would have happened normally behind closed doors which is the imprint of the seal of the republic in hot wax onto the bed of parchment containing the change to the constitution which will be added to all the other changes to the constitution and they have been about 25 which are kept in the ministry ofjustice behind me and which are the official record of how france conducts itself at this

point in history. so it was done in due form and with plenty of ceremony. it was a very archaic ceremony. it was a very archaic ceremony but the sun was shining and we are in the middle of paris and a crowd are very happy people, three or 400 people, crowd are very happy people, three or400 people, not crowd are very happy people, three or 400 people, not a massive crowd, but people who felt very strongly about it turned out and cheered the event. it's been a happy occasion when asked to say because it's a move which the government wants to portray as being a very positive one and in general i would say the country goes along with that. around the world the — country goes along with that. around the world the uk _ country goes along with that. around the world the uk this _ country goes along with that. around the world the uk this is _ country goes along with that. around the world the uk this is ssc - country goes along with that. around the world the uk this is bbc news. i the world the uk this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories— bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. jane scott began _ stories from across the uk. jane scott began dairy _ stories from across the uk. i:ie: scott began dairy farming stories from across the uk. i:"ie: scott began dairy farming lassie stories from across the uk. i2"i2 scott began dairy farming lassie and currently has 106 milking cows plus

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website. you are live with bbc news. | some breaking news on developments in the middle east and we have just been hearing from the us secretary of state antony blinken and he said on friday that it was up to hamas to agree to a ceasefire which would allow more humanitarian aid into gaza and allow for talks on an enduring resolution to the conflict. there is huge pressure on both sides of that conflict, is a land mass, to come to some sort of agreement and some sort of ceasefire or truce to end the fighting whether it's long or temporary. end the fighting whether it's long ortemporary. let's end the fighting whether it's long or temporary. let's have a listen to what the us secretary of state antony blinken had to say. i had the honour of welcoming _ antony blinken had to say. i had the honour of welcoming formerly - honour of welcoming formerly welcoming sweden into a reliance, the 32nd _ welcoming sweden into a reliance, the 32nd nato ally and i again want to thank_ the 32nd nato ally and i again want to thank the foreign minister for the good — to thank the foreign minister for the good and important work that was done to— the good and important work that was done to bring us to the point of welcoming sweden into the alliance. we are _ welcoming sweden into the alliance. we are very focused together on

alliance — we are very focused together on alliance issues. of course on the ongoing — alliance issues. of course on the ongoing russian aggression in ukraine — ongoing russian aggression in ukraine where truckee has been playing — ukraine where truckee has been playing as — ukraine where truckee has been playing as critical role in supporting ukraine and a whole variety— supporting ukraine and a whole variety of— supporting ukraine and a whole variety of ways and of course we focus _ variety of ways and of course we focus on — variety of ways and of course we focus on the middle east and the conflict _ focus on the middle east and the conflict in — focus on the middle east and the conflict in gaza. the strong share desire _ conflict in gaza. the strong share desire to — conflict in gaza. the strong share desire to minimise an end the suffering _ desire to minimise an end the suffering of innocent women, children— suffering of innocent women, children and men who are caught in the crossfire and with the greater humanitarian assistance the president announced last night will be critical— president announced last night will be critical but we know as well that it's absolutely essential not only to maintain the two expand the land crossings— to maintain the two expand the land crossings into gaza. that is the primary— crossings into gaza. that is the primary vehicle to which we will get assistance — primary vehicle to which we will get assistance to those who need it as well as— assistance to those who need it as well as a _ assistance to those who need it as well as a drop under the methods that we _ well as a drop under the methods that we are using. it also once within— that we are using. it also once within gaza have the assistance has to be _ within gaza have the assistance has to be distributed more effectively to be distributed more effectively to people who need it. in this

