live from jerusalem, i'm anna foster with the very latest developments on the israel gaza war. the us military says an army logistics ship carrying parts for a temporary floating pier is heading to gaza, as part of plans to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. separately, a spanish charity says a ship carrying 200 tonnes of food for gaza is ready to depart from cyprus. live from london. i am lucy grey. prince william posts a picture of his wife kate and their children for mother's day. it's the first image of the princess of wales since she took time away from royal duties because of abdominal surgery. labour's shadow chancellor rachel reeves warns the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg that her party is inheriting the worst economic situation since the second world war.

i have to be honest, we are not going to be able to turn things round straightaway but we will get to work on that. hollywood's biggest night kicks off later with the oscars and all eyes will be on oppenheimer to see if it can break the record for the most wins. hello, i'm anna foster. a us military ship is headed for gaza, carrying equipment to build a temporary port for aid deliveries. the us military confirmed the ship set sail in the last few hours from a military base in virginia on its way to garzo but it will take time to construct a port. time is in short supply. the un warning and a quarter of the population of gaza, more than half a million people are currently facing famine. there is a separate aid ship with around 200

tonnes of food that has been loaded on board over the last few days which are still waiting to be given the all clear to set sail from cyprus. the eu announced this over the weekend, a joint operation between the eu, the uk, the us and others and they say this should be operational this weekend comes as the us presidentjoe biden has given an interview in which he has said that the conduct of this role will do more harm than good when he was talking about the way that israel has conducted its military operations after the 7th of october but crucially he was asked if there was a red line, something israel might do that would mean us military support will be withdrawn and he said even though nobody wanted another 30,000 palestinians to die and gaza he made it clear the us would continue its support of israel and its military particularly when it came to things like the iron dome

defence system, the thing you see that intercepts rockets that are far towards israel from gaza before they hit the ground here in israel. let's look at these different narratives especially the aid starting to make its way towards garzo by c. zoe conway has this. —— towards gaza by the sea. loaded up with the equipment needed to build a temporary dock in gaza, a us army logistics ship. it's already on its way. the united states hopes to get a lot more aid in by sea, but it could take several weeks. in the meantime, in cyprus, efforts are under way by a charity to move supplies across the mediterranean. it may not look like much but on this barge sits 200 tons of food. it'll be towed by a spanish charity ship the more than 200 miles to gaza. this sea route has not been tried before. thejourney could be precarious. translation: we will tow this platform to gaza, -

where the last mile will be the most complicated operation. the disembarkation will be done on a pier that is being built right now by the world central kitchen. gaza has no functioning port. american charity world central kitchen says it will be able to unload the supplies, but it's not clear how. clamour. nor is it clear how it will avoid scenes like this — the desperate scramble for aid. alni was lucky — he got a sack of flour. diab was left scooping it out of the dirt. children are dying from malnutrition, says gaza's hamas—run health ministry. the united nations is warning of widespread famine. getting food in by road is the best way to meet that hunger, the aid agencies say. but not enough trucks can get through because hamas and israel

can't agree on a ceasefire. a search for survivors at a refugee camp in central gaza hit by an air strike on saturday. in an interview with msnbc, president biden has said israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu must pay more attention to the lives being lost, and said his approach to war was hurting more than helping israel. zoe conway, bbc news. as was mentioned in the us ship which is on the way to build the temporary pier, that will take time notjust for thejourney temporary pier, that will take time not just for the journey across the atlantic through the mediterranean but also to build that structure, the us has said it could be two months before it is operational. a lot of the focus is on the ship in cyprus which could be here potentially in just a few days and

ready to deliver aid although questions remain about how it will be unloaded and secured and distributed through gaza. i spoke to nathan morley, a freelance journalist in larnaca in cyprus and i asked him when the ship might get the all clear to set sail.— the all clear to set sail. according to the president _ the all clear to set sail. according to the president who _ the all clear to set sail. according to the president who spoke - the all clear to set sail. according to the president who spoke last l to the president who spoke last night, it might move today or tomorrow, there are last—minute boxes to tick, i am not sure what they are, i'm assuming logistical problems but the word from the quercia is it will be tonight or tomorrow. quercia is it will be tonight or tomorrow— quercia is it will be tonight or tomorrow. �* ., , ., . tomorrow. and you have been watching it bein: tomorrow. and you have been watching it being loaded — tomorrow. and you have been watching it being loaded as _ tomorrow. and you have been watching it being loaded as well. _ tomorrow. and you have been watching it being loaded as well. what _ tomorrow. and you have been watching it being loaded as well. what is - it being loaded as well. what is going to be on board? it’s it being loaded as well. what is going to be on board? it's mainly humanitarian _ going to be on board? it's mainly humanitarian supplies, _ going to be on board? it's mainly humanitarian supplies, food, - going to be on board? it's mainlyl humanitarian supplies, food, baby care items, sleeping bags, 200 tonnes, not a huge amount of aid but

