the european union says a maritime aid corridorfrom cyprus to gaza could begin operating in the coming hours. the first ship is being loaded. in the coming hours. a london fertility clinic has its operating licence suspended after "significant concerns" were raised over errors in the freezing of embryos. in england, the health ombudsman says cancer patients are being put at risk because the health service is overstretched and understaffed. a new award for public servants who die in the line of duty. the elizabeth emblem is a form of national recognition for their families. new life is springing from the sycamore gap tree — chopped down last year, sparking international outrage. seedlings are beginning to grow.

the health ombudsman for england has warned that an overstretched and understaffed nhs is putting cancer patients at risk. rob behrens says exhausted workers are under "unsustainable pressure", and the government should invest in the workforce. ministers say their nhs long term workforce plan will boost the number of staff. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. a recent analysis by the bbc suggested cancer waiting times in england last year were the worst on record. now there are new figures from the health ombudsman who investigates unresolved complaints against nhs england, government departments, and other public organisations. they highlight problems in cancer treatment, misdiagnosis, poor communication, referrals, and end—of—life care. the ombudsman, rob behrens, says while everyone deserves safe and effective care,

patient safety would always be at risk in environments that are understaffed and where staff are exhausted and working under unsustainable pressure. i continually come across failures in service despite the excellence of so many dedicated clinicians and staff in the nhs. that is the reality we have to live with and confront. being shocked is not enough. what we have to do is to create a learning culture in the nhs. he called for what he described as concerted and sustained action from government to make sure that nhs leaders can prioritise safety, and a key part of that, he said, would mean a long—term investment in the workforce. a spokesperson for the department of health and social care said a record number of cancer patients had been seen and treated over

the past two years, and the nhs long—term workforce plan would boost healthcare workers diagnosing and treating cancer. dominic hughes, bbc news. police forces across england and wales are to each be given £1 million to try and tackle rising cases of anti—social behaviour. the fund will be used to provide extra officer patrols. it follows the success of a pilot project which has helped reduce the number of incidents by as much as a0%. our reporter eleanor lawrie has more. on patrol in blackpool with the antisocial behaviour squad. this neighbourhood was notorious for things like shoplifting and criminal damage, but this trial has helped to cut antisocial behaviour by more than a0%. it could be a small report, noise complaints, someone making noise in the area. we have spots we will stop by. check in with the communities. the team helped to recover a mobility scooter after it was stolen. lynn and her neighbour annie say they still do not feel safe.

two weeks later, i got it back. the police done marvellous. these community patrols which target antisocial behaviour hotspots will now be rolled out across all 43 forces in england and wales. we will walk around, foot patrol, it brings faith back into the community, which is what is happening here. we have a lot of people happy to come and speak to us. they say the intervention is working, with incidents in this part of blackpool down by a third year—on—year. but one of the challenges of antisocial behaviour is that some of it is not classed as criminal, and some victims feel they are not getting enough support. in west lancashire, ian scott spent months making detailed records of his neighbour's verbal abuse to pass on to police and the council. i hear, "shut up, shut up." i have been told i am rotten. i am being told i should be burnt alive. ian's elderly neighbour is convinced he is running loud washing machines inside his house, and she shouts and bangs on the wall all hours of the day

and night to complain. the police investigate and visit and decide it is not a criminal act so they walk away and say it is for the council to respond and the council say this is a police matter. it is not malicious on her part, it is just her age and her health. 80% of victims of antisocial behaviour were told the incidents cannot be classed as crimes. according to the charity victim support, who want this group to be recognised under the new victims and prisoners bill so they have certain rights. while ian feels he has fallen through the cracks, the government is hoping the roll—out of more schemes like this one in blackpool will go some way to making people in other communities feel safer. highfive? eleanor lawrie, bbc news. this week, germany faced uncomfortable questions after a security lapse allowed a top—secret military discussion to be intercepted — then made public by russian state media.

