as the first ship bringing aid to gaza unloads its supplies, there are hopes talks for a ceasefire could resume on sunday. and vaughan gething is set to succeed mark drakeford as the first minister of wales — making him the first black leader of any european country. hello, i'm anjana gadgil. princess diana's brother, charles spencer, has told the bbc that he and his sister suffered violent punishments at home by a nanny referred to as nanny forster. he said the punishments were painful and really hurt, adding that violence against children damages them, whatever family they are born into. charles spencer also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the scrutiny currently being faced by catherine, the current princess of wales.

princess diana's brother was speaking in an interview to be broadcast tomorrow on the bbc�*s sunday with laura kuenssberg. earlier i spoke to graham satchell, who has been reviewing the material in the interview and asked him what the main thrust of earl spencer's comments were. well, this was a searingly honest interview with earl spencer, and at times difficult to watch, to be honest. he has written a book about his experiences of his childhood, particularly at boarding school, and he talks about suffering shocking levels of violence from the age of eight and being sexually abused from the age of 11. he also talks in some detail about his experience at home with his sister, princess diana, and particularly suffering at the hands of a violent nanny, nanny forster. and this is what he had to say. really damaging violence to children is going to affect them, whatever house they come from,

whatever family they're born into. and that nanny who did that to us, i mean, she used to crack our heads together if we're both found to have done something naughty — obviously, without my father's knowledge. but it really hurt. it wasn't a tap on the wrist. it was a cracking crunch, you know, and i remember it still. and i think it emphasises, again, the disconnect of parents. and i'm really not a critic of my parents. they did their best, like 98% of parents do. and i think, again, it was just normal — you leave it to the nanny to deal with this. i have two older sisters, and only later was it found out that a different nanny was punishing them by ladling laxatives down them, and my parents couldn't work out why they were constantly ill. so you were dealing with a very unstructured world of privileged parents living parallel lives to their children. but you and diana and your other sisters were then brought up even in a home environment

where staff, nannies who were hired to look after you, were hurting you. again, i don't think we realised that that was wrong. we knew it was painful and we knew it was something we wanted to avoid. but i think children don't know morality, necessarily, at that stage, or certainly the law. so it was something that we lived with. you can see there the sort of shocking revelations of what happened at home. but i think even more honest really is his description of what happened when he went to school. so he says that he had a headmaster who used to routinely beat him. he describes them as "sadistic thrashings for sexual gratification". and then he says that he was groomed by a 20—year—old assistant matron who sexually abused him from the age of ii. and he says that this experience of childhood left him traumatised and angry, that he carried that anger with him throughout the whole of his adult life.

he says that informed the way that he gave the eulogy for princess diana's funeral. you may remember in 1997, he was really angry in that eulogy at the establishment and the press, who he blamed for his sister's death. and he says that he can trace that right back to the way he was treated in childhood, in school. he says he had an absolute hatred of injustice and non—truth. so a really fascinating insight, i think, into princess diana's brother. and did earl spencer have anything to say about the current princess of wales, who, of course, we haven't seen in public since her abdominal surgery? he did, but only in passing. so i think he was very clear in this interview that he didn't really want to talk about current members of the royal family. there are obvious comparisons between his sister, diana, princess of wales, and catherine, princess of wales. both women subject to extraordinary kind of public scrutiny and intrusion, as you say. catherine is now the centre of this swirl of conspiracy theories, partly because she hasn't been seen

since january after her surgery. and earl spencer was asked in this interview if the dangers of the online conspiracy world today are more potent than the press intrusion that surrounded his sister in the 1990s. and this was his reply. no, i think it was more dangerous back in the day. i think, yeah, if i look back to '97 and diana's death, i think that was so shocking, the circumstances of her death were so shocking that it did make the industry that supports the paparazzi really consider more carefully what it could and couldn't do, not because they had a moraljudgment, but because it was unacceptable to the public. it's interesting that you can you can see we're so far on from the events of 1997, but it's still very raw for charles spencer, exactly what happened to his sister then. so, a really interesting interview

that i think is on tomorrow morning on the bbc. and as graham said, the full interview with charles spencer will be broadcast on bbc one and available on the bbc iplayer for uk viewers on sunday at 9am gmt. talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in gaza could resume on sunday in qatar. egyptian officials said hamas has presented a new proposal for a three—stage plan to end the fighting. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called the proposal unrealistic, but has agreed to send israeli negotiators to qatar. there have been two main rallies in tel aviv tonight. in what has become known as hostages square, relatives of captives have been calling for their release. there's also been an anti—government demonstration, calling on israeli prime minister netanyahu to resign and to hold new elections.