moment— to people who need it. in this moment we are also intensely focused on seeing _ moment we are also intensely focused on seeing if— moment we are also intensely focused on seeing if we can get ceasefire with the — on seeing if we can get ceasefire with the release of hostages, the expansion— with the release of hostages, the expansion of humanitarian assistance and an— expansion of humanitarian assistance and an environment for working on an enduring _ and an environment for working on an enduring resolution. and they have the issue _ enduring resolution. and they have the issue is— enduring resolution. and they have the issue is hamas and whether hamas will decide _ the issue is hamas and whether hamas will decide not to have a ceasefire that would — will decide not to have a ceasefire that would benefit everyone. the ball is _ that would benefit everyone. the ball is in — that would benefit everyone. the ball is in their court. we are working _ ball is in their court. we are working intensely on it and we will see what _ working intensely on it and we will see what they do but there is no doubt _ see what they do but there is no doubt in — see what they do but there is no doubt in my mind that getting to the ceasefire _ doubt in my mind that getting to the ceasefire with the release of hostages would be a profound benefit to everyone involved. with that, the floor is— to everyone involved. with that, the floor is yours. i to everyone involved. with that, the floor is yours— floor is yours. i would like to start by thanking _ floor is yours. i would like to start by thanking secretary l floor is yours. i would like to - start by thanking secretary antony blinken and his team for the warm hospitality of the extended to

myself until my delegation and we are here today to hold our strategic mechanism meeting which was established by president biden and president everyone back in 2021 and our teams yesterday has an extensive discussion on a wide range of topics ranging from security, regional issues, trade, energy and other issues. forthe issues, trade, energy and other issues. for the last couple of months, this is my third meeting, as he stated in his opening remarks the situation gaza requires our urgent attention to stop the suffering of innocent people and

they need immediate humanitarian assistance so that's why we need to work hard together to make sure that we have a ceasefire, that we have humanitarian assistance inside gaza. there are a number of regional issues as well. ukraine is one of the key issues we've discussed. we've also been discussion key nato issues, primarily the membership of new states. again we have a lot of important issues on our table to discuss today and i am once again happy to be here with my delegation and i once again thank tony and his team for their hospitality. so

and i once again thank tony and his team for their hospitality.— team for their hospitality. so there ou have team for their hospitality. so there you have it. _ team for their hospitality. so there you have it, those _ team for their hospitality. so there you have it, those remarks - team for their hospitality. so there you have it, those remarks from i team for their hospitality. so there l you have it, those remarks from the us secretary of state has us efforts to broker some kind of ceasefire continue. you will remember of course that president biden said he hoped the ceasefire to come into place before the start of ramadan but ramadan begins this weekend and at the moment there is no sign of one imminently. let's remind you of a nimbus —— another story from gaza that we are hearing reports that five people have been killed by a dropped aid whose parachutes did not deploy properly. the bbc us partner cbs is quoting an eyewitness as well as the hamas run health ministry and gaza saying that five people have been killed on friday when at least one parachute failed to properly deploy and a parcel fell on them. the afp news agency also quoted a doctor in gaza saying five people had been killed by an air drop. we

are working to confirm those reports here at the bbc. this is bbc news. a metropolitan police firearms officer — publicly identified for the first time as martyn blake — has pleaded not guilty to murdering a man in south london. chris kaba, who was 24, was shot in streatham in september 2022, after the car he was driving was stopped by police. my colleague tom symonds has been following the story this morning we arrived at the old bailey for this hearing and we have never known the name of this police officer, a 40—year—old metropolitan police firearms officer. and when the clerk of the court stood up to announce the case, that's the first time that martin blake's name was mentioned in court. he then stood himself to confirm his name, his age and his date of birth and to enter his guilty plea. and so what has happened here is that it is normal in murder cases for the defendant to be named

and that name to be given in court and to be reportable. in this case, the officer had concerns that there was some intelligence the police had that there might be a threat to safety and so last year the judge was asked to consider whether his name should be withheld from the court reporting and he decided if you like a split decision. he decided to withhold the address of the officer and any images of the officer, so we can't show his picture for example, he is on bail at the moment, and allow reporting of his name and date of birth. a compromise if you like. the media had argued quite strongly that this is a case like many cases where open justice has to be seen to be done and where we should know the names and identities of the people involved in serious criminal cases like this. and if you could just tell us more about the background of this case. this is an officer who was involved in a police operation in september 2022. the metropolitan police were following a car, they didn't know who was in the car,

chris kaba was driving the car, and the car was stopped by a number of unmarked police cars and a marked police car in streatham in south london. then there was a single shot fired through the windscreen of the car and chris kaba who was 24 was hit in the head and he was killed. there was the usual investigation carried out by the police watchdog, it happens after every shooting, and then not long after that, after some weeks though, the crown prosecution service decided to charge martin blake with murder. it's a very rare thing for a firearms officer to be charged with murder and certainly it has caused a lot of disquiet amongst firearms officers who are particularly angry today that this officer's name has been made public in this way. royal book news. and prince harry's memoir, spare, has been nominated for two