officers from the german air force were heard talking about weapons aid to ukraine, and the conversation also included sensitive details about uk military activities. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. uk's foreign secretary and germany's minister met in berlin on thursday and at the press conference one subject was certain to come up. i don't want to play into the hands of some russian narrative about divisions between allies. translation: i will not allow someone to build a wedge between us. recording of a conversation between german military officials, the russian sources had leaked days before. in the leak we hear a discussion of the war in ukraine, in particular about the implications if germany were to send long—range tourist missiles to ukraine, something chancellor oliver

schulz has ruled out. one would has been used a lot to describe the leak. i think is absolutely embarrassing that military top officials wouldn't follow the procedures in order to conduct such calls. and is notjust embarrassing, questions about the west's strategy in ukraine and about the reach of russian intelligence. and this leaked conversation involved four senior figures in germany's air force, one was attending singapore's air show, he dialled into the meeting from a hotel there. this would prove to be a miscalculation. germany's defence minister has outlined how eavesdropping of hotels is widespread. the ambassador uk from germany has offered this advice. i think that is a good lesson for everybody, never use hotel internet if you want to do a secure call. germany's air force may be learning that lesson the hard way. and the reason they were discussing these missiles is that while germany is so far declined to send them, ukraine has repeatedly made the request. translation: we need long-range weapons because russians stand . at a distance that allows them

to strike our people while we cannot reply appropriately. true, russia's missiles can go further, at the moment ukraine has british and french missiles with a range around 300 miles, it would give ukrainians many more options. oliver schulz believes this will escalate the war and ukraine on the german personnel to help operate the missiles. this leaked conversation discusses all of this and reference to the uk, already having forces in ukraine. this we already knew, because in february downing street confirmed a small number of personnel are in ukraine, though it didn't say what they are doing. and while reaction to the leak has continued, the kremlin has shed its thoughts on it. translation: this suggests within germany's armed forces plans were struck in the territory of the russian are being discussed substantively and specifically.

there is nothing in the league that suggest this, germany has called there is nothing in the leak that suggest this, germany has called russia's claim absurd and offered this assessment. this is a russian hybrid attack again, it is clearly the intention to destabilise the west and it was not a coincidence that this recording was published the day of navalny�*s funeral. if that is the intention, none of germany's allies have been critical, not in public at least. but the uk's defence secretary, ben wallace, has concerns. he was in government during the majority of this war and has all the times we know germany is neither secure nor reliable. the german ambassador to the uk called those comments unhelpful. and will ukraine's allies seek to offer a united front, they know the decisions about how to support ukraine are crucial, not least because right now for ukraine at best the war

is stuck, at worst, russia is getting the upper hand. month, ukraine withdrew from a key town, it says it needs ammunition and weapons. now, since the war began germany has provided more military aid than any other country bar the us. and, throughout the conflict, like ukraine's other allies, germany has had to decide what kind of military hardware it will provide. russia want to influence these kind of decisions. the leaked german conversation may be part of an effort to do that. the matter in which it has been exploited by the russians is an indication of russia's attempts to divide western support of ukraine and to intimidate the west, to play on the west's fears of escalation. this leak is another example of that tactic in practice. what the leak certainly confirms is that the west continues to grapple with the best route forward in this war. ros atkins.

the felling of the sycamore gap tree on hadrian's wall led to an outpouring of emotion from around the world. two people are on bail after the tree was chopped down last september, in what police say was a deliberate act of vandalism. but now, it could live on, as horticulturalists from the national trust have successfully grown the first seedlings from the felled tree. let's speak to matthew pottage, curator at the royal horticultural society garden wisley how significant are the first seedlings growing? brilliant news because the national trust would never have expected that tree to come down so would have not had a propagation programme in place and very quickly reacted to the tree coming down, and it has been successful. new replicas genetically of this tree now are growing on. how difficult was that to do? mas of this tree now are growing on. how difficult was that to do?— difficult was that to do? was it more likely — difficult was that to do? was it more likely that _ difficult was that to do? was it more likely that this _