we are here to protest this government that hasn't been acting for the majority of people in israel for the majority of people in israel for a while now, especially since the beginning of the war, whether it is the hostages or whether it is creating more tension between arabs and jewish people, we think it's actively harming us during the war and beyond it. my actively harming us during the war and beyond it— actively harming us during the war and beyond it. my message today, accordin: and beyond it. my message today, according to _ and beyond it. my message today, according to what _ and beyond it. my message today, according to what chuck _ and beyond it. my message today, according to what chuck schumer i and beyond it. my message today, i according to what chuck schumer said this week, _ according to what chuck schumer said this week, the american parliament, about— this week, the american parliament, about how— this week, the american parliament, about how benjamin netanyahu is taking _ about how benjamin netanyahu is taking us— about how benjamin netanyahu is taking us to catastrophe and we must have an _ taking us to catastrophe and we must have an election as soon as possible. _ have an election as soon as possible, otherwise we are all going to be _ possible, otherwise we are all going to be in_ possible, otherwise we are all going to be in a _ possible, otherwise we are all going to be in a bad, bad situation. the two rallies. _ to be in a bad, bad situation. the two rallies, as _ to be in a bad, bad situation. tie: two rallies, as the first maritime humanitarian aid shipment because it has been unloaded onto the shore, containing 200 tonnes of food desperately needed for gazza. the us charity behind the mission, world central kitchen, is carrying out the mission in co—operation with

the united arab emirates. speaking ahead of a two—day trip to the middle east, the german chancellor urged israel to allow unlimited humanitarian aid into gaza. translation: we have a difficult situation. - it is necessary for aid to reach gaza on a larger scale. we are concerned about the further advancement of military developments. in particular, there is a danger that a large full—scale offensive in rafah will result in many terrible civilian casualties, which must be avoided at all costs. we will have to talk about the long—term perspective, the question of how a peaceful coexistence between a palestinian state and israel can succeed. our correspondent injerusalem, mark lowen, has been speaking to aid organisations in gaza about the situation there. unicef, the un children's charity,

says that one in three children under the age of two are acutely malnourished, and that figure is double what it was injanuary, so there is an urgent need for aid. a slight glimmer of hope with this ship now off—loading the 200 tonnes of aid, being allowed to off—load. it's unclear how the aid will be distributed inside gaza itself, although the idf are saying they will provide some security for that distribution on the ground, which is much needed given the fact that civil order has broken down there, and aid distribution, as we've seen, can turn into a fatal, disorderly incident. so the cypriots, who sent the first ship, are saying that a second ship is now ready to leave as well, carrying 240 tonnes of aid, but really these are fractions of what is needed on the ground, and people are resorting to a maritime corridor and ships bringing in aid because trucks

coming in over land are being so heavily restricted, they have been so heavily restricted by israel over the last five and a half months of war. in order to get a little glimpse of that humanitarian situation on the ground, i spoke to dr margaret harris, a spokesperson for the world health organization, whojoined us from geneva, and i asked her what her contacts on the ground in gaza are telling her. in our meetings, people say it's beyond words, it is misery they have never seen. my colleagues are people who worked in the toughest places, in africa, in many wars and situations, and they have never seen the speed and the horror and the misery that people are living in. they are living massively crowded together, starving in places, covered in human waste, faeces, unable to clean the place because we can't even bring chlorine in. so it is good news to hear that at least there is some

movement towards a ceasefire, because that is the only answer to what we are seeing in gaza right now. dr margaret harris, painting a picture there of the emergency, the health emergency as she puts it and the disastrous situation facing people inside gaza, not least in rafah in the south of the gaza strip, where around half of the entire population of gaza, probably around 1.4 million people are sheltering, and the israeli prime minister's office has greenlit, we are told, military operation there for israeli troops to enter rafah, which is what the israeli prime minister has been warning for several weeks. that would be perilous in terms of the numbers were sheltering there but also in terms of israel's international reputation, which is taking a huge hit. the german foreign minister tweeted today that a large—scale military offensive in rafah would be unjustified and that more than1 million people have nowhere left to go. president biden said a week ago that a military incursion into rafah

would be a red line as far as he's concerned. so that would be a huge risk for israel to go into rafah. i think the prime minister's office has said they're ready to do so in order to increase pressure on hamas ahead of the ceasefire talks that are due to resume, we understand, on sunday, tomorrow, in doha. the israeli delegation are going to talk with qatari and egyptian officials. so that is a glimmer of progress, even though the israeli prime minister's office have said the hamas demands are unreasonable and unfounded. we will have to see whether there is any progress made in those talks in doha on sunday. vaughan gething will become europe's first black leader after winning the welsh labour leadership election. the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week. mr gething was born in zambia and is a former solicitor. the result of the leadership election was very close.

mr gething, currently the economy minister, won with 51.7% of the vote. his opponent, the education minister jeremy miles, received 48.3%. our political editor chris mason was watching the announcement. the two contenders had just been told the results, but the rest of us had to wait. vaughan gething's wife and son on the front row — always good to have a book with you just in case dad's work thing on a saturday drags on a bit. and now we turn to the oscar bit. and the winner... ..is vaughan gething. mr gething celebrated his 50th yesterday, and winning the welsh labour leadership today. we turn a page in the book of our nation's history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because the generational dial hasjumped too. and i want us to use this moment as a starting point

for a more confident march into the future. smiles and applause, yes, but questions too about a £200,000 donation vaughan gething accepted from a company run by a man who was convicted twice for environmental offences. the loser, jeremy miles, left pretty sharpish, writing on social media, "trust must be continually earned," which sounds like a barb at the donation and vaughan gething. i think at the end of the day it was a race between two disciples of drakeford. they were both in his cabinet and are responsible for the longest waiting times in the uk, the worst educational outcomes and the weakest economy of uk nations. that is their record and it doesn't seem like anything will change as a result. plaid cymru are in a co—operation agreement with the labour government here but they reckoned the donation stinks. one way to clear it up would be to pay the money back, because while he says he has done nothing wrong, it doesn't really pass the smell test.