the problem is as you mentioned earlier, it is how they will get it from the ship to shore. we understand there is a temporary harbour or platform which being constructed there but it's the larger amounts of air that will require a bigger landing platform and we understand a chef which has left the united states were passing out later in the week on the week and thereby build a more permanent structure and i expect there will be more aid on the way so this really is a kind of starting something the eu hopes will expand in the coming weeks. in eu hopes will expand in the coming weeks. , ., ., �* weeks. in terms of what you're seeinu weeks. in terms of what you're seeing in _ weeks. in terms of what you're seeing in cyprus, _ weeks. in terms of what you're seeing in cyprus, nathan, - weeks. in terms of what you're seeing in cyprus, nathan, it'sl weeks. in terms of what you're - seeing in cyprus, nathan, it's been described as a corridor, but is there any sense yet of how many ships they expect to be able cyprus per day, perweek, ships they expect to be able cyprus

per day, per week, for example? actually, there isn't but what i hear is there is a lot of interest now in this scheme. it had been kind of kicked into the long grass because the president did tout this some time ago and then it kind of went off the ball and thus the situation in gaza became more critical, it suddenly came to the fore again last week and when ursula von der leyen was here some days ago she said this is the high priority project. there are lots of countries on board and lots of countries expressing interest in being part of the scheme so i understand once we see it getting moving it will become quite a flawed channel of communication and eight between cyprus and gaza but are the numbers, i don't know what they would be. that is nathan morley, a freelance journalist in larnaca in cyprus. it is worth saying there reason these additional aid rates are being set

“p additional aid rates are being set up is because they need of the civilian population, the humanitarian need is so great and not enough aid is getting into gaza via the roadworks. we have seen world leaders in the international community saying openly that they have been putting pressure on israel to allow all supplies in barker road because that is the most efficient way of bringing aid in at school. i spoke earlier to a representative from the european leadership network about that and about the fact this pressure continues while all sites wait to hear if a ceasefire deal which would allow large amounts of humanitarian aid to be brought in can be achieved. this humanitarian aid to be brought in can be achieved.— can be achieved. this is new territory _ can be achieved. this is new territory for _ can be achieved. this is new territory for the _ can be achieved. this is new territory for the us - can be achieved. this is new territory for the us to - can be achieved. this is new territory for the us to be - can be achieved. this is new - territory for the us to be embarking on the floating port id and the address carrying out when it is trying to access territory for me access is controlled by its allies,

it is a very strange thing but to look at the bigger picture, one of the core issues for gaza and the palestinian territories is that the palestinians are unable to control their own borders. they are also unable to have an army because they do not have a state on so this issue of access into gaza has been festering for a very long time. it has brought into sharp relief now by the looming famine and the extremity of the needs in gaza but illustrates what has been one of the sort of fundamental bones of contention. israel pulled its soldiers and settlements out of gaza nearly 20 years ago and the israeli government says that in the occupation of gaza and that they do not therefore have and that they do not therefore have a responsibility really for the ability of people in gaza to access essentials. most of the rest of the world believes that israel is still

legally occupying gaza that it has a legally occupying gaza that it has a legal occupation to provide the vital things like food, fuel and electricity to ensure at least that the population there is able to get those things so there is a big underlying legal and political dispute you which has been going on for many years. i'm just not being served quickly. for many years. i'm 'ust not being served quickly.— served quickly. that must yank an one. served quickly. that must yank anyone- two — served quickly. that must yank anyone. two separate - served quickly. that must yank anyone. two separate things . served quickly. that must yankl anyone. two separate things we served quickly. that must yank - anyone. two separate things we are watching, firstly the ship, said in sa from cyprus. we had our reporter saying it could be today or tomorrow but remember remember this announcement was made by the european commission president should help formed along. —— that was jane kinnemont. as she heard jane