difficult was that to do? was it more likely that this could - difficult was that to do? was it. more likely that this could happen or less? ., ., , or less? the grafting of the tree is uuite or less? the grafting of the tree is quite interesting _ or less? the grafting of the tree is quite interesting because - or less? the grafting of the tree is| quite interesting because normally we graphed at january quite interesting because normally we graphed atjanuary time, the time was not ideal to do it. if you are collecting seed from a tree you are looking at good, viable seed, selecting over a period of time, theyjust had to get whatever they could lying on the ground are still in the tree. sycamores are not the most difficult thing to grow generally but you do need some planning and you do need to make sure the tree is fruiting so it is a brilliant result.— brilliant result. could these seedlings _ brilliant result. could these seedlings become - brilliant result. could these seedlings become trees? i brilliant result. could these - seedlings become trees? there is no reason they — seedlings become trees? there is no reason they shouldn't _ seedlings become trees? there is no reason they shouldn't be. _ seedlings become trees? there is no reason they shouldn't be. the - reason they shouldn't be. the conditions on hadrian is well where the tree has been growing are severe, open, exposed and that tree took a long time to get to that shape and stature so it is no overnight thing but it is brilliant it will live on there and they have preserved that.—

preserved that. there is a stump left of the _ preserved that. there is a stump left of the sycamore _ preserved that. there is a stump left of the sycamore tree, - preserved that. there is a stump left of the sycamore tree, what i preserved that. there is a stump i left of the sycamore tree, what are the chances of regrowth from that stump? i the chances of regrowth from that stum - ? ~ ~ , stump? ithink quite likely. if the s camore stump? i think quite likely. if the sycamore pens — stump? i think quite likely. if the sycamore pops uo _ stump? i think quite likely. if the sycamore pops up in _ stump? i think quite likely. if the sycamore pops up in your- stump? i think quite likely. if the sycamore pops up in your garden| stump? i think quite likely. if the - sycamore pops up in your garden and you are trying to get rid of it but you are trying to get rid of it but you cannot dig it out, often it grows back again if you cut into the ground. this was a much older tree and being cut to ground level reduces the chances of popping back up reduces the chances of popping back up but we will probably start to see this summer if the stump regenerates and it might come back and several shoots so might not look the same as it did, might be a multi—stemmed tree with several stems. unlikely to be a like—for—like replacement but the original route might regrow and it would be very likely to see that this summer i think.— this summer i think. matthew pottaue, this summer i think. matthew pottage, thank _ this summer i think. matthew pottage, thank you. -

police officers, firefighters and other public servants who die in the line of duty can now receive official honours. the elizabeth emblem is the civilian equivalent of the elizabeth cross, which recognises members of the uk armed forces who died in action or as a result of a terrorist attack. the announcement is the result of years of campaigning by bryn hughes and paul bone, whose daughters, both police officers, were murdered in 2012. our reporter abi smitton has more. why was its local mp jo cox shot and stabbed? doing what they dread, investigating the death of one of their own _ more than 100 nhs and care staff have now died with the coronavirus. they dedicated themselves to public service. all lost their lives doing their duty. now their families will be able to celebrate them with a posthumous award. the elizabeth emblem comes after years of campaigning from bryn hughes. i am absolutely overwhelmed, fantastic, elated. humbled. all those rolled into one. it's hard to sum it up and describe it in one word. it is a massive achievement

for everybody involved. his daughter, pc nicola hughes, was murdered in 2012 while attending a burglary. two years ago, he set out his vision of an award for the families of emergency service workers killed in the line of duty. that is important for me, really important that they are honoured and remembered. now his dream has become a reality, not just for blue light services but all public sector workers. once you see people's reactions, i think that will bring it home. like you said, the magnitude of it. that is a sense of achievement as well. the elizabeth emblem will be open to families of public—sector workers across the uk, including local councils and in british overseas territories. it will apply to anyone who lost their life since 19118. each elizabeth emblem will be inscribed with the poignant phrase "for a life given in service." it has been backed by the king and pays tribute to the late queen.

this emblem will bear the name of her late majesty queen elizabeth. we think of the decades of public service she gave our nation. it is only fitting that our tribute to public servants who have lost their lives in the line of duty should bear her name. paul bone, whose daughter fiona died alongside nicola, will be one of the first to apply. the circumstances of wearing it will remind me of her loss. i think on the next remembrance sunday, i will be wearing it. families can apply online through the government website from today. abi smitton, bbc news. 18—year—old oliver bearman — from essex — will on saturday become the youngest briton to race in formula one. he'll drive for ferrari in the saudi arabian grand prix,

after one of the team's main drivers, carlos sainz, fell ill with appendicitis. this will be his full f1 debut on saturday. he took part in qualifying and will start 11th on the grid of 20 cars injeddah. our reporter emily brown has been following the story. all eyes will be on oliver this weekend, the youngest british driver to race in formula one history at the age of 18. the regular ferrari driver carlos sainz was diagnosed with appendicitis and had surgery yesterday and that meant a promotion for the formula two frontrunner — this will be a big opportunity for him. lando norris was previously the youngest british formula one driver when he raced for mclaren at the age of 19 but, yes, everyone is going to be watching oliver. we know he is from essex, he started karting at the age of eight, in 2022 he made a step up to formula three and last year he made the step up to formula two.