vaughan gething insists he's done everything by the book. let's talk about that £200,000 donation — have you spent it all? we have spent a lot of money through the campaign on volunteers, staff, on the work you need to do to run a campaign. is that what swung it for you, huge amounts of money? i think what swung it is the fact we persuaded members that they could believe in me. lots of hard work goes into running a more than three months campaign... and lots of money? it's an indivisible part of modern politics. another striking part of modern political leadership — diversity. growing up, you don't see yourself as different until you realise that the world does see you differently. and that really happened going into secondary school, looking more and more at the world i was growing up in, recognising that people saw me differently to my classmates. from schoolboy to first minister, vaughan gething will take on his newjob on wednesday. that was our political editor

chris mason with that report. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. hello from the bbc sport centre. for the first time in nearly a decade, ireland are celebrating back to back six nations titles. they secured the trophy for a second successive year after beating scotland in dublin — but they were made to work for it. 17—13 the final score — ireland's tries coming from dan sheehan and andrew porter, and their head coach was understandably over the moon with their success. this is what it's all about. getting yourself into position, to be in a position to win a championship, it's very special. it's all about memories, isn't it? stuff like this is what dreams are made as well. being able to go back to back is pretty tough, you know. so proud of the boys, everyone involved. the second half i thought we came out of

the box really strong and play some absolutely brilliant rugby at times. because strong converting. they never wavered right to the death. they deserve tremendous credit as well. ireland's victory means the final match of the championship between england and france meant that both teams were playing for second place. in the dark as to finish just behind ireland. they are winning 211—16 at the moment. ireland. they are winning 24-16 at the moment-— ireland. they are winning 24-16 at the moment. ~ . , , ., the moment. wales will finish bottom ofthe the moment. wales will finish bottom of the table for _ the moment. wales will finish bottom of the table for the _ the moment. wales will finish bottom of the table for the first _ the moment. wales will finish bottom of the table for the first time - the moment. wales will finish bottom of the table for the first time in - of the table for the first time in 21 years after they were defeated 24-21 21 years after they were defeated 24—21 by italy. to football and manchester city have moved a step closer to securing back to back trebles after reaching the semifinals of the fa cup. city beat newcastle 2—0 at etihad stadium. bernado silva scored both of city's goals — via deflections — to secure city's place in the semifinals for a sixth successive season.

the people can think after what they have done in the past, maybe it is not as much important. the commitment, how they run, how good they play and everything, again, the physical, tough team like newcastle, so really pleased. no team has done this before, six times. there was a dramatic finish in the day's other fa cup quarterfinal — as championship side coventry city scored two goals in stoppage time to beat premier league team wolves 3—2. coventry city reach the final four for the first time since 1987. in the premier league, luton town scored a crucial 89th minute equaliser to rescue a 1—1 draw against relegation rivals nottingham forest. chris wood's first half goal looked like it might be enough for victory for forest — but luke berry equalised late on to grab a point. luton stay in the relegation zone — but they are just

three points behind forest, who are in 17th place. burnley gave their hopes of survival a boost as they beat brentford 2—1 at turf moor — with brentford having to play over 80 minutes with ten men. tottenham missed the chance to move into the top four — after they lost 3—0 at fulham. there's a big night ahead at indian wells — as the men's semi finals take place. tommy paul faces daniil medvedev later and if medvedev wins....(full frame gfx)...it could be a repeat of last year's final — which he lost to carlos alcaraz. the spaniard is on court right now against italy's jannik sinner — ad—lib latest. it was the italian who leads to everyone going with serve, but to play was suspended for rain, they have just come out of court and it has started running again so they haven't got through to the rest of that first set.

and golf's players' championship at sawgrass is being dominated by american players — with four of them setting the pace. the current us open champion, wyndham clark is top of the leaderboard on 15 under par through five holes on day three in florida. xander shauffle is in second place, with brian harman and maverick mcnealy making up the top four. and that's all the sport for now. more for you later on. the former us president donald trump is in ohio to support the controversial republican senate candidate bernie moreno, ahead of this thursday's primary. the former president's endorsement — the most coveted in the republican primary — hasn't yet sealed the deal for mr moreno, who's locked in a three—way race. let's speak to our correspondent carl nasman. mrtrump has mr trump has been addressing the rally in dayton for well over an hour. it looks like he hasjust

stopped now. so, very noisy place for you are so i hope you can hear me. tell me about bernie moreno and why it's so important for donald trump to be at this rally for him. that's right. bernie morenojust taking the stage now, donald trump wrapping up his remarks which lasted more than an hour. donald trump really focusing on immigration and the situation at the us mexico border, hammering the current president on what trump's is or has a history of immigration policies. trump's is if it was not re—elected, the country which are the largest d position bashment e—petition history. trump's says if is re—elected. bernie moreno told the crowd earlier that he would depart any immigrant that arrived to the country illegally. he has also said