kinnemont. as she heard jane kinnemont say, the continuing narrative around the talks, ramadan was a key date they were aiming for and that is set to start very soon but we know the channels of communication are still open even though both sides do not have negotiators in cairo at the moment. the us president said efforts would continue to try and achieve some sort of humanitarian ceasefire in the next few days so will continue to watch both of those things and we will keep you updated throughout the day. anna foster, thank you so much reporting from jerusalem. in the last hour, kensington palace has released this new photograph of the princess of wales on their official website. kate's public engagements were recently suspended after she underwent abdominal surgery for an unspecified condition in january. this photograph is the first official release since her surgery. the palace have previously said the princess is doing well

but is not due to return to public duties before easter. the images accompanied by a personal message from the princess of wales in which she thanked people for the kind messages of support and she wished mother said they were a happy mother's day so the first time we have had any message from the princess of wales said she had that abdominal surgery back injanuary. abdominal surgery back in january. the abdominal surgery back injanuary. the circle around her as she recovers in windsor is pretty limited, just close friends and family so no official photographer was brought in. this was a photo taken by her husband, the prince of wales earlier this week, an informal picture, she appeared to no quarrel with her children laughing around her. she often issues a picture on mother's day so this was obviously better to be the right moment once again to bring her back into the public eye.

also we're getting more news from buckingham palace — met police say a car collided with the gates of buckingham palace the early hours of saturday morning — armed officers arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and there were no reports of any injuries. buckingham palace said no member of the royal family was resident at the time of the incident and repairs to the gates were underway. voters in portugal are electing a new parliament today. sunday's snap election was called after the socialist prime minister, antonio costa, resigned over a corruption investigation involving some of his staff. voting is now underway, with the opposition centre—right democratic alliance and governing socialists looking to claim a majority. a close result could give the far—right chega party powerful sway too. a total of 10.8 million people are registered to vote in the elections in portugal and abroad, to elect 230 members of parliament. the biggest night in the entertainment calendar is here — the oscars.

final preparations are taking place ahead of the stars hitting the red carpet later. christopher nolan's oppenheimer, which has 13 nominations, is expected to pick up many of the top awards. and there's also barbie, last year's biggest box office hit, which has eight nods. but those are just two of hundreds of films in the running for the more than 20 categories voted on by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. our correspondent emma vardy has the latest from hollywood another year at the oscars! the biggest night in hollywood is back and the competition is as tough as ever. we're in a race against the nazis. if you thought a dense three—hour biographical might struggle with audiences, you'd have been wrong. oppenheimer, about the creator of the atomic bomb, was a huge box office. now cillian murphy is up for best actor... we'll remember this day! ..christopher nolan for best director and it's the favourite to win the oscar for best picture. but in the battle of the big—name

directors, it'll be competing against killers of the flower moon, by martin scorsese, who's now the most nominated movie director alive. flows freely here now. the oscars is the most extravagant night of awards season, so there's lots of preparation work going on here right now to make sure everything is perfect for the night. as for this famous red carpet, well, most of it, it's all covered in plastic right now to make sure not too many people get their grubby feet on it before the celebs arrive. hey, barbie. but unlike in barbie world, perhaps girls don't get to have all the fun at the oscars, as margot robbie missed out on an acting nomination and greta gerwig was passed over for best director, but earned one for the screenplay. hi, barbie! instead, it's barbie's ken who's up for best supporting actor at this prestigious night. screams. i'm told its easier to get into the white house than it is to get accredited for this. so, they haven't kicked me out yet. i'm doing all right. the frankenstein—esque movie, poor things, is expected to do well with eight nominations

for this quirky tale, including one for the team behind the film's production and costume design. ooh! people all across the board, sort of family, and people who aren't creative love it, people going back, seeing it twice. the feedback has been really exciting out of the industry. i need you to be precise. anatomy of a fall has sandra huller up for best actress. it's a murder mystery that leaves you guessing, and even she isn't giving anything away. we alljust wish the audience to discuss the matter, like, for days and weeks and months. we don't want to have a certain feeling in them. there's always talk about records to be broken and this year, with oppenheimer�*s i3 nominations, if it wins 12 of them, it would break the record for the most oscar wins by a single picture. but that's quite a big ask. as the best of film—making is celebrated, the one thing you can predict is there'll be a few surprises! emma vardy, bbc news, hollywood. now, let's speak to film critic and