he has withdrawn from formula two this week so he can take the f1 seat for ferrari. quite a bit of pressure, how do the experts thinking he will perform? there is a lot of expectation from him and a lot of people have been praising him over the years but also this week, yesterday in qualifying he came 11th which is not a bad 11th which is not a bad performance. but his teammate charles leclerc is a very accomplished driver and no—one will be expecting him to beat his teammate but charles has given him some praise as well on the grid and was really impressed with his performance in qualifying. but oliver has not actually spent that much time in a formula one car and i think that is worth noting and not only is he going to be the youngest—ever british driver in formula one but also the first british driver for ferrari since 1999. everyone is going to be watching him

at the race and he will start the saudi arabian grand prix in 11th position which gets under way in just a few hours' time and the world will be watching. and day three of international dog show crufts kicks off today. thousands of dogs are competing to become the best in show for 202a. on the agenda today, is more heelwork, a jumping competition and a golden retriever display. rachel mcadam has more. we're now halfway through the world's biggest dog show. we are all set. more than 18,000 competitors flocked to birmingham on thursday for crufts, the four—day long show that attracts owners from across the globe. on sunday, one dog will be crowned best in show. but before that the dogs will take part in a variety of challenges and presentations in a bid to take home the trophy. crufts was first organised by dog lover charles cruft in 1891, making the event older

than the modern olympics. it originally started as just a show for terriers, but today dogs of all shapes, sizes, and breeds take part — from schnauzers to dalmatians, retrievers to poodles. over the first couple of days the dogs have been taking part injumping and agility tasks, as well as freestyle heel work and obedience challenges. some very well—behaved pups were from the west midlands police. they made an appearance on friday. there are more than 200 breeds taking part of this year, some more high maintenance than others, but they'll be putting their best paw forward until the winner is crowned on sunday. rachel mcadam, bbc news. winnie the pooh: blood and honey has swept the board at the razzie awards, which name and shame the year's worst films.

the slasherfilm — a reimagining of aa milne's classic tale — picked up five of the ten awards. the film's creators took advantage of the expiration of copyrights on the winnie the pooh books, transforming its characters into serial killers. when it was released last year, it received a string of awful reviews. let's speak to our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher. not a surprise to me. critics said it had a lack of humour, bad acting, bad screenplay, one critic even said the scenes were so poorly lit they couldn't see what was going on in the film. the prosthetics were complained about, just $700 spent on winnie the pooh double prosthetics, a tiny amount. it swept the board at

the razzies, worst film, worst director, worst screenplay, worst on—screen couple for winnie the pooh and piglet two. it really did do incredibly well or badly. it gives smaller firms like this one incredible worldwide publicity and incredible worldwide publicity and in many ways the makers of this film onceit in many ways the makers of this film once it a failure because it cost $100,000 to make and made 5.2 million at box office. there is a sequel coming out, winnie the pooh: blood and honey two. i will sequel coming out, winnie the pooh: blood and honey two.— blood and honey two. i will not put it in my diary- _ blood and honey two. i will not put it in my diary. what _ blood and honey two. i will not put it in my diary. what else _ blood and honey two. i will not put it in my diary. what else did - blood and honey two. i will not put it in my diary. what else did well, | it in my diary. what else did well, did not do well?— it in my diary. what else did well, did not do well? megan fox, worst actress for—