previously that he would eliminate any us military aid to ukraine so definitely a far right candidate. a very tight race among republicans here to run against the democrats, it's a very closely watched thing. given how that slim the demeter margin is in the senate, if the republicans were to take that seat in ohio, that could mean either a split senate or control for the republicans. ohio is a red state now, donald trump speaking to a friendly crowd, he has won the state —— might the republicans have on the state for the past two election. donald trump looking very upbeat. but he is facing potentially four criminal trials but today we've heard there are going to be further delays? heard there are going to be further dela s? , , delays? there will be further delays and that really _ delays? there will be further delays and that really plays _ delays? there will be further delays and that really plays right _ delays? there will be further delays and that really plays right into - delays? there will be further delays and that really plays right into the l and that really plays right into the strategy of donald trump and his defence team. are they referencing bonnie willis, the district attorney in georgia. we see a potential delay

in georgia. we see a potential delay in that case. the chief prosecutor has had to step down. he is facing another legal case in new york when it comes to hush money payment to a pawn star. that is likely to be delayed for at least three weeks. that was supposed to be the first trial to stop at the trial date now is up in the air. we also don't have a trial date yet in a separate case in florida, or in dc. it's been a tactic to continue to try to delay and file different motions, that seems to be working on the question now is whether we will see any of these trials wrap up before voters go to the polls in november, that is still up in the air. back go to the polls in november, that is still up in the air.— still up in the air. back to bernie moreno, whose _ still up in the air. back to bernie moreno, whose rally _ still up in the air. back to bernie moreno, whose rally donald - still up in the air. back to bernie i moreno, whose rally donald trump still up in the air. back to bernie - moreno, whose rally donald trump is at today, the democrats are running ads supporting moreno, why are they doing that? bier? ads supporting moreno, why are they doinu that? , , doing that? very interesting strate: . doing that? very interesting strategy- we _ doing that? very interesting strategy. we have _ doing that? very interesting strategy. we have seen - doing that? very interesting strategy. we have seen the | doing that? very interesting _ strategy. we have seen the democrats doing this and other races as well. they are trying to play a bit of

strategy. what they think is that by supporting a more extreme candidate in the republican race, that might set them up for victory when it comes to the general election. it turns out trump's's investment hasn't been doing very well international races. they struggle to back up those kinds of policies when it comes to the more moderate general elections. so that the democrats putting money into the bernie moreno campaign, trying to back a republican who they think will have an easier time of being beaten by the current democratic senator. ohio is a state that has been trending more conservative and republican as the years have gone on. ., , ., republican as the years have gone on. . ,., ., on. donald trump arrived in dayton, the first rally — on. donald trump arrived in dayton, the first rally for _ on. donald trump arrived in dayton, the first rally for him _ on. donald trump arrived in dayton, the first rally for him since - the first rally for him since becoming the presumptive nominee. he is still clearly —— but he sulkily has a huge draw in these republican areas. == has a huge draw in these republican areas. ,., has a huge draw in these republican

areas. . ., , .,, areas. -- he so clearly has. he does, areas. -- he so clearly has. he does. this _ areas. -- he so clearly has. he does. this is — areas. -- he so clearly has. he does, this is a _ areas. -- he so clearly has. he does, this is a rally _ areas. -- he so clearly has. he does, this is a rally where - areas. -- he so clearly has. hel does, this is a rally where we've seen thousands of people showing up. we were here earlier the morning, there were dozens of people lined up well before the gates were going to open, just to get in, just to get a good seat and give eclipse of the president, and as you often see at these rallies, from force one, his private plane, landing right on the tarmac behind us, getting big cheers from the crowd. this is definitely trump country. ilari from the crowd. this is definitely trump country-— from the crowd. this is definitely trum count . ., ., , ., ., trump country. carl nasman in dayton ohio at a rally — trump country. carl nasman in dayton ohio at a rally for— trump country. carl nasman in dayton ohio at a rally for bernie _ trump country. carl nasman in dayton ohio at a rally for bernie moreno, - ohio at a rally for bernie moreno, accompanied by donald trump. you're watching bbc news, stay with us. hello there. tomorrow, for all of us, it is going to be a warmer day. today, though, felt a lot chillier across south—eastern parts of the country. but we've all seen the cloud increasing and there's been some rain and drizzle in the air as well. and we've got low pressure staying probably out to the west, but well ahead of it, this cloud is getting thrown our way

and these weather fronts bringing the wetter weather too, and that is pushing its way eastward. will clear away from northern areas of the uk overnight. but across england and wales, coming up from the southwest, we'll see rain developing more widely by the early hours. not welcome rain by any means. that cloud will keep temperatures typically 8 or 9 celsius. but where the cloud breaks later in northern scotland, temperatures could be as low as 3 or 4 celsius. now, unlike today, tomorrow is going to be an improving sort of picture, where we'll see the rain clearing, sunshine coming through, but that could lead to a few showers here and there. now, the rain shouldn't last too long in wales, but if you're up early in the midlands and eastern england, expect a wet start. that wet weather moves out into the north sea, then the cloud breaks, some sunny spells develop, leading to a few showers, mainly for the northern half of the uk. the winds will be quite light and it is going to be a warmer day. compared with today, temperatures are going to be three or four degrees higher, peaking at 15 or 16 celsius. and in that milder

air on sunday night, we've got a couple of weakening weatherfronts moving in from the west and they won't bring much rain at all. that's the extent of any cloud and rain early on monday. that moves away and we'll see some sunshine coming through. but then, the next weather system arrives out in the west, northern ireland, strengthening the winds here through the irish sea and into westernmost parts of scotland. it is a southerly wind though, hence those higher than normal temperatures — again, peaking at 15 or 16 celsius. we've got the winds coming in from a long way south, hence those higher temperatures. but the potentialfor more rain. now, this area of low pressure is going to track northwards. it's going to take the rain overnight across the northern half of the uk and then clearing away northwards as the low moves away on tuesday. following that, there'll be a few showers, but then it'll brighten up, it'll dry up with some sunshine, but we still have some rain hanging around here in the south and southwest. but those temperatures at the moment not changing very much, 13 to 16 celsius.