broadcaster siobhan synnot. do you think it's going to be a record breaking night for oppenheimer? it record breaking night for oppenheimer?— record breaking night for oppenheimer? record breaking night for orrenheimer? , , ,, �*, oppenheimer? it seems like it's the one to beat. — oppenheimer? it seems like it's the one to beat, it's _ oppenheimer? it seems like it's the one to beat, it's done _ oppenheimer? it seems like it's the one to beat, it's done well- oppenheimer? it seems like it's the one to beat, it's done well at - oppenheimer? it seems like it's the one to beat, it's done well at the . one to beat, it's done well at the other awards ceremonies, it's a weighty biopic and it's done extremely well at the box office. extremely rare to find a three—hour film about the father of the nuclear bomb, partly shot in black and white, those are the sort of achievements that the economy will have in mind when they are voting tonight. bobby, arguably took on a tougher challenge, it's an enjoyable story of what around what is a famous tour, a huge commercial

success, we remember barbenheimmer for the summer you could watch barbie or oppenheimer or watch both at once. that will collect a lot of nominations, certainly evident tonight but will it get awards? i think ryan gosling is up against tough competition and his particular category, and barbie is a splitting itself come up against itself with best song, billy eilish against ryan gosling but who is going to tune in? these are big enrolment forms that will make a huge difference to the ratings that is something really troubling the economy in the last few years. i troubling the economy in the last few ears. , , ., troubling the economy in the last few ears. , ., , ., few years. i suppose it would be a shock if oppenheimer _ few years. i suppose it would be a shock if oppenheimer doesn't - few years. i suppose it would be a l shock if oppenheimer doesn't want the big one but like you say, in terms of what may be dominating will have two performances from barbie because there are two songs in the

best song category so ryan gosling performing live and billy eilish so there will be a lot about barbie evenif there will be a lot about barbie even if it doesn't win big. the real winner is the _ even if it doesn't win big. the real winner is the academy _ even if it doesn't win big. the real winner is the academy awards - even if it doesn't win big. the real winner is the academy awards willj winner is the academy awards will get people tuning in this time around. there are some uncertain categories like best song, best picture is kind of a lock, the best actor and actress, looks pretty lucky for cillian murphy, paul giamatti for the holdovers might just squeak in the best actress will be interesting, the gladstone is seen as one of the favourites for killers of the flava men but emma stone as you seem in the report, poor things, stone as you seem in the report, poorthings, it stone as you seem in the report, poor things, it indicates that the academy has managed to achieve a younger and more hip voting academy than in previous years. —— killers

of the flower mound. it has previously been accused of being pale, male and style! you previously been accused of being pale, male and style!— previously been accused of being pale, male and style! you go for a bi hirhl pale, male and style! you go for a big highly dramatic _ pale, male and style! you go for a big highly dramatic three-hour - pale, male and style! you go for a l big highly dramatic three-hour epic. big highly dramatic three—hour epic. i know you're a woman that loves to go to the bookies and you want a tip so i think randolph for the holdovers us with your money for supporting actress category, she has won every single word going, she has had an unbreakable winning streak so far. i had an unbreakable winning streak so far. ., �* �* , , had an unbreakable winning streak so far. ,, �* �* , , ,., far. i like the bbc website reporter she said they _ far. i like the bbc website reporter she said they had _ far. i like the bbc website reporter she said they had put _ far. i like the bbc website reporter she said they had put a _ far. i like the bbc website reporter she said they had put a bet - far. i like the bbc website reporter she said they had put a bet on - far. i like the bbc website reporter| she said they had put a bet on time for margot robbie in terms of an outfit. are you expecting any surprises, any outliers that we should look out for?—

surprises, any outliers that we should look out for? there's service sur-rises. should look out for? there's service surprises. zone _ should look out for? there's service surprises. zone of _ should look out for? there's service surprises. zone of interest, - should look out for? there's service surprises. zone of interest, a - should look out for? there's service surprises. zone of interest, a film l surprises. zone of interest, a film byjonathan glazer with a chairman cast in poland, it is a holocaust drama but it is called experimental. it's progress will be interesting. i will be surprised if it doesn't get best international picture but there always a chance that it might not achieve those expectations. last year! achieve those expectations. last year i don't think anyone thought everything above all at once would win but the narrative was appealing. maestro has not typed a good time at the awards, this is the phone but a cooper, the biopic of leonard bernstein, but mike the academy take pity on bradley cooper and give him some gold? we'll have to see. i don't think i would like to hear that, a petty over at the thank you so much for talking us through all

of that. the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, says she is "methodically going through" government documents to ensure she can honour labour's financial commitments. on wednesday, the government set out its budget — which included a cut to national insurance and an expansion of child benefits. but it leaves labour two—billion—pounds short for its plans for breakfast clubs in schools and extra nhs appointments, if the party wins the next election. speaking to the bbc�*s laura kuennsberg this morning she talked about extending workers rights and whether that will be in labour's manifesto. yes, we have committed to the extension of workers rights including banning zero hours contracts, getting rid of fire and rehire and having a real minimum wage. the low pay commission will set that but this is a big extension of the rights of working people because if an economy is not working for working people it is not working at all and at the moment too many people are stuck in insecure and precarious work.