did not do well? megan fox, worst actress forjohnny _ did not do well? megan fox, worst actress forjohnny and _ did not do well? megan fox, worst actress forjohnny and clyde. - did not do well? megan fox, worst| actress forjohnny and clyde. worst actress forjohnny and clyde. worst supporting actress for the expendables four. john voight, worst actorfor expendables four. john voight, worst actor for mercy, expendables four. john voight, worst actorfor mercy, playing expendables four. john voight, worst actor for mercy, playing an expendables four. john voight, worst actorfor mercy, playing an irish mobster. sylvester stallone, best supporting actor for his role mobster. sylvester stallone, best supporting actorfor his role in mobster. sylvester stallone, best supporting actor for his role in the expendables. no one has one more razzies than sylvester stallone. he does incredibly well at the razzies. when halle berry won, she turned up, they often don't. she turned up to claim it with her oscar as well. a lot of people though see this as a bit of publicity for firms and a chance to maybe puncture a few huge hollywood egos. just chance to maybe puncture a few huge hollywood egos-— hollywood egos. just lean into it, thank you. _ hollywood egos. just lean into it, thank you, charlotte. _ now, one couple in the uk made the decision that there would be no church bells at their wedding, but rather the blaring two—tone horn of an intercity train to wales.

leah anderson and vince smith — now mr and mrs smith — first met and had their first kiss on a train. that's why they decided to get married on a train too. our correspondent frances read met them as they finally boarded the love train. right on time at paddington station, this is the non—stop service to matrimony via cardiff. leah is getting married on board and most of herfamily worked on the railways — her dad and her grandfather. but it is also where love blossomed for her and her husband—to—be. perfect, thank you. the first time we saw each other was on a great western railway train, and then we ended up spending hours and hours together that day and we got the last train back. which is when we had our first kiss as well. that was quite romantic. no delays for this train. and platform one, the perfect entrance for this bride.

within moments, they're all aboard. it is the exchange of rings in first—class and then, somewhere heading out of london, married. cheering. finally into cardiff to let the family off. it has been a big day. it has been so overwhelming. i am lost for words, really. we need to let it sink in. when it is finished, it will sink in finally. it has been nothing but amazing. the bride and groom continue on to swansea to start their happily—ever—after. frances read, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon. some in central and eastern areas started with sunshine but elsewhere fairly cloudy with mist and certainly cloud

there shrouding the hills, misty conditions to contend with. through today, a mixture of some sunny spells, central and eastern areas some sunshine, low pressure to the south—west throwing up cloud and showers. showers spreading into south wales for a time, cloudy in northern ireland, northern england, outbreaks of rain and drizzle, sunshine in the far north—west of scotland, sunny spells continuing in east anglia past the midlands, north wales as well, and in the sun not too bad, 12—13c, elsewhere 7—8. through tonight we will see more persistent rain spreading in from the south and will set up a wet start to sunday morning. although it will be frost—free, temperatures no lower than 5—8c. mothering sunday?

pretty wet, wetter than today, that rain into the central and southern scotland, northern england, midlands, south east, heavy rain at times, moving further westwards into north wales but for south—west wales, south—west england, some sunny spells with showers, temperatures lower through tomorrow because of the cloudy skies and the rain, 7—11. into next week, low pressure moves to the east, monday should be quieter but we still have an easterly airflow bringing quite a bit of cloud on monday towards the eastern coast of scotland, eastern england, may be some spots of rain. elsewhere largely dry, some bright and sunny spells towards western areas of the uk. temperatures pretty typical for the time of year, eight — 11 or 12 celsius. for the rest of the week, southern and eastern areas should remain largely dry, some spells of sunshine, temperatures rising, 14—15c further north and west

remaining unsettled, rain at times and temperatures 10—13. temperatures slightly above the average as we go through the week, goodbye.

i'm anna foster injerusalem with the very latest developments on the israel gaza war. the european union says a maritime aid corridor from cyprus to gaza could begin operating within hours. they are loading the first ship. but, as the humanitarian situation becomes ever more desperate, the united states says it could take up to 60 days for a temporary port to be built. and in the past hour, we have seen more aid being dropped into gaza, as the push to get more supplies into the area accelerates. live from london, i'm samantha simmonds. the urgent hunt for nearly 300 nigerian schoolchildren, abducted by gunmen. a state governor says at least 28 have managed to escape their captors. a london fertility clinic has its operating licence suspended after "significant concerns" are raised over errors in the freezing of embryos.