this is bbc news, the headlines... princess diana's brother, charles spencer, has told the bbc that he and his sister suffered violent punishments at home by a nanny referred to as nanny forster. he also said the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the attention online focused on kate.

talks aimed at securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages in gaza could resume on sunday in qatar. egyptian officials say hamas has presented a new proposal to end the fighting. israel has agreed to send negotiators. the indian navy says one of its warships has forced vandalism arrests in russia as voters spell their ballots on day two of the country's elections. vladimir putin is certain to win, his only rivals are dead, imprisoned, in exile. one of the oldest and most prestigious film studios in the arab world has been destroyed by a fire. buildings near cairo's al—ahram studio were evacuated. russia has accused ukraine of trying to interrupt the russian by stepping up attacks on its territory. a second day of voting is taking place in russia's presidential election. vladimir putin is expected to win

a further six years in power, as his only serious opponents are either in prison, in exile or dead. there have been sporadic acts of protest in russia. at various poll stations, people have poured dye into ballot boxes or set them aflame. former russian president dmitry medvedev referred to the protesters as "traitors" and called their acts "direct assistance to degenerates who are shelling our cities today". his remarks comes, as shops and schools have been closed in the russian city of belgorod after bombardments that authorities there have blamed on ukraine. belgorod governor said two people were killed — as voting continues. i spoke to catherine belton, the author of putin's people and asked why this election is so important to vladamir putin. he knows he's going to win it. he knows that everyone is going to come up

with the result that he wants. otherwise they will face punishment as well. but on the other hand, he also, he's a lawyer, he likes to keep a veneer of legitimacy and he wants a good victory. he's expecting 80% of the vote to persuade everyone else in the elite that the nation is behind him. so any kind of glimpse of protests, anything that's happening that's outside of that kind of victory parade for him kind of impinges a little on his authority, which is why he's gone to such great lengths to eradicate the field of any opposition at all. there are other candidates standing against him. why do they make the effort to take part when they have no chance of succeeding? it sounds to me like they're forced to. they're not really given a choice. you know, russia is a democracy in name only. it certainly doesn't exist. everyone in the lower house of parliament basically rubber stamps the kremlin�*s every decision. so you've got the communist party candidate, nikolai kharitonov,

he already lost to putin last time round. when questioned now, "are you going to be a better president than putin?", he doesn't even answer the question. so they're there to sort of basically show and present this veneer, this facade of democracy. and really, they're just putin's pals. we saw that that there have been sporadic protests estonia's prime minister kaja kallas has told the bbc that russia's president putin should be taken seriously over his nuclear threats, but also warns that such threats are a trap that western nations should be wary of. prime minister kallas has also addressed concerns over the upcoming presidential election in the united states. let's speak to sumi somaskanda who's in washington. what did the prime minister say to you about the russian threat to the

east of her country with the war in ukraine still raging on? it is east of her country with the war in ukraine still raging on?— ukraine still raging on? it is such an important _ ukraine still raging on? it is such an important time _ ukraine still raging on? it is such an important time to _ ukraine still raging on? it is such an important time to be - ukraine still raging on? it is such an important time to be able - ukraine still raging on? it is such an important time to be able to l ukraine still raging on? it is such i an important time to be able to ask that question to the estonian prime minister. you have russians voting in a presidential election that as we know will likely secure another term for vladimir putin but also the war in ukraine appears to have come to a standstill. you have the german and french leaders discussing their differences. against that backdrop, we wanted to ask the estonian prime minister what the answer is, she said very clearly, it is giving ukraine what it needs and interestingly enough, in recent weeks she has left all options on the table, including not ruling out the table, including not ruling out the possibility of bits on the ground, that is at odds with some allies but we have also heard that may put in again repeat the threat that that would involve an

escalation and that could also lead to the use of nuclear weapons, so we put that question directly to the estonian prime minister, that threat, and that is what she said. —— this is what she said. of course, we have to take everything seriously, what he says. he has been threatening with the nuclear war for for quite some time but it has been only words. he's very good in sowing fear within our societies and really listening what we are afraid of and giving you the fears that you have. ok, you are afraid of the nuclear war so i'm giving out these kind of signals. and, you know, the public goes, oh, whoa, whoa, we can't do that. it is a trap, a trap of self—deterrence, because if we are afraid, then we start to self deter. and that is what putin wants. so we also have to think what putin is afraid of, and he is actually afraid of going to war with nato. so he doesn't want that.