british book awards, or nibbies, as they are known. it's estimated the book sold more than three million copies in its first week of publication. his father, king charles, won one in 1994 for his children's book — "the legend of lochnagar". britney spears has also been shortlisted in those awards — which recognise authors' success in the british book trade. the winners of the awards will be announced in two months�* time. emily brown reports. the british book awards celebrate the authors and illustrators who have made their mark in the british book trade and this year some big names have been shortlisted. remember this? this was a bestseller of 2023, prince harry's spray. the duke of sussex men were alongside britney spears's member have been nominated and in fact prince harry's spray has received two nominations. 0ther spray has received two nominations. other members nominated include star treks to patrick stewart and also comic character alan partridge. the

book industry is changing. the rising number of all that podcast is is also reflected in the shortlist. stephen bartlett receives two nominations for his diary of a ceo, that's a chart—topping podcast. and a number of authors nominated have booked our kids, there is a hashtag with more than 200 billion views on tiktok. referring to a community of booklovers who share their reads online. some of the authors with book talk hits nominated in the page turner category include colleen hoover whether it starts with this, gabrielle is evident with tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, and rebecca yaris with fourth wing and award winning illustrator alice 0sman has risen to fame on tiktok. her series heart stopper includes the uk's fastest selling graphic novel to date. the awards are made up novel to date. the awards are made up of 12 categories and the winners

will be announced on the 13th of may. 0fficials will be announced on the 13th of may. officials in australia say the great barrier wreath is experiencing another mass bleaching because of the sea temperatures have been so high in the last two weeks. the hot weather can cause heat stressed corals to expel the algae that gives them life and colour. it is the fifth time in eight years that widespread damage has been detected at the unesco world heritage site. before 2016 only to mass bleaching events had been recorded. scientists say urgent action is needed for the wreath to survive. now it's time to take a look at the weather. hello there, good afternoon. today looking very similar to how it was yesterday, still of cloud around for places but brighter now with some sunshine across the south of england, east anglia in particular, lots of blue skies here in norwich. and more sunny spells for western wales and northwest scotland, where it's set to continue through the rest of the day. but a brisk and chilly easterly wind blowing for most of us

and it will stay dry. low pressure along the south with milder air. chilly air across much of the uk and high pressure towards the north and the east. drawing in this wind still from the north sea. quite cloudy with spots of drizzle for areas of northeastern england and eastern scotland but the cloud breaking up a little and still in exposure to that brisk, easterly wind, it's going to feel rather chilly. more blustery winds towards the southwest of devon and cornwall and rain here too by the end of the day. temperatures ranging between six and ii celsius. 0vernight, drawing in a lot more in the way of cloud so not quite as cold as last night. these areas of rain pushing northwards across the southwest of england and into western wales by tomorrow. perhaps a touch of localised frost in the central glens of scotland but for most of us, a frost—free night. low pressure towards the south and the west pushing further northwards through saturday, so none of this rain is likely to be particularly heavy but some spots

at times across parts of wales, into northern england, northern ireland and heavier downpours across southwest england. lots of dry weather around too, the brisk, easterly wind making it feel colder than these numbers suggest. rather windy again on sunday, keeping that easterly wind. a lot more in the way of rain on sunday, mostly across england, wales, northern ireland. some rain pushing into southern scotland but scotland looking a lot drier on sunday, mother's day, temperatures once again six to 11 degrees. as we head into the start next week, not quite so windy, the winds easing down as low pressure pulls away. a lot of dry weather next week and we will start to draw in more southwesterly winds so temperature starting to rise through the week and feeling a little milder. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. the new plan that desperately needed aid into gaza,. a humanitarian sea corridor in gaza should open up on sunday, we need more aid to go in, in the last few days we have averaged about 120 trucks of aid going in. we need more like 500 a day, not 120. a woman tells a british court she carried her dead baby around in a bag stop new details emerge in a manslaughter case. a seven year investigation finds that the british armies top ira spy probably cost more lives during the northern ireland troubles that he saved. and it's ten years since a malaysian airliner carrying more than 200 people vanished, we look back at one

biggests mysteries.