let's speak to our political correspondent pete saull, who is in the newsroom. what can be read and what she says? the budget has been presenting challenges. cutting national insurance by two percentage points, thatis insurance by two percentage points, that is quite expensive so he came up that is quite expensive so he came up with that aims to raise the money for that previously a labour party idea to reform on the bacillary tax status and labour said they would raise the money through that to spend on other things are the obvious question to rachel reeves was how on earth are you going to raise the money that you will potentially get used to spend on other things? and she was not able to give a definitive answer other than saying they will close the loophole in the windfall tax for gas in the joints. loophole in the windfall tax for gas in thejoints. i loophole in the windfall tax for gas in the joints. i suppose loophole in the windfall tax for gas in thejoints. i suppose it's understandable that she would not want to give too much away, we do not know quite when a general election would be, it could be no sooner than many, most people use

speak to in westminster think it will be october or november and the danger is if the labour party said they will do something the conservative party might steal their idea like they did some of the budget ideas on wednesday and playing that club about workers rights, the labour party is committed to that, saying it will improve the ability to improve their happiness in the workplace, fundamentally. on the conservatives will probably use it as a stick to beat the labour party with arguing this is something the business community does not like but the labour party believes this is a set of policies that will go down well with the electorate. i of policies that will go down well with the electorate.— of policies that will go down well with the electorate. i feel like we have had the _ with the electorate. i feel like we have had the election _ with the electorate. i feel like we have had the election campaign l with the electorate. i feel like we i have had the election campaign get under way and i suppose the question is whether it will be the economy that dominates. i is whether it will be the economy that dominates.— is whether it will be the economy that dominates. i think most figures in both the two _ that dominates. i think most figures in both the two main _ that dominates. i think most figures in both the two main parties - that dominates. i think most figures in both the two main parties will. that dominates. i think most figures in both the two main parties will be| in both the two main parties will be thinking it is an election fought on the economy. the conservatives are going into it saying there were cut

taxes and breach is keen to get across the point that she will be very firm in terms of her restraint on the finances of the nations. peter, thank you so much. we would have to bring you some spring sunshine but it is cloudy out there and we have some pretty heavy rain across the uk at the moment so the skies are looking rather grey, laden with moisture, the daffodils have got some water drops on them and this is the same for the rest of this afternoon, the rain continuing especially across parts of northern england, north wales, took the south—west of england and south west wales, some bright and sunny spells developing. this is not for pm and the threat of some showers around. the cloud you see continuing this afternoon, heavy rain at times across north—west england and the

pennines. to the north—east of england, it's drier. the north and west of scotland will have some sunny spells. temperatures generally getting to 7—11 but it will be quite chilly in the north and east of scotland, here it is five or 6 degrees. tonight we see the rain petered out a little bit across central areas of england, more rain spreading into western scotland otherwise quite a lot of cloud and under the cloud it stays first free, temperatures no lower than for — 7 degrees. we start on monday with a lot of cloud around, the easterly wind feeding in the cloud, some backs perhaps in the cloud, developing in the west of the uk. keeping a close eye on this area of rain to the south of england, it could clip the south—east coast line, maximum temperatures on monday afternoon 7—ii . typicalfor the time of year but as we go through the rest of the week, we lose the

easterly wind and we pick up these waterfront is coming from the atlantic so further rain spreading into scotland, northern ireland, the wind coming from the south—west and thatis wind coming from the south—west and that is a milder direction so you see the yellow and orange across the uk with temperatures rising through the week to above average. 15 or 16 degrees in some southern or eastern areas, there will be some sunshine at times, feeling pleasant. north and west it remains cloudy and breezy, maximum temperature is 11-15 . breezy, maximum temperature is 11—15. goodbye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the us military says an army logistics ship carrying parts for a temporary floating pier is heading to gaza, as part of plans to deliver humanitarian aid by sea. separately, a spanish charity says a vessel carrying 200 tonnes of food for gaza is ready to set sail from cyprus. prince william posts a picture of his wife kate and their children for mother's day. it's the first offcial image of the princess of wales since she took time away from royal duties for abdominal surgery. shadow chancellor rachel reeves warns the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg that labour is inheriting the worst economic situation since the second world war. i have to be honest that we are not

going to be able to turn things