and we of course don't want that either. she also raised some concerns about the upcoming us elections, what is your understanding, as to what those concerns relate to?— concerns relate to? yes, we wanted to ask her about _ concerns relate to? yes, we wanted to ask her about support _ concerns relate to? yes, we wanted to ask her about support here - concerns relate to? yes, we wanted to ask her about support here in - concerns relate to? yes, we wanted to ask her about support here in the us for ukraine, you know, there is broad bipartisan support for sending more aid to ukraine but as i mentioned that has been caught up in domestic politics and so far no aid has been able to move forward until this point, and it is an election year, as you know, so president biden will be facing off against former president trump, and we have heard him made comments on funding for ukraine and nato commitments that have concerned a lot of allies, namely say that russia could quote do whatever it wants to nato countries that haven't paid their contribution, their obligation to 2% of gdp on defence spending. any

also, after meeting the hungarian prime minister, he was quoted as saying that donald trump would not give another penny to ukraine, so i wanted to ask the estonian prime minister what she thought about this, and this is what she told us. that is concerning, of course, what is the plans of the us? but again i think that donald trump wants america to be number one in the world. when the us stops supporting ukraine, then the us lets russian win and then america will not be the first but the second in the world because we are against the powers like russia, iran, china, north korea. so you don't think he would necessarily follow through on that? i don't see into his mind, of course, but i hope not because i have talked to representatives on both sides

of the aisle and they are very strong in supporting freedom, that they understand that also america is all about, and this is also a fight for freedom that is going on in ukraine. it is important to note that the estonian prime minister, when she is talking that further support for ukraine, estonian has been one of the most vocal supporters of ukraine, she has, and estonia has contributed up to now up to 1.4% of gdp on military assistance to ukraine so it is certainly something the estonian prime minister has said each country in nato needs to contribute in order for ukraine to win and she believes there are enough people on both sides of the aisle here who also see the fundamental need for ukraine to win. she hopes that continues going forward. ., ~ she hopes that continues going forward. ., ,, , ., she hopes that continues going forward. ., ~' , ., , she hopes that continues going forward. ., ,, i. , . she hopes that continues going forward. ., ~' , ., , . . forward. thank you very much, that is our chief — forward. thank you very much, that is our chief present _ forward. thank you very much, that is our chief present in _ forward. thank you very much, that

is our chief present in washington. | one of the oldest and most prestigious film studios in the arab world has been destroyed in a fire. several buildings near al—ahram studio in the egyptian capital, cairo, also had to be evacuated as the flames spread. no casualties have been reported. many egyptian films and television series have been produced at the studio since it was founded 80 years ago. sebastian usher, middle east analyst at the bbc world service, explained what more we know about the fire. the prime minister, the egyptian prime minister, has been visiting so that gives a sense of the significance that it's being regarded in egypt. we don't know 100% quite how big the damage. you look at the pictures and it looks like the whole thing has been wiped out, but it's a huge area. there are three studios there. and my understanding is that the archives, which are part of a most significant thing that is in these studios, are still intact. what has been affected is

a tv series that was being filmed there and its set has been destroyed. now in ramadan, it's a huge thing in the arab world, in egypt, to produce these tv series that go every day throughout the holy month and they carry on filming during the month. so there's some speculation over whether that will be able to continue to film. there was another tv series as well being produced there, which apparently has not been affected. as a studio, i mean, it is, it goes back 80 years. it was first established in 19114 by two egyptian businessmen. it's one of the studios that was active during the golden age of egyptian cinema, when egyptian culture dominated the arab world. it was a unifying cultural aspect of life in the arab world. i mean, people who speak different dialects across the arab world could understand each other through listening to the egyptian dialect. that's changed. that's no longer the situation but egypt still has a huge film and tv industry.

it's not quite on the level it was during the '60s, '70s, even perhaps the '80s. but this is one of the studios that continues throughout the great rise and the slight falling off at there's been since then, and it has seen some of the greats of egyptian cinema. the director, youssef chahine, had his beginnings there, regarded probably as the greatest of egyptian film directors. india has announced the date of its national elections. voting will take place for several weeks from the 19th of april. the current hindu—nationalist prime minister narendra modi is expected to win a third term. there are around 968 million eligible voters in india. samira hussain sent us this update. india is the world's largest democracy. and in these upcoming elections, there are 968 million eligible voters in order for all of those people to be able to cast the ballot. voting will take place over

several weeks there. it's going to be broken down into seven different phases. and the results of the elections are expected on the 11th ofjune. now, on the one hand, you have prime minister narendra modi and his party, the bjp. they are looking very strong coming into these elections. the country's main opposition party, the congress, is trying to mount a counter to the might of the bjp, and they have aligned themselves with more than two dozen other smaller political parties to try and push back against the bjp government. but so far, they haven't really been able to gain much traction for the prime minister, who is seeking his third consecutive term in office, they are looking rather, the bjp party is looking to increase the number of seats that they already have in parliament. and part of the strategy for them to do that is to concentrate

their efforts in the southern part of their country where they haven't been able to make inroads against some very strong regional parties. now, these elections are not only going to be watched by people within the country, it is certainly going to be an election that is watched by countries around the world. the indian navy says one of its warships has forced 35 somali pirates who had hijacked a cargo vessel in the indian ocean to surrender. a spokesman said all 17 crew of the hijacked maltese—flagged ship, mv ruen, were rescued without injury. a court in hong kong has handed down prison sentences to 12 people convicted in connection with the storming of the city's legislature at the height of anti—government protests in 2019. most have been found guilty of rioting. thejudge said their actions went beyond

physical damage to challenge the rule of law itself. one of those convicted told the court their true crime had been the pursuit of democracy. the scottish national party leader has urged party members and delegates to make history by voting out the conservatives in scotland at the next general election. speaking at the snp gathering in perth, humza yousaf said his party was second in each of the seven tory held seats in scotland and claimed it will be a straight fight between the two parties. delegates, this is a constituency that underlines the story of this year's collection, a straight fight between the snp and the tories, that i have no doubt that the snp is going to win. but the prize for scotland isn'tjust this scotland isn't just this constituency, scotland isn'tjust this constituency, we have the opportunity to ensure that scotland is tory free. two of the uk's

biggest supermarket chains, sainsbury�*s and tesco, have been hit by technical issues. sainsbury�*s apologised to customers, after the vast majority of its online grocery deliveries didn't happen today. tesco also cancelled a number of online orders. our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. ordering online for delivery to your door has become a popular way to get the weekly shop in, but sainsbury�*s admitted it couldn't fulfil the vast majority of orders placed for today. it blamed a technical error relating to a software update overnight. and after customers took to social media to express their frustration, the ceo wrote a personal letter. simon roberts said... services at some physical stores, like this one, have also been affected with disruption to click and collect and customers unable to use contactless payments.

although sainsbury�*s confirmed people have still been able to use chip and pin and, of course, cash. separately, britain's biggest supermarket chain, tesco, said technical issues had forced it to cancel some online orders, which were due to be delivered today. it also apologised to customers for any inconvenience. ordering online has changed the retail landscape and has become increasingly important to the way we shop. glitches like this in systems is the last thing a big business would want to happen. we saw it yesterday with mcdonald's and today, sainsbury�*s and tesco. this is absolutely not what they want. they need to be resilient so their systems stand up to problems because they want to serve their customers well every single day, 365 days a year. so, it's frustrating for the businesses, it's frustrating for the customers. sainsbury�*s owns argos, which was also affected by the software issues. the supermarket giant said it's doing everything it can to get back to business as usual. marc ashdown, bbc news.

leading doctors are warning that blood sugar monitors being promoted across social media are unnecessary for people who don't have diabetes, and in the most extreme cases could put some at risk of eating disorders. the devices are part of a trend for personalised nutrition, spearheaded by companies like zoe. our health and disinformation reporter rachel schraer has been getting the details. blood glucose monitors like these have been used by people with diabetes for years. now, zoe is trying to bring them to people without the condition and you will find their trademark yellow logo everywhere, on social media, on bus stops and even branded yoghurt drinks in your local supermarket. but the health technology company is just one of several selling the promise of personalised diet advice, clearly tailored to your individual body. zoe says this can help you lose weight and get healthy but dieticians and doctors have told the bbc they are concerned these types of programmes have elements that are not based on strong evidence.

they could even be harmfulfor some people. so, how does market leader zoe�*s programme work? customers are given a gadget called a continuous glucose monitor to track what their blood sugar is doing. they're asked to wear it for two weeks and log everything they're eating. people doing the zoe programme are also asked to eat a special cookie high in fat and sugar and then do a blood test to see how much of the fat and sugar ends up in their blood. and they send a stool sample to zoe to test the bacteria in their gut. blood sugar monitoring isn't the only thing zoe focuses on but it's probably the thing that is gained the most attention. they are recommended for many people with diabetes but what about for people without the condition? i've spoken to dr partha kar, the nhs's national diabetes adviser. there is huge evidence that use those continuous glucose monitors in people do have have diabetes — type one diabetes, type two diabetes.

the evidence base beyond that for people without diabetes is extremely sketchy, if not poor. you really run into the risk of creating a degree of eating disorder, so to speak — which we do see in some people — so i think it is important to bear that in mind and that is a worry. eating disorders are complex mental health conditions and there is no evidence there is a widespread reaction to the programme. zoe says that coaches are trained to support people through issues like food anxiety and they take their customers' well—being seriously. they say coaches can refer people onto other services if they it's necessary. they also told us that... ..and is continuing to... ..to improve its product for its members. i've spoken to zoe�*s chief scientist sarah berry. we're building a good picture. yes, we don't have of the evidence but i think it would actually be irresponsible to wait 40 years until we see these hard clinical evidences, especially given the food landscape we now live in where there is an excess of the types of food that we know cause these big increases

in circulated blood glucose and these big dips. diet specialists have told the bbc that the zoe programme contains plenty of sensible advice, like eating more whole foods and plants, but it's hard to separate out the effective meal plans, online support and coaching from their bolder claims that zoe tests can predict your health and personalise your diets. these are less evidence—based, researchers say, and make it harder to know which bits of the programme should be recommended to the general population. rachel schraer, bbc news. several companies market the monitors in this way but zoe is the market leader. it says research is at an early stage but is cutting edge. more than 75 billion blocks of lego are sold every year, but it's notjust for kids. artist nathan sawaya has been creating large pieces of art which are now on display at an exhibition in east london. nathan told us what inspired him.

i use lego bricks for two reasons. one, i think aesthetically there's something there. i like the distinct lines, the sharp corners on all those rectangular pieces. when you see my work up close, you're going to see all these right angles, these blocks and squares and rectangles, but then you back away from it and all those sharp corners, they blend into curves. and i think that's the magic of using lego bricks. i'm nathan sawaya, and i'm an artist who uses lego bricks. there are no limits to what can be built with this toy. so it's a great as a toy that's also great as an art medium. for that very same reason, i can use it to create whatever i can imagine. i think lego is one of those unique products that really spans the test of time.

and i feel it's a great way to talk to, say, younger kids. how do you talk to a five—year—old about the venus de milo? well, maybe if it's made out of a medium they're familiar with, like lego bricks, it kind of opens the door to that conversation. a life—sized human form is going to take me up to two to three weeks to complete, and i'm using anywhere from 15,000 to 25,000 lego bricks. so in this exhibition, there's over 100 works of art, and it really covers the breadth of my career. you'll see some works that are very simplistic from early on, and as you travel through the exhibition, you'll see more works that are more complex as i grew as an artist. and there's even a dinosaur skeleton that's over 20 feet long, so there's a lot to see. there's probably something for the whole family. as an artist, i think my role is to inspire others. and so when folks walk through the exhibition, they're inspired to explore their own creativity. so we have a place at the end of the exhibition where kids can dive

into some lego bricks and create their own creations. the exhibition will be here for a few months at the boiler house. very excited to see what the people of london think of it. here in the uk, police are investigating the discovery of dozens of dead animals outside a shop in the village of broughton in hampshire. staff found 50 hares, and the remains of an owl, and a kestrel, wedged into the shop door handles. the carcasses have been removed and police are appealing for witnesses. james ingham reports. this picture is too shocking to broadcast on television so we have blurred it. it shows some of the 50 dead hairs dumped on the patio outside this community shop, a shocking and upsetting discovery for volunteers opening up early yesterday morning. it volunteers opening up early yesterday morning.- volunteers opening up early yesterday morning. it was pretty awful when _ yesterday morning. it was pretty awful when people _ yesterday morning. it was pretty awful when people came - yesterday morning. it was pretty awful when people came into - yesterday morning. it was pretty l awful when people came into work yesterday morning. it was pretty - awful when people came into work in the morning, and shock, a lot of

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hampshire police have removed the animals. as part of their investigation, they are looking for the owner of a zucchini car, they are asking anybody for information about what may have happened here to get in touch. now, let's show you some images from iceland now where a volcano has erupted for the fourth time since december. it has spewed bright orange lava into the air, and you can see it in sharp contrast against the dark night sky. you are watching bbc news. hello there. tomorrow, for all of us, it is going to be a warmer day. today, though, felt a lot chillier across south—eastern parts of the country. but we've all seen the cloud increasing and there's been some rain and drizzle in the air as well. and we've got low pressure staying probably out to the west, but well ahead of it, this cloud is getting thrown our way

and these weather fronts bringing the wetter weather too, and that is pushing its way eastward. will clear away from northern areas of the uk overnight. but across england and wales, coming up from the southwest, we'll see rain developing more widely by the early hours. not welcome rain by any means. that cloud will keep temperatures typically 8 or 9 celsius. but where the cloud breaks later in northern scotland, temperatures could be as low as 3 or 4 celsius. now, unlike today, tomorrow is going to be an improving sort of picture, where we'll see the rain clearing, sunshine coming through, but that could lead to a few showers here and there. now, the rain shouldn't last too long in wales, but if you're up early in the midlands and eastern england, expect a wet start. that wet weather moves out into the north sea, then the cloud breaks, some sunny spells develop, leading to a few showers, mainly for the northern half of the uk. the winds will be quite light and it is going to be a warmer day. compared with today, temperatures are going to be three or four degrees higher, peaking at 15 or 16 celsius. and in that milder air on sunday night, we've got a couple of weakening

weatherfronts moving in from the west and they won't bring much rain at all. that's the extent of any cloud and rain early on monday. that moves away and we'll see some sunshine coming through. but then, the next weather system arrives out in the west, northern ireland, strengthening the winds here through the irish sea and into westernmost parts of scotland. it is a southerly wind though, hence those higher than normal temperatures — again, peaking at 15 or 16 celsius. we've got the winds coming in from a long way south, hence those higher temperatures. but the potentialfor more rain. now, this area of low pressure is going to track northwards. it's going to take the rain overnight across the northern half of the uk and then clearing away northwards as the low moves away on tuesday. following that, there'll be a few showers, but then it'll brighten up, it'll dry up with some sunshine, but we still have some rain hanging around here in the south and southwest. but those temperatures at the moment not changing very much, 13 to 16 celsius.

live from london, this is bbc news. the brother of diana, princess of wales, tells the bbc about how he and his sister were punished violently as children by one of their nannies. i don't think we realised that that was wrong. we knew it was painful, we knew it was something that we wanted to avoid, but i think children don't know morality,

necessarily, at that stage. as the first ship bringing aid to gaza unloads its supplies, there are hopes talks for a ceasefire could resume on sunday. and vaughan gething is set to succeed mark drakeford as the first minister of wales — making him the first black leader of a any european country. uk supermarket sainsburys apologises, after most of the day's online deliveries were cancelled because of technical problems. hello i'm anjana gadgil. princess diana's brother earl spencer has told the bbc that the press attention suffered by his sister was more dangerous than the scrutiny faced by catherine, the current princess of wales. in an interview for tomorrow's sunday with laura kuenssberg, earl spencer has also revealed details about the violent punishments that he and his sister

endured when they were young. here's laura kuenssberg.